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Personal Items
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erly lived la Koseburg and In well
kuowu Id this vicinity.)
Earl Fickle left for Portland lust
J(ho.ii;h stohk miA.
evening where he will spend a couple ' I'imhawil liy Frank Hamilton urn I
of days.
A marriage II con bo was Issued uy
the county clerk yesterduy to Ralph
Forrest and Ethel Levins.
Noah Rose, of Sutherlln, spent the
day In Roseburg looking after var
ious business matters.
Mrs. F. B. Walte returned to her
home at Suthorlln this morning af
ter a day spent In Roseburg.
County Commissioner Jefferson
Wiley returned to bis honiu-at Myrtle
Creek this morning after a day spent
In Roseburg.
Mrs. Alfred Wollenberg and
daughter, Helen, have returned from
Portland where thoy spent a few days
visiting with friends.
Mrs. John Banks and Miss Meryle
Smith, who have been Semfiig the
past few months In Arizona, are ex
pected home today,
N. D, Cool, the Drain merchant,
who has been 111 at Mercy hospital
for some time past, returned to his
home yesterday afternoon.
Miss Fonta Kldwell arrived here
last evening from points In Califor
nia to spend a few days vlHlting with
her sister, Mrs. J. Groves.
Wllliuiii J'oivell.
one month more to the work.
was purchased by its owner some
Hon. lien Helling, of Portland, fol-. time ago and Is Situated diagonally
lowing the example set by Senator
Jonathan Bourne when he first ran
for IT. S. senator. Is flooding Kden
bower and surrounding country with
typewritten letters announcing him
self as a candidate to succeed Mr.
Bourne to the S'-nuto. Among other
tilings he accuses Jonathan of not
being a citizen of Oregon.
Muhoi AUlrlch, owner of the plan
An Important business deal was
consummated In Roseburg lute yes
terday, when William F. Powell, un
til recently employed at the Harness ni h(.r0i H,nt ,t dow1 for gtM1.
& Johnson grocery store, and Frank mi, ro,mirs fnr 8t.Veral days, during
Hamilton purchased the store form- ( wI1(:h tlin0 VVf,n the machinery was
erly owned by V. H. Khoades & Com- BV(. a K,.nt-rul overhauling. Wud-
pany, and situuteu in me nruuu-y 1(,Blluy ho 8tapU)d tho ,,aner again
building on Jackson street. I ne new
proprietors, who will conduct the
business under the name of Powell
& Hamilton, assumed possession of
their holdings this morning.
Messrs. Powell and Hamilton need
no Introduction to the people of
Roseburg and vicinity. Both men
with many orders to fill which will
keep the machinery busy until the
busy days of spring begin,
I Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs.
It. La Mere, of Kdenbower. celebrat
ed their golden wedding ah their
home. Tile happy, but aged couple
n-ceived the congratulations of their
have lived In tills locality for many I mmy rrU,miHi wh(, (.flI(1) tnem
years, and are well acquainted al(1 )t the ev(MllnK wjln tnen, am
tendered their presents, many of
throughout Douglas county. Mr.
Powell bad enjoyed years of exper
ience In tho general merchandise
business In Kottehurg, and until
about two years ago was employed
by A. I). Bradley.
While Mr. Rhoades has made no
formal ami on iicemeiit as to Ills fu
turi intentions, It is probable that
ho wilt return to his former home
In Washington where be holds ex
tensive property Interests.
oru i:ii:Miovi;it lkttkk.
School Supervisor John Kernan
left for Riddle this morning where
he will fljM?nd a few days visiting
tho Bchools In that locality.
Mr. C. E. Whlsler, of Mod ford, Is
in mo city me guesi or J. v . Hester.
Mr. Whlsler and Mr. Kester were
school-mates and friends In Iowa.
Mrs. A. li. Jones and children left
for their homo at Portland tills
morning after spending a week In
Roseburg visiting with friends.
Richard Morris, of the Southern
Pacific lines, spent tho day In Rose
burg looking after business matters
connected with his official duties.
A marriage license waH Issued by
tho county clerk Voday to A.i C.
Woolley and May Brown, both resi
dents of Woolley.
H. G. Wilson, Indian land agent.
Is expected home tills evinlng from i
Portland where he represented I he 1
government at the Irrigation con-I
grosfl.
Mrs. W. W. Rider and Mrs. H. ('.
McConn, the latter n sister of W. W.
