The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-03-29

George Dibble has moved into Mr..
o. Saltmarsh's house In the eastern
part Of the city,
One musical feature Of the Choral
Entertainmet will be the "Goat Bells.n
Don't fail to hear them.
The choral society are preparing a
firstclass entertainment which will
be presented at the Academy Oh FRI
day evening, April 10.
Ladies, you are cordially invited to
attend the Grand Spring opening, and
inspect the large and handsome stock Of
millinery OH display next Friday aud
Saturday, April 5 and 0, at Miss
Dumond's.
DR.. ]. ". Gafi was discharged in
Portland, for want of testimony and
with his wife left for 0akville, where
ther are now visiting previous to their
departure for California, where they
will hereafter reside.
Charles D. Mon tague, wife and little
son, Of Portland, arrived in Lebanon
last Thursday evening, and are now
visiting relatives in this city, Mr.,
Montague has been very low with
bleeding from his teeth, but is now
much better
Porr. John NJ. Bloss, president of the
State Agricultural college Of Corvallis,
will deliver free lecture at this place
on Friday evening, April II. His sub
iect will be "The Value of Higher
Education All are invited to at
tend.
Parties from the county seat report
that A. F. Stowe, Esq, who was given
20 days in the county Jail ny Justice
Lovelee, is now helping to do the
writing in the Sheriffs otfice-the Jail
at present being repaired, This is a
pleasant way Of working out ones
fine.
, \ moral wave is passing over Me-
Minnville. Not long siaee the city
council passed an ordinance prohibit
ing the opening Of saloous and gambl-
ing joints on Sundays. AT its last
meeting another ordinance was passed
for closing Of all barber shops on the
same day, which If violated, fine Of
$40 to $50 is to be imposed.
The store Of Matthews d Washburn,
Of Albany, was closed Thursday OF
lust week upon an attachment suit
brought by S w. Dodd, representing
himself in the sum of Sl74490; First
National Bank, $500; w. q. Tweedale
$2262l; Martin Ludwig. 1900, and
another attachment by the Linn
County National Bank in the sum Of
$500. They have been .ood business
men whom it Is to be regretted TO see
fail.
I Mrs. VIM. Odell and children re.
turned 10 Oregon last Saturday from
Missouri. Mrs. 0dell was dissatisfied
with this country and about the first
Of the year with her children returned
to her old home in Missouri and Mr..
Odell expect ID to 30 back as soon as he
got his business SO arranged that he
could, but us soon as Mrs. 0dell got
back and saw how things were, she
wrote right back to Mr.. OdelI to not
come aud also said / don't see how
people back here live and If / ever get
hack TO Oregon will be cuntentel.
III conversation yesterday with i.
U, Hiekok, agent Of the s. 7. railroad
ut this place, be informed US that husi.
hess Ner the road at this plase was
nearly double what il was a few weeks
ago. That he would ship about Is OF
10 carloads out oil here this week Of
paper, wheat, potatoes, excelsior and
produce, and 1t was hard wurh to eel
cars, as business ali over the lines il
picking up the same way. He said
last Tuesday ho shipped out half cal
Of eggs and ch ckens alone. We hope
the move Ia general aud that it has
come to stay and ere long we will see
the good times that has been promised
so long.
II has been good many years since
the Willamette valley has had al
favorable outlook for an overwhelming
crop at this season OF the year, both III
grain and fruit as this year advances
The winter season has been SO de,
lightfully mild that no man can posi-
bly, find an excuse for not having his
grain crop all in, his orchard well
cultivated, and bis berry crop well
looked after, and there are few cultiva'
tors Of the soil who are in need of al
excuse--the work Is practically all
done. Everything seems to have
worked harmoniorsIy this year.