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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1912)
ZTbelRosebuvo JEvenfno Iflews t'lTV OKI'K.'IAIi I'Al'KIt Carl V. Hliwmukur iviliior and Proprietor Twentieth century methods are finding favor in China. The new government is trying to negotiate a $300,000,000 loan. The Oregon state treasury contains $1, 600,000 in cash, with only $200,000 of un paid debts. Pretty good showing, this. Seattle has six women on her police force. Most of their work is devoted to juvenile and rescue euort. '1 hat is a good move. An ungrateful thief stole a watch from a plain clothes man on duty in Washington, ). C. A man who would take such an ad vantage of an officer ought to be in jail. Bright sunshine today following a week f wet weather makes the Granger smile expressively as he. contemplates the pros pects for a stupendous crop this fall. There are no recorded failures of crops in Oregon. Governor West's effort to curtail Tienses at the State Denitentiary will ex- re- ceivo1 tne endorsement or me .taxpayers. IVrhans the nruniuir niitrlit be applied to other institutions with profit to the people ing to return to England. Tie probably does not find America congenial, although he ap parently does not care to drown his feelings. Farmers and taxpayers in the, district af fected by the Port of Umpqua election that will be held next Saturday are doubtless in terested in anj' information that concerns them. In that event all such individuals will doubtless be glad to know what Farmer Engle thinks of the matter, Read his letter on the subject, found in this issue. It may! help you to vote right. ! Ileartlessness of a bartender was exem- plified at Vancouver, last night. Burglars broke into the bar-room and appropriated , what they thought was ten-year-old whis-j key, but after they had carried it several blocks were driven to the verge of despair on discovering that the stuff was only cold tea, kept on the bar for display. The agony accompanying the thirst of the burglars ; must have been terrible when the deception of the barkeep was learned. Such heart-1 lessness in infrequent. ALABASTINE Fvervbodv who rides or driver over Win chester' Street is clad that the paving of that thoroughfare will soon be undertaken. There is not a street in the city in greater need o permanent improvement, nor is there a roadway into town so extensively used by the traveling public. J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Steamship Co., and survivor of the Titanic wieck. sailed for England today on the Adriatic. Only an hour before the steamer left Tsmav declared he was not g- Tlie general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church is in session at Minneap olis. A feature ot the conference is the stand taken by committee in a report sub mitted to the delegate!- in which the church is call upon to take its action squarely in fa vor of tlie laboring class. The report calls for abolition of child labor, reduction of working hours to the lowest practicable point, safeguarding conditions of toil for j women, equitable division of profits of in-j dustry, and protection of workers from the: risks of enforced emplovinent. Adoption; of this report bv the conference will dis-!M prove the frequent assertion that the church is not in sympathy with laborers. The re sult of the discussion sure to follow and final action bv the conference will be watched with eager interest by all classes of laborers in this country and the world. Will brighten up your home. Will freshen up your home. Will make a more attrac tive home. Walls coated with Alabastine won't harbor bugs or'germs. Is absolutely sanitary. Is not expensive. Is easily pre' pared and applied, shades and colors. Is aealed packages only, you to make your Is put up in many sold in 5 pound A full stock for selections from at r,OCAIi NEWS. Itulph Qulne wont to Wilbur tills artornoon to servo civil papain. S. D. EvuiiH, of llnipqim. spent tlio day In UnnolmrK attending to var ious business Intorests. George Dlmmlck, of Satomls upending a few days In lloesburB looking after business Intorosts. Attorney Mi-Knight, of Oakland, spent tlie day In Hotwburg attending to various business Interests. j Pr. George 13. llouek was called to Cleveland tills morning to attend Charles Pearce. who Is said to be qulto ill. M. CI. Lawrence, recently of Ash land, arrived hero this morning to spend a couplo of days with D. 11. Grant, a local renl estate dealer. Mrs. R M. Klllnger left for her home at Portland this afternoon af ter a few days apont at Winstons vis iting with hor brother, L. 11. Mlnot. II. A. llunsaker and J. M. Ledger wood, both residents of Myrtle Creek, spent last evening In Rosebnrg at tending to business mntterB and Inci dentally visiting with friends. Hlrhard Morris, traveling engin eer for the Southern Pacltlo Com pany, left for Portland this after noon after a couplo of dayB spent In ltoseburg. Blind Hudson, an old Boldler, who naa been In Southern California for the past few months enjoying himself at the winter resorts there, return ed to this city last night, and today reported at the Soldiers' Homo, D. M. flrnnt