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November 5, 1910. at Hone burg. Ore.,
under act of March 3, 1879,
HATlltDAV, KKITKMIiKK, ;(0, 101 1
hhTT OHU AIJ) DO IT.
Orogonlan: Governor West ban
had any Intention of nail ins a Hpec-
Iiad any Intention nfculihiK a hikjc-
lal Bt'HBlon of the legislature to con
lder Kood roads legislation. " I huve
dwlded," he Buys mark tho "de
cided" "I have derided that the
caiiHe of good roadu will be ad
vanned 'rather than r-heeked If hiuh
way hilla are given to the initiative
rather than to the lenlHlatiire." The
privilege of enacting laws on Rood
roads for the jmm.jiIo the aovorelgn
governor thus withdraws from the
legislature and confer upon the peo
ple. The Kovernor offered the leg
islators a chance to go to Salem and
ra 1 1 f y a progra in a I read y t h o n h t-
ruiiy prepared for them by him, and
tney stupidly rem nod to utirrender
their prerogative or yield their law
making function to him. Now they
may stay at home.
Thin the people are themselves to
take a hand In good roads legisla
tion. What people? The Orange?
The HittomohllfBtB? The machinery
houses? The professional road ex
perts? Hood Miver MaHon, who
knows It all?
knows a
aid socialists? The county bond
ing promoters? The road super
visors? Tho wlde-tlre outfit? The
sand and gravel concerns? The oue
galhiH farmer? The heavy teamsters?
Or any other of tho hundred special
Interests or hobbyists or 8eeehinorH
or promoters who have their own
Ideas about good roaria and how to
pay for and build them? Who?
Can any person or group of per
sons draw a good roads bill that
will suit any other person or group
of persons? Can any measure In
framed In any Interest, political
economical, Industrial, or otherwise,
that will not be antagonized by every
other Interest? Who can drnw n
good roads measure that will no!
awn ken wide-spread controversy, and
will not certainly bo defeated? Gov
ernor West thinks he run. Let him
try It.
VIM ANIMALS (Illt'UH.
( Kdwln Mudlaon, wno has been ser-
lously III. The lady' husband, sum-
Vote for D. B. Housei for v Uauuvd from their home at KelloKg,
city treasurer. dlt
ponies, monkeys, goats, girjffs and
others too numerous to mention com
prise tho collection which has tak
en the work of years to train that
the show of Al O. Uurnes might well
be acclaimed the greatest wild ani
mal show In the world.
The unstinted applause which the
trainers received for their dating
Teats and the delight displayed by
all at the numerous pranks of the
bucking donkeys gave proof of their
full sutlsfactlon. To get out of the
old circus routine has been the one
thought of Mr, BameK, and he has
succeeded to a marked degree. His
pet attraction for the children being
the pony snow nus causea nun
double his efforts In this line.
FATAL A t'TO A IDKNT.
Of - Hcveiity-llve Years
Down and Killed.
rcUOENI'3. Or., Sept. 29. Driving
his auto at what Is said to have been
a high rate of speed, I'aul Thomsen.
traveling salesman for a Portland
Implement company, today ran down
and fatally injured, reter iieroen,
7ft years of age, a resident of Hazel
dell, a postofflco 44 miles up the
Willamette river from Eugene,
Tho victim died two hours later
at tho Eugene hospital.
The accident occurred at the cor
ner of Eighth and Willamette streets.
the busiest corner In the city. He
wat knocked to tho pavement, suf
fering a fractured skull. Thomsen
stoped his car Immediately, the In
jured man was placed in 'It mid
rushed to the hosnttal. Thomsen
all? Judge Webster, whOtl(,n dlsapponred. but waa arrested
little about -It? The fltate-uUtr m.Hr Cottage Grove.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. Wall, mother of Mrs. P. M
Matthews, returned to tho city to
day after an absence of s".'eral week?
at Portland and other cities.
