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LEBANON, OREGON, DECEMBER 10, 1896.
VOL. X.
NO. 41.
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Six months ;
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STATE OFFICERS.
flon. W. MdlwU'i Henators
J oil 11 H. Mlloboll,' , ,
Hineer Hermann - twigrcssinnn
William P. Lord,! (lovemor
II . It. Kiueaid Hrorotary of State
Phil Motsohan Treasurer
.. H. M. Irwii tiiit. Public Itistrntitlon
JI. W. lls Hlule Printer
It. S Hean, ' ,
F. A, Noon, ' Supreme Judges.
:. K. Woolverton,' -
COUNTY OFFICER'S.
Indue,. 0. ! Banon
Recorder I). F. Hardman
Clerk C. B, Montague
Sheriff,... W. U, Uaincs
School Superintendent, Richmond Wheelor
Trauum-, .' '' Morrln
Assessor ' B. A. Stafford
Surveyor,.... E. T. T, Fisher
(kroner,... O.F. Wright
, , ) J. M. Waters
; Uomniliwluiien j j, i:ur
CITV OF ' M.,i.
MAYOR ..,
tHCORIlF.lt
CITY ATTOHNEY
!'i;KAKl!RF.ll
M ANNUAL -.
0. 15. I'IKIH
W. M. IIROW.N
,,S, M. OAKLAND
.. J.F. HYDE
0. W. TAYLOR
S. S. fiALGLEIKH,
tt. O. WALLACE,
H. MAKER,
A. ITMI'HKKY,
VlINClLMEfH
J. K. r MHH,
(N. K. dhAMAN.
City Council niooHKn Hie tlrst and third
Tuesday evenings of each month.
Ssorat (ocletlei.
,I KN TEST, No. ". K. 0. T, M.-Moew In C. A.
R. Hall on Tlmrndiiy evauliiB 01' oaiih wook.
Tranmont 8lr Knurlm are cordially Invited to
visit till' Tent lueoMtif .
T. C, ITOH liR. Com,
Oau.W. BlOt.B.K.
HONOR UWOE, No. 98. A, 0. 0. W.-MeU
every Monday ovening at it, a. .. miu,
II. Y. Kiaw'ATllIcK., il. W.
l.r. Kmt. Hoc.
(.KHANOX MMuE. NO. 47. I, 0. 0. F.-Moi'U
ton Saturday ovonlimat 01 Fellow! uau, ai
j-ctakp.m. A. . BAV1H. H. 0.
W. C. PETERSON, Beefy.
PEAUl.UEHKraA 1.01K1E, NO. 47. 1. 0. 0. F.
itcots i I. 0. 0. V llall lint and tldrd weduca
4ay evenlllKB of each mouth .
SARAH SAI.TMAKSH, N. Ci,
HATTIE A.CItUSON, Beefy.
LEBANON LtlPUENo, 44 A. F. A. M.-Meeu.
. Saturday evonltift, on or before the full moou In
naeli nioiilh, at Hamuli', llall, 0r. Main and
Ornnt Jls. HoJiMnilni hrelhem cordially Invited
o attend.
J, Waswik, W, M,
E. E. ItAHUACK, Bee.
JOHN F. MILLER W. K. C. No. 16,
moots 1st and 8rd Fridays of each month at
2:30i). m. Anion B. lUitn,
Doihe E. Bai.tmarbii, Pre"'
tkVty.
GEN'L MEKIUSOAMP, No. Ill, Division of Ore
ion. Sons of Votornn-M .ot InU. A. K. llall,
very Saturday evenhut. except the third
oatm-day of eaoh month, menllng the third Frl
4. t.,.i..a,l All hmtlmm nf the Hons of Vet-
araun and commdesof the G. A. R. are cordially
Invited to moot with the Camp.
A. Bosun, Capt
a. 0. fituitu, First 8ojt.
tiina M WKHT HIVE. NO. 1. h. 0. T, M.
Meets on thoid. 4th and 6th Friday evening of
each mnnth at 7l P. . at B. A. S. Hall. Jran
slant Lady Maoenlwos are cordially Invited to
ttoud.
Hiildah S. Mimkb, lrfidy Com.
Dou.iE Bawjiakbh, Lady R. K.
PROFESSIONAL.
W. M. BROWN
Attorney at Law,
Will practice In all tlm
CourU of Hie Btutt). . .
. liEBANON, OREGON.
Sam'l M. Garland.
ATTORNEY-AT - LAW.
' LEBANON. OKKQON
ATTORNEYS -AT - LAW,
ALBANY, OREGON.
