The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-09-14
STATE AND COAST.
Taken From Our Exchanges Through
out the Northwest.

The house Of b. J. Pendra, at Spring
field, was burned Thursday night.
Forty ,olonists are expected to arrive
at Union on the 18th, 10 locate in
Union county.
Telephone connection has now been
made between Jacksonville, MedfOrd,
Talent, Phoenix and Ashland.
ii. ]. Getzman, an experienced
canner, has leased the cannery at
Independence, and will begin work
upon fruit Immediately.
The ciltest J. G. Hayes against q.
W. Harrington, sheriff oi Morrow
county, was termin ted by the court
sustaining the demurrer.
Nearly $500 has been ra sed by sub
scription in Springfield 10 construct u
break kwater IN the Willamette to pro-
tect the town, as the river is washing
away the hank seriously.
Large numbers Of seals ure reported
at the entrance OF Cons Bay, and it is
said they are playing havoc with the
salnloa. A move is being made to kill
he seals with dynamite
The Marshield News says that 1000
people were on the Bandun beach last
week, and that when the railroad to
Roseburg is completed Bandon will
become popular summer resort.
The plant Of the Wasco County Sun
has been sold and will be removed
from The Dalles TO Guldendale, to be
used In printing republican paper,
after printing democratic one for
many years.
Dr. Sharpless estimates the crop of
prunes in his orchard south of Eugene
at 10000 pounds. He has built large
warehouse and increased the capacity
Of his dryers 10 500 bushels per day.
Thirty hands are employed in gather.
Ing the crop.
A contract has been let TO the Pauley
Jail company TO put steel cages in the
old Benton county Jail for W, $40. The
building will also be remodeled. These
improvements were sadly needed, for
the old Jail at Corvallis is the vilest
prison pen in the state and u disgrace
to civilization.
The board of trustees Of the Oregon
state insal.e asylum has appointed DIR,
w. A. Cusick to be visiting aud con
sulting ply ,iciun to the insane asylum
The appointment was made upon
recommendation Of Superintendent
Rowland.
Gold-saving mschines are being sue
cesslully operated on the north fork
of the John Day river Good hard
times wages are being made by th,
miners. More Gold has been shipped
to the United States mints from Gram
county this year than for many years
Henry Rinehart has al his residence
in the northern part La Grande {
large pond that is fed by spring
While on recent trip to his farm OF
the Grande Ronde, Mr.. Rhinehar
scooped up barret of young carl
which he has put in the pond, ant
expects in short time to have fisl
for the millions.
Cleve Pearl met with an acciden
yesterday evening, says the Halse!
News, that will lay him up for fev
weeks. He was helping Doug Taylo
drive stock, near Y. A. Powell's farm
when the horse that he was riding fel
on him breaking his right arm at th
wrist joint. Dir. Michener set tn
arm.
The Oregon City Enterprise give
the following hard hit 'It wa
expected that teams from all tn
larger towns in the state would b
present and compete in the races, bu
; the companies of Salem, Albany an
Eugene and McMiNnYille and sever;
others we're unable to raise the neee'
sary money to defray their EXPENSE
their towns being evidently TO niggart
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