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I'diii fijAINDEALiiil iu;i:i;iKit ai. i .. Tnr liiirvlit'M, Mm nMni I'm in M ruiurr ill M ill ii iiml l,mn " i ' ' 4 'I I In 4ri'iit; I'lrnrlliliK, II II Ii ,11 I i in i in . Mnl.lnllll mllilul, In a. in., K. . nii,. r 1 1 I I ill, Clunk ln'ln l i mi Hi ni'it'iliiH m ivlri'i Kinuilt. IrfHKHii ii vi 1 1 iii, lliiiil" iiii,lli,)'. I r,illi'iii. I'iii.k i , n il n 4. w ihIiii k Iii) , iii 7 :ll i. in, Fimnk I,. M'lulir, 1'ii-lnr, i' .KiiiUK'i, h i, mil Main mi l l.mi, I'lKmi mm i mi'ki n -uufiii'r n( Cum and Ii,, .I',hi i, iniUr Hvivl'U. I'll t n wmililp, mi mi.l m I' iii t MhI.ImiIIi KtIiimiI, Hi a. in. I V I' 4 I', t , I i in. Traycr Mfollna, VVnlllii i . : w ii. 'ii. H. M. iHI.WtmTM, I'Mllir. Cni I li Hill. I iiikn I'll Tin II nil I ml ii a .nil. 1,111, In) Mifvlr Mil ll . HI. rni'l i "I' ''') r m i l I mi, I liniilii)i in'iilii. A. II VM M L. I'Mllir. I.i ik, H l. ClMin II.- Htrvlri' Mnlilmlli iniirii Inn ii 'ni i-mnlim, Hi II"' nual Imiir. lov Jiiiin HtMoN Hi'i'lor. M I.. I III in II. C'H til. H' .i i i Ijf MlltliU) urn IiImr mnl i M iilnit. IIKV. i. I . ' I I lh, I'Mltlf The IllOst IIMMX'V w.uv of I olliir tliinj;! l),id lor mono)1. If Schillings V.v:ould be made and sold for the price of the cheap baking powders, we should Ik: only too ;lad to make it and sell it so; for the whole mar ket yes the whole world would be ours. Your roa r knows ask him. M1TI.IJ LOCALS. Niw tin hIm nt Cuio Itroa. Hiisa Slum hilk uiiilir.'lUn 7'i rrnls to tl.'ii I Mtlllllll'll. Nnfit ! iiIh mnl I jMmt prirrs ut MitUinuii'. Kill! in iiilliiiin vitrii-ty ut Ali'ianilrr Nt rutin's. t ry ilm'it tt '0 ""'y K've yuil rii'l"!,irltuii. II )'Dii want it tuoili pulled or III led, nt 1 1 on lifil lUyuic, ill-mint. A in' Iiiik "I litilii'n' In-Iih in lliu no nt b!ml hlimli' nt Jurl. nun's. 1'iof. Uiiliiiuill Irt lli uulliuiuoil uijiuit ol tlui I'l imikai Kit ut l iarilmor. Km r ijii i d Wil li punt M. ('all ami r x ii 1 1 n 1 1 1 - n ' i II. '. M anion's. I.U'H your tmilli in Iii'? tin' ark I'm'iI llaynr wliellu-r i' m wrili mvintf. ( 'tiiniitif, it tin ii linn "I Imliiliiy fciHiila Walt lor IIiimii at lli N . ! y Mure. I ii t In: r v ol ull kui'ln f U. 1 1 1 1 u 1 i y ami promptly iloim lv I'r. l-ri'il lliiyiii'H Tlni'i' Irruli u.ili li i'oa waiitcil li.MiHlh I'.HUK., KiM'llllf,'. Tli liuti liir slu-pso! UiiM-tiiirii will le d jiikiI on Mimlaya nil luitlior notire. You tun lliu! lint lit ill 'l ' you In tin' wayi l ll ilnly ko iIh at in mi V All kiililft i'l rlili ll loi tli inail ut rranonalilH ptlifa at lr Inul ll.iync' lunUl olliti'. Rilural our llnwrla Willi I itrarl. Camly railiartlr. lure iiniiimtinti foreirr lOc.'.'Sc. Ift'Cf till, ilriii,-':iMiir'uii(1 munoy. Hrinn oiir ju'j work lo tlio 1'i.ainhkal uu ullii-o. Wo r iri'irtil lo ilo "li rliPupeNt mnl lnt woik mulli ol Port laml. Kvury imlurltioilii U I)' or kiul lioulil liavii i iiiriii nl riuiiiixmI lint'ii to oik at ixlil tlini'i'. Huv tl i t tin Nov.'lty Htore. Hit'A A Uirf, llm vihh airi'tt lurnlniri) iloali'tii, havo n hhI Inn- it licalinit tovim i'l varimia ilwiiptmni1. n" i"J ni'iuiiil limnl. fur llm I'll lraiti. i:. Dutiii", i!iyii inn ami auriifon, oniiii in Mrtrsltfta' lniiUlini. Calls in town ml lountry roniptly aiiiwered nlglit onliiy. Ki'Hiili'ini,lll Millatroi't. lit) Ix-tliT on t all at tli" Kamly Kitcli tin anl r.i in I'll' tl:i Him rinmii'la ami noilKiil. I'.vri) iliiim lliut in Irfali anil Hvtent ami l!'"' '' ,l" (iil t;lJ5Jack hoii itrriit. Try it ami w. 'llm ClniHliun Kmloavororu will ivo i-atitatu Ht tlio tH'm IIouhb on the '.'Hth init. Iho ailiiiiHHioii will Iim t-tints lor dullH ami 1,') t'i'iiiH for t'lilUlreii. Il will lie vory njoyli!o afTuir. F. U. Colluiiin. pliyrtii laii ami surgeon Mei rotary lioanl I', s. IVimion Hurifuotis )llii:e in .MurHiurM1 lilork, reniilftue 7:"0 MtiilitnH direct. I'Mfopsional tails in town or country promptly ntiswert'tl nitilit or ilay. ilitui will I'f ii Kiaml lull I iiivt'ii ly the hul ii' a ol lliu Miii'i uIm t'B uu tin) cvcninn ol Puifinlii-r '.Will, nt tho Optra Jloi.ft). MiihU; lv llm Kosfluirn oifht'Btia, lliere will Ihi utlicr mii ial uinuxttuioiits up stairs lor tliofo l" il" ,0 I'- J. I). Mann's Ii-h.I utoro is the plai t I" Kiit your (i tiil ami tlio luinliug hrumta ol Hour, iucliuliiiir Kukoiio wliilo Mar, coin mual, wlitut uriat, ticttin tniilJlitii, homo uiikIh Imi kwlii-at lluur, elu., also a car loml ol salt Imth Hun ""'I 'rso. .1. 