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Holiday Offerings - A Tremendous Assortment
Line of Morris Chairs
RICE & RICE, The Housefurnishers
Our Headquarters for Santa Claus in Home Furnishing
Goods. Call in and see this big and elegant line of
Xmas gifts for each and every member of the household.
Our Dining Room Sets
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From $15.00 to $37.00
Taborits at $1.00 to $2.50
Rockers, at $1.50 to $48.00
1 Buffets, at $17.00 to $45.00
Dining Tables, $6 to $40.00
Couches, from $8 to 37.00
Davenports, at 18 to 75.00
Kitchen Cabinets, 4.50 to 35
Dressers' at 7.50 to 35.00
PIANOS
Which is wiser to have confidence
in the opinions of your fellow citizens,
of people you know, or depend on the
statements made by utter strangers,
residing in far-away places? The
House of Rice & Uice has a record of
over 20 years of square dealing in
Roseburg We sell the famous
S. W. Miller Pianos and
Player Pianos
Because we know they are right.
Before buying a piano investigate
our line and prices. We will save
you money and give you a better
piano. Our reputation is bi-hind every
sale we make. You take no chances
when you buy from
RICE and RICE
PIANOS
You'll thank us kindly far saving you
the San Francisco jobbers' profit, the
Portland dealers' profit and th piano
agents' big commission, for it's our
cmilid opinion that wo did the piano
buying public a favor when we made
a contract to distribute the superb S.
W. Miller line of pianos and player
piano3 direct from the factory at
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to your home
at Roseburg.
Yuu'll like the tone, beautv and
workmanship of the artistic S, W.
Miller piano, and its the long, lasting
durability that will bear acquaintance.
This high quality piano is for Bale
from the factory to home at the
store of
RICE and RICE
Our entire store is full of the most useful Xmas articles ever displayed in
Roseburg. Space forbids enumeration of all but a few of the articles.
From $35 to $125.00
A Swell Line of Rugs, China
Ware at all prices, Cut Glass
in all designs and at prices
to suit ail, Sectional Book
Cases, Silverware, Brass and
Ornamental beds. Never in
Roseburg has there been
such goods at lower prices
SUPREME COU
tal News are accused of criticising ctl packet:; was 5, 4S3, 000,000, an
.Will Decide Boise Case on
Januaay 2.
t
the action of the supreme court in
regard to ita action in eliminating
the Roosevelt electors from the offic
ial ballot at tho recent election held
in Idaho. Attorney General McDou-
gal says lie believes he defendants
will be convicted. j
Funeral 1h Held.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 24
erage of 120. S per head.
LOCAL NEWS.
J. II. Booth and wife will tomorrow
entertain J. C. Campbell and wife and
Hdwnrd Singleton. A family Christ
mas tree will be a feature of the
day's festivities.
I No. 11)7 wins the SS20.00 set of
I dishes at Cniiipbcll & Matherly's
AVIATOR IS BURIED TODAY The funeral of Aviator Kearney, who j store. Miss Vera l'cny is the lucky
. was recently killed while attempting ' winner.
! a flight from Los Angeles to San
Francisco, was held here this after-1 The Presbyterian Sunday School
ncon j Christmas entertainment will be giv-
li.cr.-ase Is Announced. en this even,ng ,n tlle church " 7:30
o ciock. me ptionc is coruiauy in
vited to attend and participate In the
I festivities. . ... , , ,,
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,L.Itl AT THE I'AL
NK.XT THUtSDAY
NKillT IX "LUCKY JIM"
Trust Officials Announce a Slight In
. crease In AVaj;p Scale
of All Their Um-
- ployws.
: Special to The Evening News.)
U01SE, Idaho, Dec. 24. The su
preme court of Idaho this afternoon
announced that It would render a
decision in the celebrated case in
volving R. S. Sheridan, publisher of
the Capital News and C. O. Droxon.
editor of the same publication on
January 2.
The owner and editor of the Capl-
NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 22. The I
officers of the steel trust today an
nounced a slight Increase in the
present wage scale of their em
ployee!. (ict 70 Ixlters Each.
