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VOL. XI.
KOSKilL'RG, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, HKPTKMllKIt 10, 1008.
NO. 100.-.
be
BRIDGE MATTER UNSETTLED
Regular Election for Six Conncilio
For Two Years Each, Occurs 51b
of October Next
Roseburg's regular annual city
election, to be held on the first Mon
day of next month, is to be followed
by a second election to rectify the
mistake of last April in authorizing
the paving and bridge bonds of $35,
000 when ten days too short notice
was given. In the meantime, Engi
neer Frank C. Kelsey will revise his
estimate and plans for a new bridge
over Deer Creek, so as to keep the
cost within $8,500, or about $0,800
less than the probable cost of the
bridge which he originally planned.
All this was mapped out at the reg
ular semi-monthly meeting of the
city council Wednesday night, follow
ing the report, filed by the law linn of
Coshow and Rice to the effect Hint
the new city charter wee legally
adopted and that the best way out
of the bond tangle was to hold an
other election.
Date Indefinite.
The date of the new bond election
Is indefinite, but it cannot be held
until about six weeks after the- city
-election on Oct. 5th, atthe earliest.
Under the ordinance pointed out by
Atty. Rice, only one special election
can be held between two succeeding
regular elections, hence the bond
election of last April, albeit Invalid,
inhibits another election of such
character until after October 5.
Neither ls.it legal, so it is thought, to
even proceed with the necessary pre
liminaries before that time. It will
take two weeks to pass the ordinunce
authorizing the election and four
weeks after that to advertise It and
"hold It. Thus, it will be late In No
.vember before the matter reaches
the voters and it will require prob
ably two or three weeks more to' con
sumate the flotation of the bonds.
When the street paving would begin
is guesswork, as winter would be on
at that time.
Amount Not Settled On.
In proceeding with the new bond
election, the council will follow the
advice of Mr. Rice by taking the
initiative instead of waiting for pe
titions, as before. The first step will
be to pass an ordinance declaring a
-bond issue. Then, after four weeks
advertlaemeD the matter will be
submitted t the voters for their
ratification.
The drr ng of the Initiative or
dinance i been left to Coahow and
Itlce, wl instructions to leave the
amount ( bonds to be voted on
blank. This vital specification will
be supplied by the council when the
ordinance comes up for first read
ing. Mayor Hoover favored Increas
ing the proposed bond issue from
$35,000 to $50,000, and suggested
that the larger amount be embodied
in the ordinance. Councilman Mlcelll
objected because he feared that such
an Increase would militate against
the chances of success at the election
mid he preferred $3o,000 to nothing
It was the unanimous opinion of all
the councllmen who expressed them
selves, however, that $35,000 Is not
enough to defray the cost of the
work planned, especially with the
wide margin that must be left tor
ihe Deer Creek bridge, but they
thought It best to defer the fixing of
the exact amount until a later anie
In the meantime, the council will
probably amend the ordinance allow
ing only one special election a year.
This ordinance was perhaps wisely
designed to prevent' an excess of spe
cial elections under the initiative and
referendum, but at the presnt time
It is considered a dangerous obstrilc
Hon In view of the possibility of un
forseen complications arising out of
public improvement work, and which
might have to be straightened out
bv popular vote.
Proposed New Bridge.
There was a division of the coun
cil over the question of price of the
nrooosed new bridge over Deer
Creek. Engineer Kelse) stated that
for $7,500 there could be constructed
hrldee. 36 leet wide and isu teei
innr. with concrete piers and abut
menu, but with wood decking and
nnlv the middle span, 60 feet long
supported with steel girders. For
$1000 more, he said, steel girders
could be laid on the other two spans
Councilman Cardwell moved
that the bridge be ordered built at
once and the cost defrayed out of Ihe
general fund. There was no second
so the question was not put. but later
on the council was asked to decide
on either a $7,500 bridge or a x.rAW
bridge. By a vote of 8 to 3. the
larger expendltuie was favored. Long
Mlcelll and Bellows voting in the
negative.
Then the question arose: How to
finance the project out of the gen-
New Bond Election Will
Held in November
' era! fund, when the charter sneclfles ,
I At the regular city election to be I
held on October 5. Bix new council-
men, one from each ward In the
city, are to be chosen for a term of
two years. The councilmen whose
terms expire November 1, when their
successors are to be Installed, are: I
Ward No. 1, John Long; Ward No.
2. Q. B. Patrick, Ward No. 3, Robt.
Robertson; Ward No. 4, G. Worth
ington; Ward No. 6, A. A. Bellows;
Ward No. 6, J. W. Wright. The oth
er six coucllmen, together with
Mayor E. V. Hoover, hold over an
other year.
that no voluntary debt can be con
tracted by the council in excess of
$n000 per annum. v inter would be
fully on by the time the bond elec
tion is held and construction on the
bridge must begin before that time.
One plan suggested was to pay a part
of the expense out of the general
fund and repay from the bonds vot
ed. There was a long discussion
over this matter, and finally It was
decided to appoint a committee to
secure legal advice. This waB oppos
ed by Cardwell, but he was out
voted. He was appointed on the
committee, however.; his colleagues
are Long and Wright.
The City Election.
The qualifications for a voter are
that he must have lived In the city
for 30 days and in the ward In which
he votes for ten days prior to the
date of election; providing, of course,
he is eligible to vote at a state elec
tion. The full list of oftlcials chosen
for the election, at $2.50 each, and
the polling plnccs, follow:
Ward No. 1, Court House.
Judges, F. W. Dlllurd. Jas Milliken
and Walter Tooley; clerks, P. M.
Mathews and Hubert Kldd.
Ward No. 2, Abraham Building.
Judges, F. W. Haynes, S. J. Jones
and S. J. Relzensteln; clerks, Fred
Wright and John N. Ryan, Jr.
Ward No. , Roseburg Hotel
Judges, Carl Hoffman, G. C. Graham
and Jasper Heydon; clerks: L. L.
Lewis and Chas. Wharton.
Ward No. 4, City Hall Judges,
C. L. Hamilton, W. J. Tester and J.
C. Aiken; clerks, E. H. Hicks and
Harry C. Slocum
Ward No. 5, Fullerton's barn.
Judges: John Nachter, R. W. Mar
sters and D. S. Houser: clerks: R. L.
Stephens and Roy Bellows.
Ward No. 6, Creason's lumber of
fice Judges: G. A. Signalness, Jesse
Morris and L. M. Parrott; clerks: E
Wlmberly and B. S. Nichols.
Tlult Poor Fountain.
The oucstlon of disposing of the
rlnklng fountain presented by the
ladles of the city has become as mo
mentous as was the dumping ground
problem. For nearly an hour Wed
uesday night the council indulged in
a couious flow of language in an ef
fort to decide upon a location for the
gift, but every suggestion seemed to
conflict with, the charter provision
against obstructions in the streetB or
on sidewalks. What was said on the
subject would make a big book; what
was done in regard to It amounts to
practically nothing. Wearied of use
less discussion, the council thrust the
matter back onto the special commit
tee, consisting of Josephson, Worth
Ington and Wright, and what they
will do it is a matter of conjecture
Miscellaneous Business.
To the Btreet committee was re
ferred the application of ti. W. Ke-
zartee for permission to grade Flint
street. 100 feet soutn from oak
street.
Marshal Norman was Instructed to
notify all property owners who desire
to build sidewalks that Engineer
Kelsey has the grades ready for
them. He was nlso Instructed to
see that a Bldewalk was built at once
on the south half of the west side
of Kane street between Cass and
Oak streets.
All of Mr. Kclsey's grades were ac
cepted, save the one on upper Doug
las street, to which some onjecuon
has been registered. It Is stated
however, that the objection Is due to
some misunderstanding, and that the
matter will be adjusted without dim
culty.
The draft of an ordinance submit
ted by the Southern Pacific Co., pro
hlbltlng peddling and aollcltinx
the depot premises, was referred
back to the company for the inclii
aion of a provision agnlnst baseball
playing and bicycle riding, which had
unintentionally been omitted
A 32-candle power Incandescent
light was ordered Installed on Main
street, between Oak and Washington
streets.
A -cross walk was ordered laid on
Hamilton and Roberta streets. In the
Waite addition.
Bills Allowed.
F. C. Kelsey, engineer
services $254.39
Light for August 262.00
Review, printing 59.90
News printing 6.5
Oregonian. printing 8.6
J. P. McKay, labor 7.00
J. Haravin. labor 1.00
T. E. Liltrell. labor 7 00
H. C. Ritiman. labor 8.75
C. Nelson, hauling .50
H. S. Frenrh, hauling 2.50
Roseburg Trans. Co.. hauling 6.00
Postal cards and stamps . . . 7. no
J. Falbe, prisoners' meals... 10.00
F. G. Mlcelll. legal services. . O'.OO
Mrs. K. Johnson, clerical
work O. 6 00
Miss Conn, clerical work... 1.50
Z. N. Agee. mdse 10.95
A. T. Thompson, law suit
costs 8 00
J. Nachter, dumping ground 10.00
The Review does Job printing.
FALIJS AND BRiCAKS NECK.
Fatal Kndinir of Throe Days Spree
by T. J. llrlsco, Old Soldier.
A broken neck and instantaneous
death ended a three days' spree for
nomas J. Hrisco, an old soldier, In
his city. Wednesday evening, about
6 o'clock. The fatal affair occurred
at Mrs. P. Ketchell's boarding house,
corner Mosher and Flint streets,
where Brisco was living. There
Were no eye witnesses to the tragedy,
but the surrounding circumstances
are conclusive.
According to Mrs. Ketchell and
others, Brisco had been drinking
eavlly since last Sunday. Upon re
turning to Mrs. Ketchell's Wednes
day evening, Brisco went upstairs to
his room and laid down on his bed.
About an hour later Mrs. Ketchell
heard the upstairs door facing the
back yard swing open and upon in
vestigating found the lifeless body
of BriBco lying on the ground, 15
feet below. Brisco a neck was
broken, showing beyond a doubt that
e had fallen out of the doorway
bove. The body was removed to
W. B. Hammitte'a undertaking es
tablishment. Brisco was about 65 years of age.
He was a widower and a Civil War
pensioner. Letters found among his
personnl effects show that he leaves
three daughters and a Bon at Water
loo, lown; another daughter near
Hampton, Iowa, and another son In
Duluth, Minn. A telegram bearing
news of BriBCo's death and asking
how to dispose of his remains was
sent to the son in Watorloo today.
f the relatives do not want the body
hipped to them, burial will be nan
the cemetery at tne ooiuiers
Home.
Brisco had lived In Roseburg for
about a year past and during tne
early part of the summer was em
ployed as a driver on O. w. iiapp s
stage line between this city nnd
Millwood. Of late, however, he had
been rinlnc carpenter work. To a
comrade at the Soldiers' Home last
week, Brisco stated that he intended
to leave this month for Iowa to spend
the remainder of his days with his
children.
A BIO CAR OF EMIGRANTS LOOK-
INU FOR HOMES.
They don't look like the ordinary
clasB: they look prosperous, as tney
are well dressed, some wearing as
many as seven coats. They belong
to the noted Bush & Lane family,
some of the descendants answering
to the name of Victor. These Btrang-
era do not want to buy homes, but
thev wish to scatter out In the var
ious Douglas county families and be
source of pleasure and amusement
long as these families nave
home. In fact, the strangers are not
people, but Pianos, of the highest
quality, yet very reasonable In price,
some as low as $220, $240, $260 and
1285 and so on up to the finest an
styles of piano the factory has ever
nroduced. This la a strong asser
tion, but we are "here with the
goods." and we will stake our Integ
rity that in all our ntteen years oi
piano experience we never have seen
any piano that had all tne iaie nil
iirmi'iiiciits as has the Bush & Lane
and at prices in reach of any family
wllh a moderate Income.
A rare treat awaits you at mirr s
Music House . dsw
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Notice Is hereby given that the
law partnership heretofore existing
under the firm name of Barzee, Can
non & Marker has this day dissolved
Mr. Andrew R. Marker retiring from
the firm. Mr. E. L. Cannon will con
tlnue the business under the name.
of Barzee & Cannon. All sums ow
Ine to the aforesaid firm will be col
lected by Mr. Cannqn and all Arm lia
bilities will be paid by him.
. Dated at Roseburg, Oregon
this
10th day of September, 1908.
Signed:
LOUIS BARZEE,
E. L: CANNON,
ANDREW It. MARKER
The
General Demand
of the Well-informed of tbo World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because ita coo
portent part are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with ita ex
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for ita remark
able success.
That ia one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Well-informed.
To get ita beneficial effects always buy
the genuine -manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leadinnruggisU. Price fifty cents
per bottle. O
The Review does Job printing.
Great Forest Fire Nearing Ft.
William, B. C.
LOSS REACHES MILLIONS
ones and Cosgrove Safe In Primary
Battle-Aged Couple, in Want,
' Turn on the Gas
Special to the Evening Review.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Sept. 10.
The Fort William forest district is a
mass of Are, which is sweeping into
the city limits.' Already the Com
mercial Hotel is on tire and the city
ppears doomed. The whole country
between Fort Williams and Port Ar
thur ia a raging furnace. The main
line of the Canadian Pacific railway
Is facing disaster. The far east side
of Mt. McKay, and the unsettled por
tions of the Gillies and Scoit town
ships are now in Humes, forcing set
tlers to flee. Ashes are falling over
Pt. William like snow. Many lum
ber camps have been wiped out, and
it is estimated that the lumber com
panies have lost millions of dollars
worth of standing timber.
IN a Laud of Plenty.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 10.
Driven desperate by poverty and sick
ness, Giacoml Brusio, aged 50 years,
and his wife, aged 60 years, decided
to die together. They retired last
nigni ana mrneu on me gas. i ins
morning mey were louna aeau hi
cauil Ullici o nulla. lltcj liuu urcn
Place Criminals on
Farms,
By Profoior C R. HENDEKSON
HEN THE DEVIL WANT3
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TO KEEP HIM IN IDLENESS
AND LET HIM ASSOCIATE WITH CRIMINALS. WE MAY
TALK ALL WE WANT
BUT WE HAVE LITTLE
OUR JAILS ARE LEFT SO OLD
t K
The jail 19 no place for serving
nious the man bIkhiM be sent to the
be put out on a farm. Cooped up in
cards and make tho acquaintance of
down. The furin has been tried
land and in Cleveland, O.
Industry in tho lockup ia a
SIIOULD MEN AND WOMEN
WHILE SERVING A SENTENCE, HUT THEY SHOULD
ALSO BE KEPT BUSY BEFORE CONVICTION. Many of
those arrested are poor and would be willing. to earn money wliilo
waiting for their triul. In somie cases men are confined in the county
juil almost a year. With no employment to pass tho time THIS BE
COMES A TUNISHMENT THAT IS NEARLY INHUMAN.
All ccIIb should be' arranged bo
separate compartment and that
through which tho rays of the sun
THE PROPOSITION IS NOT A
UNIVERSALLY ADOPTED IN EUROPE, AND WE HAVE IT IN SOME
MEASURE HERE. WE TAKE THAT KIND OF CARE OF OUR PIQS
AND OTHER LIVE STOCK. WHY
FOR OUR HUMAN BEINGSf
The Unprincipled Man
Always Haunted by Shadows.
By H.v. Or. MADISON
r
LL gotten gnins can never
the contrary, they bring misery in their train. The unprin
cipled tnau is ALWAYS IIAHNTED BY SHADOWS
which, like Iiaiwiuo's elioet. will not down. Ilia conscience
troubles. There ia a constant gnawing at the heart which never
allows surcease from suspicion and apprehension of the future.
Xot alone is his mental equilibrium unbalanced, but his physical
being is indicative of the strain in the sunken eye, the pale check, the
nervous tremor, the uncertain step. A FEAR IS KVEK UPON'
IUil which he cannot shake off, and, though he may be a Croesus, he
cannot punhase that contentment of mind and poiso of body which
confer their happiness on the poor man who has led an upright lif.;,
tnw to grinciple, and who, like Longfellow's blacksmith, CAN LOOK
THE WHOLE WORLD IX THE FACE AND FEAR NOT
ANY MAN.
The unprincipled nunc sails in t ship like the fabled ono of oh)
which when it approached the magnetic mountain had all the nail?
and bolta drawn out and went to pieces in the depths of the sea.
BUT THE MAN OF PRINCIPLE. SELF SUSTAINED, IS INVUL
NERABLE. CAN SURMOUNT EVERY DIFFICULTY, WITHSTAND
i IVERY SIEOE AND TRIUMPH IN HIS OWN VINDICATION.
married thirty years. I
The lutost lu Idaho. I
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 10. Cover- As Willing Tool of Predatory Wealth
nor Gooding today directed the stale i Which Backs Him.
bank examiner to investigate the of-
flee of State Treasurer C. A. Has- Special to the Evening Review,
tings. The order follows the attack I OLNEY, 111., Sept. 10, In a sen
on the conduct of the office by the satlonal speech here today, before a
Boise Statesmau, a republican news
paper.
JoncH and CoHgrovo Safe.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 10 Prac
tically complete returns throughout
the state indicate that Jones has won
the endorsement for United Stntes
senator over Ankeny by a Bafe plu
rality. Jones carried his home coun
ty, Yakima, by 4 to 1 and ran re
markably In every county except
King, which was probably carried by
Ankeny. Cosgrove has undoubtedly
won the nomination for governor on
second choice ballots. Returns In
dicate that neither Cr)igrove, Me
Bride or Mead got 40 per cent of the
flrBt choice votes necessary to elect.
The outcome has been decided on the
combined first and second choice
votes.
The Washington primary law pro
vides that, where there are four or
more candidates for a state or con
gressional office, the voter shall In
dicate on his ballot his "Hint" and
"second" choice for such office. In
case no candidate shall receive 40
per cent of the total first choice voles
there Bhall be added to each candl
dnte'B total all his second choice
votes, and the candidate receiving
tne nighest aggregnte llraf and sec
ond choice votes shall be the nomi
nee. No voter may cast hlB ballot for
the Bamo cundldute as first am! sec
ond choice. This provision of the
law does not apply to judicial, cuiinty
or local oincea,
That the question of local option
Is settled to a great extent Is appar
ent from the returns at hand. It
is true that the republican platform
is committed to the local option Idea,
but the fact that Mcllride was buck
ed by the liquor interests and receiv
ed such a heavy vote as to place hlin
second In the race on second choice
votes, leaves tne liquor men sun-
gllllle that 011y "reasonable" local
notion law will he imssed In llin n..i
eiflH StlirR.
Not In Jails.
of the Unlvrlly of Chlcito.
TO MAKE. A MAN A CRIMINAL
TO ABOUT PROQRE8SI VENE83,
RIGHT TO BOAST AS LONG AS
FASHIONED AND BARBAROUS.
st
a sentence. If the ofTense is felo
peniteutiury, and if not lie should
tho juil lie does nothing but play
men who sooner or later drag him
successfully in Switzerland, in Hol
prime necessity. NOT ONLY
BE GIVEN EMPLOYMENT
that every prisoner could havo a
every one should havo a window
camo directly.
MERE THEORY. IT HAS BEEN
8HOULDNT WE DO AS MUCH
C PETERS of Nw York.
make the possessor happy. On
BRYAN SCORES CANNON.
crowd of 30,000 people, Hon. W. J.
Bryan replied to the charge made
by Speaker Cannon that Bryan had
become a millionaire through ques
tionable policies. Bryan doc In rod
that he Ib now worth about $150,000
all told, and t li Ib hnd nearly all been
earned by his own fiersonnl work aB
a Bpeaker and writer. He had only
about $3000 when elected to con
gresB 18 years ago. Bryan said:
demand Hint Speaker Cannon
take the public Into his confidence
and show them whut he is worth
and how he obtained it. Cannon
represents what Ib known as the
stand pat Idea of politics which
upholds the theory Hint all is well
In public affalrB and nothing needs
to be chnuged. lu consequence of
Cannon's holding that position every
predatory corporation in the coun
try is praying for tils success at the
polls lu the coming election."
Bryan s speech caused a decided
sensntion and was wildly applauded.
THIS MAY HKM 8(MK.
Mil Who Shot. Friend for
Deer Ih
Now In Jail.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Sopt. 8. The
funeral of Char Ion ChrlHtle, the
young ninn who was Hhot for a door
by Fred MUW'llohl, took place in this
city yostordiiy. ChiiHtlo died Sumltiy
morning nt the liounltnl here, it whs
believed thut he would recover, not
wiitiBlumllhK IiIb hehiK Hhot through
the abdomen, but blood pomon do
veloped. Li tt k field has been placed under
arroBt nnd b confined In the county
Jail, lie will be tried for n.annliuich
ter nt the next term of the Jotieph
Ino circuit court. Ho i prostrate
with Kflof, as ho and ChrlHtle wore
the best of frlendH. District Attor
ney Mulkey declares that ho will pro
secute the case vigorously, as the
frequency of nuch accidents demands
the strict enforcement of the Inw. He
Is determined to make an example
of this case, with the hope that It will
put an end to the "Hhot for a deer"
accidents that occur regularly lu the
Josephine county mountains.
An eastern advertiser, who hnH
been iiBlng The Review as an adver
tising medium for several years, Is
so well pleased wllh Ihe results at
tained that a new contract for (loll
worth of space has Just been signed
up, at a rate er Inch 25 per cent lu
advance of tlmt formerly paid. Out
side advertisers are even more dis
criminating In the selection of palters
than those at home uud these give
due recognition la the fact that The
Review stands high among the lend
ers in the Oregon newspaper Meld,
it Is a cold blooded business proposi
tion with them and they buy space
In The Review for tiieir announce
ments becnuse It pays them to do so.
Live advertisers at home also find
advertising In the Dally and Twlco-a-Week
Review Is not an expenditure
but an investment which brings good
returns. The Review lias the circu
lation because Its news reports nro
reliable and up to da'fl. Killing up
columns of spnee wllh what someone
Imagined may hnve taken place Is
not giving the news, nud people aro
so well assured of getting reliable re
ports In Tho Review that If they
don't see something nhout an occur
rence In these colli inns they are pret
ty sure It didn't happen. Sensation
alism and gossip are not news.
COFFEE
is perishable, it ought to
be kept in tight packages,
not exposed to air.
Yoar iFOftr relurni jour money 11 yoa SMl
Ilka Sxliillinr. licit; ft a
.'(ill HAI.K A gentle horse. Prli-o
verv reasonable. Inciulro at tho
DougluB County Crenntery. awtf
, OFFICERS.
J. W. Hamilton, President. A. C. Marsters, Cashier.
J. F. Barker, Vice President W. T. Wright. Asst. Cashier
DIUKCTOM.
W. Hamilton
Rica,
F. Barker,
C. Eartrum,
A. C.
i ,
THE
ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK
CAPTTArV - ,OCP0.OO
Hnrctf Deposit boxes Sir rent. Ilf the year Si8.00, or will
rent by lb" month. o . . , .,
Our conservative management oilers substantial advan
tages to present and propectlve patrons o We are prepared
to handle all business entrostedto us accurately and expedi
tiously. O
Standard Oil Rebate Case will
be Given Rehearing "
BIC EMBFZZLER GOES FREE
Biggest Battleship Lanncbed Bevada
: Voters Given Chance at Direct
Primary Law
Special to the Evening Review.
CIUOAUO, Sept. 10. In the fed',
era! court today the governments
petition for a rehearing was heard In
the Standard Oil case wherein the
$29,000,0110 fine wna knocked out by
the court of appeals. The govern
ment's contention that Ignorance of
a published freight rate was not a
valid excuse for the shipper to vio
late It was vigorously contested by
the Standard Oil attorneys, but their
answer to the petition was denied
bucaiiHO the Bupreme court has ruled
that It Is the duty of shippers to as
certain tho published rate. It was
held that the case should be reopen
ed to establish the number of the al
leged offenses committed by the oil
company.
l'liiihezzlcr Goes Free.
CHICAGO. Sept. 10. Following
the announcement that the govern
ment will refuse to aid the state of
ficials In the prosecution of Geo. W.
ritzgernld, former assistant teller of
the II. 8. sub-treasury in this city,
accused of the theft of $173,000
from the sub-treasury, the case waa
dismissed today. The state ofllcera
wore unable to secure sufllclent evi
dence to convict. ,
(ircntest. War VcmsoI.
PORTSMOUTH. England. Sent. 10.
The greatest war vessel 111 . the
world wns Ruccessfu 1 ly launched
hero todny. This Is the English bat
tleship St. Vincent, and Countess
Ilenuehnmp christened the vessel.
It has 19,260 tons displacement.
Direct Primary in Nevada.
ItKNO, Sept. 10. Today, for the
first time in the history of the
slate, Nevada votera face' the propo
sition of electing U. S. aenatora by
direct vote. This Ib the result of an
agreement reached yesterday lie
tween tho democratic and republi
can slnto central committees. The
legislative candidates pledge them
selves to abide by the decision of the
voterB.
ltKAl F.HTATK TltANKFKKM.
E. V. Hoover to Mary E. Johnson,
M50; lots 9 and 10, block 15,
VValte's add to Roseburg.
Ubblo Rose to Mary E. Johnson,
$10; lot 13, block 84; lots 1 and 2,
block 92,, nnd V4 Interest in lot 3,
block 92, Fourth Southern add to '
Ros4htirg. . , .
Aaron Koso Estate to Mary p.
JobiiHon. ir,0: lot S, block 92,
Fourth Southern add to Roseburg. "
W. H. Hlcketts to James Morrison-,
$1C00; 150 acres sec. 18. 21-6.
Duncan Scott to James Morrison,
$2000; neV4 sec. 2t. 19-8.
Lucy Rlcketts to James Morrison,
$1000; 95 acres sec. 18. 21-6.
C. A. Mcdee to Oeo. M. Wilcox,
$1; one acre sec. 15, 26-6.
HAI.K OF "IIOMK COOKKD" OOODH .
The Ladles' Aid Society of the
M. K. church will have a window
sale of home cooking at F. H..
Churchill's store on Saturday, be
ginning at 9 a. m. Appetizing pies,
cakes, bread, beans, salads, etc.. Just
what you want for your Sunday din
ner. Ilobt. Robertson. ,
J. O. New land, (
I. Abraham,
Cbaa. W. Parks,
llarsUra.
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