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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1889)
E. Y. Eirkpatrict, PuMisSsr. FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1SS9. i rriii iiiii. iWm, -ri-iiirTirrii5Tii--iBrnwa If the rich llndsor gold and silver continue to develop thenwelvea tu In the ptwt year, Ort'gon will be a nocoud Eldorado, eays an exchange. Two of the Eugene papurs have been t'hlargvd. the Guard and the Register They present a very neat and uiuch improved appearance, and show evi dence of prosperity. 'wk; , lire. Toik now 85 year old, wears liUtek ilk kid gloves all day and walks v 1th a mild-headed cane, bhe never leaves rCashville nor goes anywhere in that town, except to chinch on hunday. ' Queen Victoria, who traveled to Trance a Countess of Balmoral, took her own bed and bedding with her, a uMom which her majesty never breaks, even if invited to stay i a. roy 11 palace.. . - Seven ministers in Ban Francisco iisked what is the greatest enemy of O.rwtianity at the present time, ana M'veu distinct answers were given. They were as follows: . Jfatural de pravity, rationalism, materialism In- umperiui',-, sectarianism, too little preaching of faith and repentance, ana M'M'llhlH'SH. Immigrants are pouring into Oregon by the thousand every week. It Is .-aid that on on average seventy-fiv Lome seekers arrived in Portland daily from California. The Bhort Line brinsrs aliout the same number and the Northern Pacific nearly as inauy as both the other ruaus The Nebraska lesisature has passed a law making it nnlawful for any per hou to fire off or discharge any firearm on any public road or highway in any eouuty of the state, except to destroy some wild or ferccious animal, or an officer in the discharge of his duties. Nebraska must be a hard state for an jfficer to enforce the law. Speaking of an impeuding strike, the Eutfalo Impress Bays: "There are plenty of examples if the good sense which every man will display just now, having a secure situation, holds on rather than flings it away at the bidding ot some union or federation;" Too true. The man who gets out of a job nowadays knows not when lie will get another position. la all probability the farmer who plauts a p'ltelMrf potatoes this season will reap a rich harvest. Potatoes h u e beu so extremely plentiful that tis.'y have fallen in price until there is no market for them, and in eotwo- ijutnee the farmers are tunfing their at-. . trillion to other crops. California far mi i-i ure plautiuc largely of beans. Tin rofoie the farmer who does raise potatoes is likely next fall to find a market for thenu The people of Lebanon should raise a few hundred dollars and send a suita ble agent to Portland to interview im migrants and post them in the great advantages of Linn county. That Is w hat other counties are doing and are nutting with great suet-ess. We can not cxpwt jsMiplt to come here unless they uro informed of our advantages, "How can tkey hear without a preach er."' and no preacher will preach with out money. . liuiio JJiiSy, shouted a Norwich public-school by of the primary division to a pioruehial school chum. I'm stud ying hijine and phizxrology now! 1 .,n't teach 'ux in yer school, does they? 'i l-.cy t. lis alt about yer self, just how ninny iiiHlsters and molers yer have in t r mouth, and how yer all tied to jj.iher with ligenuents. If these K-achers tell the truth, Billy, we're dun up ju-:t as carefully as a bundle o' tried apples is. Kx. A westi-rn rancher hired a very in t spei ieii'-ed lsy to help him about the i',.nn. Al told the lad to take some t-.ilt and salt the calf over in the past i.: e. Thrf boy tookabout a quart of salt :i.,(l rub'jed over the calf, working it v .1! iiifo the hair. A gang of colts in tin' p.;-i;;ri; scented the salt and got af-t.-r the ea'.f. They licked the hair all (..'! the r.i' Vii hide and .tried to lick the i.: i..-. ff too. Al tried t catch tlx? calf 1 1 wus.i it, but the .creature, thinking v. :s:;t'd to lick, too, ki ptnut of his i Thy bfiy and the calf and far ; AI sre nil unhappy. The colts are K.e o!;ly oises that gut any fun out of if. .