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Newspaper
Roseburg Plaindealer
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1903
Page
2
Advertising rates on application. Entered at the Roseburg Oregon Post Office as second class mail matter. The publication runs twice weekly and charges a yearly subscription of two dollars.
The Douglas County Court schedules Thursday July 2 to hear arguments on the Oregon Boom and Timber Company's franchise to control the North and Impan rivers. Critics warn the deal could block railroad development and threaten local water power and property rights.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a private party agreement involving the URERON LOMANT TIMBER COMPANY and another party concerning duties, rights, and obligations related to a timber sale. The document references a diary, a committee, and various parties in a dated dispute context.
A proposed long term lease would allow the second party to use a river section from Rock Creek to Winchester for floating and booming timber with tolls set per thousand feet. The document references riparian rights, improvements, and county interests and warns against private franchises harming timber owners.
The text presents a garbled discussion of a proposed franchise with numerous nouns and phrases. Key figures and places are obscured, leaving unclear who supports or opposes and what specific terms are at issue. The readable fragments suggest political contention and public interest in the franchise outcome.
The Denver and Rio Grande announces greatly reduced round trip rates from the Pacific Coast to attract teachers on vacation and delegates to major conventions in Boston St Paul Baltimore Indianapolis New York Saratoga Springs and Louisville Tickets allow on trip privileges and guided tours to Salt Lake City and other sites.
A brief note highlights the commitment of the prescription department to ensuring personal attention to every detail for patrons seeking drug products and guidance.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a dialogue about game and turkey quotas tied to county and civic contracts. It mentions W C McRae as general agent and a Portland Oregon address for sale dates and illustrated pamphlets.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a dispute over timber rights on a tributary of the Umpqua River and a proposed timber delivery and payment arrangement. It mentions a vote, company assurances, and service terms tied to a franchise or charter, with unclear details and timing.
Fragmentary game recap describes a Sunday city match with Engene and others, noting errors, injuries, pitching by Read and Pratt, outfield performance, and a late incident injuring Whiteaker. A Hewl retire and Younk sutures are mentioned amid a messy, partial box of names and actions.
An OCR fragment notes Mare Th Vhrell as headliner of a feature about Wilson Thiel and Applegate. It mentions Bull ant Fier and Mutlingtete with Lew AP POi te appointment of eqid ee taly, but specifics are unclear.
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