Henry L. Williams, a member of Co. M., 3rd Oregon, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Williams of this city, was married by the regimental Chaplain at Vancouver Barracks, Sunday, to Miss Margaret Hohenleiter, of Portland. They were one of five couples married at the Barracks that day, the grooms all being members of the 3rd regiment. [April 6, 1917]

At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bilyeu Sunday evening, there occurred a very pleasant wedding in which their daughter Leola was united in marriage to Leonard T. Vaughn, Rev. G. H. Young, pastor of the Baptist church in Albany, was present and performed the ceremony in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends of the contracting parties. A splendid wedding supper followed the ceremony and then the happy young couple departed on the evening train for Albany where they spent the greater part of the week at the home of Mrs. John Neely, sister of the bride. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Vaughn, a student at the O.A.C. and one of Lebanon's best young men. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn will spend their married life upon a small farm south of the city where they expect to build up for themselves a home and become active interested parties in the upbuilding of the community in which they have chosen to cast their lot. [April 13, 1917 paper]

Miss Lois Robin Henderson and Mr. Ralph Thom, in Seattle, Saturday of last week, by Rev. Brown of the Congregational church of that city. [April 20, 1917 paper]

Walter K. Powell and Vera M. Ingle, of Berlin, were united in marriage Saturday afternoon in Albany. [April 20, 1917 paper]

Engagement announced: Kate Leslie Henderson and Clarence Thom. [April 27, 1917 paper]

Miss Effie Bodie of this city, and Henry Julius, of Brownsville, were united in marriage Saturday at the office of Judge McKnight in Albany. They will live on a farm near Brownsville. [April 27, 1917 paper]

On Wednesday, April 25, Alvin L. Casebeer of Sweet Home, and Miss Prudy Holcomb of Foster were joined in matrimony at the home of the bride's parents at Foster, Rev. Jacob Stocker officiating. The young couple will leave in a few days for Gates, Oregon, where they will live on their ranch. [April 27, 1917 paper]

Marriage Licenses Issued:

To Alvin L. Casebeer of Sweet Home, and Purdy Holcomb of Foster. [April 27, 1917 paper]

Deaths:

The body of A. C. Hardin, father of W. E. Hardin, was brought to Lebanon Sunday from Yoncolla, where he died Friday. Mr. Hardin was a resident of Lebanon for about ten years during the 80's and 90's and will be well remembered by many of the older residents of our city. Rev. Carl N. Klass of the Presbyterian church officiated at a short burial service at the Masonic cemetery. [April 6, 1917]

Mrs. Martha M. Taylor died at the Lebanon Hospital Wednesday, April 4, from the effects of blood poison. She was the mother of Mrs. Ed. Strickler of Santiam, and was brought from their home Monday suffering from the advanced stages of blood poison that originated from a slight scratch on the thumb. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church yesterday, Rev. Frank James officiating. Burial took place in the Masonic cemetery. [April 6, 1917]

Card of Thanks during the sickness and death of our father and uncle, signed by Miss Joanna Hislop and Mrs. J. E. Morton. [April 20, 1917 paper]

Obituaries:

Matt Oscar Solko. Was born in Finland, April 7, 1895, and passed away at the home of Mr. Groosing in North Lebanon, age 21 years 11 months, and 21 days. He was united in marriage to Miss May Simms, Dec. 6, 1916, who with his parents, two sisters, and one brother, survive him. Some weeks ago Mr. Sulko came to visit Mr. Groosing and while he was confined to his bed with typhoid fever which caused his death, March 28, 1917, at 4 p.m. Funeral services were held at Lowe's chapel, Friday morning at 10 a.m., Rev. S. B. Paul of the Evangelical church officiating. [April 6, 1917 paper]

Ninian Hislop. The subject of this sketch was born at Roxburgh, Scotland, November 20, 1825, and died at his home in this city, April 16, 1917, at the age of 91 years, 4 months and 26 days. Mr. Hislop came to American in 1841, when but a boy of sixteen years and first settled at Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada, where he lived for a few years and then went to Huron, Ontario, where in 1851 he was married to Miss Mary Morrison. In 1859 he came to the United States, with his family, settling in Millford, Illinois, which was his family home until 1908, when he moved to Seattle and the next year came to Lebanon where he has since resided.

