The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-28
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on hand sufficient to liquldate SIC, 900
Of county warrant Indebtedness.
The o. r. Il N. piledriver and bridge
outfit, employed at Union for some
time, has been moved to La Grande.
"Grandma' King, Of scio, is serious
ly III, and fears are entertained that,
owing to her advanced age, her illness
may prove fatal.
Up to Tuesday night Sheriff John
son had received In payment Of taxes
for Lane county, $95,s26.39. This
leaves about $4,000 delinquent.
A train Of Is cars Of Eastern Oregon
cattle was shipped from Arlington
Monday, and one Of % cars Tuesday.
They go over the Union Pacific to
Montana.
The Eugene Guard says the monthly
output of the Lane county soap factory
isabout 5000 pounds of laundry soap,
besides u large amount Of different
brands Of toilet soap.
At the city election in Corvallis last
Monday, councilmen were electedas as
follows: First ward, DR.. G. II. Lee;
second ward, A. w. Rose; third ward,
Greffoz, Woodward and Read.
The rattlesnake road is reported to
be in fine condition for travel, and the
Sherman county farmers are making
good use Of it, bringing wheat to The
Dalles and buying supplies there.
Alta meeting Of the board of directors
Of school district No. 5, Linn county,
Professor Tyree was reelected princi'
pal of the Albany public schools, at
the increased salary Of $1,000 year.
A few days ago W. o. Heckart COM
pleted plans for church that the
South Methodists are going to build
near Monroe, in Benton county. The
building will cost 5000 and will be very
neat.
W. H. Lewton, of Dexter, will erect
within the next few weeks q sawmill
on his place In Lane county. His
property embraces fine body Of TIM
ber and he expects 10 be IN the market
next month. ..s
The first number of the first volume
ofthe Evening Republican, Colonel B.
F. Alleys new paper, has been issued
from Baker City. A typesetting ma
chine is used in doing the composition,
and the paper is attractive In appear
aDce. ...
AL old time "shinplaster" was pre-
scented at R. c. Craven's store In Moro,
Sherman county, for 10 cents worth Of
tobacco. A relic.hunter took it up
afterwards for an advance OF 150 per
cent. This 'noueyn was in vogue in.
this country at the breaking out Of the
war. ....
The dwelling house of Charles St.
Louis, jeweler, was destroyed by fire
at his farm on Rogue river last week.
The fire originated during a high wind
from defective stovepipe. Mrs. St.
Louis was alone at the time and saved
little or nothing. There was no insur,
ance.
The heavy rains have caused consid-
cradle trouble to the owner of the ferry
across the Mckenzie, three miles above
Leaburg. Last week the guyropes
broke and the boat drifted down
stream about two miles. 1t required
three days, with the help Of men,
horses and rowboats to get the boat
back in position.
Word has been received, says the
Blue Mountain Eagle, from the Kelly
& Allen mine, up in Greenhorn, that
7. ]. Condor and one of the miners
employed by Kelly & Allen have dis
covered some rich placer ground in the
Robinson neighborhood, near the
Kelly & Allen mine.
At the Virtue mine In Baker coun-
ty, Tuesday, Samuel Row, foreman,
was injured by falling piece Of rock
while inspecting the winze near the
350.foot level. He was struck between
the shoulder and hip, but his wound
Is such only as will conflne him to his
room for brief time. .
A young child Of G. g. Hull, who
lives about four miles west Of Corvallis,
was badly burned last Monday. Its
clothing caught fire, and 1t was quite
severely burned on the legs. At the
last account 1t was not known for a
certainty whether any Of the flames
were inhaled or not, ...
Frank Lowery had an adventure
with panther the other day at bis
place in Curry county. He had Sc,
cured two deer and was about to
return home, when his dog treed a