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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1895)
Lebanon Express. THURBDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 181)5. Rain. A new order. Thanksgiving Day. The holidays will aoon be here. Holiday for the public school. What are you thank full for today? New fur capes at Read, Peacock A Co. The Express four montha for 25ota. H Baker carries a full line of groce ries Old papers for sale here at five cent per doien. City caucus tomorrow night at tbe Band hall. Fine display of holiday good at M. A. Miller's. I.lmi county is brooming notorious for its murders. Senator McBrlde left Monday for the national capitnl. Miller has tbe finest lin- of bibles ever brought to Iiehanon. If you want to sell property list It with Peterson L Andrew. E. J. Berry, of Sweet Home is spend ing a few days in Lebanon. Call and examine Miller's Immense stock of goods without delay. Just arrived, an invoice of ladles fine hues tl 25 per pair at Bakers The Willamette and U. O's will play foot ball In Eu-ene today. The Home Forum Benefit Order was organlfed ht-re Monday excelling. Mrs. Fred Blunt, of Albany, Is visit ing friends In Lebanon this week. Complete line of pocket books, blank books, etc., just received at Miller's. Buy you tickets East over the N. P. R. R of W. C' Peterson, Local agent. No old picked over goods at Smith's. Everything new and tbe very latest Charlie Donaca came home from Al bany last evening to spend Thanksgiv ing. Miss Porter, ot Albany, is now assist ing Prof. Wiley in the Sweet Home school. Dr. A. G. Frill and J. L. Mitchell were up to Sweet Home a few days re oently. Rev, Molloy will move to Dallas this week, where be will take charge of a church. The Shasta flyer Sunday night was composed of tweuty-eeveu cars in two sections. George Rice wrlics all kinds ot In surance, and solicits a share of your patronage. At tbe last meeting of tbe Home Foi um at Sweet Home, new officers were elected. Mrs C. D Montague and little eon, Brum, of Portland, are lu the city visiting friendx. Atlorneb 8. M. (iurlai.d and W. M. Biowu were attending court In Al bany this week. Shall cows be kept up at night? will be one of tbe chief issues at the com ing city election. Mrs. J. F. Highe- and children re turned from a visit to Albany last Monday evening. N. W Kmllh making preparations for a big holiday trade, and has a flue line of fancy goods. There will be more interest taken in the city election tills year than there ' has been for several. It will not oost you anything to look at Smith's new holiday goods. Make your selections early. Born to the wife of J. H. Llttlejohn, November 24, a sou. Mother and baby both doing well. W. W. Allingham left last evening for Coburg, to eat Tbauksglvlog din ser with his parents. W. W. Sai. ford has traded bis place' near Foster to William Skeltou, for property In Lebanon. Ruben Thorn returned Saturday lu the Quarlievllle mines, bit little girl being much Improved. Mr. George Keutch, agent at Leb anon Junction, returned last Thursday from a trip to California. I have several hundred dollars to loan, for clients, on good first mort gagee. Sam'l M. Garland. N. W. Smith says he will have the best values for the money in holiday goods, ever brought to Lebanon. Farmers coming In to town Bay that the hard frosts of the past week have dor e much dan age to the grass. All knowing themselves to be In debted to the old firm of Guy 4 Mayer, are requested to call and settle at once. W. Donaca shipped this past week, alz carloads of prtutoes to California and four carloads of wheat to different points. Mrs. G. W. Simons, who has been visiting relatives In the east for the past two months, returned home last Friday. Miss Nona Irvine, of Albany, is spending Thanksgiving near Lebanon, the guest of Mr, and Mrs, Grant IWi j The very latest in walking hats, sail ors and dress hats, cheaper than ever before. Call and be convinced. Miss Duniond. '',.. Call and examine Miller's display ABC blocks, scrap bMks, photo graph albums, picture frames, toy books, etc. Attorney Frank Bkipworlh went to Altiany yesterday morning to listen to the closing arguments In the Hannah murder case, Miss Faniiio Griggs left yesterday to spend Thanksgiving with her par ents In Albany. "She will return Mon day morning. William J. Royce left Tuesday for Portland on business. He will go from Portland to California on a visit