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Newspaper
Roseburg Plaindealer
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
3
F. F. Patterson visited Drain to oversee progress on the Kent and Bridges building contract. Roseburg's Roseburg area sees business bustle, railroad talks, school meeting plans, a large funeral, and local civic updates.
Mrs. Jeff Hanan visits Garden Bot today. John Alexander the Glide postmaster in Roseburg on business. Anna Clarke leaves for San Francisco for a month with relatives. Benjamin Wallace drowned near Weiser Idaho. Dr. Sanctuary extends water works plan. Roseburg crowd notes inspections by Col. Jackson. Hon. Bridges improving. Fourth of July committee forms. Roseburg Rotten Gun Club shoot yields low scores. Travidl Davidson declared insane. care ordered at the state asylum.
Readable fragments list peace constables and road supervisors for Douglas County on date in 1802 with names across numerous precincts. Official vote tallies show governor secretary of state congressman and county officers including sheriff and clerk with listed vote counts.
The Algora and Goldbrick Mining Milling and Smelting Company promotes its properties in Douglas county and calls for stock at 25 cents per share. Promoters report 200 feet of tunnel and assays of 12 dollars per ton, six dollars per ton in a claimed vein. Officers Gr W Chews and B M Awuirace list Myrtle Creek as the base.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh. It claims the medicine treats the constitutional nature of the disease and asserts a $100 reward for any cure failure.
A flood of local ads and notices lists prices and goods from Bakeries, Harness shops, and Jewelers. It mentions folding strawberry boxes, abstract maps, and services by Sikes Carrell plumbing, with cross references to Oregon fire association and weekly papers.
Sealed bids for sale of state school lands must be received by June 24 1902 at 12 m The lands include sections 36 and south half of 16 township 33 south range 4 west Willamette meridian and sections 1 and 3 township 27 south range 9 west Willamette meridian Purchasers must submit regular blanks with funds equal to one fifth of the bid and pay by certified check The right to reject all bids is reserved Bids addressed to M Chamberlin Clerk Salemi Oregon marked applications for purchase State Lands
Local note from KR Bevill of OM Town Virginia says Arnica Salve from TMarklen’s wholly cures their daughter’s bad leaf of bead. The product claims to aid Cane Corns Baras Brolee Ulcers Eruptions Indallile for Piles with a price of 23 cents at A C Marsters reg store.
The school at Locking Gla will present an entertainment on Friday evening June 13 featuring songs recitations and cotayny rte. A ten cent admission will be charged with all proceeds net to buy wear articles for a shed gee All are invited including teachers Mice Wines and Mrs Bad per.
The county clerk will reveal details on July 2, 1912, for building a 28 foot wide road and 8 foot high wooden bridge near Reanberg to Looking Talus. The notice mentions a plan for a cemented bed and required bonds, with the project overseen by Judge M. Ty Tronurses.
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as the safest and most infallible remedy for severe throat and lung diseases. It claims to cure coughs colds bronchial affections and asthma and offers trial bottles free at A C Masters.
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