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Vol. XXX VI I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, I9O5.
NO. 76
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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
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HAVE ONCE TRIED THIS ONE.
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THIS CITY.
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ROSEBURG.
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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
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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.
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OREGON.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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