The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-07-23
STATE AND COAST.
Clipped from our Exchanges
Throughout the West.

Miner has been suspended, and that
paper has been merged with the South
Oregon Monitor, at Medford.
John Wesley Barkley, q years Of
age, has disappeared from his home in
Grant county, and his mother fears
that he has been foully dealt with.
Campers are putting in an appear
ance IN Curry county, and deer-skin-
ners are already at work throughout
the hills, says the Wedderburn Gaz-
cite.
The county court Of Douglas county
hss posted notices of defects of the
bridge across the South Umpqua river
In Roseburg, thus condemning the
bridge,
j. H. Smithson, of The Dalles, sold
his wool few days ago for 81 cents a
pound, realizing $1,000, which he put
in an Ellensburg bank. The next day
the bank broke.
The sale of a valuable Eagle valley
farm was consummated In La Grande
Monday, for consideration of $4,000.
Thomas Pierce was the seller, and E
A. Stephens, of La Grande, the pur.
chaser.
The contract for building Catholic
church and parsonage at the Sletl
has been awarded to s. q. McFadden,
Of Corvallis. The contractor expects
to complete the new building by Sep
tember.
A jury in Justice McMaEan's court
In Lane county, after acg uitting thf
defendant in an assault and battery
case Wednesday, recommended that
the costs be taxed to the prosecuting
witness.
Frank Fritch, Of Grants Pass acci
dentally sent a rifle ball through hi
right forearm last Monday, while put
ting the gun into wagon near Kerby
The bones Of the arm were not serious
ly injured.
1t is probable that the next meetinl
of the State Teachers Association will
be held at New port, August Is, 10 AM
20, Superintendent Irwin has gon
there TO ascertain what accommoda
tions may be had.
The trustees Of the Eugene divinit,
school have bought five lots in Hen
derson's addition, in Eugene, just ives
Of the university campus. The Ian
is intended to be used for the divinit
school buildings.
William Palmer's children met
panther In the woods, close to the fan
lily residence, on South Coos river, las
week. The animal was in the brush
near an old logging road, and made n
attempt to attack the children.
Mrs. w. H. Casebeer, of Roseburf
observing an extraordinary growth c
oak leaves, few days ago, when ou
in the country, gathered few leave
and measured them. They measure
Is! inches long by 8 inches wide.
Some wretch, from whom the la,
has no terrors, last Tuesday al
propriated himself to set of harnes
belonging TO Judge Fullerton, F. W
Dillard's cart and ]. w. Lander
horse, and with them left Rosebur
well equipped TOR travelling.
The corps Of United States geolog
cal surveyors that will work in Soutl
western Oregon this summer has a
rived in Coos and is at work. The
will this season make a survey Of Il
Skies river mining belt, and make
thorough investigation thereof.
They have a peculiar freak ut u
farm Of d. b. Kingery, near McMlnl
vile. 1t is chicken with four legs
the two natural ones, one coming o.
under wing and one coming out
the back. The chicken is as spry al
healthy as any ofits companions.
H. w. Ross, newspaper man, h
purchased from K. p. Thorp, Of Gotta
Grove, the Leader Mr.. Thorp vi
probably turn his attention to farmin
fruit and hog raising, having served
his utmost satisfaction all the time
wishes behind the desk and cases
Sherman and Gillian counties vi
be asked to build a free bridge aero
the John Day, at the wreck Of the o
Leonard franchise. Wool teams io
the John Day at the wreck, but it
risky business. An emigrant lost
horse in fording the day after IL
wreck.
HoneymaD, DeHart d Glenn, co
tractors for the railroad line to Gobl
have already let a number of subco
tracts for The clearing of the right
way, etc, and will commence work