Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-12-18
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pea, and potato vines are in full |
bloom. m.-Herald.
Allen Arlington left for Arizona on |
the Arago, with the hope of bcnefitting
his health by the change of climate. |
His many friands wish him a pleasant |
voyage, and an early restoration of
health.
Eddie Tower fell over board while
playing OH the wharf in front of the
mill store last Friday. Arson Rogers
was close by with boat, and rescued
him, none the worse for his involuntary
plunge Coos Bay News.
The members from Douglas and
jackson counties were madetIa memo
rial-eommittec to inquire into the ex-
pense of Il monument to General 10
seph Lane, to be located at Salem, re-
port to be made next session. 4 fine
monument should be erected to the
memery of the deceased hero.
On the last trip down the Alago,
Coos Bay and Arcata crossed the bar
on the same tide. A strong head
wind and sea was experienced during
the entire passage which was favorable
for the Arago in a race, and she ar
rived y hours ahead of the Coos Bay,
and 81 hours ahead of the Arcata
Siglin says Representative Roberts
was good painstaking representative,
and his standing in the House was
above the average. Roberts says sub
stantially the same of Sig-Those
fellows have been doing something,
and each is afraid the other will give
him away, is our opinion. &C. B. n.
Judge Mosher comes out in an article
in defense of the democrats who sup
ported Mitchell They're nodefense;
it was the democratic party, endorsed
by the democratic press of the state.
1t was choice between an honorable
enemy and a renegade democrat. The
mere naming of Mitchell and Geo. II.
Williams as contestants should at
once decide every honorable man of
whatever party.-Coos Bay News.
A prominent grain dealer has IN
formed Standard reporter that for the
past 80 days there have been $4,000
bushels of wheat brought to that city,
on an average, every day. This means
about $4,000 worth each day, and it
is generally handled Turing a work
ing time of ten hours. The same rate
will probably be kept up for another
90 days. Some idea of the wheat
trade at that port may be had from
the above.
It is reported that a vessel, bottom
up, was seen off the bar last Saturday
Some are under the impression that il
is the schooner Jennie Stella, which
belongs here, and which was taking
a cargo of piles from Puget Sound tt
San Francisco. The vessel is Ions
over due, and she may be lost, bu
when it is remembered that Is coaster
are missing since the last gale, tht
chances are favorable for it being some
other craft.-Coos Bay News.
/ A Chinese sheepherder on the nortl
fork of the John Day river, had a sin
gular encounter with bear the othe
day. Bruin was hugry and visite'
the corral for fresh supply of mutton
John did not believe in such pilferin
and attempted to slay his visitor wit
an ak. The latter had too much Sul
5 livan like science for the Mongolia
and knocked him out with an upper cut
: Not being fond of Chinese meat h
left John for dead and carried off
, sheep.
John Dawne, the Salem man whC
t was appointed by President Clevelan
, to the Judgeship, and over whose al
pointment so much has been said, an
8 who was relieved from that place b
appointment of his successor, and wb
was reported as having skipped OF
, from that far northern country fo
: fear of having to answer severa
crooked transactions in this state,
said to have turned up at Victoria, e
route to Oregon to court investiga tiol
About seven months ago Tom Nj
j. Nary presented Mr.. Backensto with
D silver-gray fox kitten, captured In tn
| mountains above Brownsville, whic
e he has since kept confined in cag'
t Some time since, however, he manage
to escape and since that time has Y
i manned about the house and yard, an
7 daily can be seen playing with
!. neighbor's dog as familiar as can b
:. As he attains his age he exhibits a
i the cunning characteristics of the fo'
g for all the efforts of Mr.. Backenst
) to catch him have utterly faiie
! -Disseminator.
g It is learned that Frank G. Shrur
+ son of J. w. Shrum living near Bas
n saw mill cast of this city, has bee
r heard of, together with young Lehma
+ for whom inquiry was made. TIL;
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