LONDON, Dec. 24. The annual
report of the Postmaster General for
the year ending .March 31 shows the
inhabitants of Great Britain average
70 letters each. The total was 3,
180.800,000 letters and 905,300,000'
postcards. The total number of pos-
DAILY WEATHKR ItEI'ORT.
Mrs. J. J. Cawlfleld will entertain
tomorrow at dinner Mr. and Mrs.
Merrick, of this city, and Mr. Sim
mons, of Coquille.
Miss Clara Worthington, of Days
Creek, arrived here this afternoon
to spend a few days visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Grafton Worthington.
Coming to the Palace next Thurs
day night, December 26 is the well
known and iiopular young actor Mr.
Leo Willard.
This season Mr. Willard Is appear
ing in the new and delightful four
act comedy "Lucky Jim" by Jnme
son Phillips. A play rich in home
spun comedy and refreshing situa
tions. Clean and Bweet as new mown
hay without one word to offend. A
story so human and lovable tha( men
and women are better for having
seen It.
Mr. Willard's previous successes
have been "Monte Crlsto," "The
Christian," "A Poor Relation1' and
"The Squaw Men".
U. S. Weather Bureau, local office,
Roseburg, Ore., 24 bours ending 5
a. in., December 24, 1912
Precipitation In IncheB and hun
iredtba: Highest temperature yestorday ' 4 7
Lowest temperature last night 38
Precipitation, last 24 hours ... .06
Total precipitation since first
of month 2.36
Normal preclp. for Oile month 0.92
Total preclp. from Bop. 1, 1913,
to date 11.C3
Average preclp. Blnce Septem
ber 1, 1S77 12. 4S
Total excess from September
. 1, 1912 85
Averago precipitation for .35
wet seasons, (Sep. to May
inclusive) ...33.28
WILLIAM. BELL
' ' Observer.
CHRISTMAS VUltSK.
To Our Many Friends
and Customers
We Wish You
A Merry Christmas
And A
Happy New Year
The Bellows' Store Co.
Mr. A. J. Bellows, Mrs. Geo. M. Brown
Mr. Roy E. Bellows
llralltiful SentillK'lit I'ciiiml lly 12-:
Year-Old ltoschurK (jhl.
The following beautiful poems, j
written by little Miss Josephine I
Brown, the 12-year-oid niece of Mrs. j
Sexsmith, were deemed worthy of'
space, and wo gladly give them to ,
our readers for their consideration, '
feeling sure that all will appreciate j
the charming sentiment therein con
tained. The first Is entitled j
Clirlstiiinrt Iluy. !
As God looked down upon the earth
Ho saw a child of men found birth ;
He placed ft atur in tho heaven afar, .
That men might come and worship
there.
The wise men come for many a mile, I
With precious gifts for the dear i
Christ child;
And that Is why on Christmas day
Wo love to give our gifts away.
I The second poem 1b no less Inter
esting, and quaintly describes ,
! ('hristnuM In 1'ulij lainl.
'That night when tho fairies walked
hand In hand, '
' And Roamed through the garden of
( Fairyland,
The queen of Fairyland said:
"Now little ones you must go to bed."
I So when they were In their nowy
beds
And had covered up their downy j
head. i
They closac1 their eyes and slept and j
ftlnnt. '
,1't.M- A 41 I, I TV, r. .... Q, Vlr-h. '
. IIIIM UlT.,1 uilliilirj ......
olas crept.
Hp srattered toya h'Te and there,
And hy each bed put ft Teddy bear.
Hurrah! Hurrah! for '"Old St. Nick,"
For he's always ready to play ft
trick.
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WA.NTKK Wen with tcann to gel
out wood on shares. We have
steam w outfit. Will give you
half the wood. A. O. Dunlap.
Route 1, bo 65, Roseburg.
1068-tf
PALACE THEATER
THURSDAY NIGHT, DEC. 26th
Lee Willard & Co. In
ucky Jim
A Clean - Home Spun
COMEDY
A Refreshing Play In 4 Acts
NOTE Mr. Willard previous visits
to Rosaburg have been "Monte Cris
to," "Dr. JekyllandMr.Hyde," "The
Silver Rink," and "A Poor Relation."
Special Holiday Prices 25 and 50c
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