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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1911)
' LIBRARY CEMETERIES. Million! of Books Buried Awsy nd Navor Oponad. The Brillli inuseuin possesses Id all about 4.0OMXX) volumes. A year or two ago those In the reading xooio were carefully fine over and made to form a library completely up to date. Wheu this work was In progress the authori ties could uot And more than 00.000 books which were In use. Experi tnre therefore points to the fact that the proportion of live to dead or half dead bookH Lu this huge collection Is as 1 to 000. "You may assume," said the libra rian, "that of all the vast number of works that generations of men have Indited only UO.OOO remain alive. In this bulldlnc la a great Ironmongery of shelves, forty-two miles of books repose, and there are miles of volumes which no human being has ever opened and no buinan being Is ever likely to opun. There they rest apparently for gotten. "Sometimes an esoteric volume from the midst of this huge maze of shelves Is asked for by a student wno may have come from any part of the world to see some book which can be found only In the British museum. 8o that In the museum, unlike other libraries, no book can be Bald even to be abso lutely demised. "This differentiates the museum per haps from all other libraries In the world. The only other great collec tions of books which at all coinpeto with It In this sphere of cosmopolitan research ore the Blbllotheqiie Nation ale in Paris and the great itlonal li braries nt Berlin, Munich and Vienna. "Notwllhsaudlug this there arc acre and acres of books here which are un cut and which have never left their places on the shelves since tliey were placed on them." Exchnuae. Origin of tha vurtew. In the year (1iv.li afler King Henry's death, lu a synod, by the duke's an -tbority and attended by bishops, ab Dots and barons, it was ordered that a j bell should be rung every evening, al the bearing of which prayer should be offered and all the people should gel within their hoURes and hut their doors. This odd mixture of piety and police seems to be the orlein Of the fn ' moils and 'misrepresented curfew Whatever was Im object. It was nt least not ordnlncd as any special hardship on William's English subJects.-E. a. Freeman, "History of " the Norman Conquest." The Widow's Might 71 hear you are engaged to marry the lovely widow. Mrs. Sqnx " "It's true." "Let me congratulate yon. Why, I hadn't any idea that you were think ing of matrimony." "Neither had I." Cleveland Plain Dealer. - Foree of Habit. He Do tarry, Knte: the train leaves In twenty minutes. She (absentmind ed Oh, be quletl You know It's bad form - to be on time. Boston Tran Bcrlpt LUNCH Nice, Fresh An assortment that will please the most fastidious and satisfy . the cravings of the "Inner Man" In every particular. For a quick, Bmart and appetizing meal take a supply of the fol lowing home for your emergency cupboard: ' Clillli Con Came Oysters and Shrimp , Delicious Canned Salmon Heinz Celebrated Beans ' ' Sordines nnd Minced Ments Boiled Ham and Tongue Lilly's Apple Jelly Choice Apjilo Butter ; ' Aside from this excellent line or "cold goods" for your lunch w can supply you with all delicacies of the land In the way rf fine pastry not exactly like mother used to make Just ' a 1'UIe better for mother never had the modern methoda of pastry making at her command. A trial will convince of this ; fact. All