W.B BILYEV,
-V ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
The Champion Mills,
DO A..
General Exchange
and Mill Business.
Flour Htid AH Kliulu oi
- Mill Food for Kale
at tlio
Lowest Prices.
We are prepared at all
10 pay Albany prices for
wheat to tlioso who store with
us. Call and get sacks and
learn further particulars.
Very Truly,
G. W, Amnion.
BARBER SHOP
Bent SliBven, Huir Oil or Shampoo.
Kirk & Ewing's
Shaving Parlor.
NEXT POOKTO ST. CHARLKH
HOTEL. '
Elegant Baths.
Children Kindly Treated.
Larlios Hair Dresii'g a Specialty
East and South
VIA
THE SHASTA ROUTE
-OF THii
Sonthern Pacific Co.
Express trains leave Portland daily:
8:f)lns.l Lv...Porllaild Ar. I 8:10 A. II
12:10 a, i. Lv...AlhN.v.. ..Ar. 4:60 a. m
11:46 a. H. I Ar.Hun ! VaniiSCoLv 7:00 p.
The aliove tml'ie KtOii at East Port
land. Oreiton Vt , Woodliurn,
Balt'tn, Turnrr Mai ion. Ji Hereon,
A lianv. Tanireiit, nhcdu, Mulsey
Harrisliuix, Junction City, Eu
ift'iic. Crfawell, Oottaitc Grove, Drains
and all stations from Bowditirg south to
and Including Ashland.
RosebnrK mail daily:
8:80 A.M. I Lv...Portland...Ar. 4:40 p. m.
12:26 P. M. Lv.. Mbanv Ar. 1:15 P. M
0:20 p. m. ArKoseburgLv. I8:0Oa.m.
Local paasenftcr trains daily (except
cmnaay.
8:10A. m.
R:0Oa. m.
4:H0 p.m.
6:20 P. M.
"Lv...Albanv'."....,Ar, j 10:30 A.M.
Ar...Lebunbn....Lv. 0:80 a.m.
Lv... Albany Ar. I 6:46 p. M,
Ar... Lebanon ...Lv. I 5:60 P. M,
Dining Cars on Ogden Route.
Pullman Bcffst Sleepers
AND
Second-Class Sleeping Cars At
tached to all Through Trains.
West Side Division.
Between Poutlasd and Ookvalws.
Mall train dally (except Sunday):
7:80 A. M. I Lv..,Portlanc ...Ar. 1 6:20 A. .
12:16 p. M. Ar...Corvallif . .Lv. 1:86 p. M
At Albanv and Oorvallis connect witb
trains of 0. C. Si E. railroad.
Express train daily (c.vccpt Snnduy):
4:46 p. v. I Lv...Portland ...Ar. I 8:26 A. M
7:26 p.m. I Ar.McMinnvillcLv I 6:60 A. M.
THROUGH TICKETS I"'1
ada and Europe can be obtained at lowest
rates from F. U. Hickok, aaont, Lebanon,
R. KOEI1LEK. Manager.
E, P. ROGERS, Asst. 0. F. it Pass. Agt.
Wanted-An Idoa I
Who oitn think
oi lomti aiiutM
filug (u iiateutV
.lv, WonLlDttum. 1),' r.r t blr f I.W prjM
m ii-i. or u imaOMd tuvwniMi wwtvi
STATE AND COAST.
Clipped. from our Exchanges
Throughout the. Wast.
Wild KPtwe, duck and ralildls are
plentiful In Bherniau ccuuiy now.
November 80, (here were lltKi
pallenta at tlie Insane asylimi in
Sulrin.
Frank Buntinir brought Into Lake-
view last week the belongings of the
Paisley poatofflee robbers.
A school of codfish wan In the Co
lumbia river the first of the week, evi
dently having been driven in by the
storm.
Hay has taken a big jump in price
around Hood River since the snow
came, and is now bringing from H6
to $20.
The salmon catch for R.D. Hume's
hntchery this fall, for spawning
puipot.es, have all died, enys a Curry
county exchange.
A traiiiload ot livestock came over
from Heppner and Echo to Pendleton
lest week, eu route to Chicago. The
train consisted of about 27 cars.
During the recent freeze William
Roesch, of PeiMtileton, had force of
men cutting ce, that he stored in a
large warehouse bihind his brewery.
All of Wasco cojnty was covered
with snow last week, and stockmen
were com)ielled to gather their herds
at the hoiiie ranches aud begin feed
ing.
Three horses were sold at auction in
Jacksonville by Marshal Cuter last
week. They brought 29 cents, $1 and
$1 60, respectively. All were of jood
Hize.
