THE TWICE-A-WEEK ltori i outlet f) Imnocnlcr. Roseburg Plaindealer The moi: widely read aewtpaper paMIab.4 In Southern Orag on and consequently the BUfl idvar turing medium. Large, modernly eq nipped Job printing department In connection. Kaiablitbe4 In IMS. Bubecriptlon, 12 per year for Seml-Waaaly. ttMMtMMIIMtllt - Roseburg, Oregon Population, S500. Tbe County Bet of Douglas Count;. Oregon SMdiera Home; C. 8. Land Offlce and U. S. W, ather Bureau are located here S.aP X railroa 1 division; noleudid educational advantage!. Gateway to the Coon Bay and Coquille country. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1905. No. 83 Vol. XXXVII L liOGCutirg N I "THE BEST ON EARTH" :5 That is the verdict of all who S have used the famous Kh 3 McCaffery Files E DOUGLAS COUNTY BITS OF NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from the Different Localities Tersly Told. Vow s wanted The S'laindealer would like to have news items from all parte of Douglas county. Space for brief, newsy notes will be gladly allotted anil it is hopei! that such an offer will not be passed bv. Kditor. Every day our Customers are com ing and telling us how much they appreciate this make of file. It lasts longer and will do the work of three or four of the ordinary kind. YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER MAKE WHEN YOU HAVE ONCE TRIED THIS ONE. WE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE-' ACENTS FOR THIS CITY. Churchill Hardware Co. ROSEBURG. OREGON. gmtwtmwmwmmromiS Brock ay Briefs Mr '.. W. l'arker and wife have re- turned from a trip to Portland where they have been taking in the fair. - R. T. Davihas been visiting friends I and relatives at Drain. - Our road supervisor has been doii.g - some good work on the roads lately. ! Quite a number of our citizens at- - tended the sale on the Andrew Younger j farm at Looking Glass. Mr. S. S Holsinger has gone t C.eve- - land, Ohio, on a business trip, lie will - lie gone several weeks. W. S. Thornton has leen on the sick - j liet for several days past. Mr. Richards, a tormer resident of this vicinity, but now of Grant! l'ass, is - here attending to moving some of his " goods. Our farmers are all over ears in work, as the recent rains have made plowing . tiue. Our school is progressing nicely under 1 the management of Miss Millie Merri- I Mr. Wm. Kent, who has been visiting his father. 1 C. Keut. has relurutd home to Eastern Oregon. I" no. F. H. Cooper, the Upper Calapooia saw mill man, was lookinp after busi ness matters in this city the first of the week. Jerome Smith, of Kice Hill, was in the city last Friday, lie returned from Whitman county, Washington, a few days ago, 1J. H. lixon, the well known sheep man of North Unapqoa, has just arrived home from Eastern Oregon with 1500 head of line Merino sheep. A. F. Bmwn returned from Polk county i he first of the week, w here he purchased a band of nearly LIX) thorough bred Angora goats. taiyal Stephens, assistant cashier in E. O. Young v. Co's. Bank, is enjoying a few days vacation visiting relatives at Perdue and other points of Douglas county. Owl. NEWS OF THE DAY tention of returning to this country , stand trial. to CflAlJ All CAIinrCC tJerrnn-v intimated that OreatKritian I HUM ALL jOUKLLJ mU8t Mln relations with the j French government. The trouble grows - "" lout of Paris Matin's di Items of Interest Gathered Condensed for the Busy Plaindealer Readers oMires. 2nd' Hottentots have lieaten the Herman forces in Africa ai d have captured many prisoners and cuttle. GRAND JURY PROBING THE GREEK TROUBLE Much Interest is Being Taken the Final Outcome of the Investigation in Oregon State News An unknown woman callel at the Portland street railway office and depos ited 15 centB for rides she had without paying for same. Statistics go to show that Portia- d docs not believe in the "race sui ide" theory, for the birth rate i ieie.is-d 75 per cent this year over that of last year. Hon. Jease C. Moore, a prominent state politician and a pionet r of '68, lied Hii.ldenly at tireenville. Fim-s aggregating 1200 have Iwen as 8"aed against ti e violators of the local option law at Corvallia. The ljne county teacher's institute i in session, wi.h an interesting p'ogram and a large attendance. Oeorge Milli-r, who has been con icted twice (Ml the charge Oi killimr Warren I'urtis, in UaiMJ county, will be tried again. Among those said to lie apirnts for congressional honors in the Aral district are: H". L Tooie, Woodbnrn : I'. P. The excitement aroused by the riot which