Lebanon Express.
H. Y. KSRKPATR1CK.
Kctitor and - Proprietor.
City Official Paper.
A RIFF-RAFF FLOOD.
The Telegram gives its opinion
on the subject cf immigration, in
the following well-written article:
The floodgates of immigration
are open. Ten thousand Italians
Lave just departed from Marseilles
on eleven steamships, all of whom
'ill nave reached Sew York in a
fvw days. This is only one lot.
How many more there are no one
on this side of the Atlantic seems
to know. This is a wretched state
of affairs, especially when it is
recoeniied that crowds of immi
grants from other nations in jort
as great quantities are en route or
awaitine passage. Careful investi
gation shows that they are not a
desirable class. Some few hundred
in each 10,000 are worthy; the re
v.iainder foreign powers are glad to
seud to our shores. After May 8
them is some hope. All immigrants
leaving European or other ports on
and after that date will he sub
jected to the new set of questions
aked by the new board of insfiec
tors. As these may be more strin
gent than a good per cent of these
Steerage riff-raff can satisfactorily
answer, the steamship companies
are crowding their quarters with
anxious rabbles, and packing them
over here like se much rough-and-tumble
freight. Probably not less
than 75,000 immigrants will land
in United States ports during the
two or three weeks previous to May
8. After that the suffering land
li-ities that the screws of justice and
dt'fone to true Americanism may
lie so applied that none but the
fittest mny enter our portals. To
suiih we say welcome; to the major
ity we say that they m not
wnrrted. ."
i a siiipular fuet that the Ch't
"fiee use our courts fur but one pttr
p'. to g?t control of wo.nen who
art hold by tbflm as chattel and
uml for immoral purps. ill
-nt her disputes are settled anions
themselves. In these contests it
mttlt-ra hut little to the women
u may be victors. The Salem
courts had a case in point. A man
claiming the woman as a wife seeks
to obtain her from the other parties.
The alleged husband does not ob
je "t to her leading a life of shame,
but dies object to the shekels being
diverted from bis pocket.- Browns
ville Times.
An official inquiry in Frani
brought out the following interestin-;
niF!hK adopted by convicts fur
carrying on secret correspondence.
One plan was to write with milk be
tween die h'nes of an ordinary formal
li-tnr written in ink. The prisoner
ik..c She secret writing legible
by Biiunljr robbing dirty finger over
It. Another ingenious form of secret
rfwrmnondenee consisted in leaving
lettere out of wordu, as if tl write
were illiterate. The omitted letters
ftit together formed the rejaWte
wnrls and sentences. Chicago Globe.
The official weather bureau now
promises fair weather. Good! Let
it continue a few weeks, and the
liveliest year in Oregons hiBtory
will be ushered in. It has been
waiting to be ushered in, but
couldn't on account of the rain.
Statesman.
What we would like to know is.
whether that good weather is to be
looked for this rear or next.
In o,-i-nrdane.e with the bill
passed by the last legislature pro
viding for the improvement of the
Sodaville soda spring, Gov. Pen
noyer on last Tuesday appointed
the following trustees: Hon. M.
A. Miller, of this place, W. W.
farrish, of Bodaville, and D.
Myers, officio.
Flag up or flag down, the main
question concerning Hawaii is
whether it shall be acquired or
abandoned by the United States.
New York Sun.
The big postage stamp may
soon be put to a new use, by turn
ing it wrong side up and using it
for fly-paper. Ex.
The largest thing on record that
eeVi far two centsA "landing."
A LvlMMoa Man's Letter t l,AtriM
I'apor.
LliBAXos, Or., April Uth, iH!.
H. Keluej-, Olivia, Minn: Your
letter of Man-It 3ith came to band ill
due time.
Now. 1 wish to say that I do not
want your people to think that I wnU
tliem to sell their homes, ens., in Min
nesota In eoine to Oregon. My advice
t all is, to come and look tlie country
over for tliemselvefc before they sell
out there, for some would be satisfied
here, and some would lint, far some
liKeauirar and some like vinegar. I
will try to amwer your queatintis to
the beat nf my present knowledge.
1st. As to chances in the mercan
tile line.
I think that in this valley (the Wit-lam-lie)
there is a plenty in Mich es-tmilinlitiit-iitH
for the trnile. Theie is a
great deal of the credit buainetw done
here nfler the old custom settle mine
a year. It seems to me that in same
tonus a welMocked general store,
run un the cash basis at reduced
prices, would win.
