Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1888-01-06


ighted and finished rooms.
Roseburg was selected as the county seat
# Douglas county in 1885, and in the same
PEAR the neighboring towno Of Winchester, five
niles distant on the North Umpqua, was
moved over or deserted aud its inhabitants
Joined their fortunes to their more successful
rival. In 1872, the o. & c. K. K. made Rose
burg its southern terminus on its way IRON
Portland to San Francisco, and for len years
it enjoyed the advantages aecruing 10 the end
OF q railroad line, doing much business with
the counties lying to the south. In 1852 the
work on the railroad was recommended and
during the month Just passed-December 1887
1.-The last spike, giving Oregon great trans
continental line to the east by way OF San
francisco was driven amidst the applause Of
the two great Pacific coast states That the
facilities thus offered for travel must rebound
to the interest Of all Oregon and more espe-
cially Of southern Oregon is apparent. Rose
burg and Douglas county will receive greater
growth and more rapid development than ever
before. The era OF prosperity is just dawning.
In 1872 Roseburg became an Incorporated
city, in its march of progress and since then,
through the revenue raised by light taxation,
never over three mills, and comprehensive,
yet not burdensome, license system has pro-
vided thorough system of street lamps, and
greatly improved the condition of its public
streets, in both respects doing thorough and
good work. A water system for the protec-
ton OF the business portion Of the city against
tire, has also been adopted, and it is TO be
hoped that a more comprehensive system will
be inaugurated in the near future opermit the
drainage Of the city and to supply water for
other purposes than the extiuguishment OF
fires.
The citizens Of Roseburg are proud of their
town and have faith in its future, and all that
is needed for its greater advancement and
prosperity, is for our people to unite harmon
iously in all public undertakings. During the
yearjust passed the school district comprising
the city of Roseburg undertook the erection
OF handsome two story school house at a
cost of $Iz,oo THIS structure now nearing
completion will be an ornament to the city
and bespeaks good word for the public
Splritedness of our citizens.
Roseburg contains the u. S. Land Office for
the district comprised in Douglas, Coos, Cur.
ry, Jackson, Josephine and Lane counties;
and also U. S. Signal service Office.
DRAIN
Is thriving town Of 400 population on the
Q. & c. R. R. thirty-six miles north of Rose
burg, and twelve miles south Of the Lane
county line The town itself was called INTO
existence by the building of the railroad which
reached this point in 1872 and for some three
months Drain was the terminus of the road,
during which time the town was laid out on
sixty acres of land donated to the railroad
company by Charles and John C. Drain.
Prior to this time we can trace the history of
the settlement briefly as follows: Warren n.
Goodell in I847 took up a donation clam of
$40 acres, upon part of which is the present
townsite, and sold the same in 1858 to Jesse
Applegate, who in turn disposed or it TO
Charles Drain in 1860. Of these three pio-
neers Messrs. Applegate aud Drain are still
living, the latter on the donation claim. Mr..
Goodell died several years ago in Yoncolla.
As soon as the town was plated, business
houses began TO be erected, the first store
building in fact being erected by !. w.
krewson a short time before the railroad
reached the site. This was followed by a
store erected by C. E. Tracy and numerous
business houses have been erected since. the
largest at present being the general merchan-
of Charles, ]. c. and c. d. Drain, which
commenced business IN 1876 and erected a
large, commodious and handsome brick store
in 1883. They carry large stock and do a
substantial business.
At Drain is the saw mill Of E. c. Palmer
with capacity of 10000 feet per day, which
does good business. ohnson & Ellensberg
own .he grist mill which is a paying property.
The town likewise boasts of two excellent
hotels both prospering. Jos. Cellars carries
on an extensive general merchandise store,
Ostertag & Co. do good business in the
grocery line, Joe Lyons conducts a paying
drug stoie, Mattoon & Shelley carry on a
livery and blacksmith business and run the
stage line to Scottsburg. Drs. Kuykendall
Payton are in partnership as physicians and
have an extensive practice. ]. NJ. Stark is in
the hardware business and the town has a
furniture store, jeweler, millinery shop, shoe
maker, harness shop, photographer etc.
There was good settlement surrounding the
site of Drain before the railroad gave oppor
tunity for the building Of the town. Since
however, the farming community keeps pace
in development with the town. There are
large sections of railroad and government
lands northeast, northwest and southwest o
Drain, which have but recently been surveyed
| and are now open 10 settlement. This lane
| is principally of broken character but is ex
cellent for timber and grazing purposes, inter
| spersed with some fine farming land, and a
some future day, probably not distant, viii
| be thickly settled. A careful estimate give
that for every 100 acres OF this land there will
be found at least 30 acres of the very riches
| soil good for cultivation, when proper
cleared. To those seeking homes on govern
ment land, THE REVIEW calls their atten
ton more especially to this section of Doug
1 las county.
The chief item of interest il
| Drain, and one which has added much to it
/ prosperity is the Drain Academy, which b
/ the legislature Of 1854 was made a Stat
| Normal School. Our readers will be please
to know something of its history. The schoc
district was organized in 1861 by Charlie
Drain, c. F. Colvin, ]. M. Gardiner and S
Ensley who erected log school house som
two and one half miles west of Drain. MI
Drain himself starting the work with that in
domitable energy which has always character
lied him, by going to work one morning t
clear the land for school house. SchoC
was conducted in the town hall after the LAY
ing out Of the town until in 1882 the presel
academy was erected by the subscription
the citizens and placed under the supervise
Of the Methodist church. The district schot
Is taught six months in the academic depar
|. .ment. At the present writing Prof. r.
Booth is principal of the academic departmer
| A. i pIlQClps
of the normal department, Mrs. F. w. Ber
son is teacher Of music and Miss Myrtle Ru
sell has charge of the art department. Ther
were I76 pupils enrolled last year ard tt
number will be larger the present year
Many ofthese pupils come from the yanor
sections of the county and the school is
high favor in Lane and Coos counties, attrac
ting students from both. A town with
school bringing patrons from abroad Is alway
lively and thriving and the Drain academy
this regard has been good business inves
ment for the people of Drain, as well as r,
flecting honor upon the town by its excellenc
as school, its principals ranking among th
leading educators of Southern Oregon. tt
| academy has cosy, well lighted art rool
and several of the students avail themselv,
of the opportunity to cultivate the talent
drawing and painting. There IS also wei
equipped experimental laboratory for th
classes in chemistry and natural philosophy
Drain Academy has won an enviable reputs
ton among the educational institutions Of II
state and is school that THE REVIEW take
great pleasure in recommending to parents
and point worthy of note, is the healthf
surrounding OF the town and the fact that Il
sale Of liquor is prohibited by the city ord
nance under authority of the charter.
evil lnnuenceS are Kept away from the Studen
during their sojourn in Drain.
The Golden Star Mining Co. has its ofic
at Drain. This company was organized i
November and the ledge is situated some fifi
miles from Drain just over the line in Lar
county ten miles from the Rohemla distri
. and was discovered in August by B. F. Pea
. son. The ledge stands at an angle of abo
IS degrees and is about sixty feet wide ar
5 groupings have been traced for three thousar
: feet, the gold being plainly visible to 4