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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1887)
The Lebanon Express. SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1SS7. J.H. STINE, Editor. The states ami territories of the Paci fic const are receiving a booru this year that has not been equaled since the ilnya of '49. The pursuit of gold will draw men anywhere, and a statement to the effect that the metal may be picked up or dug out of tho earth in its virgin purity, with very little trouble, will at tract multitudes to the spot.. It was such a state of affairs that attracted to the coast thousands of men in the year referred to and subsequent years ; but the attraction of to-day is not gold, in the sense of forty years ago. They are coming because of the salubrious cli mate, the productive soil and the gen eral heaHhfulness of the country ; they are coining now to build up homes to live and die here. Then they came ex pecting to make a fortune in a few months and return to the scenes of their childhood to spend the remain der of their days in peace; now they come to build cities, and factories, and workshops, and to tickle the soil that it may laugh a harvest; to create a new community and expand the do minion of our grand and free govern ment. Progressive and wide-awake towns will now shoot ahead of their more slothful neighlors and "knock the persimmon." It behooves us to make the future prospects as attractive as possible, consistent with the truth, that out of the thousands of people peeking new homes, some may lie in duced here to alight and here to build their nests. The people of Texas are to vote on a prohibitory amendment next August. A self-constituted committee has re cently been inviting prominent demo crats to attend a meeting on the 30th for the purpose of calling a democratic convention in May to oppose prohibi tion. Bcnator Reagan has made a reply to such Invitation. After picturing the wretchedness and dishonor to be en countered in every community result ing from the use of liquor, the distin guished senator says: "I must express my regret that any effort has been made to make a party question of prohibition, and especially do I regret that demo crats would seek tc identify that great and historic party with the fortunes and fate of whisky shops, drunkards and criminals. AYe now have an oppor tunity to promote sobriety, thrift and happiness without endangering the suc cess and the perpetuation of the prin ciples of the democratic party, and I ani in favor of doing so, and at the coming election shall so vote, not be cause I believe prohibition is the most effective remedy which could be adopt ed by those evils, but because it, in my judgement, favors a policy which will do much for the improvement of the condition of our people, pecuniarily and socially, and towards placing them on a higher and better plane of civilization. STATE NEWS. Referring to the Haddock murder, the Portland World says: "The trial of John Arensdorf, the brewer, at Sioux City, Iowa, for the murder of Rev. (J to. C. Haddock, over a year ago, is going on and commands great atten tion throughout the whole country, but particularly in that state, where it is recognized that no matter who act ually shot Mr. Haddock, the crime was the result of concerted plotting against him by the saloon and brewery men of Sioux City, their deep-seated animos ity having been engendered by the ac tive part taken by him in prosecuting violators of the prohibitory law. The tragic death of Mr. Haddock has had more powerful influence in closing sa loons and curtailing violations of the law since that oceurrance than all else combined." In the Kansas House of Representa tives on Wednesday last the Murray Temperance bill on the third reading Was carried by a vote of 90 to 15. There were 17 absent. This bill imposes up on druggists the strictest observance of the prohibitory amendment. It makes it impossible almost for both the drug stores and the county officers to evade the law without being liable to the sev erest punishments The indications are that there will be an unusual flow of water down the Columbia river. The heaviest fall of snow that has occurred for years fell the past winter in the mountains on the Upper Columbia. Portland and The Dalles, says an up country ex change, would do well to set their houses in order and prepare for the overflow that is sure to come. Washington territory contains 60, 880 square miles, or exactly the same area as the states of Rhode Island, Dela ware, Connecticut, Xew Jersey, Mass achusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, and West Virginia combined. Yet with all this expanse of