The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-11-12
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Keeler H. Gabbert has started the
Avalanche Journal at Canyonvllle,
The tax levy for this year will be
between l2 and l3 mills in Clstsop
county.
Grant county paid Sl69s SO during
the last six months to keep those who
were unfortunate and could not keep
themselves
A McMinnvllle young man made q
wager with bis grandmother Of two
new dresses against a new hat that the
republicans would win the election.
The outcome makes grandma very
sad.
1t is said that the Oregon state fair
was unable TO pay premiums in full
this year except In one or two depart
ments. The fair was favored with
good weather, but the attendance was
very small.
The U. Of .. foot ball team has re-
ceived challenge from the Iowa Uni
versity foot ball team, which is max
ing tour Of the west and will prob.
ly be accepted. The Iovans will also
play Multomah and the o. A. G.
A man, who was walking in bis
sleep, fell from third story window
OF the Central hotel, in Astoria, last
week. He struck on an awning fifteen
feet below, but besides disturbing his
sleep, the fall bad no effect upon him
Portland Dispatch: The election
last Tuesday was strictly fair and
honest In this city. Mayor Pennoyer
deserves the THINKS OF all good people
for making Portland respectable on
election day, and wiping out the stains
Of fraud and disorder left by his prede-
cessors.
I. J. Newman, who was travelling
through Eastern Oregon in the early
part Of 1895, organizing camps Of the
Pacific jurisdiction Of the Royal En-.
deavor, has sued the East Oregonian,
A. u. Stillman, G. X. Lash and J. P.
Walker, for 5000 damages, for an al
legged slander.
A number of quail and Denny
pheasants have been turned loose on
the John Day river and Canyon creek,
in Grant county. As the law strictly
forbids their destruction in the coun-
ties Of Eastern Oregon, 1t is presumed
these birds will be given chance to
multiply and stock the valley.
The second trial Of Theodore Cush.
ing for the killing OF Thomas King
will be commenced In the criminal de.
partment Of the superior court, in
Spokane, this week. By order Of
Judge Buck, jury Of "a was drawn
from the 800 freeholders, whose names
were placed in the box by the county
commissioners.
|. D. Applegate's old home place at
swan lake, klamath county, was de.
stroyed by fire one night last week.
The parties staying there were aroused
by the explosion Of cartridges in an
adjoining room. The flames were
under such headway that all efforts tU
extinguish them were futile, But lit.
lie Of the contents were saved.
The city council chamber, in Ger
vsis, came near being destroyed by
fire on Tuesday evening Of last week
while the election board was in session
counting the vote Of Gervsis precinct
The stovepipe became disjointed in the
second story and set the ceiling or
fire. 1t did no damage but gave had
scare. The counting continued.
A little babe in the home OF Ed. B
Horning, in Corvallis, begins its triI
through the world with but one hand
The child, wee girl, but week old
1t is the left hand that is gone, and th'
arm from the elbow down is missing
The case is freak of birth, and thr
sOlace of the circumstance is tina
never having had the hand is bette
than to lose it, says the philosopher o
the Times.
Outside sheep have all left th'
Greenhorn mountains, and most o
them are safely in their winter range
says the Long Creek Eagle. Man.
bands respected the rights of resident
of this county and kept reasonable
distance away, while some followed al
established precedent Of herding up t.
the "ancher's fences, and ifthe rancho
happened to be absent, would ALLOW
their band to go inside aud destroy hi
crop.
Georoe Parks was arrested in Eu
gene last Thursday for trying to picl