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Newspaper
Roseburg Plaindealer
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
3
A fragmented notice describes leather goods and decorative items offered by a shop. Mentions padded leather products, a collection named White House Cook, and a range of prices from 11.5 to 0.0 with plain or gold mousted styles. Includes reference to BBC and Oregon in uncertain context.
We offer ten up for holiday presents including ladies coin purses and gentlemen wrist watches. Our store stocks dolls and novelty items with a wide assortment in stock and new arrivals arriving soon. Prices range from a few cents to one ninety for select items and a variety of gift ideas to enhance your tree display.
Local Roseburg items include theater notices for the Irish Pawnbrokers, real estate and rental ads, and a Christmas goods push. Reports cover visiting figures, rail routes to Coos County, mining chatter, and social notes from surrounding towns.
Tomorrow Friday December 12 a fine line of childrens and infants clothing and many useful fancy items for Christmas presents will be on display in the Douglas County Bank building. Bazaar continues Friday and Saturday with an ale sale bread canned fruits home made candies cakes and other treats. A liberal patronage is solicited.
A farcical musical revue titled Pickings From Pack will play Roseburg theatre Monday evening December 15. The troupe features Willard Simms, former casino principal comedian, and Katharine Lingard, with a large capable company.
Arthur Louis Frasier the University of Oregon pianist and H P Pepe baritone soloist present a high class recital at the Roseburg theatre tonight. The Eugene Daily Register lauds their performance with notes on scherzo funeral march nocturn waltz nocturne and octavo study, praising audience pleasure.
Miles Pierce returns to school after several days absence due to a sore throat. Work starts on a new road from Shoestring to Scotts Valley. Mr Bennett came back Thursday from a visit to Comstock relatives. Will Clark plans a visit to Cottage Grove next week. Miss Clara Parks visited friends at Yonallas earlier in the week.
Take the children to 8 K Sykes' hardware store to explore a fairyland holiday department. Shoppers seeking gifts for adults or youngsters can save time and money thanks to a large, neatly displayed selection at Sykes' Hardware.
Roseburg Brewing Co of Hoseburg Oregon offers to buy 2000 pounds of barley at one and a quarter cents per pound. Address Roseburg Brewing Co for delivery and terms.
In Oakland a notice dated December 6 1902 reports the death of J B Farnsworth after an extended illness. A Stephens notice dated December 5 1902 records the death of Thomas McNabb aged about years.
Notice states that Frank Masee of Roseburg Oregon seeks to enter land described as SW a Sec 4 T9S R4W. It notes a claim to be shown before the Esster and on specified dates in February before a hearing officer. The land is tied to Wright of Myrtle Creek and includes described parcels.
A damaged notice from December announces a legal action to prove continuous residence and cultivation for a Fish Patent claim at Raseburg. Names listed include Willis Me Clin Mall and John mieht in Oregon.
A historical land claim notice records Charles Dochurch of Millwood Oregon and associates filing in Dow County to confirm adverse possession on public land. The document dates February 1903 with a due filing by February 1908 listing claimants El Von Pees Fred Bate man Jobo Thom Charles Thom and others seeking rights to land parcels under Rec 2 4 and 4 with stated evaluations and dates.
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