Mrs. Hislop died in 1885 leaving four of the six children that were born to them with her husband to mourn her loss. Within the past year one of the remaining four children has passed away, and but three survive their father. Two of the children reside at the old family home of Millford, Illinois, and one daughter, Miss Joanna Hislop, is a resident of this city, coming here a few years ago from Seattle to assist in caring for her father who had for several years been living alone.

It was his choice that the body be cremated and in response to that request the remains were taken to Portland Wednesday where they were reduced to ashes Wednesday afternoon. With the passing of Mr. Hislop one of the sturdy characters of the old type of Scotchmen is gone. Industrious to the extreme, he spent his days in his garden and berry patches, and year after year he has supplied many of the residents of Lebanon with choice fruits and vegetables. Strong of mind as he was of character, he had his fixed views and convictions, and his life was spent in a strict regard to his code of honor. He passed the allotted span of man's life by more than a score of years and left an example of thrift and honesty as a heritage to the coming generations of men. [April 20, 1917 paper]

Mrs. Charles C. McPherson. Frances Rudolph was born at Albany, Oregon, November 22, 1890, and died at Berlin, Oregon, Saturday morning, April 14, 1917, aged 26 years, 4 months and 23 days. During her childhood the family home was for a time in this vicinity, so numbering many of our people among almost lifelong friends. She was married June 7, 1912, to Charles C. McPherson, of Berlin, and her home has been there since that time. To this union was born four children, one dying shortly after birth, only seven days before the death of its mother. The three living children are Loretta Elizabeth, William and Joseph.

Mrs. McPherson's mother died while on a visit to this place about four years ago and her father, Joseph Rudolph, has spent much of the time since at the home of his daughter here. Her sister, Miss Bertha Rudolph, was with her during much of her last illness and in her capacity as trained nurse and her loving kindly care did much to lessen her sufferings and comfort her during the few days preceeding the end which all realized must come.

A brief funeral service was conducted at the grave by Elder George W. Simons of the Christian church and the loved form was laid to rest and the mound covered with beautiful flowers, the tribute of love from the many friends who mourn her loss and sympathize with husband and little ones whom she left to grieve. [April 20, 1917 paper]

Mrs. Susanna Peterson. Another of the old settlers of the Lebanon district passed to the Great Beyond, Friday, April 20. Since Lebanon was first known as a town, the name of Mrs. Susanna Peterson has been among that of its earliest settlers. Coming here with her husband in the fall of 1846, this has been her home continuously since, an honor not shared with anyone, among the many old settlers of the lower Santiam valley. She was born in Floyd county, Kentucky, November 16, 1825, of Scotch Irish parents, and moved with them to Iowa in her early girlhood and was married in 1843 to Asa H. Peterson, at the parental home near Marshalltown in that state. Early in the year 1845 she started with her husband and one infant child across the plains for Oregon by ox team. After many hardships the train they were with finally arrived at The Dalles, where rafts were built and the entire party came down the Columbia river to Linnton, disembarked and the Peterson family made their way down into the Willamette valley. They took up a donation land claim at the foot of what is now known as Peterson's Butte, taking it's name from the early settlement of this family at its base. This was their home until 1875 when the family moved into Lebanon, which in the meantime had grown into a prosperous little city, in which they built themselves a home at the corner of Main and Maple streets, which still stands upon the ground where it was erected more than forty years ago. Here Mr. Peterson died in 1898.

Mrs. Peterson has been gradually failing for the past several years as her advanced age began to tell upon her, but she was always of a jovial nature and delighted to tell of the early times in this valley when settlers were few and widely scattered, remembering many of the incidents of those times more vividly than she did the events of the later years. Death came to her quietly and she passed away peacefully into the deep and lasting sleep which marks the end of all mankind, as the shadows of the day were lengthening into the night.

