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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1912)
A LOVE AFFAIR KKAI) TUB Ul'LLKTlN'S. Leads F. 0. Gray, of Oakland, Into Serious Trouble. IS ARRESTED AT OREGON CITY Deputy Sheriff Stewart Item ins Here This Morning With Prisoner Would Many Alice Metculf. Deputy Sheriff Fred Stewart re turned here this morning from Ore gon City where he effected the ar rest of F. O. Gray, formerly of Oak land, who is accused of obtaining money under false pretenses in con nection with absconding with $550 belonging to Mrs. Carrie Settle, of Oakland. Addition information unearthed this morning is to the effect that Gray borrowed the money of Mrs. Settlo with the understanding thai he was to give her a mortgage on j certain property, alleged to be own-1 ed by Gray and situated in Califor-' nla. Gray had boarded at. the Settle! home and had frequently borrowed j minor sums of his landlady. Upon ! all of these occasions he had repaid the money promptly, thus leading her j to believe that he was strictly hone?', ! Upon securing the sum mentioned in the complaint filed by Mrs. Settle. Gray left Oakland and for several weeks' his whereabouts were un known. Last Saturday there came a letter from Gray to Mfss Alice Met calf, however. In which the writer asked her to hasten to Oregon City that they might be married. This communication was turned over to Mrs. Settle by Miss Metcalf with the result that the officers were no tified, On Sunday Miss Metcalf ro- 4 The Evening News will, dur- hug the republican convention. receive dally from three to four times its regular telegraph ser- vice. This is made possible by the action of the United Press Association which aims to cov- er thoroughly every detail of the great convention which is now in progress in Chicago. The fate of the republican party is '.in the balance at this conven- tion. The eyes of the nation are directed upon its proceed- ings. The Evening News will bulletin on its wiudows all the Important happeirngs at Chica- igo. Full accounts of all the happenings at Chicago will be in the regular editions of the paper. Read the bulletins in front of The News office and then read the paper in the evening to get the details. last night, but will return to Oak-1 land. The marriage has been tndef-1 lultely postponed. . . I COUNCIL HOLDS I1K1KP Sl-SSIO.V UST KVKNING. Few Mat tern of Importance Are Itrouht Up For Consideration OitliuancOH Are Parsed. celved a telegram from Gray, In which he said he had changed his original plans, and desired that she come to Portland on Monday morn fug's local train. It was his plan to marry her that evening. In order to be on hanM, Deputy Sheriff Stewart left here Sunday evening and was at the depot In Portland awaiting Gray yesterday afternoon. lie fore the ar rival of the train, however, a mes sage was received from Sheriff Maas, of Oregon City, to the effect that Gray had been arrested in that city. Gray Is about 25 years of age and prior "to his sudden departure had lived In Oakland for several months He was a genial fellow and won a host of friends who are much sur prised to learn of his present trouble. Miss Metcalf arrived In Portland Consideration of petitions and adoption of ordinances furnished the chief business transacted' at last j evening's meeting of the city council, i Among the ordinances read for the ' first and second times were those authorizing the expenditure of 000 in purchasing new fire hose, the' issuance of Bancroft improvement j bonds in the sum of $13,899 with which to liquidate unpaid sewer as sessments, and authorizing the Im provement of Brock way street, be tween Stephens and Jackson streets with concrete pavement; Among the ordinances adopted were those providing for the estab lishment of a sidewalk grade on the east side of Chadwick Btreet, -the Improvement of South Stephens street, from Brock way to Roberts street with asphalt pavement, and the paving of Sheridan street, from Oak to Cass streets, Houck and Clark voted iu opposition to altering the grade on Chadwick street, while Fullerton and Nachter voted against the Improvement of South Stephens street. The ordinance providing for the improvement of Sheridan street carried unanimously. A petition presented by Mrs. Ella F. Latham, of California., asking that she be allowed to take advant ge of the Bancroft bonding act In paying her assessment on South Main street was granted. A petition submitted by Thomas Cobb and others, asking for the pav ing of Blakeley street was referred to the street committee. A similar petition asking for tho paving of Watson street was also re- r - LIFE Is a Battle it's victories come thru conflict Is a Game A man can't cheat and win Is a Race The glittering prizes of success never go to the laggard Men qualified to accept-responsibilities and imbued with the spirit of achievement are making a noteworthy record in Roseburg. Fullerton 6t Richardson have perfected important business connections with the greatest direct selling drug, stationery and con fectionery manufacturers in the world. 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Look for the big electric sign over the front door. BEAUTIFUL AND DESIRABLE LOTS IN Maynards Harvard Avenue Addition Level, Rich River Bottom SoiLNatural Park, River Drive, Close In. All City Privileges. City Water, Lights, Graded Streets. Nothing to equal these properties in the entire city Lots are Large, Prices are Low. Every Lot Fenced. For Choice of Lots, Terms and all information, Phone212-L or apply to owner on premises, Harvard Avenue, West Rose burg, and save commission. : : : : : : Buy now as prices will advance. Get yours at once and earn the in crease yourself. Intending purchas ers Please Phone 212-L and Auto will take you over to property. 