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VOL. IX. NO. 51. LEBANON, OREGON, FEBRUARY 13, 1896. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. (II IHIIl Ill iiuvm:e, mi w 4I month 1 J Tllrue mntlthH gt'iglennplPH STATE OFFICERS. ''''.0- if;B,ri,.l,Cf mion Joint H. Mitchell,! HlnBor Hermann wngrtisanian William P. Lord, Governor H. R. Klnculil Secretary of State Phil Motwliat Treasurer . M. Irwh Snpt. Public Instruction II. W IjjoiI Mate Printer K. B Itnuii, I , , ' I A. Mourn, Supreme Judges. V, K. Woolvcrton,) 'JO0NTY OFFICERS. . - Juilfie,., J. N. Duncan Clerk N. Needliam Recorder, D. F. Herdman Sheriff, J. A. MoKcron School Superintendent A. R. Rutherford T iam P. 0. Morriii V ssor W. F. Duakliu d 'Jlrvyor K. T.T.FIslier 1 f omt, R. A. Javnc i , . i John Pu(tl . iJotumlMlonem j m. Waters W. ; T V ' CITV -OFFICIALS. MAYOR ,..r...R. Ii. MONTACWK RHCORDER '. W. M. IIUOWN CITY ATTORNEY 8. M. GARLAND TREASURER J.F.HYDE MARSHAL 0. W. T AY-LOU N. 8. DAUILKIWI, 3. K. JMKIH, OOIIMLMEN. J; ffifrKY, J. R. SMITH, N. R. 1ILAMAN. City Council meets an Uio Brut and third Tuesday evening ul euoli mouth, Saoret Booletiaa. LiKN TKNT, Nu. 7. K. O. T, M.-Mct in 0. A. j Hull on Thursday oviinlnj of each week. Trail""1" KhikIUs cordially Invited to C. W. Broieu, Com, ao.W. Rick, R. If. HONDR 1.0WIE, No. 1W. A. 0. B, W.-Meetl evory moida)- uveiilua at G. A. tt H. Y. Knuti'ATa.'"' j. r. HVUK, HOC. LrtHANONMIDOK, NO. 47. I. 0. 0. F.-MMt e 'ory aatnniay uvonhiif at Odd Followi Ball, at ""'"'"' A.E.IUVIH.N.Q. .V. c. l'KTKKBON. Kccl'y. PEARLRKIIECCA 1-OtiOK, NO. 47. 1. 0. 0. F. ileewail.O.O. r Hall tint and thin) Wednes day evenlng of each month. RAItAH BALTMAR8H, N. 6. HATflK A.CallSON, Bect'y. LWIANONUlD(iENo,44 A. F. A. H.-llaeU itwtoy evoutnit. on or before tlio full moon In oaihonth, at Manonlc Hall, t'-W. Main and (Urnittxa. Hojoiiriiliig bruthorn corlilelly Invited to attorn?. J. Wahioii, w. JI, B. E. lUKa w, Boo. JOHN V. MILL W. R. 0. No. 16, meata 1st and Snl l Vitlays of each month' it 2:80 p. m. Anku 11. ltwn, Dou.il! J5. Saithawih, Vk'' Hec'ty. - BEH'LUKKIimCAar, No. in, BlvMonofOre von, Bonn of V(itiinian-Meet iuU. E. Hall, nvory Biitimlay evening, oxcmit the third Saturday or imchimiiitli, meeting the third Krl ,lay InMead. All hrotlioni of tlioSona of Vet grain and eomradeaof the 1. A. R. are cordially luvinid to mum Willi the Camp. K. 0. L'abu, Cap t. A. TfcNNKY, Ftmt Sogt. , BINA M. WEST HIVE, NO. 1, L. 0. T, M. Heetaonlhetal, 4lh and 8th Friday evening of oaoh month at 73) hat. at G. A. K. Hall. Iran iia( Lady Muwiibooj are cordially Invited to attend. , Hattie SWAN, Lady B. K, Pouw " tly Uom' P2?0FSSI0ML. SAM'i. M- GARLAND. ATTORNEY -AT -LAW, LEBANON. OREGON. lyatt, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, ALBANY. OBEGCfNL W.S BILYJEV, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, ALBANY, OREGON. Attorney-at-Law. LEBANON, ORf Legal 132 nk For Sale at I SiM MOrMS REGyLAT0rO GOOD FOft EVERYBODY Almost everybody lakes some laxatlvo medicine to cleanse the system and keep the blood pure. Those who take SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR (liquid or powder) get all the benefits of a mild and pleasant laxative and tonic that purifies the blood and strengthens the whole system. - And morethMithlai SIMMONS LIVER REGU LATOR regulates the Liver, keeps it active, and healthy, and when the Liver Is In good condition you find yourself free from Malaria, Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick ieadache and Constipation, and rid of that worn out and debilitated feeling. These are all caused by a sluggish Liver. Good digestion and freedom from stomach troubles will only be had when the liver Is properly at work. If troubled with any of these complaints, try SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. The King of Liver Medi cines, and Better than Pills. TEVERY PACKAGE-SS; Has the Bterap in rod on wrapper. J. II. Zellin & Co.. Phlia., Pa. Albany Steal Laundry RICHARDS & PHILLIPS, Proprs, Albany, Oregon All Orders Receive Prompt Attention. Special Rates for Family Washings. BatUfiiction Guaranteed or Money . v Rofuuded. J, F. HYDE, Agent, Jjebanon, - Orearon. East and South THE' SHASTA ROUTE -OF THE- Southern Pacific Co.' Exprettfi trains leave Portland dully : I.v... Portland. .....Ar. Lv...Allinny.. ..Ar. Ar.Buii Kruncinco Lv 8:10 A. M i:W a. M 7:00 r. M 12:10 a. m. 1IWS A. H. The nliove triil'm tnp at Kant Purl- t.,l ni,.,tii l!llv YVimril, ni-ll. KuU'lli. Turner, Minion, Ji'fl'ennn, Allmny, Aliiuuy JUtidtion, langi'ui, nni'uti, Hnlai'y, Harrlaburg, Jimi'iion L'il.v, l,ri,n. I,7ll,ra,iu Cl'uWtl DrilillK lltirl . Uv-'l " all Mta I.Ioiik from KoHuhurg soulli to mm immimng asuuuiu. Ro(dmrgniall--iliilly: "8:H6 A. m7 Lv...Portiftiid .Ar. I 4:40 K at. 12:26 r. . Lv...Allinny Ar. 1:16 p. M. C :60 r. . I Ar..,Ro?eburg .. Lv. 8:00 a.m. Local passenger trains daily (except Bininay 8:20 A. M. 0:111 A. M. 4:80 r. u. 6:20 P. H. Lv.Alliany Ar. Ar... Lebanon. ...Lv. Lv... Albany Ar. Ar... Lebanon ...Lv. 10:40 a.m. 9:40 a. M. 0:46 p. M. 6:60 P. M. Dining Cars on Ogden Route. Pullman Buffjt Sleepers AND Second-Class Sleeping Cars At tached to all Through Trains. YTemt Side Division, BntWEH POKTIAKD ASD CORVALLIfl. Mall train-daily (exceptSnnduy): "7-30 a7k. I Lv...Pi)rtInnn..Ar.T (1:20 a. m. 1J.16 p. . Ar...Corvallis..l,v. I 1:36 p i. All,an and CfirVlllllH COIlUCOt With trail of 0. 0. K. railroad.-. Express train daily (except Sunday)? 4-40 p. M. Lv ...Portland ...Ar. ! 8:25 a. m. 7:1)6 p. M. I Ar.McMinnvillel.v I 6:50 a, m. THlwimTs;- ada and Bump can he obtained nt lowest rates from F. IT. Hit. k'cnt. Lolmnnn. H, Rt,,:HLKH, Manoner. K. P. ROORR8, Asst. fl. F, Pass. Aut. Notice. All pewiona knowing themselvea In dehtud t" me will pU'nW "iU and settle nt once, either by onahora, into, iih t bavraold t "! lh ' UI nil iHWlli tP KELHlNI.SBGKIt. STATE AND COAST. Clipped from our Exchanges Throughout the West. Wheat nt Snlem Inst Thursday jumped from 58 to 56 oen. ISheop buyers from the East havf eommenoed to arrive in Heppner. Several cases of soarlet fever have been reported to the health officer of Pendleton. A Seattle buyer recently puicbased 1000 sheep in the Alder creek country, in Klickitat county, Wash. Dr. Initmn, of Umatilla county, has been bound over In the sum of $1500 to answer to the grand jury the charge of manslaughter. The winter school for farmers at Pullman, Wash,, is proving popular. Farmers from all parts of that state are In attendance. Senator Roach, of North Dakota, baa arranged to have a load of cattle shipped from Grants Pass to the sena tor's stock headquarters at Northfield, Minn. ( Ruflrraid officials at. La Grande re port that the new danger machine for clearing the track of snow and ice is a success. The machine in use was con structed at Alblna. A petition for the pardon of Frank Kelley, convicted of having deer meat in bis possession during tile close sea son, has been forwarded to Governor Lord from Pendleton. The required number qf oqn'g haye been secured, and a creamery at Junc tion City is now an assured fact. Work will oorumence ou the building as soon as the weather will permit. As reward for bard work on the part of the women, Bnnhomtsh, Wash., now bas a large reading-room, well lighted and amply supplied with papers and other reading matter. A coyote was killed in the Amity hills, In Yamhill county, last week, that stood 28 Inches lflgl) and, meas ured 4 feet 2 Inches from the point of bis nose to the tip of Ills tall. The (10 bountv was paid for bis skin. A bold attempt was made by two footpads in Arlington Tuesday night of last week, to bold up P. C. Hlndle. The attempt was frustrated by the timely appearance of a commercial man, whose presence put the would-be rubbers to flight, Mrs. John Eiting, whose' husband was found drot. ned In South Mill creek, i:i Salem, Beveial weeks ago, has applied to the county court to re turn to Iter the t04 pr so which was found In bis pocket, and which was turned Into the county treasury by the coroner. Gee Cuon, a Chinese cook In Marsh field, pointed fjidn't-know-lt-was-louded rifle at Kobert Moe In fun, and pulled tlie trigger. The bullet struck the collar bone on the right side, and rebounded, as it was only 22 caliber, but the Chinaman was nearly fright ened to dentil. J. C. Hoover and Portland Adams were out on the head of Pautlier creek, in Yamhill county, last week, and succeeded In capturing a large black bear. His bearship was in a log; but Mr. Adams punched him out, when the anluiul struck right out after Mr. Hoover, who laid him out at the sec ond shot. Now