Lebanon Express.
FHIDAY, APKIL 27, t(.
fAclilitioiml liH'illt on tint Ktt,-i
Uome in for lb work.
Try the new drink, Oram Soda, at
Zahn's. ,
Belli Broa.' circus will oome through
Oregon in June.
RHaial baking done to order at Mm
Mk Ziilm'a.
Rev. Eet. Iwton and wife drove down
lo Albany Monday eve.
Fresh pies, cakes and . bread at
Feebler! grocery store.
M. A. Miller now has a complete
line of drug! and stationery.
Mra. V. E. Houston, of Pendleton,
is visiting the family of W. H. Reed.
Pumps aud pipe down to Albany
prices. , F.C. AyeksAOo,
Frauk Sklpworth has been afflicted
with the grippe several days this week.
J. B. Courtney M. D. Physician,
Burgeon and Accoucheur, Lebanon,
Or. . : . ... ,, .', .
' M. A. Miller is just In receipt of a
complete line of carriage pntnt and
Tarnish. .... , . t
N. W. Smith is contemplating a visit
to Ills brother, Ir. I. Smith, In Easteru
Oregon.' ' . , "
The Ladles Bazaar of Albany makes
sepeclaity ofliifauts outfits, in all
grades.
Mrs. Almiiia Haueouk, widow of
Major-(jtmeral Win field Hancock, died
Monday, in Sew York,
IkuiJ. Harrison visited Lebanon one
day this week. At least Hrandpu's
Hat was seen on the streets.
Our town looks rattier destitute this
week, as nearly everybody is in Alba
ny, attending the Wawom trial.
The Y. P. 8. C. E. of the Presbyte
rian Church will bold their state con
vention in Portland, beginning April
27.
J. i'. Ililyeu has finished setting out
his hp yard, near the Runtlum bridge
In a few years Jake 4iil have a flue
Imp yard. , ;
l)nii Shaw is wearing the star this
week, in the absence of Marshal Mor
gan who is one of the witnesses in the
Wassoin trial.
Mr. ltawlings showed us tiie plans
aud specifications, this week, fur the
water tower, for the ereclimi of which
he is now receiving bids.
(Send your name and address to
Bead, Peacock & Co., Albany, Oregon,
and mention the ExiMiKaa, they will
mail you a fashion sheet free each
mouth.
The Church of Christ lueels in tlie
Academy lor regular services every
Lord's Say in the morning at 11
o'clock. Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
All are invited to attend.
We have in our possession a paper
from Minnesota which contains a let
ter frojn W. 0. Burtley, of this place,
giving hie views of Oregon, which we
will publish in our next Issue.
I have 10 acres of garden land ad
joining" Lebanon, part of it lays oa Hie
inside of the incorporation, for sale' at
bargain. Call aud get prices and
see the land. W. 0. Petkkson.
Fruit trees for sale at M. L. Forster'e
nursery, at bed-rock prices. Call and
get my prices before buying elsewhere.
Prune trees very cheap for the next
thirty daysv M. h, Kobbtek,
Tangent, Or.
The Lebanon boys are clearing o(f
the baseball ground, aud are preparing
to "play ball" this summer in good
style. We have good material here,
and there Is no reason why we
shouldn't he able to cope with any
baseball team this side of Portland.
Mr. Haru'l Pickens, who lives near
Kock Hill schoolhouse, had the mis
fortune of falling, one day' lust week,
breaking his thigh, and as lie Is 77
years old it Is pretty apt to go hard
with him. Drs. Foley aud Booth were
culled and reduced the fraciure.
Jas. A. Titus and Mrs. Margaret
Flint were married at the residence of
the bride's sister, in Goshen, Wusli.,
Apr. 0. 1803, by Rev. McCormack, in
the presence of a few invited guests.
Mrs. Flint has .many friends around
Lebanon whoextend their beat wishes.
Sweet Home Mission has been di
vided, Rev. Snyder having charge of
tiwuot Home mission and Rev, plow
man will nerve Mountain Home, Wat
erloo, Hodavillc, Lebanon aud lirowus
vilie uppoiiitments. Rev. J. Bomtbox
is the l'"slilliig Elder,
Rioclin, the photographer,
Bom, to the wife of Alvin Marks,.
April 21, a girl.
M. A. Miller carries a comjilvie line
of paints and oils.
Fresh bread, ptes and cakes Kept con
stantly on hand at Mm. May Zahn's.
There have been about fifty or sixty
witnesses summoned from wound 11 -
anon en the Wassoin ess, which is
now on trial, DM we fnilod t get all of
their names.
A. M. Brown, the photographer of
8lu j ton, was In Lebanon this week,
and paid a friendly cU to W. H.
