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THE Roseburg Piaindealer PublUbed Mondays and Thursdays. PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING CO. H. H. BROOKES, Editor. MARY K. BROOKES, Proprietor Entered at tie Post Office in Roseburg, Ote , as second class mail matter. Subscription f 2.00 per Year. Advertising Rates on Application. The Editor ol the Plaindkalkr has no Inten tion of matins a false statement reflecting upon the life or character of any person, officially or otherwise and any statement published In these columns will be cheerfully corrected if erroneous and brought to our attention by the accrieved party or parties. Our intention is that every article published of a personal or politic! official nature shall be news matter or genrral Interest and for the welfare of the State at large. APRIL 25,1904. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. For President Theodore Roosevelt. Presidential Electors -J. N. Hart, of Polk; James A. Fee, of Umatilla; Grant B. Dimick, of Clackamas; A. C. Hough, ofYosephine. State Republican Nominees. Supreme Judge Frank A. Moore, of Columbia County. Dairy and Food Commissioner J. "W. Bailey, of Multnomah. First Congressional District Hon Binger Hermann. Second Judicial District Douglas, Lane, Coos, Curry, Benton, and Lin coln Counties, E. 0. Potter, Judge; Geo. M. Brown, District Attorney. Joint Senatorship Sixth District Douglas. Josephine and Lane Coun ties, R. A. Booth. Joint Representative Jackson and Douglas Counties, W. L Vawter. Douglas County Nominees. State Senator A. C. Marsters. Representatives R. K. Montgom ery, of Glendale; J. S. Gray, of Gar diner. Sheriff H. T. McClallen, of Rose-. burg. Clerk-C. E. Hasard, Drain. Treasurer G. W. Dimmick, Rose burg. Assessor G. W. Staley, Yoncalla. School Supt. F. B. Hamlin, Rose burg. Commissioner J. C. Young, Oak land. Surveyor Chas. E. Roberts, Rose burg. Coroner Dr. J. C. Twitchell, Rose burg. To the Stockholders of the PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING COMPANY: Notice is hereby given that there - will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Plaixdealer Publishing Com pany on the 23rd day of May at the hour of 10 a. m., at the Plain dealer building, in Roseburg, Doug las county, Oregon, for the purpose of electing directors of said Publishing Company. Mary K. Brookes, D. R. Shambrook, F. B. Hamlin, Incorporators. Dated at Roseburg, Ore., this 21st day of April, 1904, which is the date of first publication hereof. THE PROPOSED DIRECT. PRIMARY LAW. Section 11 of the proposed bill is as follows. "Section 11. A political party within the meaning of this act is an affiliation of electors representingSa political party or organizati on, which at the" next general election preced ing polled for its candidate for Rep resentative in Congress at least twenty-five per cent of the entire vote cast for that office in the state. Every such political party shall nomi nate all its candidates for public of fice, under the provisions of this law and not in any other manner, and it shall not be allowed to nominate any candidate in the manner provided by section 2691 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Ore gon. Every political party and its regularly nominated candidates, mem bers and officers, shall have the .-s'ole and exclusive right to the use of the party name and the whole thereof, and no candidate for office shall be permitted to use any word of the name of any other political party or organization than of that by which he is nominated. No independent, or nonpartisan candidate snail be per mitted to use any word of the name of any existing political party or orgam zation in his candidacy. The names of candidates for pub lic office nominated under the provi sions of this law shall be printed on the official ballots tor tbe ensuing election as the only candidates of the respective political parties for such public office in like manner as the names of the candidates nominated by other methods are required to be printed on such official ballots, and the provisions of sections 2805 and 2806 of Bellinger and Cotton's An notated Codes- and Statutes of Ore gon shall apply to and are hereby made applicable to nominations for public office-made under 'this law, so far as the same are not in conflict with the provisions of this law." By reading the above it will be seen that the law is very defective as by Section 11 no political party hav ing less than 25 per cent of the votes