The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-04-02
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April 10.
The citizens of Dayton are rustliug
to secure the location Of a bank there.
The A. 7. A. contest has struck Cur.
ry county, tays the Wedderburn
Gazette.
The only saloon in Fossil hM sus.
pended, and no applications for license
are being made.
The school census Of Pendleton gives
$40 children Of school age, as compared
with S4S last year.
The dog puisoner has been doing
Eugene, and seven CANNES in one
neighborhood bit the dust.
The cornerstone for the Methodist
Episcopal church building to be erect
ed in Hood river was laid last Monday
by Rev. ]. M. Dennison.
Hop growers in the vicinity of Cor
wallis, undeterred by the Improbable
prices of last year, are beginning to
pole their vines, says the Times.
One Of the claims Of Crook county to
fame is that there is within its borders
o couple that waltzed continuously for
two hours and 10 minutes at q recent
country dance.
George Gray, Of Heppner, Is In Gill
liam county fol- the purpose Of buying
ab1ut 10000 head Of yearling ewes,
which he expects to take to Wyoming
this summer He is paying Sl.l0 a
head.
Shearers are removing the feeces
from the sheep Of thousand hills, and
as soon as the roads are passable
Grant county will send about 1000, 600
pounds of wool out to clothe the world
says the News.
The move to prohibit stock from
running at large III Benton county Is
awakening q storm Of opposition In
the outlying precincts, and a bitter
fight over the question will be one Of
the incidents of the coming campaign.
County Treasurer ]. &. Gray, Of
Laue, has sent 10 State Treasurer Met
sehan $4,000, a portion Of the state
taxes due from Lane county for the
year 1896. Lane county Is always
among the first counties to settle with
| the state.
The Lincoln county republicans
last week nominated the following
ticket: Sheriff Walt Smith; com mis-
si"ner, Nc Goodwin, Of Nashville;
assessor, William Alexander; treasurer
j. L. Hyde. The county seat question
VIII again he voted on, Toledo vs. West
Yaquina
Wm. Puidy, who was recently ar.
rested at Grant, Pass for violating the
city ordinance prohibiting drumming
aud parading upon the streets, the
object being to suppress the demon.
strations Of G0d's Regular Army, WIS
tried and the case against him dis.
charged. The city ordinance was held
to be unconstitutional.
The ease Of j. L. Carter vs Miss
Nellie Stevens, involving the right Of
u woman TO hold the office of school
superintendent, has been appealed to
the supreme court, this time from
Judge Lowell's action in overruling
the demurrer to the complaint for no
cause Of action. The case will now
come up on its merits.
A l0-year-old daughter Of Richard
Brookhouse, who lives on Ten-Mile,
ate bait Of poisoned wheat that was
used for exterminating squirrels. Mr..
Brookhouse, as soon as be discovered
what had happened, started for The
Dalles with the child, and the hasty
ride, together with the poison, served
as an emetic, the stomach being thus
relieved of the greater part Of the poi.
son. The girl Is out Of danger.
One thousand fishermen met at
Astoria recently and fixed the price
Of salmon for this season at cents q
pound. II was decided that If the can.
nerymen would not pay this price the
fishermen would strike. The Fisher.
mems Protective Union also decided
to incorporate that body and elect
seven trustees. This probably means
trouble, and it is doubtful II the can
nerymen can afford to pay s cents.
If anyone thinks the Chinese are
16-to-l men, they are mistaken, says
the Baker City Democrat. They art
upalterably Oh gold standard. The
other day Hong Sing, who sold bis
mine for $4,000, would take nothing
at the bank but shining twenties. The
whole amount In gold was handed
over the counter, and the Chinaman
put the money in sack aud walked
away, Later on be reappeared at the
bank and deposited 5000 to his credit