Rlbelln. Mr. Brown had1 an y to
locating a friend In Waterloo. -
At the called meeting of the eity
oouuoll last Friday night 8, C. Maekey
handed In his resignation as city mar
shal, which was accepted, and P. W.
Morgan was elected to oil the vacancy.
The pie sociable which was given at
the residence of J. W. Menztca last
Friday evening, by the Epworth
League, Was a gmsd affair. About
one hundred persons were present and
all report a fine time.
The little city of Albany, up the
Willamette river, struts importantly
because it has a bonded indebtedness
of $90,000. Bah! Portland's bonded
Indebtedness is nearly six millions!
We're in it. Welcome.
Major Handbury was recently up
the river and has decided that with
the present appropriation the river can
be made navigable nearly the whole
year at far as Harrisburg, aud be has
commenced work to tht effect. People
in Southern Oregon think this will be
a great saving.
Baitist Choboh Preaching every
Sunday at 11 A. H. and 7:80 p. M. Sun
day School at 10 JLt H. Young People's
meeting every Sunday at 6:45 P. M.
Prayer-meeting every Wednesday at
8 P. M. C. R. Lamas, Pastor.
Following are the services in the
Methodist Church, Sunday, April 30:
Sunday school, 10 a. m ; preaching, 11
a. ui.; Junior League, 8 p. m.; Epworth
League, 0:30 p. ni.; evening service,
7:30 p. in.; All are cordially invited
to ntiend these services.
m-y yorn
Hardware, ' Stoves and Ranoh
FROM ,
MAiTHEWB o WArlHBURN.v
, ' Albany, Ore. . :
The strike of the blacksmiths and
boiler milkers on the Uuloii Pacific has
been declared off. The result was
brought about by arbitration. The
terms have not yet been made public
This strike caused about 3,000 aieu to
ne idle, but all will return to their
work.
The Jefferson Review says: Dr.
Powell Reeves is getting lotB of free
advertising in tue Salem Independent.
The "Old Doctor" promised to perfo
rate the editor with bullets, aud uow
the editor calls him a liar because he
didn't do it. Some people are hard to
satisfy.
A Linn county man had a horse thet
slobbered so much as to excite the
owner's disgust. He read an adver
tisement in an eastern paper where a
man for a dollar promised to send a
receipt that would cure the horse of
his annoying habit. He sent for the
receipt, which simply read "Teach
your horse to spit." Eugeue Guard.
This foreuoon Justice N. M.-' New
port performed an Interesting marriage
ceremony at the Runs, by uniting Mr
O. B. Franklin and Caroline Holeman
In the holy bonds of wedlock. , The
spry young groom is about 80 years of
age, while the bride is slightly over
half as old. Both reside m Douglas
county, coming here to get married.
-Albany Democrat.
The following paragraph is vouched
for by an exchange; "The 'Arkansas
Thomas Cat Is a late newspaper veu
tur'e and hails from the Hot Springs,
ft fairly bristles from head to tall.
Here Is Its proclamation: Our Aim
Tell the truth though the Heavens
take a tumble. Our Paper Of the
ptople, for the piople, to be paid for
by the people. Our Religion Ortho
dox, with a firm belief in a hell for
delinquent subscribers. Our Motto
Take all in sight and rustle for more.
Our Policy To love our friends and
brimstone our enemies. If thine ene
my smite thee on one cheek, swiie
him nvith baste and dexterity at the
butt end of his most convenient ear.
What we Advocate One country, one
ting, and one wife at u time. Our Ol
jei-l To live In pouiu and oriental
splendor,"
License to marry has been issuec to
E, L. Ross ai d Fannie Ward, and
Wm. Adams and Lon Stockton.
Yesterday the committee on streets
ordered the business part of Main
street to be cleaned up, which was
promptly done, and makes things have,
a different look.
The Kxl'HKss desires to again remind i
its friends who are In arrears that we.
aw In great need of our money. Wee
cannot pay our debts without It, Wife
hope everyone wliols behind will co
forward at an early date and settle. .
The case of the State against Phelhs
and Baker, for Dorse stealing, was. ar
gued Wednesday fmenoon and sub
mitted to the jjury, who retun.edl a
verdict of guilty, after oeiug out about
five minutes. A strong case wasntade-
against the me. ; They will be, sen
tenced to-day Friday) at 8 a. m.
There will! ke services in the Blest
Presbyteriatu ehurch every Sunday,
morning and evening. ' The evening
Sermon is esjpeeially intended for the
young people. Young People's-prayer
meeting at I P. M. on Sundays,. All
are cordially invited to come xid1 wor
ship wills as. Please make yourself
knowr to the Pastor.
Edwakd Eccxestos.