i IOr UOngressman cuuiu ue i etuguuseu. j The bill is bo framed that every voter who is not a Republican or Democrat is compelled to vote against tho bill because they have1 no standing by its provisions. The bill was evidently intended to give no political party any chance at tho polls that was not straight Republican or straight Dem ocrat. We shall point out a few defects but at the same time we are in favor of a direct primary law but not the proposed law. A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT. On the first column of the first page of this paper will be found a re markable set of reasons why the Democratic nominee will not run against George M. Brown, for Dis trict Attorney. The first reason is nothing more than an advertising dodge. The second appeals to nature devoid of grit. The third reason is: He has recently married and now feels it his duty to staj at home pretty closely. The Demo cracy is to be congratulated that the nominee has decided not to make the race, and under the circumstances we trust that the rank and file of the "unterrified" hoste will not go into spasms bv reason of the brother fail ing to run. At the same time they should not judge the man too harshly for any man who would give such a reason clearly shows that the soft spot in his head has never hardened The Republican Nominee for Circuit Judge. The Enterprise of Myrtle says: Point "Hon. Edwin 0. Potter, Republi can nominee for district judge, is z strong man and should be elected lie was born m Lane county and re ceived his education at the public schools and afterward at the Univer sity of Oregon; from which he gradu ated in 1SS7. Subsequently the Uni versity conferred on him the degree of A. M. Upon the completion of the classical course he entered the law department of the University of Oregon, graduating from there in 1890, with the degree of Bachelor of Law. In June of the same year he was admitted to the bar of Oregon, and immediately commenced practice in Eugene. From 1S90 to 1894 he served as deputy district attorney for Lane county. In 1S96 he was elected county judge, and served four years. since that time he has devoted him self to the practice of his profession, ASSISTINQ IN A MURDER. POLITIC AL Governor (Jnamuerlain has written a letter to Governor Beckham of Ken tucky, protesting against tbe pardon of Caleb Powers and .ex-Governor Taylor for alleged conspiracy in the killing of Governor Goebel. The reason Oregon's governor assigns lor opposing the pro posed pardon is that in his judgment Powers received a fair and impartial trial at the hands of a Kentucky jury Governor Beckman of Kentucky is : voung man whose one weakness is the use of the pardoning power in a politi cal wav, and uovernor Uhamberlain is advising his democratic brother Gover nor of Kentucky along the line of his greatest weakness. McMinnville Re porter. Caleb Powers was and is a republi can and is the victim of a lot of perjured scoundrels. Some of the witnesses acknowledged that they perjured themselves and the star witness was not within one hundred miles of the place when Governor Goebel was killed. The trial of Caleb Powers was a farce so far as grant ing a man a fair trial was concerned. political and personal enemies and every tradition and provision of law was overruled by a perjured scoun drel who presided at the trial and this is the kind of mock justice and good government that Governor Chamberlain of Oregon is upholding in Kentucky. He is backing up the governor ot tnat btate to commit in iquity for political purposes if the published reports of the trail of Powers are true as told by republican and non-partizan newspapers and magazines. Accepted Defeat Gracefully. Hon. L. T. Harris, candidate before tbe Republican convention for Congress, accepted defeat with such good grace that he made many new political friends at Salem and throughout the entire dis trict. He is young and a brilliant future is still in store for this stalwart Republican and gifted man. Two years is but a short time. Woodburn Inde pendent. xne laindealer never saw a man accept the situation more gracefully than L. T. Harris did. We admire him for his clear grit. In the nomination of George M, Brown for the position of district at torney, the republicans acted with wisdom. Mr. Brown has served the people faithfully in this very impor tant olhce. He has without iear or favor zealously guarded the people's interests. He ranks as one of the ablest prosecutors in the state today and it