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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1903)
Myrtle Creek Mall News, Pnrle Hall has gone to a brief visit before returning to Lake view to take up teaching. While Joe Rice was sharpening a wedge with an ax, the ax, in one mis guided second, hit his right hand in flicting a large cut in the fleshy part of the palra, and Joe has been on the re tired list. Mr. and Mrs. Selig came in from Port- Ian 1 Sunday evening. Mrs. Seng isre-i gaining her health quite rapidly, though she has been a very sick person Her. friends, are pleased to see her home again. C. G. Neat and family, who have been on a visit to relatives in Lane county, and camping out, got back home Satur day. They had an enjoyable time. Mrs Kate Powell has been among the sick ones this week and Myrtle Harlow has been assisting her with the store. V. Y. Hudson, proprietor of the Miners' Assay office, e?sayed a quanti ty of ore last week that showed f 1,755 of gold to the ton. This is a great find, if it developes to be of any considerable extent, and it seems that from the ac tions in certain quarters that someone has a fabulous fortune in the Myrtle Creek hills. Prune picking and drying has begun ft little earlier than the growers had anticipated, and it will be a very hard task for them to save all the crop which is an enormus one and what will make it all the harder the hops will not be picked before the prunes are well along. The yield of hops is good and picking began the first of the week. Pickers are not so very numerous either. j officers at Camp Lawton are well drilled. Med ford for 1 1! satisfaction with the result of their training and the discipline observed at the camp. Col. Jackson left on this morning's local, and Capt. Johnson will take his leave on the overland tonight. Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be a very in teresting day at the camp for visitors. More of the Coos Bay Railroad. Drain Nonpareil News. Mrs. Wilson, of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Prauns, of Yoncalla, are guests of Mrs H. Wilson and daughter. A. D. Barker is now in Sacramento, Calif. His health is not much improved and he will start home Thursday. Tip Davis", Ed and Jim Henington, Mrs. Stevenson and Myrtle Moore left, Tuesday, for Creswell where they will engage in picking hops. Mrs. Stansell, daughter of Peter Ap plegate, of Jacksonville, left Monday for her home after several weeks passed with relatives in Hayhurst. Miss Sadie Hatfield has resigned her position in Frank E. Alley's abstract office to accept a place in the Yoncalla schools. MrVLeslle Miller, one of our most am bitious and successful teachers, has ac cepted a school on South Deer creek, which begins Monday. His work in that vicinity last year gave the best of satisfaction. Mrs. I. N. Gardner received a tele gram Xhursday morning, that her' father, Mr. I. M. Hunt dropped dead at his home in Portland last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner went to Portland on Thursday's local. A pathetic incident last week was the commitment of Wm. Lewis, sonofNel-. gon Lewis, of Yoncalla, to the asylum foe the insane at Salem. The boy had become weak minded as a result of epilepsy, but became violent last week. A petition is being circulated to pro cure a license for a saloon in Drain. That is one enterprise Drain can get - along without better than not. What good would jt do the merchant, the mill owner, the banker, the blacksmith, the printer or any other class of business? It will take away their legitimate trade, . destroy the peacefulness of our commn nitv bv calling in a rough element, cor rupt our boys, rob our citizens and fill our jail.. The Review of O. N. G. The, review of troop, O. .G. was held at Camp Lawton in West Rose- burg this morning under the direction of Col. Jas. Jackson, of Portland, and Capt. Johnson, U. S. Army from Van couver. The rank of Camp Lawton is in substantially the following order: Separate Batallion, Major Yoran, En geqe, commanding. Adjutant, Lieu tenant Taylor; surgeon, Major Ellis, Albany. . Co A, Eugene, Capt. Hammond ; 1st lieutenant. Raymond Babb; present 26 men. Co. B