leaves Rosebnrg to morrow for point. In California whore he will attend the annual con vention of 8hriners which will be hold at Los Angeles. From there he rocs to New Mexico and New Orleans whore ho has business matters need ing hia attention, llo expects to be gone for about six weeks. KOAItl) A.N'D ItOOMS. Modorn Apartments with bath, hot and cold water In ench room. MRS. CALLAND, Prop. Corner Jnckson and Brockway Slrcetn; near High School. Rata, td Per Week. remains following in cemetery. the Masonic fascinating Ji.vm l-ou women".; It's Easy To Have Natural Colored, Luxuriant and Radiant Hair. Churchill Hardware Co. 1 A delightful hour was spent at the homo of Miss Francis AUirtt h, n Edenhower, last evening:, when nhmit 25 of hor you it k friends asticuiMcd to assist 111 celebrating her sixteenth birthday. (James, music itml social converse coin prised the entertain nient feiitureH, followed by a dainty luncheon served Into In the evening Mrs. Nanna Shewey, aged 31 years, died at her home In Eden hower last night after an illness of several weeks. Death was the re sult of a severe attack of lagrlppe. which Inter developed Into pneu monia. The funeral will be held at the fnnilly home tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock, Interment of the D. E. J. Bonner, of Medfnrd, the eye specliillst, 1b In town f r a short time. So lilm for e:i'?rt ndvlce. Phono 281. tf The West Side Social Circle gnvo a musical at tho "West Side Poultry Farm," homo of Mrs. Amata Brad ford, Tuesday afternoon, April I!0. Although the day was very stormy, qulto a number loyal members brav ed tlie storm. This meeting was a little out of tho ordinary, as the hostess Invited all the gentlemen of her immediate neighborhood to ac company their wives and each one accepted the invitation and honored tho ladles with tholr presence The program conslstod of readings, reci tations, choruses, solos, duets and conundrums after which dainty re freshments were sorved. Mrs. Wil son presented the hostess with a beautiful boquet of lilacs.' Mrs. Bradford's bed of mamoth cala lilies was the admiration of all. . There wee 36 full lilies, some of which were 4 feet In height, and any amount of buds. This bed will pro duce about five hundred lilies dur ing the season. About 5 o'clock they adjourned to meet with Mrs. Dlttle, In May. The hard times social held at Labor hall last night was well at tended, In fact the hall was scarce ly able to accommodate the crowd that assembled to enjoy the occasion! and partake of beans and coffee. Two long tables extending about 100 feet I doVn the room were loaded with! hard times products beans, bread and butter, and coffee, and everybody j feasted like the legendary sons of -toll. A mil Hi nil and literary pro- j gram helped to delight the audience,; and especial mention Is made of the solos by Mrs. Ollphant, of the Palace theatre. Another feature that de lighted everybody was the "Court of Injustice" which fined all victims brought in. John Ferguson was fln-; ed for wanting to run for sheriff on the Rinlallut ttrket, and many others had to dig up for being In existence. Harry Williams took first prixe for let sustained male character, while 0. W. Bradford received second. Miss . Wva I.nmbert was awarded first prise for best sustained lady character. and Mrs. Williams won second. Two'; weeks from yesterday a second social i will bo given. j Announcement , j TEN ACRE TRACTS So many women have gray and faded hair that makes them appear Im"" u,uc' ' " i l&W, IUU,V'M!J JJ! m II I HI V'i JJ,!'i" '! IP ! H1 i-J m mym H ' WPJIIPIM They are not using HAYS hair ' fcV,fryfctrStrtiirt HEALTH. If your hair Is gray or faded: if your hair Is full of dandruff; if your scalp Itches get a bottle of HAY'S HAIR HEALTH at Ham ilton Drug Co., or the Marsters Drug Co., today; use It regularly r.nd you'll be surprised at tho results , HAY'S HAIR HEALTH is guaran teed tc give satisfaction or money back. "" DAILY WKATIIFIt IiIOU'i""' U. S. Weather Bureau, local office, Roseburg, Oregon, 2-1 hours ending 5 a. m. May 2, 1912. Precipitation In Inches and hun dredths: Highest temperature yesterday 52 Lowest temperature last night 40 Precipitation, last 24 hours 26 Total preclp. since 1st of month 1.4S Normal preclp for this month 2.05 Total preclp. from Sept. 1, 1911, to date 29.22 Average precip. from Septem ber 1, 1877 ....30.74 Total deficiency from Sep.' 1, 1911 1.5S Average precipitation for 34 wet seasons (Sep. to May Inclusive) ' 32.36 WILLIAM BELL, Observer. TEN ACRE TRACTS SOCIALIST LECTURE AT- LAROR HALL ' BY JOHN DEQUER District Organizer SUNDAY, MAY 5 At 7:30 p. m. Subject WOMEN AND SOCIALISM ALL ARE INVITED FRUIT FARM GARDEN LAND Riversdale Tracts Subdivision of the N. Curry Estate Ranch. This well known Ranch has been subdivided and plac ed upon the market in Ten Acre Tracts. Riversdale Tracts are located 5 miles from Roseburg, Oregon, on the North Umpqua River. Riversdale Tracts are adapted to the raising of Fruits, Vegetables and Farm Products. SOLD ON TERMS. TEN ACRE TRACTS FRUIT FARM GARDEN LAND TEN ACRE TRACTS N. Curry Estate, Owners Riversdale Tracts : Office Masonic Building ROSEBURG, OREGON. El