till after tbe holidays. Remember that the ladies of the Baptist church will give you a good twemy-five cent dinner today in the I. O.O. F. building. Mr. Frank Bedell, of near Lebanon, and Mrs. Mary Cutler, each ngwl about sixty years, have had a nmrrl age license Issued to them. Money to loan. A limited amount of money to loan on good farm secur Ity. Call upon or wrilo to K. N. Steele A Co., Albany, Oregon. We hove been requested to stale that there will lie a union caucus held in tbe Baud ball tomorrow night for the purpose of nominating a city licket. If you want anything special for Christmas In my line, call at once and let me know, as I order all goods from the east. Sanders, the jeweler. Measure your rooms accurately and have your carpets sewed wilhout extra charge by tbe Albany Furniture Com pany. Baltimore Block, Albany, Or. Attorney John M. Homers and wife came out from Albany last evening to spend Thankagiving with Mrs. Km ers' parents, Mr. and Mm. W. B Don aca. Teacher's institutes will be held In tbe following towns: Harrlsburg, No vember 29 and 30; Brownsville, Decern her, 6 and 7; Oakville, December, 13 and 14. Tbe wagons roads across the Cascade mountains are still free from snow, and accommodate travel as usual. This seldom happens this late in No vember. Miss Mattle Nixon left Wednesday morning for Lewiston, Idaho, on a visit to her brother, Joe Nixon, and family. She will be absent about two months. " Governor Lord has pardoned Thad Dunn, of Yamhill county, and Harold Pilkitigton, of Portland. It was done in order to restore them to clti senship. Ex. Sanders, the Jeweler, will give a solid gold pen with pearl holder to the boy or girl of sixteen years or under, for the best orignial adverlisment. Call at the store for particulars. The fire department has put in a new fire alarm, wnich they will test Saturday afternoon between two and four o'clock. Those hearing it, at that time will know what It means. Mrs. J. linger gave a sumptuous re past last Sunday In honor of the mar riage of her sou, Mr. W. J. linger, to Miss Matilda Uilyou, which was greatly enjoyed by those present. At F. M. French's jewelery store, Albany, you can buy Initial pins for 10c, licit pins 10c, C. E. plus Inc. sliver pin cushions 10c. Write for them and Inclose amount lo postage stamps. The mother of Daniel McKerchur, who was murdered by Lloyd Mont gomery, is said to be almost Insane with grief because of the death of her sou, tbe prop and ma'nstay of her old age. The literary at Tallman Is progress ing nicely. Saturday evening the election of officers took place with Mr. A. M. Wilson, rresldent; E. E. Ham- mack, vice-president; F. L. Frost, sec retary. The sheriffs of Oregon have a gi iev. ance against Governor Lord and against the state at large. The sheriffs claim that It was an unrighteous act on the part of the governor in vetoing the sheriff's mileage bill. Mr. Farwell died at his home at Plainview yesterday, of pneumonia, at the age of sixty years. He was a pioneer of tills countv and was univer sally respected He served as county treasurer one or two terms. An oyster supper and social will be given under the auspices of the Home Work Society, at tbe Miller hall, to morrow evening, to which all are cordially Invited Oysters IS cents. Supper ready at five o'clock. Dr. R. H. Curl, dentist, of Browns ville, was In the city the first of the week, working at his profession. He Is now at Sodavllle, where be will re main till Saturday, and then go to Sclo. Dr. Curl Is a fir it-close dentist. Vloe-Presldent J. C. Sfubhs and General Frelirht Agent C F. Smurr, of the Southern Pacific, held a long conference Monday, in San Francisco, ana as a result It was announced that the company would begin a sweeping reduction In rates on freight ship ments bstweea Bau Fraiiulseu and MU4. i Thanksgiving Day will lie observed by a union service held In the South M. H. church, beginlng at 10:30 a. in., all the pastors taking part and Rev. Molloy preaching the sermon, .At the close, a collection will be taken up for the poor of Lebanon. The students of the academy will, in the m ar future, give their first en tertainment for the present school year, Several of the performers who took part In the dramas last year, will again appear in this. Tbe public may look forward to a very excellent enter taliiment, Nearly 1000 people left Portland by steamer and train last Sunday night for San Francisco, at the