The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-12-19

Coast Elevator Company, the price
paid being forty cents yer bushel 1t
Is reported that a pool Of 100000 bush
els has been formed In Pendleton, and
the owners will hold off until forty
cents Is offered. Two thousand bushels
Of red chaff was sold in Pendleton for
thirty-eight cents.
The county judges Of Linn, Lane,
Marion, Benton and Lincoln counties
met in Albany last Friday for a con-
ference on the subject Of railroad as
scssments. Saturday Judge Duncan,
with Judge Hubbard, Of Marion, went
to Mehama 10 inspect the bridge across
the Santiam, which was damaged by
the wind storm last month. II Is re-
ported that the man span is weak
ened, and is in need of repairs.
Lebanon has one cass of scarlet
tever-Mr, Charles Stokes little son,
Earl, who is doing nicely; and one case
Of diphtheria--Jewel Simpson, son OF
Mr.. w. H. Simpson, who is also i'm
proving. There have been reports of
other cases which are untrue. These
are the only two cases, and the au-
thorities, as well as the parents and
physicians have taken all precaution
in preventing the spread Of the same
in our midst.
Doc Davenport received very light
sentence for counterfeiting. He
pleaded guilty; and the court, taking
into consideration all the circum-
stances, gave him the least punish
ment the law provided, six months
and fine Of ten dollars, Davenport
is very lucky man. If he is guilty Of
one helf the counterfeiting laid at his
door, he should spend a long term in
the penitentiary. He had better walk
straight hereafter. Mr.. Garland de-
Tended him.
Ed Walker, while hunting ducks on
the Willamette river, near Bonds
warehouse, between Peoria and Har-
risburg, the other day, accidentally
shot himself through the right wrist
above the joint The shot tore away
about two inches Of one bone and sew
eral Of the leaders to the fingers. The
doctors think they can save the hand,
also that he will be able to use the
thumb and last two fingers. He says
he does not know just how the acci-
dent happened.
Mrs. j. w. Scantland fell in the fire
place at her home In this city yester-
day and was badly burned about her
face and arms. 1t is not known how
II happened, 10 one being in the room
with her at the time. She does not
know how it happened; but it is be-
lieved that she tainted. Her daughter
who was in an adjoining room heard
her cry and run in and found her in
flames, which she soon put out. DR..
Booth was called to dressed the burns,
which are not likely to prove fatal,
Ten teams in and around Albany
have been engaged by w. B. Lawler
to 60 to Gates and haul in freight for
the winter supply. -Four or five
provisions, powder, ETC., will
be taken in. The teamsters will re.
ceive $40 for going to Gates and S25 a
ton for conveying the freight to
Quanzville. That seems like a good
deal when freight can be brought from
San Francisco to Albany for 81 to $3.50
a ton; but the muddy, wet roads will
make up for that, so the Albany Dem
Dcrat saws.
In view Of the fact that President
in his message to congress
Oh our relations with England, relative
to the Venezuela boundary question,
has voiced the sentiments of true
patriot, and in view of the fact that all
true citizens should subordinate party
to the higher question of
all citizens are requested to
meet at the city hall, at 7 o'clock p.
H., on next Saturday, to pass resolu-
ions suitable to the occasion. NJ. A.
Miller mayor of Lebanon, Sam'l NJ.
iarland, G. B. Montague, Il A. Nick
rson.
The city council, at its last meeting,
,ave some time to the consideration Of
he purchase of the electrict light |
,lant. Nothing definite was done.
The price, as we are informed, is be-
ween ten and eleven thousand dol.
ars. Probably the actual cost of the |
liant is considerably in excess of this
The city should move eau
iously in this matter. If private per-
ons cannot run such an institution
without loss, probably the city could
lot hope to be more fortunate. A vote
hould be first taken. We have no