occirred near Olenbrook, Tues day evening, has somewhat abated. At one lime it looked as tin Unh violence would be restored to, but, cooler judg-' Moores, Salem, and S. 11 Huston, Mills- inent prevailed, and thus far the mat- bom. with more to lie heard from. ter has been allowed 10 take its course '"ng rags in her back yard. Mis. John l , mobile, ol 1 1 . I Kiver, was very ba lly burned. Spokane. capitalists are negotiating for the puicliase of the Albany water aud Carpets Carpets Full line of all grades of Carpets on hand all the time, ran firing in orice from 20 cents to $i.az - j w V J per yaid. Dorothy Virginia Angel. The eleven-months old daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. P. t'. Anel, who carried off the honors at the recent dlstrii t fair held at Itwburg. the MASTER'S COYOTE EXTERMINATOR. i'attDt Applied For. Will positively kill Coyotes, Wolves, Foxes, Sheep-killing Doge, Squirrels, Skunks Directions on every can. For Sale by FULLERTOH & RICHARDSON, - - ROSEBURC, GEE RIGHT ON TlflE That is the way every Railroad Man wants to be and if he has one of the Famous ROCKFGRD OR HAMILTON Watches, he will have no tronble whatever. Come and see my Stock and you will be more than pleased. Classes Properly Fitted and Adjusted- Watch and Jewelry Repairing Myrtle Creek Nasiags Miner W. C. Bates is under weather this week. Mr. Willis Cramer is out at bis uiii.e on Oalice creek. Station agent 6. W. Burnett is taking a 1 ivoff this week. Mr and Mrs H P Kice are "at home" now. They were given an old fashioned charavari Tuesday eveuing. Clarence Bailey is home from Kastein ! Washingtcn, where he spent the sum mer working in the harvest field. Wm. McFerrin has rented Fdwin Weavers' farm in upper Missouri ts.t tom. aud move-1 bis family up from ' from there tfiis week. W. B. Stewart has returned fro n ti e bo-pital much improved in health, aud went out to the Continental Wednesday Little Madeline Oatman, who has been juite ill for several days with membranous croup, is now out of dan ger we are glad to report. Several members of B. D Dyer's j family are atHicted with the sore throat ; epidemic that has leen so general in this section of late. through the workings of the law. loBONKK's JlKV VtBIMCT After having been in session, almost continuously, throughout the day. Thursday evening the I'orouer's jury relurueJ the tollow ing verdict : "We. the Coroner's jury, empanelled to inquire into the death of Mrs. Carrit Peterseiu, agel 37, find that she came to her death, on Oe. 10th. between the hours of ID and 11 o'clock p. m.. l'.05 at ' (ilenbrook, Oregon, and that her death was caused by a gunshot wound at the hand of person or persons unknown, during the course of a riot on the part of I Greek R. B. track working gangs No. . 5 and K." This was Hgned by tieo. W. Kiddle. K i Stewart, H O. liken i son. S. K. s-ykes, Warren Beatty, T T Moran, the members of the jury. The chief witne-ee lefore the jury were the mnnliers of the special freight icrew, who tod bow they were atUckrd i hy tl e Oreeks. when their train headil in on the sidetracl MM tlie passenger train pass, l d how their train, in get tin, onto the switih. bWBMi the light plautt. These same parties have already aoiuired the Salem and Kugene plants. The state of Washington won 57 med als at the I.fi( and Clatk fair, and no two articles were duplicated. Oregon received It gold medals, 24 silver and 19 broi le medals at tne big lair, was excvl'.ed in quality by uo other state. Application for a franchise connecting that citv with Portland has been made to the Kugene city coancil. Mrs. Claude Dnvall has come to Ore gon from Be. Louis for the porpotie oi finding her runawav spiuse J. II. McSicholas, of Portland, was i be man wf io saved Hoch, the Illinois wife murderer, from hanging by sending f.'ak). unknown and unsolicited, for bis defense. Judge Hunt, in the fideral court at RUMBLINGS FROM THE RAILROAD Pertinent Paragraphs Regarding the Doings in Local Yards and Elsewhere. B:ckelt is back from Comforts Be-t line of all-cot'on filled Comforts we have ever had, from $1.35 to $2.25 each. Blankets Full line of all-wool, Oregon-made Blankets; also excellent line uf Cotton Blankets at reason- :ille prices. flattresses Buy one of our cotton-felt or cotton-felt and :-ilk floss Combination Mattresses, and you have a Mattress that will last a lifetime. Complete line of Furniture, I Ranges and Heating Stoves at lowest prices consistent with good values. B. W. STRONG, THE FlRMIltt III Conductor 11. C the