THE TWICE-A-WEEK Roseburg, Oregon Population. MOO Tte County Seat of Pougl County. Oregon Soldiers Home: V. 8. land ottlre aJid 1 S. W. alher Bureau art' Masai here. S P railroa 1 division splendid edm-a' laaal artaaaaaajsa. tiau-wav to the C Bay and OaaaMc country. : Roseburg Piaindealer Tfce aioet wM(- read aawajaaar pabllaae.l la Hootbwn Oregon and rvxMaMaraHJy Oie aavradTar- tlalDK rood loin. Larse. inoderalj cqalppad Jon printing department In eooaer.tioa. Batabluhed In 1MB Butacr pum, SJ per rear ior Heat-Weekly. 4 -- ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1905 Vol. XXXVII No 3 pimn Dealer. ttogeburg THE DOUGLAS COUNTY GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT WILLIAMS AND HUNT ARE EXONERATED Many of the Road Districts Wyre Ably Represented and Resolutions Were Passed Regarding the Purchase of Machinery Btief mention was maIe in the lat-t of our county nu :- at the commencc issue of the Plaindealer regarding tlie nient of tlie pn at state for road assembly of Iouglas county road super-1 work. Sai.I aaacki ery to be of late t visors at Roseburg for the avranae of ' approved type, r i d of medi-iin afar, going before the county court in a body ' suitable to travel i ier billy ground, to discuss general road matters. Resi e -fully Submitted, The meeting was held in the court P S k BricK, Chairman house late Thurs lav and interesting ad- I At heit Amah w See. Mayor George H. Williams and Chief of Police Charles 11. Hunt are mger under indictment for mil- asance in office. Both indictments were dismissed by Judge- GeuTge late Saturday afternoon on motion of District Attorney Manning, who also eked that the record show that Mayor Williams is fully exonerated of any offense charged in the indict ment. The grand jury had just tiled its final report and been discharged from further attendance when Mr. Manning requested the dismissal of the indictment. THE LEGISLATURE HAS CONVENED Sharp Contests for President of Senate and Speaker of House dresses were made by Messrs. D S. K. Buick, J. C. Fullerton. K. 15. Waite. Al bert Abraham. J. A. Black, J.T.Spaugh and others. The following resolutions drafted by Mr. Ufa ahem end adopted by the asseml !y, m re presented to the county court, which stil have the mat ter under advisement. Good Roads Resolutions To the Honorable, County Court of Douglas county, Oregon. Oentlemei: : The several road dis tricts of Poiidas connty, represented by delegates duly chosen therein, met at Roseburg, Oregon, Jan. 5th 11 o'clock a. m. and respectfully n presented to your Honorable Body that the following resolution was unanimously adopted, to-wit : Wher. as, the prosperity of a county depends largely npon i lie facilities for getting uVe products of the farm la mar ket; tlatgocd ,.ub'.ie roads are a neces sity; a al that aier nearly a had cen tury, with the txpenditure of time and money in the effort to get good roads in Douglas county, the system has proven a failure and a waste of time and money. Now therefore, !e it Resolveo, that it is the coi census of opinion of the tax-payers in veral road districts represented, that it is the imperative duty of the County Court to purchase three sets of modern road ma chinery, each set consisting of one rock crusher, one roller and one traction en gine to operate the same, with which to commence the ermaneut improvement rs of the petition Among the were : District No. 3ft- .1 A Black, J J Hed den, and B D ttotm 11. District No. B- Robert Anlaiif and .1 M Kitchey. District No. 12 K C Arnold, Peter Jones and J. T. S?,ngh. District No. 37-aI B K Buick, J C Fullerton. Jos Mic :li, R C Brown and Albert Abraham. District No. 11 .1 W Dowell, C W Hat held. K I Wo,. Imff and A. J. An derson. Other District?- V H Brown, 32; F B Waite. 38; H B ker, :- : J V Wright 41 ; W B Clarke. 1 : W H Thompson, 1 ; L O Mathews, lohn Dicks and T I. Brewer, Myrtle Cr ek ; Abner Kiddle Riddle: B F. Hain s. Eikton; J J Fleet, Davs Creek. Coost Coart Ordm. Resignation of Vir. IVan as Justwe of the Peace of Kiddle precinct accepted. futility Mirveinr and viewers ordered to locale taweaagh the premises of N. T. Day, on the CaUpooia, as asked for in a petition of T. W. Winniford and 29 others. ' Resignation of W. H. Devore as Jus, tice of the Peace at Canyon ville accept ed and W. K. Stock appointed to suc ceed him. Road branching from tlie Rofeburg Fdenlower road and extending through Riverside Addition and the lands of John Preschern, ordered o;en. LUMBER PROSPECTS ARE VERY GOOD R. W. FENN Civil Engineer Lately with the govern ment geographical and geologieal survey of Pra t. South America . . . . . U. S. Deputy . . Mineral Surveyor Office over Postoffii e. rosf.buru, MtaaoH. Correspondence solicited MARSTERS' PHARMACY The Place