Editor D. 13. Vornon, or the Onk
Innd Advance, accompanied by his
daughter spent the day in Roseburg
visiting with friends and (neidental-
y attending the district fair.
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OIK KDKMtOWKH LETTEII.
HerloiiN Itiumwiiy- Kail Rowing Com
me i kim I rmlcr Promising ondi- -lions
Prunes Am Ooori.
Coming To Hose burg For One Day,
Hat unlay, Oct. 7.
Bakersfleld Echo: Doth shows of
the Al Q. Barnes wild animal circus
yqsterday had ft record-breaking at
tendant and all left the grounds
fully satisfied.
The management has billed tho
show as totally different from any
other and It la a true statement.
For a circus which has for Its ac
tors wild animals of every descrip
tion and from all parts of the world
and which have been trained to per
form tricks heretofore doomed Im
possible it Is certainly beyond the
average,
' Lions, tigers, elephants, bears,
.Ins. A. Hewitt met with quito a
serious mishap Monday and at the
same time his son was tossed Into
the air quite a distance to the ground
below and practically uninjured. He
wus hauling a load of hay, when a
motorcycle frightened the team that
was drawing the wagon. The horses
became frantic and overturned the
wagon. Hewitt In tho meantime was
thrown Into n barbed wire fencp, and
painfully hurt. His hack was badly
was on top of the liny, and was
painfully lacerated by the wire. He
will remain confined to his bed for
some time i lie fore ho recovers from
his Injuries, The escape of his sou
with barely a scratch Is regarded as
something nklu to miraculous. He
was out top of tho hay, and was
thrown upwards and fell to the
ground hard.
Dr. Houck was called to Edeubow-
er twice this week to attend Mis.
FOR MAYOR
OF ROSEBURG
Geo. E. HoucK
(Paid Advertisement.)
Standard Prints
Ginghams
5c per yard
10c per yard
New goods every clay. Complete line of Groceries,
Dry Goods, Shoes and Hats. Highest price paid for
produce. Miss May Wells, an experienced sales
woman, has charge of our dry goods department.
BRADLEY & RUSSELL
WILBUR, OREGON
irrlved here Wednesday evening, and
at his wife s bedside.
The late rain ruined many prunes,
but wus not so destructive as was
first reported. In the Webber, Uav
mport and other orchards a loss of
"0 per cent was given out, but extra
pickers were put Into them Thurs
day and it is now believed the
prunes damaged wilt not reach 20 per
cent of the crop. ,
Full plowing has commenced In
dead earnest. The ground is In fine
condition and everybody Is endeav
orlng to take advantage of the sit
nation. Grass is growing faster at
this time of year than for man
years previous. It Is the general
prediction that fall pasturage will
be abundant this year and will extend
through the coming months, thus
Insuring but little or no feeding du;
Ing the three months of winter, 'of
sheep, cattle and horses, all or whle
will be in prime condition by the 1st
of December.
The ladles' New Idea Club, of Ed
enbower, has enjoyed a prosperous
and happy existence of two years, an
still holds Us regular meetings every
othor Thursday. It has a workln
membership of thirty ladles, all en
thusiasttc and fultnuil, and the ciu
has the respect and endorsement of
everyone. A clause in its constltu
tlon prohibits emphatically any mem
Imr sitenklng ill of another, and this
wise provision In Us laws for their
guidance has made the members
warm ersonal friends and causes
the community In general to hope for
It a long and nappy existence.
tended by similar practical benefits
as have marked the past two years of
the clubs organization.
The owner of the bucking horses
exhibited at the county fair drove
off the street grade when passln
through Edenbower, and upset hi:
wagon at the end of a culvert. H
may successfully ride his "broncoes'
alright, but he cut a miserable fig
ure riding that wagon when It went
over. From the language used on
that occasion those who heard him
are forced to think he Is a religiously
Inclined youth, although some do say
he was hut talking to the horses
In the manner of Bpeech they were
mostly acquainted
Mrs. Adams visited her mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. Beicher, on thi
occasion of her husband's late pro
fessional trip through Southern Ore
gon.
