The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-04-08

Billy Ar1ett are now in that city, and
Billy is drummer for K. B. Crouch's
boarding house.
Atty. Frank Skipwortb went to
Junction City last Monday, and closed
his business affairs there, his poor
health necessitating this change. He
returned to Lebanon yesterday.
The following advertisement is taxi
en- from an Eastern newspaper: "a
good looking Chinese gentleman who
does not wear queue would like to
write TO a few American girls. Has
lived in this country long time;
writes and speaks good English. Ad-
dress Chin Wing, Marshfield, Oregon,
care Bear Greek Goal Co."
The passenger coach that's now used
on the Lebanon branch Is the coach
in which Sheriff Bogard was killed by
train robber, in northern California,
about two years ago. Our readers will
remember the incident, and the fact
that the brave sheriff had killed one
Of the train robbers before he was
himself killed by the other robber. In
one end Of the coach are several bullet
holes, showing plainly where the
shooting was done.
1t Is learned the Silver Imprint, the
weekly populist paper Of this city, has
been sold to J. s, Smith, who was last
June elected on the pouplist ticket as
representative in the Oregon legisla-
ture. 1t Is said he will take charge at
once. Representative Smith will now
have abundant opportunity to explain
10 the people of Linn county through
his own columns why he refused to
perform the duties of the Office to
which he was elected. Albany Herald.
Mrs. g. H. Bland died at her home,
just south Of this city, last Sunday
night, after short illness from blood
poisoning, at the age of 4S years and 8
months. Mrs. Bland crossed the
plains with her parents in 1858 and
settled in Oregon. She married in
1856. She was the mother Of six chill
dren, four of whom still survive her.
Rev. Harmon conducted the funeral
services in the M, E. church Tuesday,
after which her remains were laid to
rest in the Lebanon cemetery. The
family have the sympathy of all.
The supreme court of California has
again denied the application of Theo-
dore Durrant for rehearing Of his ap-
plication for new trial for the murder
of Blanch Lamont, the supreme court
having previously refused the appli-
cation for new trial Chief Justice
Beatty alone dissented from the ruling
denying a rehearing. This settles Dur
rant 50 far as California courts are con-
cerped, but he will now endeavor to
have the federal courts pass on his
case. Failing to find relief there, he
will appeal for executive interference
The Albany Herald has the following
regarding Ben Dodge, former citizen
of Lebanon: "We learn that Linn
county has an applicant for the posi-
ton of messenger in the house of repre-
sentatives at Washington, and hope
that he may secure the place which
his energy and enterprise in applying
for fully evinoe his capability to fiji.
The young gentleman spoken Of, who
we are informed is poor but most
worthy boy, is Ben. F. Dodge, of
Brownsville. We shall he glad to see
him secure the place be is pluekily
vorking for
Oregon farmers will probably profit
Ithis year by the misfortunes of others,
says the Times, Mountaineer. The
shortage In the wheat crop in India
aud Australia will cause prices to
range high here newt fall; the heavy
lass of stock in the Dak0tas, Montana
and Wyoming, will cause advance
prices for beef and mutton to prevail,
and the damage that was done fruit
trees by the Noyember freeze in the
sections to the east, will make fruit in
demand. All these things combined,
while they are misfortunes to others,
will be beneficial 10 the people of this
section,
Archie Bridges, aged 10, committed
suicide near Parker's station, on the
West Side, at ll:30 a. m. last Thurs
day, by shooting himself rough the
head with shotgun. The muzzle was
placed close to the left side of the neck
and the shot ranged backyard and up
ward, causing instant death. Bridges
lived alone in cabin 100 yards from
the home of his son. He had been all
ing with asthma for dozen years, and
recently YVES worse than usual.
Bridges lived until recently in Corval-
| lis, where two daughters now reside.
Ill health was undoubtedly the cause
of the act Albany Democrat.