low rates re sulting from the battle for passenger business now being waged furiously between the Southern Pacific com pany and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company. Mr. C. L. Parish, father of Dr. Parish, and Mrs. Mincher, mother of Mrs. Parish, both of San Frucisco, arrived on yesterday morning's train and are In the city, visiting with their children. Dr. and Mrs. Parish were notcxpectlngthem, and It is needless to say that it was a most happy sur prise. The Jefferson bridge has been ex amined by County Judges W. C. Hub hard, of Marion county, and J. N. Duncan, of Linu county, assisted by j the superintendent of the Southern faclhc iindges, wno Happened to oe present looking over the company's bridge. The structure was fiund to be all right, with the exception of some slight repairs needed in the ap proaches. Last Friday evening a fire alarm was given which was promptly re sponded to by the fire boys. It only proved to be the flue of the M. E. par sonage burning out. It looks to us as if persons turning in alarms should use a little more judgment and not call the department out every time a flue burns out; especially while every thing is to wet too burn. If it was in dry weather, It would bo different. A good-natured rivalry Is growing up between the Independence and Dallas public schools, over the posses sion, or rather earning the right to possess a silk flag, which is to be given to the school having tbe best general attendance for November. There are about 575 enrolled in the Dallas schools, and 314 I u the Independence, and the school having tbe least aver age number of tardiea gets the flags. The following city ticket has been placed in the Held: For mayor, S. Andrews; cnunclltnen, N. 8. Dal gleish, C. E. Pugh, H. ilaker, A. Umphrey, J. It. Smith, N. B. Bea luan; recorder, W. M. Brown; treas urer, J. F. Hyde; marshal, G. W. Tay lor, The ticketis a good one and we predict I hat tile majority of It will be elected if not all. Another ticket will be in the field, but it has not lieen made up yet. Edward Brabham, sou of T. J. Brab ham, who resides near Springfield, met with a fatal accident some' time Monday, i he body being found about 8 p. in.- Tbe young man left his father's house in the morning for a hunt, carrying a "hotguii. As he did not return when expected, search was instituted, and his body was fouud near a fence, with a great hole in the left breast, where a load of shot had I entered. It is thought he was climb- lug through the fence, and that his gun was accidentally discharged. He was ab .ut twenty-three years of age. The adjourned term of circuit court before Judge Burnett convened at Al bany Monday, for the trial of Mrs. Emma G. Hannah, charged with the murder of Mrs. Lottie Hiatt, at Jor dan, on September 1!8, last. Tbe en tire day was taken up In securing a jury, composed uf tile following per sons: A. P. Blackburn, A. Cross, Frank Trites, Henry Blakely, J. M: Ralston, H. Bishop, E N. Humphrey, J. H. Glass, J. H. Caldwell, W. S. Fos ter, E. C. Roberts and M. Berrlgan. District Attorney MoCann then made his opening address to the Jury, recit ing what facts the state expects to prove. He stated that the prosecution would show by tbe testlmoney that tile assailant was the defendant, disguised In man's clothing, and tile various accusations that have been made and heretofore published, in cluding the finding and identification of the hat claimed to belong to the de fendant's son. Also the traoks made by peculiar slices leading from the Hannah residence to the Hiatt resi dence. Also the III feeling between the defendant and Mrs. Hiatt, and threatening language. Also the find ing of a pistol of the caliber fitting the bullets which did tbe killing. Much more evidence of a similar nature was Introduced. The defendant, her hus band and children denied most of the evidence of the prosecution. Mrs. Hannah said she was not at Mrs. Hia't's house at all on tbe day of the shooting. The case was submitted to the jury after argument, and they re turued a verdict of murder In the sec ond degree, after a brief consultitiou. A motion for a new trial will be argured on Suturduy, when tbe de fendant comes up for sentence, Ladles and children Jackets of new eat dl4(u at Read, Pimk 4 6 MAKES A FULL CONFESSION. Lloyd Montgomery Killed Hie Father, Mother and McKercher. Says He Wso Blinded by Anger Over a Trivial Matter. Lloyd Montgomery, the