The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-12-05

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terprising furniture and hardware
dealers, sold complete outfit FOR
house keeping to an Albany man this
week, He loaded the goods on q
wagon and took them back to Albany.
1t is not often Lebanon merchant
has the opportunity of selling goods to
Albany parties.
The election at Waterloo last Mon
day resulted with It. l., Rice being
elected mayor; J, c. Hutton, recorder;
Frank Gleason, marshal, defeating I,
NJ, Deyine by two votes; ]. T. Gross,
treasurer; James Hardin, Joe Green,
J. II, Turpin and John Filling, coun-
ciImcn. On account Of the first names
Of all the members Of the council be-
ginning with J it is already being
called the jay council.
A Benton county sheep Of enormous
size will be among the fancy stock in
the Christmas display in a Portland
mark,t t, says the Corvallis Times. He
He Is u 4-year.old ram, and tips the
beam at go pounds. His wool is
many inches in length, and when it is
washed and combed out for the
Christmas exhibition, this sheeplet
will be handsome animal to see. He
was grown by Lon Henkle, near
Philomalh, and is u Cotswold.
In the annah murder case mo-
tion for new trirl was 0verruled and
she was sentenced to I'M mlrisonment in
the penilentiary for the period of her
natural life. When the sentence was
pronounced she did not appear moved
in the least but presented the same
stern-set conntenance she had main
tanned during the trial, without she'd
ding tear. She was taken to Salem
by Sheriff McFeron. The case will
go to the supreme court on an ap peal
for q new trial.
At the regular meeting Of Honor
Lodge A. o. U. W., last Tuesday
night the following officers were cleo
ted for the ensuing term. G. w.
Cruson, Past Master Workman; H.
Y. Kirkpatrick, Master Workman;
Phil Ritter, Foreman; G.. T. Cotton,
Overseer; w. A. Marks, Recorder;
j. F. Hyde, Financier; William Rob
ins, Receiver, A. Umphrey, Guide;
A. B. Purvis Inside Watchman; P.
NJ Smith, Outside Waterman; J. F.
Hyde and g. r. Cotton, trustees; DR..
Booth, examining physician.
Lloyd Montgomery the confessed |
murderer of his Of his father, mother
and d. B. McKercher was ar
ranged in court last Saturday. His
attorney, Judge Whitney announced
that the defendant plead "not guilty.
He asked for an extension of the time
for trial, stating that he was more sat
isfied than before that the defendant
was not morally or legally responsible
for the act. December II, is the time
set for the trial. This insane dodge is
getting to thin. If ever q person
ought to hang, it is young Montgom-
cry and the sooner the betten.
Lebanon is not the only community
where hold ups" are in vogue. The
latest comes to us from Albany, where
a Chinaman was held up and searched
by two unmasked young ladies in open
day light The ladies' reside on Third
street and had started down town to
do some shopping. Having gone about
two blocks the purseholder discovered
that she had dropped her money
about $l6--then they retraced their
steps, searching for the lost purse. Not
finding it, they proceeded to overtake
All Swill, the Chin man who drives
the garbage wagon, stopped the gentle.
man and FASTENED to go through his
pockets, searching him completely.
Not finding their purse, they next be-
gan turning his swill barrels topsy
turvy, intent on finding the lost treas
ure. Every effort proving futile, the
young ladies turned away, of course
excusing (?) themselves to the con-
sternared celestial, boldly declaring his
innocence, II NJ tax e." This fur
nishes Us with case unprecedented in
the annals Of hold ups, where All !
Swill was the hero, and the ladies no
less hercines Next