-iirbj Koiwar. . . . TU UAIMtOAD COMX1.18IOW. Editor Ext'KEss Inferring to your request that I give my vlows of the whole subject of the railroad commission matter, I cheer. fully comply, aad will say that when the railroad commission bill was first Introduced Into the legislature In 18S7 I had the honor to be a member of the tte senate, and supported the nil I as the best measure that could then bo passed in the interests of the farmers and others who depend largely upon railroad transportation conducting their business. I believed at the time that many abuses of railroad manage ment, seriously affecting the material interests of the fanners, might l rem edied by the commission under the power conferred upon them by the bill. Another very important benefit accruing to those affected by the abuse above referred to under the operation of this bill was the vast amount of sta tistical information to lie gathered to gether by the commission and reported to the legislature. This last duty was faithfully and elaborately performed by the commission, and their report is before the people. As to the abuses which the friends of the measure had hoped to see corrected, I am sorry to sny they were all doomed to disap pointment. On many occasions very extortionate charges have ltecn made by some of the railroads for transjKirt ing freight, and It was hoped that un der the power conferred by the bill tipmi the commission It would be au thorized to Interfere In such cases and compel railroads to reduce charges on freight to such figures as would be considered reasonable. The railroads at once disputed any such authority on the part of the commission under the law, and the -commission were com pelled to go Into the courts to have their power defined. To this end a suit was brought In the name of the commission in the circuit court of the state of Oregon for. Umatilla county against the Oregon Hallway & Navi gation Company asking a decree of the court requiring the railroad company to refund to one, E. J. Bummervilie, the sum of claimed to be an excess over and above a reasonable comjHjn sation exacted by the railroad from rJummerville for transporting for him a car lond of of wheat from Pendleton to Portland. The commission obtain ed judgment against the railroad com pany In the circnlt court, but on ap peal to the supreme court the Judg ment of the circuit court was reversed aud the case dismissed. The court held that the commission had no power under the law to tlx rates of fare or freight or to determine when suth rates are reasonable. .Hence,!! it as jhs sible to secure under the law had been secured in the report of information concerning tlmmanner of the manage ment of rullfads. At the late session of the legislature a bill was introduced In the senate by Hetintor Dawson of this county amending the law so as to Increase the number of commissioner to th re, instead of two as under the old law, and to provide fur their elec tion by the legislature instead of their appointment by the governor as under the old law. This bili conferred no ad ditional power upon the commission. Viewing the commission as utUrly pnwerles to help the farmers nguiust the extortionate exactions of railroads unless additional powers were conferr ed uooii it. I sought to amend the bill by providing that "Haid board shall have the power to fix the maximum rates of freight to be charged by the va rious railroads of the slate, between all points in the state." This amendment whs voted down aud the bill passed as originally introduced. It was vetoed by the 'governor, who among other tiiinsrs said: "The board consisting under the law as it now stands, of two eomiiilsfsioners and a clerk, the compensation of whom Hi!iuntel to $7500 per annum, had not really enough work to do, owing to the nrcrcrilsL-d limltution of Its power, to Keep 'one man in healthy, steady em ployment, nnd there is no reason why the taxpayers of Oregon should be bur dened with the cxifcndUure of fZ'M) more for the employment of another coniniission.tr who will reullv have nothing to do but draw hissalaryquar terij where for this unaccountable benefaction of the Icgislu'tuue of Oregon he might be able to earn an honot liv ing mm farm or in a workshop." This bill passed over the governor's veto, and it in very evidi nt that it was entirely satisfactory to t he railroad, as all railroad uii'inbeis in Im.Ui bonces siyiKirtel it. Hurumnri'.ing the whole Bi.itler. I supported the bill passed In l.7 Is-ciiuse 1 believed it conferred some power by which railroad abuses might be abated. Hut the court decid ed otherwise. 