The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-08-04

and we hope we win have better
times.
4 Rev. g, w. Hill, of albany, this
week presented his formal resignation
as pastor Of the Baptist church Of thai
city to take effect Nov. i A com
mite was appointed to secure sue
eessor. Rev. Hill will then leave for
China as a missionary.
j. Fl. Frey, of the firm Of FREY &
Settle has sold his interest in the
harness shop to his partner, Frank
Settle. Mr.. Frey intends to start in
business some where else but has not
yet decided where he will locate.
Some new comers arrived in PEN
dleton Saturday, per covered wagon,
from lane county, having crossed the
Cascades by the old military road.
They were dissatisfied with all Of the
region traversed until they reached
Umatilla county. and describe the
country after leaving the mountains as
bein9 dried up and dusty. In the
prrty were Mr.. and Mrs. Wootten and
Messrs. Halmire, Enghouse and
Bowers. All will probably locate.-
Pendleton E. O.
A crowd Of friends of Hon. M. A.
Miller and wife gathered at their
home last Tuesday evening and gave
them party in honor of the fifth an
nlversary of their wedding. It was to
have been surprise but they cot
wind of the affair and met them with
ice cream and cake A most enjoy
aole evening was spent, after which
the crowd went to the residence Of r.
A. Swan and gave him serenade in
honor of his Sind birthday.
John M. Harper, well.known
farmer of Union Flat, and old pioneer
OF the Palouse country, was hauling
hay from the field. The double-tree
broke and the wagon tongue dropping
frightened the horses so they ran
away, the wagon was overturned and
Mr.. Harper, falling on his head and
shoulders, brok his neck, death be-
ing almost instantaneous. Less than
three years ago, brother, Milton
harper, met an almost similar death /
Yesterday afternoon says the Asto.
ria Budget, the 1s-months-old son os
Mr and Mrs. Alex Olsen who livea
near McGregor's mill at Upper town.
was accidently drowned by falling
into washtub. AT the time Of tha
accident Mrs. Olsen was outside Of tia
house talking with some neighbour
and on going in found her little aon
dead In the tub of water. Medicsi>
was at once called In but all
efforts to bring the child to life was II
no avail.
Al immense harvest awaits TIA
sickle In Marion and Polk counties
Inc flfst grain will be marketed thls
week The first farmer who gets ia 4
oad OF oats or wheat and applies IT
paying bis debts will be public bene.
actor and will do more to stImnlata
and increase courage thAn
he many thousands who will cona
'Iter him. There is plenty of money
n the country to pay the market price
n anything that will be turned ofrtha
arms the next sixty days and nut
millions of dollars into circulation.
Ana 1t is good money. There will be
ome financial stringency and some
'eople will be hard mp for some time.
'ut the worst is over.-Salem Journal
The establis hment ofa woolen fact
'ry in Wallowa county seems now a
g among the assured possibilities If
he county. A company is being on
anlzed for that purpose. subscrint.
ms toward shares in the comnapv
re being solicited, and the people os
ne county are responding fayomblv
MS is the first gleam of light to fol
wv the darkness of capital tied IN
aitlng for policy, May il be the
'her Of the broad daylight Of pros.
eflty in its full measure.-Dalles
hronicle.
w. Horton of Corvallis, had tha
to loose horse while eross
g The willamette river Friday after.
'oh' says the Daily News Of ~,
ace, lie was hauling wood from the
lahd, few miles above town ana