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wi-ffcU i tiit.zOii.ai Soctetj T.RTi.AI.'D THE TWICE-A-WEEK -. , ma loi 1 i out lot. Soseburg, Oregon ain&cnltr. t Roseburg Plaindealer i FopuUt'on. tW Tre County Scat of Doncla County. Oregon j ers Home l" s. Laml unVe and L". S. Wtagnet K.:reiu are located hi re 8. t railroR i CtoMfa;aMea6li (ImMmmI aitvantsge. Gateway to ISM OSes ha and t'oquillc country. The moat widely read nempaper pabllihed In Southern Oregon and conarqurntlj the Birr adver ting: medium. Large, modern I j eqalpped Job printing department In connection. Established In 1868. Bubacrlptlon, J per year for Semi-Weekly. -. ... 4 Vol. XXX VI I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, I9O5. NO. 76 4 It )JI t.oscMini ra.uuu.uuu.uuum.uuu.;. I"THE BEST That is the verdict of all who lr S have used the famous r McCaffery Files Ev.. ry day cur Customers are com 1 ing and telling us how much they m arpreciate this make of file. It lasts - ; longer and will do the work of three or g- four of the crdinaty kind. YOU WILL Z HAVE NO OTHER MAKE WHEN YOU 2 HAVE ONCE TRIED THIS ONE. XS WE m. THE EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR Sr THIS CITY. I Churchill Hardware Co. 1 ROSEBURG. Knrnmnmmmmmm?mi2J RESULTS WHAT COUNT You always get the result the doctor anticipates when you have your Precrip:i us filled at STEINER & CHAPMAN'S PHARMACY Our Laboratory and Prescription department pro ducts are absolutely correct carefully made from the purest of fresh drugs Reasonable Prices Always Charged j P. S. We might add that your Physician never tells you to take your prescriptions to us because he takes it for gianted that you know Roseburg's leading Drug Store when you see it, and already deal there. Yourself and Are cordially invited to attend the spread of ELEGANT JEWELERY to be held at our store, beginning today and lasting until we conclude to go out of business. Our stock of diamonds is one of our drawing cards. Come and see for yourself. Glasses Properly Fitted and Adjusted Watch and Jewelry Repairing of all kinds. All BV Remember the lto-Date Store of E. CLINGENPEEL, in the Plaindkalkr building. W. REMEMBER TrHEPLACE. When yon want your Panama Rat cleaned and blocked, or your suit Pressed and Chi .ued. I am also agent for KD. B. PRICK, Chicago's Leading Tailor. G. W. SLOPER, ROSEEU G. BuShjoesata THE FLINTSONE SHOE is the Best Dress Shae on the Maiket. First Class Repairing and Charges Reasonable. L. QIODHAN, Nex Dotr to E s on's Grocery Store. JVIARSTER'S Will positively kill Coyotes. Wolves, Foxes, Sheep-killing Doge. Fquirrels, Skunks. Directions on every can. For Bale by FULLERTON & RICHARDSON, - rttjWC.WE. ON EARTH"! OREGON. 1 Friends we ask is a trial. OREGON COYOTE EXTERMINATOR. Patent Applied For. mLU C0Um DITC AC fVlClifC Dl I J Ul lV'lnJ Items of Interest GathercJ from the Different Localitiej Tersly Told. Mews wanted The Plaindealer would like to have ears items from all parts of Doug! as I oountv. Space for brief, newsv notes' will be gladly allottel ami it is hoped that such an offer will not be passed bar. Mjioi Canyonvillt Chronicles Miss Inez Cloving left Friday morn ing for Corvallis where she will re-enter the Agricultural College next week. Misses Jessie ami Bessie Wilson anl ' Frank W ilson will re-enter the Igrieal ; tural College, at Corvallis having left for thai plan last Thursday Miss Flora Wilson returned home ; Sunday morning from Portlan I where I she has been in the Good Samaritan Hospital preparing herself for a nurse. Mis-es Margaret Weaver, Vary Brown and Mrs. Adam Weaver have aeea attending the fair at Port. ami dur ' ing the i as: week. Miss Kmma tireen of Kugene came Saturday morning to take up bar work I in school Monday. Bar. B. A. Bristol has Ihvo visiting relatives and friends in Kugene the past week and also at the fair at 1'ortland. an. I will attend eouterence at Aluauy befote his return. Baa. F.lli:-ouof Mvrtle Creek, nreaehetl j hi fare-well sermon at Canyouville for j this conference year, Sunday evening. j hev. Householder, lso of Myrtle Creek, j occupied the pulpit in the morning. l-ouis Weaver returneil Saturday j from Washington w here he has Ix-eu at work. The bridge b-low Horseshoe Bend fm the canon, has been burned and travel is almost ?toped until a new one can In built, as it is very difficult to aatahf tlds pc int. Viss Stella Harris entertained a num. t-er of her friend Saturday evening. 