i EIGHTH Annual Strawberry Carnival -May 25, 26 and 27 1. 0. 0. F. Grand Lodge Reunion . --May 22, 23, 24 and 25 Monday Reception to visiting Odd Fellows. Carnival Company will also begin operations. Tuesday and Wednesday I. 0. 0. F. Grand Lodge will hold their sessions. Thursday Closing clay of Grand Lodge and opening day of Carnival. Morning Crowning of Carnival Queen. ' ' Afternoon Parade of 2000 Odd Fellows, Band Concerts, Balloon Ascension. Friday 10 A. M. School Children's Parade, over 1100 in line. 2 P. M. Decorated Automobile Pa rade. 1 P. M. Balloon Ascension and Parachute Drop. 9 P. M. Carnival Ball at Armory. ; Saturday 10 A. M. Baby Parade. 2 P. M. Grange, Rural School, Fraternal and Industrial Parade. 4 P. M. Balloon Ascension and Parachute Drop. 7 P. M. Battle of Confetti and M isked Carnival on Streets. 9 P.M. Closing Carnival Ball at Armory. Balloon Ascensions by Cook and Sherman Balloon Company. Merry-Go-Kound, Ferris Wheel and Carnival Shows by Browning Amusement Co. Baud Concerts daily by the Rosobiirg Conce rt Band of 25 pieces, and the Famous Roseburg Juvenile Band of 35 pieces. A magnificent Strawberry Exhibit will be held at the Commercial Club Exhibit Building at the Depot Grounds. Eugenics Contest will be held Saturday at the Commercial Club Rooms. An entry fee of 25c is charged for this event. "Write to Mrs. L. O. Maddux, who has charge of the Eugenics, contest. $50 cash prizes for Strawberry Exhibits. $50 in cash prizes for best decorated A utomobiles. $50 in cash prizes for best Industrial or Fraternal Floats. $50 in cash prizes for best Grange appearance in Parade. $10 in cash for largest attendance in line of any organization. $10 in cash for "best appearance in line of any rural school. $35 in cash prizes for Baby Parade. Street Decorations will be the most elaborate ever attempted. Mor? free attractions than ever before. Largi-.-.t crowds Roseburg has even seen. Special rates on all railroads ol: one and one-third fare for the round t.vin and tickets are good for the entire week. Come on Monday and stay the whole week. . For further particulars call on or write SAM S. JOSEPIISOX, Secretary of Carnival. After May 20, Carnival Headquarters will be at the Douglas Abstract Building on Jackson Street. east line of East Sixth Street to the eastern teruilnus of Fleser Street, in the manner provided by Ordin ance number 046. .All bids must be submitted upon blank forms which will be furnish ed upon application to the under signed, and must bo accompanied by a certified check payahlo to the City Treasurer for five per cent of tliu Amount bid, to be forfeited to the City in the event said bid is ac cepted and tho bidder shall fail to enter into a contract and bond with the City according to the terms of said bid. A bond of 40 per cent of tho contract, satisfactory to tho City will be required from tho contractor. The time stated in the proposals for completing the work will be consid ered in awarding tho contract. Tho Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, . lty order of tho Council. Dated May 9, 1916. R. L.' WHIPPLE. Recorder of the City of Roseburg, Oregon. GSl-mlS Roses Mildew Sulphur Is the cure, and we have the best made sulphur guns made to apply it with. Also have a specially prepared surphur at 15c per pound. The gun we will rout or sell. Price is $2.50 or rental 10c per hour, HO cents per day. Your roses will repay attention given. Also uso on grupns or othor Bmnll fruits. it CITY NEWS. J. Nichols, who has been staying at the Soldiers Home over the win ter, went to Sutherlin today and will remain there rlurinir the summer at his home where he has a nice little j garden patch and some fruit to care lor. ""he May Day festival which was to have been given by tho members of the Fullerton school !v.t Satur day, but which was postponed on account of the weather, will be giv en tomorrow, Saturday, the 13th, atj "3:30 p. m. Tho same program as; published last week will be carried out, and there will bo music by the; Juvenile band. An Invitation is ex tended to attend. transcontinental traveler, hauled out of Its shed here today to look over in preparation for Ezra's fourth jaunt from coast to coast. Meeker calls his renovated vehicle a "schoonermoblle". It's all of that. The top is tho same, label-covereu prairie schooner top which Ezra's oxen have dragged three times over the roads between here and the Pa cifiq. Under 1t is an up-to-date, motor-driven chassis. Within a few days Meeker starts for Olympia, Wash., a distance or 3,560 miles. Meeker is the original triple-exponent and proponent of a national coast-to-coast highway. He expects to drive over one' before Old Man Time gets him. PIANO FOR RENT Fine, almost new piano for rent. Charles A. Urand. Phono 31. 