Where You Can Get Pare Drugs and Chemicals The Most Complete Line of Druggists Sundries in Town Prescriptions Filled by a Practical Up -to-Date Pharmacist' . . School Supplies a Specialty MARSTERS' DRUG STORE F.cokvk, Jan. S. The Lane county mills are all leginning to resume active operations or are preparing for the same and it is anticipated that in a few weeks every mill in the county will In- playing the dollar tune that makes good times in the county. Fisher Bros. Mill at MarcoU has se cured a large tie contract, and started up this week again, after a season of idleness enforced by the dull towdition of trie lumler market. This mill cuts from 30,000 to 40,000 feet a day and ex pecta to run steady from now on. Hy land's mill nesr Wendling : as se c tired large contract from New Mexico ami Colorado, and will n sums opera tions alout February 1st. 1 his mill has a capacity of about 70,lK)0 h-et daily. THE B. K. I OO'a MILLS The Coburg mill is always reliable and never shuts down except for necessary repairs The Springfield mill is grind ing away and baa just received a large run i l log, but the !est news conies in a report from Wendling that the B oth Keliy Company ha overhauled and re pair-1 that pirticuUr plant, expending sever il Miousan I '. llar- upni the work. This an assi-ane that the mill will be placed in regular ope atinson. LMHM BMLWAY YSTKH It i state.! that at the Wendling mill a :?s."ilar logging railway system will le p o d in opera' : n. thus insuring that mill's permaueut output in the future. It is r-tated that the logging railway used by the Blodgett Mill Company in Michi gsn, which recently acquired c nsidera- t e eiocK lai me do mm Keiiy company, will I used in connection with the Wendling mill. ( n the 2oth of this month the B. K. L. G 's stockholilers will meet in Eu gene and it is expected some impor taut new will be given to the public. The prosperity of tlie Iumtcring camps means increased business activitv in all line1. Guard IMPORTANT BILLS TO BE CONSIDERED them before they should arrive at this city. Vawter'f Terms. It is understood that Vawter and his following did not come into the Mills camp until assurances had been given that they would receive ample recognition in the distribution of leg islative honors. One of the reports current is that Vawter is slated for the chairmanship of the ways and means committee, the most import ant chairmanship at the speaker's dis posal. Sonneman, another of the Vawter contingent, has also been promised an important chairman ship. Schiller Hermann and others who were originally aligned with Vawter are to receive substantial recognition when the committees are made up. EX-GOVERNOR GEER IS NOW IN THE TOILS He is Charged With Conspiracy Together With Ex-State Land Agents L B. Geer and W. H. Odell Three Southern Oregon Men, W. I. Vawter, li. G. Sonnemann and S. B. Hermann to be Given Important Positions Commencing toJ gas-eral inter est in Oregon will be centered in the ir.crvdings of the Oregon legislature which assembled in biennial seb n this morning at Salem. The gover nor's mess:ige will prob.ibly I seated andJreaJ ton rrow or aooj M permment organization t8 effected, a id one gratifying report in this con nection to 1 louglas county is the well aathenticated otitamwnt that the C.overnor has changed his attitude To create the office of fruit in spec tor. To create a mining bureau. LAND FRAUD STORM IN MONTANA t tKc t Falls, Mont . Jan. -5. W. G. Conrad, one of the tiest-known of Mon tana millionaires, is involved in charges of laud frauds in the information impart ed to Secretary of the Inteiior Hitchcock, accord'ng to messages received from rVaahtrrgton last night Startling alle gations of fraud, it is said, have been made, to the effect that immense tract of tun !er and agricultural land in Cas cade and vlissoula Counties have been To tax unpatented mines on output i taken up and patents secured through Irau bilent mean', perjured evidenee.it is alleged, being the most common method whereby the friud was con- sumtnated. Sai.m, Or,, Jan ". As the outcome of an action in the State Circuit Court, for this county in which W. B. Morse secured judgment against W. B Odell for a sum of monev which was paid the latter to furnish mineral bate to the plaintiff lor the selection of land in lien of such "base," the state's title to which "base" having failed, a similar action of much greater magnitude has been filed in the Circuit Court here. The plaintiff in this case is George Summers, of Prineville, and the defendants ex-Governor T. T. Geer and ex-State Land Agents L. B Geer an 1 W H. Odell. The complaint embraces 2i separate claims all assigned to the plaintiff, and jadg- to recover iMa amount that snit is brought. Kx- ov-mor