is this fact that causes the criminal to have a holy-horror of his name. Mr. Brown's overwhelming endorsement at the polls in his last campaign, together with the capable discharge of the cares intrusted to him, presage an unquestionable victo ry for him In June. They can't beat George M. Brown for district attor ney. Marshfield Sun. STUDENTS TO AlAKH TOUfti Senator Booth Again Contributes loP the Purpose Boys go Soorii The class in animal husbahdry at the college is to inako another tour of Oregon stock farms this spring. Senator Booth contributed a suffi cient sum of money to pay the ex penses of the class for the tour, and he has made a donation lor the samo purpose again this year. Last year the class visited five of the principal stock farms in the Willamette Valley, including the well known Ladd farm at Reedville,- and the J. 15. Stump farm in Polk county. This year the tour is to be more extended, and will occupy more time. At these tho boys will have more opportunity to see and studv seven different breeds in fancv cattle, a wide variety of sheep and several breeds of swine At each place the manner of keeping, the character of the buildings, and the methods of feeding will be obser vable. In all respects the trip will be of great value to the students who are to go. The expense of the trip is estimated at $250. The friendship shown the college and its work by Senator Booth in this manner is cred itable alike to the senator and to the institution. The announcement that the sum would, be available for the purpose was made by Senator Booth to Dr. Withycombe in Salem the other Jav. Corvallis Times. , Where Togo Learned Naval Tactics Now that the eyes of all the world are on Japan's navy, it is most inter esting to learn that Vice-Admira! Togo, the "fighting" Admiral of the Japanese fleet, was trained in this country, says the London Graphic. The secretary of the Thames nautical training college, his majesty's ship Worcester, has written a letter to the press pointing out that the Ad miral was on board the Worcester in 1S73-74. Admiral Togo was born on "THE REASON why we talR quality so persistently is no one can af ford to hide his light under a bushel. In drugs the most IMPORTANT POINT is QUALITY and we want to thoroughly impress upon you that we give our GREATEST ATTENTION to that point. We earnestly solicit your patron age because we Know we can serve you in good faith. I Fullerton Phone 451 October 14, 1S57, and when on board the British training ship was report ed to be of excellent conduct and very good ability. During the Chino- Japanese war he commanded the cruiser Naniwa, which sank the troop ship Kowshing, a steamship belonging to the Indo-China Navigation Com pany, which was carrying Chinese troops. A curious fact in connection with this event was that the Kow shing was commanded by Captain Galsworthy, who also received his training on board the Worcester some six years alter Admiral Togo had left. Captain Galsworthywhen the Kowshing sunk, would have been drowned had it not been that Admiral Togo sent a boat to rescue him. Ad miral Togo, who is a Satsuma Samu rai, a true-blooded Japanese, is re garded by his countrymen as the man j of the- hour, and perfect confidence is placed in his courageand resource fulness. Socialist County Ticket Named- Mass Convention. The socialists of Douglas county met in Mass convention at the Court House here Saturday and named the following ticket: State Senator M. Lemmer, of Roseburg, . . Joint Representative of Douglas and Jackson counties Ratification of nomination of Dr. Brower, of Ash land, by the Jackson county socialists. Representatives Jos. Wharton and John Rowley, of Roseburg. Sheriff J. Buttrick, of Roseburg. Clerk Harry Ducan, of Roseburg. Treasurer Carl Hoffman, of Rose burg. Commissioner H. M. Martin, of Roseburg. Assessor L. T. Thompson, of Coles Valley. j Coroner Dr. H. P. Brookhart, of Drain. ' 'I No nomination was made, for the office of surveyor. i safe RpHnlnMnns Wrfro ndonted condemn ing the last repllMican legislaturo)ttnd the democratic governor for th'&es fciblishment of a,dduble tax, law. and for repealing tho $I00 tax oxemptfail law and law allowing tho pe"opm .'at large to select their own road Super visors. THoy denounced "in tho strongest language at their com mand" tho brutal and anarchist'c actions of the republican corporation governor of Colorado in trying to override all Jaw and decency in his effort to intimidate the union ' miners into submission to the cOal