It has been seven years since the
big Icehouses ' at Hood River were
filled. They hold 12,000 tons, and
much ice wan put in during the recent
freeze.
Messrs. Miles, Wauk and Lee, North
Pow der sheepmen, last week sold their
wool, amounting to 150,000 pounds, to
Alfred Wiley, representing Silverman
Bros., of Chicago.
The dwelling house of 1. C, Bpencer,
in Grant's Phhh, was broKeii into and
robbed while Hie family were abBcnt,
Thursday night, of last week.
There were about 30 head of horses
offered William Frszier in La Graude
last week for the cavalry service. Of
this number but 16 passed the exami
nation and were accepted.
The residence of T. R. Curl, on
Crooked river, iu Crook county, burn
ed lat week. Nearly everything iu
the house burin d, an organ aud a few
other articles being all that was saved.
lee dealers estimate that the recent
cold snap saved Peudletou about $5000,
which would have been sent out for
freight aud for putting up the Ice at
North Powder. Probably close to 2000
tous are used annually in Pendleton.
Rumor has it that Grants Pass will
furnish a candidate under the Inooni
ing administration fur the registership
of the land office at Roseburg; also a
candidate for the receivership. There
Is also a candidate for consulship in
Germany, says the Grants Pass Mining
Journal.
The Willamette Valley & Cascade
Mountain Wagon Road Company
made a selection of 2000 acres of land
in Crook couuty, at The Dalles Mon
day. The selection embraces a por
tion of the grant given the company
for building a road from Albany to
the eastern bouudary of the Btate in
1869.
Tillamook is "sot iu It ways." Just
after the elect ion it set its mind on a
republican ratification meeting, but
continual stormy weather caused one
postponement after another. How
ever, Wednesday of last week was
clear aud oold and everybody felt like
celebrating, and the long delayed rati
fication oame off.
A huge spider entered the ear of
Miss Wertz, of Grant's Pas?, last
week and buried itself, giving the
young lady a good deal of pain. Mrs.
Dr. Myers ejected the Interloper with
an ear -yringe, and warm water and
soap. The lusect was dead when
ousted. It had entered her ear while
she was walking along the street.
Here is an ill wind, and a Chinook at
that. A. Winans went to Hood River
at the beginning of the cold snap, aud
put everything in shape for putting up
15,000 tons of ice. The snow was
cleaned off the ice and it was all
marked off aud steam got up in boilers
at the elevator, when the chiuooU
struck it, and in a few hours the ice
was gone.
At the stockyards in The Dalles
during the bloackade, quite a lot of
8lo3k accumulated, awaiting shipment,
Maonf litem thnw ouleacU of cattla
for Troutilale and one for Port Town
send, lSOOsheep for Eastern markets.
Besides these 100 hogs were received
for the Columbia packing Company.
They were hauled In sleighs from
Dufurand vicinity.
Ira Balid, of La Grande, was at
tacked by two holnm one night Innt
week, while on his way home, He
knocked one of them down, and was
himself knocked down, but got up
and backed into a corner, and kcrt
them at bay until they were fright
ened away. During the encounter one
of the hobos grubbed a snow-shovel
and struck Mr. Baird across I he chest.
The blow caused much soreness, but
no serious injury.
There are now about 70,000 bushels
of wheat in storage In Albany held
by farmers. Of this amount 15,000
bushels have beeti stored for four or
five years, and is being held until a
satisfactory price is secured. For
same nf it as high as 94 cents was once
offered. Most of the wheat in stornge
is In small quantities, and well scat
tered among the farmers. If sold at
the present price, It would put about
$50,000 iu circulation.
R. H. Tyson, of Middleton, was last
Saturday brought before Judge J. P.
Hleks, of Hillsbnro, on a charge of
having, more than two years ago,
forged the names of his wife, mother-in-law
and father-in-law, to a mortgage
on land held by Mrs. Tyson, but on
which her parents held a lile lease.
The note which Tyson secured by this
mortgage was for $1,000. The defend
ant waived examination, and was held
to await the action of the grand jury.
Mr. Tyson served one term us
representative in the state legislature,
and was state senator from 1879 to 1883.
H. H. Plough, of Davenport, Wash.,
has a well on his property which acts
in a peculiar manner. It is 48 feet
deep, and contains two feet of water.
Every winter it freezes over, and even
forms a thin layer of ice on Its surface
long before there is any occasion for it
thai may le accounted for by a lower
ing of temperature, The other morn
ing he allowed the full momentum of
a 4x4 scanning, eight feet long,' at
tached to a rope, to fall upon the ice
several times from the top of the well,
and the effort failed to break the ice.