1 opposed the last bill because it .conferred no additional power upon .the commission. And without such power it is a nseless en cumbrance upon the taxpayers of the stale. It. A. Ihvixe. The greatest emigration society at pres cut is the Arn'titine Jlepubiic. It will spend this year $3,000,000 to bring em igrants from the north of Europe alone, Ships fnmi England, Holland and France are taking them over in thou sands. ; s. Montague's freight bills for the past month have buen un usually heavy, owing to the large quantities of New snd Ulcisrant MpHnjt ,: Hummer iomti Being received daily at his MAMMOTH STORK and at the One Price Cash Store con trolled by C. M, Talbott aa manager. The stocks of these estab lishments are full and com plete, and an experience of nearly twenty years in the trade at Lebanon enables me to select such goods as will meet the wants of the people. As I buy for cash, a careful inspection will satisfy anyone of ordinary intelligence that MONTAGtJE'S PRICES and the superior quality of -his goods fully merit the liberal patronage he is receiving, and for which he returns his pro found thanks. In Montague's PRESS GOODS department will ' be iound many new and elegant designs purchased at very low figures of one of the largest importing houses in America. The goods will be sold corres pondingly low, and wo res peetfdly'invite the ladies to examine them before purchas ing. Montague has been selling a great many wedding dresses lately, and will take pleasure in furnishing complete outfits to parties contemplating house keeping. Our CLOTHING DE PARTMENT ileds but little advertising, as the goods Bell themselves. We keep native Oregon manufactured cloth ing as well as fine lines just received from New York and Chicago. A look through our' stock will convince you that we can fit you in any kind of suit you may desire at prices lower than a good many mer chants cart buy their goods. Wehavc good serviceable suits at $5.75,7, $8, $9 or $10. These prices are 25 per cent lower than the goods are usu ally sold in any town in Ore gon. FOR THE BOYS. ,4'oys, it will interest you to know that in selecting his mammoth stoeks of clothing, he has just laid in' the largest assortment of Boy's Clothing ever brought to this city. Have your Papa and Mama bring you in for a new suit, so you can attend camp meeting and the May picnics, and Ave will fit you out very nicely. Always insist on having them go to Montague's for their goods, as in his establishment vou will get 100 cts. worth for every dollar expended. HOOTS AND SHOES. In addition to a large stock of Leather goods, Montague has purchased an immense stock of the celebrated Buck ingham & IJeclit make of boots and shoes. Every pair warranted. V hen you need anything in that line drop in and see us. The goods and prices are all mom. THE ONE PRICE Cash Store is an immense success; the sales are very large and increasing rapidly. It is true the profits are very small, but ns we can turn the money many times dur ing the year, I find that In -the lonjr mu H pays mucn ratter than the cred it system. We all Must come at last to a cash basis in all our business trans actions, and the sooner the better. Come on with your money, make us know when you are looking at goods that you intended nnruhnst-s MADE CASH DOWN, and you will find Moiitnputt ready to meet you with prices that defy successful competition. j. A. BEARD, Druggist and Apothecary, . DEALER IN Pure Drugs, Medicines, Paints Oils and Glass, STATIONERY, Fine Perfumery Brashes & Courts CIOAUS AND FANCY TOILET ARTICLES. Prescriptions Accurately Compounded. Main Street, Lebanon, Oregon. CRUSON & MILLER, DEALERS IN . jf WAGONS, BUGGIES, HACKS, . ' AND ALL KINDS Off , Vehicles, Implements, TOOLS OF ALL SOKTS, Light and Heavy Machines, BARB AND SMOOTH WIRE, IRON, STEEL, COAL, GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Call in, Gentlemen, and we will Make You Happy. $50 REWARD! To any person who is offering better inducements or fairer prices than JOSEPH HARBIN. Wagon-and Machine work a. specialty. I vont dish your whech to Quaker hats. The "COMMON SENSE HARROW" Has Given Satisfaction, and I will endeaior to mate my otter work do the same. . I am making a lot of new California racks; they are tin best. Don't forget my horse shoeing, for I Jiuarantee fatis faetion. Call and pee me at the lied Front shop. Joseph Harbix. TONSORIAL SHOP. FOR A NICB HAIR CUT A SD A CLEAN SHAVE Call nt my nhop, Main Ktiwt, Leba non, Oregon. I iil lioue ruzoro and lmvu a H-TII K003I Connected to my liop. YOU CAN CET A BATH ANY TIME. I. RBOKUM. SPECIAL NOTICE. The linn of Cosliow & Cublo, linvlng by mutual conwnt dissolved partner Hhip on JMnndr .1, .ISM), nil personH knowing tlicinwlvcM Indebted by note or account to wtid tlrtu tire requeued to call at tlie old Ntuml mid Kettle. The hiMliiefffl in the future will lie curried on under the ilnn lmmo of t'nltle & HUmurd, C. J'i. .Stanurd having pur dinned the Hhnro formerly; owned by O. r. Cobhow, Kr. NEW SENSATION AT SWAN BROS. Tin and Stove Store. A CHEAP COUNTER OF ALL KINDS OF Household Goods. MORE GOODS FOR LESS EONEY Than You Ever Saw. W YOU WILL ONLY CALL, You will be Astonished At the Rock-Bottom Prices.