barons of Colorado. Good' roads are favored and the pledging of their candidate for commissioner to "concentrate his efforts" in that direction if elected. Ray C.Brown was chairman , arid JI F. Gazley secretary. There- were 29 delegates present. Ray C. Brown was elected '"chjur man of the County Central Committee. and D. P. Fisher selected as secre tary. PACIFIC COAST EXPOSITION. Lewis and Clsrli Cen e'tinlaf at .iZzl land, Oregon, Next Year. Port- International scope is assured to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex position to be held at' Portland, Ore gon, from June 1st to October 15, 1905, by President Roosevelt's tp proval of the act of Congress making an appropriation for tho Exposition, and his invitation to foreign coun tries to participate. Portland's Ex position will represent a total outlay of over $o,uuu,wu. inougn cover ing 405 acres of land and natural lake, it will be compact in form, and the average person will be able to see and comprehend it all in a few days at moderate cost. The cream of the foreign and domestic exhibits to be made at St. Louis this year will be transferred to Portland at the close of the Louisiana Purchase Ex position. The United States exhibit will be moved entire to Portland and Richardson Roseburg, Ore enstalled in buildings to be specially erected. This exhibit will be worth! $800,000. In addition, Portland will have many features which will not be seen at St Louis, such as exhibits demonstrating the life, customs and industries of China, Japan, Hawaii, Liberia, Russia, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and In dia. The Lewis and Clark Centennial will be the first international exposi tion under Government patronage ever held on the Pacific coast. It will be in every way a Western Ex position. The railroads will make low rates from Missouri and Missis sippi river points to Portland, and exceptionally low rates will be in ef fect between Portland and the Rocky Mountain region. Takes Pro-Japanese Stand. Paris, April 23 - The correspond ent; of the Associated Press here is informed that China has taken quite a definite pro-Japanese stand within the last few days. It i3 believed this may involved serious consequences to the relations between Russia and China. China's action, it is noted, follows the report that Viceroy Alexieff had requested the retirement of the Chinese troops. It is also reported that tho Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg' will' be re-' called. Although the latter ,repOrt is denied, there is reason tp believe that it 'has some foundation. Lee M. Travis, nominated for Dis trict Attorney by the democrats, re fuses to make the raco. -Mr. Travis ! is one of tho bright joung . democrats of Lane county, who sticks to his text and refuses to be sacrificed. Others should follow Buit.-r-Eugeno Register. , BttnaaU Adventlsl Church Report, .A report of work done by BeVctith way Advetitists, us read at tho dedica tion, last Sunday: .Five years ago, Elder R. C. Tabor, his wifo and mother, came to Rotobitrg with " the hope's of raiting up a Seventh Day Adventist church at this nlnre. They organized Sabbath school with Nireo memborx, .Sinter IWego as super intendent, Sister Tabor as secretary and Brother Tabor aH teacher. The next year, or four years ago lant August, they organized a church of thir teen members,-, and it has steadily in creased till,? at tho I' present time, we have over forty members, and many more that have lelonged to us have moved away and taken letters to other churches. During these four years, we,, by the help of the Lord, have given 11702.05 to advance Hip cause of Ciod in tho earth. VVe have'ajso sent out into tho wide Harvest Field, five young people to labor for the Master. Two of these are missionary nurses, one, a church school teacher, oms is corresiwnding secretan f Sabbath schools for the Statu of Ore gon, and one is, in tho near future, to go as a missionary to some foreign Held We have alto built this church in which we have assembled today. The following is a report of money ex pended and amount still due: LUV.-.. : 100 03 Lunitwr and phming . 2-14 2-1 Dubrti niid.'wimlowa 100 00 Lath ami plaster,...; WOO Hardware . .. . : t 33 60 Brick ,.. 