Geer and ex State !.and Agent L B. Geer are made parties defendant upon the grom d of alleged co conspiracy. M. E. Pogoe is attorney for the plaintiffs. T. T. &- j Statcacst. "I t ave nothing- to aay more than I have frequently said before on this sub ject to the people of Oregon. All there is to be said truthfully I explained in my different messages to the Legislature and since in the newspapers. The at torney who has finally succeeded in find ing a group of men who would consent to accept his request to bring a anit against General Odell that would name for instead of improvements. To reform a legal ptoceedltt collection of taxes. To provide a meth'xi of assessment of railroad property. To regulate county boards of equal ization. To change the method of assets- Patents, it isch.irged, were v :rr-i to large tracts of desert land northweet of (.treat Falls, title to which has been transferred to W. G. Conrad. An immense territory ie included in the tran-fer to Conrad, the lands being em braced in a district irrigated by the Con merit ia nakctet for in iVio trvfral anm rt MMS tH4oi'hei,.,h.m t . ; m one of the defendants, has been reimbursement asked and f 1000 the al leged damages suffered. The ground upon which the action is based is alleged combined conspiracy on the part of the defendants, through the furnishing of inv.ilid base for lieu land selections, to deli and the plaintiff of his money. toward Normal schools and will real- ment of all lands and improved prop- i rd irrigating ditch, one of the largest CROSS BETWEEN DOG AND BEAR ly advocate their "liberal support. Many bills will be introduce ! at this session as usual am n; the principle one being the foUoering: B-lb to br Introduced. To amend the Portland city char ter. T submit t Portlanl voters the question of bonds .for purchase of part of I.ewis and Clark fair site for a city park. erty. To establish a state hoard of pardons. irrigating projects in the RECOVERED FROM HER LATE ILLNESS I Bargains for all a a Fancy Baskets from 5 cts to $2 00 Swell line of Combination Cases Ranging in Price from $15 to $28 Take a look at our Buffets From $25.00 to $38.00. : : : : B. W.ST RON G .THE FURNITURE MAN Ai.banv. Or.. Jan. 5. One of the most curing animal-' in existance is a crog between a shepherd dg and a bear which is owned by L. A Newton, a fanners' telephone line solicitor in the employ of the Pacific Ktates Company, who is now making his headquarters at Al'iany. Mr. Newton aeenred the ani mal a short time ago from a man who had just brought it across the mount ains from kastero Oregon. The animal was originally owned by some Indians n the Warm Springs reservation in Crook and Wasco counties, an I is sap posed to be about : years old. This I least has MM of the qualities and characteristics of a dog and some of a bear and its appearance clearlv indi cates that it is a cross between these two animals. The front part of the body Is that of a shepherd dog, as are the front legs. The hind legs and rear half of the body are those of a bear. The animal walks erect, like a dog, but has the motion of a bear, the m iveaient of its hind legs being exactly like those of a hear. The most peculiar thing about this tear-dog is its eyes. One eye is white, the pupil constantly changing, ami the other is dark brown. The hair of the animal is very shaggy like that of a bear. The animal has many of the qualities of a dog. It is completely domesticated, and is devoted to its master. It likes 10 he petted and receive attentions, but the attention of the animal itself cannot be attracted as can that of the ordinary log. The bear dog, which hears the name of Deacon, is certainly one of the most curious animals in existance. Mr. Newton has already been offered $200 for the animal, but has refused to with it. To appropriate $90,000 for im- bills that will be unanimously sup- provements at the state university. , ported by the Multnomah county delc- part LAWSON STARTLES STOCK MARKET List Your Ranches and Timber Lands with me. : : : : R L I HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS AND CAN SELL . R. JOHNSON, OPPICB IN MARKS BLOCK. ROSEBURG, OR. Nkw York, Jan. 6. '"Atlo'tyy-Gen-e-al Moody will tie requested to proceed aptinst the Amalgamated Copper com iuny, anil he will have plenty of evi dtnee. THOMAS W. LAWSON." This anuo uncemaut startled the stock market today. Alter the opening there was a very slight gain in strength on the heavy buying, which is supposed to have come from the System. lhiswasaot con tlnued for any length of time, whei there was an under current of weakness and or ccs began to fall away. The market was a hard one to down but after several futile attempts to stem the tide the downward fluctuations came rather easy. This was continued to near the closing, when nine recovery was made. . 'a individual state. Ai cording to information presented to U.e Interior I "epartruent. about a score To make counties and municipali- of Um took up timber claims in Mis tics responsible for depredations and i soula County, which in turn were turned mob violence on sheep ranges. over to prominent Missoula cituens. ' about 12 of the latter being included in Several important measures are . the f Urge o1 i Changes of whole completed and ready to be introduced, j aale frauds near Libby, Flathead Coun SOSM of them will be championed by i ty, are also made, it being alleged that communities and sections of the state. ' the land companies have sw.ndied the tiowrnmeut out ol gigantic tracts of land. Dummy men and women, it is said, have playnl a large part in the frauds practiced, wealthy men of the state having secured possession of large tracts of mining iauds, carrying copper, i.er and gold ores, by iraud. Inspectors will be sent to Montana at once to conduct a rigorous investigation, which promises to be fruitful of some sensational disclosures, which will rival any of the land frauds heretofore dis closed in the Northwest. working it up for six months or more, and it would no doubt have been ! brought sooner but that the Legislature ; is about to meet and it would, perhaps, ; bring him more notoriety at this time. "Any of the charges in the complaint I that seeks to connect me with any sort I of conspiracy with General Odell to de- Tbis snit, as was the former one be- ! fraud any one, in any manner, are ma tween W. B. Morse and W. H. Odell, is licious lies, known to be such by the at tbe ultimate result of the state's lieu torney who has promulgated them, and land transactions during 1900, 11 and j wholry witboct foundation. It ie well 1902 by which over 73.000 acres of alleged J that the question has been placed in mineral oase was adjudicated by Odell, ! shape to be thoroughly tried oat in who claimed to have been acting in the court, however, for since so much has capacity of agent for the state, all of I been said on the subject, first and hut, which base the General Land Office large! v for political effect at first, bat failed to approve on account of the state's failure to establish its mineral character. The consequence was tkat while the purchasers of such base were reimbursed by the state for the $1.25 paid the state per acre, they were out from 75 cents to fl.'iO per acre paid to Odell for furnishing the base, and it is latterly perhaps at the sole instigation of the attorney in the case as I would hesitate to think so little of any other man . I am glad it is to be brought to a head without farther delay. Now is a good time to show the animus of the matter and the utter absence of any foundation for is.' ' Portland members have one or two LADY CCRZON THE AMERICAN VICEREINE OF INDIA. I.-vh t'nrrjin. ife f th riivr-.y .if Imb. . r f..n. h.r si.im v Was Mry !;-, of Casaawa 1 luring wveral Jim' rcaaSaaaa in India alu- i. .mi.- ... ,..iing, popular bj reaiton of her many effurta to better (lie coiidi'.ion of the women of that country. HENEY WILL SUCCEED HALL PosrL&jra Nov. S Francis J. Heney will be appointed tomorrow to the office of U ailed Stales district attornev to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of , John A. Hall by President Roosevelt. Mr. Heney 'a appointment, which is to ue made at the instigation of Attorney General Moody, is only temporary. An Oregon man eventually will be chosen to till the position. Mr. Heney will coutinue in full charge of the land fraud investigations as here tofore. One of the reasons why he was selected to succeed Mr Hall is to insure the validity of all proceedings before the federal grand jury in connection wtih the land fraud cases. Attornev F. J. Heney is a California democrat. To regulate child labor. To extend the juvenile court. To place state officers on salaries and turn fees into state treasury. To modify the inheritance tax law. To amend the game laws. To restrict timber farm For a constitutional amendment to enable Oregon to co-operate with the federal government in furthering ir rigation projects. To define a form of public acknowl edgment. To fine the owner of a sheep-kill ing dog. To appropriate $S(KK) for the Ilaby Home. To provide certain fixed rules for specifications for public improve ments to be done by contract. To increase the marriage license fee in Oregon from $3 to $5. To create a tax commission of three to revise taxation laws. To provide for appointment of a state auditor. To increase the number of terms of the circuit court in Multnomah coun ty to one each month, and to modify the term of jury seryice. To eliminate petty bribery from