that spring has begun, the 0. R. & N, Co. will commence grading up the road again, and repairing in juries to the road bed occasioned by washouts, slides, etc., says The Dalles Chroiiicle. To this end over 600,0(10 ties have been ordered for use between The Dalles and Pendleton, aud will shortly be distributed along the line. Charles Fleeter, the condemned murderer at Grants Pass, is still iu a comatose condition, and It Is generally conceded that he is suffering from paresis. It Is not likely that he will live over a oouple pf months. After the abortive effort to commit him tg the isylum, the district attorney laid lilt nuitler belore the attorney-general. It seems that Hie proper procedure in such Cases Ib left uncertain ill the Stat- UllB. The Brownsville Times says: Miss Pi.ru Evans, aged alKMt J7, eldest daughter of B. A Phiis, as sci nusly liui iicrl Friday morning at 5 o'cloi K, Hhe wiui busy preparing tl)e morning lie ill, u hen In some munner Iter cloth lnu caught fl re ii nd burned rapidly, and alums! In an Instant her hair wus ablaze. She naturally hegau scream lug and rail out of doors, putting her head in a tub of water. Her fsther heard her cries, and came to her rescue Just as 'r unforiuuute youtig lady was i entering Hie house, tie instantly tore I,..,, oloibiuir aauader. aud by so d-'liig Uuatuhsd bet (ruff, fU very JaM death, Her waist, back, hands and chin were badly burned, and other Injuries at different places on her body were sustained. In bis endeavor to save bis daughter, Mr. Evant,' hands were badly blistered, and it will be s ime time before he can have full use of them, especially the right hand. A messenger was turned lately dispatched to this city for mcilieal assistance, and Dra. Starr and Reese repaired to the sdbne Immediately and succeeded In making the young lady comfortable, Tbey say that the burn Is not necessa rily fatal. Report comes to us, says the Med ford Mall, that for three afternoons in succession this week an elderly and quite well dressed man has been no ticed standing at the comer of Seventh and C streets, at about the hour when the children were returning from school, and in one instance, our in formant states, he has beeu seen to bandoandy and apples to the little girls as they pass. This procedure may be all correct and right, but just why this fellow should allow his generosity to bestow sweetmeats upon other peo ple's children is not quite clear.' If he does uot desist in these practices some of the Irate parents of the city will make the surroundings decidedly trop ica) for him. G "ants Pass had a case somewhat similar to this something like a year ago, but the escapade did not end iu the bestowal of sweetmeats, but instead, if we remember correctly, the miserable rascal of that city pei- suaded a couple of young girls to apcorripauy him down into California wuerejney were ovenaaeo oy parents and brought back borne aud the Ifp- erous blot upon society who had thus attempted to ruin two young girls was given a good sound thrashing. If these tilings, as reported, ejjist in Med ford the viliian's career will be a short one here, Note and Comment. Scales are now made so accurate that they will weigh a small pencil mark on paper. A sigualure containing nine letters has beeu w ilc d and proved to be the fifteen thousand five hun dredth part of au ounce, troy weight. About Ijie ti)eerest uewspaper is ''Le Monaco." It is issued weekly, is ad mirably printed on expensive paper, aud its "news" consists almost exclu sively of figures arranged in long columns. These figures tell iu what potuparUientof the roulelte-w heels p Monte Carlo and Spa the little balls have come to rest durii.g a week's busi ness. The paper costs eight dollars a year. In 1884 Eugene Field wrote a story which he called "The Werewolf." Wbeu it was finished he laid it aside and a year afterward entirely rewrote it. Iu 1886 be agaiu look it up aud revised It, and during the nine years between that time and his death in November last, he rewrote it eight times. His last revision pleased him and he decided to print It. But death came too suddenly, and the story was found unpublished, among his effects. Mrs, Field, concluding to have the story appear, gave it to the editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, in which