kinds of candles, nuts, etc., In a great assortment. Umpqua ;H. GUEST, CHURCH IT'S GOOD BREAD IT'S NEVER SOUR PiesCaRes, Pastries of all Kinds CASS STREET PHONE 35 DELIVERY -. THE Magazine that make Fact more fnsrtnatintf Fiction "win so von can UNDERSTAND IT" ' A GREAT Continued Story of tho World A Proirea which you may beam reading at any time, and which will hold your interest Wvfr. is running in Popular Mechanics Macazine Are yon reading It? Two millions o your neigtiDors ore, unu i. mkj in thousands of the best American homes, it appeals to all classes old and young men and women those, who know and those who want to know. 150 PACES EACH MONTH 10O PICTURES DO AKTlCUtS OF GENERAL INTEREST tm .'el K1. n.Bpmn (20 TMUTes) aives easy van to do thuurs how to make ii nl articles for home and shop, repairs, etc "Amateur Mechanics "00 pages) tells bow to make Mission f umilure. wireless outnts. boats, engines, magic and all the things a boy loves. ...SO PEN YEAN. SINQLE COPIES tS CENTS Alt rur N.wd-lr to jvamaar worn PON mra sample copy today rt)PULAR MECHANICS CO, 320 W. WakOiQinoa t MENDOTA GOAL No Soot, Lltllo Ash $9 Per Ton Immediate Delivery Anywhere. FIR OAK SLAB WOOD ROSEBURG FLOUR MILLS Phone 56 GENERAL DRAY1NG Goods of every description moved ti any parts of the city, rrleca reason tile. H. S. FRENCH GOODS and Crisp BaKery Proprietor BROTHERS' I I POPULAR I MIQ1A1SKS CALL FOK C1TV WAKKEN'TS. Notice Is hereby given alt per sons, holding General Fund AVar rants against the City of Roseburg, Oregon, endorsed "Not paid lor want of funds" prior to and Including une 23rd. 1911. to present the same to the City Treasurer for payment, as Interest thereop. will cease after the date of this notice. ' Dated this 2uth day of. December, 911. D. S. HOUSER, City Treasurer. . . , A box of Johnson's Peerless Choco lates in an artistic cotitainor will make a delightful present. We have large aBsortmeut of fresh stock, 'i he Rochdale. d25 XOTK'K TO ISltllKiK OILS. CONTRACT- Sealed bids Will be received by the County Court of Douglas Coun ty, Oregon, up to 10 o clock a. m., of the 30th day of December, 1911, tor the construction of the following bridges: The Shambrook linage over tne UminTua River, consisting: of two spans about 175 feet each, with three new concrete piers about 50 feet high above low water mark. The Brown a Ferry bridge over tne North Umpqua River, consisting of two spans about 140 feet each, with three new concrete piers about o 1 feet high above low water mark. The Winston Bridge over tne South Umnaua River consisting of two spniiB nbout 149 feet each, one span 140 feet aud one span 40 feat, with one concrete pier about 4t feet above low water, and concrete foundation for the 40 ft. apan. The bid to include the removal of the old Bpans, and necessary alterations to the existing piers to accommo date the new snaus. ' All of the above bridges to have 20 feet clear roadway, and shall be designed to carry a live load, ex clusive of their own weight, of 100 pounds per square foot of floor sur face, or a 20 ton road rollor; trusses In like proportion. Bidders to submit detail plans and specifications with their bids. Bids for trestle approaches to be by the lineal foot. Also the rc-tlmberlng of the conv binntion cantilever bridge over the North Umnaua River at Winchester, Bidders must visit the various sites and satisfy thomselves as to local conditions, the County Court assuming no responsibility on ac count of lack of kowledge on th tiart of the bidder. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check In an amount equal to five per cent of the bid. Envelopes in which bids are en closed must be endorsed with the name of the bridge for which the bid Is made. Bids will be considered for both re-lnforced concrete and steel bridges at the places above mentioned. Plnns, specifications and strain dlngrams will bo on file In the BELKCT YOUR GIFTS WllllK ASSORTMENTS COMPLETE AND WE HOLD THEM FOld NOW ARE WILL YOU. An hour or two of leisurely shopping In our store NOW will accomplish what cannot be done In a whole day during the ruBh later on. Assortments are com plete and of Interesting variety, vnlues are at their very best and salesmen have more time to de vote to taking a special personal Interest in your purchases, and rendering you helpful service through suggestions and advice based on their familiarity with stock. RIGHT NOW Is the time for advantageous gift buying KICK 41 ItlCE, The Hoiiscfur-lilshers. Christmas Bargains At The Red Ribbon Grocery liefore buying your Christinas CnmUos niuJ Kill wo ask you to como In ami figure with us. Wo know our prices will plriiNO you nnd tho fuallty wo guarantee. All kinds of CiimHcfi, NuIh, DnlVn, nnd I-'Iks prices never before given you in Koseburg. Following in a price. Il8t good for !IO days only: CANNED GOODS JUST AllKIVED KXTKA STANDAKDS. Blue Ribbon Tomatoes 10c Illue Ribbon Corn 10c Blue Ribbon Beans Ic lllue Ribbon Peas 12 He Imported Sardines 15c Domestic Sardines 8 for 2fic One Bottle of Ammonia 7Mc One Bottle of Blueing TKc Yellow Ban Milk a for iMc Quaker Oats, 51b pkg. for Force, while they laBt ' tor arte Ubby Pure Milk 10c Small size Be Carnation, large lie Carnation, small 5c Tijr our Ynkimn Klour. Every fuM-k frimruntred to you too best luii-u wht'nt flour you run buy In Mregon Strictly hard wheat. Per sack, for 30 days only SI. 50 Red Ribbon Flour, ier sack....l..V( Gilt Edge hard wheat $1.40 Perfection, soft wheat $1.25 Corn Meal, wblto and yellow B5c Hominy, per Back 80c Imperial Q. uats, 1.1b sack 45c Bulk Cream Oats, per pound He Wheat Flake, per pound 7c 'e nave some tlno bargain In future Teat nil guaranteed under the pure food huv Just enortei). COFFEES AND TEAS. Our Country Club, per lb 25c D. K. Primrose 85c Ruby Caracol Coffee 30c 1 lbs Steel Cut Vacuum Pack Please All Coffee $1.00 The only Houm? In Itovebiire: sell ins; you 8 pound SleW Cut Vavcu- um 1'arked Coffee for $1.00. Special (un Powder Tea, per lb 4k Extra Fired, per lb 45c Cnrolored Japan, per lb ,....45c Bidder Lea;, per lb 45c Family Olong, fancy, per lb 50c Extra Fancy, hand picked English Breakfast, per lb 00c Stubbs & Ward Successors to R. Stubbs. County Clerk's office on and after December 6th, 1911. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids; said bids to be consid ered at the January, 1912. term of County Court. By order of the County Court. . Dated November 23rd, 1911. E. H. LENOX, County Clerk. WA.VIEII. ROOM AND BOARD Good place In private family, Apply 117 S. Flint street. Railroad man preferred. J6 FOR TRADE 3 lots In East Port land to exchange for good work toatn. For particulars address R, care News, Koseburg, Or. tf FOR lUCXI BUNGALOW FOR RENT New, Ave rooms, bath, electrio lights, mod ern. Inquire or address C. C, care of News.' d30 FOK RENT Furnished housekeep ing rooms. Inquire 230 S. Rose, Phone 82-R. d22 FOR RENT Four room houso 1 block from pavement on East