The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-08-29

: was made the occasion of family reunion
n at the old homestead Oh Sunday last Wher
t dinner announced, the family gathered or
the perch, when it fell to the ladies to choose
their partners, and to the beautiful straini
o Of a march rendered by Mrs. Alex Renny
D the party slowly wended their way to thu
a dining room, where they found = turkey
|, Inner awaiting them. The table fairly
greaned with the load of good things to eat.
1t was feast long to be remen ',ersd by
those present.
There is such thing possible tEia. the
Oregon Central & Eastern will build bra, ch
to Eugene that will not touch Corvallis.
The Eugene people are Offering heavy in
ducements for the road to enter that city,
and it will probably be built soon. The
natural, shortest and most feasible route Is
from Philomath. It is understood that the
Philomath people are promising large land
donations if branch will be built from
that point. The branch road itself might
not be of particular advantage to Corvallis,
but branch road starting from point only
seven miles distant would very probably in
lure the business of this city. If Corvallis
desires the road to start from here, our citi-
zens will have to begin moving, or her little
neighbor will get away with the plum.
Miss Helen Holgats, who has been in
Portland the PAST month visiting relatives
and forming the acquaintance of her two to-
be sisters.in-law, returned home Monday.
1t is indeed fortunate that Miss Helen re-
turned. for members of the Bachelor Quar-
tette have been running wild since her
guiding hand has not been here to control
them. But their cup of joy, that was filled
to overh 'wi' & On account of her return,
was soon turned to bitterest disappointment,
because She is to remain 10 Corvallis and act
as chaperon and accompanist for the boys
only month. The first of October, Miss
Helen leaves for Joseph, Wallowa county,
to accept position as teacher in a private
school and expects to be absent for the win
ter.
DR.. A. Rogers, at one time pastor of the
Congregational church of this city, but for
the past few years in charge of the Congrs
gational church at Forest Grove, was in
town Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Mr. Rogers is interested in large prune
orchard east of Corvallis, and was hero to
arrange for the shipping of couple of car
loads of italian prunes. Mr.. Rogers is con-
nected with some Portland growers, who
are large shippers of green fruits, and who
intend shipping train of italian prunes to
this eastern markets within the next few
days. Prunes already shipped by these
parties netted the growers p cents per
pound. These were gotten onto the market
early and brought a better price than can be
obtained now, but MIR. Rogers is of the
opinion that later shipments will net the
growers fully two cents per pound.
| The old saying that "there is many slip,
'twixs the cup and the lip" has been once
more verified. Last Saturday Joe Beaulin,
of Pioneer, better known as dutch joe
came down to Toledo and procured a license
to wed the Widow Mosier, of Pioneer. Sun
day was the day set for the wedding and
Joe had to hasten home, and did not get to
Pioneer until about midnight. Imagine his
surprise and CONSERVATION wlea he repaired
to the home of his promised bride, to be
coolly informed by her that she had changed
her mind and wouldn't marry HIM. And
she didn't either. but left the next morning
with her family for Linn county. Dutch
Joe is unconsolable. The worst part about
it to him seems to be the money wasted for
license He has tried to sell it at dis
count to the unmarried boys at the quarry,
but all say they don't want a secondhand
| license. Lincoln Leader.
| A. E. Cameron, who defeated James AL
len in foot race at Lebanon, August 18th,
informs the GAZETTE that so far as he is
concerned, the race was on the square.
This sports of Lebanon seemed extremely
anxious to make the match, but now, since
their favorite is defeated, they yell SOB. u
Cameron is a quiet, unassuming sort of a
fellow, but is not disposed to allow lot OF
would-be sports to run ever him. He says,
just to show the sporting fraternity of Leb.
anon that he is all right, be will give
Alien 20 feet in hundred yards and run
the race within week from the time the
articles are signed, for from $l00 to $500 a
side. The money at this end of the line is
} ready to be put up whenever the Lebanon
} bloods are ready to cover it. Mr.. Cameron
says the row spoken of in the Albany pa
pers, as occurring Immediately after the
race, was a matter in which he was in nc
way connected and for which he should moi
be held accountable, as he left Lebanon
shortly after the race. and was not in towr
} when the row occurred.
: An important meeting OF the Central Will
: lamette Fruit Union was held at the court
house last Saturday afternoon. The attend
ance was somewhat larger than usual, there
| being present fully twenty five actual grow
7 ers. La the absence of Chairman Wood
) ward, Prof E. R. Lake presided He
stated that in addition to the regular order
of business, one of the principal objects o
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