The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-12-07

tne county hurlHg tne previous elA
months.
Sophia Western Husser Brown, who
died near Willamina last week, was
born In Ohio In 1878, and settled In
1850 OIL the homestead where she died.
Her husband, James II. Brown,
passed away in 1876 They were
married In 1882.
There Is no clue to the missing Johu
Henderson, of Harlan, or Summit,
Lincoln county. He lie about given
up for lost Some forty men have
Just retnred from a fruitless search and
the last Of his four dogs have come
honae crestfallen. Some think be hss
voluntarily left the country, aud his
wife Is inconsolable.
There was All unusnslly large
express package In the express car Oh
the east bound train Monday morning
"a horse, shipped fropl Portland 10
Denver. by D. G. Bailey, the charge
being Sl60. He was inclined to take
full possession of the car at first, but
finally became quite friendly with
Express Messenger yolger, who acted
rs hostler.-SuD.
A tramp called at y residence ut
Independence Wednesday, and asked
TO buy FIVE cents worth Of milk. On
oelng furnished with the article, he
deliberately entered the house, laid his
gunny-sack bundle down, spread his
bread aud cheese ont on the dinner
4 table, which was Just set for dinner,
drank his milk, and when through
arose and said, "Thank you.n
John Devihe, the prominent Stein
mountain ca.tleman, delivered to
buyers at the Huntington stockyards
Oh Saturday 276 head of prime cattle.
This is said to be the best drove Of
cattle driven there for shipment this
yesr. They were well graded with
Shorthofn and Galloway breeds, aud
showed their good breeding prom
linently.
Several Jackson county men sold
900 acres Of mineral-brsriug land this
week to seattle parties. Piospeetors
have already run q tunnel 1900 teet
In the old channel, which is rep
resented ~ being 600 yards vide aud
runs the full lsngth Of the clsin.
The gentlemen who prespected IT say
that the channel Is eighty feet deep
and will pay well either for drifting
or hydraulic mining. The price paid
was sl5,0 900 cash.
1t 10 never dull times With lhe
| industrious torsdo When the mills
are shut down aud men are out Of
work the toredo go right on and
puts In his time just the same The
insect has had steady employment at
the wharf of the Southern Oregon
Company, at Marshfield, and last week
about forty feet square Of that struct.
ure fell down, carrying with Il abcu,
10000 feet Of lumber. The mill was
compelled to close down on account
Of injury to the track used to run cut
lumber.
| Another coal find bas been made
In jackson ecounty. Quite recently
on the farm Of County Commissioner
Samuel Furry an eight-foot vein of
coal was discovered. Three fyrt Of
the vein IL said to be excellent quality
of coal, while five feet Is hituminous
shale, This lind is alIntbt directly
south Of the Crit Tolman mine, near
Roxy Ann, aud the finding Of tho
new groupings proves conclusively
that there is an immense he'd Of coal
underlying thin covering Of esrlh,
and only q short distance east Of
Medford.
The Siletz Indians are drinking a
good deal of whiskey these days and
stories are numerous Of their naughty
deeds. One report is that lady and
some school children were lnsulted
\ by Indians from the reservation.
Another report is that two citizens
Of Willamlna, driving cattle between
Willamina and the agency, were
stopped by Indians aud one Of the
siawsshes drew knife and threatened
to kill one of the whites, who promptly
clubbed the Indian with his Win
chester and knocked him off his horse
Into the mud.
/, 1t Is likely the Sykes assault story
! from Shotpouch creek will be brought
to the attention of the next Benton
county grand jury. SYKES, the Pole,
who is accused OF making fac with
two of bis neighbors' wives, Is in bad
repute IN the settlement and plenty