The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-08-31
STATE AND COAST.
Taken From Our Exchanges Through
out the Northwest.

Newberg voted for $4,000 water
works.
A A,5OO schoelhouse Is nearing
completion at Bay City.
Next Monday is Labor day, made a
legal holiday by the last legislature.
The telephone from Joseph to Enter
prise Is completed and in running Or
der.
Heppner has organized board Of
trade. They call it the Commercial
Union"
Brownsville hopgrowers, 1t is said,
will keep up hop picking prices to 40
cents box.
A "harvest fair,' will be held during
the soldiers and sailors reunion on
Wednesday, September l2, at Grants
Pass.
John Hyde, of Izee, lately sold 2l7
head Of cattle, and is delivering the
same at Huntington. He realized $40
to sl2 for cows, 50 to $40 for yearlings.
and $l9 to $l4 for twos.
The Jacksonville Times, whose edi-
tor is on the Soldiers Home board,
says that institution will ask the next
legislature for money for All addition.
II needs more room.
A prominent Salem man was placed
In an embarrassing position by grabbing
q lady's ankle instead of balustrade
he was reaching for. He has had his
hands full explaining matters.
A covered wagon drawn by three
yoke of oxen was one of the features at
the pioneers reunion at Marshfeld.
On the side of the wagon was inscribed
"0regon or Bust"
A movement is taking shape in
Columbia county to build road over
the mountains into the Nehalem coun-
try. The matter is being taken up in
earnest, and something will likely
come of It,
"Wednesday WAS All unlucky day for
john Lady, Of Sheridan. His hand
was cut by band cutter, a window
fell on his little girls finger, crushing
1t, and his little boy was severly kicked
by u horse.
Mrs. c. d. Ferris, wife of the con-
tractor, was sworn in as mail-carrier
en the Hillsboro-Glenco daily route
last Tuesday morning and took out the
mail. She is the first woman to take
the mail from the Hillshoro office.
The Banker and Investor quotes the
county warrants Of only one county as
being worth 100 cents on the dollar.
Lane county is quoted at 98, Linn at
97. NeasIy alI at less down to 80 for
Jackson and Harnsy warrants.
A panther was killed at the ranch Of
Henry Sengstacken, on South Slough,
Coos Bay, one day last week which
measured oyer seven feet in length
The animal had s,IceeSded In killing
three calves and one hog before he was
killed.
Rev. Z. b. Small, of Silverton. aged
S4 years, was married August Is to
Miss Wright at the residence of John
Holman, near Bellevue. Miss Wright
is 40, and the courtship lasted only
nine hours. Rev. Thompson, Of Nc
Minnville, performed the ceremony.
Rev. Mr.. Small is an old and respected
pioneer Of Marion county.
A project is on foot at Corvallis for 9
theatrical company, including orches
ira, to play a valley circuit to be organ
lied. A stock company would bt
formed and each town would have &
show about once a month. Berl
Van Cleve, who has somewhat of {
| theatrical reputation, is behind thu
scheme.
Tso men, Smith and Allen by namt
were examined at Gervais on q COM
plant charging them, at the instance
of Charles Vinton, with horse.stealing
Allen was discharged and Smith wa'
bound over to thu grand jury In th'
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