'at the home g her lister, Mr-. Kiel wank mines were indulge J in and cake and lemonade was rerved. Kd. Stewart aJid sis'er. Miss Pearl. are visiting at Salem this week. K. Vanderfert, wi'e and children, l-eigli Hobbs and Mis ,l.-s-ue Hobbs returned from Kastern Oregon th s week to their old home near, kateveil e : 11 ev are glad to get ia k to PoaajMH ! i'uiintr. School began Monday with an at d nee ol TO, but pupils have been dropping in one and two at a time dur ing the wvk and more are expected soon. Tuesday the pupils gathered up the rubbish oo the school grounds and in th- ev" nng mi le a boa tire of n. Eon. Nyrtlt Crttk Nosings James Duuuaviu was a passenger for Portland. Sun-Jay. He went to take in the fair. David Potts took Tuesday's local for the Portland exposition. Kditor Rice, of the Mail, wa4 transact ing husioess at the county seat. Tues day. J A. Willis, one of our substantial farmers went to Albany, Tuesday, to look after some business matters. (ieo. K. Cole, our efficient tonsorial artist was looking in on his friends at Roeburg, Tuesdav. Mrs. Man I Hall and children were in Roseburg. Tuesday, to meet Mr. Hall, who has a run from Portland to Rose burg, on the S. P. Prank Brewer, w ho has a spec;t.l run n the S. P. from Roseburg, south, was mingling with his Mvrtle Creek friend-. Sunday. Clifford Buick, of Silver Lake, has been the guest of his grandfather, John Hall, Sr. He is an amateur cartoonist and is contemplating going to San Francisco this winter, where he will take a couree ui illustrating. Mail. Locking Class Dxals We are glad to hae our section noticed in the Plaimlealer's news. John Beasley has gone to the moun tains for a pleasure trip, hoping to bene fit his health and also get some big game. The Odd Fellows had their regnlnr meeting, Saturday evening. "Our mem bers want to take more interest in the order," remarked one of the memliers to the reporter, "if they would get all the benefits which are to be derived from it. Wish you would tell them to come ami enjoy the meetings." Johu Porter hai gone ovar into Coo-i county, where he will drive the stage from Dora to Johnson's. II takes Walter Laird's place, while that gentle man enjoys a well-earned rest, attend ing the big fair at Portland. These are very busy times for the peo ple of this locality. They are kept pretty busy hauling grain or wood and many of them were unable to attend the District lair, BMsb as they would have liked to. It was a disappointment lor them that they had to miss it last week. Mr. Kditor, can't you get Mr. Gibson, your accomodating weather man to send us some showers of rain right soon'.' We need some moisture but, strange to say, we don't want too much of the "good thing." What we think we want are some goo I, drenching showers and then a spell of nice weather again. On IIMim Yoncalla Chronicles Mr and Mrs. James Cox, ol Maple Creek, aro the proud poftsaMofc ol h nowj airs, isan .ppiegaie lias returned 'roin her trip to San SrancfaBO; Her i daughter is recovering. t 1 T' - 1 1 . 1 . 1 Oscar Thicl has about 10 I ickers in hit hop yard. Mr. Charlie Clapshaw, of Cottage Grove, is here visiting ami transacting business. A. T. MrClalleu paid our little burg a visit this week. He ladg plenty of friends here. Joe Wilson, one of Youcalla's native sons, but now a polieeakaa of Astoria, is shaking bands with his ni:iny friends, and visiting his brothers, J, D. and W. w. wruaaa. Mrs. Small Al'.en has returned from a six weeks tour over Southern Douglas i Mrs. Allen is a smves-ful agent fori Nursery stock, and we learn that a lady oi the same name is a Baal Rltalt) Agent i at drams l'ss. The ladies are surely invading man's territorvj Misses Alice and Cri a C mil are visit ing their