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Newspaper
Roseburg Plaindealer
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1903
Page
1
Special report from Heppner, Oregon details a morning cloudburst that destroyed most of the town. Early counts estimate hundreds dead with hundreds more missing. cities nearby report figures ranging up to 500 lives lost as rescue efforts begin amid widespread destruction.
A tax payers meeting appointed J G Flook J W Wright H Wollen berg J W Hamilton and J C Fullerton to inspect sites and seek architect plans for a Roseburg brick High School costing 15 000 to 20 000 A special meeting set for Monday July 15 1903 to vote a school tax for the new building B W Strong re elected director for three years and Miss Clara Dillard re elected school clerk The town urges residents to attend and support better schools to make Roseburg a regional education center
A London hospital surgeon, Furnivall, operated on Jobo Long after a saloon fight left a knife wound in the chest. He displaced cartilage, exposed the heart, and sutured the wound with sealant and silk. Seventy minutes after the procedure Long's pulse improved and he was moved to bed. A similar prior case occurred two years earlier.
Mrs. Johnnie Koontz visited California while Jim Grabbe, of Scottsburg, was a Gardiner visitor. Miss Hellen Fiske from Perkins Hotel visited Florence. The Jane hauled a load of commercial men to Scottsburg last Sunday. Mrs. N. J. Cornwall and children arrived from Oakland. Wm. Koepke transacted business in Gardiner. Gardiner hit 101 degrees in the shade last Saturday. M. E. Church meetings concluded. Johnnie Johnson returned from Portland by Monday’s boat. The Eva rests on mud flats for repairs. Juno serves Scottsburg. Johnnie Moore returns from Sherrett logging camp. A. B. Grubbe and Grace Grubbe visited from Oakland. Pearl Delaunay taught near Scottaburg and visited. Miss Helle Wade, postmistress, returned from Oakland and San Francisco. W. W. Ridehalgh returned from Florence via Coos Bay. Johnnie and Frank Cassidy return from San Francisco where Frank sought medical treatment.
The Ridge Placer Mining Company of Eugene has filed articles of incorporation with Jalvis Goldsmith D E Rice and Phillip Starr as incorporators. Principal office is Eugene and operations will be in Douglas county near Myrtle Creek with Eastern capital backing.
The American Vaudeville Theatre attracts crowds as a top Carnival showcase. It features the best priced vaudeville acts with high recommendations from press and public across cities where the company performs.
A stream of short notices lists residents visiting, illness, travel to Palouse and Sacramento, and local business updates. Garfield Buell aided Fenton's store setup while Denham and Randall plan a mountain outing. Myrtle Creek gears up for a patriotic Fourth with committees and a goddess of Liberty contest. Walla Walla land office notes stress continuous residence for homesteads amid rising contested claims.
The author argues dairying should be built by raising one's own cattle to control breeding and milking quality. Purchased cows often underperform and hidden faults emerge. hence, farm self-improvement yields better milking stock. Emphasizes lean, well-managed youth feeding to maximize milk yield.
In Greenville Texas the grand jury indicted Williams the nego who entered the Bishop home near Commerce last Thursday night to assault Mrs Bishop. He pleaded guilty in district court and received a ninety nine year sentence in the penitentiary.
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