Lano. Large yard and chicken parks, luquiro of N. E. Richard' sou. East Lane. d23 HOMESTEAD RELINQUISHMENTS 1 have two good claims which I can locate parties. Write to or call on. S. G, Coulter, Ruckles, Ore. d25 HIS BRATS RENT Two nice lots few bearing trees, small neat houso, everything In nice sbnps only $750. Deal with ownor, be cnuse you cannot beat it. Inqutr News for particulars. tf I'O EXCHANGE Three residence properties In the city of Mauette, Wash., near Pugot Sound Navy Yard for cleared or uncleared land in Douglas county, Ore. Ad' dress, G. . W. Peters, Manctte, Wnsh. d2 FOR SAl.K FOR SALE Thre-j beautiful Black" Minorca cockrels. Inquire Wood Newa office. FOR SALE One good wagou with box. Price $20. Inquire Rose burg Flour Mills. dl FQR SALE Ouo good, heavy road cart and a new set of double bug gy harness. E. H. Rosenberry, city. tf FOR SALE Driving aud riding pony gentle ror children rig and harnoBS, nil for $90. Inquire or auuresB K. Jenny, hirienbower. FOR. SALE Household furniture of five rooms. Will soil nil togothor or separately, w, W. Wallnco, . Prospect street, or address box 221. dtf 10 ACRES. $1850 AM fenced an on publlo . rond, close in. Nice place for gardening and orchard or poultry. Inqulie at News o flee. tf tun oyiE a Jiimuo grub an stun p puller, with snores and 200 feet of cable. Will oxchango for si inn pi- pulled on much. Wm Sii8snilli h, Wilbur, Or. dt GO CHINA SAM'S For. Your Holiday. Goods Fine China Brass Ware Hand Painted Dishes China Baskets and Toys Silk Handkerchiefs and other Silk Goods ...A GREAT DISPLAY... Prices Always the Lowest AllMOUIt FANCY EASTERN MEATS Picnic Hams, per lb J5r Fancy Shield Hams, per lb title Fancy Breakfast Bacon 'JtlHr Armour Fancy Bacon, backs, lb. lc Armour Fancy Salt Prk 17c Armour Compound Lard, 10 lb. Pa" $1.85 And ninny other articles all cut dewn to you for cash. So all cou pons (.ivin Hlth ciih order, and net yourself a beautiful set of China dlPcn, 41 pletce in set. All tjunr ni'tcod man ;1 k re given away free by trailing with us. 101b box OIobs Starch ... 4c Puie Cj Ml toep, per lb 80c Larg pk-!. Oa'd Du tide 30 b-it cf A.-rrojr 8op $1.00 28 bais HaiDir:,- Soap $1.00 21 uar? oi any kind of white oap $1.00 am. uiotnes PIdb 1 r lo 3 No. 2 l.nmp Chlmreys 25r 2 No. 1 Lamp Chimney irr 4 doj. W'lro Clothes Pins 25c 7 pks. Hard Wood Toothpicks 25r APPLES. Wo lure btiUKht BOO bushel of Fancy (iitno Applies. Every apple Kiiunuitce to (.u at $l.lu and Din ner box. Krlnkle Corn Flakes .... 8 for BBc Violet Oats 2 for 25c Quaker Corn Flakes Jtic Kelloit Corn Flakes Kic Corn Starch 8 for 25c Arm and Hammer Soda 8 for 25r 25 oi. K. C. Unking Powder 2iic IB oi. Cleveland Bakllla; Powder 45r 16 oi. Shillings Baking Powder 45r Royal Baking Powder 45r 80 oi. K. C. Baking Powder 75r 50 oi. K. C. Baking Powder 45c Try ns once and be convinced that we aro wiling yon Rrcc:rle) for rawh clteaper tlian rny oilier house In the city. Yours for further buint. FOR SALE House ana four lots. Will 6ell part or all. fiusy terns Call or adresa M., c-o Nows of fice, dtf OR SALE A six room house, two big lots, on corner of Fowler and Docylas street. Price $3,200. In paved district. For particulars call 729 E. Douglas street. d-c!21 Oil SAUK One lot close to North Jackson street, 50x140, price $400. For patrlculara and terms tnqutre of Mrs. L. W. Ingels. 