9 00 Cement 21 8 Water 2 00 Chairs 5 ft' Coldwater paiut 4 50 r'or use of scraper 1 00 Total paid out Work done to value of Due 5S5 64 300 ro 181 05 Total value $ 1000 (JO For the benefit of those who so kindly heled in building our church, we wish to My that the building was dedicated free of debt, the amount atill due being raised in a few minutes. We extend onr heartfelt thanks to all who give of their means to help build this temple of the Lord. S. D. A. Bdildixo Com. In Memoriam. Mrs. Louvisa J., consort of Judge Geo W. Phillips, deputed this life April 6. 1JKM, at the family residence, near Belle view, Mo. Mrs. Phillips was born in Indiana, November 20, 1S42, and wa tbe daughter of Rev. J. M. Carle, who. in 'his earlier life, was an itinerant Methodist preacher, who served his church in tiie states of Indiana, Minne sota and Iowa, finally locating in South ern Illinois, where the subject of this notice was reared. Augu.t Sth, 1S5S. she was united in marriage to he now bereaved husband. In early life she i:ave her heart to God and with her hus band identified dsn-elf with the Meth odist church. Her life lias been one of devotion to her family and neighbors and of beautiful consistency to her faith and her God. The funeral obsequies were conducted by the writer at the family residence. Then, followed by a large coucour.-e. made up of the young, as well as those who had known and lovwl her for mre than t y- --tor of a century, we laid the worthy u-ai to rest by the side of her father, who bad years ago preceeded her to the Land of Spirits. While the remains of this woman sleep in the cemetery near Caledonia, yet wtf believe that the bereaved husband and three snne and three daughters who sur vive will, if faithful, meet their loved one "In-the Swcot By-and-By." Leslie II. Davis, in Iron County (Mo.) Register Mrs. I'hillips was a sister of I. I Carle, of this city, and Mrs. S. A. Il-iff, of-Seattle Ed.f Good Roads Gospel. The Massachusetts Highway Commit fion is entering into sympathetic- and hearty co-operation with the frinidt of the Hrownlow bill, which propot-es the organization of a tialiorfal road bureau ahd an appropriation of f'-M.OOO.lVO t be used in conjunction with the diffei ent States for road building. It en tirely in harmony with the purposes of that meaeure on the main question, but proposes quite n number of minor amendments, in order to harmonize the bill with State laws, and the law of our own State in particular. The original bill conflicts with our own statute, inas much as it provides for advertising and contracting by the director of the roads bureau instead of the Masf.tchu tett8 Highway Commission, and thai would prevent the State from becoming a beneficiary under its terms as at pres ent formulated. Tho commission of no State is b-tler qualified than that of our own to moke practical suggestions for the betterment of tho bill. It has achieved moro pro portionally, if not absolutely, than any other, and in the process of educating various commnnitiesrin good road build ing it has also educated itself. It it now building better roads and building them moro economically than when these en terpriscs were first undertaken, and its experienco ought to bo of great value in any practical attempt to broaden and even nationalize the movement. The commission has sent a draft of the Brownlow bill,,, with its own eugirrsted amendments, to every representative and United States Souator, with bom. excellent arguments in its support. As we havo already said, there are two questions to bo. settled before the bill should bo favorably reported, which are : Is it a' proper servico for the gov ernment to engage in? Aud, if so, U it expedient? Both those questions aro affirmatively, and,' it seems to ua, con clusively answered in tho commifsion's analysis of tho project. It contends that government aid is-no now thing in the United Statos, and had it not been extended at the proper time- "inillionn of acres, of productive land would uow be in a stjto of nature instead of Mip nortinir a population of ten million eouls." Of course, wo aro all familiar with tho fact that the government is a I regular and liberal supporter qf an una 1 schemes for the improvement of rlver. and harbors. Wo likowieo remember tho, princely concessions aud (.rants mado to tho transcontinental railroad companies, in order to develop the great West, and wp aro sensible of tho value and even tho vital importance of this policy to our national prosperity and integrity! hut not so many of us are awaro that government aid to the con struction of highways was ono of the earliest acts authorized by the govern ment for tho internal development of the country. In the commission' brief it is de clared that "the building of a road