The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-09-21
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Town quiet-all are on the hop.
l.l - . pis.f "T 90! "'.-" p'd'
One has been called from US this
week. g. W. Sanford has gone to the
fair Ut Salem to meet his intehded.
They are to be married inI the pa yiliOn
at the fair greunds. !. Waterloo 10 may
not be lin w. With, tbe horse show
but among the curio collection we
shine. The calf Of the COW he was
feeding died the night left I'D of a
broken heart. He has an affectionate
nature. ~ y, ,-u i.
Sunday was u dayofsome, especially
the elite of Lebanon who. came outiasi
did those spoken Of ip history to witt
ness the battle of Bull Run. All day
they came III droves, and In other coli
yeyances, to witness the race Between
Lewis and Meyers. But alas! for the
fond hopes Of vain man. lin a few
seconds time Lebanon was turned from
Joy TO woe, from bloated hond-holders
to paupers, 50 TO speak. The man
with asquint in his off eye was 'tdo
much for the paper mill, and the way
the buggies, rattled over the bridge on
their way homeward and pot even
waiting to get last drink (of sodal
was d sad sight. We would wager q
frozen dish rag that some 'oHei@walus,
sorry that he spoke.A This,is long
article on one little 2x4 race but we
are truly pleased and desire; Lebanon.
to know it. This was bad day for
"chuck' racing.
speakingof racing reminds US Of the
first and last hunt we have taken part
in for someyears. I'D an evil hour We We
were tempted.to to 60 cunning for China
birds and went. We were told that
the birds had become great pests and
the ranchers hereabout were ready TO
welcome the festive gunner with open
arms who would slay this e6emyt VI
crops. Selecting broad field as the
scene Of carnage we turned Extesmin.
ator (my fried's dog loose; upon. the,
unsuspecting covey.a Up went the
bird, bang went the gun and away
went my friend f0t the pnbli6 highway,
Alsurvey Of the horizon dispiayedytol
to our gaze one the genus homo known
as the Mossback astride harbed.wirs
viewing the proceedings with q wicked
and not overfriendly look. We smiled
as we displayed our catch and asked
the mossblnker why our friend was
Logging 1T so hastily across the field!
His lower Jaw seemed to drop away
from bis face In what some, while in
their cups, might cah grin and said
he guessed be was running from the
strong arm Of the law. Then be OK.
planned how Jeff and ]. X. had fixed
q law So that the poor farmer could
protect bis hhlpkbFush and sal-al from
from being trampled into the earth
and eaten by bird dogs without having
his place adorned with notices for fear
some man who could not read passing
through might think they were '..for
salep notices and not stop long enough
in the state to vote. Then We In our
temerity asked II dogs did not kill of
coy9tes that destroy sheep. But he
only pointed toward the road aud said
git" and we got. We learn since that
besides killing the poor bird our load
of No. s shot went quarter of a mile
tore away 0 mules jaw. and. .dehoFped
a COW, our regret 10 that Y did not bit
the e9at saails ot the friend ~ who
beggiled w into the game. Ifany
subscriber Of the EXPRESS has . poor
rheumatic coyote to trade for q good
gun, let us know through, the Agony
column and we WI respond Of once.
4 Our object in getting the coyote is to
!, turn 1t loose. on Ingram Butte for
breeding purposes. Eek CELsIoR. g
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