2tl. Chance for taking Government
lauds. .'
There is none in the valley; there is
some In the mountains, but it U heavy
timber and back from settlements.
M. What are the chances for com
mon laboring nteii?
My opinion is, that if a man has a
family to support, and nothing but
his bands to do it with, he had better
stay in Minnesota , rather than take
bis chances in the Willamette valley;
but if be has itouev to purchase 10 nr
40 acres of land and get hint a home,
then I think he can fret a living nicely,
if he is willing to work fur It.
4th. The deairahleneas of wiuter in
Oregon, as compared with the winter
in Minnesota.
They do not compare at all. Here
we have rain and mud, then more
mud and rain. It seldom (news an v.
Sometimes there may be a night thai
it may just f eeie a Til tie on lop; the
gnaw w green all winter. The coldest
that I know nf this winter was 18
above. If a tuau has to drive over the
country in the a imer it is very disa
greeable on account nf mud. The
other day my wife voiced our mind
when she said he never wanted to
go back to Minnesota to live.
5th. The kinds nud qualities of
gmiii and fruits.
Wheat, oats, barley and other
ersins, except corn, jrmw to perfection
r:i1 rv nf a fine quality, Corn does
not do weil here, w the nights are
l w pool in the summer.
V'i.eat will ft trom 80 to 50 bushel;
3 husheis j mt called an extra large
yield per acr
All kmds of veeetabliw prow entry
here. Thi e a ent fruit and Imp
country."' All fruit;, except orauees,
k moiiii mid sich frii'tft, yield abund
antly. If you could see eonie of the
fruits yno ; would think so. I never
knew uhit aeood prune was until I
found Itt-mi here.
There are rnilrtvids all through the
vallev, thus makinir market. Thic
v inter when lleoville county xtm
qiioietl wheat at 54 and di cents, it ws
5B aud tH) aeuls lure in our town.
,6th. Cost of Imnc. r uel, etc.
Compared with Minnewta, fuel is
generally a greirt dent oheieT here;
other tiling", some are cheaper and
some are not, so that, on the average.
there i not much difference in ex
penoe of Jiving, here and In Minne
sota. 7th. The effect of the climate on
thone from Easteni atatD.
It is hard for me to tell how It
would tie with moxt people. With my
family it bus been a benefit to them in
the change, and it seems to me H
would lie with all, as there b not the
extreme hot to cold, nor such sudden
changes. None of us have had a cold
or sore throat the past winter.
Uth. School privileges, etc.
School privileges are good; churches
in every town; some small towns will
have from 4 to 7 cbnrches and I see
there are churches through the
country as well as in the town.
Those who beve lung troulile want
to keep away from western Oregon or
western Washington, as near an I can
learn.
A. Ammerman came out here when
I did; he purchased 5 acres nf land 4
miles from Salem, Oregon, at 1120 per
acre; is setting it out to fruit. I re
ceived a letter tmm him a while ago,
and he said that be would not be set
back in Minnesota under any cnnaid
erat'on. Land is not what people in Minne
sota would call cheap, from $20 to $100
and over per acre, owing to the quali
ty, location, etj.
A man about mile from me sold
his place of a little over tw acres, not
all cleared up vet, for $4000, he keep
ing this year's mop. Ho that you can
see tbat good property is worm money
in this country. I ours, etc.,
W. O. Babtixt.
KOTICETO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
concern that on the tli rtav of March 1888.
the uoderrizned was Only appointed by the
County tourt of Linn County, Oregon the
srtministrator of tint estate of John M. J.
Lovesll. riecauel. All toartiea having
claims atwnst the above named estate are
warned to present them, with proper
vouches, within six months from the date
of this notice, to the nndernitnw! attinin
trstor at the office of Bsm'l M. trarlatid in
Letnnon, Jinn County, Oregon.
Jam Habvet Loaeam..
Administrator of the estate of John M. f .
Loveall, tleceoaed.
SaS'iSI. Gakusb,
Atty. for the Administrator.
Lebanon, Or., March 17th, ISO.
