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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1903)
i i ' Z Z 1 Z I Z Z Z Z ' T Scotts Valley News. Thrashing is about over in our valley. Misses Lola and Emma Applegate, were visiting friends aud relatives in Roseburg, last week. We are sorry to say that Mr. Green horn is quite sick. Mrs Louis Yarbrough made a busi ness trip to Yoncalla, Tuesday. Miss Ruth Turpin, was visiting friends in Duck Egg, last Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Brown and sister, Mrs. Wilson, were visiting Mrs. Joseph Tur pin, Tuesday. Mr. Clarence Smith was smiling on friends, last Sunday. Mr. Fred Applegate made a business trip to Eugene, last Saturday. Mr. Geo. Wilson, has got our fall term of school. Mr. Charley Turpin and family, of Winchester, were visiting relatives and friends in our vicinity, last week. Bill Dad, tiie Sckib. Gardiner Gazette News. Peter Nelson and family are camping on the beach this week. Dr. John Patterson was called to Scottsburg on a proSessional visit early this week. Survevor Byars has completed his work here and gone to Port Orford to do some government surveying. M. L. Tower and party, who have just finished the government survey of the lower Umpqua and bar, returned to Coos Bay, Wednesday. Roy Applegate with his wife, mother and sister from Drain arrived on last Wednesday's boat from Scottsburg and are now camping at the seaside. Prof. Will Paterson of Eastern Oregon who has been visiting friends and rela tives in the white city the past month, left for Portland via Drain last Monday. The Hon. Binger Hermann is making a personal inspection of the rivers, bays and bars in this district this week. The work of erecting Wm. J. Kelliher's new sawmill on Billie Creek near Drain commenced last week. The lumber will be flumed to Drain 6 miles distant. HOn account of the delay in receiving the cylinder for the Steamer Eva, the Jnno has been pressed into double service, during the past two weeks. Willie Jewett who has spent the sum mer with his father and mother in Gardiner returned last Monday to San Francisco where he will attend school. Mis. Fred Perkins returned last week from an extended visit to relatives at Tacoma and Edison, Washington. Mrs. Chas. Perkins and Fon Floyd re turned from a weeks visit to relatives on Coos river last "Wednesday. Hansbrough on Arboriculture for ties, fence posts, telegraph poles and lumber. By cutting a portion of the trees each year, the avenue of trees would remain unbroken. Mr. Hansbrough became enthusiastic as he explained the advan tage of the avenue of trees, some of them thousands of miles long." It Grows on Dry Land. Colonel R. C. Judson, industrial agent of the O. R. & X., gets highly satisfact ory reports from his "dry land alfalfa." Last Spring Colonal Judson tent out a large number of packets containing a new species of alfalfa seed to live stock growers and farmers on the line of the 0. R. & N -When the alfalfa grows to be six inches high," he wrote, "let me know and I'll tell you what to do next." In all, S7 small plats of ground were sown with the seed. Thirty-seven of the recipients of the seed have responded and in each case the alfalfa has thrived luxuriantly. Colonel Judson is confi dent that the 50 other sowings have done likewise, provided his directions were observed. "I think we are justified in conclud ing" he remarked last niaht, "that we have a species of alfalfa that will grow in the dryest of soils and produce large quantities of feed. Of cource, the sum mer is not ended yet, but from all I have seen and heard our alfalfa will do all we hoped for and more. "The best time for growing is in the spring, on land that has been plowed the preceding autumn. For the sake of experiment, we have sown the soil in the autumn, in January, February, March, and April. The April-own alfalfa turned out the best of anv." Near The Dalles is a 20-acre tract of the alfalfa, the ground of which gets so drv that heretofore all vegetation has turned brown. But already the owner has mowed off 35 tons, and will yet cut another crop this year. A number of hogs have been feeding on the tract for some time. Oreconian. S LADIES TAKE A LOOK ) and if our SPRINU rand SUMMER Line is not better than any other, don't buy from us. We are showing this season the Latest Styles in Silk Gause Novelties, Sole Jouree, Silk Zephyr, Corded Chambray, Lawn Caladine Novelties, Fancyj(.Madrass Organdies, Lawn Sinaloa Novelties, Minerva Dimities, Leno Applique Lawn, Afton