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Newspaper Page TextVIOLAS COURT ORCHARDS YIELD ANNUAL CROPS BRINGING FROM ,100 TO 500 PER ACRE. CHOICE ORCHARD LAND CAN STILL BE BOUGHT CHEAP. AN INVESTMENT NOW WILL QUADRUPLE IN VALUE IN FIVE YEARS' TIME. KEEP WELL POSTED ROSEBURG Review PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertiser! set food retting (ram an nouncements placed in live papers tiie i'iiLv andTwice-a-weei Rivnw. Try them there's none other so good. D.iT 1 Daily Betikw. "Urwed by carrier, 60 ent month. - ' ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY; EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18. 1008. KO 170 I lit I'V 1 1 IJ'V'II n i 1 1 1 j1 1 I i ' T V T T V f 1 f f f f i inmimBrinaniBl,. I1A1 1 1 I Dl I I m nn : Ihlt it ns trn.n n. u. t i i iii i noflv h i ini VI l urn i . ;? 3 'UUl II I I I II II II 1 I I'll I J U11.1I1-IIX UVKK HOMS10-J J. Z. N. Alice Slmrtlv to Take lliuwl f.ir I I I II 1' I II 111 II II I . Ill lilt .... .. 7 . 7 . L ' " V . lll 1 I IV It llllIJ' r - i 1 1 ii ii iii 1 1 iinii i i i ii wmcu were Boia at nve rents nei- j- ic vui'mv ikiu.i iii-t.i. i iiiiiy i iix ii i nmn rortiunu firm. vUU,Uiu.,u,Uu vuuiy . UOUI!(i. This corn was cut i list ft 7 J T ! UUlAl III I' ll 'J Strike Breaker Fatally Shoots Picket at Winnipeg STRIKERS' MOB DISPERSED Crooked Bank Casbier field for Trial Boy Accidentally Suicides Witt 22 Rifle Special to the Evening Review. WINNIPEG, Canada., Sept. 15. Daniel Hcpner, a Canadian Pacific strike breaker, shot and probably fa tally wounded Robert Kirk, a strike Picket, last night. Kirk jeered and taunted Hepner for being a "scab" and Hepner shot him. Hepner sur rendered himself to the police. This morning a mob of several hundred slTlllers marched to the Canadian Pacific shops, Intent on ov erawing the strike breakers there, but were dispersed by a large force of police. t. Special to The Review. SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 16. At the republican state convention here today. Gover nor Chas. E. Hughes was nomi nated on the first ballot. They were removed to the hospital. Dynamite Injures 12. SEDAL1A, Mo., Sept. 16. Twelve men were injured this afternoon when a car of dynamite exploded at the depot at Windsor. Launch Party Missing. BELLI NGH AM, Wash., Sept, 12. James Staples, Fred O'Neal and an other man, who left here on a trial trip in a launch last Friday, have not yet returned. It is believed they are eiUier drowned or marooned. Boy, Gun, Usual Result. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 15. The body of Arthur Meyer, a 13-year-old boy, was found yesterday inside the gate at his home near this city. By his side lay a 22-callbre rifle, and there was a bullet hole ranging from his month Into his head. Ac cidental suicide 1s the explanation generally accepted. CuNhler Under Bonds. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 10. R. F. Parkhurst, former cashier of the First National bank of Seattle, charged with embezzlement of $48, 000 of the bank's funds, plead not guilty when arraigned In court to day. He was bound over for trial at Seattle, with bail lixed at $12,000. Parkhurst said he had made good the shortage, but that he expected to be prosecuted anyway. Methodist Assembling. TACOMA. Sept. 15. An advance delegation of 175 pastors and lay men were In attendance when the 25th annual conference of the Puget Sound district of the Methodist church was called this morning. The conference will formally open tomorrow. DEATHS AT SOLDIERS' HOME. Hurt bv Oil Explosion. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 15 While filling the tanks of a fishing schooner at the Standard OH docks tnlay, three men were terribly burn ed as the result of an explosion. The Soldiers' Home has lost two more of its members by death, David Beattle, whose death occurred last Friday, and Timothy L. Corbett, who passed away the following Sunday. Bealtie leaves a wife at Junction and Corbett a son and dnughter. Z. N. Agee. successor to C B. Cannon, today sold a one-half inter est in bis book, stationery and soft drink store to Ross Goodman and Roy Roadman, both of this city, each taking a one-fourth Interest In the establishment. The deal is effective on the 21st of this month. In the meantime, however, Messrs. Good mau and Roadman are working In the store to familiarize themselves with the business as early as pos sible. . Mr. Goodman is a son of J. T. Goodman, proprietor of the Roseleaf Cigar Store, and Mr. Roadman has been employed as a salesman In I Abraham's dry goods store for some time past. They will become sole managers of the store after October 1, on which day Mr. Agee will begin work as a travelling salesman for UlasB & Prudhomme. of Portland wholesale stationers and blank book manufacturers. Mr. Agee will probably be assign ed to the state of Montana by Glass & rrudbomnie, although this has not been definitely decided upon. The firm makes a specialty of sup piles for county administrations, and Mr. Agee is fully qualified to handle such goods by reason of his four years' experience as county clerk Mr. Gus Taylor, another ex-clerk ol this county, travelled for Olass & frudhomme for a number of years resigning only a short time ago to enter the ofllce of Secretary of State V. W. Benson, still another ex-county ciurs ox uougins. FOR SALE OR LEASE First olnss confectionery business in Rose burg. Inquire at this office. dB30 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. F. C. Bolin to Laura V. Plnkston, $10; se sec. 30. 29-3. Hettle C. Cozort to John Wright, $600; 3 lots, block 3, Johnson's ad dition to Myrtle Creek. Bertram C. Applegate to Sarah W. Applegate, $1600; part of lot 2, . block 5, Yoncalla. ' F. E. Alley to F. A. Kribs, $10; ,480 acres In sees, 32, 22-8 and 24, 22-9. S. F. Hamilton to James Mabie, $10; 127 V4 acres sec. 4, 30-5. J. E. Trump to E. A. Langdon, $3250; 160 arces sec. 34, 23-5. 1-fH SINCE 1677' VeVE BEEN TREATING PEOfltTSQOME IE FOREMOST DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN OREGON Announcement 9 We take pleasure in announcing that our complete lines for Fall, comprising the most extensive, varied, tastefully chosen assemblage of high grade merchandise ever shown in Southern Oregon, are now on dis play and awaiting your critical inspection. II The same high standard of quality; the same "just-rightness" of style; the same moderateness of price, that have been inseparably asso ciated with our establishment for more than thirty years, have been rigidly maintained. fl To the man or woman who appreciates thorough goodness of quality, unusual beauty of design and material, scrupulous perfection of workmanship, we extend a most cordial invitation to call and inspect our display of beautiful new Fall Merchandise. Now Ready Hart, Schaffner & Marx Fine Clothes for Men The Florsheim Shoe Stetson and Imperial Hats Cluett Shirts Cooper's Spring Needle Under wear New Neckwear Fancy Vests Fownes Cloves Now Ready "HyiM!." Man-Tailored Suits for Women Thompson's "Clove Fitting" Corsets Kenyon (Kenreign) Silk Rain Coats Fownes Cloves The Cross Shoe Exquisite Millinery New Dress Fabrics and Trim mings New Waist Silks Again Takes Up Frnit Cannery Movement FOR DEMONSTRATION TRAIN Exhibit Building almost Read; and Fine Products are Being Received : Other Clubs Preceding the regular monthly meeting of the Roseburg Commercial Club Monday evening, the board of txuBteoa held a brief ecsBlon to con sider matters pertaining to the new uiuo Headquarters in the Kohlhacen block. The new quarters should be ready for occuiiancy Ln a few weeks as the building Is now undor roof and ubout ready for the plasterers, ijoctttioti for Fountain. Among the business transacted at the Club meeting was the appoint ment or a committee to prepare a !tltion to Uie city council asking 'or a vote at the coming snecinl bond election on amending the city char- er so as to permit the ladles to jlace the new city fountain In the jtreot orossltng at Uie intersection of .Main and Cass streets, between the I. O. O. F. building and the Epis copal church property. This action will doubtless meet with fnvornble consideration both by the city council and by the voters. This location ias finally been decided upon by the ladies who purchased this fountain and generously donated it to the elty. For a Fruit Cannery. Establishment of a fruit cannery at Roseburg was discussed at consid erable length and concluded by ap pointing C. B. Cannon as a special "committee to correspond with some mown cawnerymen with a view u having them locate In tills city. A vast amount of fruit, etc., goes to waste each year in this county for lack of suitable canning facilities and a determined effort will be made to have a cannery erected here ln time for next season s crop. To Invite All. Men. In reply to a communication from the Portland Ad. Men's Club, a com mittee consisting of W. H. Fisher, C. U. Cannon and A. Wollenberg was named to Invite the Ad. Men to hold a session In Roseburg in the near fu ture. A Demonstration Train. A lettor from S. P. Co. olllclnls to L. II. Moore, their local agent, was read, announcing their purpose to run a special "Demostratlon Train" through western Oregon In the near future provided there Is sumcient local interest shown in regard to th matter. A similar train has been run over their lines In eastern Ore son and Washington and much good resulted. This train is run without expense to the points visited and car ries skilled demonstrators irom me Airrloulturnl College and elsewhere to give lectures and Bhow the best practical methods In dairying, fruit .rnwlnn iHversltied farming, etc. A complete list as near as practicable, of names and addresses or intoim in terested In these lines, is asked for by the railway officials, presumably for Uie purpose of Inviting their atten tion to this matter and possibly sup plying them with some literature. W. H. Richardson was authorized to supply as complete a list us possible from the assessment rons aim cn .i.m, in i imul bv the Club far the actual labor Involved In compilation. ThlB matter should appeal to every producer and business man ana uie r.,iir..o,l mimnnv urged to bring such train here at some date within the next few weeks. To Form Lornl Clubs, in nrH.n- t make the boosting of ri,iri f-mmtv more united and general, W. II. Richardson. E. U. Pengra and L. Wlmborly were named as a committee to Invite other towns In the county to organize eommwclnl clubs to co-operate In advertising tlielr rnsective localities abroad and thus help boost the entire county. NVw Exhibit Ilulidlng. u-.i, nn the new rermanent ex hibit building at the 8. P. depot is nearlng completion and the building -in ,.r..i,l,lv he reaily for occupancy some time next week. Assistant Sec retary Zurcher is now g..-ii... itiw . nnil nucleus for an exhibit of Douglas county products therein and is ready to receive an m be sent In. These will be duly label ed and put In place, as soon as the building Is oiiened, and may Inspected by the hundreds of trav Xrs passing through here every day on the regular trains. Mr. ItniWs Contribution. So far the largest contribution to the Commercial Clubs that brought In this morning by At torney Louis Hanee. from his gar den. In Riverside addition. This In Sed corn In the stalk. Hubbard qtishfi. sunflower nearly 1 Inches In diameter, a pie pumpkin weighing between 30 and fine tomatoes and Hackenssck musk uekros. The corn Is remarkable In yenr produced a crop to potatoes which were sold at Ave cents per uound. This corn was cut Just 57 days after planting aud had attained the remarkable height of eight feet, although not yet having taaseled or set with ally shoots or tars of corn. Mr. liar zee has had remarkable suc cess with his crop of muskmeloiiB this season, a Hold of only two-thirds or an acre producing fully 9000 melons. He gathered 476 at one Picking and 6 'JO at another, during the height of the harvesting Benson, lie Is ttlll bringing them to market i-y the wagon load. SIGNS POINT ItRYANWARD. Strong In South, Middle West and hast. Say Reports. CHICAGO. Sept. 14. Three re ports at headquarters today gave satisfaction to the democratic lead ers. One was from Chairman Mnck, and It had reference to his recent visit to New York. "T am exceedingly well pleased with the eastern situation," ho said "in all my eotiiorlence I have never seen New York democrats so united for the ticket. There is not a dis cordant element. While In New York I received calls from every well known democratic leader., and with out exception they expresHed the opinion that Mr. Bryan will carry New York in November. The report received at the same time from Con necticut, New Jersey, Maryland. Del aware, and West Virginia, ware eiiiinlly encourngrnK. Another report of the Bnme tenor 'a from Frank Howell, of door ela. "Tills talk of Taft carrying Oeor- Kta nnd other southern Btates Is all nonsense," ha said. " Mr. Bryan is jubt as popular In the south na he ever was. He will not only rocelve the electoral vote of that section but his majorities will bo fully as larire as In former years." If the election In Ohio should oc cur todav. the state would Rive llry- an and Kern, a majority of 60,000 and nosslblv 100.000" was the stale- nients of Chairman Finney, of the atnte democratic committee "A number of reasons are contributing to the Ohio opposition to Mr. Tnrt he continued. "The labor votn Is practically solid for llryan.. vvnen finvornor Hughes and Senntor Dover- Idge spoke to 10.000 workers from the steel plants the other day. a three days holiday was arrangen. i no men were marched to the siieaklng In uni form and asked to cheer for Taft. Instead, they cheered for Bryan lut ily, with a few exceptions." TO Bl'RVHY LAND GRANT. C. & O. Knglnccr to Have Clinrge of liiiml Opening. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 14. O. W. nice, of tho chlof engineer's depart ..... pkimnTuialdi St Ohio rnilrond. bos boon appointed chief engineer of the Oregon Vnlley Land company's large project In southern Oregon enst ir tne t;oscanes. wntrre uunti .... next 12 momths the company will cut 300,000 acres of grant lands Into a plat containing 11.992 farms, and will Install an Irrigation Bystem to furnish water to about 60,000 acres of land in tho Ooosc Lake valley. MKT...., I.oll.lltiira are eofnz nil nil over Lakevlow, and yet It Is Impos sible to rent a nouse hl hid pi.....-, Mr. Rice sold to a journal imii "The new 150,000 courthouse for , ..... ., i nonriv fnmletcd and l.HKe tuuinj ...... -j -- IB a fine building, built entirely out of the county's surplus. The people in t cUa nnnnlv seem to over iii... ..." - know nothing about the money panic- of last year, excepting uuuusu newspapers." Regarding the railroad surveys that are now being carried on In rr Mr nice snokc inai part ui - - - with the assurance of a railroad en gineer who knows irom imiw lp.ni! that actual railroad const ruc tlo'r.lB Intended. He said: .. .. token In the Biir- r ruin ii' ... , vp8 ami the low Kral.'8 eHtn Wlri-wl. . Ill.l.ntr Pill.. II tl the Pill line iroiu int-'r -- , r, er to the Ooos Lake valley, and on ,,rir. to a connection win -on Kaxtern. win oe mm; - V .T urn.. ..ml will become ire n.irriiim" . ,heir thiough trunk line from Son -.ran. If co to Portland and to the , a"t Al' thin Is having a strong In .ai. ' .nines n Lake landfl n the vicinny , anus in an, !r.r.n:ew;,.diMonto.h.own are Belling at ,.u ,o ,, , The company - . ln Jh- rw-e Uakfl vnlley 1r PHtlmatort "o MEl l0.J00. Tjcc w,l secure water from ttonwiKid r,ver and IH-ews " T "; reservoir There will Into the " . mr.o wn, have a wldlh of 'eer'-oughnyo. The Cottonwood rwervolr will. It l Ib,d. furnish r",;dWDrew,"rrl "r company's lands, and lw " v' will be held hi reserve for future do velopment. Hm, C. Rltiman. the up-to-date plLber-. for estimate on To-r too Street. Phone 1055. WINSTON DRIKK IH'RXKD. Fire early this morning totally destroyed W. C. Wln stuu's prune drier, on his place at Winston, seven miles south of here. The drier was valued at about $1,000, but the actual loss to Mr. Winston Is far heavier owing to the fact that the prune drying season has Just oened. There Is no liiBurnnce. Tho drlor was one of tho largest In the county, having a capacity of 350 bushels. t . ORlCCiON HAS TIIK CASH. Statement of State Treasurer Shows Dv:-r $20,0()0 on Hand. SALEM, Or., Sept. 14. A ca statement, for the eight months end ing August 31 has been Issued by the state treasurer. It shows the con dition of the treasury to be as fol lows: Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1908, $116,537.08; receipts from Btate tax, Interest on tax, fees from department of state and Income from Inheritance tnd coriKM-atton tax, $1,075,442. Dis bursements, Including wnrrants for nirrent excuses nnd transfers to lib rary fund, $871,574.49. Total cash on hand Aug. 31. 1908, $203,868.40. Cosh on hand In Irreductblo school 'nnd Jan. 1, $293,281.60; receipts from payments on sales of lauds, iiortgagcB and district bonds and es 'heiitod estates total $916,54 8.56. niKliiirKiMiients, Including school dls 'rict bond purchases, warrants and 'oiinx $3-19,824.56. Of t lie Income from the lirreduc 'hln school fund, ensh on hand Aug. 31, wiib $17,655.72. Cash on hand In the Agricultural college fund, $1, 846.96. Income from agricultural collego fund, $2,526.77. The univer sity fund wns $795.47, and the in come $4,019.62. Cash on hand In the funds for special purposes, $842,-942.87. COFFEE Poor coffee has to be sold in bulk, it isn't worth packing. Vsur f rocar raturnt rout moner U row sosl ;:ke Sthilllni-'l Baal: , pay him Huge Section of Saco, Maine, in Ashes 600 Homeless 85 TENEMENT HOUSES BURN tl's Proposed Route Through Oregon Traversed by J. B. Colgate, -8. Y. Banker Special to the Evening Review. SACO, Maine, 8opt. 16 The worst lira in Maine since the $1,000,000 disaster at Portland, early today wip ed out a large section of tills elty, entailing a loss of $500s000. Six hundred people are rendered home less by the destruction of 86 tene ment houses. It is estimated that 9.000,000 feet of lumber were des troyed. The fire had made great headway before it was discovered. May lie Hill's Raclcer. MRDFOHD, Or., Sept. 16. The ar rival, here of John U. Colgate, the Now York bankor, has started a rum or that he 1b looking over the pro poned route of the Great Northern Railroad through central Oregon with a view of advancing money to .lames J. Hill. Notwithstanding that Colgate doilies that his visit has any thing to do with tho project, he has Just completed a trip In an automo bile over tho route recently traversed by Joha Porter, Hill's chief railroad buildKir. As Hnrrlinun Haw the West. NEW YORK. Sept. 15 E. H. Har rlmnn arrived hero today from Ore gon. He refused to discuss the rumor regarding the formation of a new holding company for the Union Padiific and Southern Paciflo rail roads. . Regarding the political sit uation he snld he found a general aiiathy In the west and that there was danger ln it for the republicans. For good printing of all kinds Cut flowers, carnations, at The The Review lends. Rose. Mrs. P. D. Owen. Phons 1497. Grand Millinery ....Opening.... Miss Elva Smith will open her new Millinery Store in the Easton Building on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 willi a complete line of new Hats of the latest styles aud patterns. Not an old Hat or a last year's style among them. The Ladies of Roseburg and Douglas County are cordially invited to call and inspect my stock. OFFICERS. J. W. Hamilton, President. A. 0. Marsters, Cashier. J. F. Barker, Vice President. W. T. Wright, Asst. Cashier J. W. Hamilton N. Rice, J. F. Barker, S. C. Bartrum, DIHKOTORfl. Robt. Robertson. J. O. Newland, I. Abraham, Chai. W. Parke, A. C. Marstere. i.. s. vr THE ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK Eatabllihed 1908. CAPITAL, - $50,000.00 Hnfcty Deposit boxes for rent. By the Jisr $2.00, or will ' rent by the month. Our conservative management offers substantial advan tages to present cod propectlve patrons. We are prepared to handle all business entrusted to ni accurately and expeditiously.