1). Mann, Hui t i Hcor lo t'uwlllnlil A Cuwlllolil. llucklru'w Ariilcu HiiWf. riio Him. Kalve in Hit) world lor Culs, UruisoH, sortH, UlcurH, Halt Klieuin, Fovtir KoruH, Totter, C'linppod llamls l!liillbiiitiH, OnriiH, uml all skill Krup tioiiH. mnl nosilivuly i iiiiiH l'ilcs, or no iiav ri'ipiiniil. It in iiuruii tct-d to pive IHirloi t n:itiN(ai tinii or lumioy rcluiiilctl I'rictrjri wiiiis pur 'hi. For sulo t A. O.MarslorH A l.'n. SliotiM von ili'niro very plusettiil ilroams. Wlmti Mm rt'liru lo ichI ut liit;lit. 1'rv Kiiu.ly Kiti lii'u's UU-st crowns, A rosily s.iun ti til ewt'i'l iIdHkIiI. T t'uro t'oinllpallon Fornvt'r. TnluiCiiHi'iiit'tH I'uii.lvfiitliiiiiK' UK' uttM. If C. C. O. lull I" i'l"'". ili'iHKiM ri liiml moiioy. Tlioiiaaiiila - Trying It. In nr.1 I'.'j'Ht'i ir Cnl i r l r t' ri'i'.l inri'i I . ,, I, I " : , i" c 1 1 i t . ; . City. '.i' Mill' I U'n 1 , , r h M'cd i.'i luvii n li t Ii . Li.'.' : I Mi ll' " evi l i. , - cu in, I ' I'Veu t i .1 jt wit'i ( i 4'.'t W.iiii ii 1 1 i II I.CPIIIH lo ill Min i H iiu0 Ul" 'I 'win tiMtviiai, 111. ... a . l v o , Cliica, I'lv'.t Crca n Halm is m" "' iu . . . .. t . . IN I. V...I ,1.11'. ..iv for c.ilanh nud cimtaiiih n- f' iiii'ii'iuy nor any injurious iIpir Tin 1 1 RECOnnENDED BY SANTA CLAUS! 4,... They are Desirable You will foe Surprised at the Splendid Assortment, Nice Variety, Superior Quality and Low Prices in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Novelties, Plush Goods, Toys, Etc. VI; SOLICIT A COMPARISON OP (iOOI)S AND PKICHS, AT is made on tlhij things. Ik powder. It contains alum and you ; or it is weak and wastes HRII!H MliNTION. tiot souvenir pioou lit SuI.iiihii's. (ipt your pii'luru franiril lor it fiiiC mii prisi'iil nt Alrxainlur A ti,.rnim' Make in iny pi'uplo luippy i ) i u t'sn, ami you can, hy lni) iiif your holi day kimmIn at Halinun's. I.ttitjcft stork, iiiccHl vain I v, hint ssmirtinriit , low cut pnen s'ork i I lioliUy gmHls cun he found ut ul .in uu V. Hiuidav nltormion wo had 1 ivily winter woallicr ami iniinv a you'll uml iiuiidi'ii ttcro out in lln ir Niimlay "iIuiIm" viijiiyititf n s'ru 1 lliiiry I. Ilrii'.ni ol OiiiiiIj I'.o-f, is iiicnMoni'J an a piiili.ihin camli liiln for tlinolliru tl M'nle m hool n iTiii! iil,-i.l. Klamath Kopuhlii'iin. Jolin O'.MhIIi')', llm Mi ll ki.oisn 1 1 ni urcr, 1mm riiiic to Tilfi'.'li , An, ni l, in fcan Ii ol health. John do n't t-" i tl . t Ihc tiii'trr i'H in thin latiludi. Th plHi( ol tl o pu l lii'K lii'M in chow. iiiU llm hi i Hi if I ho s nun (nil h iippln-s In tlio... line IipOi t.ifly'H f u in 1 at flitt KaMly Kiii'l fii Try a chow. l't.o i, uks in tlio vu itntv ul toMii ait hi ii'l,' iIi'IIU'IikI ( t lit-1 1 hotii'ln"t o uiiKtloioi'. Tin ri huh 1 1 ii it i a iail on llm Muhhor ilai o iiiroHN llm nvcr .wiim duy. Tint rci cipls of l Ik f ut l.t-i ii i.i.n iliKlin:' luir st Moilf'iid oiilv Im ki'd 1 IS ilii id pit) itK ox pfiiHcs ami I )i it dt'li citii.ry was until' up hy I ho hiiKiin'HH id r it ol Iho town. Hull. J. I'. Uridyl', the h.iw mill until aud Merchant Irom 1 1 iiilon i-ii l'li-s ('reck, was "doing" Iho lovtn intniday Jo is after place in Iho IhiiiI o and his frli'inli l.io ho will ni'cicd. Annit Kslos Oinployed il u an Sunday as hrakrinun to go out on u tim lliho in I IroiKht, hut hoforo liiuu Ilt iho train to stait the new hand not on a "huh lone some" and Its', his Jiiti heforo it Uyaii. Yon cau't alTord ! tik tour Ido hy allow ill)! U cold to develop int'i pnou nioniu or coiinumpli'in. Inslant relief and oerluin euro urn afforded hv One Mitiulo Cough Cure. .M.irMcrb' lrui: storo. I'. 11. lturl of Wiiliur, whs ovt r Sun day inventing in some i'liriMmiiH i;uods. The iicxt liuio, however, (hat ho comes over snd tries to net away with another ma" s overcoat ho had holler pick one thai (its him. At Ximu lime old Santa carries Ireo To Iho children, sweets and goodies, irslort-- Take no'ice, and the old follow vou'il seo I4iy in fresh stork at kamly Kitchen s sioro. I. II Shipley, a hoiiglas county min ing uin has been in luwn (or a day or two. Ilo .is said to ho mi a political errand, in which tae elevation ol alriend to the Kofoburg lsnd ollico was the eiul sought. Corvsllis Times. The fctkcis for federal uppointuienls will not havo much longer to wait on the suxious seat, rostiuustcr I'isher's le nn uxpires in March ami Register Veatch's In April, and neiihor genllonian expects to hold beyond his term. M'lth have horn I'llicienl oincers. J (i.audl. N. Iav. Iho (nriner tho head til the OlulU 'Mining Company, were sued in the United Stales Court by one Homy Smith for "O.OOd, for injuries ulleged to have been suNtuiuod by Smith while woiking lor thoPavs at Cascade l.o. ks. Smith lost his suit. There are two hostlers at tho round house, and engineers ol incoming trains leave their engines at the tlrst ilop in tho yard and the subHciiuont switching switching is done by tho hustler. Sweeuoy is one ol Iho hustlers ond Drennnu, who (or some liino hus becu liring (or Fd Flliolton the local, is tho other. One is on duty in Iho daytime and lliu ulhcr lit night mid they chtingo shifts every Iwo wicks. Ten years ugo u (night train with Pave llpuatou as couduclor, used to leave rorllsnd Monday morning, reach ing Juuction Unit night ; ci iuing on to Itosobuig the next day and going through in AhIiIuihI tho third day. And it ro- itiiied threo davs to rctiiiu U.ive BUM'd with it (or the whole trie, mid the six days, uiul on Iho "ib ho rtsied. Now Ihoro ro tweuty Ireight Irani" a week passing this poiut, ton oach way. Iho men are all kept busy uml Iho ci nipatiy is taxed to supply power. A Chit w nod imrn lyiiuui lias iloue u good business In Uorvallis for a day or two silling ornamental In oh, including an evergreen ebony and a dowering myrtle. Of lbs lUM. vmioiy i spoiimuiis wcio purelisBod )y I'rol. Coote lor lllO college orcuarua. inouecu uoiii which tho nursery man procuied his Blartol this variety ol thoiry was ob tained Irom u tree which grow Irom tho ruins ol uu adobe building in California No other specimens, it is said, aro knowu lo exist in North America. U is Iho bo tiid ihut this shrub is a tiutivu ol Tata- gonitt. slid that tho Bctd was in tome way drought to California from that country. Times. A. A nuirry ('hriatinss to you. Max I'ra' ht has guns to Ksstrrn Ore. K'iii. Kcv.Jiihii liswsun preschsd at Oak land Isst Kuiiday morning. I'ariott creek is now a (ivoriltt trout 1'nihiiig grourul for the hoys. Mi's 1 1 1 1 .1 Itradlty will spend Cll'int uiat wilh fiioiuli at Kugi-nn. In our Chrisim is oflerings din't for get tour loss lortuna'e neighbors. ,1'ihn lixulell and wifrt of Josephine cjuity wnro vini'iug friends in the city hi i-t week. A ih hgtii in ( Oil Fellows will go lo Ki Idlo next, Wvdui's lay t') instituto a ! 'ch i ll hung " 'l'ho St ilesinsn wisely advises Oregon (armors and orcbsrdis's to rsis.t nriro winter Mpples. Itilny W. Yaticy.au old timer ut Cot latti! novo, died there last week at 'lie advanced ago of 77 years clmol diftricis No.'s 100 and MJ have hi'i'll lnirifi.d inln nn and mlM Vf"?,?'n hencefortVi as district No 8-' A . .lacks in has just arrived hero Irom iscoiihin and expects lo ni4lt his pcrin ine.nt homo in IViuglss county. (! SV. Watts writes to Albany friends sdvi-niu' theiii not to ftart for tlm Klon dike until st least tho raiddlo ol January. Ihi- Mcathiir bureau at Washington hait ptoiii Mid a cold wave lo paS a. roin lh n.i.'ii rut ihin week. Keep you (urs i h.iii'lj . j A I'. limit ol Aithlsud wat in the clly I iid iv. Ilo had been I ) Haklandj to a'ti'ii I lh" griiden Wedding nl his j p-i-eM. i ;ii'l (ngettho Maccabees dar nioiroa ii lit ) t at lluOierii House. in- S'i- P-r I"' f ti r ii if it" I in the barni'iet lull lor '.' cent A the r lie of Sliambrook was iloirid cda.Mimt him in the circuit cmrt the com i i' wall probaMy orgatiix-s slid gH doA ii lo liii.'-inrH. in, i iliuan Moore has Keen ipiilo M' k lor smuo days and hit familiar (ico w us iihi-hc I ithout the depjt, wheio his dutv h ih it id car inHsclor. 'A hv il'in't mine 1 1 our young daiu eis gi t up a ime iiucrado parly? Its lots ol (uu to l.t.k t'j your own wife uml think all the t i 'tie you are talking lo s uneono eho's. T. I Chun hill ol D.llard was in the city Saturday. He has recently returned from 1'orlliind, where he went (or trout meiit (or his V)vi and received much I bcni'li'. Judge Fulleri'tii will hold court at Sa lem on the 'Jith, for the purpose of bear ing aig imen' on tho report ol the referee as to ll. e itisi ursMiient ol the proceeds of tho steanifr Wi'.llame'le Valley. Tlio Van l'ells o( tho Carry county vendoita. u'o nut in jtd but living at the hotel nt O .'Id Iteach at the expt nHo ol iho county. They come and go as they please uml it is said the terrorizing in lluenco of the gang is still felt. rresilent Wills and Wingate and Walker ol the State board ol equalization came out Irom Salem Tuesday (or a lit tle rent, Hu v said. This it a part o( Walkera'a bailiwick and ho put iti Wednesday interviewing bis constitu ents. Kvcry indication points to the fact that Oregon will have a big immigration this coming summer. Immigrants shnnld not ho permitted to loe sight of the la' t that Oregon's best climate and uioit iicturi)fiuo locatious are in Douglas county. Ten years ago last Friday the last spike was driven that connected Oregou and California by rail. The two states ought to have celebrated a sort ol tin wedding. Tho Iii ft spike was driven oa the Oregon it California at Fast Portland, October IM, ISti'J. Ir. Puias informed the I'laiskh u:k that he had attended oyer sixty cases of soro throat ill the past two or three week'. He scouts the diphtheria idea, bfcuiu-'o, he says none have proved lata! and in diphtheria about one iu three of thoso sllliuted die. Tho assertion is going the rounds ol the pries to tho effect that Curvallis women play billiards and ten pits, whl'o their boys go around singing, "Where is my wander log M tonight?" lint is it necessary to go as far as Cur vallis to witness some siuiilsmees? The Fpworth I. ?ague social ou Friday evening la-t was a very pleasant affair. Japan wait (hu subject discussed and much light was thrown on the ''Island Umpire" and it u little brown inhabi tants. Tno next social will bo in Janu ary aud Iho subject w ill bo "Longfellow. " Mrs. F. I.. Moore lias safely arrived at AlhuoucriUe, New Mexico. She was jiiiiifit at Los Angeles by Miss Alibis Pai-nt t who accompanied her. lt.it h ladies aro in search ol health, snd hmi d at Iho New Mexican Ijwii all nil a thou sand otheis on u liku errand, so that it was dilUcult lo find suilablo accomoda tions. 'I ho rumors of Iho sale of the Ashland Mine havo been continued. Iho trans fer of tho property was made by Kinney A Provost, trustees, to K. W. ISoiuu'U ol Minneapolis, and (loo. F. Kaynokli i f Choboygan, Mich. 1 ho figures given in our Monday 'a issuo, f JO.tlOO tor the mine and tho Hick a (marts mill, are said to bo correct. I i. lings. The Calapooiu below the dam at tht Itoclustcr mills is full of salmon and salmon trout. Fish canuot gtt above tho dam only at an extreme high stage of water. II Ibis dam was provided with a lisb ladder the upper river would soou bo stocked with these excellent Hsu. Twenty-live dollars will build tho ladder, 1 who will etart the paper? Gazette. A,: Tliey are Reliable SALZMAN'5. Tomorrow it ChrUtmas Kve. Mist Jennie Oilyln is visiting friends in Portland. J jdgn L. Lougbarr it in New Mexico on oflicial business. There am some newsy mining items in ourtilcnds'e letter this work. F. H. Wi'o has oirid a branch bu'eher shop near the depot. Miss Orace l!i klejr ol Oakland is vis iting in the city, the Rnest ol Miss Maud itast Krue A Khambrook sliipped 1000 los. of tii'lcys to Portland and &000 lbs to San Francisco. I)r J. W. Strango airived borne yes terday Irom an exiended professional vinit to llm coast and tuny now be found at ins ollice in the Taylor A Wilson block .lu lo Fullert n was st CorvaHis Mon davi o hear argument In an assignment cKit Irom Philomath He returned on Tuesday evening's hsral with Die opprn company. Mis l.lla Kent and J. M. lshain, snd lr. Hawkins and Mis (iraco Johnson were married at I 'rain Issl eveniDg Tho latter couple will leave for Tennessee (or tho w inter. The Cracker Jack initio on Cow Creek canyon owm-d by J. II. Kiddle, accord- ing to our eorrepptindent, is pinning out lirs i'U. A A) clean up is the r e j u 1 1 "f an eiiiht days run with our giant. At the annual election of l.iurpl LoJue No. lit, A. F. A A. M., the following brethren were elected: A. Sa'. nan. W. M.; K L. Parrott, S. W. ; K. L. Miller, J.W.;N. T. Jewett, ce retary ; John 'tiapin in, tress. ; Free Johnson, tyler. Installation Monday. C iuiity Judge A. F. Stearns returned on Thursday from a trip to Portland, lie didn't iik-) t i get oil' the train so carlvHt 3 o'clotk in the morning, fo went en to Uiddle snd came back in the ovening. Well, its a pretty good time for the oflicera to circulate among their constituents. In our write op ol Ust week's election we in Duii.e unsee .'iioUlile wy omitted t i nolo tho election ol Mr. L. Uim mirk as city treasurer. Mr. Uiniuiick has ferve.l the city fourteen years in this capacity, aud down through the yearn has closely and (aithfully guarded tho interests of the city. O.klaud Ga zette. There i-i said to be one editor in heaven. How he got there is not known but it is comjecturod he passed himself off for u minister and Flipped in unex pectedly. When tbo dodgo was difcov ered they searched tho realms ol felicity for a lawyer to draw up necessary papers for his ejection, but they couldn't litid one, and of course ho hold the fjrt. A parly of practical mining mon from the North aud Fast have lately been looking over the gold quarts fields of Southern Oregon and have determined that there are many properties of merit; consequently, they have determined to incorporate a development company to tako bold and place such properties upon tho Kietero market. Mining Journal. At the Christmas enteitainmeut at the Christian Church the following pro gramme will be rendeied: ong, con gregation ; recitation, LeNoir Kasdale; class soug, primary class; exercise, "holly and evergreen;" song, second bible clasj; recitation, Virgil Shops; song. (iraco and Jordan Lilly; recitation, Ethel F.veretts; class song, L'ud inter mediate; recitation, Klta Allen; i-ong, Lilly children ; exercise by 5 little girls Christmas mill then start np and dis tribute presents. All are cordially in vited to attend. Dsiec:ive Koilly ol Portland made a visit to Ko8oburg Sunday, lie came not for his health but far the purpose ol tak ing back with him one James Nesbitt and one 1 1 at tie McCain. The couple hud eloped Irom Yamhill couuty, going from there to Portlaud, and on hearing that ii warrant was out for their arrest started for Coos liay and got this far, when Marshal Millard and iVpuly Sher iff .Stevens, on a telegraphic warrant, took them iu. They wore taken back to Portland ou Sunday night's overland, lhey were married at the city prison in Portland ou Tuesday. We had no opera Tuesday after all. Tho company camo uu the local. But when Manager Miong louuti mat ttiey were not goiug to put up their eceu- ery ami put ou tno puiy iu prop er shape he said "no sceuery no ptav." It '.had lioeti promised by the advance ugeut aud he did uot propone to have lus patious witness a botciie.t af fair. Tho theatre people said tho stage was too email, and upon this rack thty stuck. Tho binull advance stle may have had something to do with the hitch. There Is one thing certain, how ever, the Calhoun Opera Company left about l5 in the town an I look nothing out. Thoso who had purchased sea's got their money back Iho next day. To the Teachers Comes Greeting : After Iho dale of the county institute, IVc. 2h was uunoiiin'o i, word was re coived from tho s'lito ' superintendent ul public iiiHtruc'iou that a mooting ol I tie Mate leauietH Association, w ascaiiea (or that time. La'.er it was learned that the department of superintendence would convene iu Portland ut the same time. Now on account of this conflict 1 found that President Chapman ol the University. Professor J. H. Ackermuu ol the Portlaud schools, aud other loadiug instructors and lecturers, though eugag ed, will be unable to attend our meeting ft!... I. a i,it rtlT 1 tl.urP UlliroD lliu flnilio t'V fim v iiivimuivi believing it to ue (or the best interests of all concerned, do hereby postpone the VOUIIUk tl'lliiiv iniiaii'io luoiiiiivo uuui the latter part ol January next. KeBpoclfully, MoinLAS Wait, Supt. o .Schools. Prize! i2Piece Chamber Set Kvcry purchaser of Crockery, Glassware or Toys to the amount of One Dollar will be entitled to a Ticket, the successful holder to get the Prize. BOOKS BELOW COST! (rockery, (jclassWare arjd Toys, Sold Cheaper than ever before in Roseburg. COUNTRY PRODUCE JHKEN In exchange for anything in stock. Corner of Jackson and Cass Streets. IL V. Pratt wi in Irom liokirg Glasa Wedneaiiay. Call at the Kandy Kitchen (or (roili popcorn balls galore. Miss Eva Lane came ovr Tuesday evening from Wilbur. The pins needle (actor at Grants Fsbi it again io operation. Geo. Langenberg came in on the loca lat night from Tulare, Cat. L. II. Andrews, of Riddle, was a gneit at the McClsllen Ibis week. L. ll. Fields, superintendent of the S. P. Co., was in the city jetterday. S H IVlsinger and wile, of Brock way were at the McClallen yesterday. The program for the cantata "Tho liirlh of Christ" will be found on the Bret page. (Sunday evening subject at the M. E. church, "The Irreparable Past and (he Possible Folure." There will be preaching services at French Settlement Sunday afternoon 'uiivwiug Suuday Bcuooi, by Mark Hun son. These are the shortest days of the year, the sun is just as lar south as it will go lor tuts season from now on he'll be a little more Iriendly. All the children ol the M. E. Sunday school are requested to call at the church mmediately alter school on rridar. Dec. L'4, to receive the Christmas wishes of the school. Fhank L. Moork. The proceeds of the cantata will be need in helping defray the expense at tending the state convention of the Chrisuin Endeavors to be held in May nt-xt. A liberal patronage is hoped for and exiected. John Miles, of North Myrtle Creek, ia in town today. He reports more men employed iu the placer mines ol that rec'ion than tver be lore. Air. -Miles is one of the, straight out republicans of the county and brings encouraging reports ol the io!itical outlook. Riddle. School closed Fridsy until after the holidays. I). K. Shsmbrook, ol Koeeburg was in town Thursday. Mr. Keyan, ol San Francisco, was in tow n Thursday. Mia Bogue was visiting in Myrtle Creek last week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sander son, a 10 pound girl. Hon. G. W. Riddle was in Canyon- ville Saturday and Sunday. Rev. W. G. Miller will preach bere the first Sunday in January. Lovd Mynatt came down from the mines at Mads creek Friday. Judge Siearns, of Roseburg, was in town Thursday shipping some wheat. Mrs. Emma Aurora, of Angles Camp, Cal., arrived here Friday night. Uccle Noah Cornutt is butchering about 30 head of bogs this week. Grace Riddle was visiting with Mrs. llattie Wi'son and family, Sunday. Mrs. P. Merriam returned to her home at Mads creek Saturday morning. J. F. Gatley, of Canyonville, is boxing some prunes at this place lor snipment. Mis. Henry Yokum died Monday, December 13ih of bronchitis and heart trouble. Little Kenneth Quine, who has been seriously ill for the last couple of weeks, is improving. Mrs. Mr. C. E. Bogue, of Myrtle Creek, came up last week to attend the funeral of her mother. The Nichols brothers are digging an irrigation ditch to water their alfalfa with next summer. We wish the many readers ol the Plaimdkalek a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Prof. A. F- Cornutt aud wi'o went to Myrtle Creek Saturday night to lematn uutil after the holidays. MtiWiu Cilntou went to Salmon river, Cl., Tuesday morning to work iu the mines uuder . C. Stanley. Mrs. W. L. Nichols arrived home Suu day inorniDg after a two month's vitit with relatives in Portland and San Fran cisco. Mrs. Lizzie Gsgax, of Ashland, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Cornutt. accom panied by her husband will spend Christ mas here. Clarence Cornutt, who bus beeu ut- (euding the Normal School at As. .laud, came down Friday night to spand Christ mas at uouie. Mrs. Olivo Ureeu.of Muusiuuir, Cal., is expected to arrive here soon to speii I Christmas with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. N. Cornutt. Little girls, what ol Snuta Clans? He broke bis sleigh up in Klondike, Hut he'll bo .ere, I kuo. Iiecaii'e He wrote bo d corns upjn his "b ke John M. Ja kaou his baeu eip riiueiit- lug. l'.vorv Ijw nigliU lie eeiiil up uu airship, and the Ust one Silled oil' ticau i fully. We woullu't hesiirprited if he didu't get in one an t start (or Alaska, We aro guiug to have a Christmas tree. A meeting was held at the church Thureday night lor the purpose ol mak ing arrangements, appointing commit tees, etc , and it was decided to have the tree at Jackson's hall, that gent Io nian having oflereJ its use (ree ol charge Don't fail to attend, for we'io goiug to have a good lime. J. B. Riddle is all smiles. When be walks 9 ouly touches the high places; aud no wonder! He made a cleauup at the Cracker Jack mine recently and the result of an eight day's run with one giaut was $500 iu pure gold. He had it letorled iutouiiu lump, aud it was a tight to bohold. Truly, South Mouglau is a Klondyke at homo. Svojh'uii, MRS. Qlendsle. Mrs. Adelia KedSeld, of Botkydtll, made a business trip to Glendals on Monday. Houses are in demand in Glendale, and times are generally good. Peace snd prosperity prevails. Mr. snd Mrs Geo. Roberts, Jr., of Yreka, Cal , and their little daughter, Genevieve, will be our guests during the holidays. Our nt it items will be written at Placer, aod in the meantime we will visit several mines of note on Woll and Coyote creeks. Miss Mima Hamilton was called home from West Fork by the serious ill-tiu-a ol her mother, Mrs. L. Jones, who is now some better. The Douglas mine on Tennessee gulch ia now ready for its winter's run. The flume being finished and many other im provements added. This mine is too well known to need a lengthy notice. Mr. Purdy, ol ihe Invalid mine, was in town Monday, and as usual brought a nice uot oi goiu dust to send to tbe mint. He informe I us that his wife, who went to Montague, Cal., seeking nedical aid was very little better. Her disease is varicks and is in a dangerous stage, we regret to say. J.I,. Dewey is now selliog off at cost and contemplates closing out his store at this place. Mr. Dewey has built np a prosperous business, aod by fair and generous dealing has aa immense trade ii litis valley and tt e mines adjacent. His going is regretted by II. We wish him, bis wife and daughter prosperity wherever they may go. J. L. Djwey, of the farmer's store, pent 1 ast week at his hydraulic raioe on Uogcm. While there he made good wages in washing in tbe mine. He showed us the gold he cleared up from a few hours work on the batik below the riser voir. The value was $05. The gold is pale fellow, of a greyish color, ard is exactly like ihe famous Pikes Peak gold. This mine ii a very old one, and tbe gold that has been taken (rom it during the past forty years is fabulous in amount. Mr. Dewey is now ueiog mod ern methods tf mining with astonishing reeulis. Moluk. Odd Fellows' Entertainment. The Odd Fellows of this city are con templating giving a series of entertain ments for the purpose of raising funds to help defray the expenses of the grand lodge that meets bere in May next. A letter was addreeeed to General Couop son asking him to deliver, on a date to be fixed, his famous lecture on the "Bat lie ol Gettysburg," and tbia is his reply: Portland, Ok , Dec. 14, 1897. Hon. M. S. K. Buick, Roseburg, Or , Mear Sir: Replying to our valued favor of tbe 10th Inst, in relation to de livering a lecture in your city on the "Battle of Gettysburg," I beg to say, il I cfcn bo