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Newspaper
Roseburg Plaindealer
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1902
Page
6
Readable ad copy from a southern Oregon shop offering fountain pens Watterman Bibles and dictionaries paper goods leather wallets and purses wrist watches and chatelains plus a range of rubber dolls and accessories. The ad promises the best assortments in the city and mentions upcoming arrivals for novelty items.
Local brief items include sales of 100 sheep and 30 Angora goats and room rentals in Roseburg. Notices mention dental services at Dr Chea idle and piano tuner SL Warner visiting, abstracts by J D Hamilton, and a Christmas ball at Roseburg Theater. Also reports on divorces, a poultry show catalog, and travel routes to Coos County via Roseburg Marshfield line.
Myrtle Creek and Roseburg residents mix on holiday visits and local business. Notables like Charles Daugherty and Miss Gertrude Lamb wed in Yoncalla. Sheriff Gallier joins Elks in Roseburg. Theatre ad and postal season notes close the items, with mentions of J. Caples and local stage “The James Boys in Missouri.”
The Roseburg Poultry Show ends this evening as the four day exhibit is praised as the finest in Southern Oregon. Judge L N Cobbledick of California completed his work satisfactorily and premium cards and awards are issued though the complete list will appear in the next issue. Local exhibitors include F L Calkins Mrs J H Short Alfred Cloake Chas Wharton E A Marsters Jay Woodmil and many others from Roseburg and nearby areas along with exhibitors from California towns such as Santa Cruz and Oakland.
Glendale resident L. J. Hurd is in the city on business while Fred Gettings heads east for the holidays. Oakland and Roseburg second teams prepare for a Pine street grounds mud game and both squads express confidence. The Barnes couple arrived from Portland to visit Mrs. Barnes’s son Edgar Conbs. Mr Mohler and Miss Minnie Ely depart for Portland then Cincinnati to pursue investment talks with eastern capitalists about the Grand Hotel and Delicacy project in this city.
Northbound freight No. 286 derailed Thursday at Tunnel No. 7 near Reubenspur four miles north of Glendale. The engine left the track and struck rock, tipping the cab and overturning. A tender and two cars telescoped into the tunnel mouth, six box cars left the track, Fireman McCarthy sustained minor injuries, and wrecking crews from Portland Roseburg and Ashland cleared the line in two hours.
A fine copper will be served for the UV on Christmas Eve at Mosier's restaurant near the depot. A special supper is offered with Mosier guaranteeing its excellence priced at 50 cents per plate.
Eugene Guard notes Albany Herald reporter attacks a young man over a prank. Earl Lander linked to the incident faces harsh critique from local friends and press, while Burr's Popular Music House promotes pianos and instruments including Chickering, Kimball, Crown, Victor, Singer, Kingsbury, Needham, mandolins, guitars, banjos, and Columbia graphophones.
The policy shows 132000 holders by November 1 1902 securing 293 million dollars in new business. The statement emphasizes consistent coverage and long term reliability of the insurer.
The program includes special exercises in grammar grades at 2 30 pm Friday with decorations on the blackboard. Roseburg and Eugene High Schools eye a joint debate. preliminaries to be announced. Miss Blanche Riddle will join Yoncalla as principal by Jan 21 due to rising enrollment. A Saturday Dec 20 game on Pine Street pits Star of Oakland against the Cyclones in Southern Oregon.
The order notes the death of Electa McClallen and expresses sorrow. It pledges sympathy to her sons, directs copies to city papers, and orders the charter draped in mourning for thirty days.
U S Weather Bureau Office Roseburg Oregon reports week ending December 10 1002 with maximums 4 and 12 and a minimum 37. Weekly rainfall 0.55 inches total since month start 6.05 inches. Monthly average 6.15 inches for 25 years. Sept 1 1902 to date rainfall 16.14 inches with average 11.15 inches and excess 5.79 inches. Observer Gineox
I A Merriman reports $57.15 from seven cows shipped to Roseburg creamery in November at thirty cents per pound. Cream is delivered three times weekly to the Medford depot, with twenty two local farmers contributing cream to the Roseburg facility.
Rev Miller preached on Love and Atonement at 2 a m on Sunday. A baptism followed at the river for a young girl from Green's Station. Myrtle Creek visitor Mr BK Crewe and others spent the weekend here while local reports discuss the cattle queen, her alleged diamonds, and a missing woman after visiting Yreka Journal coverage.
Roseburg Brewing Co of Roseburg Oregon seeks 2000 pounds of good barley and will pay one cent and a quarter per pound. Send responses to the Roseburg brewery address in Oregon.
On Wednesday evening December 24 1802 a Christmas tree program will feature good music singing and exercises at the Glide church followed by a dance at the new hall. All are cordially invited come early and enjoy a good time by order of the committee.
A small farm property of 17 acres adjoining the fair grounds lies 1 1/2 miles east of Roseburg. It includes goat buildings 150 bearing fruit trees and 10 acres under cultivation. Priced at 1235 dollars. For particulars inquire at Milikin's shoe store Roseburg Or.
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