Mr. Barber, who lives on the adjoining
property, has a well of the same depth,
which, these cold mornings, emits
steam, so a correspondent of the Spo
kane Spokesman-Review says.
School Report..
Following is the report of Plensiint
Valley Bchool, Dist. No. 79, for month
beginning Nov. 2, and ending Nov.
27, 1896:
Number new pupils enrolled ;2.
Names of new pupils enrolled, Morris
Bigbee, Mattie Horner. Total No.
pupils enrolled, 23. Average daily
attendance, 19. Names of those
.neither absent nor tardy during the
month, Alma Horner, Mattie Horner,
Lucretia Wood and Lillie Wood.
Visitors present, Mr. Amos Horner,
Mis. Nancy Horner and Master Wil
liain Gescli, Monna Fronk,
Teacher.
A Clubbing Offer.
A great many of our readers ill Liui:
county like to take the WeeTtly Oregon
inn. We have made arrangements
whereby we can furnish it at a redo
tion from the regular price to tho-t
who want both the Express and th
Oregoniau. The regular price of t.ie
Oregonian is $1.50 per year, and of the
Express $1.50 when iu advance. We
will furnish both for $2. per year in
advance, a saving of one dollar to the
subscriber. The Oregoniau gives al'
the general news of the country once v
week, and the Express gives all In
local news once a week, which will
make a most excellent nests service
for the moderate sum of $2. per yea
Those who are at present subscribers
ef the Express must pay in all arrear
ages aud one year in advauce to obtain
his special price.
Baker carries the best corset Feath
erbone, $1.25; a good corset, 65 cts.;a
cheaper corset, 50 cts. Featherbone
corsets are warranted, and if not satis
factory the money will be returned.
It's in town. It's the best;
Won't burn or roughen the skin;
Won't "yellow your clothes,"
You will be agreeably surprised. '
Sorry you didu't know it sooner.
Thompson's Soap Foam large pack
ages. Farmers, attention; do not forget
that Pugh & Muucy are always in the
lead on groceries, boots and shoes,
hats and caps, gents' furnishing goods
Ao. Be them for price.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
llliS Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
OREGON'S GREAT LAKE.
Phenomena of Crater Lake have Puz-I
zled Scientific Men.
Many of the marvelous tilings In na
ture in this country of which very
little has been known until quite re
cently, Is the body of water known ns
Ciuter lake. This is the deepest
known body of fresh water In the
world aud in most respects it Is the
most wonderful.
Crater lake is located iu Southern
Oregon on the Summit of the Cascade
range of mountains, and until recently
it has been visited by very few travel-
ere. Though it had long been known
by the Indians, it was first seen by
white men in 1853. Ten years ago
this body of water was carefully ex
plored and surveyed by members of
the United States geographical survey.
The lake takes its name from the fact
that it occupies what was once an im
mense volcajo crater, but which has
been extinct for a long time, perhaps
thousands of years. Tills sheet of
water is entirely surrounded by pre-
oipitoiis rocks, which tower above the
lake, and whose summits are fully
eight thousand feet above the level of
the sea. The lake is six miles long and
four miles wide, and ranges in depth
from 1,600 to 2,000 feet. It is only
with the greatest difficulty that the
lake can be descended and the water
reached.
The United States fish commission
has late been engaged in an investiga
tion nf this lake, the object being to
determine whether or uot trout can
exist In its waters. The commission
has arrived at a favorable conclusion,
the greatest trouble being that the im
mense depth of the water may make It
impossible for the fish to find spawn
ing places. Nevertheless the lake will
be stocked with trout, as It is found to
contain an abundant supply of fish
foods. Fish ought to flourish there,
and the probable solo reason why they
have not, lies in the fact that they
have never been planted in these
waters. Ex.
TENNESSEE HAPPENINGS.
BY CM3SAR.
James Blucklaw has moved Into his
new residence.
Anthony Baltimore and C. W. Mc
Knight killed an arctic owl apiece last
week, just west of this place.
At the literary last Saturday week
Chas. McKnight tiled to pass his
"funding bill," but was over
whelmingly defeated when it came to
a vote of the house. The bill provides
for unlimited time to speakers on de
bate. He will undoubtedly try to puss
the bill again.
The meeting of the Literary society
hald last Saturday evening was at
tended by quite a large orowd. Four
members were admitted Misses An
nie Blacklaw and Blanche Slmonds,
aud Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bartley. The
question of debate was won by C. N,
McKnight, leader of affirmative. An
nie Blacklaw and Roderio Hyland
were appointed leaders of next debate.