murderer, of his father and mother mid Daniel MoKercher near Brownsville on Tues day of last week, has been unable to withstand the weight of the terrible crime upon his tnlndf and made n'full confession, admitting that he killed all throe of them. The prisoner has appeared to be in a very distressed state of mind during the day. Late Monday evening when visited in his cell by a representative of tbo Herald and Mr. J. S. Van Win klo he answered several questions, but said his attorneys had advised him to say nothing about the murder, but af ter some further questioning ho began weeping and said: "Oh, If I only had it to do over again. I don't know what made me do It." "What was McKercher and your father talking about a they stood by the picket fence in front of the house after Gilkey, the hop buyer drove away, and what was McKercber's business there," was asked. "McKercher asked father how be Was fixed for money, that he would Irke to get a tew dollars father owed him. They were talking about that, and were speaking in a friendly man ner. McKercher asked for a drink of water and I got it for him." "How did the shooting begin, what was the cause of It?" "We were quarreling, father and I. Father commenced going after me for going away from home and neglecting work. He had always abused me. McKercher sided in with father while we were quarreling. Father asked me where I had been. I told him I had been hunting. Then he slapped me in the face and told me to go and cut some wood. This made me so angry I didjiot know what I was doing, I went into the house and got father's rifle. It was in the bedroom. I came out and stood in the kitchen door. Father and McKercher were still standing by the fence talking and mother was Btanding near by in the yard." "Were their backs toward you or not?" "I was so excited that I don't know just how they were Btanding. I shot father first. Then mother and Mc Kercher started to run toward the house. I shot at McKercher snd missed him the first time. I Jumped out of the door-way where I was standing and ran around tbe house toward the front porch. McKercher was just going throu ih the door. I was still standing on the ground when I shot biin. He fell near the door in side the house and I stepped upon the porch. Mother was running from me through the house." Here he broke dewn and sobbed: "I don't know what made me do it. I Just got to shooting and kept on un til I shot them all. I had no idea of killing them until I got so mad and then 1 didn't know what I was doing until it was all over." "Did you place the gun on McKer cber's body for the purpose of direct ing tuspicion to him?" "No; I don't know why I did that. I ust laid the gun down and ran. My Brat thought was to get au ay. I run out into the field a short distance, but saw the the children near by coming home from school and came back with them. It was father's rifle I used, the same one I hud taken bunting. It was a 40-82 Winchester. I shot five times." "How had your father abused you, had he flogged you?" "No, but I hud worked hard all my life and he always treated me mean and abused me." "Had they accused you of commit ting any crimes, or did you have any other trouble in the neighborhood?" "No, not to amount to anything. I did sign my uncle's name to an order on William Scott for 15 in money, but I bad worked for him anil be owed me that much, and I thought It would be all right." "Did your parents or anyone else accuse you of being connected witli the murder of a peddler near Sweet Home about a year ago?" "No, I was at home picking hops When he was killed. I do uot kuow who killed him." The prlsouer said he bad a violent temper and w is ea.-ily angered, and added: "When my father shipped me It made me so angry I did nut kuow What! was doing." The prisoner said lie was eighteen years old In August last. His miser able confession, told lu a helling, dls- tressed manner, with frequent out bursts of weeping, could not but excite pity, yet 1 his Is overshadowed by the enormity uf the crime committed by the jogug monster lu shontiug his father and McKercher without warn ing, mid then shooting 1,1s mother twice n she as fl Iijj froiu him and begging for her life, with no other ap parent motive llpiu i;hI inspired by bis ungovernable temper and furious anger trui in ic u,u;urel with his ratlur overt trivial uutUT. Albany I ttervU. Our shelves are now filled with the choicest line of Dress Goods, fresh