Show QUEER FAD OF OLD MINER proposes Pro poe each year to stenographer of Or fregona Ore gona egons governor portland 01 oie e A annual n it bial proposals of marriage are made ly by bohemia sharpe Sli arpe an old miner to the of oregon a governor whoever rho bho may be sharpe has haa just made his yearly visit to the state capitol anil and incidentally called at tho the execl tive live office and made a formal 0 offer of his bin heart and land hand to gov chamber lain a stenographer As has been beca tho the case many times in the past the offer was refused but tt it Is expected that the hardy old moura moun will nill return next spring to re new his oer overtures tures sharpe Is now over 70 years of age but la Is still atall an active lie ile has a claim slid and a cabin in the bains of the bohemia Iloh emla district 25 miles from cottage grove it Is said bild that lie la Is quite wealth but his bis riches do not help to dispel tho the loneliness of hla his isolated home just juat why his bis fancy has settled on wedding a stenographer of the states chief executive Is not known but his persistent proposals have been the hie 0 no aniu rement around tho the capaiol |