The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-06-18
STATE AND COAST.
Clipped from our Exchanges
Throughout the West.

Pendleton is to lave its ordinances
codified in book form.
A nugget weighing $28 was recently
found in the left fork of Galice creek.
Lucien Parker died in Arlington,
Gillian county, last week OF appendi-
citis.
There are only 33 applicants for the
principalship Of the McMinnvllle
schools.
The young wild geese and ducks are
more numerous in the Deschutes this
season than for many years past.
The Forest Grove Times and the
Hatchet have consolidated, and will
hereafter appear as the Times-Hatchet.
The express company at The Dalles
has shipped up to date 1875 pounds
Of Strawberries to Montana and Port
land,
The Medford band boys ratified
Thomas H. Tongues election Tuesday
evening by giving concert and firing
anvils, all the while shouting
Tongue
The Albany creamery, on Friday,
had to return an S,00O.pound order for
butter, already having orders amount
ing to q, 1000 pounds ahead, all it can
fill in the time desired.l
Sheriff Holder, of Sherman county,
has seeds aplenty, the entire quota for
that county having been sent to him
by the Hon. W. r. Ellis for distribur
tion.
There will be no regatta in Astoria
this year. As the sources from which
the moLey was formerly raised are
crippled by lack of business and sus.
pension Of fishing,
Joe Tetherow started from Iudepen.
denee across the mountains to crook
county. last Monday, with 100 calves
and yearllngs. Eleven of them died
about the time Of starting.
The rank and file Of Gods Regular
Army shook the dust of Roseburg from
their feet Friday morning, and left for
Grants Pass to the no small delight OF
the community. "Our GAIN" says the
Plaindealer, sis Grants Pass loss,n
The mercury at The Dalles registered
AZ degrees Wednesday morning, the
lowest temperature known there ON
June 10 for MANY years AT Eight
Mile there was quite severe frost,
cutting down tender vines.
Hosea Brown, of Wilderyille, 10.
stphine county, the oldest pensloner
in The United States, being 104 years
of age, is reported to befaiiing rapidly.
His death is iscxpeeted at any time. He
was resident Of Lane county for
number of years.
Eight hobos were arrested near Eu-
gene Wednesday, charged with having
committed a crime against nature upon
a boy who had been associating with
them. The grand jury of Lane county
is at work upon the case, and a mum.
Der Of witnesses have been examined.
Since the waters Of the John Day
have receded 1t is found that the dam
age to the Canyon creek county road
by reason Of washouts is incalculable.
Much work and plenty of dynamite
will be required to make the grades
passable.
For justice Of the peace in Bridgeport
precinct, Polk county, the vote be.
tween Stewart Montgomery and A. N.
Robinson was tie On Wednesday,
they went before County Clerk Mulkey
and drew lots publicly. Robinson was
the successful candidate.
| Thomas Thompson, of Pendleton,
deputy State Veterinarian, has al.
ready killed $50 cayuses, which are
affected with mango, and be is going
to kill 0 great many more, unless the
owners perform the work. The ami
mails are driven into rocky canyons
and there shot.
The Corvallis Times says that lO6
Siletz Indians all voted for II. H.
Tongue for congressman, and to this
fact his election is due. There were
l2l votes in Siletz precinct, Lincoln
county, l06 Indians and Is whites.
Thus 10! the poor Indian, at a jump
stands out as full fedged gold-bug,
says the Albany Democrat.
Rigby & Son, farmers on the Una
tilla. reservation, are at work on canal
which will be utilized In carrying
water from the Umatilla river, near
the Indian agency, to the lands on the
Yaten.eo-u-itzplace. These lands have
been leased by the Rigby firm, and
will be irrigated, about 800 acres being
put under water. Alfalfa is being
sown on portion Of the land,