from tide water to tho Ohio country was a pet project of Washington' He did not live to cee it acted upon, hut in 1811 such a road was begun, and seven jvars later it was completed at a co.t to the United States of $7,000,000. For thirty four years subsequent to that time , it was the one great highway over which pasf-ed tho mails and the bulk of the trade aud travel between tho East and the West, and like the $",000,000 paid for Alaska, the purchase price was re paid to the people of this country many fold. That seems to at once establish tin propriety and the expediency of the proposition. The commission slate- ery truly that the money appropriated for n ads is largely wasted, for the rea son that the loctl roadmaster does not know how wisely to expend it, whereas in those States where aid has been given under scientific direction for this pur pose, "it has worked a revolution The roads built have convinced the most sceptical that they not only cost lep to maintain, but reduce the cost of hauling from 25 to 50 per cent." That the na tion would lie repaid for expenditure of this kind in "increated prosperity en danced values and a general raiting of the moral, the religious and the ednca ional tone of the people," we do not doubt. There is almost a disreriiihh lifference today between the citizen win. lives on a good road and the one who lives on a bad one. They have different aspirations and differeut standards of business. Good roads are among civili zation'a best missionaries. Convicts Build Roads in Texas. There seems to ie no reason why States, counties or cities chould support in idleness those who have broken the law, and especially those who are serv ing but a short term in some minor in stitution. Organized labor has made strenuous efforts to prevent the employ ment of convicts in the manufacture of uoods that will compete with free labor, but there is a way by which convicts may be employed to anvantage, and at the same time, not complete with free laborer. The man who is serving a term of a month, or ayear, is a different proposition from one who is sent to the State penitentiary for a long term Dallas County, Tex., has been using thee short term men on its roais, and they are returning to the county more than it costs to support them. An act of the legislature in IS95 authorized the building of the roads by the labor of county convicts. The county of Dallas is divided into four commissioner's dis tricts, each one in charge 6f a special road commissioner. The act provides that roads are to he constructed as near ly as possible east, west, nortd and toulh from the city. When these roads have been constructed, the act provides furth er that four other roads are to be uilt to the bonier of the county as nearly midway between the first ones as is practiablc. Then there are to be other--between the roads already built, and in the end Dalljs is to have a series of roods that will converge toward the city. All convicts who are physically able to "perform labor must work on the coun ty roads. The work is to be under the supervision of a competent superindent, and the work done mnst be of the best quality. Only macadamized roads art; to be constructed, and already in Dallas County many such roads have been completed Ttie nuiiilT of convicts in Dallas County :ivrsi:M about :ixty This 6f course, refer? to thes- who are able to work. Tin- womi'M. ih old, intirni and phyi3i!ly M-.fir ore nut romp IW In work on lrtJ-f" si but ae taken care f on tuecou.-'y faun. This farm i al o proving a iih-i nf ving nvmey tu the county. T:i r-i-- ii'-i are -onidernWe md the pr.vi. i n. produced there In divid. Each ( tin- e luict campus on the pub lic ronda i i" charge of a superintendent and fo-u guard , and the average num ber of ruo-i in each ramp is tifteen. These men are supplied with clothing and food, aud ate credited with 50 cents for each day they are livid in imprison ment, this amou.it goin toward theom celliug of their tines and Iho nt' of the care. In addition, they are allowed 10 jkt rent for gl behavior while on the work. Tito reeonU at t!m ' ntfictf the eouiity v.U rk tdiow thai, the number who receive this credit are about one lull of the total number of prisoners. The totil co-t of maintaining one of thes-o camps for a yeir is placed at about $7, 000, inasmuih as tho cost for main taining the whole number was, in 1902 to li0j, $2i),51t 23. This gives an aver age of $101! a man. Of course, tho labor of the convicts is not as good as that