Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-11-05
cAs4RALTAS's LETTER.

For some weeks past, guilty con
science has caused me to dread the JUS
wrath of his puisiant majesty, the edi
tor of THE REVIEW, for my negligence
of duty in not sending my regular
stint of copy to the patient, long suffer
ing eompositor. That wrath has burst
at last, upon my devoted head, in tbs
shape of a plaintive and pathetic two
line local in the last issue. My heart
of stone is melted, remorse gnaws at
my vitals, and I hasten to the per-
formance of bounden duty.
By way of introduction, Mr.. Edi-
tor, take pleasure in announcing that
the Academy in our town contains, at
the time of writing, 235 pupils, and
therefore ranks among the largest
schools of Southern Oregon. This will
partially explain nv neglect of cores
pondence. Next summer the District
Institute meets in our village, and Bro.
Bell is expected to be present. Our
town is growing with remarkable
rapidity. Nav houses are going up
all around, and the future looks bright.
We expect to be incorporated this
winter, after which, the first action of
our "city parents" will be an ordi-
nance against roaming at large of the
gay and predatory poker. The first
term of circuit court is now being held
in our new court house | have never
met judge Webster, but those who
ought to know, assure me that he is
the right man for the place, and gives
universal satisfaction, by the right
eousness and wisdom of his decisions
and rulings. Messrs. Colyig and Kent
the contestants for the office of district
attorney are both on the ground; I
can't say which is acting, but I suppose
of course Mr.. Colvig is performing the
duties of the office, as he certainly
ought to be.
Mrs. DR.. Benson of Santa Clara Cal
ifornia is visiting members of her
family in this place. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Chapman of Wilbur are visiting
their son Jack, and their daughter
Mrs. DR.. Kramer. Mrs. J. Goodell
has been dangerously i'll for some
weeks past, but is now slowly recover
ing.
The sash factory and the saw mill
are pow running on three quarter time
for the winter months.
The name of our town, is certainly
missioner, and ought to be changed.
"Grants Pass" would suggest to a
stranger little village struggling
along the rocky sides of a narrow de-
file of the mountains. Nothing could
be farther from the truth, for it is in
the center of level aad beautiful val
ley, about three miles in diameter, and
could not be more satisfactorily situa-
ted. / have never vet found any one
who could give me satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION OF the origin of the name.
Some say there isa pass through the
mountains north of here, through
which Gen. Gran: once made a Jour
ney north. others say that Grant
never passed at all, but made it next"
and played a lone hand After saying
this they always smile and look
knowing. I'm sure l don't know
what they mean, do you? I hope that
when our representatives in the nsxt
legislative assembly provide for the
incorporation of the town, they will
also consider the propriety of finding
for US more appropriate name.
Mining interests in Josephine coun-
ty are being rapidly developed. Ex-
perlenced miners are confident that
the quartz legdes now being developed
are very rich and that in the near
future ours viii be the chef mining
region of the Pacific slope. I humbly
hope that these predictions my be full
ly verified
And now having performed my
duty, subscribe myself as usual,
CAsARALTAN