The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-30
STATE AND COAST.
Clipped from our Exchanges
Throughout the West.

The populists Of Eastern Oregon tall
Of DR.. G. w. King, of Pendleton, 70
congress.
The north end OF the covered bridge
about a quarter Of a mile north Of Eu
gene, has fallen about five feet.
The Weekly World, paper deyote'
to the interests Of the colored citizen
Of Portland, will make Its appearance
about Feb. l.
Sheridan has two saloon men, ant
both were arrested last week. Eaci
was fined $3.50 for keeping his saloor
open on Sunday.
The Puyallup Commerce says quit
q number Of hop yards will be grubbet
up around puyallup in the spring, i
the price does not advance by then.
The board Of regents Of the Agricul
tural college have declined the $3.50
annually appropriated by statutory
provision for the maintenance OF tn,
institution.
Judge A. s. Bennett, Of The Dalles
and R. P. Boise, Of Salem, may again
represent the democratic and populis,
parties on the state ticket for judge Of
the supreme court.
A small run OF smelt has made its
appearance In the Cowlitz and the
fishermen are looking forward to the
time when a netful Of the fish can be
secured at one dip.
The county court and clerk Of Lin
county have agreed that the clerks
salary shall be the fees he collects.
The last Legislature left Lincoln county
out Of the salary law.
A fine horse belonging to Walter
Hayward was run down and eaten by
coyotes near Ellensburg, WASH, last
week. Hayward says the coyotes are
numerous in that vicinity.
Tillamook was visited by another
electric storm the other day. Electric
light poles were shattered, many lights
were burned out, and the telegraph
operator was knocked down and tte
telegraph instruments melted.
The hanging Of Charles Asimus at
Kalama, WASH, January 81, will he
strictly private, says the Cowlitz Jour
nal, and few, If any, invitations will
be issued. This is in accordance with
the instructions Of the court.
Mayor Furnish, Of Pendleton, is
taking steps to enforce the law against
selling liquor to minors. The plan Ia
to make out list OF all the boys who
are in the habit Of buying liquor, aud
give 1t to all saloon keepers.
Woodburn will soon vote upon the
subject of electric lights and water
works to be owned and operated by
the city. A canvass results In desire
for such Improvements. 1t will ma
terislly lessen the insurance rates.
The town of Hood River, with its
population Of 400 people, can boast Of
13 secret societies in fourishing condi-
tion, 8 churches, and the best public
school building In the county, and no
saloon, says the Hood River Glacier.
The council Of Dayton has passed an
ordinance to levy poll tax of 81 on
every male and female within the cor
porate limits, between q and so years
Of age. 1t also ordered q 8 mill tax to
be levied on all taxable property with
in the corporate limits.
The scheme tor fusion In Tacoma
between the democrats and populists
is not as vital as it was short
time ago, and life may leave 1t
entirely, as four wards out of five de-
clined to endorse it at the populist
meetings last Friday night.
Referee Woodcock has made applica.
ton to Judge Fullerton, at Corvallis,
to have the time for the return to the
court of the final report, as to what
disposition should be made Of the pur-
chase money for the Oregon Pacific,
extended until February Sd,
The slashing OF rates that has been
going on between the boats OH the
Hood canal route eliminated Friday
In the Rainier giving passengers free
ride from Seattle to Port Gamble, the
other steamers, the George E. Starr
and the Delta, charging the small SUM
of 10 cents.
The Mazalnas have decided to make
Crater Lake the object of their annual
outing for 1895. The present plan 10 tc
leave the railroad at Medford and re-
turn to Ashland, thus travelling one
route to the lake aud another from 1t
1t is thought there will be from 400 tc