of skilled workmen, but as the county has no money to pay for labor on these hfch- w lys, the work done by the convicts is better than not building roads at all This work has done a great deal toward reducing the number of "hoboes" that heretofore were wont to frequent the district "Hoboes" aro not given to work, and during the winter mouths are glad to bo sent up for a short term in omo jail, where thoy can receive shelter and to them, a-good living until summer comes again. Working on the roads is not to their liking, so they now give Dal las and its vicinity a wide berth. Ayrtle Creek. S. W. Bayless, was at Rosohurg Sat urday Miss Grace Hall, camo over from Rid dle Saturday and remained till Monday morning. Mrs. Charles Kelloy and baby aro up from Lubinon Saturday, for a visit with her homo people. l!oproivnttUivj Kramer, h preparing to put a granite sand sidewalk around hi r:,.Mi!:.i'o block Dr WliiuMtiib r.-pi t tho arrival at iwv iYI k Sunday mo ig the 17th i 'of a bouui-iiig babj i to dr. and Mrs M. V. WieU vn. ' Mi- .Ii an lit! i tt, .i.-iiv ! homo from Ar:zu it hist Kri a vo.d tg aitlir en- lineup 'est tttfrifttO lit 7 Car towns and cities in the Middle West. It is a good railroad and its trains are as com fortable as money can make them. Write or call and I will take pleasure in giving you full information. L?B. CORHAM, Ctnml Agent, 140 Third StrMt, Porttaarf, Or. BOYCE & BENGTSON FINE TAILORS Suits from $16 50 up. Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing AH Work Guaranteed CASH We will pay the u 'InM rn 1. r. .-e for Hides, green or dry, K-u .u:i -l ins, furs, iron brass, copper, lead, ; e, n.':i er boots & shoes Have some splendid kar'ssis sjcofiJ hand.E.irnitnre ROSEBURG Jim ANfl HIDE CO. joying better health than when she went a wav. The town council has rented the room formerly ocupied bv William Krtsser as a shop, and will ue it as a council cham ber. Willis Kramer, proprietor of the town's water system, is having the wat er pipes extended so a? to supply water to Elbert Jackson's and Mike Dick's re sidences. It is said that Lloyd Andy, is laid up with rheumatism. It seems the family is having more than their uhare of trou ble: one of the boys and" Uncle So! Andy are also sick. George Joslin and " two sons are ex pected to arrive fiere tomorrow from Michigan. Work at the oil well is projnvssinj: favorably. John Marsh, tie expert from Kansas, who has charge of the drilling, thinks the indications pood. Charley McGee is assisting him. They are cleaning and straightening the old hole. on me l-iitle utueltain mines 150 f . t above the old fhaft. Thi U A I in place ami is three and a half between walls of grey granite tlfSl hanging and gabro on the foot null, I showing a well defined fissure, win. The values so far are (33,40 to f 152 a tun. The development work is being done by i lute and Armitage and they feei very juunam over me nnuings as mey own a coutrohng interest in the stock. Dr. Logue has been placed on the Democratic ticket for coroner, ami he and the Mail editor have formed a mut- ml ot n lolente party to go np Salt creek on election day. Zulu White of Roseburg visited her yotinit lady friends here this week. Miss Adell Mulkey, spent a part of lat ueek in town assisting with church work. Crande Fallin. has been adding some j cemetery last -jatnrday. Mr. Morning sidewalk improvements to the Fallin i 8lar 9 a former Drt'n W and his many property. j jfriends extern!" he.irifeli Vj3ipathy Justice Wh to, ha!? one of the tlRestlheir reavewnt. - " gardens in town, and has fet out about j This year Drain has tv. or her go-, I five hundred strawberry vines. jcitixens in the politic! areitv; C .R. M-se Uice, cbwvd UU tour of the south ,Ias:nJ candidal for clerk on the r partof tiio.nunty Friday and iti coin- PabUcn ckt am! IMe-Noe, candi panv with Mrs' Ui.e returned home Jat sheriff oh the democratic ticket. W. R Stewart, Supinlendeut of the ? Rl-V1b l? wooU IM Comments mine.. rou.nuM to Mvrtle ,--r.rboih of them r i -r 3 ' . ' w,,re elect "d. Lre"k-,.lneMUy, and went out to thet j mines. j T,,,e eb-dl so-:svn opened in Dram t tt if , ... ' S.tturd.iv with a in" helween-th-i Yrr- Jeff Ilunsaker, came np from Cahftir- , , , - ' -.n.wu -or- nia tho firt of the week and has tu n,!,M-? tm. A3 bu,y getting hi, SxdS and familv ready , WV ' ,,,Wln3 f lhd to move south. i loi,ns l,KMr right on the , ...... . ... , , s,art' we refrain frui pnblishing the Marshal Knight, went out to his goM tll We nnuilyl and diamond mine