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

Ask George Miller how he can tell o
man from Waterloo,
Glider Waybackn would not make
much money selling spuds to the
Waterloo people, as they make two
meals Of one small potato,
The road from Lebanon to Waterloo
Ia the worst in the state. Cause--a
populist road boss.
The directors Of Dist. No. liz have
decided not to whitewash the school.
house, as George Sanford will give it
one coat of red clay for nothing.
Onr weather-god has queer fancies
at times, ii seems. Last week fences
were laid low, and considerable dam
age done by wind and rain.
We have voted the bonds and now
the directors sleep the sleep of the just,
and haye no fears Of having a big
school building on their hands, and
yet the ball is not over as a few are
preparing to fight the illegal proceed
ings in the courts. The position Of our
district is simply this: They have
voted Sl200-and now comes the W.
d. Co. and want the pay for an $500
block and $500 for doors and windows.
This leaves us the magnificent sum Of
$500 to pay off an $500 debt. We al
rerdy had the lot and windows and
doors, but AS it now stands we pay
$500 interest in 20 years for the use Of
5000. This may be an enigma for some
but the solving of it will be painfully
apparent to all who now, or ten years
from now, own property here. In
stead of being in debt $500 we are now
over $500. This is sample of the
"buslness bump" as developed Oh an
average Waterloo Uranium. Some
mules have it also--we refer to the
little kind used by Balaam on his tour.
j. h. Writ will teach the public
school here the coming term. AS prin.
cipal we predict fun for John, but he
is good teacher and no doubt will
work a radical change here and no
more will the boys smoke cigarettes in
their little bark houses in the woods.
John is small boned but has great will.
power and staying qualities. He is
put there by the choice Of the people
(the old folks) and if there ''aint" some
fun before long we will change our ad-
dress as a prophet.
The Lyceum has not been the howl
ing success it once was. Religion has
toned it down aud now the most fas-
tidious can attend without having
their sensitive Waterloo nerves
shocked. In fact music hath charms
to soothe, etc, in our town and few
more nights and then the taxidermist
will be needed to stuff the dead con-
cern-not the music but the debate.
When, oh, when will the sun come
forth aud disperse the buns from our
P. o.? This is the worst town On the
Pacific slope for cranks and men who
think, or act as if they think, that at
some past time in their life they had
swallowed an encyclopedia. Talk,
talk, all the time, but work, work,
never. They tell US of the labor tn ~
lave done and the ditch they will dig,
but rustic like fury to borrow saleratus
to color their bread in place of butter.
Gents, give us rest; we are worn out
with your big talk; but when you have
an opportunity you will do all You can
to ruin the town morally, mentally
and financially, You are punk. Let
up and hunt work.
Fred Gross has applied to the gov
erner tor the militia to hold their an
nual shoot here. He proposes to fur
nish live targets.
Parker has gone east to procure mon
ey on the school bonds, we learn. Glib
hardt was spoken of but his friends
could MT spare him from the town.
The council still move along and kill
time and draw their salary.
G. RANK.