The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-03-16

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a well known druggist of Des Moines,
Iowa, for over six months. At times
the pain was so severe tn at he could
not lift anything. With all he could
do lie could not get rid Of it unCil he
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 81
only made three applications of It," he
says, "And have since been free from
all pain.n He now recommends it to
persons similarly afflicted. 1t is for
sale by N. W. Smith, druggist.
IN MEMoHlA II OF WIN. Il. GORE.
Wm, +. &c re- the subject Of this no.
tice, was bo'.n Jan. 6, 1911, in jefferson
county, Ind lana. The old home coun-
try he did not forsake for twenty-five
years; brit, in 1886 the Western teyer
begin to burn, and he gat him to the
r,rairie state Of Illinois. This great state
I had the honor Of furnishing him with a
''heIp meet, +" which 1t most handsomely
did in the person OF Miss Margaret Nor
gan, and which has proven to be a
blessed union. The following year found
the lever still burning for Western
travel, this time carrying him to the
historic country known in the geography
as Des Moines county, Iowa. The West
ern fever had become chronic by this
time; so that by April, lS45, he deter
miniad that the setting sun alone should
be his stopping place. So, after the lew
preparations necessary to be made were
completed, the long and dangerous jour
ney was begun, over an almost trackless
plain, across which, at that early date,
but Jew persons had dared to venture,
arriving at The Dalles, one Of the most
historic places on all the Northwest
coast, situated at the east end Of the re-
uowned gorge that cuts the Cascade
mountains into, through which the
mighty Columbia river makes its way
to the sea, From this point il was
wholly ilnpracticable to undertake to
reach the willamette valley by wagon
road The only alternative left, WAS to
go through the mountains by water.
But how could this be done without a
boat to navigate the river. But neces-
sity, which is the mother Of invention,
came to their relief. With hands made
brawny by use, they raided the pine
forest where the woodman's ak had not
vet gone, and soon rude raft is con-
structed from these pines, upCa which
wagons with their cargoes, and women
and children, with 4 few men to manage
! it, embark ON the untried and danger
Gus waters, to make the perilous trip to
1 the safer waters and better craft below
the Cascade falls. That We may the
better understand and appreciate the
situation OF these travel-staiG9d and
iootsore home-seekers in the far-otf
Oregon, the glorious land Of the occident,
( when this cargo was in its place, the
raft sunk SO deep in the water that the
wagons were hub deep.
The trip down the river was progress
ing as fayorably as could be expected,
when suddenly there met them one Of
those free WIND storms, with which nav
igators have become so familiar since,
There seemed to be no nope, but all
must perish Though dreadtuIly
alarmed, no harm came to them, and in
due time the vicinity OF Portland was
reached, where the winter was passed.
In the spring, he, with Others oil the
company came to this tLlnn) county,
locating his donation ol o40 acres about
three-quarters oil a mile north Of this
town, where he continuously resided
until a year or SO ago, when lie Dough!
property In the town ana became one oil
its citizens.
His sterling worth has contributed no
little to the prosperity ot TINS country,
causing 1t to blossom like the rose; Inc
greatest event ~ ms history, the begin
ming OF his religious ne occurred In lS44.
His first church afiiIliatlons was with
the Missionary Baptlst, IN when com
Imunion he llved upto lS6S' when he
Withdrew and united with the Methodist
Episcopal church, eonth, wnere ne llVed
and labored, trusted ana ioved oY all,
nntli deatn, VINO loves SHINING marx,
claimed hlm Tor ms own; which sad,
! but not unexpected event came, uhpld-
den, March I'm, 1874: