The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-09-20

are preparing several bales Of excelsior
for exhibition at the state fair at Salem
and exposition at Portland. II Is said
the excelsior made at Lebanon Ia ex-
celled by none In the United States,
and no doubt, II will lie credit to our
fair little city.
Tuesday last, two would-be prize
fighters, eluded our city star" and
hied themselves outside the city limits
to fight a duel with their knuckles.
After taking the walk they cooled
down, frgued the point for q while;
then walked back to the city, conclud-
ing to postpone the encounter until
sufficient interest Is manifested to at
tain larger audience than they had.
Miss Anna Dumond returned home
last Friday from San Francisco. She
bought an elegant stock Of fall and
winter millenery while there; being
present at fall openings, she was en-
abled 10 get the latest styles. Miss
Dumond was absent nearly two
months visiting old friends at Aber.
deem, Washington. She took passage
ty steamer from there to San Fran.
cisco.
Our readers will remember Of an
item appearing in these columns
about Mrs. Ida Bennett SUNG her hus-
band, I. A. Bennett, for divorce, and
asking restraining order, preventing
him from taking the children. We
have been Informed that shortly after
the proceedings were commenced, Mr..
Bennett went to the house where biz
wife and children were, and had Q
racket with her, In which he came out
best; taking the children, and is now
in Lebanon, Indiana.
Mr.. r. HI. Finch and Mr.. A. Strong,
who were here last week with view
Of starting bank, telephoned Mr.
Pugh yesterday, they have decided tc
come if they can get the building. Mr.
Pugh informed them they could, and
they will be here in day or two. Mr..
Pugh also received q letter from ]. R.
Nixon, of Iowa, stating he would start
for this place the 28th, but in a tele-
gram, said not to hold the building for
him. If Finch and Strong open up,
Nixon will probably not,
A court Of the Independent Order of
Foresters was organized here in the
G. A. r. hall last Wednesday evening,
with the following as officers: G. c.
Smith, Court Deputy; W. Robins, Past
Chief Ranger; l. F. Settle, Vice Chief
Ranger; G. J. Walters, Recording Sec
retary;J. F. Hyde, Financial Secre-
tary; F. U. Hickok, Treasurer; w. T.
Hatten, Senior Woodward; J. A.
Sturtevant, Junior Woodward; B. G.
Carleton, Beadle; DR.. Booth, Physi-
clan; G.. Lovelee and s. NJ. Garland,
Trustees.
Oscar Williams was tried In Justice
Lovlee's court last Monday upon the
charge of cutting Oscar Black. The
state was represented by Deputy Pros
ecuting Attorney Elkins, of Albany,
and defendant by Attorney Garland,
Of this city. The squire held defend
ant in $3.50 bonds to appear before next
grand jury. The evidence against
Williams indicated that he was not
entirely to blame and that he was at
tackled by Black in the first instance
but that he possibly defended himself
too vigorously with the knife.
Married, at the home of the bride, in
this city, at eleven o'clock, last We'd
nesday, by Rev. d. T. Summerville,
Mr.. John A. Lanham, of Florence,
Oregon, to Miss Dollie E. Barker, of
this place. The ceremony took place
In the presence Of quite number Of
invited guests, and was followed by
an excellent dinner, which made the
occasion time of pleasure and great
sociability. This Office was remem-
bered with q bountiful supply of cake.
The happy couple left Oh yesterday
mornings train for their future home.
Jefferson Myers, ex-state senator of
Linn county, takes more hopeful
view Of the hop situation than most
growers: says the late rains have done
no damage to hops, and will not, so
long as the weather remains cool, and
clears up in any reasonable time. The
first rain and the warm weather
which followed did increase hop lice
and mold, but the present rain is do
ing nothing ofthe sort, and the hops
not previously injured are all right.
In fact, the delay in picking, he
thinks, will be benefit, as it allows
the hops to get ripe, and it is his idea
that many hops are picked too green.
The Anchor s Chemical Company,
Of this city, have forwarded to the state
fair at Salem, some very fine samples
of their manufacture, consisting of the
esentlal oils of peppermint, hemlock,