The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-08-25
Prineville News.


Ed Foftner was IN The DHlles last week
tying to- veil his wool but was unsuccessful
and shipped it east.
About 25 wagon loads Of emigrants pass.
ed here this week going west Most Of
them going to webfoot.
Dr.. CeDterwas called to Shoe Fly last
Wednesday to attend Mrs. Berry, tits
long ways to send for physician-D
mies--but the sick lady is one Of the Dr.
former patients
A valuable volume was added to our
school library this week, 1.-THE History Of
Oregon donated by Prof. A. J. Garland.
The health of this community is unusu-
ally good for this time Of year. The
physicians report no serious cases what
ever.
Sheep men say their focks are doing
extra well in the mountains this summer,
the range being fine, and is holding out
better than common.
The dry. north winds that have prevail
ed here for the past few days are having
the effect of ripening grain very fast
S. Newsom has gone to the line the
| Three Sisters ditch, where he has taken
tractof desert land He intends fencing
and plowing portion Of the land prepara-
tory to giving it a thorough test with all
kinds of grain next season.
The fruit crop Of Crook county is larger
This year than everbefore, hence very it-
tie will be shipped in from adjoining
counties. This means the keeping at
home Of several thousand dollars that
usually go abroad for wheat.
Last Tuesday morning about break
fast time Billy Palmer and MI Giles,
who were canped on M. u. Powell's
place about three miles below town
cutting grain, discovered a huge
silver-tipped. bear approaching the
scamp. Billy discharged one barrel Of
his shot gua at him but his bearship
still apI reached and when at very
short range, Billy let fly with the
: other barrel, it did not seem to check
him in the least. The bear was de-
termined otake breakfast with them
thinking, perhaps, that free lunch was
a necessary concomltant of free trade,
but being protGctionist did not see it
!. in that light, and taking stand be-
tween grub and bear, he stood with
!. gun presented. Meanwhile the bear
a was approaching nearer and nearer
until it was so close that Billy put
n the muzzle Of the gun in the bears
a luouth. 1t bit about three inches off
's the end Of the gun, or so crushed it
that it broke of. The bear turned
and went into the brush. Billy is
doing as well as could be expected un-
der the circumstances es.-Prineville
News.
Among other matters, the Long
creek section IS now being treated to a
rape case, say those who have just
u returned from that section. On last
= Monday evening, a young man named
Mel Dustin, and very well known in
y this county, overlook Miss Lizzie
y Green just this side of Monument.
Both were on horseback and being
is well acquainted chatted along till Miss
le Green reached the lane leading to the
e residence formerly owned by Jack
r Hinton. When Miss Gfeen started ia
60 up the lane, Dustin called to her to
k. stop, saying he wanted to speak to
ne her. Jumping off his horse he ran up
" to Miss Green and dragged her off the
o. horse, accomplishing his base designs
The young lady then dragged herself
"a within hailing distance OF the house
- when young man came out and
~ helped her in. 1t is said that DlstiE
has been arrested and that there ID
much excitement over the affair.
I, ~ -Heppner Gazette.
~ The West Side, of Independence
n figured it out this way: If there Il
any ma independent Of hard times i
is the farmer who has a good farm ant
~ is out of debt, He produces wha
~ ' people must have and when he sells j
'u' he gets lust what kind of money h
w wants or else he keeps his goods. H
can keep them, too, for there ar
'ey many ways he can turn them int
ed money. Take wheat for an example
ls' If the price does not suit him, he cal
ad have il ground into -four and he AM
III h neighbors can eat it. II that vii
n not work he can feed it to stock q
'k' some kind and drive the stock I
se' market, and thus be able to realize