The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-03-18
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shipped from Ontario last week, 10y
Mr.. Yeast, a Malteur county stockman.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 to
represent Nevada at the Nebraska ex-
position was killed In the legislature.
The proposed ordinance prohibiting
the selling Of pools on horse races at
San Jose, Calf, was defeated In the
council.
Growers around Gervais are setting
hop poles and purchasing twine. The
prices for supplies are higher this year
than last season,
John Wallace brought a load Of hay
into La Grande last week, with four
horses. The hay weighed 2200 pounds,
and the wagon aud mud 2560 pounds,
The little son Of Mrs. Wade, Of New
berg, disappeared about the time a
baud of gypsies left that town, and
nothing bas sipee been seen of the
boy.
A would-be burglar, while attempt
ing 20 break into j. W. Withrow's
saloon, in Eugene, lsst Thursday
night, Was frightened away by Night
watchman Croner.
The new fish wheel being put in by
Charles Staae few miles below The
Dalles, when completed, will be the
largest wheel on the river. 1t is II
feet wide and 50 feet deep.
Pasadena, Calf, is getting much
satisfaction out of the news that car
Of oranges was recently shipped from
that place to Jacksonville, Florida,
where it was sold at good prices.
Mayor Taylor, Of Astoria, has signed
the ordiuapce making it misde-
meanor to expectorate on sidewalks,
floors Of public buildings. or on street.
cars. The penalty is fine of from 50
to $40.
The Bandon Herald says that a
whale forty feet in length came ashore
on the beach at Sand Beach last week.
The residents Of that vicinity tried out
500 gallons of oil and secured lot Of
whalebone.
San Francisco business and working
men are clamoring for work to COM
menee on the postofiice building to be
built there, and have sent resolutions
to the secretary of the treasury request
ing immediate action.
A. Thornburg, Of Greenville, Wash
ington county, had s2lO in canvas
shot sack the other day, out of which
he paid s:nall bill, returning the
sack to his pocket as he supposed, but
it must have missed the pocket and
slipped between his overalls and panta-
looms, for when he went to his room at
the hotel his money was gone. His
diligent search since has not been re-
warded.
During the fore part Of last week
Pendleton was ovtr run with hobos.
No fewer than l6 were lodged in the
city Jail Wednesday on the charge Of
vagrancy. Most of these were freed
Thursday on the condition that they
leave the city that day. City Marshal
Van Orsdall dogged their movements
during daylight, and Nightwatchmar
Russell saw that number Of them go
out on the evening train.
Geo. r. Mckenzie, the expert ac
countant appointed by Judge Fuller
ton, to go through the books Of Lincoll
county, is now busily engaged at hi
task. He says that his instruction
from the court are to go through tn
books and accounts of the sheriff
clerk and treasurer, checking up th
same, and End out how much none,
has been received by these officers, am
-hat disposition has been made Of il
s.yeRr-old son of Mr.. Herman
a n.y. on the Cloninger plac
VINO lives Hillsboro, received a
northwest Of st week. The la
unusual wound la. oa mt
had an armfull of kindh. ,oo Tbu
he was carrying into the ho, one
burdened be tripped and fell on +,
the sticks which struck under the CHI,
and penetrated behind the jawbone al
far as the root of his tongue. A docto
dressed the wound and at latest advic
the boy was doing well.
On Wagner creek, in Jackson coun
ty, a dog, the favorite pet Of family
got into fight with panther tn
other day, and the outlook was DC
bright for the dog. Mrs. ]. P. Cottor
Mrs A. B. Kerby and Mrs. Kerby
l2.year-old son sided with the dog, an
with stones and clubs, Joined 10 I'll
fight, and succeeded in killing II
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