The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-08-24
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fisil Lake.
Mrs. Chandler Is visiting with her
parentsihis week IN Albany.
Mi penick and wife and E. Goan
returned this week from Newport.
Dr, Mackey visited Vancouver,
Wash, this week on business.
Mr.. =. r. Weir, postmaster and also
Il amerchant Of Jordan, is In the city.
Mr. Hiram Baker, wife and little
boy, returned from Newport Wednes-
day.
MIR. Richard Fry, typo, Of Albany,
II In Lebanon this week, visiting his
parents.
Mr. Qan'l Lerdy, a pioneer, was
stricken with paralysis on Sunday in
Albany.
Miss Mary Roberts and Grant Rob
erta, Of Springfield, are visiting in the
city,
Prof, Wilkes Is having some work
done III the school house this week
and making preparations for school.
Hon &. 3. Montague aud wife are
visiting with j. A, Roberts family this
week ii Springfield.
Mr.. Garland and family have re-
/ turned from the Soda Springs where
Whey llud a pleasant trip.
lAe,sls Il. &. and NJ. A. Miller went
to Upper Soda Sunday. They will re-
turn with their families this week.
Mr. II. b. springers residence near
Shedd was burned Saturday. lnsa'
rance 5000 on house and contents.
There was no meeting Of the council
Thursday night aa the mayor and
some of the members were absent.
The aepaeltors Of the Linn County
National Bank win receive i ten per
cent dividend In II few weeks, making
G5 per cent paid.
Several Of The hop men around in
this vicinity are talking Of not picking
their hops this year, az the prices Will
mot Justify it.
Foster Is growing little town and
rieetls general merchandise rtore
badly. Here Va q good opening for q
gnall business,
The Indians are siaughtering deer
III the mountains, in and out Of season
Why does not The Game Warden look
after these fellows?
Travellers on the Fish Lake route
report very good road from Foster
To the Toll Gate but very poor road
from Lebanon to Fosters. Elder
iisheais doing good work OH his end ol
the road.
Robert Montague returned homt
Monday from weeks outing on the
eoast He reports a fine trip and says
lie would like to have stayed a month
Instead Of a week
Rev. Edward Eccleston and wife left
aftn Npat ~ ,En .pnaIy fNr Raaabupt
where they will visit awhile with Mr.
Eoclestonls father, and then return tt
California where Mr.. Eceleson vii
again enter school,
The farmers III the neighborhood o
tSandersonis Bridge will be glad I,
i. know that the bridge will soon he per
mauently repaired, special session o
the county court now being held 70
that purpose,
The town Of East Cottage Grow
will put in system Of gravity waite
works. IL. Orchard, Of Portland, wa
awarded the contract for the pipe anC
putting II In operation. Work vii
commence at once and be pushed to a
peedy completion as possible.
harriet E. Sladden has commenced
suit in the Lane county circuit cour
acni, ,st j. a. Ierex and Catherin,
Yerex. TO foreclnse u mortgage on a
acres Of orchard land lying just north
west Of i lugene. The complaint ask
judgement for $s6,sOo and interes
from April %, 1893, 1T per cent, an9
$1,000 attorney fees. --Vtlafd'
Died, on Thursday Aug 10. ls9
at bis home near Alba Wy Of eonsump
tion, Mr.. Charles w, Sy.fers, at the ag
Of 80 years, 5 months. aud days
MI, Syfers was travelling representa-
tive for the Standard Oil C,nmpah.
for the valley until about year ago
when he was taken ILL.,
Baker Mansell, farmer residin'
alone on his place at Knox Butte, was
diggInga well lust Friday, when hi
was sufiocated by the gas ut the bottom
aud was unable to get out. His assis
tant at the top when he saw the situa
ton obtained help and Mansell wa
nnlled nnL of Lhe we'll, but 1t wa