Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-02-27
Drain Correspondence.

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i The Academic Groves of Drain, vel
come the RLvILW ficm week to week
as most desirable visitor, and trust to
make Of it as acquaintance ripens,a val
ued and intimate friend
/ Our village is composed of people
who read the newspapers, aud who
have an odd fashion Of their own,
| which insists upon making wise dis.
crimiaation between good and bad lit
erature. That which is unworthy they
reject, and that which is meritorions
receives THEN he,rty approval. Hence
Of course, The REVIEW Is cordially re-
ceived
If you could have been in the
city Of Draia during the past week,
these are the scenes which would, in all
probability, have attracted your eye:
AT nine o'clock each morning you
would have seen between eighty and
a hundred boys and girls, quiet and
orderly in demeanor, representing vii
lagos and farms from all parts of South
ern Oregon, responding gladly to the
call of the Academy bell, to begin the
pleasant labor of acquiring an eiluca-
ton. 1t is source of qualification to
our citizens to know that here at home
ambitious young gentlemen and ladies
can fit themselves for teaching, under
the approval of the state, and without
going away from home to obtain the
highest honors in this direction, that
the state awards.
But wander You might also have
seen observe, say "might') Bro. 2. of
the r. r. Office smoking cigar on the
sly. Ho"ever, it would have required
!, keener eyes than mine, to catch him at
h it, since he ''swore off, You might
: have seen Drs Kuykendall and Pay ton
both looking solrowful and down cast,
because Of the fact that what has been
c to both, | am assured, IA very pleasant
;. copartnership in the practice of mcdi-
clue, has been dissolved by the poor
a health of Dr. Payton who now retires
g flom the practice. The community
u renders the unanimous verdict that it
would be hard to find two gentlemen SC
popular and courteous as they.
!. You might have seen handsome
Young man whose name reminds you
of Il miners dinner, sit down gracefully
aud Frequently at the skating rink, bu'
don't think You could have seeu him
going to the north end of town, for he
don't carry lantern. You woul1 un
doubtedly have seen ever ybody givt
II Geo Estes and wife u cordial welcome
"a on their breif visit to their old home
" You would have seen several famil
les a few miles north cf town looking
L. pleased over the creation of the new
8 school district No. 76.
= Yoa might have seen Jimmy Sterling
looking as cherry as ever, smiling at IT,.
> big girls, and giving the little ones can
n, dy.
You might have seen-well gooc
many interesting sights, but if I tel
10 you it all row, there'll be nothing te
e say next time
u I almost forgot to say, that before
is long you may see VIII not give then
away, but if don't get big slice O
IN cake, for keeping still, I'll knock the
smoke-stack off of the saw-nill!
q You might have seen Hon. Henr :
i Rogers and wife returning from Salem
where Mr. Rogers has been faithful,
representing the interests of Dougla
=" County. Mr. r. has made a goot
Iecoiu, anu 10 one can say tnaG Ii
I failed to act wisely and we'll in ever
ie emergency.
You might have seen Miss Emm
a Hickman, of Oregon City, charming
us young lady, entering Drain Academy
as having heard at that distance of it
} excellent reputation.
You might have heard on Wednes
en- evening Music Recital at tho Acad-
or emy, given by Miss Benson and he
lis class in instrumental music. Had yo
o. bten there You would have thorough
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