The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-07-26
Hop ward nre lookinp nice.

on the first page.
A meeting Of hopgrowers is called
to meet In Silverton July q.
| Anyone Wishing well seasoned rustic
aad flooring, should call on NJ. A.
Miller.
The soda spring resorts are rapidly
filling up with health seekers, and
vehicles are scarce.
The residence of Mr.. Burtges, of AL
bany, was burglarized one night last
week and and a number Of articles Of
clothing stolen.
Major Weed, of Portland, is on a
bicycling tour of the Willamette val
ley, with the object in view of start
Ing another advertising car East this
fall.
Miss Huldan Newquist, who has
been stopping for some time in Al
bany, is at the home of her parents
near this city, on short visit this
week.
| Deputy U. 5. Marshal George Hum
phrey, Of Portland, was here a couple
Of days this week. Mr.. Humphrey
has been sick and has lay.off for
some time.
Miss Fannie Griggs returned home
last Saturday evening, after an alb
senee of of five weeks on visit to rel
atives and acquaintances in Portland
and Albany.
The citizens Of Albany think the
public schools need more advanced
grades and an agitation for such an
extension is being urged upon the
school board.
Alarge number Of our citizens are
aft ON their annual summer vacations
to the lakes, mountains, seaside resorts
ETC., and still others are contemplating
similar outings.
Miss Jessie Ralston left Monday for
visit to relatives at Albany and june
tion City, but expects to return to
Lebanon again, before going to her
home in Portland.
| Quite a large number of wheels,
hacks, huggies and other vehicles pas.
sed through Lebanon last Sunday
from surrounding cities and country,
enroute to Waterloo.
O'Neill Bros. are busily engaged
with little army of men and teams,
building the switch, and will soon
have the grading completed. The pa
per mill is great help to Lebanon.
Every one seems to be busy. Con-
siderable carpenter work is being done;
harvest hands are busy; threshing
crews are getting in readiness; the liv-
men are on the go aud everything is
looking brighter,
The trail of William Henry Theo-
dore Durrant, for the murder Of
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams,
committed In the Emanual church at
San Francisco, last April, began last
Monday.
The EXPRESS has repeatedly warned
a certain set of young people about
cutting up IN church. We have learned
that there is soon to be some arrests
made fer these disturbances; and hope
the parties will be punished to the full
extent Of the law.
After seeing picture of John Case,
the supposed trainrobber, in The
Oregonian, man named John Bry-
ant, who was in the hold-up, remarked,
"That's the man; he's the fellow that
took my $2.n-Albany Democrat.
Rev. E. H. Ross, the travelling
evangelist will be here August TO- He
is good speaker, and desires that all
pastors and congregations Of the city
will unite during his stay. Meetings
will be held at M. E. Church South.
The annual election of tie State
Press Association was held Monday,
at Newport, and resulted as follows:
Charles Doughty, of the Dallas OBJ
server, president; A. w. Patterson, of
the Heppner Gazette, vlce-president;
Albert Tozier, secretary; Charles Nick
ell, treasurer.
The state authorities are employing
men throughout the state to detect
persons violating the game laws. Lo-
cal sportsmen had best be careful with
whom they go hunting, or they may
have a state detective for their COM
| panion, who would prove very costly.
Better wait for the open season and
give the birds chance to grow.
/ Last Wednesday as the two OK teams
were taking shingles down the steep
grade from Vroom's shingle mill, the
brake of the last wagon gave way, let
ting the load run forward on the team,
VIII ch they were unableto control, and