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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1912)
Int- where be will make arrangements : preparatory to locating In Douglas county permanently. RICE & RICE The House Furnishers !.OfAf. XKW8. IiOCAL NEWS. " Papers of final settlement In the Everybody's' Cafe for quick ser- estate of Charles Weythinan, de- For a good dinner, try Everybody' vice. Popular prices. Mr. Sliutx went to Ulddlu morning to visit with friends. 82i ceased, wero filed In the probate court; Cafe. this morning- The estate Is valued this at 1 1 7. GO and Is composed of per- E. 11. Burlier, of Myrtle Creek, spent the day In Itoselmrg looking af ter business Interests. Mrs. M. K. Matthews, of Looking Glass, was a visitor in Hoscburg for a few hours today, ' 3. L. -'Islier, of Ola! la, transact ed business mutters In the city for a few hours today, George Crane, of Looking GIubs, spent the day In Hoscburg visiting with friends and relatives. Papers of finuJ account were today filed In the probate court in the es tate of Barbara Backer, deceased. .7. M. KliL'l,. returned to Oakland thiB morning after a few days spent In rtoseliurg looking after business Interests. Hermunn Marsters, tne plumber, Is prepared to Install gns fittings ai well as pipe bouses. He guarantees satisfaction. tl District Attorney Goorgo M. Brown who has been attending court In Coos county for the past ton days Is expected home next Tuesday. A marriage license was Issued by the county clerk this morning to T.evl Day and Mrs. Klva A. Lyons, both residents of Douglas county. The greatest lino or Aluminum Ware ever shown In Ilosefourg. The Ware that Wears. Not the cheap flimsy kind, but the good heavy re liable sort. Call and examine qual ity the prices ere right. men & RICE. tl H. M. Macj. of l'rescntt, Wash., who recently pnrchacsd tho beauti ful ICO acre ranch formerly owned by F. W. Leonard and situated near DIUnTd, left for his homo this morn-, sonal property. .Mrs. William Goodman and daugh ter. .Miss Miiudt loft for Oakland this morning after a few days spent In Hoscburg visiting with relatives. They were accompanied by Miss Bessie Xewland, of Hoseburg. 11. B. Church and James Clark have returned hero after ten days spent in the mountains hunting. The boys report excellent luck and suc ceeded in bagging several beautiful bucks. Frank L. Leonard, who will lec ture In Roseburg tomorrow evening under the auspices of the local Chris tian Science church Is expected to ar rive here tonight. Mr. Leonard is an able orator and should be greeted by a large audience. A party of Portland gentlemen traveling in a "Pathfinder," under the auspices of the Portland Auto bile Club, passed through Hoseburg this morning enroute south. Willi the exception of Pass Creek Canyon the gentlemen report the roads In fair condition. A very delightful time was enjoy ed nt the Odd Follows' Temple, In Hoseburg. lust night when the mem bers of Phllotarlnn, Rising Star and Rchnknh lodgea, I. O. O. F., Joined In welcoming Grand Master W. A. Wheeler, and his estimable wife, of Portland. The Interior of the hall was beautifully decorated for the oc casion nnd brought forth many ex pressions of praise. The evening was spent in listening to brief addresses. Including a vory Interesting dis course by Grand Master Wheeler. The gentleman Is wol versed In the work of Odd Fellowship nnd attract ed tho closest attention of his audi ence. Others who addressed the moot ing wnro members of the locnl lodges. Late In the evening a delicious ban quet was served by the Rebakahs. The "Wonder" WASHES A TUB ... , ... . In Two Minutes Will be demonstrated Sat urday at Strong's Furniture Store. COME AND SEE. Dr. A. C. Seoly was culled to Myr tle Creek on business this morning. Alva Atkins, of Kiddle, was a busi ness visitor In Hoseburg for a few bourn today. Editor D. E. Vernon, of Oakland, came over this morning to look after business matters. Jack Wilson roturnetl to his home at Canyonvillc today after attending to business Interests in this city. H. G. Wilson, the Indian land agent, has returned here after a few days spont at points In the northern part of the state. 