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liooeburg Vol. XXXVI ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY, SEPT. 5, No. 71 ELECTRIC RAILWAY ters from Kastern parties who are anx- us to take bonds. The money is ready i when the time conies for construction. Will be Built From Roseburg to Coos Bay Points. WILSON INTERVIEWED. His Company Ready for Business Stock Offered for Sale. ITlwi . fee. 2. OaL J. K. Wih-.m. W. J. Wilsey ami I. M. Kddy arrived 1 t ..: i . trpu nifli rt'ut Ilit'II .1 1 K'l rm r to Coos Bay. returning via Koseburg, in I the interest of the proposed Willamette Valley Khctrie Kailroad, recently iu crp irated I ir one million dollar?, and of which Mr. Wilston is president. When seen at the otlice of the com pany yesterday, the gentlemen express ed themselves a well pleased with the country through which they had trav- XOT ASKINC K.'H BOM'S. "We are not asking anybody jfor a bonus" said Mr. Wilson, hut we want the moral supjvort of the people in the enterprise, and the lest way we have of getting the pn hi ir luck ol us in this big undertaking is to let the people nlmg ! the route take some stock in t'u-ente:-. prise. To this end we have de. idcllo put :U1. -t'O shales of slock on the nnii j ket. to he taken by peepte along the j promised line. The shares w ill I e $10 !ea-ti. Ifthepuople taVe up this I'UHt, I 000 we will know that they are with us in an effort lO develop the country and i revolutionize trallic. pulling the uian i trv forward with a fcound Our proposition is that six years from now, or in ll'lO. we will take the stock off the;i hands at par, or let them keep it, whichever they like. The most of them w ill w ant to keep it for it will Ik a good safe investment. Men of capital prefer electric stock ta that of most any other." Mr. W ilson leaves in a few d.ivs for l'rescott. Ari. 'iia, to close up a hig MM- S7?ose6urp's 9eiv J(i School building i ing expenses became so cheap that ini v a a a ii Cllli-mrr j all the larger cities the good people or- III II MAN M III NllA ganied institutions for the sole purpose JUIWILJ of giving away the necessaries of life, I ati.l ., .1 ..oo.vij puiiering women ami pj...., r-4x r m j children were dailv fed hv rh eled. They were enthusiastic over the ing deal. Mr. Wilsey will remain outlook for the Coos lVay eimntry, and the city aul look after the business pronounce the route an ideal one. Col the com'iany. Wil-oueaid: . "Coos Bay is one of the finest harlxirs Slocum Disaster. sources that with proper railroad facili ties would soon have a city of 50,000 population Construction of a line from Port land to Coos Bay would work a won derful revolution in freight rates and at ! the same time would make more busi-1 ness for the Southern Pacilic. With a raiiroad to the bay, the vast timber re sources of the coast could meet all coui letition in the markets of the world, and the lumber industry would nourish like a green bay rose Nkw Yokk. Sept. 1. "A number of the girls and myself," saiil Miss I'uet. "were standing n the emhankmeut of : tlie island and saw the burning stram- Iwat coming up the rver. When tlie Slocnm was near us I said to the girls: 'I am going to try and save some lives.' ; They laugh-d at me. and when I tried to jump into the water they held me back. I loosened my skirts ami slipped ; & 88 eg 39 I PC eg 88 Hp 88 eg 88 83 -V ag PC Himself in Barn. wtnle a million men walked the streets in vain for a day's work. I need not j paint the picture. It is still fresh in tlie mind- of all sane men." ruimi of mawn i. The Democratic platforms of lWx. and' l'fH( were reviewe.1 hy the shaker, who , .. u . ., , , iWtaredthatin N,t I, of t campaigns : Lj'e M Uft Body When DjS- HM ninaualie party was unsucressful- I ly seeking an isue upon which to win He continued : And now we come to l!04. Our I . , .e jtaoi :u intUDie TII p. .,.... SICK AND DESPONDENT. covered and Cut Down. -Tlie citizens of this city were greatly shocked Snndav morn- I do not say it would be difficult to . .b---.- ,-. v ,.,r Wg poo raceiring the intelligence that mim government of the n!i u,, but o0r ' . wntemaJ f MnKihh-TS- ve given no evidence of having r;ji ; v . w 'r- . .,, - - . , 1 an' nwjui voiuigv vi rove lor sought such I Lev give everv evidence '.k. j , . , . eviuente, ,he past a) years and had reared to however, that thev have sought an issue t ....... . ........ a cell f'.r the sole and only purpose of winning' this i mable family at this place, through de- j spondenee. or perhaps temporary insani- ty, brought on by a long and serionn ill ness, had taken his life bv hanging. The old gentleman was observed going to the barn from his residence, early unday morning, and not returning as Portland would become the market away from them and jumped into the that San Francisco now controls, au.i water. The Slocum was then a long ; Oregon business along the coast would way irom shore 1 swam out as close to j cease going to California. i as possible. Messrs. Wilson and Wilsey have now "One woman was standing on the been over the entire route of the pro-j deck with a baby in her arms, and I j posed line, w hich aggregates about called to her to throw the child down to mike, including construction on into i tue. I swam ashore with the child and 1 Portland. I then went tiacl; and brought in three "We are ready to build the line," said ; niore babies, then a IVyear-old girl and Mr. Wilson, "and the route from Port- j finally a big. fat woman, land to Coos Bay via Iloseburg will have On the last two trips the water was ! our first consideration. We found the i full of drowning victims, and it was people of Coos county anxious for the ! hard to keep away from them and keep ; Host-burs handsome new sl'.'.ihhi bri'.-k Hih School buildino is now complete!. furnihe-l and ready for ccujiancy. The builiing is of brick and modem in even- particular, well lighted, heated and ventilated. There are three large entrances to the building, rendering it very easy to escape in case of fire. On the second floor, in connection with the library, teachers' and class rooms, is a lare assembly room. The third fl'M.r is composed of a single room to be ustd for the High School gymnasium. The boSMMBt contains the furnace equipments, with fan wheel and all the late improve ments. Lunch rooms, patent water baHM, drinking fountains ami bicycle racks are ibo in the basement. RUSSIANS RETREAT Japanese Capture Liao Yang and Hoist Flag of Mikado. REMINISCENCES OF ROGUE RIVER WAR Written b "flack 5am" Handulcr l LiMt Stephen Longfellow. A TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER railroad and bonuses aggregating $100, 000 were offered us, together with free right of way practically the entire route, but we started in to build the line with out a bonus, and that is the way it wiii be built." When asked about their future movements, Mr. Wilson stated that the next step would be to secure right of way. make surveys and build the power plant. Their engineer is ex" pected here in a few days, and an esti mate of the cost of the power plant w ill be made. It is intended that not less than 20,000 horsepower will be used, the plant costing f-250,000 to 3u0,000 We find there are various places along them from pulling me down with them. One big woman did grab me and I bail a hard time getting her ash Te withine. I went dow n tw ice, but finally managed to get free from her, and then I pulled her into shallow water. "1 was sick for over a week after ttie burning of the Slocum, and f r the lirsl three days was nuconscious." Offers of marriage are of such frequent occurence that Miss f'tietz has ccas-V even to be amused by them, and desire? nothing so much as to be let alone. Although but 17 year'? old and leci" eily pretty, Miss Pnetr. head is not n least turned bv the adulation she has rt- Fully 25,000 Slavs Cut off From Retreat Heavy Losses. the route where abundance of power is ceived. She is the same modest, yet available on terms satisfactory to the merry little girl that left her home in company. To build the line will Te. Athlone, Ire and. three months ago. quire over five million dollars and the She has been presentel with a hand company is already flowed with let- , some gold medal. R. W. FENN Civil Engineer Lately with the govern ment geographical and geologieal survey of Era til, South America . . . . . U. S. Deputy . . Mineral Surveyor Office over Postoffice. KOSEBCRvi, OREGON". Correspondence solicited l.oxuoN, Sept. 4. The .Japanese army now holds swav over l.iao Yang, and eneral Kuropatkin, through whom Russians 1-elieved their arm3 would le