The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-08-31

say. This Is a plain statement OF the
case as taken from the justice docket y
Three Weston boys, from IA to II
years of age, have been living high on
wine they stole from cellar where 1t
was stored in kegs. Some one watched
the place, captured them on an expedi-
tion, and now they have been bound
over to the grand jury for larceny.
Harney county has paid of her arte-
sian well uan and called 1t quits. 1t
Is thought an abundant flow of water
could have been obtained If they had
used the proper machinery for boring
deep holes. The drill got stuck at q
depth Of nearly 500 feet, and could not
be recovered.
Cashier E. w. Langdon, of the First
National Bank, Of Albany, has received
u letter from Senator Cameron, of
Pennsylvania, ssking for a history of
the Mongolian or rng-necked pheas-
ant In Oregon; how many there are,
and how they haye thrived 1t is de-
sired to set some loose in Florida.
The Coos Bay Creamery is making
4S5 pounds of butter and receiving H.
800 pounds of milk per day. ]. A..
foakam, general manager, has just
received a letter from commission
merchant in San Francisco, which
says: This creamery is getting the
reputation of furnishing the most fancy
and best creamery butter that comes
10 the city.n
The Dalles editors are living high
these days. Their method is to 60 out
among the threshing crews, where
they fare sumptuously at the "cook
wagons" The boasted civilization of
city life has nothing to offer the news
paper man TO compare with these
courtesies. Column editorials seem a
small price to pay for this mad round
Of gaiety and feed.
Tuesday night the barn of Hiram
Wood, who lives in Blodgett's valley,
Benton county, was burned to the
ground, together with two head of
horses and a large amount Of farm
machinery that was stored in the
building. The loss sustained will
amount to several hundred dollars
with no insurance.
The work Of constructing the tele-
phone and telegraph line between Del
Norte, CAL, and Grants Pass, Or, IL
progressing fast, under the supervision
of Mr.. johnson, Polls have been set
to the foot of Rowland hill, about two
miles from Del Norte From that
place on to Gasquet's, 16 miles, not
many poles will he used, as there are
trees along the route.
A. S, Henderson, who recently won
the 100-yard foot race in Denver, beat
ing crack sprinters of the world, and
who Is arranging for four-cornered
race In Los Angeles, was in Albany
several days last year, as well as in
other valley towns. Among other
Oregon races he ran young Ray, Of
CORVALLIS, Of course defeating him. He
is perhaps the fastest sprinter in the
world. He went under the name Of
Sampson.
f. G. Smith is shipping a stock of
groceries to the Davis hop yard near
Harrisburg. Several wagon loads went
this afternoon, and the stock will be
set up for sale 10 hop pickers. This Is
large yard, about 100 acres, and con-
tains both early and late hops, SO that
picking will last about four weeks, and
a large amount of supplies will be
required. The lessees of the yard,
Messrs. Smith & Beadle, expect to be,
gin picking next Monday,-Guard,
Newspaper men will appreciate this
from The Dalles Chronicle: We have
stated two or three times in these col
umns that we will not print obituary
poetry, No matter whether 1t Is good
bad or Indifferent, If it is sent to thii
shop, it goes into the waste basket
We don't like to make this refusal, be
cause we don't like To hurt any one',
feelings, but we are forced to refuse thu
passable rhyme ip order to stand of
those who write without reason, rhym,
or cause.
AT last 1t is possible to find out from
the Tillamook paper what the facts art
about the reputed school superintend
eney contest. The Headlight, goadet
into poherenoy by the struggles o
other papers to find out something
says: Mrs. May has not been allowed
the office, though she was elected by
good majority. The editor Of the Ad
yocate, 7. B. Handley, who was
candidate for the position, is he pei