aunt, Mrs. McCurly. Harry ttrowa leit Saturday morning lor Kugene to attend school Harry's assay friends wish him success. A son of Mr. Bart OUa, Charlie Starr, and Chas. Kegles is.nutesick of typhoid lever and S. I! Carr has pneumonia. Mrs N. J. shelly, of Kugene, is at her sou Kred's in Bentta Valley. She recent ly receive.', a telegram announcing the birth of f. eju to tier d.ugliter, Mer y Applegate Holland at Baa Francisco. Mr. Karl Williams bat returned from Tort laud. Kd Haoard was a vi-itor to the ' fair" at K iseburg this week. A pleasant surprise party was giveu at the home of II. T. Wesilall Friday, ev nmg in honor of their daughter Kula, wiio will soon return to Salem to atten 1 school. Tho-e who attende-1 the Lew - and C ark Fair from here so lar as r. parted are, Johu Sulherlin aud family. Mr. ainl Mrs. Alva Wise. Mrr l"as Weseiiuiser aud Mrs Sarh MTaMaahitar. Miss Kmily IleVore fnee to Oakland Ul begiu leaching Meaday Oiiserver. 01 lla lUMlUl B, 7. Ireland lor turn Lewis and Clalk lair i-ii iay. W. K. VV.-..8 and Jain- l.oaar 1 will vi-u in e lair at 1' atiaa i Urn coming we k. Win. FraMhl and fain.lv retiirne-l fr m the OoaaitV Kair -lurday eteniug lliey icport a j'leas mt ume. Oswald and Jack l).v, giai.dsout ol Cli and Mr- J U, D.y. wi i ratara to their home iu l'ortlan i this w.-ek after a v irit of eom mou - r.n llieir parents. This morning Mrs Win. Irwin, of renmile ili-app -a'e-1 Horn h -r bo searchers have b -en hunting for lay an 1 have not yet iuttud her. KM aud her ali .- .ie Is su fed to w alking i.i h.-r si ep W ta k Electric ii. It fro. ii ICi e'mrg in Camas allev One of our CtltaeSM eaaM farm the line w Ml I p Mg tlir i uh otfers free right o4 wiy. an I will take IliWO stock. Wby not other do Uha w ise aud accompli-h tiiat which would greatly betiefit ah, even Heriiiuaa in lerests. J. IT. McKnriind has his saw mill rumrng at his place and we now can hear the -team whistles mu-ic at morn ing, noon aud eight. He is contemplat ing the addition of a chopper to run in connection, which will be a great con veuience to our parents. We notice a de ided improver lent in the PiaiuJealer lately. V think there is room lor improvement in our count) papers, and DOtSBVe the right man has got the wheel to the PI nudea.er, aud think he is going to show us bit ability. ' D So Gardiner Grist During the absence of Frank Saja berd, James Smith is handling the throttle on the Kva. Robert McBalh, the bead s titer at I 'more- and Keeds cannary, U ft on the Harrison Tuesday lor Astoria. The steamer F. 11. Harrison, in charge of Captain II. (J. Hanson) arrived irom Astoria Monday, with freight for the j cannary. Herman latrson has moved the dredger "Oregon" from Smith river lo j Schofield where he will do sjoaae dikiag lor W. P. Heed. ( ieo. Moatena and wife h ft Thur-day for Portlaiid to take in the eights al the fair alter which they will go to Ka i Claire, Wis., to visit irieuds aud lela tives. The steamer Kilhiirn ha 1 a narrow escape Irom being wrecked on the south spit at the entrance to Cooa Bay, Friday morning Sept S, but the timely arrival of the tug Columbia prevent a serious accident iaaet 1 e . Something You Should Know If it is a Obiekariag there is no lietter. If it is a Kimball it will he sine to please. II it is a llobart M. Cable, it is the best piano for the money. If it is a Jeeeh Doll it is perfect ill tone and a tion. If it is a beauti'ul Bailey it is the greatest medium priced piano on earth. If it is a Weser piano it is not only perfect in tone, action mid case, but you can imitate beautifully the mandolin, guitar and banjo. Why do without a niano when vou can btiv oue duriu(, tuilj ,u season, Irom UiO up aud on easy terms. Some are slightly u-edsnd some are second hand, but we are sure to please you with a piano as well as prices. We al-o have several second hand organs rangiug from $'J0, up. Our stock of graphopbones and small instru tuents were never more complete. It is no trouble to show goods, so call at once as happy surprise awnits you. BURRS MU.slC UOl'SK. jjQQJJ VERY MUCH, LIKE BUSINESS Railroad Official Here