Miscellaneous newspaper articles about Douglas County Oregon
March 26, 1881
The Marion Daily Star, Marion Ohio
General Joe Lane is critically ill at his home in Roseburg, Oregon. (Submitted by S. Williams)
October 24, 1889
Decatur Republican, Decatur Illinois
James D. Smith, the eldest son of Hon. E.O. Smith, of San Jose, cal., who has been living near Cresco, Iowa, has removed to Roseburg, Oregon, to which address he has ordered his Republican sent in future. (Submitted by S. Williams)
March 5, 1896
Weekly Gazette Stockman, Reno Nevada
R. Barry Matthews, a gambler, has eloped with, and married a 10 year old girl of Roseburg, Oregon. The girl's father and three sons are in hot pursuit of the couple. (Submitted by S. Williams)
September 17, 1898
The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh Wisconsin
Mrs. Charlotte Selden and daughter, Mrs. S.C. Flint of Roseburg, Oregon, residents of Oshkosh twenty or twenty five years ago were in the city Friday, the guests of Mrs. Wm. Wakeman, Jr. (Submitted by S. Williams)
April 5, 1900
Reno
Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada
Robber's Desperate Attempt to Escape
Roseburg, Ore., April 5-John Collins, the Seattle bank robber, who was in charge
of Deputy Sheriffs McLeod and Brown, entered a Pullman car toilet room last
night near Union Creek, cut the bell cord and jumped off the train, fully
shackled. The train had run three miles before the guards could signal the train
to stop. They returned to Union Creek and captured Collins under a section
house. (Submitted by S.
Williams)
October 10, 1903
The Mountain Democrat, Placerville California
Hi Claibaugh, of Roseburg, Oregon, spent a few days with Placerville friends this week while en route to San Francisco for a short vacation. (Submitted by S. Williams)
November 5, 1903
Iowa State Press, Iowa City Iowa
George Langenberg has left for Washington, Iowa, where he will visit his uncle, before returning to his home in Roseburg, Oregon. He will also go to Las Vegas, N.M., where he will look after a case involving the theft of a quantity of government timber. Mr. Langenberg was forester in the United State's employ for six years, and this is one of his old matters. He is a cousin of Supt. L.H. Langenberg. (Submitted by S. Williams)
January 20, 1905
The Myrtle Point Enterprise
Jack Rodgers, who was reported to have committed suicide at Roseburg, is now declared to have been murdered. Some think he knew to much about timber land frauds, having been a cruizer for a long time. (Submitted by Robyn Greenlund)
October 22, 1910
The Mountain Democrat, Placerville California
Titus Ranney of Roseburg, Oregon, arrived in Placerville Monday for a visit with his brother, George Ranney, one of our pioneer residents. Except on one occasion when they met fifteen years ago, their separation covers a period of sixty-one years. (Submitted by S. Williams)
January 20, 1914
Reno
Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada
Children Missing Ever Since Sunday
Went to
Play in Clearing and Never Came Home Again
Roseburg, Ore.,
Jan 20-A score of farmers have searched the woods east of Roseburg since Sunday
afternoon for the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Adams. The children, the
eldest a girl of 18 years, and three boys from 8 to 14 years old, left the
mountain ranch home of their parents on Sunday morning to play in a clearing
about two miles distant and did not return.
(Submitted by S. Williams)
June 29, 1914
Reno
Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada
H.W. Hughes and wife of Roseburg, Ore., are in town. (Submitted by S. Williams)
May 10, 1916
Reno Evening
Gazette, Reno Nevada
Cannon Gets Oregon Place
Washington, May 10-President Wilson today nominated William H. Cannon of
Medford, Ore., to be register of the land office at Roseburg, Ore.
(Submitted by S. Williams)
June 23, 1917
Reno
Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada
Town Hires Band
Roseburg,
Ore., June 23 - For the expressed purpose of giving the people of Roseburg more
patriotic music in time of war, the Roseburg city council has employed a local
band to give two open air patriotic concerts each week and to play national airs
for any patriotic organization desiring music.
October 30, 1919
Sandusky Star Journal, Sandusky Ohio
LAKESIDE-Mrs. Mary Wonnell and daughter, Mrs. I.N. