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VOL. V.
UOSEBURG, DOUGLAS OOUKTY, OJIKGO.N TI'KSIIAY, XOVKMHKlt i, 1013.
No. 8
a
ANEW MARSHAL
T. J.Williams Appointed Chief
Ot Police.
ISRAEL KETCH NIGHT OFFICER
Mayor Napoleon Hire Appoints Work
ing Committees of tlio City
Council Alltert Abraham
City Attorney.
CITV Ol'FICKiiS.
Marshal T. J. Williams
Night Police Israel Ketch !
City Attorney. .Albert Abraham
Plumbing Inspector. .Jos. Sykes j
r'ire Commissioners. .Dr. E. B.
Stewart and liert Suther-
' land.
Electric Inspector Henry Wor- l
4- thington.
j
Evincing a marked familiarity in i
handling municipal affairs and dis-
piaying an apparent disposition to
conduct the business of Uoseburg;
along economic, yet progressive lines,
Mayor Napoleon'Uice last night pre
sided over the so-called new council
at its ftrxt meeting held under the
present administration. The manner
in which the mayor had so closely
guarded his appointments aroused
considerable speculation among the
citizens of the city, and the council
chamber was well crowded when the
meeting was called to .order.
With the exception of Councilman
William Cobb, of the Fourth ward,
every member of the municipal body
was present at last night's meeting.
The council follows:
First Ward C. W. Clark and H.
M. Bullwinkle.
Second Ward Roy Bellows and J.
C. Fullerton.
Third Ward James Shaffer and
William Powell.
. Fourth Ward William Cobb
and Waiter Hamilton.
Following are the executive offi
cers: Mayor Napoleon Hice.
Recorder Carl Wimberly.
Treasurer Agnes Pitchford.
As soon as the minutest of the pre-;
vioua session were read and approved
.Maor Hlce invited ex-Mayor Joseph
.Micelli and the retiring members of,
tiie council to seats within the bar.
In response the retiring executive
took a seat to the right of Mayor
Hire, while Con nci linen Wendell,'
Wright, it. W. Strung, Maurice Moore
and J. I). Zurehet occupied seats lo
tii- left of the mayor's desk. !
The first business of the evening
was that-of electing a president of the
council. I'pon motion. .indue J. C. ;
a-ui;ertoii, hold-over councilman and
present incumbent to that office,
was re-elected by the unanimous vote
of the body.
Judge rulierlou briefly expressed
h.s .appreciation of the honor bestow
ed upon him. and in a declaration of
humor," informed the mayor that he
hoped he would never be compelled
to occupy the chair of the chief exec-!
utive. '
Mayor It ice then announced his ;
appointments, which appear at the!
head of this column. Marshal T. J..
Williams and Night Police Israel
Ketch, who chanced to be present at
the meeting, were sworn in by lie-;
cortler Wimberly immediately fol- j
lowing their appointment. Kach of-;
fieejr swore to uphold the laws of the!
mate and city to the best of their i
i'lr.lity. As they signed the oath of I
orne the newly appointed officers
heartily thanked Mayor It ice for the
consideration they had received at
his hands. The appointments of the
mayor were confirmed by the council
without a dissenting voice.
Following the brief ceremony at
tendant to signing the oath of office,
.M.iyor Itice addressed the newly ap
pointed officers with the t olio wing
remark :
C.f nt ienien. your time fs officers
fif this city expire when you fail to
do your duty."
T. J. Williams, who will hereafter
look after the duties of the marshal's
( lice, is not a novice in police work.
J'1 h;i9 servtd in an official r;;; icitv
n mi tu v-m al ucrai.on.-, a d tiring
Vis lnt employment by the rj'v took
an active iniere.-t in eiirn :n;i; iir; a
THIS COUPON
AMI 1(1 KNTS KM'ITI.ISTIIK IIOI.lll.lt TO
ON K OI'Y Ol-' llll. KWIK'H HOOK
"My Attainment of the Pole"
irll'IIKIlKNTKll AT TIIK OKI'K K 'OK TH K
KVKMMi SF.', IIO-.KIII llli. OIlKCiON
Mali OnU-ni lOr Ktlra For 1'u.tnre
number of questionable resorts. He'
did this wark practically single-hand-j
ed, and under the very nose of a su-'
perior police officer who proved him-,
serf unworthy of the people's trust, j
That Mr, Williams will make the city
of Uoseburg one of the best mar
shals in its history is the prediction
of every person acquainted with his
qualifications.
Israel Ketch, although iin'v1-1' 'n
police circles, is a conservuti., hon
est and upright man. He has lived
in Rosehurg for several years, and
Is capable of handling the affairs of
the office In a manner creditable to
himself and the administration.
In the event either officer shirks
his duty he need only recall the may
or's statement, which was to the ef
fect that their terms of office de
pended upon the manner in which
they hnndled their respective duties.
The mayor then named working
committees of the council as follows:
J'ireand Water II. M. Bullwinkle,
W. S. Hamilton, William Powell. i
Ways and Means James Schafer,
V. S. Hamilton, W, L. Cobb. ;
Current Kxpons and Accounts
C. W. Clarke, William Powell, Hoy,
Bellows.
CHv Improvement W. S. Hamil
ton. W. L. Cobb, William Powell.
Health and Police W. L. Cobb,
C. W. Clarke. Roy Bellows.
Kloctric Light.' Roy. Bellows, J.
C. Fullerton, H. M. Bullwinkle.
Klect.lons ,!. C. Fullerton, II.
M. Bullwinkle, Jnhies Schafer.
Judiciary William Powell, C. W.
Clarke, James Schafer.
With the committees appointed
and confirmed Mayor Rice spoke
briefly regarding the record of Jo
seph Micelli, while occupying the re
sponsible position at the head of this
city. Mayor Rice said the city had
enjoyed a substantial growth "under
the guidance of Joseph Micelli, and
that the present condition of the mu
nicipality showed the retiring execu
tive to be a shrewd financier.
In ordef to express proper grati
tude for the manner in which the re
tiring mayor and councilmen had la
bored upon behalf of the city. Coun
cilman Fullerton suggested that they
be extended a vote of thanks. This
suggestion was placed before the
council in the form of a motion and
carried unanimously. Judge Fuller
ton said the reiring mayor and coun
cilmen had labored long and hard
with a determination to bring Rose
burg to the front, nnd had succeeded
well in their efforts.
The city engineer submitted a
lengthy report, in which ho showed
the various improvements that had
been completed during his incum-1
bency as a city official. The report
showed that the city now has some-'
tiling over 9 Vj miles of pavement, to
say nothing of the sewers and other
kindred improvements that have
been brought about. The report of the
engineer was adopted.
The annual report of the electrical
inspector showed that he had made
129 complete and 89 partial inspec
tions dining the past twelve months.
In addition, eight inspections were
I ejected for cause.
George Uiter was present at the
meeting and asked that an incandes
cent light be installed on South Kane
street. This matter was referred to
the committee on electric lights for
investigation.
Al. ("reason asked that a new walk
be constructed on the east side ol
First avenue, north in North Hose
burg, fie said this walk was badiy
needed and that some action should
be taken by the council without de
lay. The proposition of ordering the
, construction of this walk was ro
i ferred to the committee on city im
provements. ! The citv engineer presented plans
and specifications for a trunk sewer,
which if constructed, will have for
its purpose the carrying away of the
sewerage now emptied into the South
I'mpqua river through laterals. It h:
estimated that this sewer will cost
between $:10. nun and $ 10. boo. The
plans, specifications and estimates ttv
(.resented to the city engineer were
submitted to the health and police
committee for Investigation.
The following monthly est I mate;;
of contractors were submitted and or
dered paid:
Mairinuis Brothers 'had u irk
st reet, Cass to Kane street. $ 1 , 1M U . t; I .
Vista avenue, chadwftk to Overlook
aven lie, $!M O.ilS. Overlook avenue,
terminus of C;us Ktreet to tlm ter
"ipn us of Ovnr'ook avenue, $1.S"7.17.
Cass street, Clndwirk to the t.rtni-
( Continued from pane 1 . )
EVERAL SUITS
Are Filed Against Local Res-i
taurant Man. j
MIKE RILEY IS DEFENDANT
Officers Believe Riley Ixft Uoseburg
With a View of IH-irnmling IIU
Ovditor-Tot.l UnbiU i
Ries $.105.35. j
I
Although every effort has been !
made to ascertain the whereabouts of
Mike Riley, owner of the Grand;
Grill, and whose sudden disappear-!
ance was chronicled exclusively by ;
The News in yesterday's issue, the of-
ficers have thus far failed to find1
uny clew which, will tend to indicate;
his whereabouts. As a result, it is:
generally believed that he has de-;
camped with a view of escaping a'
number of small creditors who hold:
various accounts against the estab-,
lishment. J
Riley came here about two months'
ago and purchased the Grand Grill
at a cost of about $1,800. He con-:
ducted the business along liberal!
lines and as far as can be ascertain-!
ed he did a flourishing "business.!