720 Win chester Btreet. tf' ANOTHER SNAP Four big lots, best of gardon soil, well sltunted and surely a bargain nt (376 tor the four. Address J. N., box 55, or Inquire at Nowb office. tf FOR SALE New eight-room bunga low in Waltes' Addition. Call at this office or Address A. Palmer, til 5 S. Jackson St. Price f2,100. dtf ARM OR CITY PROPERTY Very desirable imull farm with tine Improvements and close In will exchange for desirable ti wn real estate, or accept city property as part payment. Address V. J or call at NewB office. tf FOR SALE 247 acroB. 1 3-4 miles from Riddle, 100 acres under plow, more avallnblo. Orchard, house, burn. Price $50 per acre as a whole, or will nlvldo to sull purchaser nt right prices. Ad dross H. J. Wilson, Riddle. Or. Jl FOR SALE 147 acres on tho South Umpqua river, 3 mlloa from Rid dle, 80 acres good plow land, half of which Is liver bottom, fnlr bouse, good bnrn. Price $7,000 half cash, balance in 3 yours, per cent. Inquire H. J, Wilson Riddle, Ore. 11 ONE ACRE HO.Mri Nice little place Junt outside city limits, good six- room house, barn, chicken houso, yards, etc., all fenced and In first ciass coniution, grounuB set young fruit trecB, some in boar- lug, big shade trees by house, a for only $1,800. Ino'iir. News. FINE "HOME SITE FOR "SALE- lots on hill slope, best of deep soli, nice lot of j3-yenr-old choice vnrletles of fruit trees, Bmnll fruit. etc., all fenced, nt less than others ask for unlniiiruved property. - In - qulro News. $TT50 FOR?0 ACRES One m from center of city. Good Im provements, nearly nil cultivated nice gardon soli. AddrosB II Hnnsen, Roseburg,' Or., or Inquire News office. Jl FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Flvi , lots in North Roseburg, west of 1st streot, 3-room. house, good chicken house, nil lots fenced Good Btrnwborry patch . set out. Price $1,200, or will trade as part payment on close In city property. Address R. Cnre NewB. dtf FOU SALIC OH TItADB One Inrg span of imilna, seven years old weight 2,050 pounds, sound nn free of blemlshoa. Will trade for spnn of good mares. Address The Evening Nows or A Henderson, Ulemltile. tf H075 FOR iroiM-L" Tills Ib one rn barRjiln, 2 big lots, small cum for- , tublo house, poultry yards, beurin fruit, sewer asaoasmont paid, 1: - choice residence district, close I Vacnnt lots adjoining hold nt $U00 ench. Ownor leaving city, and for quick sale of for It low. Worth $l.fi00. Inquire Mews ofllce. tf CliOICE FRUUIT FARM A gilt edge property of 14 acres, 9 acre? In ben ring apples of choice com mercial varlotiea. close In, city wat er, flue bottom land, good modern house and excollent out-bulttf lngs Ono of the best. Address Riddle hand Agency, Riddle. Ore. tf COUNTRY HOME FOR 3ALE CIobo In, nbout Bix acres, plastered house of 8 rooms, barns, water for Irrigating piped ovor place, and everything In first-class condition, ft bonanza for marltot gardening Nice lot of beurlng tioes and a homo that you will be proud of and an incomo maker. For par ticulars Inquire nt News oTAce. tf TOR SALE 179 cro 'arm, 100 ncros under cultivation, balance timber nnd pasture, one halt mile to store, church nnd school, 2 seti buildings, running water, and If sold Boon ownor will put in all farm machlnory necessary to run place A big hnrgnln at only $56 per aero. - AddreBS Riddle Land Agency, Riddle, Oregon. tf FARM FOR J1.200--1CO acres, ten miles from city, on county road, house, barn, and well, partly fenc ed, and a desirable place for sheep, goats and poultry. Excel lent for turkey rnlslng. Good roads. Within 2 miles of r.chool, store and church. Plenty