The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-11-02

Interstate Ialr at lOcOma.
w. f. Coulter, Of McMinnville,
weighed l6 Of his pumpkins Tuesday
and they tipped the beam at 1900
pounds. On piece Of land 105 feet
square he raised eight tons Of them.
Last year his crop on little over an
acre amounted to $1,000 pounds,
The beautiful residence erected by
Mrs. Annie Eldridge two years ago
on her farm in Fairfield precinct,
about ten miles north Of Salem, was
burned to the ground Wednesday
night, together with all its contints,
involving the destruction OF property
valued at nearly $4,000.
Within the next 80 days the Third
regiment, o. N. a., will be equipped
with the Webb cartridge belt, canteens
havers 'cks, knapsacks and leggings.
In the emergency Of a riot, the men,
bers will lie equipped for immediate
action, and cali march to the scene of
conflict at an hours notice.
Two hundred men are working at
the upper part Of the Cascade locks and
are making good headway. The gates
have all arrived and will be put in as
soon as the masonry is completed.
Arrangements have made for keeping
the masons at work until high water
drives them out.
nDoc" Anderson, stage driver
between Blrns and Soda Springs, was
fatally injured last week by falling
from his outfit. The team got beyond
his control while going down the
mountains into Silvies valley. He
was a pioneer of Harney valley. His
age was unknown, though likely 80 or
thereabouts, and he died without
relatives in this country.
Frank Refs, a one-armed man of
Mount Hood, should be given a medal
Of some kind for his proficiency in the
manly art. Arthur Dishbrow, q
neigh6or, made as though he would
thrash Refs, but the one-armed man
broke his collar bone with one single
blow of his fist, and his jaw bone
with another. Disbrow is pretty badly
hurt and is in the hands OF Hood
River doctor.
The Brownlee boy who killed Ma
linda Globe at a Harrisburg hopyard,
and was discharged owing to his
youth and the accidental nature Of his
act of carelessness, is reported to be
prowling around the woods in the
vicinity of Cresswell and shooting
recklessly. There is a demand for
bis suppression.-Ex.
Heavy freight trains are now passing
through Ashland southwark daily.
The freight consists of Oregon products
consigned to points in the East oyer
the Southern Pacific railroad, mostly
hops, canned salmon and wool. Occa-
sionally train will be heavy enough
to require four ordinary engines to
pull it over the Siskiyou mountains.
An auction sale started as advertised
at Fossil the other day. After the fin
est pair in the bunch, match team Of
sorrel mares, had been sold Mr.. Lee
of Pine Greek, for $40, z. 7. Keycs
bought big bay horse for $3.50, and
then the sale came t0 an abrupt end
for want of bids. Half a dozen years
ago such horses would have found {
ready sale at from 500 to $50 each
now they are drug in the market.
| Mr.. O'Brien, of Umatila county, il
q level headed farmer. instead d
looking sonr, be says he is making
money this year. He doesn't sleep
He diversifies his business and runs i
on business principles. Let's see, HI
gets abont $500 from his butter; 500 t.
$500 from potatoes; perhaps SlOO from
hay; his hogs pan out well, and evel
with wheat as low as it is this year h
clears something. "Mr 0, Hrien,
was asked, "what principle do yo
apply to yonr farming to enable you t
make money when so many are con
planning that in no department Oh til
farm can a profit be securedW Th
reply was; ut is by diversity of crops
and by carefully keeping account I
all outlay and revenue so as to tell hoi
much more is secured from one lin
than another
Good Profit,
Corvallis Times: Chas. Htck'
III arketed two hogs Friday that turn
ed him off neat profit for all ii
wheat he fed them. The pigs wei
purchased early in the summer at
cost of IS. He fed them IS bushels