The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-02-06

CebC.
Rev. O. r. Lamar has gone to Scio
to conduct o revival. He will be as.
sisted by Evangelist Snyder. They
OK pect to commence a revival at this
place on either the fourth Sunday Of
this month or the first Sunday In
March.
Those that attended the public in.
stallation Of the Ladies' Of the Macca-
bees, last Tuesday evening, report u
very pleasant time, The installation
work is said to be fine. A nice supper
was also served--and the EXPRESS
force was generously remembered.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
will give basket social Friday even
ing, at MiIler's hall. All ladies attend
Ing are expected to bring a basket with
lunch for two. After the short pro-
grainme the baskets will be auctioned.
Everybody come and have some fun.
The EXPRESS returns many thanks
to the Ladies of the Maccabees for n
plate Of nice cake sent to this Office last
Saturday, which was in remembrance
Of their installation. The cake being
brought while we were In Albany, our
printer says 1t was 80 temptii. &
that he had q "devilp-ish desire to cat
1t all up himself.
Thos. Briggs was drowned last Sat
urday while crossing Big Creek on
horseback, at ocean beach, near Cape
Foulweather. A large breaker swept
man and horse, with u lot Of drift logs,
out to Sea. Briggs was cinging to a
log some distance off shore when last
seen. The horse reached shore with
out saddle or bride.
The Lebanon populist club has re-
ceived all invitation to attend 4 joint
meeting of the Scio and Franklin
Butte clubs, which will meet in Scio
next Saturday. Quite delegation
from the Lebanon club intend going
over. Hon. G. B. Montague has ac-
cepted an invitation TO deliver all ad-
dress OH this occasion.
Hiram Baker informs Gs that he
never sold corset that gives as good
satisfaction as the Featherbone corset
does. Every one that has gone out
has given good satisfaction. These
corsets are warranted, ami If one
should prove not to be good, Mr.. Baker
will refund the money or give the
customer another corset.
The editors Of the Gold Hill Miner
publish the following item, which
indicates that nearly everything is
illegal tendern ut that office: WOOD,
stone, lime, plaster, hair, buttermilk,
fence posts, eggs, lumber, bacon,
blankets, elephants tusks, sewing
machines and any but tariff literature
taken and wanted at this office on sub
Iscription."
A dispatch from Shedd, dated Jan.
80, reads as follows: "a bungling at
tempt To blow open the safe of Crume
l. Davis' store was made here this
morning between the hours of 2 and 4
o'clock. The door Of the safe was
broken badly, but for some reason the
burglar or burglars did not finish their
work. II looks like the work of some
one knowing the ins and outs Of the
store.n
A new bicycle tire, which is said to
be an improvement over those in gen.
eral use, has been invented aud pat
ented by Miss E. s. Hutchins, OF Big
Rapids, Mich. In the middle Of the
rim Of an ordinary style pneumatic
rubber tire 10 groove, into which is
fitted q smaller tire Of leather, which,
1t Is claimed, is much more durable
than the present style Of all-rubber
tires while equally elastic and light.
Several towns and cities in Oregon
md Washington have lately obtained
an excellent and adequate water sup
ply In All Inexpensive manner by the
use Of wooden pipes. The pipes are
made from common pine logs, ten
inches In diameter, followed out with
o slx-inch bore. 1t Is claimed that the
wooden pipes last as long as iron pipes
One town has line of pipes seven
miles long that, with all connections,
cost but $1,000.
Some patriotic citizen of Prescott
Arizona, IN laudlng his town and
state, and descanting on the wonderful
riches Of the region, declared that even
the buildings of Prescott were in, part
of gold. He was taken up on thu sub
ject and u bet resulted. A short time
ago al assay was made of sandstone
being used In the erection Of some new
buildings, and the stone showed 81 per