Ivesllo Perdue, who has a home
stead clutm between Cavltt Creek
'i rid North Myrtto, is visiting with
his father and mother In Edenbower,
Lane Morley, 'who Is teaching
school at fiardiner, visited during the
week with home folks at Edenbower.
Several would-be purchasers of
property were In this locality for sev
eral days, but fulled to buy for .the
reason their views of values did not
agree with those of the owners of the
hind. Owners of property In Eden
bower know that they have a good
thing, and they are loath to part
with It for at less than they know it
Is worth
The first piece of land sown to
eed In this neighborhood this fall
Is that of E. E. 8iH!lcher, opposite
tho store. He is planting tho land
upon which was grown the finest
crop of rye last Bprlng In tne country,
to whest, onts and vetch, for hay
next year. Since the grain will get
the moisture of all the rains that will
fall between now and next haying
time, tho yield per acre will be very
large and highly profitable. ' There
are many land-owners who will fol
low the exit mi k be has set them at
an enrtv day. since the ground is In
fine condition for cimtvntion.
JASPER.
UAJLV TALKS.
Return of the Favorite Shows
Twice its Former Size
The Only Big Show Coming.
WILL EXHIBIT AT
Roseburg, Sat., Oct., 7
ONE DAY Two Performances, 2 and 8 p. m.
AL. Q. BARNES
BIG 3-RING ANIMAL
CIRCU5
300 ANIMAL ACTORS 300
Klt'phanta, Cameli, Zebra, Tuiiiim, 1'lnM-taln. 1.1tin., !rnp
onls, all In big itreet arena) School ln.t, Hiisilun Stallion,
Wntalling lloara, Holing Kaugaroua, II HI Hog, Hlii'llinul Tunica,
llatioona. More anlmnlfi limn any two CIiyukc have.
TWO HANDS. MOXRTKlt TKSTS. Kl'KtiAl, ltll.HOl TI1AINS.
FREE STREliT PARADE AT 10 A. M. FREE)
Oct. 7 Rain or Shine--Roseburg, Sat. Oct. 7
Are You ,
Going to Start to
School
Next
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday?
We have hnd cxperlenco in the
school supply line, and know
what Is required for school.
Wo huve tho lurgat Btock of
SCHOOL BOOKS
Tablets, pencils, etc.
Tho lowest prices,
ilondiiuitrters for fountain pens.
Your patrouage solicited.
Roseburg
BooK Store
Roseburg
Oregon
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The lack of money I. the root
of all evil.
You would think so If you
were to Bee what we offer ill
distinctive men's wear. You
would want to buy everything
at once. Our valueu are aa hard
to realttt as they are Impossible
to duplicate. ,
HAHTII'S TOGGERY,
LOCAL NEWS.
Dr. Hermann will be at hia office
October third until October 8. tf
Mark's Umpqua Creamery butter
excejls all others, a home product.
Try It. Sold only at the Rochdale.
30
With Snow Drift flour you make
more loaves, better loaves and have
the most pleasing results. No West
ern product quito so good. Sold
only by the Itochdalo. k30
We wish to announce that Polly
Prim Cleanser has arrived, having
been delayed in Borne summer while
enroute from Chicago. Those hav
ing Polly Prim duo them on Sun
ny Monday Soap orders of recent
date through the Rochdale, will now
be supplied on application at the
Rochdale. B30
ALUMINUM
NOTICK.
To whom Is may concern:
Inasmuch as my wife, Mrs. Zadle
Cheosbro has left my board and lodg
ing against my wishes and consent,
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by her after this
date.
Dated September 25.
FLETCHER CHEESBRO.
USE SWKEI'INO COMPOUND.
It collects the dust when sweep-',
Ing, It preserves the floor, It pre-
........ u.Liiviituii uiocana kui ma, nnu
makes the premises sanitary. NO
DUST for rugs and carpets, CEDAR
INE for floors and linoleums. Put
up the 160 and 200 nonml barrels.
and 100 pound sacks. Write us.