Wells, Fargo Co. have ted a
plan for safe method nf earrj ?g mon
ey at the hilr. A man can the
company's check in any number' ad
amount that he wishes. These checks
are so drawn that when jitwiiUil at
i the Chicago otticv no ideiilincation is
j necrtwary but tlie liearer simply gels
bis money by presenting tne check.
This is done by the prm-mer of the
check signing in the presence of the
paying teller and Mich signature must
agree with the signature already on
the cheek. When a check is uiveu,
notice of the same is aent to the office
together with the uumlier of the check
and name of signer. In the event or
any of this )ukt being liwt all that is
necessary to do in to give notice to the
Chicago office and the man presenting
the Inst check will he ..;iirvhc,ilc'l.
Oregou wants imuiigmttiin; but
be kind told of by the Eugene l luard
is not of the nature this glorinus
country Is after: An emigrant family
consisting of the parents and five
children, the eldest lieing 10 years of
age, arrived here on the overland last
week from the south. The bnsband
and father wan nick, having just re
cently recovered horn an attack
of typhoid fever. They hail from
Korth Carolina. Being destitute,
without shelter and on the streets
without food, some ebariatable dis
posed person took tliem to a restaurant
aud furnished them with a morning
meal, all except the father, who was
to sick to eat. The comity judge was
notified and now bits them under hi
care at the Miunesota hiiel.
LEDAfJOrJ
Meat Market
WEISNER4 BDHL, Proprs.
Fresh & Salted Beef, Pork,
Mutton,. Sausage, Bo
logna, and Ham.
a-Bacon and Lard Always on Hand.
Main Street, Lebanon, Or.
Lebanon Planing 1
Manufacture and deals iu
Sashes, Doors, Blinds,
Frames, Counters, Shelving,
Scroll mi Turned fori: af every De
scription, v
StairEaildiDoiSpeciiltj.
A Full Htock ot Koutb aud Dressed
Lumber on the Yard.
Your patronage solicited.
c H. WILSON.
GITY HOTEL
BOD TH0IPS01I, Etoprietor,
Furatsied lew BmnflioDt
Meals at all Hours, 25 cts.
Board and Lodging by the
Day or week.
gpedal atteutiett paid to Com
mercial men
Poultry, Hides and
c Furs.
Highest cash price paid for turkeys
geese, ducks and chickens at office of
L-Jacot, Btraney and Moore'e old
stable, 4th street, Albany.
Also bides snd furs of ail Muds
tou"lt hr cash.
mr 1
'ttirttir
JtY TRAM NO AVlTlf
S. P. BACH
Who always tarries a iculy snloi-tt'd 9cnk of
Clothing. Gents' Furnishing
goods, groceries, &c.
Tf mn An lint ulron.Jli tnvn iim vnr Tia-troTtftire tr 'im .
and you witt always trad at his store.
In Courtney's Wl Ksit Door to Bank.
Patronize Home Institutions.
Cliampion
app Kmr Tn'xsivfl iv vnt.iir.AST
rv 11 t n
run iew ixunei riutu.
Superior Floar for Family and Baler's Use.
Jb lour- JLiixlitng:ca loir iioat.
A FIRST-CLASS CHOPPER RUN IN CONNEC
TION WITH THE MILL.
Satisfaction Guarartttd in Every Respect.
allri? TTfcS A rai-waT A "I . C!T
Peet, Wickes &
Santiam
IfSTIIE
Y01G :-: PEOPLE'S :-: HIGH :-: SCHOOL
Of Lebanon and Vicinity.
First Term begins September 19th.
With a Full Cwis of Insl motors.
Rates of Tuition are Reasonable,
And its Methods AJirenst of the Times.
Faculty Will Ma'mtain Good Disciplne
And Ineint 00 Thorough 'rk.
Ffve Courses of Study are Wisely Arranged,
And will M Kvtrt iwt Denwud.
Graduates Receive Appropriate Diplomas;
Those in Teiicht'ttVCouiiie, Hate Diplomas.
For Circulars, etc., vXtom
S. A. RANDLE, A. M..
Principal.
..i.iliti .LkLk llllt
I have a LARGE STOCK of P.RICK, for sale at my
Yard, in the suburbs of Lebanon, For Sale at Reasonable
Rales. All kind of mason's wcilc done with neatness and
desteh. D.W. HARDEN.
A. H.
4L.
Paper Hanging and Graining.
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Aldrich, Popr'S.
Academy
1893.
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