11. J. Robinettc, who resides above Peel, is spending a few days In Rose burg attending to business Interests and visiting with friends. ' A crew of plumbers are busy to day repairing the county jail follow ing Thursday night's break for lib erty on the part of It. L. Mooney. Douglas County Creamery butter Is the best on the market. Insist on your grocer supplying you with this home product, which Is always j strictly fresh ana guaranteed. Two j pound roll, 80 cents. tf Notice of appeal In the case of H. M. Oatman and T. A. Lane vs. The Dankors and Merchants Mutual Fire Relief Association was filed In the circuit court this morning by Attor ney J. A. Buchanan, who reperesnts the defendants. The case was tried In the circuit court for Douglas county several months ago and re sulted In a verdict In the sum of $1,- j 500 for the plaintirr. A. T. BoHtul, a well known tim ber dealer, this morning filed a suit In the circuit court against A. E. and Carrie Crouch. The plaintiff sfpks to recover the sum of $1,200. alleged to be due on a promissory note executed at Coqullle City, Coos county, on December 31, 1908. In order to realize the amount of the principal the plaintiff asks that a mortgage on certain property held by the defendant be foreclosed. Plain j tiff also requests a judgment for ih I torest at tho rate of eight per cent ns well as an amount equivalent to : the taxes advanced by tho plaintiff. I BestuI Is represented by 'Attorneys j MlcelU & Mnwrey. H. J. Wilson has filed a suit tn i the circuit Court against Charles E. Stewart, In which ho seeks to cancel a certain contract as well as regain j exclusive title to a certain tract of land situated in Southern Douglas county. Mr. Wilson alleges that he I enu-ren uuu u cum met nun ine ue fendant whereby the latter purchas ed a particular tract of land at a spotMfi"d trlre $12,000 .; Four thousand dollars of this sum war V ; :rf.-n' A fevi I r 1 1 paid at the time of tho sale, nceord- . lng to Mr. Wilson, while the remaind- er of the sum was to be paid In In ! stallmonts. Mr. Wilson further nl- ; leges that the title to the land was i not to pass to Mr. Stewart until such ; time as tho final payment was made, i The plaintiff claims that the defend : ant took possession of tho land, hut failed to meet any of the payments, i save th $4,000 which was tendered nt the time tho sale was effected, i Mr. Wilson now asks that the con- tarct be cancelled and that ho be giv en exclusive title to the land in flues- ; tion. Attorneys Kullrrton & Orcutt represent the plaintiff. Complete House Furnishers Beautiful Line of Large Rockers also Couches and Davenports Never were seen in Southern Ore gon as large a line of beds as are now on our floor ready for your inspec tion, price ranging from $2.50 to $50.00, any color, any design you may wish. Always remember Rice & Rice pays the freight Our store is ready for your Fall shopping Call on us for help We can make your buying easy Do not wait, be among the first We are speeding up and our store is brim full of good values for the , homes comfort BSfM' si; '3 fry. m We call your partic ular attention to our fine line of carpets and rugs directly im ported for our own store. Prices that will appeal to all. - Excellent line of dinning room furniture'specially priced. Massive and orate extension tables with chairs and buffets to match elab- Stoves, Stoves, Stoves, Heaters, 50 patterns, all the latest improved wood and coal savers. Remember we will not be undersold by any 'firm. Ranges, Rangas, Ranges, the Great Majestic, the king pin of all ranges made. Guar anteed for a life time. Remember we solicit your mail orders and prepa' all freight-charges. RICE & RICE, The House Furnishers This is the wonderful Ma chine that I sell and use my self, and many Douglas coun ty people now have "The Wonder" B. W. Stron "The Furniture Man." 1 The suit against Harry Hill, pro prietor of a saloon at Ririni:llcld, ! and J. C Kullnr, one of his bar ! tenders, who were Jointly charged with selling liquor to a minor, was I , discontinued . In Just too Bryson's court yesterday afternoon, tho de fendant being dlpnilsKed nnd their bondsmen released. Complaint was made by Mrs. Tora K. Johnson thnt her son. Howard, a youth of 19. had been sold Intoxicants In Hill's place last Monday