Ashland, captain, H.D. Evans; let lieutenant, Fied Carter; 2nd lien ten ant, W. Easter. Present, 38. Co. C Eugene, captain, J. 31. Wil liams ; 2nd lieutenant, G. F. Willough by. Present, 35. Co. D, Roseburg, captain, F. B. Ham lin; let lieutenant, Fred Haynes; 2nd lieutenant, HarryJSIocum. Present, 42. The inspection was held at 9 a. m, today. While the companies are not nearly full it is very interesting to wath ft larga. body of men going through the various evolutions incident to a military training. The men and For years there has been talk and more talk of the building of a rail road from some point in the inland west to Coos Bay via Roseburg. With the building of the road from Denver to Salt Lake, the matter was given a fresh impetus, and Roseburg was considerably agitated about year ago by Major Kinney who took very active steps toward building, but the Kinnev bubble broke for lack of funds. Now, however, after an absence of several months in the East, Major Kinney has returned to Portland with the announcement that he has se cured ample financial backing and the construction of the Coos Bay, Rose burg & Salt Lake railroad west from Marshfield to Empire, at the entrance of C003 Bay and from Myrtle Point east to Roseburg and thence to Salt Lake is to go ahead. Surveys have been made all the way through, the plan being to connect with the Gould system at Salt Lake. The road is now built from Myrtle Point to-Marshfield, a distance of 30 miles, and about 150 men are em ployed on the extension from Marsh field to Empire, where vessels drawing 20 feet of water can enter at half tide. The next section is 60 miles from Myrtle Point to Roseburg, which f ollow3 up the Coquille River for some distance, then comes through the Coast range to Roseburg. From here the line runs up the north fork of the Umpqua of River, cross ing the Cascade range north of Crater Lake, and extends through Lake, Harney and Malheur Counties, into the southwestern corner of Idaho, whence it passes around the end of Salt Lake to Salt Lake City. There it will connect with the Rio Grande Western, the most westerly of the Gould lines. West of the Cascades this line will j tap one of the finest belts of timber in Oregon, including the only belt of white cedar on the coast, which lies on Coos Bay. This timber i3 more valuable than sugar or yellow pine, being used for finish, sash and doors The road will flndja good lumber trade already developed on Coos Bay, for there art mills there which ship to Australia, South America and Hono lulu. In the vicinity of Roseburg, it will have a fine farming and fruit country, and it will again run into heavy timber when it enters the Cas cades. In South-eastern Oregon the road will be dependent on stock traf fic, but, when completed through to Salt Lake, it will have a large through traffic in lumber and fruit to the East. Eastern Oregon being chiefly level, open country, this part of the line will be cheap to build. Between Kinney, Gould and Rocke feller it seems as if there is bound to be somethin' doin'. Letter List. Remaining uncalled burg postoffice. Bradley, Mr Chas Cason, Miss Cecil Cuttach, Mrs Geo Dahu, D G Detrick, Mrs M E Engle, Mr Geo Flint, J;0 Furner, J L Goodhart, H Gardner Mr All for at the Rose- LADIES TAKE A LOOK and if our SPRING rand SIMMER j Lino is not better than any other, don't buy j from us. We are showing this season the Latest Styles in Silk Gause Novelties, Sole Jouree, Silk Zephyr, Corded Chambray, Lawn Caladine Novelties, Fancy fMadrass Organdies, Lawn Sinaloa Novelties, Minerva Dimities, Leno Applique Lawn, Af ton Dimity, Blouse Linens, Organdies, Linen Batiste, Chal lies, Sursucker Ginghams, Percale AND ALL THE LATEST IN DRESS GOODS and our line of Underskirts cannot Q c We carry the Finest Line of Made-up SkirU in town. will I3 equaled for quality and price Our Spring and Summer Line of Clothing "2V SjSSJE TJS Highest to the Lowest grade is in every ease finely tailored and thoroughly dependable. We recommend it with confidence even though our prices are lower than any other store sell for the same quality. Also a new and up-to-date line of Ladies' and Gent's Neckwear. OUR SHOES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. Sole Agents for the W. L. Douglas Shoe The People's Store i. AtJKAnAi i ) r-v - hTopneior. (9 September 14th to 26tv , inclusive. For this occasion the Southern Pacific Company will sell tickets to Portland and return, including coupon of admis sion at a rate of fS.GO from Roseburg. ale dates September 15th, ISth, 22nd, and 25th. Tickets sold at stations south of the Fair Grounds will allow stop-overs at that point, enabling holders to visit the Oregon State Fair. The Exposition will be held on Mult nomah Club Grounds and adjacent streets, and in addition to exhibits by merchants and manufacturers, Jabours Circus, with its many attractions, has been secured. A. special feature will be the Grand Spectacular Ballet, "When Knighthood was in Flower," by sixty trained dancers in gorgeous costumes, prepared for the occasion." wj-s'4. Gregory, H A Getz, Mr Mase Gossler, Mr W H Murrv, I W Macky, Mr John D Morrison, Moses Nelson, Williams Scott, Mr Henry Tmith, E II Stephens, D R Persons calling for these letters will please state the date on which they are advertised, September 7, 1903. The letters will be charged for at the rate ol one cent cacti. Wm. A. Frateb, P. M. Great Exposition and Portland. "The Merchants and Exposition will be held Carnival aj Manufacturers at Portland, One Door South of P. O. 9 r Bring Us Your CHICKENS, EGCJS, BUTTER, FOR CHSH OR TRHDE. J.F. Barker & Co. Mr. Club Nichols, of Riddle, was tran&actiugbusineefi in town, Friday. Tne new County bridge that has been under construction for some time near Elk Creek, is finished and it has been said that it is the best bridge on the river. Mr. Jennie, of Roseburg, had the contract. A new bridge was Duilt there last summer and was carried away by the high Water last winter. The new- bridge is 4S feet above the water. The report of the Good Samaritan Hospital for the year ending May 31st is at hand and shows that 2105 patients were treated or 317 more than last year. This total represents SG nationalities and 31 different forms of religion belief. j Onlv 277 paid in part and 159 were en- ' tirely free. During the year many sick ! and suffering had to be turned away, for lack of room and $50,000 is asked : for to build the new wing In which will be the elevator and new survey. We hope the Hospital Authorities will speedily secure-the necessary funds for their "wing." 'xjcoooooooco: AGENCY I Rambler Bicyles BICYCLE REPAIRING BRAZING LATHE WORK O HARRY E. niLLER, 8 7ll Oak St.. Opp. Churchill & Woolley's 2 io0000000000000000000000000000000090000000000000000( Bailey and Brattaln Removed by Ex ecutive Order. . .... A nerv uuemn i Upon the recommendation of Sec retary Hitchcock, both the register and receiver of the Lakeview land of fice are summarily removed. It is claimed that a clerk in the office, bv the name of Whittlesey, prepared maps etc. from the records of the land office, after office hours, for which he received a consideration from persons desiring such data. This is given as the cause of removal of the officers. Of course, this is not the real cause, it i3 a subterfuge and will pass as reason for awhile. The real cause back of this is in line with all the secretary's questionable meth ods in regard to the public domain in Oregon. Brattam and Bailey were recommended by a portion of the Oregon delegation, at least, for re appointment and it is more probable that, for that reason, than the fact that a clerk earned a few dollars during his spare time, that the re moval was made. The records are open to the world from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. What then is the objection to a clerk or any one else telling or "writing the contents of a record be tween these hours? SEPTEMBER 11th, 12th & 14th A Millinery Displaj' that is literally worth corning miles to see. We have the new ideas, new novelties in Fall hats which are not to be seen elsewhere. We advise you to make an early choice as we make only one purchase in one sea son, consequently these goods can not be duplicated. You have not seen the best in millinery until you have been here. We Will Promise to Show You FASHION'S FRESHEST FANCIES. SI