magazlTie all of Mr. Field's work, out side of bis newspaper articles, was presented to the public. The story will be printed in the next issue of the Journal, strlklng'y Illustrated by Mr, Howard Pyle. An autopsy held on the remains of John Bly, of Wutsontown, Pa, re vealed that young man to have beeu a woudertothe medical world. With out an ounce of brains, be survived for years, was perfectly rational, could walk, possessed an excellent memory, had a fine olfactory sense, was able to taste, could talk fluently, and, in fact, oould do anything that ordinary mor tals accomplish, except see. He had beeu blind for three years preceding his death. For five yers he suffered from a tumor which grew at the base ofthebrau. The growth had a curi ous effect on Bly's brain and he be came a curiosity to the physicians, who awaited his death, which they could do nothing to prevent, with in tefest, At the request of a number of prominent citii Ms and soi)e friends of Bly, Dr. Kazer made a post-mortem exnuiliKitlon. When lily's skull was opened by the surgeon a tumor nearly the size of a billiard ball was discov ered situated so as to demoralise the sight center. The entire brain, with the exception of a thin shell compos d of tougher Binews, had been destroyed. When the surgeon's knife touched the shell it eollapsed. Money to loan. A limited amount of money to loan on good farm secur ity. Call upon or write to S. N. We Co,, Albau, Oregon i Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report 1 tf agsssga 4BSOWTEEV PURE Narrow Escape at The Dalles. About 40 feet of the. wall of the old Fitzgerald building, in The Dalles, tumbled oyer Tuesday night. Fif teen feet from the wall was a small box building, the front room of which was occupied by Mrs. J. J. Hogan's photograph gallery, and the rooms to the rear were used by Mr. and Mrs, Hogan for living apartments, This building is a total wreck, the falling wall having struck it with full force, crushing the front part to the ground, covering all of Mrs. Hognn's photo graphing outfit with a foot or more of brick, but fortunately the portion occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Hogan as sleeping apartments withstood the force of the falling debris, and al though badly damaged, did not fall. At the time of the accident Mr. and Mrs. Hogan were sleeping soundly in a folding-bed, and the first intimation they had of danger was when the crash came. Mrs. Hogan wag thrown out of bed with such violence as to render her semi-unootisclous for a time, but Mr. Hogau was caught In the folds of the bed, which collapsed with the crash, and it was with some dilBculty that he was extricated by the assistance of bis wife, after she re gained consciousness, Everything In the photograph gal lery was completely demolished, and Mrs. Hogau'B loss will be several hundred dollars, but most of their household furniture escaped without damage. TENNESSEE HAPPENINGS. Too late for last week. Mrs. Swlnk returned from Lebanon last Tuesday. - . .. (i. 0. Davis bas beeu working for John Swiuk, grubbing. , J. B. Wirt was Iu Tennessee last week, selling charts and school appa ratus. Fred Parker, who has been working near Talmau, was iu Tennessee last Sunday. The Blacklaw brothers are grubbing a piece of grouud which they will plant with potatoes next spring. Last Sunday was Rev. Baltimore's day to preach at the school-house, but he failed to make an appearance. Several gentlemen from Tennessee visited Albany on Friday, Jan. 31, to view 'he reniaius'of Lloyd Montgom ery. They say there was a large crowd iu town. Win. Blacklaw succeeded In catch ing a very large mink much larger than any ever caught along the river here. It is supposed the animal was an old "resideuter," being the first one caught here for several years. G. W. Crowder intimated to T. P. McKnight that he had heard George Davis say that George Wyer informed hliu of the fact, some time ago, that he (Wyer) had heard it hinted urouud that Charlie Ross, by the way of In quiry, heard John Frank say that John Swlnk heard Hill Frank remark that J. Warren Miller, of Sun Fran cisco, had told him that be had sold his ranch to the Blacklaw brothers. Caesar, Probate Matters. Iu estate of Mary P Mil, J L Hill was appointed executor. In estate of Hannah E Peacock, in ventory