Dimity, Blouse Linens, Organdies, Linen Batiste, Chal iies, Sursucker Ginghams, Percale AND ALL THE LATEST IN DRESS GOODS Hon. James M. Hansbrough, joint representative for Jackson and Douglas counties in the Oregon Legislature, is ubiquitous as well as versatile. While his friends in Southern Oregon supposed him to be enjoying himself at Newport or hobnobbing with political cronies in Portland, during his recent vacation, he was, according to the Los Angeles Her ald of recent date, really in Southern California, enlightening the inhabitants of that sunny clime on the benefits of aboricultnre, as the following from that paper goes to show: "J. M. Hansbrough, an official of the Southern Pacific Railroad company for its lines in Oregon and a member of tbe legislature of that state, passed through the city yesterday on his way to Avalon. Mr. Hansbrough is a brother of the sen ior United, States; senator for North Dakota and has long had arboriculture as a fad. He stated yesterday that the long effort of arboriculturists to interest the railroad" companies to improving their right of way has at last borne fruit, and that tbe Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul riad has been the first to adopt the plans of the national society. "This plan is to plant and grow catal pa trees along railroad and telegraph lines. By planting these trees, the so ciety argues, the lines not only will be beautified, but after a few years tbe trees will supply all the ties needed. Mr. Hansbrough asserts that the trees will attain the right size for telegraph poles in sixteen years, and at that age and size will furnish five railway cross ties to a trunk. "Upon almost everv railway right of way may be grown G40 trees to each mile of track, omitting the island line of curves. It is planned to plant one row of trees on each side of the track, the trees one rod apart. In sixteen years this will provide 3000 ties, being enough to relay thejnile of track. "Since the catalpa renews itself from the stumpjwhen cut, and the young shoots grow very rapidly with the well established rootsjito support the new growth, the trees would be permanent and fully able toeupply all requirements About the Telephone Line. Anlauf, Or., Aug. 26, 1903. Editor Plaixdealek : Either by jest or meanness I notice that some one has given yon the item that the telephone was open to Elkton from Drain. The same is false. The wire was shipped Aug 7th from Kokomo, Ind., some 3000 pounds, and ought to be here in a few days, freight and goods paid. J. E. Baker is getting out poles near Elkton and E. I. Lane near Drain. I shall soon peg where post holes are to be dug, and I am glad of rain as I can get along faster. I have material of all kinds on hand to run to Scottsburg except wire, and I have made preliminary arrange ments with the Pacific States Telephone Co. to exchange and lease their phones. I will as soon as the coast line is finished build a private line from the.Drain depot to tbe residence of J. O. Johnson near Leona, for his own use and for his rail road business ; and may, if encouraged run a phone tolLeona, Chas. M. Hen derer's, Anlauf, and Perkins fc Mires saw mill. Kindly publish this to let truth pre vail and I am glad to say the company owes no one a cent. Jas. A. Stebuxo. No Circus In This. And now Salem is in tne throes of a circus carnival of crime and some of the reports published are exceedingly fishy. One report says: "On Friday evening of last week Rev. and Mrs. William Short, who reside in York Park addition to this city, just as they were retiring for the night were startled by some ob ject striking the house, about 10:30 o'clock, and upon making an investiga tion they found their daughter, Miss Beatrice Short, lying in the back yard bound and "gagged and apparently al most exhausted from the exposure and plight in which dhe was found. She was taken into the house and resueci tated and when she had recovered her sences she told her parents of how she had been waylayed on her way home from the city, attacked by what she sup posed were two women, bound, gagged and chloroformed and robbed of her money, about $33.65. She could give no account of the occurrence from the time she was attacked until she was found by her parents nor no discription of her assailants. This is the substance of the story as told by the girl and her parents, The police,Jtbat is the Chief, was in formed of the affair on the following morning, but the matter was kept secret until yesterday in the hopes of gaining some clew