The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-05-24

Go TO Hiram Baker for your wall
paper,
Councilman s. N. Dalgleish and
bride are expected to arrive home To-
day.
Make calculations to hear the drama,
'Under the Laurels," Saturday even
ing, June |, al the Academy.
Mrs. ]. w. Stuwart, a sister-in-|aw
Of Mrs. G. D. Peterson, who has been
visiting in the city for sometime, left
yesterday for her nome at Oregon City.
The Brownsville Times says one
man bet 1925 on Urine, In the recent
foot race with Whitney. That is rather
heavy, isn't it, for these hard times?
We heard O patron Of the water
works complain that the rains made it
unnecessary to sprinkle, thereby fore
ing him TO pay useless water rent.
B. M. Donacs and Attorney S, M.
Garland drove to Albany Saturday.
Mr.. Donaca bought in the Bailey resi-
dence at sheriff sale.
Prof. Randle is in Portland attend
ing the convention Of Republican
Clubs. w. B. Donaca and John M.
Somers, delegates from the club ut this
place are also in attendance.
"To discontinue an advertisement" /"
says John Wanamaker the largest ad-
vertiser in the world, "is like taking
down your sign. Standing advertise
ments when changed frequently, are
better and cheaper than reading no.
tices. They look more substantial and
business like, and inspire confidence.
would as soon think Of doing busi-
ness without clerks as without adver-
tisingn
News was received In this city last
Tuesday announcing the death of q.
| w. Smith at his home In Salem, after
a lingering illness with consumption.
The deceased was for many years a
resident Of Linn county, and was en-
gagged In the tin and stove business a
number Of years here in Lebanon.
He was a member Of the A.
10. U. w. and the Masonic
fraternity. He leaves wife and two
children besides many friends to
mourn his death. The remains were
inferred In Portland.
| The Times says the vitality is oozirg
out Of the Corvallis street railroad.
The actual cost was $1,000. Miles
Wilkins traded real property and 81
280 cash for it. At one time the re.
ceipts were as high as 500; but they
have been Pickering until they
amount to only about $40 a month. A
Portland company now own the road,
having taken 1t on debt. As license
Of $40 a year has been imposed it will
have to stop running and the rails will
no doubt be sold for old iron.
4 Goods renewed every two weeks,
therefore always fresh and new. The
finest lot Of laces In town at prices
away below competition. Our cEallis
cannot be matched In price, half WOO
l5c., cotton twenty-five yards for IL
Good heavy overalls SOC. Mems under
shirts and drawers SOC huit. The best
oil grain plow shoe in the market S1.3(
Ladies' fine Oxford ties $l.15. We art
now having mems shirts made here al
Lebanon in firstclass shspa. Mueli
better than the factory made article
AT the Racket store.
The Sodayille Cornet band will
give q carnival at Hale's grove iu
Sodaville on Saturday, Mey %. A
cordial invitation is given to all th,
bands In the county to be present
This Is not in the nature of a contest
but simply for the various bands Of th,
county to get together, become ac
Iquainted and have a good social time
The public In general are extended al
| invitation. The best sodawater in tn
state will be furnished in abundance t
all who co. also, an interesting pre-
gram will be rendered.
| William Uhlman, superintendent o
the Coast Carriage 4 Wagon company
of Corvallis, who six months az
arrived from Moline, ILL.,, and was fol
lowed two weeks ago by his family
committed suicide Tuesday by stran
Cling. When found lying on the flool
there was a three-sixteenths cord twic
around his neck and tied to water
pipe four feet above, which held hi
head and shoulders suspended. H
had been dead several hours. Broke
cords scattered about indicated tina
several attempts at self destruction ha
been made. Dependency Oh accoun
Of business troubles is supposed to hav
been the cause. Mr.. Uhlman carrie,
$4,000 insurance on his life, which hi
family will get the benefit Of. Demo