evening, when the young man, accompanied by a friend. Or lando Young, arrived In Eugene from the wet town apparent ry in a befud dled condition from drink. The case cam up for trial yesterday morning. While the young man and his companion testified to having been served drinks In two places, testimony was Introduced by the de fense showing that Johnson had tried to buy a glass of heer In HHTs plaoe. i but had been refused tho drink and wns ordered out of the saloon. At 11:30 o'clock court was adjourned 'until 1:30 to awnW the appearance 'of other witnesses, nnd on reconven ing. Prosecutor Tlrysnn moved that therrt was Insufficient evidence to warrant holding the defendants tor trial In the circuit court. Attorney -iC. A. Hardy was counsel for the de fense. Eugene Register. (Hill wasj formerly engaged in the thealro busi- ness In Hoseburg where he la well known.) Illmades & Henry, tho contractors, were last night awarded tho con- ! tract to lay a cement sidewalk on I Mosher street, between the Southern Vaciilc tracks and Flint street. Work - on the contract will be commenced . early Monday. ! Colonel Caukln. of Portland. Is j spending a few days In Roseburg vts- ! itlng with old time friends and incl- dentally Inspecting tho Oregon Sol ! dlers Home. Col. Caukln stopped off hero enroute home from Los Angeles j where he attended the annual re ' union or tho 0. A. R. . Attorneys Elbert Hermann and j lexter Klc, representing the Rose J burg Brewing A Ice Company, yea ; terday afternoon filed a motion tn ! the circuit court asking that the quo- warranto proceedings, filed Jhgalnst j the brewery corporation by District Attorney Brown be made more ev : pllclt. and that the names of all per l sons to whom the brewery Is alleged 'to have sold liquor be set out In the : complaint. In another motion the ! attorneys for the brewery seek to ! strike out retrain portions of the (complaint filed by the dlslrlet attor ney. It Is not probable that the mo tions will be argued pending the re turn of Dlstirct Attorney Brown, who Is attending court In Coos county. A. M. Armstrong, tho Riddle lum berman, spent yesterday In Roseburg looking after business Interests. The Bellows Store Company a few days ago ran an advertisement in this paper. The ad. was gotten up particularly to attract the attention of school children, and was In the form of an outline picture. The real picture was on display tn the win dow of the Bellows store. The out line of the picture in the ad. was to be filled In by the school children as near as possible to correspond with the real picture In the window. The Bellows store did this as an ex periment and they were much pleas ed with the result. The children responded promptly and In great numbers. The display In the win dow of the store attracted much at tention, not only from the children engaged In the contest, but from par ents and 'elders as well, which again i demonstrates the value of advertls- j IMS. S" ' . John V. Campbell. Dull Moone I candidate for consromman from the flrst congressional district, returned here last nlBht after a few days spent at Salem, Portland and other north ern cities. While not conceding his election, Mr. Campholl says he be lieves that the Dull Moose party stands an excellent chance of carry- ' lng Oregon at tho November elec tion. He says the "Bull Moosers" were given a royal reception at Sa lem, and were the recipients of many expressions of encouragement. S. H. Bowers, who was given a preliminary hearing In Justice Mars ters' court late yesterday Afternoon was held to appear before the grand jury during the regualar November term of the circuit court under $1, 000 ball. Unable to furnish the re quired bond Dowers will necessarily have to remain In jail awaiting dis position of his case. The state was represented by Attorney O. H. Por ter, while Attorney J. O. Watson ap peared on behalf of the defendant. Dowers was arrested on a charge nf enticlns little Dernlce Harpster .Into the country where he attempted questionable liberties with the child. The story told by the child when placed on the witness stand was al most Identical with that published In Thursday's Issue of The News. The defendant preferred to remain off the witness stand.