1 C. D. MAYNARD, Prop. ferred to the street committee for in vestigation. One bid of $20 was received for 1.200 feet of condemned hose now in possession of the city. The bid was submitted by W. K. Davenport and was turned down. The recorder was authorized to sell tho Iioho a I private sale. Plans and specifications for the construction of a combined newer on Hlukeley "treet were presented hy tho city engineer. Construction ul the sewer was authorized by tic council at a coHt not to exceed $ S 7 5 . the estimate of the englneei. Sheriff George Quino returned here last night after a few days spent at Loon Lake where he ejected Calvin Judy from u certain tract oi land recently decreed to his former v. '.in b tiie Oregon F.ipremo court DRUGS FULLERTON & RICHARDSON Then -step inside and tell the Druggist that you want to see Why the Rexall Store is the Best Drug Store tor the consumer. Special For One Week Ending Saturday. June 22 To introduce " United Stationery" we will give FREE 25c worth either Tablets, or Envelopes or Box Taper, with each Si. 00 purchase of any Rexall Harmony Ligg:Us or Violet Dulce Goods. We are Winning a Commercial Victory. The game is on the Square, and the reward your patronage May we have it now. Fullerton & Richardson, Druggists, Perkins Bldg., Roseburg n imm is ji stii ii;i. (Continued from page one.) i husband If you take a notion to get 1 ouo again. "If you take a notion to Ret Orrln. ' they will not bother you and him t If ke they do you and me. You can 1 have Orrln, now Is your chance to Ket him. 1 am out of the way. "You know I Rave up everything 1 had back Kast. even to my brother and sister and the rest of my rela ! tives for you. You know they wrote land told me If I married that old 1 widow they would disown me. My dear. 1 love you Just the minm as I did the day that we btndt'd in Ku-L-i'tic and got nun iri'fl. It was the happiest day of my life ami then to bt your fo- -nk" It they might just :i wfll kill mo and better too. for if they would hnve killed toe I won hi Tint of killed tiny of them. The only thine that I regret U that I can t kill all nf the n that had anything to do with it. "You might think me wrong, but It Is the only wny for me to get even with them for doing such a thing as they did. "i hope you will forgive me for doing what I have, my dear beloved wife, if you please. 1 have Itoen heart broken every since you lof house In West Roseburg oone 15 of May 1 11 of of that day and that night until I took the train for gene and have cried every night since. "My dear sweetheart, I hopo you , will have tho best of luck and will live a long and happy life from now on. If I could or rorgit) you 1 would, but I could not when I did down I could Hee you and I thought If I could not live with you 1 could not live without you, so I would he better off dead. "You can draw my pension If you want to. It will help keep you in your age from know on bo you will not haf to work (o support yourself. "I will now. 1 am cry- wile- writing this In holo- Kugeno. "(Jood by my dear beloved wife. Mrs. John Adams, or Mrs. Itllla Nelson. "I. S. Please give- or send my pension papers to my wife. Would Kill Klckcix. In a notation written by n lead j pencil probably following tho in fliction or the ratal wounds, Adams said "it was a pleasure to die know ing that he had got Home of the kickers". ThlH notation clearly con vinces the officers that AdaniH had planned to kill the Hardman family, and later commit suicide. The notation which Ik addressed to his wlfo follows: "it is a pleasure for me to dye seeing that I know some of the kick ers are dead. 1 Pencil nolatlou.) "My dear wife, l have been brood ing over our parting until it hatt got the best of me and I take this way out of It. If you were I would have settled It easier than th 'n y." AdaniM In Hurled1. Having no known relatives, the remains of John Adams were hurled in the county cemetery lato yesterday afternoon. So serviced wero held over the remains, neither was there any one present to view tho inter ment, nve the undertaker and his assistants. 1912, for tho paving of South Steph ens street from tho north lino of Hrnckway street to tho south line of Robert street !n tho manner nrovld- od by Ordinance No. 4S8 of tho City of Roseburg. AM bfdH must bo sub- mined on blank forms which will he furnished upon application to tho undersigned, and must bo accomnan- lod by a certified chock piiyuhlo to the City Treasurer, for flvo per cent of the amount bid, to be forfeited to tho CMy In rasa tho successful bid der shall fall to ontor Into a contract and bond with tho City. A surety bond of thirty per cent of tho amount bid will be reriulred from the huh- ceHsful bidder. Tho time stated In the proposals for completing tho Im provement will bo considered fa awarding tho contract. Tho Council reserves the right to n jei t any find all bids. Hy order of tho Council, Dated this 18th day of June, 1912. CARL n. -VVIMH10HI-.Y, Recorder or the City of Rosoburg, Oregon. j 24 NOTMI-; rOU PKOPOHAI FOK STItlOUT 1MPKOVK.MKXT. XiTH"K KOH I'ltOHwu l-Olt Silt K i;T IMI'ltOY KM K T. Heated proposals will be received hy the undersigned at his office In the City of Roseburg, Oregon, up to 5 o'clock p. m. on Monday, June 24, Sealed proiosals will bo received by the undersigned at his offlca In the City of Roseburg, Oregon, up to 5 o'clock p. in., on Monday, Junn 24, 1912, for the paving of Sheridan street from tho south linn of Oak street to tho north lino of Cass street. In tho niuiuior provided by Ordinance No. 489 of tho City of Roseburg All bids must bo nub mllted on blank forms which will he furnished upon application to the undersigned, and must bo accompan ied by a certified chock payable to the City Treasurer for flvo per cent of tho amount bid. to bo forfeited to the CltV 111 f stfl I ho iiin'oaitftil KMI.,. j shall fall to enter into a contract and bond with the City. A surety bond of thirty per cent of tho amount bid will be required from tho successful bidder. Tho Mmo stated In the pro posals for completing the Improve ment will be considered In awarding tho contract. The Council reserves tho right to reject any and all bids. Hy order of the Council, Dated this 18th day of Juno, 1912. CARL H. WIMRKIU.Y, Recorder of the City of ftoseburg. Oregon. j 24