fair. Frank Brand, caller at the loci! de- tot, went up to help close up the big! bow. Conductor L L. KiW has leen as- . I Portland, denied the molious for tf all kinds. All we ask is a trial. W. Beaenber the tp-to-Date Store of E. CLINGENPEEL, in the Plaindealer building. Mail. 1. - . Tl.i. 1 .si 1 1, 1 1 it, 1 was cor . J . aJ. ; ..i tril and sentence.! Congressman rolmratetl ny riNtum rlr' " Scott, of the two ;reek gangs. Various theories were aoancwl, but the evi dence did not teem to indicate that the Oreeks were greallj intoxicated, as the first r. ports seemed tc ill licate. although it is supposed that tb-re was KM drinking and caroii-ing going on. The j Jury diil not feel justified in bringing in , anything t in a general verdict, although inauv of the S3 prisoners were examined. GRAND Jl K MM vleadale Glcaaiags John Bailey is now workng at the Tennesfee mine where work is being pushed along at a lively gait. Mrs. A. Slocum expects to return to morrow from a couple of mouth' stay with her.children. at Portland. Bernice, the little daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. G. Austin, is much improved As soon as the verdict of the Coroner's Jury had lecn returned, District Attor ney Brown proceeded to file an inlorma tion against the Greeks, in . order to bring the matter properly liefore the grand jury. Accordiu. 1 '.bat body began its investigations at once, the prisouers ; ting escorted to the Court House under day rnday new wu liautsnn. Dr. lieener aud Marion K Bigga, the alleged land fraud conspira tors. Williamson and Biggs were each given a fine of $500 and to serve ten months in orison, while ' iescer got five months aud 11000 fiu. Execution of the sentence is stayed until defendants can perfect appeal to a higher court. la Uade itm i lamaia The yellow fever epidemic is now on the wane, since heavy frosts have come to the stricken locality. McCurdy, the president of the New York Mutual Life Insurance Co., will be asked to explain about the "yellow dog" bribery fund which is said to have been kept by that corporation. Armi-age Matthews, a New York law yer and noliticiau, xilied himself in or der to escape bis trial she 'having been quite ill for several davs, I nations were in progress Mr. Hill, success was not ma.ie puom He waa indicted a of the high- REMEMBER THE PLACE. When yon want yonr Panama Hat cleaned and blocked, or your suit Pressed and Cleaned. I am also agent for ED. B. PRICE, Chicago's Leading Tailor. G. W. SLOPER, ROSEBURG, OREGON Urn Klcurl ami ,!n jl.lor -i ftr a dImi- meantime, mny ant eUv with Mrs. C. Clark and family, lest of the railroad olhciale arm,-. on the ground and were interested in getting at the inside facts. SuiK-rintendenl Field, of Portland, was ! one i'f these, and he came in hie private car, "California," and was accompanied i. if I Donald. Division Engineer, of secure supplies. Work is going on ; j The (rienJl, ot t,e tireeks steadily at the mine. j .mved on the scene and were very guard 01 tne mint... , anJ Drejking 1 f . f .fnntflv t exarnl- ano lor mu" - - . . but with what 1 In the, "w Ut water Uiti nates, w no is oee. ! ing a divorce from his wife at feattle o,,V)0 Mrs. Jessie M. Blakesley, of Portland, a daughter of Mrs. M. A. Teller, is visit with relatives in this community. Frank Bailev and K. L. Wood were in from the Tennessee mine last week to THIS IS THE PLACE TO TRADE THE FLINTSONE SHOE is the Beit Dress Shoe on the Market. First Class Repairing and Charges Reasonable. U. QOODnN, Next Door to Easton s Grocery Store. John Woods, a brother-in-law of W. H. Palmer, is visiting relatives in Gales ville. He is from Paradise, Cal., and has not seen Mr Palmer for IS years. H. T. Benson and H. E. Nelson, pro minent mining men, of Denver, Col., were in our city eeveral days during the past week on business connected with mining affaire. News. active in trying to get at the whole matter. the bottom of IBUY SHOES AT A SHOE STORE! We handle Shoes that are desirable, comfortable and fashionable. Our stock is very complete. WE ASK YOUR JUDGMENT If you want to get your money's worth, come and see us. OgR REPAIR DEPARTMENT Turns out good work with neatness and dispatch. PARR0TT BROS. Drain Doings M. R. Ryan is attending circuit court, as a jutor, at Roseburg this week. LUml Russell has removed bis family to Drain from Independence, Pol countv. Ralph Farrens, of Roseburg is here this week visiting his mother, Mrs. F. S. Barzee. J. W. Nier, the S P. right of way man, and bis family were Portland visitors this