to the perpetrators. An air of mystery overhangs the whole affair, but the police feel confident that they will ferret it out in the course of time." When fish climb to the top of a cane brake and attach themselves by the gill to save fishers from telling yarns about the catch, the above story will be veruiea. ) Qlf itC caTT-' tne Fne9t Line of Made-up Skirts in town, and our line of Underskirts cannot wAl.il equaled for quality and price Our Spring and Summer Line of Clothing Embodies many special features that will in terest you. Tbe clothing that we sell from the Highest to the Lowest grade is in everv ease finely tailored and thoroughly dependable. We recommend it with confidence even though our prices are lower than any other store sell for the same quality. Also a new and up-to-date line of Ladies' and Gent's Neckwear. OUR SHOES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. Sole Agents for the W. L. Douglas Shoe u I. ADKAnAl 1 0) Proprietor. The People's Store One Door South of P. O The Hills of California. for has the past been the i the Atcazar i ' The rural comedy, "The Hills of California" will be given for the first time in this city tonight. The play and supporting Company come highly re commended by the press where ever they have played. M r. Bacon who heads the Company, is by no means a stranger to the amusement loving public of Rose burg. His reputation as a comedian has long been established. He has had an Francisco laughing three years, where he principal comedian at Theater. Such a record as this is al-1 most unkown to the drama. ! "The Hills of California" is a play: full ot heart interest and consistent comedv. As one of the critics said of Mr. Bacon's performance of Uncle Amos Hill, "You laugh with me one minute, and the next you are in tears." The characters throughout the play are all interesting, there is nothinz on the order of "When Ruben comes to town," or the man with "A little bunch of ' whiskers on his chin." Miss Sinclaire plays the part of the Captain of the Salvation Army, and this is the only drama known to the stage that treats the Salvation Armv. seriouslv. When she disposes of her war cries, the,re is hardly a night goes by that money is not thrown to her so great is ' the sympathy for her. Gus Tate and Miss Slosson, the great- est ragtime duo, will be very much in j evidence with their double specialties. The California quartette will contribute i to the evenings entertainment with a number of the latest songs. Prices lower floor 60 fc 75 cents, and gallery 25 & 35 cents. At New York a negro named Cody has successfully jumped from the struct ure of the new bridge being erected over East river, known as the Williamsburg bridge. It was a drop of 147 feet. He was picked up by a row boat and recov ered consciousness an hour later. His body was protected from injury by pad. ding. Cody jumped from the Brooklyn bridge one year ago. A most interesting article in the Women's Home Companion for Septem ber is that descriptive of "Radium," the most wonderful substance in the world. The article ia by Waldemar B. Kaemp- ffert, of The Scientific American. A New York clergyman has evolved the theory that the "problem" Is to be solved by making the idle negroes work. He has discovered that the negroes are the grass-hoppers and the whites the ants of the human tribe, and that the light-hearted creatures dance and play all summer and expect the whites to support them, voluntarily or involunt arily, in winter. The clergyman sees no justice in that sort of thing and advocates compulsory labor for the darkies. The howl from New England has not got hero yet, but it is coming. Mobile Register. FREE! FREEH FREEI 1 1 ,--tyTSl-&gSBs-3fc''Pcg Bring Us Your CHIGKEWS, EGGS, BUTTER, FOR CHSH OR TRKDE. 3f J. F. Barker & Co. O OOOOOCOOOOO OOOOCOOOOOOOOOXOCOOOOOOOOOCCOOOOOOOOOa AGENCY : Rambler Bicyles BICYCLE REPAIRING BRAZING LATHE WORK HARRY E. fllLLER, 7 11 Oak St., Opp. Churchill & WooIIey's & The Great Majestic Cooking Exhibition Thursday, Sept. 3, A, and 6, On a range that cannot be broken or melted in any fire. Will bake and serve biscuits with coffee in three minutes by a lady from our own community. No experts from abroad. A representative from the factory will be present and give free lectures on economic cooking. Come everybody to Btkabns & CncowETn, a27. Oakland, Ore. Only One Short Month of BARGAIN GIVING. BUY NOW NEW GOODS ARE ARRIVING DAILY The MOST and the BEST for the LEAST MONEY. 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