Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-08-28
From Oakland.

Miss Emma Smith left Friday for Halsey.
DR.. Little returned from Myrtle Greek last
week.
Mrs John Tapp is visiting relatives at this
place.
G. II. SHAMROCK returned from a yisi,
south.
Milt Applcgate of Yoncolla was in town
Tuesday.
Who says the dudes got left Thursday night
at the party.
P. B. Beckley made flying visit to Port
land recently.
Watermelons are coming into our market
from the south.
Dick Thomas water tank is big improve
ment to the town.
Work has just commenced on Wiley Pix
ingtons new residence.
Miss Allie Rose Of Roseburg is the guest of
the Misses McCulloch
Della Settle cut her hand severely Saturday
by handling broken glass.
Pete McGregor and Jerome Smith went for
a trip to the coast last week.
Burks furniture store has now on hand full
assortment of all kinds of furniture.
Hop Lee left for Portland Tuesday where
he goes to receive china medical treatment.
The party given at Frank Crouch's Thurs
day evening was not very largely attended.
| Mrs. DR.. Page has SO far recovered as to be
out on our streets again, am happy to state.
Frank Crouch is spending his idle moments
building him a residence; let the good work &C
on.
Morris the butcher is making an improve
ment to his shop in the way of a chicken house
back Of his shop.
Thos. Baker and family left Monday for a
ranch on the North Umpqua where they viii
reside in the future.
J. H. Shupe has been confined to his room
for several days last week on account of a lame
back but is now among us.
Don't fail to call on Page & Dimmick fol
your school books, copy books, ink of ever,
description for they have just received full
stock.
Bertie Brown had narrow escape las
Wednesday from being severely hurt by a team
running away but as BERTHE is a boy who
has great confidence in himself staid with the
blacks.
About twenty-five ministers passed through
here Tuesday evening on their way to Rose
burg to attend conference at that place, Mrs
Teel and other ladies had in readiness a fin.
supper Of which they all enjoyed.
Oakland Academy fully organized in all it
departments, will open its Fall term Sept. 7
1885. This vigorous institution with a thor
oughly competent and efficient corps of in
structors and ample facilities is pressing for
ward in generous emulation for the very from
rank in all that is most excellent and endur
ing in education. This academy has been
success from its very inception. 1t has done
great work for Douglas county Under tn
management of Prof. Russell it has move
grandly forward. Competent himself he ha
spared neither trouble nor money to secul
able and efficient assistants. This is not cram
ming institution nor is it fashionable boardin
school,. Solid work is done within its wal
and to have passed through its several depar
ments of literature, philosophy, science and a
means something. Parents and Guardian
having children or wards to educate cannot d
better than to put them in this institution
The building itself occupying an elevated pos
tion at short distance from the business pa
of the towR, IS large, airy and roomy; ii
grounds ample and the community in whic
it is located as healthy, moral and cultivate
!. as any in the county.