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FRIDAY, J USE VW
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Th town of Johnatown, Pa., m en
tirely covered with water n June 1 by
ftUrsemwrvoir, which vu a fUr
for the Pennsylvania ennui, burnting
Its embankment and swiping over
the town, carrying everything before
It. It l probubly the worst calamity
tttt luw ever bofell ny community in
the United Mate. It is estimated all
I h WOy from 6000 to 15,000 people were
killed In different ways, ami millions
f dollar lost, but tUc exuet extent of
the calamity will never bo known.
The prcaidout and the governor of
IVnnsylvftnia have taken notion to
provide for th that have escaped, be
1d all other states nud churiUble In
at.tutioim aro doing all they cun.
Train loads are going la from all pal is
of the nuion.
It was jeporiate last evening by
Pacific PoHtal Telegraph that the lower
portion of the dty r Seattle was in
ashes and the fin. still raging. 1 ho
..imposition Is that the wlmto of the
business portion of the city will be de
stroyed before the Arc can be quench
ed. ' '. '
Michigan city nmjor visiting this
.oust, is taken by the immensity of
thing here. He says In his country a
ten mile railroad for lumbering pur
doses a big thing, but on this coast he
found a seveuty inllo plank water
jiume for floating lumber in for one
lirm, and other things In proportion.
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Elsewhere In this issue will be found
two communications on our town cem
etery, which we hope will be duly no
ticed For our part we don't care how
the cemetery to fixed, but we want it
fixed, for such a cemetery Is a disgrace
to any town or community, we are
truly glad that some have become in
terested in this matter.
The state beard of horticulture in
session In Balem this week discovered
that the work of combatting the fruit
pest was Inaugurated none too soon.
Besides the green aphis and codlin
moth they find tl "San Jose scale"
fining a dangerous foothold In the
Eogue river valley, and the wooly
aphis in western Oregon. The bard
will Issue bulletin No. 2 in a few days,
and invite all persons interested in
fruit to send fur copies to the secretary.
In pursuing its course of describing
and illustrating the Pacific Km th went,
the West Shore Magazine for May
reaches over into British Columbia and
devotee a considerable portion of the
iaue to that, In many respects, remark
able city of Vancouver, the western ter
minus of the longest line of railway In
the world, the Canadian Pacific.
There are ten pnges of lithographic
illustration Corvallis and Jnton
county, Oregon, which aro closely
identified with a new transcontinental
route, are also Illustrated and described
in this number. An interesting article
oa "Nomenclature of the Pacific Coast,"
the concluding part of "A story of the
Klamath," and much other fiction,
poetry, and a variety of timely matter
pertaining to the whole northwest
complete an issue of more than usual
. . i.... nr i-. J1
interest, oingic topic )iw,
nyear. Published by L. Hamuel.Port
Luid, Oregon.
A remarkable case of jietrifaction of
the humanlsrtly ha-s jut been reported
at Oswego, Clackamas county. One of
t'le old and well known residents of
Onwego is John Confer. Homo ten
years ego he had the misfortune to
1 m his wife, and caused the body to be
inhumed near the village on the place
owned by him. A hi t time ago the
Harrow Gauge railway company appli
ed for and .obtained the ri,:?it of way
through the piece of land belonging to
llr. Confer. ..On running the line for
the road the surveyors found that It
would pus directly across the grave of
Mrs. Confer, and that it would be nec-c-ry
to .jcxtmme the body. Accord
ingly tliis was done a few days since.
When the colli ii was reached, which
w as in a-: badly decayed condition, it
was discovered that tho entire body,
with tijeexceptioii f a few fingers on
ojic of the hands, had become petrified
The fcjrm and features of the dead wo
man were mild to be perfect and strik-
ngiy tneiiKC in every ueiau. no iieavy
cf -inged to solid stone that it required
eir'it iucu to lift them from the grave
L'cnvey the same to another burial
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A QRAVE TALK ABOUT OUR
CRAVE YARD.
Enmm Expreshj
As some people are expressing sur
prise that there was ho more work done
in our cemetery tkan there was, we
think It proper to make a statement of
tho money collected and work done.
