The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-05-30

The work of erecting, building, etc., will
soon commence and in short time will be
complstsd, fully equipped and ready for
ssrvice when needed.
Repairs to bridges and track on the 0. G.
& Z. are going merrilY on. By each freight
three to five cars of bridge timbers and ties
are taken west to be used between Philo-
math and Yaquina. But for the fact that
the company is unable to secure lumber as
rapidly as it would like, the present force
would be increased.
Principal s. I. Pratt left yesterday for
Portland where he will visit for few days
before departing for his old home in Michi-
gan, where he will spend the summer with
relatives, Poor mani His bachelor days
are about over Dame Rumor says he will
not return alone, and his actions have been
such during the past few months as to leave
in our mind no doubt as to the correctness
of Dame Runners report
G. M. Horsefall will remove his cider mill
to Corvallis in the near future, and will oc-
cupy the building now being vacated by
Tunnicliffe Bros at the upper end of End
street. His mill has a daily capacity of rs
barrels aud Mr.. Horsefall expects to have
everything in readiness for operation by
the first of September. This industry will
be of immense advantage to apple growers,
as it will flu rnish home market for their
crop.
At meeting of the school board Tuesday
evening the present corps of teachers were
retained for next year, with the excep.
tion of Miss Brenneman, whose resignation
was accepted. Her place as teacher of the
7th grade, was filled by the promotion of
Miss Bsrgin from the 5th grade. the latter
vacancy being filled by Mrs. May Nelms.
who has taught with splendid success in the
schools of this county as well as in the
public schools of Independence.
a letter received yestesday by the GA
zETTE from Congressman Hermann states
that he will leave Washington soon, and
that he will be in Corvallis within the next
three or four weeks. Mr.. Hermann has
been busily engaged about the: different
departments since the adjaurnmant of con-
gress, looking after business pertaining to
the welfare of his constituents He is one
man in whom the public have the utmost
confidence, knowing that at all times he is
his duty energetically, earnestly
and capably, without fear or favor.
Last Saturday Miss Maud Brenneman left
for her home in Pennsylvania. For two
years she has been most successful teacher
in the Corvallis public schools and
both pupils and patrons regret that she could
not be prevailed upon to remain longer.
She was greatly admired by all with whom
she came in contact and it was not surpris-
ing that large crowd of friends were at the
depot to bid her good bye and wish her a
safe journey homeward. She seems also to
have especially endeared herself to certain
young business man of Corvallis, who "hap-
pened" to be going Yaquinawafd on the
same train and who rems rked to one of his
the other day, 'that should she
return to Corvallis it would not be neces-
sary for her to engage in teaching"
Passenger business batweeu San Francisco
and Oregon via the Ya9uina route is rapidly
Oa her last trip up, the Faral
lon brought eighteen cabin passengers and
line will be favorIte with the travelling
public. Today the steamer goes on the dry
dock, while undergoing some slight repairs.
and will leave for Yaquina on the End of
June The Farallon is elegantly fitted
up for passenger service, having cabin ac
commodations for enc hundred passengers
As her average time from dock to dock is
less than forty eight hours, and as she
makes close connections al Yaquina with
o. c. & E. trains it is not at all improbable
that the Yaquina bay route will soon be do
ing thriving passenger business.
An exchange says that f'the editor of the
Cottage Grove Echo Leader got himself into
trouble, by speaking of a local millinery
store, kept by a very estimable lady and
saying she was very glad to see her stocking
up" When the paper came out. Bro
Thorp was astonished when the lady met
him and struck him over his think-dome
with ner umDrelIa, at the same Time telllng
him he was liar and hadn't seen anything
of the kind. He dossn't yet know what
she was mad about, although he has read
the item hundred times to see if there was
anything spiteful in it. Had he intimated
that he had seen her stocking down"
there might have been some excuse for the
rumpus, and if the statement were true,
Bro. Thorp might have been partially repaid
at least, for the punishment he received.
Hon. John Mimic, of the state board of
horticulture, was in town Tuesday. He is
inspector for tho second horticultural dis
trict, which comprises Marion, Polk, Linn,
Lane, Lincoln and Benton counties. He
says the new law has already repaid the
state for the appropriation made last winter
by the creation of increased attention to
orchards. People generally are giving more
care and attention to their trees this year
than ever before With the exception of
the eastern portion of Marion county