The Y, P. 8. C. E. of the First Pres
byterian church will give- a social
"Nuts to Crack") Tuesday evening,
May t at the Band Hall. Everyone
oome and ha -e a good laugh. Admis
sion 25 cts. supper include Theyoung
folks are sparing no pains in making
this entertainment as attractive as pos
sible, and we bespeak for them a full
bouse.
The Sodavllle paper, the "Linn
County Review," has suspended pub
lication. A person that would start a
paper in 8obville ean't expect any-thin-;
better than to have it die on his
hands. We don't mean to say any
thing against Sodavllle, for it is con
sidered the best summer resort in Ore
gon, but as yet It is not large enough
to support a newspaper. :
Last fall at potato dieting time spuds
were a drug on the market, and thous
ands of bushels were sold at less than
two bits a bushel. Now Salem is in
the midst of a potato famine and there
are those who predict that this com
modity will go to dollar per bushel
before the new crop comes in. There
were very few spuds in the market
yesterday and they brought 75 cts. per
bushel. Several car loads that have
been shipped to Portland and are as
yet unloaded will likely be recalled,
Statesman.
And now comes a banker of Aber
deen, Wash, with a story that placeB
lilm on the list of suckers. The old
gold hrick gag was worked on him to
the tune of $5000. A piece was chipped,
off the alleged bar of bullion aud the
assurer's certificate placed its value at
$35,000. The man claimed that they
had stolen the brick from the Indians.
The banker bit aud sent the bullion to
the mint in San Francisco. A few days
later the financier received notice that
he had sent a fine specimen of copper,
The 74th anniversary of OcM
Fellowship was appropriately cele
brated by the Lebanon Lodge, on
Wednesday evening, t their hall.
The first on the programme was
literary exercises, consisting of
recitations and songs, both of which
were first-class. Next was the sup
per. A long table which reached
clear across the hall was fairly
groaning beneath its burden of
good things, such as the Rebeccas
only can prepare. To say that the
evening entertainment was grand,
and that we hugely enjoyed it (the
supper especially) is putting it
wildly. v
MORGAN VV4SSOM S TRIAL.
The case of the State vs. Morgan
Wassom was called last Monday,
and put off until Wednesday, when
it was called at 1 o'clock.
The afternoon was taken up in
selecting a jury. After forty-nine
men were examined eleven jurymen
were secured. Twenty mere men
were summoned from the southern
part of the county to select the
other juryman from. , .
As there will be something like
one hundred witnesses to examine
after the trial commences it prom
ises to be a long trial. .
Those selected as jurors are as
follows: N. P. Crume, Anthony
Maxwell, A. H. Charlton, W. C,
Davis, H. C. Davis, B. W. Cundirf,
W, l. (Jarrett, i. A. Stephenson,
T. V. Smith, Isaao Medsn, Newton
Oabtree and Hunter,
The first witucs" will be culled
at 2 p, to. to-day-Thursday.. .
Clearly
Tit abundance of light in our new store renders the
most delicate shade and the faintest pattern clearly' visible .
which enables one to make selsctions of Sprinp Clothing
without the slightest inconvenience.
TVo Handsomer Clotluiig-
was ever opened in this City than that we have received for
this Spring's trade. . : ' '
Suits in Cheviots, Velours, Tivolis, Bedford Cords, and
Fancy Cassimeres.
Neglige. Shirts, Dress Shirts,
: Underwear and Neckwear.
r win a x laid dia a. wuui ao, cum X uUl W Cdl
of The Best Makes.
Special Attention
The L. E. BLAIN
FLiNN block.
. ALL GOODS
ENJAMIN
Have just received a Large and Well-Selected Stock of
Dress Goods, Linens,
Table Linens, Laces,
Boots, Shoes,
Embroideries,
Clothing, Underwear,
And other goods, direct from tht East, and
Their Prices Are So Low
That they will astonish you. ;
Be Sure and Call and See Them Before
.,, Buying Elsewhere.
Remember the place-In
NEXT TO TIIE
IK.
D. TAFT'S
Instead of living to i.ie uoor gasp
ing for breaili, sceniiiE as If each
one would oe your last, you nave
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only to take a few (Jose Asthmalene when the spasm Is broktn, the breathing becomes
easy and you feel as if an angel of mercy had unloosed tl iron f rasp if the fingers
of death. The happiest moment of your life will be when w hive usrd n few bottle '
of Dr. Tftft'a ASTHMALENE and It has cured you of s mm vm f" .
Asthma. We mail to any MkmamHttmi trial boMs Ba we! mm mm fatutm ,
Sold by drugE;au, Dr, Tait 6m. U.Ct., Ruchester,N.Y I
Visible.
Given to Mail Orders.,
CLOTHING CO.,
ALBANY, OREGON.
WARRANTED.
the Odd Fellows' Building.
POST-OFFICE.
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