Elder, left for Rtayton this morning
where thoy will spend a couple of
weeks with friends.
Attorney Robert Hmlth, of Grants
Pass, who assisted Attorney ('. S.
Jackson In tho trial of Jesse ().
Drake, left for Salem last evening
to look after professional matters.
Hargraven Bros., of Portland, have
Just closed a deal whereby they be
come owners of tho North Side Plan
ing Mill. The new firm has taken
possession of the property.
Harry Lindner. until recently
lite ward at the Roseluirg Commercial
Club, has been employed by J. W.
Perkins, and will assume Hie Janl-1
torshlp of the now liulhllug on March
At the rt'Biilar meetltiu of the Oak
land city cotiutil li.-l.l last evening,
the Pacific Trlcpluute and Trei:r:ipti
Company was unmh--l a fminMse of
the struts anil alb-s fnr telephone
purposes.
Rev. E. Olin Eldrldge arrived
here this iimmlng from Portland
where ho spent a f-w days attend
lug to business Interests. After a
day's visit here he will return to
his homo at Medford.
Mrs. George 11 Pitts 1 - T I for Lans
ing and Albion, Ml. li . this iiinmlni;
where nhe will spend two or t lire
months visiting with retail i"i Kn
route east, she will pind a few wn Us
at points in California.
I 'rank t In bus 11 hl a pel It inn
with the m.Mitv In k In hi. b he
SlKHlfb'K I Intention nf becoilllUt:
a cundidHtt' for (.iimtv h'irvi'Mir. nl
J.m t to the will f tl.r repuli-an
voters at (he prliH.u election in
April.
Eugene G uard Orm-M Meek ling,
the man who forced I'r C W IJt'li
ban's iwwiir to n (ironilorv not.- and
was arresteil nt M'dlortl two or ittree
men tils ago. was iirr.ium d t his at
tcrnooti. 1 U U finite i;i and bad to
lie lt-.l by a depnlv slit-riff and tii
wife Into the mint room He wan
ed time to plead, also time for mh
tence. bis attorney. I, IUIv.mi, mak
ten a plea for a parole as the man
If hi very had shape ami to confine
him lonjior In Jail would mean his
death In a chort time District At
terney Brysen also recommended n
pirole, statltm that the man's plnsli
I tin said be bad onl n short time
to live and to send him to the p.-ni
t ntlary would short - n bis life
Judge Harris replied (hat iiiil.-r t tit
law In such cases be could not par
ole Meckllng, but be could sentence
him and nt once recommend to the
governor that be be pardoned, n It
would be Inhuman to sentence a man
In tuch condition. (Meckllng form-
Green Pea In Blossom Wild CiitH
Killed ty Hunter Buyer
From .Montana.
Gus Nelson, who with his two
sons have been engaged In chopping
wood during the past winter, was In
town the past wek. He reports
that be and his boys have piled up
150 tiers of oak wood, and have as
much more cut and .vadv for ptlliin,
This means as tho result of their
winter's work up to dato totals 1100
tiers, and they will probably put in
which were quite unique, but all
handsome and useful. The evening
passed pleasantly. There were forty
ladles and gentlemen called, and par
took of a fine col hit Ion exquisite
ly served. Tho gathering adjourn
ed at a late hour, wishing the hap
py couple many returns.
O. W. Miller lias sold his ten-acre
t ract of laud In Kdenbower to a
widowed lady by the name of Mary
O'llara, of Montana, and will move
with his family back to his farm
near looking Glass. Mrs. O'llara
will take possession at once, and It
j Is reported she Is a lady capable
for the tank she has assumed. Mr.
Miller does not give the amount re
ceived for tho tract, but wears a suc
cessful smile and asys he "got bis
prleo".
Another store in Kdenbower In the
near future is generally mooted. It
will be devoted to the sale of gen
eral merchandise, nnd In connection
with It there will be conducted a
barber shop. Tho ground upon
which tho building will be erected I
opposite the K. W. Morgan estab
lishment, nearlng completion.
W. E. Spelcher has peas in bloom
already. They were planted last Oc
tober and have steadily grown all
winter. The next thing In order is
green peas with lamb.
Ham Ropoo, the Italian who elop
ed with Goldle Tipton to Vancouver,
Wash., where they were married
and then took an unceremonious de
parture for Italy, has returned to
Roseburg. He was met there
couple of daj'B ago by Mr. Cuskfe,
w li o reeog n I zed him. In answer to
a question put to him by that gentle
man, as to why be bad returned he
replied "Me no like war. Him Turk
shout heap straight. Me run away
and come back here."
