The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-09-13

The Linn county Sunday School
Convention will he held In Albany,
September 20, and 2l. An excellent
program has been arranged and all
who attend will be highly entertained.
We are sorry that space will not per-
init Of publishing the program in full.
A brakeman named H. ]. Sykes
who has been running on the Lebanon
branch and the Oregonlan railroad q
few days, got his left hand badly
mashed at Coburg, Tuesday evening
while making coupling. He was
taken to his home at Roseburg.
Mrs. J. M. Owen and daughter, Of
Eugene, arrived here this week and
rented the kirkpatrick building re-
Gently vacated by Il. g. Carr. She
will open dressmaking shop. Mr.
Owen Is expected here in few days,
and will run steam wood saw.
Last Saturday the barn on Mr.. X.
Arnold's place above this city was
urned to the ground with all Its
contents. 1t is supposed to have
caught from the smoldering remnants
ofa brush heap where the fire was
thought to be entirely burned out.
The place is occupied by Mr.. Alex
Fitzwater.
Messrs. Dalglesh 4 Everett, our en-
terprislng furniture and hardware
dealers received the largest invoice Of
goods last Saturday, ever brought to
Lebanon, by one firm for many a day;
over twenty tons Of freight including
elegant bedroom suits, stoves nails
etc. Judging from the amount Of
goods they IRE receiving, one is led to
believe hard times are about over.
A sad sight was witness at the depot
last Monday morning. 1t was crazy
woman; Mrs, Nellie Holmes, nee
Wolfe, Of Portland. About two weeks
ago she went up to Sodaville hoping
to regain her health; but, soon lost her
mind entirely. Her people IN Port
land were notified, aud Saturday her
BROTHER Aurther Wolfe arrived and
took her home last Monday morning.
Last Saturday Mr.. John O'Niel, ac- |
companied by his brother.in-law, Mr.. |
R. Getzschmann, arrived in Lebanon
from California, with a carload Of
household goods, including team and
wagon. John has rented the Pete
Smith house, recently vacated by DR..
Booth, where he moved his goods.
Mrs. O'Niel will arrive In about q
month, accompanied by Mrs. Ed
O'Niel, Johns mother, and commence
house keeping,
The Mineral Springs seminary at
Sodaville, Or, will open October, I,
1896. College grade, literary, scien-
tific, classical, normal, business and
music courses. Six instructors. Young
men and woman who are backward |
In the common branches will receive
special attention. Write the under
signed or DR.. d. M. Jones, trustee,
Sodaville, IN regard to degrees, state
diploma, dues, board and other needed
information. J. r, Geddes, Pres.
Visitors to the exposition that opens
in Portland October 5, will see more
OF interest In the exhibits than in for
mer years. Nearly every exhibit will
have something going on to instruct
and interest those who see it. Espeei-
ally will the manufacturing exhibits
have such specials attractions.
Machinery will be at work and mecha-
mics will display their skill. 1t will
he au industrial bee hive. 1t will be
in one visit to see every
thing contaiued in the huge building
and enjoy the music and other enter
lainmei,t offered.
Prof, J. B. Horner,. a member Of the
faculty of the State Agricultural col
lege, at Corvallis, was in the city Tues
day. Mr.. Horner is pleasant gentle.
man of much refinement and ability,
and speaks very encourgingly of the
states fine school. In order that our
readers, who have boys to educate,
may know something Of this great in
stitution in our midst, we give few
particulars; There are twenty-five in
structors. Tuition is free, and no
charge for any incidentals or extras.
There were 26l enrolled last year, with
a graduating class of fifty-one. The
college furnishes board, room, fuel and
light at the small peice of$2,5O a week.
Fourteen dollars month will board,
clothe and educate your boy. An
office Of the United States government
military instructions. Write
for particulars to PresidentJ. NJ. Bloss
Corvallis, Oregon.
Last Friday, about midnight, Oscar
Williams and Oscar Black had a quar-
rel at Humphrey a. McNee's sawmill,
which resulted in Williams cutting