from the looms. Not an unstylish piece in the lot, and at prices to suit your pocket book. . OUR SHOE department was never so full of stylish made shoes as at the present time. . We; would be pleased to show you through our stock wether you are a purchaser or not. Read, Peacock& Co. LEBANON, MURDER OR ACCIDENT. John Knifong Found' in an Uncon scioua Condition. Foul Play Suspected. About seven o'clock last Tuesday evening, John Knifoi.g, night watch at the Waterloo Woolen Mills, was found in an unconscious condition, lying at the door of the . Woolen mill, with bis skull fractured. He died In about fifteen hours after being found without ever regaining consciousness, uud lu all probability the cause of his death will never be known. It was thought at first be had walked out of the door on the second floor, and fell to the side walk, a dis tance of about thirteen feet. This door is situated Just above the one on the lower floor, and In every way similar. It is very likely that if one bad been upon the third floor and came down one flight of stairs, be might mistake ibis door tor the lower one and walk out, and It was universally believed that this was the way Knifong met his death until after the doctors bad examined him. Dr. Parish, of this city, and Dr. Prill, of Sodavllle, were both sent for, and after examining (tie wound, said it was almost an Impossibility for a man to receive sucb from a fall as that and be fouud In the position ne was, wilhout any other bruises or wounds, the only wound being a fracture just above the left ear. It extended to the left eye and around oyer the back part of the head to the base of the skull, which caused coucussion of the brain, and hemorrhage. - Both physicians thought It was done with a sandbag, a rock in a sack, or something similar. But what object any one would have In murdering Knifong is more than any person can figure OMt, us lie was a mat) without means and was not known to have an enemy iu the world. Coroner James held an inquest this morning. The Jurymen werei J. C. I : uf ton, M. 1 1. Kennedy, J. H. Tur- pln.John Filling, G. W. Griffin, E. VV Kium. After bearing the evidence given by ten witnesses, the Jury re tired, and the first ballot stood four for death by accident and two for muider, with no prospect of an agreement. Mr. John Knifong was a man well liked by nearly everybody. He leaves a wife and Ave small children, almost destitute, Stale Oriranlser J. I,. Mitchell. omau. lied a Home Forum lodge ut tills place Maudav evenlna with over thirty charter memiiers. The charter will re- I main open uutlll Monday night. All who wish to get tht benefit of the !tufr hut ibaUtdiit t hrf tt&i j OREGON. i The Thomas Kay Woolen Mills Company, of Salem Is In receipt of letters from many points offer ing inducements or asking for propositions to establish a woolen mill. Tacoma has a $65,000 mill it oflers to lease or sell for any terms that the company may dictate. Astoria asks for a proposition, and states that that olty will accept any reasonable proposition looking to the establish ment of a mill at that place. Private persons have wrltteu from Portland offering encouragement from the me troplie. Some prominent men t.l. mate that f50,000 in stook will be sub. scribed by Portland citizens as, an In ducement to haye a woolen mill lo cated there.- Dallas has a three-set mill ready to operate that bus never run a day. The company has been of fered the use of this mill free for limp years to start the manufacture of woolen goods at that place. Lewiston, Idaho, has also written for a proposi tion by the comnanv. T,t.f.r. , i.. iug received almost daily from different sections, relative to the h mill. The company prefers to rebuild at aaiem, where it has the ground, water power and hands. A of Sarin's oitlacns met last Monday night and appointed a committee to arrange for a mass meeting to be held In the opera house tomorrow evening, to determine what Salem win ,tn The fire will not effbot the Waterloo mills any whatever. They will keeii ou running aud try to hold what orders they uow have ou hand. George Rice represents some of the best insurance companies In the world. Dop't forget to attend the oyster supper tomorrow evening at five o'olock, , Go to Miss Dumoiid's for millinery. She Is selling at cost, aud wants no goods left over, Awarded Hlfrheit Honor World's Pair, . (told Medal, Midwinter Fair, CREAM BARING jMait Ftrfett Mad.