of service to you and aid the good cause you have in view, I shall be most bappy to comply with your request. I shall take great pleasure in lecturing on this subject, which I think will be most interesting to all, especially when it is accompanied, as it will be, by stere opiican views of the great event; which fully explains why this battle was con sidered tbs most important passage at arms that has occurred on American soil and how, in the numbers of men engaged and in the desperate character of the lighting, it was likened to the 'Battle of Waterloo." Having been in Ihe cavalry that opened the battle and in the midst of the three day's lighting, seeing it drawn to a close. The lecture w ill be my ow n reminiscence ol that great struggle. With personal esteem, believe me to be, Most faithfully yours, II. R. Comhsox. Meteorological. Rainfall : Total excess Bince Jan. 1st, 1SH7, 2 Oil iu. ; total excels since Dec. 1st, 1HU7, 1 75 in. j total excess since Sept. 1, 1 817 , (beginning of wet season) 4 81 in. Cloudiness (scale 0 to 10) : Average for October, November and December, 1807, G.li. For October, November and December, 151H5, a.'J. For December, 1800, 0.8 For December, 1SH7, 3.1. Average cloudiness for December for 19 years, o b. Tiios. Gibson, Observer Weather Bureau. Kosoburg.Or., Dec. 18, 18U7. Everybody Says 8. Cnscarots Candy Culhurtic, tho moil won derful medical discovery of the age, pleas ant uial refreshing to the taste, act gently end positively ou kidueys, liver aud bowels, cleansing the eiiliro system, dispel colds, cum lieadaclio, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box cf C. C. C. to-day; 10, Jo, 50 cents, bold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. -M - - -ii. ii i aa v -awawaaaiamaaw-ia n n awawnassiMSBi w Hang Both Stockings Up I You cau play the generous Santa Claus this year provided you buy here New, Bright, Beautiful Presents at the ROSEBURG Will CH 511. N. BOYD. Ksyal aaskas the m4 ear wasls s s4 MUiea. Abaalutsfypurv BflrVfll SMWB POvMHt 0O MW Notice to Wood Contractors. Sealed nrnnnaala wttl ha ranain.1 l, the county court of Douglas county, Ore gon, until 12 o'clock, m. oa tbe 5th day of January. lflOfl fnr it. HulUam nf wood for ose at the court bonse : D10 tier oak, 3 foot long. 10 tier oak, 20 inches long, block. iu tier nr, 10 inches long, block. 10 tier fir. 4 feet long. The Wood td be rlnlfvArnd rlnrlro summer of 1808, and piled up iu the sheds. A bond may be required of the successful bidders. Tharieht ia rsrvH in reiK l u, an.! all bids as tbe interest of the county may appear. a. t . Ktkarks, County Judge. Roseburg, Or., Dec. 8'h, 1897. Notice of Annual Meeting;. Totha share! olden of tbo Booeborg Buildine A Loan Association nf MntiM burg, Or.: You are hereby notified that tbe an nual meet in? of tha Rmnhnra RniMin & Loan Association of Roseburg, Or,, tor me purpose oi electing a board ot seven directors and an auditing commit tee of three to serve dnrins tha ananin Tear and far the frinaaptinn nf anK other business as may be lawfully Drougut neiore it, win ne neid at the secretary's office in the Marks' building, Jannarv 10. 1ftQl. at 7 ) n m K nrAar of the board of directors. Hibjcax Masks, Secretary. For Over Fifty Teais. Aji Old asd Wiu-Tbisa Kmxdt. lira Wlnilow's Soothing Syrup has been ned for over Oft j years by millions ol mothers for their children while teething-, with perfect success. It soothes tha child, soltans the gumk, allays all pain, cures wind eolio, and li the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taate. Sold hy drnggtsta in every part of tha world. Twenty- sts cents a bottle. Its value la lncalenlabls. Bssora and ask for Mrs. window's Soothing 8yrop, and tak no other kind. Mo-To-Bm for Fifty Centa. nilMrmBUMwl falWm h.hll M m Iras 1. men strong, blood pure. 60c, tl. All druggiata. The Rush to Alaska has Stopped. It is now to STORE For Toys, Dolls, Doll Carriages, Games, Goofcs Celluloid Novelties, and Pancy Crockery. They have the Goods, and at Bed-Rock Prices. NEW GOODS KVCRY UAV. II 8 I ff (iU vvuls At driiyyiit or by mail.