The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-09-07


places uses a hoe. By following this
course several seasons he expects to
exterminate them.
:, Yoncalls has hard time securing
new schoolhouse. 1t has been voted
for several times, and the $4,000 bonds
were sold and issued, but number of
taxpayers have not yet abandoned
opposition. They have applied to the
circuit court for writ of review.
Last week Clyde Williams laid down
iil the straw to take rest, near Airlie,
and one of the hands on the thresher
came along, and, not seeing him, threw
apitchfork into the straw, which ran
through the heshy part Of Clyde's arm
ihfliclng painful but not dangerous
wound.
The Jacksonville Times says that
Fred Furry, while fishing in Bear
creek last week on the Van Dyke
place, a few miles south of MedfOrd,
observed skull of a man pr0truding
fro'u the bank on the opposite side of
the stream. The indications are that
the body Of the man is still farther
back in the bank, and is probably that
Of one oftne early settlers whose grave
tlas been thus disturbed by the waters
OF the creek.
John Scrafford tells story that
Robert Steel, near Airlie, Polk county,
raised this season 1000 bushels Of barley
OH 80 acres Of ground, or 1873 bushels
per acre, says the Corvallis Times. The
grain was so heavy that but half
swath could be cut at a round, and two
weeks were spent in cutting the 30-acre
field. The crop was grown on beaver.
dam land, and is annually sold to
Henry Weinhard, the brewer.
At Middleton, Yamhill county, there
is a pickle and sauer kraut factory.
The stockholders are neighboring farm
ers, who raise cucumbers and cabbage
fertlr business. The stock subscribed
was 5000, and half of this went for
engine and fixtures. The main build
ifg is 60x50, besides the engine room
aud cooper shop. There are As acres
in cucambers. Picking has just COM
menecd and furnishes employment to
the young people of the neignborhood.
The barrels and kegs are made in the
cooper shop and the timber cut in the
immediate neighborhood. Altogether
it is n iiourishing home industry.
The business fcuttlng up large farms
into small ones has been inaugurated
in Marion county and the process must
go on With acceleratihg rapidity. AS
we have intimated, it will be found
necessary to apply more intelligence
to the management of these small
farms than has been used on the large
farms, but the time is fast coming
When the men on the big farms will
have to do good deal of thinking to
get living and their taxes out oftheir
farms. Rural Northwest,
The Newberg Graphic gives the
Sodaville Springs the following notice:
"Let the members of the next legisla-
ture be induced to take few doses of
the water and there would be no ques-
tionas to future liberal appropriations.
John Crawford arrived home from the
sod@spriugs at Sodaville, Linn county
last Saturday, where he had been for
two. or three weeks, Mr.. Crawford
speaks in the highest terms Of the
the water, He took treatment from
Portland physician all last winter aud
spring for stomach trouble and has
also given patent medicines a thorough
trial without getting relief, but after
his stay at the springs he feels almost
like u new man and says that he is
convinced that for stomach and kidney
troubles and general debility the Soda
vile water is the thing to take.
The man who thinks a newspaper
hardly worthy of his notice and patron
age, should give thanks several times
u week to the editor for great portion
of his success in business and prosper
ity, because it withholds from the pub
| lie some of the bad il knows about him.
We have always had the kindliest
feelings and the most tender sympathy
for The fellow that steps out of the way
10 dig the newspaper. People general
| ~ good and very good, but up to date
! We have noticed none that have wings
sprouting, and that are liable to be
taken away from this earth alive on
account of their geruine goodnesssand
angelic movement.
One of the newspapers of Oregon
cheerfully informs its readers that
wheat is worth 4 dollar u bushel to feed
hogs. The paperin question Is q good
newspaper but ite advice to farmers on
agricultural subjects is not strictly
reliable, An average gain ofone pound
in live weight for five pounds of wheat
is about as much as can be expected in