Why he left town without firm giv-l
Ing some explanation of his conduct!
is more than his friends can deter-,
mine. j
Closely following the discovery:
that Riley was missing from the city j
Attorney C. S. Jackson, representing
a number of creditors, last night1
filed a suit in the circuit cuurt:
against Riley. Richard Stuhbs is nam
ed as the plaintiff. In all, Mr.'
Stubbs asks to recover $305.35, alleg-'
ed to be due the following creditors:
Grace Wightman, labor, $25.90; Mar-
black nights were
Read
Den in Which Were Spent 100 Double Nights
While eng-ag-ed in taking- out the
stones and cleaning" the dung-eon-like
excavation, I suddenly experienced a
heart - depressing- chill when, lifting
some debris, I saw staring- at me from
the black earth a hollow-eyed human
skull. The messag-e of death which
the wierd thing- leeringly conveyed
was singularly unpleasant; the omen
was not g-ood. Yet the fact that at
pjthis forsaken spot human hands had
fonce built shelter, or for this thing-
had constructed a grave, g-ave me a
!certain companionable thrill. , .....
garet Statt, labor, $32;15; J. W.
Farrand, labor, $21;45; Frank
Tinners, hilirw SJ.', fill 1fr. Pnnrl. !
man, supplies, $13.95; Perry 10. Fos
ter, supplies. $-'2. 95; Louis Kohl
hagen. meats, $(IS.:u; MllUnUe
Pickens, supplies, ?l.2U; H. B.
Church, supplies, $9.45; Uoseburg)
Steam Laundry, J.VOO; Richard
Mulhib. supplies, 5-u.o; A. J. Lil-i
burn it Son, . supplies, $4. 5ft. The I
creditors are today mining nn effort !
to induce a local restaurant man to 1
taiio over the establishment and
thereby continue its existence.
The restaurant is snid to lie one of
the best paying establishments of its
kind in the city, when conducted
along business lines.
31 IW. KOSFLD.V WILLIAMS
Hl'illLV liKSPKt Ti:i LAIY
Witt Born Near Mt. Vernon, 111., on
.Inly 1M. IHoH; I tits I in PortlnuU
Alter Brief Illness,
Mi s. Roselda Williams was born
July IS, 1858, near Mt. Vernon, 111.
At the age of 20 she was converted
by Dwight L. Moody in St. 1ouis and
united with the Methodist church
there. In 1KS2 she was married to
James Harry Morrison in Colorado
City. Texas, who died In 1900. Then
in 1910 the was married to Walter
II. A. Williams, brother of Mrs. Sei
dell of this city, at Morrison, Okla.
She is survived by her husband
nnd seven of her own and two step
children of Mr. Morrison.
On July 7 Mrs. Williams left
Cleveland", Okla., with the family,
and made the journey in an automo
bile to Uoseburg, where. they arrived
fie pi. 1 of this year. She enjoyed
th's trip very much and was very ta-
vorably impressed with Rosehurg
and the state. j
Mrs. Williams died at the Good 8a-1
mtiritan hospital in Portland. Ore
gon, on the 29th of October. i
She was Interred in the Odd Fel-
lows cemetery Nov. 3, in the city of
Uoseburg.
of the long Winter at Cape Sparbo when
one hundred black days and one hundred
spent in an underground den.
i ti i n ti- -.tut r w i
iA QUIET EVENT
I Few Votes Are Cast in Rose-
burg Today.
.,.THCDI !M Cl rrnnw ic ftlllET
SUTnfcRLIN ELECTION IS yUltl
hahiui Flection Proves .Most Spirited
Content iu the Stuto "Wots"
Ami "lry" Itoth Confl
dent of Victory.
The voters of Rosehurg today re
pudiated in no uncurtain terms the
abuse to which the referendum law
as been subjected, when less than
40 per cent of the voters turned out
and visited the polls,
A visit to the four Uoseburg vot
ing precincts at two o'clock this af
ternoon showed the following votes
cast:
Hamilton precinct 40
Rosehurg precinct 5S
Umpqua precinct 03
Deer Creek precinct 54
Total 221
This afternoon the voting Increas
ed somewhat and it may he possible
that TOO votes will be cast by the
time the polls are closed this even
ing. In other words, It dona not
appear that the total vote will exceed
40 per cent of the total registration.
From remarks dropped here and
theie among the voters It looks as
though Douglas county will go on
record favoring the university ap
propriations, the county attorney
bill and the workmens' compensji-
li on act, The sterilization bill may
he detea'ed by a slight majority.
Uenerts rppnlvpd from Home of
the outlying districts In Douglas
county indicate a Bmall voto. In fact,
In noniB ivroclnctB ns (ow as 10 bal
lots hud been cast nt noon. To-1
(Iu.v'b electiuu plainly Bhows that tho I
voters of DotiKlna county are oppos-
p1 to the auiixe of the referendum
to satisfy the whims of a few people 1
iient on furthering their personal In
terests. Stitlieilln Is Quiet.
