The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-11-14

he slipped and fell across the track
Several cars passed over his body
killing him instantly.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. and Mrs
William Rasmus, assisted by Albany
local talent will present the play Of
Damon and Pythias at the Albany
opera house under the auspices OF the
Albany lodge, Knights Of Pythias.
A postofiiee inspector has been III
this city and Albany for a few days
looking into an alleged case Of sending
obscene letters through the mails, II
10 said the case is likely TO be investi-
gated by the United States grand
jury.
Services at the NJ. Il. church next
Sunday as follows: Sunday school at
9a5 a, M, preaching by the pastor,
Rev. C. G. Harmon, at ll00 a. M, and
1880 p. m. Junior League, 800 p. IN,
Epworth League at $50 p. IN. All are
made welcome.
A. L. Harrington, the bridge car.
penter injured by fall Of twenty feet
from bridge, spoken of in last weeks
issue Of this paper, near Albany, is in
critical condition. Several ribs were
broken In the fall, and other internal
injuries sustained.
The total enrolment at the state
agricultural college has reached the
hitherto unprecedented figures of S4S.
For the first time in its history the
girls dormitory is taxed to its full Gu
pacity. The highest enrolment hith'
erto In the college was 26S.
Mr.. Jake Springer, two younger
brothers and sister, Miss Hattie, re-
turned from Medford Tuesday, where
they attended the funeral Of their
monther. Jake has given up the idea
Of moving to Medford, and will con.
tlnue TO work here In paper mill.
H, S. Warner and w. G. Wood
have sold their fine sixty acre fruit
farm near Albany to Mr. Laswell, foi
$4,000. The farm is nearly all in
prune and other fruit trees, which are
now old enough to bear good crop.
1t Is valuable fruit tact and finely
improved.
We make special rate of twenty
five cents for this paper for four
months TO new subscriber. We do this
in order to put it in homes not now
taking 1t. We make the same offer tc
regular subscribers who wish to send
II to friends for four months. This
offer will be good for this month only.
The expense bill Of $24l.20 In the
case Of the state VS.. J. r. Stockman,
the Alb"ny warehouse man tried in
the Marion county circuit court. Linn
county will be called on 10 pay this
amount. The witness fees footed up tc
$50. 20, tine district attorneys bill was
SIC, aud q fee of $4 for the clerk.-Sa-
lem Journal.
The busiest place near Albany Is the
Albany Nurseries. They are shipping
fruit trees 10 British Columbia, Wash.
ingtou, Idaho, and as far east as Miss
issippi. They have good local trade
and are filling orders for fruit treet all
over the county, which goes to show
that more attention is going to be paid
10 fruit growing.
The big boiler for the Ssntiam mines
is at the summit Of the mountain on
Inc road to Quartzville, and In q few
days will be safely located at the
mines. The other machinery will
he taken in as Fest as 1t arrives Every.
body connected With the mines
speak eucouragingly of the prospect
for successful mining operations.
4 Burns dispatch says that two of
the six Jordan BROTHERS being held
there in jail for cattle stealing, house
breaking, etc., broke Jail and made
their escape. The probabilities are that
they will fight II overtaken, as they
were both convicted but not sentenced
at the term Of court now being held
there. The escapes are John and Bob,
and both hsye done time at the Salem
peDltentiary heretofore.
Arrangements heve been completed
for keeping the Linn county exhibit
open at Albany in the Pfeiffer block
every afternoon until the 18th Of this
month. This will give the county
people an opportunity to see this splen.
did display. Farmers with good fruits
are invited to add to the list. The
exhibit is still under the charge of the
county, and Mr. Watts will continue
to show 1t to visitors. This exhibit is
u fair Of Itself, aud 1t is only proper
that it should be kept open MS long
~ possible; and this, the county
officers are very glad to do.
Married at the residence Of the