The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-07-30
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Throughout the West.

The time in which 1895 taxes may
be paidrhas been extended in Umatilla
county to September |, 1895.
Big catches ofsalmon are being made
on Rogue river. The boats have been
catching from $50 to 200 fish each
night.
L. 0ldenburg, Of La Grande, last
Monday, shipped carload VI ofcabbagcs
potatoes, onions and cauliflower to
Butte, Mont.
For the first time in many years,
wild pigeons have been plentiful at
Smiths Point, and many good bag
has been potted by hunters.
H. II. Clark, who for six or seven
years was head printer at the Oregon
agricultural college, died last sunday
and was buried by the Masonic frater.
nifty at Corvallis Monday.
The county court OF UmatiIla county
has made the order allowing the sher-
iff his salary, but the mileage claimed
will not be paid pending the settlement
of the case of Brownfield VS. House,
now on appeal.
1t is not often that there is n sun
stroke to record in Oregon, but last
week George Mulkey, while haying in
Blodgett's valley, Benlon county, suf-
fered q stroke which resulted in the
paralysis of his entire right side. He
will doubtless recover.
Very few watermelons will be raised
in Josephine county this year, says the
Grants Pass Courier. Neither Lee
nor Shattuck, former watermelon
kings, have any planted 10 speak OF,
as prices Of late years have tasted Bit
terly Of hard times.
J. w. Reynolds and A. w. Prescott,
two young law students of Salem, ar
rived in Nehalem last Saturday from
Salem, having walked the entire dis
tance, about 100 miles. They started
on their return trip Monday, intending
to walk home by way Of Grand Ronde.
A piece of fuse was found the otiier
day at the dam Of the Goodrich creek
reservoir, which recently broke, the
waters sweeping TO death all entire
family. The Baker Bity Democrat
suggests that the dam may have been
broken with dynamite by some vii
lainous person.
The dispute continues in Josephine
county between farmers and miners
concerning the mining of the bars of
Rogue river, the owners of farms coll
tiguous to the river claiming owner
ship Of the bars which form therein
and the miners diSputing such owner
ship. Recently Mrs. NJ. J, Tyler haG
number Of these miners arrested, but
they were discharged after hearing.
Mrs. Dora Jennings, of Applegate, alsu
caused the arrest of several, but they
were promptly acquitted.
A deckhand on the Regulator drop
ped his watch overheard in about eight
feet Of water at The Dalles Wednesday
and was very much puzzled as to the
best way to recover it. In his quan.
dairy small boy said: "How nuch'll
you gimme to get it for you, mister?'
He was promised 50 cents, and soon q
pair of twinkling heels was the last
seen of that boy for about minute
When he came up he triumphantly
held the watch up to gaze, and receiyeO
his reward. He Immediately went uI
town and the next interview was prob
ably with the sodawater man. /
The body Of an unknown man wal
found in the river near Grants Pas
last Tuesday. 1t had been in th'
water SO long that it was impossible t
identify it. A pair of blue overalls
the remains of blue flannel drawer
and congress shoes were all that wer
left 10 signify how the deceased hat
bean dressed. There were no mark
Of violence on the skull or the bones
Two of the upper front teeth were out
and also two of the lower ones.
small clasp purse, with nothing in i
and little pocket knife, were foun'
in the overalls pocket. The shirt,
he had worn one, had all disappeared
The man was about 5 feet 4 In height
wore No. Z shoe and was Of sligh
build.
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