The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-09-18

Corvallis wagon and carriage factory
building. II is expected to be COM
pieted by the lsi of December and will
give employment to about 800 men.
II Is probable that the wagon factory
will be- Of more benefit TO Corvallis
than the recent gold discovery.
The number Of fatal accidents that
have happened in Oregon during the
past three or four months Is simply
astounding. II Is rare thing to
pick up paper but it contains an ac-
count Of some horrifying accident.
J. B.Thompson, the former popular
proprietor Of the st. Charles, left Mon.
day for Texas, where he win give the
enterprising Texans chance TO make
a fortune with his famous washing
machine. -
Mr., Ayres late Of California has
rented Mr.. Holts house on Main street
aud moved into the same,
Mr.. Penick has rented and moved
into S. P. Bachs residence.
M. Il. CHURCH. Sunday School at
10. Preaching at II A. M. and 7:SO P.
M. Subject for morning: Spiritual
Geometry" Evening: ''Satan at
ChurchJ General Prayer-meeting
Thursday evening.
MIR Thompson, brother Of the former
proprietor, has leased the st. Charles
and will continue to run II on the
most satisfactory terms TO the peo-
pie.
The City Treasury and also the
officials Of George Rice's Court. were
cinched few dollars last week. The
pugnaeious propensities ofthe children
Of Isiral got two Of them IN trouble
to the tune Of $l3.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
Church: Subject for the Sunday
morning service, The Darkened Glass.
The evening service will be changed
from s p. M. TO 7:30 p. NJ. Wednesday
and Friday evening prayer meetings
will also meet at 7:30 o'clock. Sunday
School ut l0A. NJ,
f. Il. THOMPSON. Pastor.
Last Thursday evening about 40
o'clock. Ruff HATS dry house took
fire from an explosion of Sulphur
which was being used in bleaching the
hops. The house and contents were
consumed In the blaze, leaving Mr..
Hiatt about 5000 dollars out, he hay.
ing no insurance.
Wells Fargo 4 Cos Express brought
handsome rocking chair to Mrs. r..
e, Thompson few days since. The
chair was gift from j. w. Stilwell
and wife, Of Peora. Illinois.
w. b. Donaca left his entire profit,
frOm his hop crop, IN the yard. The
lice spoiled about 10000 pounds. Mr..
Donaca will stay with the business
another year, aud thinks he can head
the lice Off by spraying.
Married, at the &. P. Church of this
city. at 730 Tuesday. September 18th
1884, Grant Dodge to Sarah Williams.
Both parties are well known In this
vicinity and highly respected. The
happy couple win spend few days in
Salem and then return to their home
near Lebanon. Rev e. f. Thompson
performed the ceremony.
The famous vermln, famous for de.
stroylng hops, are now turning their
attention to the fruit crop in the vi
ciniiy Of the hop yards. Several
parties are using pepper and such like
preparations TO check their blasting
warfare. These little pests that have
heretofore disturbed only the hops
promise to become an enemy to all
vegetation.
/ The average cest Of running pas
senger train on the railroads of the
United States is SO cents per mile, and
the train earns just 81 06 in doing it
The profit, therefore, is only 20 cents
a mile, but it foots up $500. 900, 900 on
all roads in the course of a year. The
roads get 2 cents and two mills per
passenger per mile, and 1t costs them
2 cents to carry him. II is this two
mills per mile, multiplied by millions,
that make the vast sum Of $500, 10000
profit, The roads get little less
than a cent for carrying a ton Of
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