The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-09-24

bunker, in Marshfield, last week, Thu
water is IS feet deep at low tide where
the purse was lost, nevertheless Ed
Tower made dive and recovered it
and on returning it to the owner re-
ceived reward of S.. The purse con
tained over $40.
The difference of opinion as to the
cost of electrc-lighting of the city be.
tween the city council and electric
light company of Eugene still keeps
that city in darkness. The council
finally offered the company $8 so per
month for the necessary arc lights,
and if the offer Is not accepted, to take
steps for the city to run its own elec-
trio light plant. .....
John Abbott's four horse team ran
away last Sunday morning on Smiths
hill, between Wolf creek and Jump.off
Joe, in Josephine county, and struck
an OK wagon belonging to Kelley
Bros. with such force that the wheel
horse was killed. At the scene of the
accident a few years ago, a woman
was thrown from d wagon and killed.
The Bandon and Coos Bay can
neries have started work, with fair
run of fish at each place. Work has
also begun at Smith river, and at
Chetco work is expected to begin soon.
On the Siletz the new cannery started
up with imported fishermen. Several
of the Indians say the canneryman
offered 15c per fish, but the Indians
refused to take it, and, unless given
25 cents, they said they would catch
fish and dry and smoke them them
selves, as in days gone by.
Eugene Guard: Justice of the
Peace Yates son, aged about 10 years,
was injured this morning at Irving by
the combustion of can of boiling
water He filled the can full of water,
screwed the lid down tight and then
plared the can on a fire. The expan-
sion Of steam as the water heated
caused the can to explode, one piece
Of tin striking the boy on the cheek
and cutting cash to the bone.
Cove nor Lord, Secretary of State
Kincaid, State Treasurer Metschan
and W. H. O'Dell, clerk of the board
of school land commissioners, are in
Astoria for the purpose of investigat.
ing the question of the value of the
tide lands in Clatsop county, taking
evidence Of the contestants TO the
lands claimed, and also to decide
whether the state has the right to
sell certain lands under the title of tide
ands.
The Springfield camp, Woodmen of
World, has decided to hold a match
hunt. Captains have been chosen
and the camp divided into two sec-
tions. The hunt will be for China
pheasants and other game birds.
Each bird will represent a certain
number of points, and the side scoring
the smaller number of points will be
obliged to prepare and cook the game
killed and provide other refreshments
necessary for fine banquet Mem
bers Of the camp and their families
will be invited to participate. A good
time is expected.
klamath Falls has just completed
a new water works system. Oft the
Republican says: Sunday night water
was pumped into the reservoir to a
depth of seven feet, and Monday after
noon the test was made. For three
hours three streams of Waterfront the
hydrants ascended 70 feet into the air.
Main street was flooded and the water
in the reservoir was lowered three feet.
The elevation of the reservoir above
the power house is 200 feet, atfording
on Main street pressure of IS pounds
to the square inch. The reservoir is
the largest under cover in the state.
Its depth, on an average, is 10 feet;
diameter, so feet. When full it will
run three streams from the hydrants
ten hours, The supply of water is
from large living spring of pure,
crystal water. There are over two
miles Of mains, 1858 feet. The
amount of capital expended In the
construction Of the water works foots
up to nearly $4,000, $4,000 of which
was expended for labor.
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Necessity demands that we insist on