this week and left teams will eri ..;. his Mar with John Cornelian who is John Cornelion preserving the peace. Mrs. D. C. Pitzier, and familv arrived r7rom Roseburg list week and it is need- less to eay D. C. is happy onco more Kotmi Myrtle Nkws. T)row B iyless, is spending a few days wiyi relatives at the Jones farm while his; mother is down at her tis'er, Mrs. Whipple's at Dixonville. Mr. Arthur Lux, is ning to Saginaw to join her husband Quite a number from here attended the funeral ot Undo Junny Riro. J A V illN, .:s : !uninos . visitor in Roseburg Wednesday. President McCoy of the Oil Co. was up again this week. Dan'l Madson, and Chas.V. Shiltx aro out in Coos county prosiecting. -Robert Swan, of Marshfield who has been down in Culiforiiia tmco March, arrived in town Thursday, and ia visit- ing old friends before returning homo. Miss Willis, of Dillard who has been in Portland has returned home, anil she is soon to resume her cl,t??C3 in music in tho different towns near here. Ed T. Naghel, who is in the music business now with headquarters in Uosr-. buig. was tuning inaJru.nenU hero this week. M r. Kaghel is air expert pUmo 1 liner, and his tervices are euiight after bv UMtio owners 1 r These are all you need With a Rock Island bystem time table and one of our folders, "Across the Continent in a Tourist Sleeper," you can easily figure out your route to any point in the East. The Rock. Island has its own lines from Denver, St. Paul and Minneapolis to Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago. Memphis and i,aoo other FOR CLEANING IJ9 . YOUR PLATE ' 5 Drain Notes. Joe Lyons went to Portland on bosi-' nesa Monday. i ' ' F.G.Bauer of Aolauf .wai a Drain visitor Tuesday. . f ' A. Bean was on the rick list 'two or . three days last week. C. E. Hasai went to Baeebnr; on a boiiness mis-Vm Wednesday. Prof, and Mrs. O. (C. 'BrtJwn were Roseburg visitors fast weeE. T f Mias Minnie Wilson was visiting Yon calla friends one day last vefk.. - E. M. Bowers and wife of Grants Pass were registered at the Commercial Monday. Joe Lyons has greatly improved tbe looks of the'drug store building by hav ing it cemented. Prof. W. H. Dempster of the Normal School lectnred before ithe Teachera In stitute at Scio Iat Thursday. Aug. Dignot and family of Illinois are new arrivals in this section. .-They have I "or-,-eI the old. Hardenbrook nlace K'kton. . V c reieraw. A. Sate reterned Tnesdav.fram ! Jfw, families -1 V """7 , TOr tCome - Mi uiis piace. J Slilfw of piss City, Idaho, a former resident of this place, has been renewing old acquaintances ia this vi Hwiy the past week. I r. V. tjofley of Knzene wss- a Drain P. V. J vWi..- Wednesday. Mr. Coffey recently- retnm.-i from an extended, visit in I Korll. Carolina, hfi old horu.;. . j ; . G. S. l-Jier if WirulKMter has gone to Arctttttn- .;-pu!hi-. -utii America where he If? a iw as h-i Ige build er for a railr.tul company at a salary of 2a month. " , " Died, tho infant -m of Ernest Morn insUr and wsfn, at tln-ir home near Creswell and w Kiukiliti the Walker v t .'i ' ' -v " Nonpartel. ' """" - - v Notice of l' feitiirt?- ttnitvUrox-.Laa County, State ot Orrpm, . ...Jtarch 26.4S04. To K. C Oi.nn ImtclMmtor ot the !t ot D. B. Cold.u, loren d, m. to Mrs. T. F. Wil wn.Urs.Oiuk J Ti-lt,Mt-s Carrie E. Hum. Mbs Uaj- Ua n.Kra.tm CuMon. CQ T. Gumi,; anl E. U tinn.i. (.eir- 4 Unr .of ia D. B. Co.-' ton, ttaevevd. n-U. all ui.Vr vrrans eUlra Inc am nht. Hl. r miv et eli'he- It. i. ' iu.tj-!.- u. -bj wining ctIm bcrxsu. .!(cr'oc-!i-i!,alivfr4tt U?-hl D.B.Uol- !ntt.aeee.ii i, .; You antlracli n' eu rv Ivcrvhy notified, that-. 1. tha Qnl-rljtl..viv-.viv.-n.rcl oio.ix arnt Ir(orinn! lib. r awl y,'v.e amrtam: wlutng o alia. Htittai- Jh fc. Bohemia Mlalng DMrict, in ll-.c SiH-y lWslof, SUte of Tbat-thc rwnwy.o"H.Vuf!'art.l tie" labor? icrforuiuj ui. jWir i.nml -jmkJ3 oa anil btHui-etf !. !s t -,qlr"uteraa4 thaj ahdaot. iele. A l. tuut. in ord tS I10M ul I 4ivnn iiu.;. r IN i.r.iTt.ln. nf 1 sscotum aai vMnt;.vi t-i stitcsotu U"i?,,e;' ' me of Oregon,- uvine iui- mh.mi.ui e. it.. : ii, ; same- forthe-jcr -'-i'tf JcrmUOS. ' TUat silt' ..rx njii utt rOawis fer formcl t.j-rori. Jv:iUrn -n.-:irrr-tornJ-at tboS-i.j...i.jii v ut- ari. AnJ It wllht., ; t HI iaff IHjmnh-ier, Ice ot thl. .u-.ca- a j -a tv ite Sheriff 01; " wl,,,ln Nlii-tyt'--iaV -tri ot thLC ,7 . ,,y-' n to eon- tWwi la ,he .m claim wll Uvoutc .. .r. ..irtr it ta uniK-na.1 umlerj v by reason of fa l fallin to u"hwavroji!Uvi.xpenditur-5 . . r-.'ux Ockiun,