to Size the Situation and Then Make Report up l-or some time past there have been some pretty Rnod indications to the ef fect that the Southern Pacific Co. was soon to build that lng-hoed-'or line from this city into the Coos Bay DGOa try. But up to date there has not beM much tangible information. However, there were things which tendi d to con firm the opinion that the favored time had arrived. Yesterday trie l'laindealer was given a '"tip" by one of its good friends who was on the inside and -on he was iu conversation with Mr. 0. W. Hibfaard, a secial representative of the Southern I'acilic, who is ere for the express pur pose ol sizing up U. e situation and to get the liest information regarding the matter. At the depot nothing was know n ( his vemeira. event that the mail bad teen accumulating for him. Then the reporter hied himself to Hotel McClallen, whe'e in the a urse ol lime he obtained a hearing with Mr. Hihhard. i hat gentleman was l o to )e taken off his guard, nut pro ceded to talk abogtt a big hunting trip be was ju-t going to take into the Coos Bay country But the neasgatherer did not lore scent of the trail which had hrotikht him there. Finally he informed Mr, ' Hihhard that the people were very ai X- ious to kuow something alout the . propand new read to the coast. T'e railroad man admitted that he was here , for that very purple, and further, that lie was going lo ge over oo'b the route from this city as well a that oue from Drain Finally the uewsm mjfer mn ered up cuuragv atafatbad i " Mr. Hitbard do ;. ou have any idea w id h route is likely to ie taken?" To this thrust the railroad man responded. "Now, to be honi with y- u I will say, p itively that noth . ing positive has been decided iu thi. getttef I am to rover the ground in a eery thorough manner and make Ml report of all my ri'iding. and thai is al that I kuow p-is. lively. " In the conr-e of the conve's tion which followed it developed that M' Hi't' ar l has i u-l been in trie K amatl , COO at upon a similtr errand, and there are iboa who think tLat he was hunt ing up a route ir his line to enter that guttiua after it passes through th Cs Bay coaatry, Bit Mr Hiharl vaa da . idedly re i n eii t regarding any mc'- giaud- thing and was appaten'lv more interest ed in the big hunt which he was about to have. II,- had mm into th. i-itv an,t hart piic'iv gone al.'Ut securing as a guide lie w h is familiar with every foot of : the land between this city and Coos Bay and there could lie noij testion but mere pleasure j tunt. for he would BOJ have g me the trouble and exp-ne. if all he was after was some sport, for plenty of go ad hunting and fishing can tie had here without going to so much twther. MYRTLE CREEK MINING NEWS The South hut steadily ilrvelopmeut Myrtle mines are slowly arriving at that stage oi where the proSecting period ceases and the work of real min ing begins, at least that is the case with Continental mine under the mauage n can of W. B. Stewart. Just as soon as men and teams can haul the fl'iJXkl concentrating plant out to the mine ami set it up ready lor work, then the Continental mine, after several reeri ol prospect work, will become a dividend having properly. The Conti uental ieople claim there is enough ore iu sight to keep the new concentrating plant busy for at least two years and the 300 loot level has not yet been reached. Manager Stewart base force ol men at work in aid around the mine, making active preparation for a winter's run. ue is naving oou corns oi wikhi cut ; tne sight for the concentrator is graded and ready fur the machinery as soon as it can lie p'aced on the ground ; a ditch has ' on dug Irom the mine to the Potts sawmill on South Mytile i reek, snd a pipeline will he put in, through which water will Lie pumped from the creek to the concentrator ', the Potts sawmill has In en rented and is now running full blast culling out lumlier for the build. iugs to lie erected at the mine Ti e payroll already amounts to a eon- snlerame sum. ami as soon as the con centrator starts up the wage roll will lie in re than double. lr