The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-14
Rev. Bishop ofportland. was In the

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| Grandma RalstoD returned home
last Fridry from visit TO ber child
rem In Portland
Prof MieheneT and Miss Fannie
Grlggs are expected home today from
San Francisco.
The Telephone Co. have got their
wires into the edge Of Lebanon. The
men are camping jus, smith oftown.
Hon. NJ. Al Miller was in Portland a
couple of days this week.
F. NJ. Jack has been appointed as
postmaster at Brownsville by Presi-
dent Cleveland!
Chas. Johns0ny Of Salem. was In
town this week looking after his prop
crty. He now owns the three new
cottages builtsby ]. A. Beard.
+. A Turner broke "a out of 25 blue
rocks at the shoet Of the Salem Rod
and Gun club at the Morning side
shooting grounds yesterday, b. w.
Harrit and G. d. Gabrielson broke %,
and $. Ryan 10. The contest was for
the silver medal. Mr.. Turner has won
1t five times and Mr.. Harrit seven.
Whenever a. contestant secures this
] medal eight times ii becomes his per
manent property. Statesman.
| A little child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hedges, from Albany, who are the
guests of Mrs, Hedges parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R. v. Howard, net with
painful accident while attending the
celebration at Smithfied. The child
walked up toa horse hitched near by
and caught, him by the tail This
frightened the animal and he kicked
striking the little child one side of the
head, knocking it senseless. It has
developed that the child was not
much hurt the kick proving IL gi;tnre
blow. Junction City times.
The following from the West nearly
duplicates. Goldsnith's deserted viii
lage: Four people were left in
Florence 3n the 4th TO watch each
other: Mssdames Matersoh and Nor
gan, and Messrs. Kyle and Wilson.
They celebrated by congregating and
belnoaning their sad fate. But to do
something patriotic, Mr.. Kyle read
the ten commandments which lie mis-
took for the declaration of Independ-
ence and Mr.. Wilson, in his dazed
condition, played the Dead March III
Saul on the cOrnet, thinking ii WINS
Hail Columbia.
The tsamp who beats bis way ovca
the railn.ad lines on brakebeams is not
so be eMHitd If there is cclis on, 90
the tran is ditelied, the tramp Is gen
orally u victim. He either loses his life
or else is Uadly injured. A few days
ago tranp who was doubtless steal,
ing ride wn- killed near s'capp0ose
by u nortiier Pacific train. He WAS
not only killed, but was literally cut
to pieces and fragments Of the body
strewn along the track for a long dis
tanee. The corners jury held an in
quest over as much Of the remains, US
coulG be collected, but was unable to
arrive at any very satisfactory con
clHsioa. Nobody witnessed theshoek-
ing accident and nothing could be
foand by which it was possible to
identify the person. No blaine was
attached TO the railroad company, as
the deceasrd was evidently tramp.
So the coroner buried the fragments
At the expense of the county.
: Statesman: John Downing, whc
} claims to be stone cutter by profes.
: sion and who has been resident ol
} Portland of late, attempted to get of
the IL train yesterday morning d:
this city while it was IN motion. He
alighted quick enough but In such 4
manner as to nearly cost him his life
, He boarded the blind baggage at Port
land and upon his arrival at the de
pot platform in this city got down Oh
The lower step. As the front end Of
, the baggage err got opposite the elee
, tric ear he jumped off and was thrown
, heaolong onto the platform, knocking
him senseless. He was carried int
: the gentlemen's waiting room and the
a company's physician was summoned
but did not arrive until after Mi
Dow ming had recovered consciousness