The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-14

all pOlnls, Wnere " can he more easily
watched and readily repaired.
/ H. Il. Hawthorn, of The Dallcs, who
has been separated from his wife for
about year. went TO her house Thurs
| day and told her he was going to com-
| nit suicide. He then drank from a
bottle dark colored liquid, and be.
came very sick. The drug lie had
taken was blue vitriol, and merely
acted as an enletic.
r. G, Kiger, Benton county's stock
inspector, is urging upon sheepraisers
tue necessity Of clipping sheep in orGer
to eradicate scab. There are several
bands in Benton yet affected with the
scab, and these Mr.. Kiger wants dipped
a few times Immediately after shearing
II this matter is givcN proper attention
now he says the disease can BE- entirely
wiped out
The Sisters of the Holy Name Of
Portland were in Astoria Tuesday and
completed their purchase of the resi-.
dence of Judge Taylor, on Franklin
Avenue, for site for seminary. 1t
is anticipated that work will commence
on the school building this summer,
and Astoria is assured of another enter
prise which will be an active factor in
its future development, says the Astor.
ian.
John Stewart will ship trainload
Of cattle from Eugene sometime be-
tween the first and the middle of June.
There are 1000 of the cattle, and they
will be shipped to Joseph Roach, at
Northfield, Mimi. They are |, 2 and
S-year-old steers, and the prices paid
for them by Mr.. Stewart was IS. Sl3
and SIT per head. The cattle will
probably be used in supplying the
Northwestern Indian reservation.
Ben Brown, of Burns, Oregon, made
the lowest bid in competition with
Missouri mulenen to furnish the gov
ernment with army mules for the
department Of the Columbia, says the
La Grande Chronicle. He has deliy-
cred So mules TO the Vancouver bar
racks for inspection, which he feels
sure will be accepted. Harney county
he says, contains as large herds of fine
mules as can be found anywhere.
Salem merchants may or may not
care for the patronage of the big Sam
tam country, but just as long as they
remain inactive to the need of railway
connections with this vast and grow
ing territory, Albany merchants will
continue to chuckle on their good for
tune. 1t is only few minutes by rail
to Albany and the business men OF
that city are not Indifferent to the
volume of trade, much of which
belongs in Marion county. A little of
the right kind of hustling would secure
TO Salem a direct railroad line into a
territory that is growing In richness
every day.-Stayton Mail.
Salem will have gorgeous fete May
Is, to celebrate the completion of its
new WOODEN mill. There will be a
band concert and speeches by Hon.
Claud Catch, of Salem; Hon. j. X.
Weatherford, of Albany; Hon. Charles
B. Montague, of Lebanon; Lon. w.
L. Tooze, of Woodburn; Hon. Thos.
Kay, of Salem; Hon. G. B. Moores, of
Salem. In the evening there will be
grand society ball, the dancing to
take place on the main floor of the
building. The event will be under
the supervision of several society
ladies, ana the rooms are to be beautl-
fully decorated.
Umatilla county is to follow Multi.
nomah in making test of the salary
law. Action has been brought which
will bring decision on direct issue
as to whether the sheriff is entitled
to draw from the comfy treasury
mileage and fees in excess of the $250C
salary allowed him by law, Suit has
been commenced in the circuit court,
injunction being prayed for to stop the
county court from allowing, and the
clerk from issuing scrip for such pay,
Charles Brownfield has sued out the
injunction.