A farewell party was given at the country home of Mrs. Julia Gunderson, south of Lebanon, Wednesday evening, in honor of her son Samuel, who came here about a month ago from near Vancouver, B. C., where he had filed upon and been living on a homestead for the past four years. Rather than become a naturalized citizen of Great Briton, he gave up his rights to his claim in Canada and came to his home country, from which he enlisted in the mechanical department of "Uncle Sam's" navy and will soon be in training.

The following extracts from a letter written by Sergeant J. W. Meade, of Company G., 162nd U. S. Infantry, mailed at Southhampton, England, January 29, and received by friends in this city February 25: "Our voyage across the Atlantic was a pleasant one, unaccompanied by seasickness, but crossing the English channel, going to and returning from France, the sickness was intense."

Joel Chamberlain's Funeral Sunday. The body of Joel Chamberlain arrived in Lebanon Saturday morning from Halifax, N. S. where he died on February 1st. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon commencing at 2:30 o'clock.

Coast Artillery Boys Visit Home Folks. Among the members of the Oregon Coast Guard regiment who have been under training at Fort Stevens, Columbia and Canby since last fall, who were home for a short visit Saturday and Sunday were Ross Haynes and Girrad Blackburn, of this city, and Howard Daugherty and Raymond Tindler of Brownsville. They all belong to the 65th battery which left for Camp Freemont, California, Tuesday evening, where they will be equipped for field work and within a short time be sent to some point in France for service against the Germans.

John McGee departed last Thursday for Portland expecting to take employment in the ship yards until called into the national service by the draft which places him in class one. Mrs. McGee and Lorene left at the same time for Oklahoma to visit Mrs. McGee's mother.

J. E. Ramsey and family left Thursday morning for Fossil where they have acquired some property and will make their home there. They have leased their property from their cottage on Ash street to Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Long and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blatchley will occupy the house vacated by the Longs.

Mrs. Frances Wilson of Albany was an over Sunday guest of Mrs. Annie Greer.

Dr. C. A. Sears attended the convention of Osteopathic physicians at Albany Saturday.

Mrs. L. M. Jones returned to her home in Portland Friday, following a week's visit here and in Scio.

Mrs. Alvin Williams had the misfortune to fall a few days ago, breaking one bond and dislocating the other, of her forearm.

Mrs. D. C. Griffin and two children are here from Medford for a visit of several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Goodrich.

John Madigan, who is taking a medical course a the University of Oregon, spent the week-end in Lebanon with his sister, Mrs. R. Bruce Miller.

M. G. Towell and wife, of Berlin, have moved to Lebanon to reside. They have leased their farm for the coming year and he will enter the employ of the Crown-Willamette Paper Company here.

Mrs. Viola Faller, who is teaching school at Griggs station, with her pupils, is preparing a program to be given with a pie social in the near future.

Will Chamberlain who has been here the past two weeks on furlough from the U. S. ship South Dakota, received orders Monday to report for duty at Portsmouth, N. H.

Vilas Brown, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brown who enlisted in the United States Hospital Corps, is now at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, taking a six months course in pharmacy, entering upon his duties there February 3. Vilas is a native Lebanon boy having been born here on February 14, 1899 and is now 19 years old.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carpenter and son Denzil returned home Saturday from a two weeks stay at Newport.

B. M. Gulbranson and family departed yesterday for Portland where they will make their future home.

Deck Lanktree, of Albany, formerly a resident of Lebanon, was here Sunday for a visit with his brother, C. E. Lanktree, before moving to Portland this week to make his home.

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. White, former well known people of Lebanon but now of Albany, will leave this week for Nebraska to make their home. Ms. White was formerly Cora Kleppe.

Mrs. A. H. Frum, who has been ill for the past few months, was taken to Portland Wednesday for treatment. She was accompanied by her daughter Miss Frances Frum, and Dr. J. C. Booth.

Miss Delphia Wallace, who is attending school in Albany, came over Saturday morning and went to Lacomb to visit her mother, Sarah Wallace.

The John Wetzel residence on the corner of Grant and Williams streets was sold last week to Ed Bohle who will, it is said, occupy the property as his home some time in the month of May. The sale price is given as $2500 which is considered a very good bargain for a residence so suitable located as is this one.

Mrs. Joseph Manweiler and Mrs. J. Leichty left this city yesterday for Seattle, Washington, in response to a telegram from their relatives announcing the death of their niece and grandchild, Miss Pruline Leichty, aged 18 years. She was sick but a short time and suffered intensely until the last.

Earl Ayers, who has been employed by the Northwest Shipbuilding Company at Portland, came up Saturday for a week's visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ayers of Lacomb.

George Baertlein was a business visitor at Albany yesterday.

Mrs. J. G. Wuestefeld has been quite ill for several days.

Miss Laura Waggoner resumed her duties as teacher in the second grade at the North school Monday.

Wayne Wheeldon, of Brownsville, is temporarily assisting in the undertaking department of Everett, Kyle & Epperly.

Mrs. V. E. Tucker and little son left here Saturday for Kelso, Washington, to join Mr. Tucker who has been employed there for several months.

Mrs. Chester Myers, of North Lebanon, was happily surprised the first of the week by a visit from her brother, Earl Mickleson, who enlisted in the United States Navy from Albany last December. There are two other brothers in the navy department who enlisted early last spring; Fred Mickelson, and Howard Mickleson. Another brother who is subject to the draft in class two is Carl Mickleson.

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ziesing, of Portland, is reported to be seriously sick with measles.

Robert Kyle who has been in Lebanon for several weeks past assisting in the work at the Everett, Kyle & Epperly store, returned to his home at Central Point Saturday.

Mrs. Ralph Howard and little daughter Rachel left yesterday for North Bend where they will make their home. Mrs. Howard will visit a few days with her sister, Mrs. Frank Fee, at Rogue River, enroute.

C. F. Harding of Lacomb awaits the delivery of his new truck to deliver wood in Lebanon from his place near Lacomb.

Samuel Dugger, son of Thos. Dugger, editor of the Scio Tribune, died at a military hospital at Waco, Texas, following the second operation for gall stones, Monday. The body is now on the way to Scio where the funeral will take place Saturday. Mr. Dugger had been a soldier in the regular army for the past ten years or more and was about forty years of age.

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Loftin received word Wednesday afternoon by wire from their son Dale, that he had arrived in England safe and well.

The body of Mrs. Lucinda Osborne, who died in Portland Monday, was brought to Lebanon Wednesday for burial. She was the mother of Homer Osborne, a former resident of this city, and of Mrs. J. W. Turnidge of Crabtree. She was 73 years of age at the time of her death. Interment was made at the I.O.O.F. cemetery.

Max Millsap returned Wednesday evening from Marion, Alabama, where he has been attending preparatory school.

A letter from Lieutenant Harry Elkins, who is at Camp Fremont, California, yesterday, in which he states that the number of men in the hospital at that camp is not about two per cent instead of 10 per cent as mentioned in a recent communication from a member of the hospital corps.

Sweet Home Items.

Wm. Conner was a business caller in Lebanon Tuesday.

John Wodtli was a business caller in Lebanon Monday.

M. N. Ward was a business caller in Lebanon Tuesday.

Russell Alexander was on the sick list a couple of days last week.

Jess Housley, who is working in Lebanon, spent Sunday with his family west of town.

W. H. Clark, who has been doing some grubbing below Lebanon the past week, spent Sunday at home.

H. C. Roloff was in Lebanon Tuesday attending to business for the Santiam Valley N. F. L. Association.

John Reed and wife returned to Albany Thursday where they will remain for a while before going back to Kansas.

Mrs. M. N. Ward returned home Sunday evening from Aumsville, where she had been visiting with a daughter.

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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© 1999 Jan Phillips