primary election campaigns. To make it felony for a man to live f rom earnings of a disreputable wom an. To aid in state or government own- 1 ership of Oregon City locks. A Good New Year's Resolntiot t There are, of cour-e. many people in this locality who are not. as vet, our regular customers, but who must have noticed from time to time the claims we make as to the superiority of our store and service. It would be a first rate plan if you are not already trad ing with us to try this store and see whether or not we make our claims goxl. It is to your interest to buy where you can buy the bet. It is your privilege to buy where you please. Give us a trial. Fullerton & Richardson REGISTERED MltfSK Near Bopot Resetarf , Ire. gition. One of these is the measure proposing changes in the city charter. President and Speaker. Very close is the race for Speaker of the House between Mills, of Mult nomah, anil Kay. of Marion so close that up to an early hour this morning it was nip and tuck between the con testants with such an exhibition of forces as made it impossible to de termine who hail the nip and who the tuck. The eight men whose affinity is in doubt, and whose allegiance will settle the contest are so equally divided that the Speakership evident ly hinges on two or three votes. In the Senate a deadlock existed be tween Kuykendall, of Lue, and Car ter. of Jackson, since neither had enough votes to nominate, without aid from announcing their prefer ence. The Kuykendall camp declared that it had the nectssary IS votes as sured and that it felt sure of 15, but the Carter braves greeted that intel ligence with sly winks and scoffs. Three Hold Balance of Power. The three men who hold the bal ance of power - Hrownell, Croisan and Hobson have had frequent confer ences in the last few days. On their trip to Portland the two Marion Sena tors stopped at Oregon City, where Hrownell has his home, and did not meet Kuykendall, who had gone up from Portland, presumably to see Freight Rates Reduced. Another important feature for the inducement of settlers to come to th, Pacific Northwest is set forth in the fol lowing self-explanatory letter just sent out to ail the station agents along the s. P. K. R. lines in Oregon: Portland, Ore., Jan. 1905. I , kstlkm kn ! In order to assist in the immigration work ol bringing settlers into the Northwest, the Harriman lines will redoes the rate on immigrant moveables, carloads, from one dollar per hundred pounds from Missouri River common points to fifty cents per hun dred pounds; or in other words, cut the rate in two. This reluciion will apply to all points on the Southern Pacific Lines in Oregon Ashland and north, so that our section of the country will have the same advantage in working immi gration from the East as any other sec tion in the Northwest, as the same colonist rates are applied from East to Ashland as to Portland in all cases This reduction will amount to one hun dred dollars and over per car, and the rate of fifty cents is an exceptionally law rate, lieing lower than the present rata on anv other commodity. This action is taken because of the fact that the low passenger rates on ac count of the Lewis & Clark Exposition the coming vear are expected to bring a Urge number of people from tlie Middle States and the East into this section, ai.d the extra inducement of such a very low rate on their household and person al effects leavs no obstacle whatever in the wav of their coining to our section of the country to locate, so far as the transportation part is concerned, anu u now remains for our people to put forth the attraction and inducements of the country itself, in the wav of climate sure crops, great possibilities for the future, etc , to take full advantage of r I,.. ,,,,. ,ri iii.it v offered bv the railroads to settle up the country during this coming year. Yours truly, W. E. Cohan. DOUGLAS COUNTY B A N K Btablib! 1M Inearpoaaled 11 Capital Stock $5o,oo r. w. bissos. Praatdeor. a C. Vtoe Preaiani. BOARS OP MRecToes r. W. BKJ-)N. R. a. BOOTH J. H. BOOTH, J. T BRIO IKS. KM. LYOrJS, A. O. HARBTIRB K. L HUXSE. A (MINERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED GREETINGS 0UR NEW YEAR RES0LVE To continue selling hardware OF THE at a closer margin than and NT A f olQer establishment in Rose- Ull ur8 by- which we expect to L f f build up a still larger trade in Y . l95- Wishing all our cus- L A 0 tcmiers a happy and prosperous r 11 n New Year, we are, yours for laa it I I Harewarefc Farm Implements. BEARD & CULVER you you you you you you want to buy a farm want furnished rooms want to buy a house want to rent a house want to build a house want to move a house If -"ia don't k iow PW Ca! on or a h'r aa . . F. pattern, -a1 Rcieborf Ureses).