Hamilton who recently purchased a controlling interest iu the Little Chief lain mine adjoining the Continental, hai moved to I he mine with his family, and wni soon begin further development o that valuable proerty. Cuder proper management there is no doubt but w hat the Little Chieftain can lie developed iu to a valuable properly. Messrs W. C. Ba'es and Frank Jame son have taken a working lease on the Rattler mine, owmd by Cbaney ami Ady, and will begin work at once. Mr. Bales is a practical mining man, and has been, until this week, foreman for W. B. Stewart at ihe Continental. We understand that Jameson is an expert miner, and it now looks as if the Rattler was in the hands ol men who will show t up to the best advantage. Work on the Vt-llow Jewel is to be pushed during the coining fall and winter, so it is reported, and on n inner- ous o'.her prospects in the South Myrtle mining district, making it one of the liviest camps in Southern Oregon - Mail The ladies of the Christian church aiU hold a bazar between the middle and last of November, consisting of all kinds of fancy aud useful articles. The x act date and place will be published later. 7ft "t. Some very choice gravensiein apples f'om the orchard of Win. B. Clarke, of Millwood, were sent to supplement the Douglas county exhibit, at the Lewis and Clark exposition, tfiis week 1 hev were vvrtiable beauties and will certain ly take off the highest honors, The News has been informed frou a reliable source that several ol the large nop growers are thinking seriously ot putting in a system of uiectric lights j ihoir yards for the benefit of the town boys w ho are regular night visitors to the yard-. This will enable the boys to pick hops and do their courting at th same time Springtield. Lane Co New f course it is all right for the Rio rand people to build an electric lioe Irom Kosehurg to Coos Bay. It is no trouble after the line is comnleted to hauge the motor power to steam. --Cooa !' H AKH tV It iB reported that a m ivo is on fool for heal capital to construct an ehctric electric line between this county and Itoeeburg. A move of this kind should be quite popular with the people of tl.ii coiiuty as it would place the road iu the control of people ol this countrv Csuille Record. The district lair hel I at Roseburg every ye ir ha-ontgrow its present build ings, and provisions for supplying twice the sp.n now used i one of the first things the management will consider. I Salem Journal COOS COUNTY AFTER LOON LAKE DISTRICT W. H. Richardson, who, with s hi wife, is just back from an outiug spent in the Loan Like country, informs the Plaindealer that unices something i done pretty soon, Douglas county is likely to lose that promising section. Hi state that the people are up in arm ver the failure of Douglas county offi cials to give them some kind of a pablic road ' I tell ynu we are going to lose tha rich part of the county, if something is nt done ai once," said he to the re- srter, 1 hev have had the matter U in the las' legmiature and thev mean to let-pat it until either Douglas coontv helps them to get better roads or thev will accept the proffers of ai l which an oeing extended them by Coos countv i- la. Indeed, Coo county now has road built to within lour milea of th county line and they agree to extern that and to expend thirty-two bundreu dollars in doing the work, ii the Loon Lake people will only draw of! from Douglas county and Lecome a part oi that county and 1 think they are goirn to do that soou unless we do somelbwa right away. About three thousand .ore- have tieen taken op bv aa enter- prism, set ot settlers aa any one can find 4uv where. There would be manr rao r peoplc go in there if the roads were onlv there It is a verv rich countrv. The I laud is ferule and grows white and red cover in large crops from one sowing, yieieiag big cropi of hay and fine pas turage. Dairying is exceptionally good. One man made six hundrnf and seventy dollara last season Irom twentv cows. But they have topddJl it from horse back. Why, they take it clear down to Gardiner, going over a trail, carrying it in cuifs ol seventy pounds each aud there they ship it by boat, and real u ing j Irom sixteen lo twenty cents per pound i here is lots in great uig umoer, me invrt.e and maple lreiuently measuring from two to four feet across. "I tell you they need a road and need it badlv. Some ot the folks have been putting up with this state ol affair lor thirty years and they have gotten to the point where they are ready to turn else w here for help. Camp creek ia always deep enough for running logs and during toe winter it will be tit iv feet wide and ten feet de.