Money received $N fin. Mr. Elklns
bel ng one of the trustees It was thnught
bent to turn It over to him to use. The
following Is the report:
it
John West, grubbing 1 day
J Elklns, lj "
George Elklns, cutting 1 day
J Elkins, team
12 00
3 00
1 00
2 AO
Total 8o0
Here Is actual labor for tho sum of
?0 60, Mr. Elkins very generously do
nating the f2. In addition to this Mr.
Eaton and I). Ambler gave half a days
work, and Mrs. Itlce sent a man half a
day, besides the work that was done on
private lots. Few seem to realize that
it is very hard work. Our cemetery Is
a disgrace to our town. Now that a
start has been made, don't you think
it wise to keep at It until the entire
yard is cleaned? It is rather amusing
to hear tho different Ideas of people.
Borne say: What becomes of the money
they get for the lots? The fact is they
got them on credit, as they do many
other things. When they go for a lot,
and they never do until they ntd one,
can Mr. Elklns stand by and say:
"You can't buy until you pay your ton
dollars for the lot." If he did there
would be a war cry, and now thore is
one. Others say there was some mou
cy deposited in the bank once that be
longed to the cemetery and what be
came of it? We thought every ono was
aware that last year they bought two
more acres, for which they paid $50 or
$75 dollars per acre, and now they are
putting np a new fence to keep the
stock from pasturing there, as they
have been doing. Other say, don't It
belong to the methodlnts? No, It is a
public burying ground. True the
ground was donated by a Methodist,
Mr. Ralston, and three trustees from
the Methodirit church are appointed to
look after it, but further than this it is
public Now the treasury Is empty
and the trustees are In debt for the lot
and the fence. Can not some one sug
gest a way to raise funds for this wor
thy object, at leant to cln it up, if
nothing else.
mtn CKMKTKKT.
ComiuuoicaUi).
Oor beautiful and impressive cere
monies, Memorial Day, struck a res
ponsive chord in every heart " liut I
think I am safu in saying that there
was neither man, woman or child pres
ent but felt their bosoms burn with
shame at the wretched and degraded
condition of our cemetery.
As there is nothing else so deeply in
teresting to the living as the disposal of
thoae whom they have loved and lost,
to there is perhaps nothing ebte so dis
tinctive of the condition and character
of a people as the method in which
they adorn and beautify their burial
places of tho dead.
If this Is true and all intelligent
readers know it is how high in the
ranks of civilization do we stand?
It is worthy of note that the trustees
of the cemetery --three honest intelli
gent men under the auspices of one of
the largest and most jHiwerfuI Chris
tian denomination in the world, have
not improved the land in any way
since it was donated to the church,
with the bare exception of building
fences (I think three times, if more I
stand corrected), not even trimming
walks and paths, not mentioning va
cant lots; and wonderful to relate, my
dear readers, not one word of remon
strance or condemnation from this in
telligent community. And yet "The
intelligence of a community is known
by the condition of its place of burial
of the dead."
And now the question comes, what is
to be done. A few of us think thut if
the church will kindly alUw the hint
annual report of the trustees to be
printed, together wltii a Mtatement of
all money received and pnld out from
the time of receiving land, and also
tin ion nt due trustees for lots unpaid
for, that some way can lie provlm-d by
subscription or collecting out standing
debts, so that next Memorial Duy our
cemetery will show order and symme
try, instead of cliinsi and confusion.
When all the walks and paths are
clearly defined and kept in order,
surely every one that has "loved and
lost" will keep their own lots and those
of their absent friends neat and trim,
and our Lebanon cemetery will no
longer be a shame aud dlsgraco to trus
tees, church aud community. L.
ii. B. Vy)crtn pjiys cash fr produce,
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HUE'S C0LU11H.
Montague's freight bills for
tho past month have been un
usually heavy, owing to the
largo quantities of
INww and mrnrnnt Mprtnit
Hummer JmmIm.
Iseing received daily at his
MAMMOTH STOW" and at
the Ono Trice Cash Store eon
trolled by G. M. Talbottas
manager.
Tho stocks of these estab
lishments are full and com
plete, and an experienco of
nearly twenty years in tho
trade at Lebanon enables nie
to select such goods as will
meet tho wants of tho people.
As 1 buy for cash, a careful
inspection will satisfy anyono
of ordinarv intelligence that
MONTAGUE'S PRICKS and
tho superior quality of Ids
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
lound many new and elegant
designs purchased at very low
figuros of one of tho largest
importing houses in America.
