The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-09-27

You can save money by buing school
supplies at Smiths drug store.
Round trip tickets to Salem and re.
turn 1925 dood until October7
Mr.. Dan Slmons is building new
house on his farm near Sodaville.
Mrs. F, E. Allen, of Albany, is visit
Ing her sister, Miss Anna Dumond.
r. B. Montague was In Albany on
business, couple Of days this week.
Will Cownn Is dangerously Ill; not
expected to recover, at his home in
Portland.
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grapher, has pitched a tent at Sweet
Home,
MIR. j. r. Wyatt and Miss Libbie Car.
others, of Albany, drove out here
Wednesday, evening
Ed Kellenberger returned Tuesday
from II business trip to Portland and
drove down to Salem, Wednesday.
Mr. R. q. Miller ls thoroughly re.
novating and painting his store build.
ing-formerly occupied by Carman.
William Allen, an old pioneer citi.
zen, living nearShedd, is lying at the
point Of death from a stroke Of paral-
ysis,
Phil Ritter and Ed Umphrey have
charge Of the livery stables while
Westfall n Umphrey are in Salem at
the state fair.
Sheriff Mcferon took Mrs. Roberts,
Of Brownsville, to the asylum Wednes.
day. She Is denentated upon the
subject Of spiriualism,
Mrs G. Rilea left Tuesday for her
old home ut st. David, Illinois. Mr..
Rilea says she only got homeslck, and
will be back before long.
Moss Walker expects to leave next
Tuesday for Winslow, Arizona, where
he has accepted position as COOK in
Mrs. Joe Grubb's hotel.
Miss Rachel Deakins, sister Of
County Assessor Deakins, was mar
ried in Tacoma last Sunday to Mr.. H.
Pachert. They will reside In Tacoma.
j. v. Keebler and family have
moved from Oakland, Oregon, where he
had charge Of his uncle's stock ranch,
back to Lebanon. We are glad to see
them here again.
Messrs. q. M. Westfull, P. M. Smith,
E. Klrkendall, B. Hansard, A. Um-
phrey and S. II, Myers, left in hack
for Salem, to attend the state fair,
yesterday. They will return Sunday.
Saturday night the saw Mill of
George M, Bllyeu & Co., five miles
above Scio on Thomas creek was dis
covered on fire. By hard work the
flames were extinguished; but not un-
I'll considerable damage was done.
II is thought to have been Of incen-
oiary origin and spite work, There
was no insurance
Mr. r. H. Finch and wife arrived In
Lebanon Monday. Mr.. Finch is the
gentleman, who with Mr. Strong, Is
expected to start bank here. MIR.
Strong was to meet him here, but was
Unexpectedly detained iu Salem SO
Mr.. aud Mrs. Finch returned to Salem
yesterday. They will he back next
week, when arrangements will b. per-
fecled to open the bank.
The Niagara saw mill property in-
cluding the mill, planer, shingle mill,
log chutes, rights Of way, water power
aud $40 acres of timber land was sold
at public auction II the courthouse
door in Albany, Wednesday by the re-
ceiver, NJ. M. Davis. 1t was bid in
by ]. r. Bryson for the bank Of Ham
ilton, job 4 Co., for $4,000. The bank
holds claims against the mill company
for little over $4,000. The timber
land is worth about $4,000. The only
other claims aggregate about $3.50 held
by employees and timber men.
The residence of Mr., and Mrs. w. E,
Chandler, was the scene Of a very en-
joyable gathering last Monday even-
ing. The occasion being party In
honor Of Miss Joyce Brownell, of Al
bany. Delicious refreshments were
served at II o'clock. At 1880 a, m. the
participants left for their respective
homes. They were; Mesdames Chea-
die and Allen. Misses Anna Dumond,
Minnie Thompson, Pauline Adams,
Pet Smith and Maud Aldrich. Messrs.
Ed Aldrich, Dr. Cheadle, Charles
Smith, Joel Mayer, John Ewing,
Ebert Thompson, Gilbert McCully,
Moss Walker, Jack Ralston and Bob
Montague.
A new freight tariff on the the lines
Of the s. P. railroad company has
gone into effect which covers the
wheat traffic. The rates are from Ore.
gon points to Port Costa, Benicia,