-p Itougl.ts county cannot afford lo lose these pe iple lor they are ambitious and progressive and they will add much to the wealth of this county, when oi.ee tiny iet their desert? '' VERY FEW POOR IN DOUGLAS COUNTY While looking for news items, the l'laindealer reporter stumbled onto the tact that Douglas county doee not poe tess that institution which is to be found in almost every county in this or any other Btate a Poor Farm. At first he thought perhaps he had been mis informed or that he had misunderstooJ his informant. But when he called poll County Clerk Agee lo verify the statement, that genial representative piickly convinced him that the report wasthetruih. Mr. Agee sail that he was not positive, but he thought that this slate of affairs was different from w hat existed in any other county in this great state ot Oregon. He said that the county board has an arrangement with W. R. Vinson, of Coles Valley, to look alter a lew people who were apparently iu destitute circumstances, and thai such an arrangement was the nearest Douglas county came to having that un desirable institution the poor house. Such an item would be regarded aa a piece ol news "back east," where the poor house is regarded as something j which has come to stay. The absence ' of it in this county speaks volumes for this region. That fact will have much weight with tbe average person who ia , seeking a place for making his borne and ' it is an item of which this county haa every reason to be proud. RUMBLINGS FROM THE RAILROAD Dorl.nont -...... L. . r . i-itmtm raragropilS KegarQinfi the Doings in Local Yards and Elsewhere R. M. Hall, who baa bfen in charge o( the advertising department ol the reon Railway 4 Navigation Co.. has jurisaicnon extended, and now . I be alea doee duty ,n that capacity for' the Southern Pacific. This is an honor wen placed lor Mr. Hall has earned an j enviable reputation aa a brilliant de j scriptive writer. The Southern Pacific will soon adopt I oil burners lor all engines. A contract has been entered into with the National m Co. lor a daily supply of 3UO0 gallons. Tanks will be built ai .rant. Pass, Roeeburg. Junction City and Wood burn i ii , .......... .i . u o..u, advantages over wood or i coal. It is leas egpensive to hand gives greater heat and more fuel can be carried in a tender. There is Utile or io sooi irom u and tar leas danger of I i nre "om emjines using it. To If . P the rlviug cinders will be great rehei to the traveling public Train Inspector T. F. Patterson and ! wife left Tuesday morning for Portland i saciing aa inspector oCrlog Mr. Pat iotbou s aoaeitce. W. A. Uuerin, car repairer, formerly with the steam shovel gang at Dillan.', ie now emploved in the yards here. Foreman Cavender, of the car repair - erg end inspectors department at this station, reports his force of men enlarged here by the employment of two new men, F. P. Clark and H. ii. Mitchell. Mrs Moore lireg ry, wife of the popo- lar S j conductor, is Tutting to Pott land at the fair. Mrs. B. D. Cooley aod Mrs Roy Hale, of Ashland, aod Miss Teggart, of Spo kane, who have been visiting the family of Engineer P. E. Pretty man of this city, left Tues lay morning for Portland to visit the fair. Dispatcher C. B. Paogra has again re- In rnl I n vntb in t k. ' 1 - - . -1 : u ... ivai utapwicuer a omce alter a month s layoff enjoying himeeif and visiting ihe lair Cbiel J. C. Morris left Monday night for rj . , . ' " " ,raa ,ew " " ''r j and F.r Tnek Dispatcher C. W. Mar 'vn is acting as chief operator. Knger is holding down the extra trick Mrs O. t . Moiris, wife ol the chief dispatcher, left Monday for Portland, to attend the fair. She was accompanied nyber father Milo A. Backer and Mr and Mrs. K. T. Loomis, of Ashland, who have been visiting here. Mr. Morris will leave for Portland tonight. Car Repairer and Air Expert Thoe. F. Patterson is laying off this week and will visit the fair. Miss Maggie Tynan, a niece of Con ductor E. P. Tynan and a nurse in St. Vincent's hospital, Portland, who has oeen visiting bare, left Monday for Oak- land en route home. She was accom- panied as far aa Oakland by Miss Mary Tynan, w bo will visit there a lew davs. Among the trainmen 'laying off this month are J. H. Faler. J. T Hearn. J. E. Ray, T. T. Hays, G. W. Small, R H. Kinebaugb, D. T. Daniels, A. C. Mal vaney, E. M. Roniru, E. T. Moriaa, F. J. Raid, A. J. Rislay, A. E. Everton and M.H. Crandall. Some of the boys are attending tne fair. A few attended the races here and others are on hunting trips. The S. P. Co. are enlarvimr the little thack by dmea, cmr pairers and switchmen at the railroad crossing on Lane street. A small addi tion is being built on the wet end oi j the old bail ting- While this will belp some, the men claim it will not large enough when finished. FRUIT INSPECTOR DOING HIS DUTY Fruit Inspector K P. Drew, who has 1 been io tbe vicinity of Roeeburg recently inspecting fruits in the markets and or chard, made the Plaindealer office al very pleasant visit Saturday and left several articles regarding the care of or chards snd fruit which will be published iu this paper within the next few weeks. Mr. Drew says it takes s mean man to tell the fiuitgrowers that their fruit is not good and that they will either have i to use more care oi meir trees or them down ; but that is just whst he is reuoired lo tell msny people. He is sn expert norserymsn and knows his busi- ness thoroughly, aod only accepted the office of co'inty fruit inspector because be want to see di 1 fruit sod Iruit trees banished from Douglas county : n.ij ,j yira. Edith Kelley rendar W hen this is accomplished Mr. Drew ! ,n Instrumental Duet, which was certain that Douglas county fruit will j wel( rac k higher snd bring higher prices j A Drie( mrtorv 0f trM, organisation than any otbei Iruit on the coast. Mr. affld work o ln. K,taah was Drew tells us that he has completed sn j by Mm wiuiberly. followed, inspection of sll the orchards north ol ; by B 8UUnlant 0j the source of the prin Riaeburg and finds them in fair condi- j oJ th) Ui Jer wlaiott iss the Bible, tion ; that those near Roeeburg are not -n . thts ChDUia. in tbe best condition on account of the ! 1 - Tl i 1 .1. ...... ! SCUie. 1 11V urciiaiuuiiu aiv .looting ioc scale with spray, but uutil the citixeus ol Roseburg do eometh ng to kill tbe scale on the few fruit trees in the town, they will still hsva trouble, lor no mat ter how hard the orchardmen work, it tha people who have a lew diseased trees will not take care of them, the or cbsrdist's work will be ol no avail. Hence these tree must be destroyed. During his tour of the fruit markets in this city last week, Mr. Drew destroyed about three wagonloads of apple aud pears which he found unfit for market, and he says that all the fruit he finds in bad condition will meet the same fate. Mr. Drew is regarded as a horticultur ist ot some worth as he is recognized to stand sixth among the ororairatora ni 1 ornamental shrub ery and fruit trees j among the nurserymen ol tue L'uiterl States. . I 1 "ey tell ol an amuMng eontralietion Mr. Orew made ol Prol Bailey, the fa mous Horticulture author of Iihica, ". Y., when he made the statement that azaleas and rhododendrons could not bo raised as cheap in this country as in rrame, Gavgaaggy or Japan Mr. Drew had been making experiments alone that line and had discovered that it L,JU'o oe done in Drjuglas county. He "nee wrote Prof. Bailev, rating the Oregon shrubs at 18 and JO cents and acui nun samples ot both with the exact statement of the cost and rare of them up to the time of their maturity. Prof. Bailey wrote