territory, Rhode Island, the smallest of the group, has double her population. A ric h vein of coal has lxon discover ed in the mountains near Forest drove. Last year's wheat crop has been about all shipped out of Rogue liver valley now. Prospects for crops in Rogue river val ley were never belter this season of the year. All the available Chinamen from about Cor va I lis have gone to work on the Oregon & California extension. Circuit court will reoien at Jackson ville on the 25th, when a numberof de cisions will be pronounced by Judge Welister. In the vicinity orriensant Hill, Lane county, only a few of the fanners ure through seeding and some have scarce ly lKgun. , Owing to the rains of the past week In Jackson eountv the roads have In come ijulto muddy again in different localities. About New berg Yamhill county, everyltody is busy putting In crops, in that vicinity a great many young trees have been set out this season. Sheepmen claim, says the Arlington 37ir., that more sheep perished on an average this season, in Kastern Oregon, than has been for several years. There were 210 cars of froljrht- side tracked at Huntington the fore part of last week, awaiting transportation to Portland, says a La 15 ramie paper. Rejwrts from Crook eountv show a considerable 1ss of cattle on tiie ranges. The storm of the winter was quite se vere, and cuttle were scattered so they could not lie fed. The Atorian perpetrate the follow ing joke: The seals are reported to have left Sand island. They have the Inter state commerce law under present con sideration, probably. , A literary bureau has leen formed at Newport, Ronton county, for the pur pose of distributing? literature to aid in carrvinsr the prohibitory amendment in November. They ask all eople in terested in this work to contribute their influence in its favor. Milton Kaffir; If the harvest turn but as we now have cause to hope and all our anticipations are relization are left in the country. A irreat many stransrers visited Milton duringtheweek and all praiso our wheat lields, our or chards and our strawberry Ihhis. "Ashland exchange: Henry Vinson, who came in from llonanza this week. savs horsemen in many iHrtions of Klamath and I-ake counties will be dissapointed in the number of colts cal culated upon this spring, the increase havinsr leen cut down one-third or more by the hard winter. The Dalles Timex-M'tuMlrtlnccn The cold weather during the past tew days has been verv injurious to the lambs. and a great loss is exiiectd from this cause. We are informed that very many lamln died at Anteloiie lnt week on account of the cold weather. This will be quite a loss to our sheep men. Rev. Campbell organized a prohibi tion club at Empire City several days airo, with ."!) members The officers are: Maj. M . Tower, president F. Hehet ter, vice-president; S. Campliell, secre tary; Mr. M. Tower, Mrs. A. P.Owen, Mrs. I. Richardson, Mrs. J. O. Cook and Miss Georgia Cammann, com mittee. The Klamath Afar is responsible for the following: Recently a pack horse belonging to the Nevada City & Down- leville Stage company fell over the grade aliove Camptonviile and slid down the snowy embankment WOO fovt to the North Yoka river. The animal was rescued a few days latter alive with his loud A militia company has la-en orjraniz- ed at Eugene City with the following ofheere: Captain, r. 1.. Patterson; 1st Lieut., S. C. Sladsten; 2d Lieut., H. M. Lambert;-1st Sergeant, M. O. Builcr- fiol.l: 2d, C. E. Lockvood; 3d, ivo. C. Swift; 4th, A. C. Woodcock; 1st cor poral, Elmer Cleaver; 2d, Alex, t'ock- erline; 3d, H. F. Hollenbcck; 4th, C. J . Howard. The Arlington paper is informed that Mr. Hicklin met with a severe loss in his band of sheep. He had been shear ing and dipping, and the unprotected sheep, left out in the rain of Saturday night, chilled and several hundred died. This is a hard blow, at the end of a hard winter. Guard; The bids for building the new Masonic Hall, were as follows: Roney A Abrams, -!),700; O. H. Parks, S!,7; W. H. Fcnton, 910, 1.54; S. O. Cirrison & Co., f 10,24-"; V. McFaiiand, $10,000. Alexander & Davis, flO.SO; A. W. Scott, 10,03. It is not likely that the contract will lie let at these figures but that new plans will be pre pared. A few days ago on the SSuslaw, while a Mr. Palm" was out hunting, he killed a very large deer. Ueing to heavy to carry home, the next day his son "and Mr. Inman, a neighbor, Uk a horse to get it. When they arrived at the spot the deer was gone. The dog, scenting a track, soon treed a big California lion, which had taken the deer, ate most ali of it, and then covered the remainder with leaves. Mr. Inman shot and kill ed him. This specimen of fclixcon color was a "whopper." The Polk County Teacher's Institute will Ik? held at Dallas, lieginning at":30 o'clock Thursday, April 2S, and hold ing over Friday and Saturday. As this is an initial institute to tne annual in stitutes required by the amended school laws, all teachers "and friends of educa tion are urgently requested to be pres ent. At the evening sessions promi nent educators will deliver lectures. An excellent progranie for the entire session is now in active preparation. State Superintendent McElroy will be present. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THK WHEAT fOUN KU S KFFEtT ON COAL. San Francisco, April 20. Coal im porters are now feeling the effect of the corner in the wheat market. Altough freight on cereals to England has lneii reduced to 20 shillings, t.hlpa In the harbor cannot get cargoes, owing to the high prices for wheat. It was formerly the custom for vessels to take wheat to Europe anil return with a load of coal, but as there Is no foreign demand for wheat at the existing exorbitant llg nres, and as vessels cannot a (lord to j-o one way without a cargo, no European coal is now coming into this port to speak of. If the pit-sent state of aflairs continues, dealers believe that the prices of coal will advance as stock on hand docreas s, or as handlers in local 'coal cease to have competition. WHKAT CORN Kit BROKF.S. Chicago, April 21. 10:30 A. M. The wheat market In-gan to break this morn ing under free offerings for May deliv ery. The. starting price for May was lower than 84 cents, with live sales at 81J. Tho market held steadily until 10 o'clock, when free selling began, and a sharp break to 825 occurred. OH'cr Ings were very large'all the way down. The market Is still very nervous, May now being quoted at 82. TIIF. FKKUillT THIEVES. Pittsburg, April 20. The first of the railroad roliln-ry cases called this morn was that of J.l. Armstrong, an ex condiietor. The prosecution prnluccd a valise m hich ariiKtrong had- left In a barU-r shop and which was found to contain a quantity of stolen property. The prisioncr was held over to the grand jury. A large munlier of pris oners waived examination ami were remanded. They asked for a contin uance until Wednesday. WHY HE KIU.EP HEIt. San Francisco. April 20. Referring to the recent murder of Mrs. Pillion, at St. John, Colusa county, by Hong Dye, the Chinese servant, the Chicago .' irrjtrise says: If you ask any of the Chinamen"' here why Hong Dye com mitted the murder, thev vill tell you because Weaver kicked him and whipr immI him that day with a blacksnake. Mrs. Pillion saw the whipping admin istered and did not interfere, so lie shot her too, to gratify his revenge. RAIS AT LAST. St. Louis, April 29. A copious rain fell here all day yesterday and most of last night, and this forenoon there was a brisk snow storm. Dispatches from numerous places state that the rainfall was general in Missouri Kansas, Iowa, Indian territory, Central and Southern Illinois, and in a large part of Texas suiticient water lias laiien to not only enable farmers to plow in the draught stricken regions, but to abundantly nourish grow ing crops and vegetation. HEAVY TIMBER I.AM) PALE. New York. April 20. The Northern Pacific railroad has consummated usale of 200,000 acres of timber land in the eastern part of Minnesota, northwest ot Duluth. 1 he exact sections have not been heated yet. but lawyers will probably notify the company of their select ion this week. The names of buy- : crs were not given, and the price paid is conditional on the amount of timber. SNOW IX XEW YORK. New Y'ork, April 20 At 7 o'clock thi morning it Iwgan snowing hard and ainnit 0 about one and one-half inches of snow had fallen. It then turned to a sleet storm and at 10 the snow is covered with a oru--t of lee. RejHirts from the interior of the state show that the storm Is general. POLITICAL WORKER SEN'TEMTP. St. Louis, April 20 Patrick J. Ea gan, deputy recorder of votes, convict ed of committing election frauds by falsi lv registering the nanus of voters last Noveiiilwr, was sefltnced in the U. S. court to-day to serve two years in the penitentiary "at Landon. OLEOMARGARINE HEALERS IX Ct'RT. New York, April 20. Alxmt fifty dealers in oleomargarine appeared by attorney in the court of general ww.i.it i to-day, and pleaded guilty to violating the law, and were fined' from $-50 to f 100 each. SOCIALISTS FEXT TO I'lUSOV. Rrlin, April 20 The trial of twenty-four socialists charged with lieing members of illegal secret societies has just been coneludid at Posen. Nine were convicted and sentenced to var ious short terms of imprisonment. J. L. COWAN. J. M. II ALSTON. J. W Ct'SH'K. BANK of