The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-09-21

pendleton, where the money was de-
posted.
The Grants Pass Courier says hobos
are travelling both ways by the score,
and their nightly gIeam'lii the railroad
wobdpile. They have good times sing.
Ing and eating confscated wAtermelons
while waiting for, freight trains.
The force Of employees on the govern
ment work atathe Cascade locks num-
ber about 400, sndthese are principally
engaged. in excavating and. stone,cut-
ting; II. is expected that more men
will be put to work very soon and the
canal win be rushed rapidly to COM
pleuUb. 'i'n,-' ~ = '.i' =
6, C.,McCoy" and w. F: Holbert were
cptting wood in Toltnan guIch, near
Ashland, recently, and both tried to
tough a log'at the same,time and place,
Mccoy with his hand and Holbert
with an ak. Mccoy beat Holbert just
an instant and lost his little finger.
A vicious dog tied to a wagon ia a
lhopyard near CresweI, Monday, at,
tackled some children playing near and
nearly killed, the daughter of Wyatt,
Wilson. He 1acerated- her face badly
and for 4S honrsiher, Life was despaired
-isfs She iss years old. o
1.-THE municipality Of Grants Pass,
bRns a dog that was left in the posses,
sion Of Marshal Keenan, by prospec-
tor, THE animal Is said to be a cross
between Newfoundland and a setter
the latter strain being guessed from his
habit Of setting" in the middle of the
walk and compelling pedestrians togo.
around him.
THE Corvallis Times proceeds to mar.
rate that Postmaster Bob johnson ran
a'foot race with Fred Oberef, the fire.
man Of Corvallis, who won the fire:
mans race al Oregon City, and that
Bob came out ahead. That settles the
matter about bis being smartest post
master III Oregon.
7 Near .}esPY Summsryille, while Mrs, iIl,fhleo-
'd.SPrss Williams was driying in buggy,
% large vicious hog ran under the
horse and gashed the animal SO severe,
'ly in the stomach with his tusk that
he will probably die. The wound ives
not discoveted until the borsehaad been
driven several miles, and had bled pro.
fdseiy. ~ 's''i '1' = Vt a"H' - tail'
lt4i !. nj i,iii-i5 .sis'.n i..ti ati n,
Captain sWaad, of the steamer.
Eugene, gaue this office pleasant,
call this forenoon. He informs Us
that the steamer is doing geod bussin-
ess between Portland and 4ndepen-,
dence, and that as soon as the river
rises sufficiently the whistle ofthe boat
VIII b heard at Eugene again.
Eugene gseee Guard parf II ,4,. -, a3 a., a y
| J.,K. Phipps, arrested for cutting,
timber on Government. land, south Of
Roseburg, in Douglas county,. was,
brought to Portland today by Deputy
United States marshal Humphrey, and
pleading guilty before Judge Bel!inger
Ias f'ned $l0d..+ 1t seems that Phipps
did not himself GUT the timper, but
bought and HAULED away posts cut oil
government lands by1 a man under
Contract With Him. Portland Tele-
| gram. ''' : 9 -
The jury in the case of Oregon vs.
| Prof. McFadden, of the Toledo public
\ schools, afrep being out abogt5o hours,
| relurned a returned verdie Of guilty,
| Tie defendant was fined $40 and costs,
amounting 70 $50. The case created
great excitement in Toledo. Prof. Me
| Fadden had severely punished Coll
YAH Gleyss son, who was O pupil NJ
| his school, and was arrested for assault