filed; personal property, 5, 543 20, Reports filed in estate of Mary I Zeiner, W R Pollard, a minor, Eugene Ulm. Iu estate of Jos. Harrison, property exempt from execution was ordered set upart. Personal property ordered sold. In estate of Edna A Culbert, Inven tory filed; real properly, $870, personal $135.25. J. L. Hill appointed guardian of Gale and Emily Hill; bond, $1500. In estate of Mary E Hardman, final account set for March 7, 1898. In estate of Mary Hardtuffti, final account set for March 7, 1808, In ( state of 0 T Craft; John Craft appoluted administrator; bond $2000. When you want to buy a eult of cloth ing you will save uoney by getting It of Bach Buhl, Bakiro A Land Without Animals. Prom "Popular Science" Japan Is a land without the domestic animals'. It l this lack which strike the stranger so forcibly in looking up on Japanese landscapes. There are no cows the Japanese neither drinks milk nor eats meat. Thereare but few horses, and these are Imported mainly for the use of the foreigners. The freight cars lri the city streets are pulled and pushed by coolies, and tha pleasure carriages are drawn by men. There are but few dogs, and these are neither used as watc'i dogs, beasts of burden, nor in hunting, except by foreigners. There are no sheep in Japan, and wool Is not used in ciothlmr. sillt nml cotton being the staples. There are no pigs pork is an unknown article of diet, and lard Is not used iu cooking. There are uo goats or mules or don keys. Wild animals there are, how ever, and In particular, bears of enor mous size. One of these Mr Finclr saw stuffed, In a museum, he describes as "big as an ox." Beside another stuffed museum bear is preserved, in alcohol, the mangled body of a child the bear had eateu just before beinir Wiled- War, of course, is acquainting tne Japanese with the use of animals. The army has cavalrv horsed, arirl others to drag the field gunB. The empress, also, in obvious imitation of European royalties, is an exrjert horse. woman, and saddle horses are kept for ner use, A Man Without a Past. The Boston Courier nubllshes the. following:, . Wheu Adam bad shaken himself and looked around him on the day of creation, he indulged in something like the following soliloquy: "Well, It doesn't look as if I was going to have muuh company to keep me irani ueiug lonesome, but there la one thing I can congratulate mvself upon, aud that is, I'm a man without a past. "I have no foolish actions to Brieve over, no notes coming due, no had' ctiaracler live down, uo breach of promise suit on my hands, no loss of loaned money to kick myself about, no creditor to make me hide in the woods, no dun to put off till next Monday week, no apology to make for oullincr on a girl when I was three sheets iu the wind, no lies to manufacture to appease au angry wife, aud a great many other things I hav'n't got to do, ana last and best of all, I'm in uo danger of being run down and killed by a bicycle ridden by a woman iu bloomers. On the whole, I don't see but what a mail without a past is pret ty well off." A Clubbing Offer. A great many of our readers Linn county like to take the weekly Oregon. Ian. We have made arrangements whereby we can furnish It at a reduct ion from the regular price to those who want both the Express and the Oregonlan. The regular price of the uregoniau is ft.ou per year, and of the Express $1.50 when in advance. We will furnish both for $2. per year in advance a saviug of oue dollar to the subscriper. The Oregouian gives all the general newsof the country once a week, and the Express gives all the local news once a week, which will make a moat excellent news service for the moderate sum of $2. per year. Those who are at present subscribers f the Express must pay iu all arrear ages and one year Iu advanoe to obtalu this special price. Important Notice. All persons are hereby notified that the city council bas passed an ordi nance providing for the taking up and killing of unlicensed dogs, Iu order that the publio may have due notioe, the undersigned is directed to defer the execution of said law until March 1, 189S, ou aud after which day the or dinance will be rigidly enforced, Geo. W. Taylor, Marshal of the city ef Lebanon. George Rice represents soma of the best iuaurane aunpaalH In the world i ,.;)fi. - Wr-V'