The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-09-28
the same train with Ex-Governor
Moody aud Hon. S. r. Thurston.

quent roll. With only few exceptions
the counties'of the state are being very
reasonable and lenient this year,
The Tillamook Advocate tells Of
farmer Of that county who has made
$4,000 raising hens and selling in San
Francisco. This farmer had no monex
at all to start with--only his indus.
triGus hanGs and good horse sense.
Samuel Il. II, Squirting, 65 years of |
age, was found dead in his cabin in
Wallowa valley Tuesday. He was a
highly educated man, an old Nevada
miner, and was living the life of a re-
ciuse. He had wealthy relatives in
Chicago.
Business is improving over in AL
bany. Within twenty four hours, be-
gining at O'Clock last Friday night,
the clerk of Linn county issued six
marriage licences, thus breaking all
previous records made in the county.
Corvallis Gazette.
The water works of Arlington have
been bought by the city. This is a
step in the right direction. Mayor
Edwards and the council are entitled
to much credit for their careful and
painstaking management of the city
business, and indications are plenty
that Arlington is reviving from her
former Iethargy.-Arlington Record.
Telegraphlc news is to the effect that
the yield of hops in the world had
been overestimated and great deal of
the crop is not Of very good quality,
therefore the price of fine grade hops
is advancing slowly. Sherman Hayes,
of this city, was offered seven cents q
pound for his crop this morning aud
promptly refused the offer.-Eugene
| Guard,
The sun has now passed the three
quarter post in It's track, and the days
and nights Saturdy We're equal, and
tho equinoctial gale may be looked for
at any time. The farmers have their
harvest pretty generally secured, and
people who have work Oh hand which
Is liable 10 be. interrupted hy rainy
weather are rushing operations as
vigOrourly as possible.
The Athena Press says that a young
fellow came to town last week, and af-
ter putting up his horse at Frpom's
stable, went to one Of the saloons and
bucked the tiger $40 worth, which was
all the money be had He went broke
and put the horse up for $6, lost that
and wen! to the livery stable aud went
to bed. Enile time during the hight
| he took his horse and left for pastures
new.
The Guard says: Two or three more
hold-ups are reported from Springfield.
Two wagon loads of hop pickers were
held up near that place last Monday
evening and robbed of their hard earn-
ings 1t is al2o reparted that an at.
tempt was made to hold up the mail
carrier but failed on account Of the
gentleman reaching for his gun. II
seems to US that these amateur high
Naymen ought to be easily captured
by the officers, if due vigilance wat
used.
The big barn belonging to the Indian
institute at Chemawa was burned with
all its contents, excepting the foul
horses, about 10 O'Clock Friday night
The cause of the fire is unknown, bu'
, it is supposed to have been the work o
incendiaries, The structure was 50xl5l
and two stories. II contained SO tons
of hay, 900 bushels of oats and | ,O0t
J pounds of bran. There is Il good watel
service at the institution, but the by
, drant and hose for protecting the BARI
were stationed inside and could not b
reached owing to the flerceness of tn,
flames. The loss is about fl60O ant
: there was no insurance. .... .
c A Kansas man writing to Portland
I paper, says: To bring before tn
minds of the people east the resources
: Of the Pacific coast, yoU Must not TAX
: the statistics of u single year, for the.
: have seen years that can beat it, bu
show them what you can raise year il
and year, and they cannot help but b
convinced Of the resources and adyan
i tages of this country. But above al
i there is one thing you must do, am
7 thai is to diyest the. minds Of thos
g people Of the false idea about the dread
:, full rains here, given by people VIII
come here and expect to make fol
r tune in single year, farming on a dr.
: goods box, and telling about the hi
a crops they tAiSed, gnd how that a