589-tf EZRA MEEKER STARTS ON Jill TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT WASHINGTON, May 12. It was the same old "limousine" but a modern ox-less chassis, that the same old Ezra Meeker, 85-year-old NOTICE KOI. PROPOSALS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT CASTOR I A For Infantg and Children in use I-or uver.su Tears i Always bears the Signature of Sealed proposals will bo received by the undersigned at his ofifce In the city of Roseburg, up to 5 p. m., Mon day, May 15, 1915, for the improve ment of Second Avenue North from the east lino of East Third Street to the east line of East Fourth street In the manner provided by Or dinance number C44. All bids must be submitted upon blank forms which will bo furnished upon application to the undersigned, nnd must be accompanied by a certi fied check payable to the City Treas- ROSEBURG ICE DELIVERY! TELEPHONE :' Electric Made Ice The latest nnd most up-to-date process of making loo out of city water Is by constantly, under the freezing process to Hot' cold air into the ice evi, oxidizing tho water, thereby purifyim: same. Exhaust Steam Ice The old process whereby tho used tam from the engines, con tain! n& luhricatlng grease and oils 1h fomlf nWt ami frozen Into Ire. in r;ts all the impurities are not eliminated, the i'e is not sant. try. Alexander's Ice is Made by the Air Process THE ONLY ONE IN TOWN urer for five per cent of the amount bid, to bo forfeited to tho city in the event Bald bid is accepted and tho bidder shall fail to enter into a con tract and bond with the city accord ing to the terms of said bid. A bond of 100 per cent of the contract, sat isfactory to the city, will be requir ed from tho contractor. The time stated In the proposals for complet ing the work will he considered In awarding the contract. Tho Council reserves the right to reject any and ail bids. My Order of the Council. Dated May 9, 1916. R. L. WHIPPLE, Recorder of the City of Roseburg, Oregon. 579-nilS XOTHV, ""OR PROPOSALS FDR STREET IMPROVEMENT Sealed proposals will be received by the undcrdipned. at his office In the city of Roseburg, up to 5 p. m., Monday, May 15. 1915, for the Im provement of East Sixth street from the south line of Second Avenue South to the south line of Fleser Street, in tho manner provided by Ordinance number 04 3. All bids must be submitted upon blank forms which will be furnished upon application to the undersign ed, and must be accompanied by a certified check pnjablo to the City Treasurer for five per cent of the amount bid, to be forfeited to the City in the event said bid is ac cepted and the bidder shall fail to enter into a contract and bond with the City according to the terms of said bid. A bond or 40 per cent ol ' tho contract, satisfactory to the Cily. ! will be required from the contractor. ! The timo stated In the proposals for ; completing the work will be ronsid ; ered in awarding the contract. Tho Council reserves the right to ! reject any and all bids. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals addressed to the County Clerk of Douglas County, Ore gon, and endorsed "Proposals for Im-' proving Road in Douglas County, Oregon, to-wit: Edenbower Road from the north end of pavoment on Winchester street to 'a point Thirty feet East of the Southern Pacific Railway line, a distance of 4,520 feet or so much of the above roads or sec tions as the contractor may elect to bid upon, will bo received by the County Court of Douglas County, Or egon, until One o'clock P. M May Slst, 1916, and not thereafter, at its office in the Court House In Rose burg, Oregon, when such proposals will be publlcally opened and rend. All proposals must bo made upon blank forms.' to bo obtained from the Roadmnster at his office. Court! House, Roseburg, Oregon, must give; the prices proposed, both In writing and figures and must be signed by the bidder, with his address. Plans,1 specifications and estimates and cop-j los of proposed construction . and me.intenance contracts and bonds arej on file (with tho County Clerk of i Douglas County and may bo theroj seen and copies may ho obtalneTI at the office of the Road Master at the above address A deposit of Ten Dollars shall be required on each set of plans and specifications and shall e returnablo only upon re ceipt of a bona fide bid ond upon tho return of Bald plans and specifi cations in good condition on or be fore the date of opening bids. Ea'cTi hid Is to be presentod under sealed cover and filed with the county clerk of Douglas county. Ore gon, and Bhall he accompanied by a certified check made payable to the County Clerk of Douglas County for an amount equal to at least ten per cent of the amount of said bid and no bid shall be considered unless such check is enclosed therewith Such certified check shall be deliv ered upon the condition that if Bald bid bo accepted, tho party bidding will properly and promptly enter enter Into and execute contracts ond bonds in accordance with tho award Should tho successful bidder to whom tho contracts are awarded fall to execute the same within ton days (not including Sunday) from the date of noiiiientinn of such award, such chock shall bo forfeited to DouglaR County as liquidated dam ages nnd the same shall be the property of tho county. Ail oilier certified'ehceks will be returned to the unsuccessful bidder who submit ted the same. A good nnd sufficient bond with a satisfactory surety will be required for the falthrul performance of the construction contract In a sum equal to tho amount of tho contract price. The estimates are approximate only, being