The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-09

Courier. The lady had been annoyed
by the irritating substance for several
months, and remembers distinctly
having swallowed it. She had been
IN the habit of biting her thread in two
while sewing.
Work on the construction Of the
freezing and packing-house of the Tres
cott Packing company, at Goble, is
progressing as rapidly as possible, as
many men being at work as can I've
employed tc advantage. The third
story is up, and the fourth story and
roof will soon be on. The freezing
machinery is expected to arrive about
January Is, aud the establishment will
probably be in operation by May l.
New Years eve Lloyd Montgomery
and Harry Pool, at the Jail in Albany,
blacSened and reddened their faces,
and, with blankets around them, did
the Indian act in such lively man
ner as to draw crowd, and finally
had to be stopped by the sheriff.
Montgomery then had just one month
in which to live, and was evidently
celebrating the fact. Though hilari-
Gus, young Montgomery is undoubted-
ly thinking of the end. There is little
doubt, though, that he will die game,
says the Albany Democrat.
There is too much pilfering going OH
in Hillsboro, says the Independent.
The members of the gang are as GER
tain to be caught as it is that they 60
stealing. II may not be to-day and it
may not be tomorrow, but the arrest
will be made, Then the burglary at
Weatherred's, the attempt at Sheriff
Ford's, the sack Of -four from Paui's,
and the other from Heidel's will all
accumulate to lengthen the sentence,
just as the skeleton keys and mask
heightened out the sentences of the
fellows who were taken to Salem last
week.
A patent car for poultry arrived in
Eugene the other day. 1t has 12S
compartments and will carry from
1000 TO 5000 birds. The compartments
are eight stories high, and range along
each side of the car, with an alley-way
through the center. 1t is built of iron,
and in each department are troughs
for food and water for the fowls, while
in transit This car, which is prob
ably the first of the kind ever brought
to Eugene, will be loaded with chick
ems, turkeys, ducks and geese and
shipped to San Francisco, some time
during this month.
The following is taken from recent
issue of the Scientific American: IA
carload of redwood for use in making
lead pencils was recently shipped from
Sanger, Cal, for Nuremberg, Germa-
ny, Some time ago, experts from Ger
many investigated the timber resources
of the Pacific coast in an effort to find
a substitute for cedar, the forests in
Europe from which the supply of that
wood has hitherto been obtained hav-
ing become almost exhausted. II is
said that the redwood from the east
slope of the Sierras is the only wood
besides cedar with a sufficiently
straight grain to make it suitable for
pencils"
In 1850 an attempt was made to
change the name Of the town of Alba
ny to Takenah, but it was finally
abandoned. The first school was
opened in that city in 1851, and was
taught by DR.. r. c. Hill. Albany was
made a postoflice in 1852, and during
that yeafthe first term Of circuit court
was held in the corporate limits of the
town. 1t was during the year 1852
that the first stes boat landed at AL
bauy. Work OF he first courthouse
erected in the c..s was begun in 1851.
The first church building was erected
by the United Presbyterians in 1850.
On the sth day of December, 1870, the
first locomotive reached the city.
Ten persons have been arrested and
fued at Milton for disobeying the re-
cent order of the mayor prohibiting
public gatherings on account of the
prevalence of scarlet fever A few days
ago, few persong, disregapding the
mandate, gave dance, which was at
tended by number of people. The
day following five of those who were
present We're arrested and fined SIC
each for their ofepse, Saturday ave
more were taken into custody, and five
similar fines imposed Oil them. They
went to Jail rather than pay their AS
sessments, The number INCLUDES
some Of the musicians. There are
many more to Uc arrested, says the
Pendleton Tribune.
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