The goods will be sold corres
pondingly low, and we res
pectfully "invite the ladies to
examine them before purchas
ing Montaguo 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 needs but little
advertising, as the goods sell
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 couvince you that
we can fit you in any kind of
suit you may desire at prices
lower than a good many mer
chants can buy their goods.
We'have good serviceable suits
at $3.75, $7, $8, 19 or $10.
Thcso prices are 25 per cent
lower than the goods are usu
ally sold in any town in Ore
gon. FOR THE BOYS.
Boys, it will interest you to
know that in selecting his
mammoth stocks of clothing,
he has just laid in the largest
assortment of Boy's Clothing
ever brought to this city.
Have your Papa and Mania
bring you in for a new suit, so
you can attend camp meeting
and tho May picnics, and we
will fit you out very nicely.
Always insist on having them
go to Montague's for their
goods, as in his establishment
you will get 100 cts. worth for
every dollar expended.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
In addition to a large stock
of Leather goods, Montague
has purchased an immense
stock of the celebrated Buck
ingham & Hecht make of
boots and shoes. "Every pair
warranted. When you need
anything in that line drop in
and see us. The goods and
prices are all kioht.
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 us we
can turn the money many times dur
ing the year, J lino that in the long
run It pays much better than the cred
it system. We nil Wuat come at last to
a cash basis in all our busincKs trans
actions, and the sooner the better.
Come on with your nflniey, make uh
know when you are looking at goods
thnt your Intended purchases MEAN
CAK'r, 3WN,' a:id you will ilnd
M'(iiilarJi.ii ready to meet yiu Willi
pSfi.it" ;'."?fnl ccinpf'tition.
BEARD & HOLT,
Druggist and Apothecary,
DEALERS IN
Pure Drugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils and Glass,
STATIONERY,
Fine Perfumery. Brushes & Combs
CIGAIta AND FANCY TOILET AKTICLFA
Prescriptions Accurately Compounded.
Main Street, Lebanon, Oregon.
CRUSON &
-DEALERS IN-
WAGONS, BUGGIES, HACKS,
-AND ALL
Vehicles, Implements,
TOOLH OF ALL, NOHTS,
Light and Heavy Machines,
BARB AND SMOOTH WIRE.
IHOX, STEEL, COAL,
GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
Call in, Gentlemen, and we will Make Yo
Happy.
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A. K. Vr:h.
W. V. Pctkhmox.
A. R. Cyrus & Co.,
INSURANCE
AND
Real Estate Agents,
IteAlen In All Kind, or
Agricultural Implements,
iNri.nuxa THE
Famous Morrison PIoas
AS!
Tiger Mowerw,
Lvlmnnn, Oregon.
W. F. READ,
THE LEADING
Cash Dry Goods Store
oir AJLIJAIVV, Oil
M Y HTOCK IS
New and Complete,
And I invito everyone when In
Albany t
COME AND SEE US,
Knowing thnt wo cun Buit you
Both in Goods . and Prices,
MAIJL. OHlKlN
Promptly nttomled.
You Cannot Afford
At this sciwon flf the yenr to h without
ii good reliable diarrhoea Ixil.-mm In tho
limine, u crumps, colic, diarrhoea mid
till iMtlutimmtiou of tho Htoinccli nnd
bowel lire exceedingly dni'tjeroiiH if
not attended at once. One bottle of
JlE( lO'B DIAltllHUSA BALHAM
will do more good In enftcH of thin kind
tlfin nny other nidicln on earih.
We gimrunteu it. M. A. Miller, drug-
MENZIES,
KINDS OF-
TONSORIAL SHOP.
roK A
NICE IIAIH CTTr
A.VI) A
CLEAN SHAVE
foil at mr Hlion, Main Ktrwt. Lr
nun, urt-goii. I itMM hone roaora an
liuve u
Connected to my shop.
YOU CAN CET A BATH AN Y TIM
I. It. BORUM.
NEW SENSATION
-AT
SWAN BROS.'
Tin and Stove Stop
ACHEAPCOUNTE
Or ALL KINDS OF
Household Goods
MORE GOODS FOR LESS KO
Than You Ever Saw.
IF YOU WILL ONLV CALI
You will be Astonish.
At tho Rock Bottom PrW f