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Newspaper
Roseburg Plaindealer
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
3
A local shopper notes a bigger stock of stationery and leather goods at a Southern store. The pages advertise fine boxes and holiday presents including tree ornaments, with prices listed in small cents and a focus on gifts for ladies and children.
Classified items include optician Dr Lowe promotions and eye care, Salzman jewelry showcases, Churchill Woolley crafts and pyrography, room rental at Abraham property, travel route to Coos County, 6 AM Roseburg hacks to Marshfield, furniture from Strong, M C Warner piano tuner visiting, Capt Peters business at county seat, sheep and Angora goats for sale, steel ranges prices, Coos County resident Thos Blain’s marriage, anti gambling actions in Portland, D F Judkins reporting rosy mine prospects, and Douglas County Poultry Association exhibition details with dates December 17 to 20 and a 40 page bulletin via F B Hamlin.
Roseburg news item catalog mentions visits in Oakland and Portland, Christmas events, church services, and social notes. Includes reports on business travelers, a fatal shooting in Butte, weather trends, poultry show preparations, and forthcoming legal filings.
In the matter of the estate of John Emmitt deceased a petition by the executors praying for an order to distribute funds now in their hands is granted.
A Cleveland retail location will pause operations on Saturdays, limiting weekend accessibility as part of a revised schedule. The change affects shoppers seeking weekend service and adjusts standard weekly hours.
Music lovers may inspect a wide display of universal instruments at Horrs Popular Music House. The shop features Chickering Kimball Crown Crown Orchestrical Victor and other brands plus mandolins guitars and banjos priced 2 50 to 50. They are sole agents for the Columbia graphophone with a broad small goods stock and a guarantee.
A Christmas Eve supper will be served December 24 at Mosier's restaurant near the depot. Mosier will provide a special supper with a guarantee of excellence. Price is 50 cents per plate. Supper will be well cooked. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Edenhower auxiliary W H M and Wilour ladies for help after a disastrous fire.
A Sykes Leading Store advertises a wide range of items including game boards, toy wagons, rocking horses, dolls, books, drums, chairs, stoves, irons, blocks, albums, carving sets, silverware, punching bags, footballs, boxing gloves, doll beds, and pocket knives among many others.
Roseburg Brewery offers to buy 2000 pounds of good barley at one cent and a quarter per pound. Address Roseburg Brewing Co Roseburg Ore.
Sheriff Parrott and Constable Harry Pinkston arrested John Smith and Chas Morris in Oakland and brought them to town on charges of larceny. The pair were linked to a saddle stolen from Silney Jakes near Glendale the previous Savlsy night, with farmers reporting missing chickens along the route. Local reports indicate the suspects were captured Tuesday night and transported here, while authorities confirm a saddle matching the stolen description was found in their possession.
A ragged review laments Fay Templetom's visit to the Peerless Princess of Southern Oregon. The critic calls the show fearful and wonderful with only two redeeming points: brevity and old fashioned jokes. Ballets are decent but costumes and stage presence are mocked. a proposed subscription to fund calmer calico upgrades is suggested.
At the home of Mr and Mrs John Mets in Roseburg on Wednesday evening December 17 1902 L Cooke and Maggie Wilson were married by Rev J N Lester pastor of the Christian church The bride a respected county school teacher and the groom formerly of Yonealls now runs a dairy on the Day farm Calapoola They reside on the Day farm seven miles west of Wilbur and friends extend warm congratulations
Colcoran will prevent and conduct the inspection. The competitive target shot occurs on the afternoon of December 31. Capt Hauffman, inspector of rifle practice, will conduct the event for Captain Co Ka.
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