successful, is in iull retreat northward, ern Oregon, after reading KM lnter while one of his chief aides. Ceneral view, wrote a brief note in which she Stakel'rg, with hi command, the first -i. vliuillf tu mun i ;....,-,., . oi . iiv a viiv iuv i iiiv bt v tiuuv it erian Army Corps, numliering L'5,000 , , , , .. . .. . . men, is cut off to the westward of l.iao r " " Yang. at Henley. CaL He is rather feeble This last blow to Russian arms, from old age and the many hardships tho lgh it is spoken of in St. Petersburg he has endured, but is still a kind as "luring the enemy on," doubtless will I taken much to heart by the sub jects of Emperor Xich das who, after a succession of defeats and retirements by their army, ha 1 expected a finality of the struggle at l.iao Yang in their favor In tliA liu.i ,,f I Y . 1... '. . n sians, the.Iapinese probably will gain -""' itUe except in the way of a strategical during tne time we were in tne .er- point, for the Russians, it is believed, vice, whether jn the march over rug blew up the magazines and set fire to eej mountains, frequently covered the enormous quantities of armv stores .:tu .. i . ... ... 1 J u In nou nni noimni lint :i nirrnvv trail on which to travel, or on the BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME Nothing will add so much to the appearance and at tractiveness cf your home as a new coat of Paint, and the COST will be SMALL if you boy your Paints and Oils from ::::::::: MARSTERS' DRUG STORE RANCES AND STOVES STEEL RANCES THE BEST ON EARTH $35.00 to $50.00 Heating Stoves in Large Variety FROfl $2.50 UP I'ear old Comrade: It was ail ow ing to an interview I had w ith Mrs. A. Martindale. of Camas Valley. I oualas county. Oregon, and which was published in the Semi-Weekly PLAOTBaUB in July that I learned of your whereabouts. T.r we had B04 met since the Uar we were dnv"arged from the service, on the 28tl iav of June. 1856, at Dear Creek, now for many years past thertourishing city of Koseburg. A lady friend of yurs from South ard when he gave the four guaris the eounter.-ign. instead of giving each the same word, he gave each a iii:' rent one. and here the trouble l gan. When the writer was appre hended with the stern words. "Who g os there" anil answered "Friends." ; 0 ' 'an v 10 give tne counter sign, tfce won! he gave was at vari- . ance with that iriven the challenirer. t mo, a can w;ls ma-ie i--r tne c r- ompaign. As a matter of expedi ency, they have thought it unwise to de- I ware in favor of the free and unlimited ' , coinaze of -i ver at the ratio of 1; to 1 with ajaW, I .r that aai twice failed. n..- L 1 . :. ,. . . ... t.!lv 11 111. x;, tf .Je- i lart in 1.1 ,r ..f 1.A - 1 B. 1 1 1 , . . . .77'. ' so"n as . t to the barn to 111, I 7 t hat t he majonty of the learn the of y, father-g lon ' SIZT t'i ""V'r" ,'n tU" g11 was horrified to see the hmp -h ii. lard. Tliey did not think it exr- 1 . -u- . . .- 11 . luiui 01 iur 010 jremienian aangiing ai lient to declare that the monev onestion I v, j - - - - - a ... . 1 lUjn the end of a rope, his feet nrmly touching . , . . . the barn tloor. hen cut down bv the 1 am 11.1t iin-mndfu that the nomi- u .1 - j . ' son. the old gentleman spoke a single nee o that convention after ample time word ejpir y, de6lruction ZZ had ela,ed in h,ch he might read the , b,, accomplil!hed bv strangnl.tioB, declaration of the pnncip,' newspapers he had evidentlv tied" the rope over a tT''" W l emphmtic:ri". then phed it'abont his neck while terms tliat he hJ no possi le chance of eUndi on the & Md b ht abOQt sncceas on the noncommital platform. deth bv dnw- hia ! a te.egram to the effect that he ! prodacins stnazni&tioa ,y the wet considered the gold standard irrevocably hie Hld fie diacoTe , 1 . ,' 1' Hld,;,notvt-ntnr" few minute earlier, his life mhxht have that he thought the gol.l sUndard eco- n prolon(wd. Tbe o!d nomnallv ise or scientiticallv correct u ... , " . .reuiiiiciiT cur reel. , been in verv poor health for some Uue He had twice voted in favor of the free p,, 4t time8 wmmi nd it and unl.n,.ted coinage of silver, and L. thoaghl that the midst ;f OIM o must therefore be presumed to believe these severe attacks he sought to end ... . -cu.i.ijuageraraerisa bis gufferings or hanging. Baeides . ver,-sincere and conscientious m.n Md wife. several married children survive Leslie M. Shaw Addressed a Vast ". ,not .t1wic !pport " is him- a11 of whom .re highly respected wm in which he did not believe, and I ple of tni9 n. Ihe o!d I hrong at Portland. Ri,?UR' in the moral cour- wae I 10 "9 tbat he has chane.l his opin- veilrs 0( i "Mi whenever he in fact canses it. Ii CAMPAIGN OPENED probably nearing 70 A rONVINflNfi SPFAKFR ,hink 1 m 190 m 1 VUllf IllVlllU JlLaitLiV ;. i.armony with hU party he recogniies j the importance of expedients ; lieace his engrain. Oflkm Sutc Mcaicai lava. Polite Arraignment of Democratic j 1 DKFENSE OF PKOTBCTIoN. Secretary haw devoted a large part PorrLAND, Ore., Sept. 1. Dr. George F. Wilson, one of Portland's foremost physicians, is now president of the Ore gon State Medical Association, having Pnliripc and Prinrinlpv ' I ..f l. : 11 , , ... .. h.n m I tha !lt tnnntl o. uif auuress 10 a lelense ol the r3iicv ' I of protection, insisting that to it theQf the 890citio- which closed last fonirrcssman Bmger Heimann and : pr.speritv oi tbe countrv is due j evening. Dr. Wilson's election came as I .... - a -nrnrise to himmf. a he n&.l no ex- pOfll rthegaard." Atthebaroaefa H. :.. A C. Marster- returned home: " KepuWican party he declared, j pectatioo of being elected, and had ex- t-intand with the whole c.imt.anv from Portland Kridav, where thev me, vy tariff duties for the pur- pressed no desire for it. Dr. M fL I-munu witn im nok iompan , ' ,. ' pose of compelling American citizens to ' CardweU, who served last term as third aroused, Wondering what was the to attend the grand republican rally and . . - vice-president, was elected first vice- . . :i . a. lietvn i t h ntMntticr si ri of the ram. I . . :tx a -t . I prWld"?!! . JT mauer, je acnoe waa manneti w ine -w lor purp-ise ot inducing . second vice-president: Dr. W. L. Wood, hearted, genial gentleman, with many ''a;.t:.ins tent to give an account f a,-'n' W,1IC" WM " ammm himself, but when the corporal of the! evening by Secretary of the Treasurv guard explaineil how he had gnvJ1-M I' r-n being asked a to ... 1 1 their impression of the speaker and his each sentinel a separate pass word 1 , , addrw, a Pla.mieiler representative the blame was at once placed where m inorined bv the distinguished Kose lt belonged, and all was again serene. ! burgers that the republican nationsl 'Six Hit House" was a deserted and committee certainly chose wisely when H. Byrd, ot Salem, the production, within the I'nited lhir,l vi.e niwident !r I.. H. H.mil- States, of the article on which the duty U00! formerly of Koaebnrg, secretary; H levied. In some instances it ma'v trearer- P'9' .... , , - ; H. W . I oe and R. C. Canev, councilors, nave re-u,ted in increased prices, but ; Drs. Hamilton and McOavin were re the puriose has never been to increase 1 elected secretary and treasurer, respec t he price. The purpose is to build anilely. The convention just closed waa pronouncea oy an inose attending so oe COXTlNt EI' ON FOURTH PAiiE. the most satisfactorv ever held. inends wtio w:sn mm a long and hap- , dilanidate,! affair, built tf ' it selecte.1 Mr. Shaw to open the can p me. Yes, old Comrade. I am sure the sentiment is true, even- word of it "shakes.' . 1 1 I'siKii in 1 Ttvim, ,--n-reiar .-na. 11 m It is suid to nave taken'' 1 its name from the fact that an In- L.iBeBeafclaBd the rapt attention of dian who had transgressed the laws. and provisions there before they evacti ate-1. What the effect of the retirement battlefield with the murderous In- from Liao Yang will lie on the besieged Port Arthur can only be conjectured, "six bits" he claimed was due him. We made our camp during the first part of the winter at Yoacum's on the bank of the South I'mpqua river. mans, BMW was an ngm. 1 nave thrte miles from Canyonville. Our the kind permission of the editor of ,,niy protection was tents and they the Pl.anmmiM for use of its col- Wlre of fjght material. On Christmas umns to publish a few reminiscences ove tne snow began to fall, with a as they occurred forty-eight years ,. M winil from th(. North, and bv the ago and in which the Company of time the snow was six inches deep the weather became verv cold and re- the treat audience which gathered to was summarily hanged, but before he i beat him at the Manjuam t,rand gave! 'wm sent to the "happy hunting ! aD1'le evidence of his power. , , ... . I 1 Kher sneaKers mav be more euviuent ground he dunned a spectator lor . . . , : 1-1 ' i iin ncrv Ui'cu 11 .1 im vru but few have the gift of appealing so strongly to the individual experience of their hearers. Secretary Shaw makes an effort at mere oratory, but talks to his hearers in an earnest, convincing' way, as man to man. arraying his facts with consummate skill, adroitly avoid-. ing alt that might weaken his argument and hammering home his strong points. The Pi.aindeai kb was also informed that he never antagonizes his audience. On the contrary he places his hearers M a parity with himself, lays his views before them as one fair-minded man talking to another, convinced that he is j right, yet open to conviction if he is wrong. It i eminently flattering to the audience, and successful in its results. Even the untieliever finds it hard to dis pute the assertions of a speaker appar ently so fair, and so just even to his op- j ponents. Krcpient flashes of wit and humor enliven Secretary Shaw's public mained so for some weeks, ers with the rapid current but certainly it cannot but cause depres sion among the valiant defenders who have been hoping that eventually they vould be nlieved. BLOOM EST BATTLE IN HISTOBV. St. Petersbir.i, Sept. 4, :-)&. m ) Capt.I5u.oy, Company it, 2nd Kegi rhe ba'tle of Uaa Yang, which began ment, Oregon Territory Volunteers, with the day of the christening of the were actors. It seems needless to Csarevitch an.l concluded Satnr lay, Sept tkaka.lai af tho old eom- 5, with the retreat of General Kuropat- " , , . . . kin, is believed to have been the long- " ""l ill r est an.l the bloiliest of historv. so iar as 1 ihr.ow. now itiing. 1 -i Numerous incidents in the fighting up- these I recall the names of J. J. I'.ut- set the theory envolve I by experiences ler, and some of the Millions', 1. F. in the Boer War that a mo lern battle n, n..; IT... . nrmtM. l-;i... ., , , Kinranh i'aiu niuce, 1 iniani iii.n, mnnt n'l-iuwlv lu. f.ill.rlil ut rtmr nnd iiir old tirironn I Ir -V W Pnt- . l 1 1 a : r j range. Both sides repeatedly cim- to -. . ' " wore a oiaiihei .ii.iiiiiiaiiou 01 ...e.v-. ,, , w,,!tses tht ..lft of hand-to-hand encounters in bayonet terson, who is now .hi years of age Our rations of bread, bacon and beans , tii;ni. ,l)t stories in a wm that is charges, and the men of both sides and has lost the use of his eyes. 1. uere cooked in front of our tents, stronalv suggestive of Lincoln." were often so near each other that they J. Hujrhes fills a soldier's grave in ith Lwr Amu. in th imam air Sam. I The Vi.ainhsai.kr believes the follow- couiu diatinguisti lea'ures and hear e, . in extracLs from Mr. Shaw's speech. 1. A , . . : norma. times our menu was improved with "'""- " . . . . 1 ! ... v,.uu,.,.u. ,., uuo iiiaiauLc ... I ...... i. m will lie oemst-d witli interest tv everv i hey were separated only by the width 1 I am sure you will remember the vegetables bought from the farmers. -a , the wmmi 01 tne rauroad, and actually threw morning 01 t ciooer s.', looo, wnen i ruit was conspicuous by its absence. stones at each other. The mad heroism we received orders to break camp at as but few orchards were bearing in The riv froze so much that it was with difficulty we could cross with the ferry boat. Some of the boys enjoyed their Christmas greatly by having a "stag dance" to the music of a squeaky dance violin, and the "ladies," boys in disguise. CARE. SKILL AND FIDELITY ARE ESSENTIAL III SUCCESSFULLY FILL1NC PRE SCRIPTIONS AND THESE ARE OUR STRONG POINTS IN THIS DEPARTMENT OF OUR BUSINESS WE ARE EVER ON THE ALERT FOR THE BEST IN MEDICINE AND YOU CAN RELY ON THE DRUCS THAT COME FROM . THE DRUG STORE OF QUALITY FULLERTON & RICHARDSON NEAR DEPOT : : ROSEBURG, OREGON POUTKS A 8CIENCS. We are showing au immense line of Fur niture, Carpets and Wall Paper and can make you prices better than you can get in Portland. Call and be convinced : : STRONG THE FURNITURE MAN B W "Politics is not a s.uahhle for ofl'ico. I Politics is the science of self-govern- of the Japanese and the stubborn tena- Ros4,burg, and make a forced march those earlv davs. led anywhere save in aosate desperate to a'st i" the battle of Hungry Hill. : Our cooking utensils consisted in ment. Tbe laeuea of a rawpalga do aaa encounters of the American Civil Wan then raging, with the odds, owing to frying pans in which we baked our have their lninninK and ending in the Correspondents state that several of the their superior situation, in favor of bread and fried the meat, or in their : oleoli of T", 'bil'men The ilu bayonet atu.ks made hy the Japanese the Indians. When, in going through absence a forked stick around which'"' "'"L'ljn'are bJtwwn Moaoeea, throughout the battle have been forced the Canyon , distance of e,ev. the h WJW bced and set before i A V by the depletion of ammunition, of, ., , . L. Z2 - m' " a .. I .... ..- i.s ' which modern arms entail Mich extra- iww uic cicen. lwl-iii- me lire, a eouee pot, aim lamp anMSe. : niusi oe soineiiuiiu him vagant expen came on wit! hopes of finishing the attack with cold steel, but it was proved at their own cost that such attack 'could not be driven home in the face of the fire of hreech-loading guns. The Russian artillerymen suffered terribly in the nditure. The Japanese ' two times. There were no bridges so We "browned" our own coffee and in Ration of oflee-a -ekers. A political par- . empty guns and with our horses had to swim frequently : the absence of a mill would place the ,v Hll"ht lo:lst to rol,re8ent 8ome P"n" ,;,. .' 1 i(i,i,il :, , . , Icipleofself government, and it ought to l t tmrnrnMuu rn n . 1 . 1 , . , i . I 1 , , . 1 1 n . 1 t 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 PLACED r.NDKK ARREST. i ""'- (Continued in next issue.) You will recollect we reached the "Six Bit House" on the evening of the second just as they were coming raitz in w'th the wounded men from "Hun- Dredgt Ortgon Ai Umpqua. prolonged fighting south of the River. One battery lost 40 men killed gry Hill," where a number of our and the remainder were wounded, and i brave comrades had laid down their when a fresh battery was brought up ; Uyea Jefense of their frontjer into position ine survivors protested with tears at being removed, begging to be allowed to die beside their own guns. The Isaliell group of mining claims, situated on Cow creek, has been sold by the sheiff of this county for $10,000 in mortage foreclosure proceedings. Devel opment is not extensive on the proper ty, but the new regime is understood to contemplate more thorough work. homes. The battlefield was eight miles away and was reached by a nar row trail through the mountains. Here we had the first experience of "standing guard" and the writer was one of the actors in the exciting scene that for a time was enacted in our camp The new dredge ship Oregon, which has just been completed in Coos Bay, is now at the mouth of the Umpua, where gho is engaged in dyking and will 011 eloM' eeveral thousand m-rr- of rirli river bottom lands. After finishing up n big contract on the Umpqua and Smith rivers she will proceed to the Siuslaw, where there is much of the Bame kind of work to do. This reclaim ing of these rich bottom lands will great- Marion P. Martin, Fourth iy im-reaso the producing area of these Sergeant, was corporal of the guard localities. stand for the same principles of self government continuously." work of raaatMMta. Then followed a review of the last three presidential campaigns, in all of whh-h, the speaker alleged, the Demo cratic party had been more auxious to discover an issue upon which it could win, than to formulate I wise policy for the condui t of the government. The fi nancial depression that marked Presi dent Cleveland's second term was at tributed directly to the low tariff plat form adopted by the Democrats in lS'.ti. "The Democratic party was successful at the polls, and they proceeded imme diately to make good their promise of giving thu people cheaper living ex penses. They were successful beyond their most samiu DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK KlDtlllM 1NS Incorporated 1S01 Capital Stock $5o,ooo P. ff. BKSS IS. President, A C.XA&STKKS Vice PrwldenL B0AH9 OP DlRECrOHi W. W. BENSON, R. A. BOOrU J. H. BOOTH, J. T. BKtl) K-. 'OS LYONS, a. C. MARSTK&3 K. L MILLER. A QENERXL BAN KINO BUSINESS TRANSACTED ( 1 INCORPORATED HbS, ' I We offer one of the largest and Finest Stocks Q 1 1 fV on the Pacific Coast A 1 SB Hi W EK Write Immediately tor terms BK Chi co California