The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-03-23

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Peoples party.
Other parties.
Personal mention.
Society news and social scandal
Our season Is mostly the winter sea-
son and spring is rather timid; the
early garden fiend has to nurse his
sorrow alone as all his friends shout,
II told you So"
The roads seem TO be no worse than
they can be and the citizens are pre-
pairing to tender the supervisor vote
of thanks for the able manner 10
which he summerfallowed the high
way during the summer months. One
mile of good graveled road each year
will good road to Lebanon In a decade
or less. Who will be first to make a
start on this line and instead of trying
to plough the hard road bed and make
of 1t permanent eXemplitication Of
the ignorance of the community in
general and the "Bossn in particular.
Work one mile good, Bro. Withers.
Try this plan this year and trust to
public sentiment for endorsement.
Since the Albany blow out, there
seems to be an apparent falling from
grace in the ranks of the 'only party
in our midst.n Some content them
selves by vowing vengeance, while
others smile and say "it is the way in
all new parties" A few VOW they
will vote for republican candidates as
they will be all honorable men. 1t is
too bad that they should be SO "out of
shape,n so to speak, in year when
they might gain great victories.
The young ladies have ceased to
attend divine service since 1t was
insinuated that people, not hogs, were
wanted there. This may not be quoted
verbatim but such was the intent told
in our Elder Wayback language,
There are also a few boys whose alb
sence weuld be generally noticed and
appreciated by the writer it by none
other. The church is no place for
sinners, we long ago learned that
well, there may be exceptions to the
rule but it would be on contribution
day. But in a church that has no
debt staring it in the face the poor
need not tarry in or around the outer
door. HGo ye out into the highway
and compel them to come in,n don't
mean that you start skirmishing
around to find highway in Waterloo
there Is none.
A protest has been entered against
the disposal Of the school bonds, aud
once more we are compelled to chron-
iale stay in the game. Too bad that
men cannot tell when they have been
beaten, but the Waterloo man is
nothing if he is not contrary and we
I hope for many rich items in the future
on this line.
H. w. Parker, the Nasby of this
sink hole of iniquity, is suffering from
many complaints. He received no
nomination but this pleased him, but
his old COW in fit Of anger laid down
and died-but his loss is the poor's
gain as they can now get cheap beef
a rarity here.
J. B. Gibherdt is not at home but
T. L. Rice and father returned from
Grants Pass Saturday and contention
among the citizens goes on apace.
Two of our worthy city dads told
each other of their capabilities to run
for office in Waterloo choice rhraseol-
ogy few days since, much to the
amusement of the populace. The only
trouble with the war seemed to be
only one had studied his piece and the
other, taken at a disadvantage did not
do any damage to the others claim.
Waterloo dances are about played
out The last one was dismal failure
for they could not get crowd at 25c
per head The boys finally rented the
hall and hired their own music then
the ball went on, This shows the
scarcity Of silver in our burgh or else
some one has tried to make a mon-
/ opoly of dancing and got left, One
more like the last and the young folks
will quit in disgust.
School Is progressing and many
manly forms have heen rudely shaken
by the sinewy hand of ]. B. Writ.
Miss Skeels is lonely now but teaches
good school. G, RANK.
| P. S. We will attend to those writ,
ers who are getting "tunny' next