The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-08-23

staying till September, It got too cool.
Mrs. Boyd stepped out Of the tent one
morning and saw Mr.. Boyd standing
around the fire with his duster on and
asked. where he was going: "No
where Y he said. He was only trying
to keep warm.
Messrs. Parker, Shaw and Garland
returned from the mountains Wednes-
day. They got deer a piece and sew.
eral hundred fish, and had a fine time.
They stopped at the Walton ranch
and say that Tom Peebler keeps first
class place and is getting large share
Of the travel. Mrs. Peebler Is fine
cook and furnishes her table with ven.
ison and fish every day.
The Ladies Quartet and Arion Male
Quartet Of Salem, returned from their
mountain outing, last Tuesday, and
gave another Of their concerts the
same evening at the Opera house, assis-
ted By r. Hunter, Of Ont, and w. G.
Aylsworth, Of this city, under the
auspices Of the Lebanon Firemen
Band, to a fair house. The program
was worth the admission.
N. W. Smith left "Wednesday morn
ing on his wheel for Portland. He will
spend a few days IL the metropolis
buying fresh stock of prescription
goods, after which he will take the
boat up tne Columbia river to The
Dalles, from which place, he will ride
his wheel to Moro, where he will visit
his brother and sister, Of that place,
returning home over the mountains
on the wheel.
The teachers examination was COM
pleated at Albany Wednesday. Out Of
twenty five applicants seven passed.
w. A. Calder, of Brownsville, and
Miss Anna Warmelh, of Halsey, OBJ
tained second grades; w. J. ions, Of
shaw, and Ina Russell, Of Ale, and
Jessie Carlton, Berdine johnson, and
May Multi, Of this city, secured third
grade certificates; eighteen failed. A
state certificate was granted Miss Anna
Blacklaw.
The Order of Independent Foresters
foundrred in Newark, N. j., in 1874,
and claiming to be the best. fraternal
benefit society in the world, is forming
court in Labanon. All wishing to
take advantage of cheap rates should
send in their names immediately to
DR.. H. L. Parish, of this city; or c. G.
Burkhart, of Albany, The order has
5000 members In California, and large
courts in Portland and Salem. VIM.
Sanderson, Supt, Portland, Or.
Another new departure of the agri-
cultural fair program committee is the
appointment Of a reception committee
for the fair. There promises to be
a great many celebrities from without
the state this year, and a committee to
receive and properly entertain them ia
deemed advisable. The following per-
sons have been appointed to comprise
the committee; Mayor Claud Catch,
of Salem; Hon. NJ. A. Miller, Of Leb-
anon; w. S. Duniway, Of Salem; G. L.
Chamberlain and Judge Thomas
O'Day, of Portland.
The trusts are beginning to ball. The
whisky trust has been ordered sold by
courts. The cordage trust is broken
up and now we are making war upon
the thread trust. From now on we
will sell first grade six cord thread for
4c spool, seven for 25c. Three cord,
two for Sc At the Racket store. We
also have overalls for As, so and Csc.
Engineers overalls As, 65 and 9Oc.
Mems Jean pants Zoe Ladies' shoes
from $l.l0 TO $2.75. Mems wool hats
80 to 00c, Fur hats 81 to $l.75. Cow.
boy hats 75c and $1.50.
The operetta, "Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs," to be given tomorrow
evening at the Opera, promises to be
one of the most enjoyable musical
events of the season. The choruses
will be rendered by about fifty little
girls. The principal solo parts will be
sustained by Miss Ida Elkihs, Miss
Callie Warner, W. G. Aylesworth and
j. b. Marks. AS this entertainment
Is given entirely by home talent, and
since the people of Lebanon do not Of.
ten have the opportunity of hearing
grand opera, It should be literally
patronized.
Brownsville received a present thi,
week, which, fguratively speaking, is
u white elephant. We have referred to
the bridge which spans Calapooia at
this place. Ever since Brownsville
has been road district, there has
been question as to who was the
rightful owners Of this bridge, and this
week County Judge Duncan rendered
his decision in the case, wherein he
declared Brownsville 10 be sole propri-