The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-10-26

start a paper with view to agitatinG
the question Of new county. The
paper will come out about November
|, and will be known as the
Mitchell Herald. Mr.. Smith wa.
recently in Albany,
The Corvallise ice factory has shut
down for the season. During the sea.
son over 100 tons were manufactured
about thirty tons Of which remains in
stock for the fall and winter trade.
1t is estimated that $1,000 is distrib-
uted every month among the farmers
by the Tillamook creamery. 1t is
quite a sight to see the farmers stand
ing in line at the bank the LIST of
every month cashing milk checks and
making deposits.
President j. M. Bloss, of the Oregon
Agricultural college, at CORVALLIS re.
ports the college as prosperous as could
be wished. There 225 students in the
four years college course and A mem-
bers of the '94. This institution has
been steadily progressing since DR..
Bioss assumed charge three or four
years ago
Max Friendly, the Corvallis sawmill
man, is trying to make arrangements
whereby the property will be turned
over to him by the conSignee. During
the year the expenses of the consign-
ment aggregatedsomethihg over 81, 600
while 'the receipts have gone only a
trifie over $1,000.
When it comes to 'hoofing it'' Cor
wallis maidens are strictly there. Just
for exercise yesterday afternoon two of
them, Mary Vausberg and Ora Wells,
meandered out to Philomata and back.
The distance covered is fifteen miles
and the ramble occurred between two
and half past six.-Corvalis Times.
About 400 men, besides numerous
teams, are employed in rebuilding at
Grant, from the milling aud distiIling
works to Rufus, all along the line,
The new passenger station, freight
house and Western Union telegraph
office will be ready by the first of the
week. Mr. Walker is just finishing a
foundation for the new distillery.
The Union county officers were COM
pelled to abandon the search for Cox,
the man who shot "Happy jack
1t appears that Cox remained at hi
cabin long enough to prepare meal
and then left for the trackless woods.
With the start he had the officers O. n
sidered that continuation Of the
search would he useless.
Last Saturday Emery Gantenbien,
of Pasco, saw three o" four coyotes IN
the field near his home. He got his
gun and went to get u shot at them,
/ He wounded one OF the animals which
at once made for him. The rough and
tumble fight that followed ended in
Emery sitting on the coyote and cut
ting his throat with pocket knife.
Says the Grants Pass Observer:
The sheriff and deputy 60 to Kerry
next week to sell the Cave company's
effects to satisfy judgment of r.
Thomas, This company owe a large
sum of money to different parties here,
but don't appear to intend to pay them.
The attached articles will not begin to
satisfy the Judgment and as the cave
is located in unsurveyed land Il cannot
be sold. Ii is said anybody could go
and take up the property and hold
possession as "squatter."
Some of the people of Yambill and
Washington counties, who bought
steel ranges from the travelling sales
men Oh five years time, are now hay.
ing to redeem their notes, which il
seems We're only for year With
merchants on every hand that yeal
in and year out give them credit, and
take their pay in chips and whetstones
and who accommodate them in Ways
too numerous to mention, any farmer
who patronize such folks needs such q
lesson as this to teach him who are his
| friends. .-Yamhill Independent.
Almost every week some sneak THE
makes raid on something In this
neighborhood. This week someone
about Is bushels Of potatoes Of Barney
Cushman, which, however is only
repetition Of every week for the pas
two or three months We believe tht
proper thing to do is to place f ny
spys at intervals during the night ant
fill the first scoundrel full of BIB sho
who is caught laying hands On any
thing not his own. This receipt W.
believe would prove elective