The ladies Washington's birthday
party, to be given by the New Idea
Club, next Thursday evening prom
ises to be a very enjoyable event, as
Is evidenced by tho preparations that
are being made for it. It Is much
regretted that the function will not
lie open to the public, but as the
club has about thirty members, It
will entirely fill Mrs. Botcher's resi
deuce. The club being patriotic, Its
members will turn out in full force
to pay proper tribute to the anniver
sary of the birthday of tho "Father
of Ills Country.''
The spur at this place Is about
completed. The finishing touches
will be put to it Monday. The fore
man of the construction gang and the
workmen have from the start per
formed rapid and first-class work.
and on Monday they will turn over
to the company employing them a
finished job. As beret of (tie stated
the spur is 100 yards In length, but
the foreman of construction Informs
your correspondent that If tho needs
of tliis community require three time
that length of sidetrack or more,
the railroad company will build on
to It the desired number of feet In
extension.
T. J. Wright, exercising squatter's
right on lfiu acres of government
land, was down from Cap's lllihee, In
' the Cascade mountains during week
visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Flndley.
j He reports the snowfall In the moun
tains as much lighter this winter
that It wag last and the -weather has
been much milder. He killed during
the winter eighteen wild cats, and
four days ago shot the largest fe
male black bear he ever saw with a
revolver. It was very fat In fact,
the fattest he ever Baw, and that It
had made Its appearance so early in
February is nearly a sure sign among
the mountaineers that winter Is
practically over. Last year In tho
"anie locality and with deeper snow
he killed and secured thirteen coug
ars and their pelts, eighteen wild cats
and one black bear. He Is paid a
bounty of $10 on each cougar pelt
and 2 each on wild cats.
A single gopher Wednesday night
threw up In the street opposite the
ounty home fifty-nine plies of dirt
that were not more than a foot or
i foot and a half apart. A resident
looking at them remarked: "That
;opher evidently work over-time,"
but more than likely the ground was
so full of water he was kept In a
hurry.
T. J. Flndley has been conducting
Hear
Ernzst Gamble
Concert Party
at the
Palace Theatre
Thursday Evening, Feb. 22.
General Admission 50c.
Reserved Seats 65c
Tickets on sale at Marsters
Drug Store.
;siIiii'k Ministerial I'lilon.
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Malaria, Chills and
Ague Cured by
REXALL WINF. OF PERUVIAN BARK
There is no known source of Malarial
Infection, in the Umpqua Valley, but
hundreds of people come here with their
systems full of it. Take a little Rexall
Wine of Peruvian Bark to
drive the disease out of j'our
system anu say good-bye to
your Malaria, Chills and Fev
er forever. Rexall Wine of
Peruvian Bark is sold only at
The
Store
at $1.00 per bottle.
FULLERT0N a RICHARDSON
1'niKKiMH,
VI kins ICosvbui'K, Ore.
a stwitn drill on tlio cliff of rock,
nliout lf0 feet in hoiuht at Wlnthos
ter. The rock thus knocked down
will lo used in improving the coun
ty roads north of here, and will be
close of reach.
A German at Cleveland about a
month uko cut his own hair. He
never realized what kind of a job
he was doing until he was through
with ills work. He consulted a mir
ror and was so disgusted with his
work he lias never left home since,
lie will employ a barber soon nnd
catch the tonsorial artist when he is
not busy some night.
JASl'Ert.
II. J. Wilson, or ltUKIIe, was a
business visitor in Koseburg today.
EXCURSION TKIP.
The Ladles of the Maccabees
will give an excursion to Ash-
land Wednesday, March 6th.
Tickets good for 7 days, fare
J5.S0. Anyone wishing to take
this trip, whether Maccabbes
or not, can do so. Kindly see
the Commander or Record
Keeper, that required number
of tickets can be secured.
OLIVE GREEN, Com.
tf JESSIE RAPP, R. K.
for tho news, read The News.
OWNER WANTS BUILDING
ENTIRE STOCK OF
MUST BE SOLD I
L1CMO
N THIRTY
DAYS
Buy Now and Save Yourself Some Money. We are
Forced to Sell to Save Cartage and Ware House Room
Sale Runs 30 Days Only Ending March 10