Crescent Chemical Company, 626
Washington street, Portland, Ore.
Compounds for sale by B. W. Strong,
uoseDurg, or. nl6
koot union iihewed from
unties EXTRACT.
Oa, say, what has changed you,
Yuor skin's so bright and clear.
Well, I'll give It to you straight,
old boy, 4
I drink lots of Brewed Root
Beer.
UMPQUA CIDER WORKS
Phone 276.
DU. 8. M. WENDT.
Physlclnn and surcenn tuiarlnl at
tention elven to pva Mr nr.,, a ar..l
throat. Glasses fitted. X rav. elec-
trlc nnd vlbrntory apprntus In of-
"Bill of Fare" Today will be
The making of a Pot Roast without water
Meat being cooked entirely in it's
' own juice and coming out sweet
and nutricious, ready for the table
Tasting is bilieying and you are
not only cordially invited but most
respectfully urged to be present or
come in during day and see and
taste for yourself. There are
many other things that Mrs.
Kearns will tell you. How to bake
cakes, gems, etc., without using,
grease in the pans and still have
cakes come out whole, bright and
beautifully browned. Remember
that Mrs. Kearns used Aluminum
long before she became connected
with the Company as a demon
strator, and so had become con
vinced of its desirability as a
kitchen utensil. Remember also
. that you can see demonstration
going on any time after nine o'clock a. m.
Churchill Hardware Co.
lice. Office Grand hotel, room 3.
Residence 131 S. Flint street. Phone,
office, 155; resldonce 197-Y.
All calls answered day or night.
dtf
When you come to town
Don't forget to visit the
Water Front Dry Goods Store
Sheridan Streets for Your Suits
Up-to-Date Suits from $10.50 to $25
Everything new in the suit line
Overalls, Shirts, Hats, Caps, Shoes
We can dress you from head to foot cheaper than you
can steal the goods. GIVE US A TRIAL.
D. J. JARVIS
LONE STAR LAUNDRY
101)
SHEKIlAN ST.
PHONE 380
And our wagon will call tor your bu jd'es. New com-'
plcte equipment. Family work our specialty,
and prices right.
Farrand Brothers, Proprietor.
Pure Gold Butter
Drifted Snow Flour
The Original
DRIFTED SNOW FLOUR
Hy Spcrry Flour Co.
Needs but one introduction to
your home, after that you will
always want DRIRTED
SNOW., It has but one com
petitor GOLD METAL FLOUR
which retails at $2.25 per sack
Drifted Snow retails at $1.60
per sack. Ask for sample.
THE BENSON GROCERY
"The Pure Food Store"
A. L. Kitchin
Nurseryman
A complete line of fruit
trees, also Nut, Shade,
and Ornamental Trees,
Shrubs, Berry Vines,
Etc.
Order Now
And get the best
North Side Plaining Mill
JuM forth of Kinney Spur, .North
Jnckson 8Uv-t, Phone 8M.
Orders for all klt.ds of Building Material promptly Filled at
Koasonanie Prices.
Mill Work Our Specialty
Knilt lloiea in Any Quantity.
You will always have good healthful bread, pie and
cake, if you use
White River Flour
It is Not Bleached
Bleachedjf lour is injurious to health.
H Use Fleischman's Yeast For a good Starter
Mrs. A. C. Kidd&Son
Agents
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DOUGLAS COUNTY CREAMERY
has the
Best Buttermaker in the State
ICE CREAM SEASON HERE 2?'
in kirge or small quantities. Let us have your
tele
1
partv orders.
phone 340.
Best Car of Coal Ever Seen in Roseburg
has been received by Roseburg Feed & Fuel Co.
Rock Springs Coal, positively better coal than
has heretofore been offered for sale in Rose- ;
burg. Price the' same as has been asked for :
inferior coal. Come and see it or telephone '
No. 163 your order.
Roseburg Feed & Fuel Co.-Winchester St
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