given as a basis for the comparison of bids, and tho County Court of Douglas County does not expressly or by Implication agree Hint the actual amount of work will cor respond therewith but reserves the right to Increase or decrease the amount of any class or portion of the work that may be deemed necessary 'Kleaa-a-Pipe" Have you ever used 'KIean-A-Plpo" for clogged waste pipes? Properly used a few spoonsful will eavo a plumber's bill, costs only 50c per can, and Just as' useful as "IMP" for cleaning chimneys, at 2 5c per package, both should be In every household. Here are a few mora items you should hnvo lu the kitchen. Weld Well-- A solder you can 'uso for mending Biuall holes In tinware without tlux or soldering copper, ' 15c per tube. DUmer's Cement A colorless fluid fur mending crockery, glassware, etc. 10c. Orona The finest cleaner for Aluminum and enameled svare. 10c per can. Mystic Mitts A dish cloth that will surprise you by help it v. ill giVo in washing cooking utensils. 10c. Churchill Hardware Co. Did you forget "Alr-Vulc" for tube punctures. or expedient by the Road Master of Douglas County, Oregon. The right Is rosorved to reject any and all proposals or to accept tho proposal deemed best for Douglas Couuty. Dated May 4th,- 1916. County Court of Douglas County, Oregon, By, R. W. Marstors, Judgo By County Commissioner, By, D F. Nichols, County Com mtsbioner. Attest: E. II. Lenox, County Clork. (Seal.) 575-m30 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals, addressed to tho County Clerk of Douglas County, Ore- gou, and endorsed, "Proposals for constructing a bridge In Douglas County, Oregon, over the South Ump qua River nt Henpy Valloy Forry," will be received by the County Court of Douglus County until one o'clock P. M., May 31st, 1916, and not there after, at Its office In the Court, House in Roseburg, Oregon, when such proposals will bo publicly op ened and read. All proposals must be made upon blank forms to bo obtained from the Road Master at his office, Court House, Roseburg, Orogon, must give the prices proposed, both In writing and figures, and must he signed by the bidder with his address. Plans, specifications and estlmntos and copies of propoBOd construction and maintenance contrncts nnd bonds aro on fib- with the County Clerk of Douglas County and mny bo thero seen nnd copies mny bo obtained at tho offlco of the Road Master at tho above address. A deposit of Ten Dollars (J 10.00) shall be required on each set of plans and specifica tions and shall ho retu, .inblo only upon tho receipt of a bona-fldo bid, nnd upon the return of said plana and specifications, In good condition, on yr beforo the dato of opening bids. Each bid Is to bo presented under sealed cover and fllod with thr County Clork of Douglas County. Orogon, and shall be accompanied by a certified check mado pnyablo to tho County Clork of Douglas County for an amount equal to at least tea ' per cent of the amount of said bid and no bid shall be considered un less such check Is enclosed thero with. Such certified chock shall bo delivered upon the condition that It said bid bo accepted, tho party bid ding will properly and promptly en ter into and executo contracts and bonds In accordance with tho award. Should the successful bidder to whom tho contracts nro awarded fall to execute the same within ten days (not Including Sunday) from the, dntn of notification of such award, such check Bhall bo forfeited to Douglas County as liquidated dam ages n"d tho same shall bo the prop erty of the County. All other cer tified chocks will bo relumed to tho unsuccessful bidder who submitted same. A good and su.flclent bond with a satisfactory surety will bo require! for tho faithful performance of tho construction contract In a sum oqual to tho amount of the contract price Tho estimates are approximate only, being given on a busts for tho comparison of bids, and the County Court of Douglas County does not expressly or by Implication agroo that tho actual amount of work will cor respond therewith, but reserves tho right to Incronso or decrease tho amount of any class or portion of tho work that mny bo deemed nocoBsary or oxpcdlcnt by the Road Mastor of Douglas County, Oregon, Tho right Is reserved lo roject any and all proposals or to accept tho proposal deemed best for Douglas County. Dated, Mny 4th, 1916. County Court of Douglas County. Oregon. By, R. W. Marsters, Judge By Commissioner, By, B. F. Nichols, Commissioner. E. II. Lenox, County Clerk. (Seal) ' 674-m30 ) t&t) i Already, Woman Is Doing Much OF THE WORLD'S WORK, AND HOW WELL IT IS DON 10 BY THE COMINO GENERATION DEPENDS' SOMEWHAT UPON HOW CAREFULLY YOU SELECT ITS FOOD. PIIONK 10! Wright-Reidel Grocery Co. By Order of the Council. Dated May 9, 1916. R. L. WHIPPLE, Recorder of the City of Roseburg, Oregon. 580-ml3 MVI'K E 1'IHl PROPOSALS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT ' S'-alfd proposals will bo received by the undersigned at his office in the city of noseDiirjr, up to 5 p. m.. J Monday, May 15, for the im provement of F'leKcr Street from the. Let "Kelly" DoiYour Moving, Hauling and Transferring The French Transfer nolo til fL 13, JLJU-l !' p i 220 i 7