The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-31

The revival services at the Academy
have been In progress all the week with
good success.
Mrs. M. L. Pipes, of Portland, is in
our city visiting her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Skipworth.
Mrs. H. M. Roberts. of Harrisburg,
is in Lebanon visiting her daughter,
Mrs. /. A. Bennett.
W. L. Jackson and Mr.. Ireland
have been engaged to teach the next
term f school at Sodaville.
Licenses have been Issued for the
marriage ofG. w. Horner and Carrie
A. Cooley, and James ABRAMS and
Elizabeth Corwin.
Mr.. Ed O'Neil informs us that there
are several cows around his mill that
srein very posr condition and the
owners had better see after them.
JAS. Keeney, painter of more than
ordinary ability, arrived in Lebanon
yesterday. He was sent out by the
worlds fair committee 10 paint some
ofthe scenery Of Oregon.
Yesterday little Daisy Bilyeu brought
into this office the largest hens egg
we have seen for some time. It meas.
ured as follows: Length Al in; circum-
ference 6 in; length circumference 81
in.
The Oregonian Pu blishing Co. has
been sued for 100000 by s. G. Yerger,
president Of the American Historical
Publishing Co., for libel. Harvey
Scott criticised the Company's history
of Oregon.
Mrs. Tompkins, nee Miss Lue Hill
larry, of Snohomish, Wash, "a niece Of
MIR. Wassom, is here visiting her
uncle and family. Mrs. Tom pkins
visited here few years ago and made
many friends while in our midst.
The Christian Eudeavor Society of
the First Presbyterian church, gave a
dime social at the residence of J. J..
Swans Tuesday evening. A large
number were present and an enjoy
able time was had by all.
Messrs, Rawlings & Dubruille were
around Wednesday seeing the bust.
ness men, asking them to subscribe for
the use of water. They informed us
that they had met with better success
than they had expected, and they will
commence work about May 1st.
| Next Sunday evening, in the Pres
hyterian church, will be devoted to an
Anniversary service of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeav-
or. A suitable programme has been
arranged, consisting of solos, quar-
tettes', choruses and other interesting
exercises. Every one is cordially in
vited to attend, In the morning we
will have an Easter Service.
The following is taken from the Sun
day Welcome: Many Portland demo-
Gratis are signing petition to the pres
ident asking for the appointment of ].
w. Hoffman, of Albany, for the place
of Indianagent at the Umatilla reserva-
titn. The Welcome understands that
the Indians of that reservation have
taken their lands in severalty-that
the allotment has been made and the
residue will be put upon the market
next Saturday. Mr.. Hoffman has
been city marshal of Albany for some
time.
The divorce court III South Dakota
is losing none of its agility. About
October last J. H. Moss left this town
and bis family going to the land of
billiards. No later than December
he procured divorce and again
married in January. But this speed is
outranked in an account of the rapid
work of this double back-acti0n mar
riage, de.Marriage and re-marriage
machine, coming from Denver, Colo
Fado. Judge miller granted a
divorce to James w. Williams and
fmarried him to Ethel West, who was
with him in court, handing Williams
marriage certificate along with the
deree Of divorce. Florence West.