week. Dan Applegate, Wells, Fargo i Co's. agent at Ashland, visited his relatives here and at Yoncalla, several days this week. Joe Francis was in town Tuesday for more lumber for his tine new house, which he is building on his plare in Has hurst valley. Frank St. Ore, who has lieen with the steam shovel gang at Lland for some time, visited his parents here a couple of days this week. Mr Geo. Johnson and children, oi Walker, Lane county, visi'ed several days this week at Drain with her sifter, Mrs. Byron Brown. Nonpareil. ROSEBURG OREGON Read the Plaindealer for all the News THE 0K1 Kk 8 SltiK One of the most influential of the Oreek's advocates waa C. Voidy, Deputy Consul for Greece, whose headquarters are at San Francisco. He, in company will, other prominent Greeks, called uon the Plaindealer and conversed very freely regarding the trouble. He speaks English quite fluently aud is an intelligent, well educated gentleman. He deplored th trouble, but could not help asking that judgment be not passed upon his people until they had been given a chance to clear themselves. "You see," said he in a very earnett tone of voice, "these men have had this same trouble before. 1 mean in regard to the trains bumping into their sleep ing cars with such force as to often hurt and even cripple some of our people. At one time so many of them were injured that the railroad people, in order to avoid damage suits, came and gave the men thus hurt, considerable money for the damages committed. 1 do not mean to say who tired the shot which kihed Mrs. Petersein, bir," heie he shrugged his shoulders, "we are not sure that it was not fired by one of the train crew, themselves, for not e of our men had tire arms which would carry a bullet to correspond with that which the autopsy found was the cause of Mrs. Peterseiu'e death. But, all we want is a fair trial." Tllg Ml; IMA UIHt'HAKOgD Oakland Observation A Urge acreage of iall wheat will be own in Douglas county. Mrs. Leander Cole is visiting relatives in Dnnsmuir, California. The grass is green and Douglas county stockmen are b&ppy. Theodore Dimmick, of Kellogg, was in the city the first of the week. When it was found that there was not likely to be any disturbances growing out of this trouble, the members of D. w ho had been guarding the Greeks, day and night, while the prisoners were kept in the Josephson warehouse, were discharged from further duty and Sheriff McClallen deputized eeveral pri vate citizens for tbe purpose of quelling any disturbance which might arise. agrees to pay her f 10,000 and a home in that city. California's cut of redwood for this year will approximate 360,000,000 board feet. Eucalvntus is now coming into use as a commercial wood in that state Three Mexican editors have been ar rested in St. Louis for plotting against their native country. Circuit ladn hrancis h. Hak-r. ol n.limia ia now on the anxious eeat being charged with having forced polil ical assessments. Seattle is now agitating the question ol having a great industrial fair to be held some time during next year President Roosevelt will be acconipa nled bv Mis. Kooeevelt when he lakes his trip into the Southern slates in tl near future. W. E Brown, president of the defunct Storm Iike, Iowa, bauk, has I een con victed by the federal court on 30 counts. Stale Bank Examiner Koyce stales that there is f 1 18,000,000 in tbe banks of Kansas. This is an increase of 000,000 over the showing made last year (or a similar period. Across the Waters The Pacific Mail Steamer, "Si'ena," is bringing the President's daughter, Miss Alice Roosevelt ami party, home from the orient. Ear! Snencer. leader of the British Liberal party, has been stricken will paralysis and is iu a precarious coudi lion. Win. Rockefeller has been ordered to remain abroad for an indefinite period as they say be needs a long rest. Germany's meat famine is growing worse. Horseflesh has ris.n in price and dog fiesh is no longer obtainable. Japan ie about to declare a protecto rate over Corea and w ill hereafter con duct its foreign affaira. The Japanese received Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Gerard Noel, commanding the British equadron at Yokahama, with open arms. The alleged assassin of King Humbert of Italy haa at last b en arrested and will be summarily dealt with. Collins, the San Francisco attorney who is held at Victoria, B. C, (or ex tradition papers, has signified his in- sigoed to 2"i5 and '."Ji). from Portland to Junction City, and will soon leave for his new run. P