back that Mr. Drew wag an exception to the rule. That he bad been quoted ow ing to the lact that the shrubs he grew were of higher grade than any of the foreign grown and could be placed upon the market in tetter condition than ei her the German. ! French or Japan nlants. Prof kaiu. is now trying bis beat to incorporate the Oregon proga or in his rule for the growing of azaieas at.d rhododen- j Jon? at a profit. In oor next issue of the Plaindealer will bu found the On-gon i.M-ujala for spray that should be used by the fruit rrowe.s to destroy scale iu tLii sectioo. FIGHTING COYOTES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ! recent namber ol the Oregoo I Agriculturist appeared the following communication from one of Doog.aa I County's well-known residents : To the Editor: It has been a long ! ''ne eince I have contributed an article jawa guwi ueparimenr. i nave a. wayg been greatly interested in al: the leltr- that others have written, bit have found i: oirficult to get op ourage to write myself. My goats are all doing nicely. I raised over 100 per cent of increase from my does this spring, and have weaned my crop of kids. My goats are now ail in good condition to start into the . i n 1 e r A year ago I took mv fl ck to a j new nage where I was terribly troubled ! with coytes. It seemed to me that they Tn- It !,-t a rtloa an ti .- . I m n I 1 " '- ueiiuic. A uU IU herd the rt a-k in taa da vt.me and corral tb.m t m,ht. , ol,en ' .,.ot th, a,vtim. , ... . . . . . tack the flock. I tried all the plans I could learn of for killing off the coyotes bat it was a long time before I had any success except by shooting them. Fin ally I succeeded in preparing a poigogg which works so effectively that 1 tell my neighbrirg 1 can kill off the coyotes on 3A acres in one night This poison is tqaaBy isVotrre in killing wolves, wildcats, dogs, an I other wild animals, and can be hamlle.1 with safety. Iam making applica ija to have it patented, and as soon as I am proiecteJ I will offer it lor sa.e and advertise it ia your paper. I am aware that this letter has very much the appearance of an advertise ment, bat 1 am confident that I haws made a discovery whicb will be of great benefit to goat men or others who aro troubled with coyotes, and one which will make it unneeeary to keep a pack of hoards or to fence with woven aire fence for the protection of flocks. L. A. MAR KR. Douglas Cc, Oregon. ROSEBURG kEBEKAHS HAVE CELEBRATION Roeeburg Rebekah Lodge No. 41, T. O. O. F.. celebrated the 64th auc. ver ba half sary of the institution of that branch ol ' the order on Tuesday evening with ap propropriate aud interesting exercises ' The regu.ar form of ceremonies prepared and adopted for tbe Sovereign Grand Lodge was carried out in full, for tbe first time in Roeeburg. Mrs. Mary Palm, Noble Orand, presided and in troduced the exercises by a few words of welcome, io which she voiced the senti ments ot ail the members. With the visitors, of whom there were many, and members standing, all joined in singing the Lodire Ooeninir Ode. with Miss FVari , ... n. leading, after which tbe opening prayer was delivered by Mrs. Delia Jewett, Chaplain. W. Dale Strange sang in his usually pleasant manner, "The Brigands Lore alter which a statement of the I,,,, 1 the meeting was made by Car p,, Yiw Gr4nd Ater tne rwlllius bv the Secretary, j Proclan)tlon by t(l, GralKl Slre j -nd lfriJent of Assemble of Ore- gon, setting aside the day as one of . re- tok-iug and tnanKSgiYing. .miss cisie Mrs. Elith Eelley snd Dr. J. W. Strange sang a Duet, aud .Mrs. Neny, Mrs. Stephens, Meaars. J. W. Strange and A. N. Orcutt saug two Q tartettes. Mr. Orcutt then delivered the address of the evening. The speaker was at his best and in his happiest vein dilated upon the mission work and necessity oi this branch ol Odd Fellowship. 1 After singing the cloeing Ode, snd the closing prayer by tbe Chaplin, a social time was in order. Theu came the part in which the ladies excell, whi. h was in the Diuiug Hall, wneu a repast con sisting ol ice cream and cake ia un (.Continued on page 4.) t