She was the mother of six children, but two of whom, David H. and Walter C., both of this city, survive her. There are also a number of grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great grandchild, together with several nieces. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock in the Christian church, Rev. G. E. William preaching the sermon. Interment was made in the Sand Ridge cemetery beside the bodies of her husband and children. [April 27, 1917 paper]

Births:

Mr. and Mrs. Bowser of Sweet Home, March 23, a baby. [April 6, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. William Reeser of Tallman, March 27, a boy [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kowitz of Crabtree, March 29, a daughter [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Frieghtl of McDowell Creek, March 29, a girl. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reeves of Santiam, March 31, a girl. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. George Bartlein, April 1, a boy. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McPherson of Berlin, April 4, a boy. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Collins, April 3, a boy. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. Russell F. Loomis of Happy Home, April 3, a boy. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Walfenberger, April 9, a son. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. M. Q. Barton, April 6, a girl. [April 13, 1917 paper]
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Piper of Berlin, April 9, a boy. [April 13, 1917 paper]

Citizenship:

Frank Henry was over to Albany Monday and went before Judge Bingham of the Circuit Court and took out his final citizenship papers. Mr. Henry came to this country from England nearly forty years ago and took out his first papers in 1883 upon which he has, until last fall, been voting and fulfilling his duties as a full fledged American citizen. Under the law of 1915 he was denied the right to vote at the general election last fall and as it was then too late to qualify as a citizen, he put off the act of taking out final papers until Monday when he took the oath that made him a citizen of the United States without question. [April 6, 1917]

Legal:

Mrs. Melvina Booth was granted an allowance of $20 per month from the estate of her husband, W. H. Booth, and the free rent of her home until the settlement of the estate. [April 13, 1917 paper]

An action for divorce was commenced in the Linn county Circuit Court Saturday by F. P. Hansard vs. Amanda J. Hansard. The plaintiff claims that Mrs. Hansard left his home in October 1916 without cause and has since failed to return. He asks that all ties between them be dissolved. [April 13, 1917 paper]

A libel suit for $20,000 damage was filed in Albany on Thursday of last week by John B. Yeon and S. Benson, of Portland, against the editor of the Criterion and B. F. Steen. The suit is based on an article written in the issue of March 23rd which the plaintiffs in the case allege was libelous and injurious to their good name and well being in the sum above mentioned. [April 13, 1917 paper]

Real Estate Transfers: [April 20, 1917 paper]
H. E. Parrish and wife to Mary E. Tenney, March 27, 1917, lands in block 5 of Wasom's addition to Lebanon, $10.
E. F. Carleton and wife to E. R. Carleton and wife, March 19, 1917, lands in Tp. 11S, R1W, $1.
J. B. Dickover Co. to Samuel Garland, lands in Tp. 11S R1W, 106.71 acres, $10. George H. Bainard et al to Elizabeth Fahrenwald, April 14, 1917, lands in Wm. Ralston's Addition to Lebanon, $10.
Clarence Ingram and wife to Stella M. Ingram, Jan. 14, 1917, lands in Strawberry Subdivision Lebanon, $2500.
A. Horner and wife to George A. Horner and wife, lands in Tp. 13S, R1E, $10 [April 27, 1917 paper]

A suit has been filed by C. E. Walker against Leroy Blankenship for the foreclosure of a mortgage of $450 upon a house and half acre of land in the Riverside addition of Lebanon. [April 20, 1917 paper]

The City of Lebanon filed suit against Charles Lucht for $165 and interest alleged to be due on the improvements and extension of east Ash street. [April 20, 1917 paper]

Edward Myers has begun foreclosure proceedings against T. C. Case and Herbert Faller to secure the payment of $1200 and interest secured by a mortgage on the lot and building used by Mr. Case as a barber shop, and which he leased to Faller and McKay the first of the week. [April 20, 1917 paper]

Mrs. Eva M. Ford began suit Saturday against Oscar Ingram for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real property in south Lebanon given in 1910 to secure a note for $1325, upon which there is still due $845.10. [April 27, 1917 paper]

The Criterion was started by W.H. Brown in 1898. In 1911 it was sold to William Tell Fogel and in 1912 the name was changed to the Linn County Advocate. In November Brown foreclosed and it became the Criterion again. The Lebanon Tribune was established with T.L. Dugger as manager in 1912. In 1924 the Express and Criterion were sold to one owner. Source: "City of Lebanon, Historic Context Statement," by Mary Kathryn Gallagher, Linn County Planning Department, pg. 110.

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