NOTICE.
Shooting match, Dec. 23, 1890, at
David Wood's place of residence, in
Tenn., one-half mile north of tl.c
school house. All Globe, Peep and
Lvmaii sights barred. There will be
three disinterested parties appointed
as judges. Dinner 20 cents each for all
present. Oscar Davis,
Manager.
Again to Mr. Stayer: Ah there, you
old blow-hard. I see you take great
pleasure in critloising my spelling as
well as some of the items I have writ
ten. I will say in the beginning I do
not claim perfection as you do, for I
have never been to Yale or Princeton.
As to my spelling, I will say that mis
takes will happen in the best of fami
lies, as It has In yours when you think
that by signing your name "stayer,"
end calling my attention to the fact,
you thought to blurt me out of my cor
responding. You even mentioned Hie
basket statistics, as you term them. I
will say that I gave it as it was given
to me, and if they were not correct It
waa not a fault of mine. I do not wish
to criticise, as itshowsawonderfnl dis
play of ill breeding, but as you have
cast the first stone, I will adopt the
golden rule, "Do others or they'll do
you." jnow you say William Fronk
wn elected vice president of the Lit
erary ' society, and that J. D. Fronk
was elected marshal, which is not a
fact in either case. How does it come,
Stayer, that you gtt things so badly
mixed up? You further stated that
Mrs. Farrier lost a fine horse recently.
As you insist on this being a "coolest
of education," please gWe us the defi
nition of "recently." Mrs. Farrier lost
a horse two months ago, a fact which
was communicated to the Express by
myself. I would further ask- you not
to copy without giving oredit or with
out consent. You not only insulted
me by calling the Tennessee choir
"punk," but you have insulted some
of Tennessee's most learned and re
spected ladles, something a gentleman
would not dn. As to contradictions,
Mr. Stayer, I advise you to go hack to
your own writings for them. I wish
to remind you of one of your great con- ,
tradictions. You say in regard to my
kick on your "rotten republican
slang," "The untarnished principles
of the true Bryan democracy as repre
sented by yourself and accomplice
from New York, David B. Hill." This
is contradictory, to be sure. Anyone
kuows, that has common sense, that if
was a supporter of W.J. Bryan it
would be an impossibility for me to be
an accomplice of D. B. Hill. You say
"iu two breaths I make a contradic
tion," and now If you do deny this
being a contradiction made in oio
breath, you are not responsible for
your form r actions. I would say that
the public understands my political
standing, as you would if you had a
teaspoouful of brains. Mr. Stayer, I
advise you to take au excursion to the
"planet Mars," and leave this vicinity
soon. I am quite willing lo let the
publicjudge between you and myself
as to my prose being rotten. ' We hope
you will compose the next poem you
write, as the one you decomposed was
more punky than you represented the
choir to be. No, you will not have to
carry your brains around in a cocoa
nut; it would be inconvenient, as you
would have to lose too much time
hunting for them when needed. We
would suggest your mamma's thimble
as a more suitable vessel, Iu which, by
the assistance of Edison's X-Rajs in
the bauds of an assistant, you might
be able to detect particles of brain mat
ter if you had plenty of time. For
rascality and falsifying, you are the
capslieaf of all Tennessee, a fact in
which the neighborhood in general
will agree with me. If you had the
least spark of manhood or principle
about you, and were anything but a
coward, you would come to me pri
vately, like a man, and tear off the
mask which covers your beastly name.
We think, from your assertions, that
you uiust have been an observant
reader of the "Lebanon Truth."
In order to put the Express in the
homes of many who are not now tak
ing it, we have decided to oiler it from
now until March 1, 1897, for only 25
cents. If you are uot taking the Ex
press already, take advantage of this
offer and subcribe at once, and if you
are already a subscriber, send it to
some Eastern friend for four months.
There's more clolhing destroyed by
poor soap than by actual wear na the
free alkuli rota them, Hoe Cake Is
pure, aud only 5 cents.
Baker has just received a nice line of
ladies and gentlemen's Mackintoshes
to sell after MoKinley is elected on
Nov. 8.
I have money to loau at 8 per oent
interest on good farm or personal
security, J. M. Ralston,
Maitou Block, Albany, Or.
Measure your rooms accurately and
bring size in feet and Inches with you.
It costs you nothing to have your car
pets sewed by hand by the Albany
Furniture Co., Albany, Oregon.
You can order The Butleiick Pat
terns of Read, Peacock & Co. Also
Honetou braid aud other lace maker
supplies,