SUTHEUL1N, Or.. Nov. 4. To
day's "wet' and "dry" election prov
en a very quiet anair. and at four
o'clock this afternoon the total vote
was far lens than the normal regis- I
(ration. Tho women turned out bet- I
ler than had been anticipated, while
manv of tho men remained at home.
In brief, the voters appear Indiffer
ent us to the outcome of the con
test.
lti Voto at Sale.'il.
SAI.K.M, Or., Nov. 4. Never In
tile history of tho city waa there j
audi a heavy vote polled as today.
Lotting sight of the referendum
measures, the ncttvlty of the votere
centered almost exclusively about the
question of local option. At head
quarters, both the "wet" and "dry"
factions claim a victory, and not un
til tli o votes are counted will the re
sult be known, netting Is even. The
women polled a heavy voto through
out the day, and by six o'clock to
night practically every ballot will
have boon cast. Tho results should
be known nt midnight. The saloons
have been closed for two days.
KLKCTIOX MKASUUKS.
Appropriation Affected by Tho lie-I
Nlllt' I'ompeiiNiittoit Act
Important.
PORTLAND. Nov. 4. A special
election is in progress in Oregon to
day at which the sterilization bill
nnd the workmen's compensation act
passed at the last session of the legis
lature are being referred to tho elec
torate for affirmation or rejection.
Three other measures are also being
voted on, two of them affecting ai
proprlntlons made by the legislature
to the statu university, and the other
providing or a district attorney for
each county In the itato Instead of
tho present system of having a dis
trict attorney for several counties
clothed with the authority deputies
for other counties.
All tho measures were placed on
the ballot by petition through the!
operation of the referendum law.
Tho sterilization act, which has
caused some dlKcusslon throughout
:ite stole, authorized the state board
of health to order such surgical op-
i nitioiiH ns the board shall decide up
on to bo performed upon habltuall
f rlmlnalH, moral degenerates and sex-l
.;vl perverts of both sexes, who arol
tionriued In state institutions,
The purpose of tho workmen
nmpcnHilion net is tho crcutlun of a
title accident commission, compos
ed of three cominisvlonnrB to pro
vide a fund for tho compensation of
injured workmen employed In haz
ardous (M'(Mi;il JoiiH, to be mined part
ly by tho slate, partly by the em
ployers and partly by tho employes.
County Court Work is on thd
Increase.
EVERY DEPARTMENT IS COVERED,
Comity Court Mum( Complin KtjtlJ
n.utcH of Conducting County
('ovornmciit During Tho
e.t Your.
In accordance with a law pasoc
by the ntato legislature at iLs last
Ki'Hsion tho members of the count)
court are at present compelled t(
complin an CrUiinute of the exiwusei
of the county for the ensuing year
and b-vv a tux not to exceed 10 pen
f f'iit more t Han the total.
Accord. ik; to Comity Judgn Dexl
:i r Itire tin- wtn'k of compiling theso
estimate will be taken up during tin)
November term ot the county coiiri
winch con v cries tomorrow. Tho on
tinmlcK must cover every department
of the cuuntv government, togetliei
wiih the contemplated Improvement J
during the coining year. In othei
w'ords, the court will bo obliged til
item;-' tin- expense of conducting th-l
Hiierii! h ofru:, clerk 'h office, achoo
superl ni en dent's office, treasurer j
t,(e, K'lrveycil-'K olflie, HHS(!8Hor'l oti
lice tiud county Judge's ollieo. In adj
;t.;t!oii tho court must estimate ttnl
j i-n-t if road Improveiueiitrt conteinl
! nl.tteri during the year 1UH, toetb(
I it with all other expenses of thJ
conniy
With the t-ii;iteH romplete, Ihi
I .taiiu' will be i.:.-M fi-ieil in two new i
: papers of yeii' ;:il c! nn la t Ion lor
! period of 20 diiK. The cuiirl wi
then convene and lnten to any anJ
j an remonstrant en mat may tu fih i
agaiimt the estimated expenditures
At a future term of the count J
i nttii bly la 10 in iJeceuibeil
(ho (regular tax lew will be mad.
This levy, according to tho new la vJ
ttnift be bunefl upon tho estimate
nnd sl'tll nut provide a fund to cJ
ceed 10 per cent more than the pnl
i ns. d xoendltures as figured by 1 hi
county coun.
J i work of compiling these out!
uiatorf Is no small task, and sevcnl
I t.iii . p'bxiiiy be necessary tl
l SUITES
, rjum;j.'ic tiie joo.