The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-03-02
WATERLOO eARsA.r,

mistake were duly appreciated. Gar
dening is the password at present.
The ball on the 22nd ult. was well
attended, and none Of the narrowing
details accompanying the usual hoe
down were manifest.
D. and T, l.. Rice departed Monday
for Grants Pass, to he gone some two
weeks; quiet now reigns in our village.
An old time candy-pull and bussing-
bee according to report) was given at
the old hotel, Saturday eve. A good
time was present although the reporter
was not there. Well, well, old folks
are for use, not for ornament, in Water
loo.
Saturday decides that vexed eues-
ton Of bonds. Good old Paul was in
bonds and our town is so old-fashioned
that they must initiate his teachings.
But flhey are voted we have house
and lot for sale for $500. Send in
your applications at once. Albany
studies over voting $4,000 and they
are worth S2,000,O00. In the same pro-
portion Waterloo should vote $500 No
tices are posted calling a meeting to
vote $1,000, while the debt Is $500. The
er ira S400 is to paint the house, Breth-
rem, call halt; vote enough to pay off
the debt and buy a barrel of lime; then
whitewash the mammoth lumber pile.
Whitewash may not be very tony, but
it will be in keeping with the present
boom in Waterloo. Waterloo reminds
us Of our New Years resolutions,
sort OF buck number as 1t were. The
citizens are waiting for Carey to come
TO get little credit or work on the
new T. 0, he is going to build (wben
his friends get 1.-THE office-for him).
The Lyceum is Oh its last legs. Rice,
the editor and president, resigned. His
paper was run on the style of the Sun
day Mercury and some took exceptions
to the style. An item regarding a
young society man, who was accused
of going to supper and leaving his
partner To dine on meditation in the
cold hall, caused some uneasiness in
that quarter, Now the Church has
taken bold Of the dead concern and
"Cal" will have a job of stuffing on
hand in few weeks. We were chased
out of the private school building and
now are to ne prosecuted with choice
church music such as Waterloo alone
can produce, Bro. Ploughman talked
to empty benches Friday night while
his choir was RECALLING thr ears Of TIE
ungodly with the Whip-poor-will and
Star of the Twilight Senatas. Come
some other time, Brother, we were
busy that night, or go up the country.
The city dads are suffering from their
old complaint, "pressure of business" Z"
Some want them TO meet for nothing
hut they want that ig round dollar,
and now they are nearly to the limit
by the charter. Then-yes--yes-more
bonds Of course.
| The liquor license was raised to $500
for six months, Tuesday night. The
idea is 10 take some Of the cream of
the saloon mans crock during The
summer months. Some fear they will
have to drink too much water unless
the council rescind their actions.
The meat market showed some sign.
of activity a few days since; twas the
last beef that caused it; well, to bt
truthful, 1t was the first one this win
ter. Hurry up, campers, we are tired
of being cannibals (liying on Other
/ people),
John Bigfoot Writ Gf those are hi,
initials) ia ip the field land woods also
for Co. School Supt. John is the right
man for the Office and If elected will
revolutionize school work IN the coun
lty. lie has our vote if he secures the
nomination. Parker is candidate fol
constable for SodavilIe precinct, and T
l. Rice, ]. ?. The latter will not gel
there as he is democrat and there il
no show ior such in this precinct.
Our writings are getting stale buy
We have only stale subjects to dea
witl-the P, ?. and school matters
Therefore bear in mind we may sur
prise you at no distant day, by expos
ing y few old and mayhap a few new
irauds.
| Speaking of frauds reminds us of oul
" or fallen Russell. Now is our colder
opp,N Nrtahity to get in our dig. We al
wavs spu he was "looney.H a mar
who will make the districts of one
then unite two, then G,Vlde lhea
again in less than one year, should h'
able to solve the great Is puzzle. Too
bad he did not get to eat y his kraut
his friends bribed him with; 1t is ru
mored a part found its way to Neil
roy--aye, aud the carrots were eater
in Waterloo