The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-10-04

The Oregon presbytery OF the Cam
berland Presbyterian church held lts
regular fall session at Scio, septembe.
1928. There was full attendance.
Lebanon was selected as the place Of
holding the spring meeting, commenc.
ing on Thursday before the second
Sunday In April, '96.
Hon. @. M. Irwin considered the |
duties Of state school superintendent
too arduous for one person TO do and
be tf contented frame Of mind, 80
Tuesday evening, Of last week, was
Joined in holy wedlock to Miss Lillian
M. Collision, Of LaGrand The Elk.
PRESS extends congratulations.
Another cutting affray occurred
among the Indians in the Marion
county hop-yards across the river from
Independence last week. It appears
the Indians had been gambling and
drinking, when qnarrel arose over
game OF cards, one Indian slashing
another badly across the abdomen with
a knife.
A petition Is being circulated and
signed by many Of the business men
Of Albany, asking the city council 10
prohibit the running Of the steam
motor on the business streets The
petition recites that the steam motor
frightens horses, and drives much
business away from First street, and
IL great nuisance.
The editor, Mr.. H. Y. kirkpatrick
and family, and Mrs. =. M. Garland
and little daughter, left on Wednes.
days evening train for Selma, Cali
fornia, to visit Rev. kirkpatrick and
family. They will be absent about q
month. They will also spend some
time in San Francisco. Mr.. Iarlan d
accompanied them to Albany.
A team belonging TO Clint Miller
left standing at Goan's planer last
Friday evening got frightened and
ran up Bridge avenue, leaving part Of
the running gear along the route.
They finally collided with Oscar
Healy's team In front Of Bach &
Buhl's store, on Main street, upsetting
the hack and knocking the top sides
clean Of the floor of the box.
Many citizens, who have received
the printed cards from the assessor,
notifying them that their names are
on the rolls for military duty, have
been needlessly disturbed. There 10
no immediate need Of new soldiers,
and they will probably go down to
their graves without ever wearing the
blue. The census lie being taken, and
that Is all the matter with tho asses.
sor.
The case Of the state ag ainst Mrs.
John Hannah, arrested for attempt at
murder Of Mrs. William Hiatt, at Jor.
dan on September 20, was called be-
fore Justice Ellison, at Scio, Monday
forenoon, Attorney Young appearing
for the prosecution and Mr.. wealth
erford for the defendant. The de-
fendant waived examination and was
held without bail to await the action
the grand jury.
A. Blaker, manager Of the Shedd
warehouse, was arrested in Portland
last Friday by Chief of Police Minto,-
for appropriating wheat owned by
farmers and stored in the warehouse.
He was brought to Albany by Deputy
Sheriff Wilson, and given an examlna-
tion before Justice Freerksen last Tues.
day forenoon, and was held In the
sum of $1,000 bail bond to appear be.
fore the grand jury, on the charge Of
disposing Of 5000 bushels Of wheat.
The state was represented by Attorney
p, r. Kelly. Efforts were made to
procure bail, one bond offered not be-
ing accepted.
Hon. R. g. Smith, who Is defending
Fiester, the man who murered his
wife, May 10, last, in the presence Of
three Of their young children, in a
hole Of water near the railroad track
a few miles from Grants Pass, has
made motion to squash the indict-
ment found against his client on the
ground that the amendments made in
the state senate to the bill changing
the terms of courts In this district
were not concurred in by the house.
II such is the case, many legal compll-
cations will follow, as two terms have
already been held under that law in
Jackson county and one in Josephine.
The teachers of our public school are
domiciled as follows; Prof. White, at
Joseph ElkiDs'; Prof, Allingham, at
Mrs. F. M, Miller's; Miss Griggs, at
IT. Y. Kirkpatrick's; Miss Temple, at
E. Boslar's; Miss Elkins, at Joseph
Elkins'. These educators have begun
their labors here with strong purpose
to educate the youth Of the district.