E. Foster, who for the past three years has twen tiiling the responsible position of assistant night agent, has leen compelled, on account of poor health and trouble with bis eyesight, to resign his job. Superintendent Field of the Orej-.n lines o( tbe S. P.. and R. L Doi aio. division engineer, camedown from Port land io Mr. Field's private car. "Cali fornia" to look up the local situation aud. incidentally, to see jU-ut the Greek trouble W. Bol'ons, who is general raJ mas ter of the hne in Oregon, came Juan from Portland to size up Ikw situation as regards the lirrels and other matters of uteres!. R'akeman C. C Grimes is taki g a little time off and he went up to wit ness the wind-up of the big s' ow. In order to have a good hunt up iti the mountains A. C. Carty, tbe local yard master, is taking a few days off. His p ace is filled by ti J. McNulty. Owing to il.ness in his family. Passen ger Brakeman S. W. Starmer is not on dutv for a few davs. C. F. Miies is fill tig his place. Conductor L, L Riley is back from the Lewis and t lark lair. Conductor H C. Bickelt has been as signed tc tbe Woodburn-SpringfielJ run. on tbe branch line, and will soon depart to assume his new duties. Tbe closing of the fig far does not seem to have cut n.u.-h figure in tbe passenger tratlic. In tbe me-ntime the freight business is simply immen-e Heavy trains of from three to four Sec tions are going both ways every day. On account of the breaking of the stand pipe engine No 11 w as put out repair lor four or five days. Conductor K. EL Bri.tow has leen assigned to Nos 13 and M U-tween Port land and Eugene aud will soou go to take hold of his new job. Engine No. -.''.KS came into the local vards yesterday put out of service for few days on account of a pin breaking in the side rod. Marhini I G. C. Grabaaa, of the roan d house fere), and E. N. Kwart made an onslaught upon the wild game near Mel rose a few days ugo. No reports have vet leen received as to the results. freight engine No. ltjiVi stripped her self MM Goshan yesterday and M to le sent into the Portland yards for re pairs. The trouble was caused by a broken pin. Editor S. P. Sbutt, of the Drain 'N011 I pared, evidently has no love for the Southern Paciri or perhaps his "an nual" has not yet arrived for he goes after that corp 'ration in this fashion: "The taxpayers of Douglas county will doubtless have to foot the bills for an expensive criminal prsecutioii of tbe Southern IVcitiu's murderous Or. eks while the eomnanv will simply look on THEY ARE ALL HERE! No matter what Watch Movement you want we can supply your wants. Our reputation for handling the BEST JEWELRY is well established. You Can Always Rely On what you get at our store as Being Exact ly a Represented. This is an Important Item when it comes to buying Jeweleiy. Our Repairing and Rating Of watches speaks for itself We are excelled by none and take pride iu the satir-faction which our work always gives. J.T.BRYAN, The Jeweler. i A i A HAVE YOU A SWEET TOOTH ? If you have, yon cannot resist our tine Candies. They are home-made, always fresh, and they are delicious. Try One of Our Fine, Fresh Boxes of Chocolates They are put up fresh every day. We make a specialty of putting up Fancy Boxes of Candy. Trv us and see for vourself. BELL'S CANDY STORE, ROSEBURG, OREGON -r, ..- r ..-.. FARMERS' REAL ESTATE CO. OFFICE OPPOSITE RICE ft RICE, CASS STREET We have some Exceptionally Fine Farms, City Property and Timberlands in large and small tracts for sale. tnd continue iis well known policy of Breed ami urab. It's motto always ap- pears to have been The Public be ( i Damned. " 1 J LeRoy Tucker, traveling passenger J ( agent of the tireat Northern, and Frank 1 ( O'Neil, district passeng-r agent of the ( Northern Pacific, have been down from ' Portland hobnobbing with the local rail road men. 1 ' The Western Union Telegraph t o. has J ( a crew of men at work fixing up tbe ( ( lines let ween this citv and the coast . 1 Messrs Fuller and Mcl.eod are in charge of the workmen. FIRE INSURANCE Best companies represented Town and Coun property insured. trv YOU ill SI H 81 Will 1 US t Anyone wishing to sell their property can do so by listiug it with us. Write for price list of Farms and City Property. D. R. SHAM BROOK, President N. F. THRONE, Secretary Men's heavy jersey overshirts jmt the thing for cold mornings regular 50c values for 35cts, at Josephsou's. brought We will tag aud display any Orain or Produce to our office. 1 1 11 IS I U I i . . v -wv H ll 1 1 i (i (i !i (' l ll I' ll ll