of tim ber. Get busy If you wnnt thl place. Address W. R., care Nows STOCK RANCH FOR 8A1.B One ol tho money makers about 1,300 acres, watered by creeks and . springs, lots of fine land, plenty of timber, good comfortable house, barns, plenty of hay land, on county road, and a plnce that will bring returns. Only $7 an acre. Address box 55 or Inquire News office for particulars. tl -OR SAI R 80 acres rich soli, about one-bulf In cultivaik a. Ten pc.es in young orchard, ?pploL pears, cherries, peaches and walnuts. Enough wood and pasturo for do mestic use. Good corn land; front ing on river and Pacitle highway, 3 miles to center of city, 1 mile to R. R. station, within 1 mile to new town slta. Prlco $80 per acre. Apply at News office Jl til ItlXI.V A. FOItY, 4 Vocal Lesson. Studio 437 N. Rose St. Phone 290-R Roseburg - -Oro. . ti- " "( Hit. KINLAY. '1 1 IWnllrt. Room 5, Bell Bisters Building MRU. CHAltl.KS IIK1NLIXE, Tcnclier of Piano. tt Studio, 423 Ella Street. 0 Phono 33-R ' ft O 1)11. H. E. HERMANN, 3 Era Specialist. 2 217 South Stephens Street, $ Roseburg, Oregon. $ Phono 246. Commercial Abstracts f 1 itle Insurance, Etc. Bonds of all Kinds Furnished !12H North Jackson nt. Leave Orders MADQTCDQ at lilnllU I LilU At Portland Prices ' We nro Exclusive Agentsfor lonseth Floral Company of Portland Flowers for every occasion "Krom Kindly lot us know auesd of tluio, lo order from f oruanci. FOR :-: GENUINE BARGAINS In Watches, Jewelery, Clocks, Silver- J ware and Novelties, Fountain Pens, , W. W. W. Rings, etc., Visit , Our; Store , All Our lines Are Complete ' Our Bargain Prices will amaze you. We don't advertise or sell goods without merit. When we say we have some BARGAINS to offer you we mean just what we say. We are not going out of business and we don't have to raise $10,000 by Jan. 1, but we will give you some astonishing prices from now until that date Your inspection of our complete down-to the-minute stocK of Holiday Goods IS SOLICITED J. T. Bryan Jackson St. We would like to serve I01rlrta Bud Ironn, boat mndo. Khvtrlr Wurmliitf I'iuIn, 101 iiiIIch KhT.rir Hot l'latm. Uot coffo mm hi uml KI'Tirir Htovi'N, good fur any cooking. Kh'vtrit: I'oiiHtcrs, iiinkeB .Input you ovor ate. E KlertH,; Water IIiwKth, warms baby's milk at any tlmo. Klcclrlr curling IroiiH, no smoke or scot. KI.Ttric 'lmffiiiK JHhIicn, yum, yum. KlW'tiic Jor(abhH, for reading tables. KU'dHu IVrr.tlii.itrH, aolfil pbmHiiro. Any TitjiHlcr iMHiKbt iM'twiM'ii now nml fhrlwdnas for ensh will cntltbi you to a crctllt ntriiioritiulti hh1 for I.OO in (ratio at any lliiio, 1 CHURCHILL-WARNER CO. (JiH It no iv, bo hIio cuii iiiuko up tlwso CltrlHtmuti prewcuU easier. Next Door to P. 0. Rear Price List PROGRESS Mn' llnlf Solen $ .7.1 Mcn'a ileols Men g Full Solos and Hcolo l.'M Hoys' llnlf Soles .80 & .11." Uoy' Hcols .U5 Lndl1 Half Soles 50 I. allies' Ilwls 110 Huliber Hiel no Heel llracog 15 Heel Plates '. .10 Nails . 20 Shoes made to order guaranteed to the EcoNQMf Market 4: j George Kohlhagen, Prop, j Wholesale and Retail Butcher. The best the market affords. All kinds of Stock bought and sold. Phone 58 AJU work fixHt'ClaM Abstract Co Filing Papers Prepared ItOBHIU'Hfi, OKKCO.V nmiPJlil For-f UllUt 'J.J . .-:. . 177 7? tho ("radio (o the irnvoT ' bo as to give us plenty of time you and will do it well uhond of wutor bottle. 4KKa t'Mki'd quickly. R. L. Stephens Shoe Store SHOE SHOP Price) List All work and material be first class. Rost burg, Oregon