LEBANON, Lebanon, Oregon. Transact a General Banking- Business. Accounts Kept Subject to Check. EXCHANGE SOLD ON New York, San Francisco, Portland and Albany, Oregon. COLLECTIONS MADE On Ktivorfcitile Terms. IIarkness& Mayers Bros, -Blacksmiths,- Lkiiaxox, Ohkuox. Horse Shoeing and Gen eral Repairing-.' ALL WOIUC WAIIUANTED TO OIVE SATISFACTION, at Prices to Suit the Times. GIVE IS .1 CALL. FOR SALE. S L W i I ill FOR SALE. A Double Circular Water Power Saw Mill, NEAR LEBANON, OR. Cupueity al out 5000 feet per day. Also 1(1 acres of land on which the huw mill Is locuted. PRIC15, $L',GOO. Also Imve a lurge stock t( First Quality Lumber At lowest market rales for cash. G. W. WHEELER, Lebanon, Oregon. uirl.9-Ciu I. F. CONN, ; Contractor, Carpenter and Builder. Plans &l Specifications FURNISHED OX SHORT NOT I Civ : All Kinds of Carpenter Work Done and Satisfaction Guaranteed. 1 i lrice Verv Kensonable. ALHANY A I.KIIANOX, OUKOON. M, A. MILLER, :EAU3l IX- Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, & Glass.. -ALSO- A Complete Stock of Stationery, -AS LADIES' TOILET ARTICLES. o Prescriptions a Speciality. NEXT DOOlt TO W. 11. DOXACA, LEIl AXON, OREGON". 1872. 1887. Forty acres of frio firming land, one fourth mile vrtft of Santmin Acini ciny, Lclmnon, Oregon. Crop included. Price, $50 per Acre. Oae-hall, Cask For particular enquire of A. 11. Cyms, or of J. X. McDjiiuM ! prv'inlsts. inrrh!'.!-. in i Andrews & llacklemnn, ! W.LOOUGLAS SHO Mr. C. 1j. Smith, in a lecture to the farmers In Moorhea-I, Minnesota statetl that (i,i00,mpoui d of hutter of the product of lvs soll for nn averapt of six and one-fourth cent ior pound. He stated that he ha wnt out two hundred Inquires anions farmers in Minnesota asking what wan the yearly average product of hutter jer cow, and found hy tho replis that it wiw uUml one hundred pounds per anv. SupjKe he pot thiity cents er pound for it, which was a hiph average, the product of each cow was only thirty dollars. Xow, he claimed that it costs not less than thirty-six dollars a year to keen a cow. Here was a direct l-s of six dol lars per head on each cow that did not produce over one hundred pounds of (utter a year. Hut if we improve our stock and keep cows that produce two hundred pounds of hutter Instead of one hundred pounds, the product amount to sixty dollars a vear and leaves a profit of twenty-four dollars per head. He stated that Holmes' and McKinstry's cows average twelve pounds a week for forty weeks in the year, or four hundred and eighty IKMinds per head. These cows wen profitable. Common stock, kept in a common manner, as is customarv among ordinary farmers, were not pro-litabla. Arensdorf, who has been tried at Sioux City, Iowa, for the murder of Rev. Geo. C. Haddcck, has been ac quitted. It is said that Arensdorf and his friends will now do everything they can to convict Leavitt, who is strongly euspicioned of the crime. Justice is strongly demanded in this case. April 15 wits the twenty-second anni versary of the death of Abraham Lin coln, and memorial exercises under the auspices of the Lincoln Guard of Hon or were held at 2 o'clock in the hall of the house of representatives at Spring field, 111. The General Assembly of Virginia is Ijolding an extra session, mainly to take action regarding the state debt. Food From the Earth. The chemistry of the earth requires a year to produce "bread. All food bread and meat and fruit. in fact comes from the elements stored by od in the earth, air and water. Edison thinks he has discovered how, Instead of letting Dame Nature occupy a year in the col lecting of these elements he will make all food within an hour by combining these elements organically. His meat compounds, for instance, are claimed to be formed by exposing the three ele ments in a red hot state to nitrogen gas though using different flavors, which he gets also from the earth. "I can make wine, and havemadeit," he says, " with New Jersey cart h and water t hat no man can tell from Chateau Yquem." Edison is reported to have further re marked that "no change of food is con templated. Every man can have food of the kind to which he Is accustomed or which he prefers. It will be as easy to produce cabbage as oranges, or pork as partridges. We shall actually pro duce these very thinps but in a new form. It will le cabbages that have never felt the rain, and pork and part ridges that have never leen alive. We merely take a short cut and snatch the food from the earth, w ithout giving it the trouble of growing. It will lack i filier, which is the only perceptible dif i fvrance. Yon -:- Certainly WANT A Cf NEW SUIT Clothes THIS SPRIXG. 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