The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-04-23
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Three days was the length OF the
last term Of court in Gillian county.
There were no jury trials.
Baker comfy citizens are asked to
raise subsidy Of $1,000 to secure tele-
phone connections with Grant county
points.
AS many as 1000 men are reported to
be on the headwaters of the big Nes-
tucca prospecting for gold. AS yet
little has been found.
A car of Is bales Of hops were shipped
East from Eugene Thursday. There
are only few small lots of hops left in
that section.
Mosier has monstrosity in the
shape Of calf with two mouths, one
Immediately underneath the other,
The cslf to all appearance is perfectly
formed otherwise.
The 9-year old son Of Mr.. Roberts, Of
Grants Pass, fell 80 feet from tree top
last Sunday and struck his head Oh a
rotten log. The boy was unconscious
II hours, but will recover.
The steamer lioag, last Monday,
towed II raft contpining 100000 feet Of
logs to the Oregon City mills. The
logs were taken from Captain Smiths
camp OF the island near Corvallis.
Crook county has three candidates
for sheriff, T.. W. Woods, who was
defeated for nomination in the recent
democratic convention, having an.
nnunced himself an Independent can.
di1ae.
A fire in Oakland, Douglas county,
last sunday, destroyed a slable and
workshop belonging to T. T. Miller.
About $50 worth Of carpenters tools,
quantity Of hay and some dressed
lumber were burned.
At Salem Wednesday night a house
occupied by Eugene Newton was
burned. The charred remains of Mr..
Newton were fonld- in the ruins. He
was about SIS years old and had wife
and daughter living in the east.
e. Smith and J. Lewis have been
gathering up sheep in Benton county
ior the Portland market recently.
Last Sunday they drove to Corvallis
about 500 head. These sheep were
shipped down the river on the Albany.
Last Wednesday was license day in
Eugene, and the acting city recorder
received licenses as follows: Six 81
looms, at 5000 each for six months
$1,000; five drug stores, at $25, $l25! one
beer license, for six months, 500; total
$l425.
A. s. Bassett died at the home of hit
son, near Halsey, in Linn county, lasl
Tuesday at the aye of Y Mr.. Bassett
was o pioneer of 1851, coming to Oregon
rom New York state, He left widow
and several children.
Interest in the Crittenton meeting
in Baker City has been increasing
| Tuesday evening fully 1000 people wer,
present, drawn by the announcement
that Mr.. Crittenton would speak OF
| Florence Crittenton homes. Over 500
was pledged by Baker City citizen
| towards tho support of the home
| already established.
This might have been expected from
| the horse, but coming from the COW !
the unkindest kick of all: ALI
Wheeler, says the Eugene Guard, wa
kicked off of his bicycle by COW. TIL
animal was stunding near the sidewsl
and as he passed by she kicked witt
both feet, quickly unseatihg him.
Peter Heisel's house, on Wilson rive
in Tillamook county, burned down th
other morning. Peter had built fiji
in the kitchen stove and had gone
feed the stock. Mrs Heisel was sic
and had bar ly time to escape whe
she noticed the house on fire, The
lost about all Their household goods.
A novement is on foot to secure ft
pendIeton the establishment of heat
quarters Of the hat!alion of Easter
oregon. The battalion Is what is le
Third regiment, aud headqu@
oi INT ,aw NJ The Dalles. The tnr'
'ers are It. ~ in the battalion are
companies IL 'teEoa 4pd La Grand
The DaIles, PenO
>tipg fishwhee
The owners Of floa stof tham
near The Dalles, have mo, 80. a,
the river, aud are catching ST. a.,
but So far the catch has been very A.. "
owing, no doubt to the low stage q
the water. Stationary wheels are still
high aud dry and are doing nothing
and Will not until the water has rise
10 or Is feet
Since January II last, tue treasure
Of Benton county has received fioi
the sheriff in taxes, including the SUI
receiyed from the distribution of vi