The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-03-11
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lnt snttIl IN s'tS VI Nltlt''h N'"''J
aavc paid ou $l2S for thu scalps of 597
coyotes.
The Czsrila, on her latest trip out,
took 200 tons of coal from Co.'s bay,
th larg 3 cargo yet taken from the
bay
The Ashland woolen mill has again
started up, with a full force in all the
departments. The new water wheel
furnishes ample power to run all the
machinery.
The FIRST number of the Sumpter
News, published in Sumpter, Baker
county, is 8, full Of advertisements
tina there j. only just room left for all
Of the local news
1t is not many mining machines
that turn out minted gold; but the
Rnseturg Review says that George
Forty, v ho I. mining on Oxford beach,
found 2.50 gold cain IN his machine
unc day lat week The piece was
cairtd in 1861
Bert Childefs, of Table Rock, in
Jackson clunty, lost valuable horse
recently ty peculiar accident. While
the tam WAS crossing slough, the
foot OF one O lhr animals caught IN
The collar OF me mhef ana he'u the
latter under ne water uhlil ne was
drowned
H. +. Pulnam, who purchased l6O
II, al Of grain-fed steers q j l.. Cavi-
ness, at Enterprise. in Wallowa coun-
Is, last week had them weighed and
they averaged little over 400 pounds
a head, which at 3 cents Drought Mr..
Ca,iNtss the snug suiii OF aooul sooU''
Or over S4Z a htad'
VIM. Davis, of ThiHy-Mile, in GILL;
am county, narrowly escaped burning
10 death last week. He is a cripple,
aud his house caught fire from a pot of
pitch. His son, who was attracted to
the house by the noise, reached his
ather Just in lime 10 drag him from
the burning building. The house aud
its contelis were entirely destroyed.
The tdtv attorney of PendIeton has
given il as hi, opinion, bef re The com
mon council, that the dog taxes can be
collected. He thinks the city would
be safe in proceeding to collect the tax,
and, il recessary, in killing any dogs
upon which the taxes are not paid.
The council instructed the city treas
uret aud other city officers accord
ilgly.
AIh.rt Smith who fell asleep at Co
bpry Inst SATURDAY. afternoon. and
failed for eighteen hours to respond to
,,,y Efforts 10 awaken him has recov,
| .rad hi, health and been discharped
by th, attending physician, says the
Eugene Guard Mr., Smiths lnvolun'
tary nap was due to nervous prostra-
ton. After waking, Mr. Smith was
threatened for time with typhoid
fever, hut careful attention prevented
any serioas rtsuIIs and be is now iu
his usual good health.
A resident on Snuth stough in Coo.
eo,n,v w.s cauoht in his own bea,
iran the other das. He had set the
tran a day or two before. and so wei
did he cover IL with leaves and mos,
that he was unable TO locate it wher
he went to look for it. While hunting
for the trap, he put his foot In it anC
WIS held fast, remaining there for I
day and night, until rescued by A
Nichols, who happened to be looking
for cattle in the neighborhood anC
heard his calls for assistance.
Last w.pk Richard Zabn. who live,
in A,s4a valley had oecaaion to pas
throuyb the woods in his neiphbor
booa Az he passed along his foo
struck what he At first slpposed to b,
root sticking on, Of tbe ground On
examining il he found that il was tn,
noipt of an elk horn. He got a spad
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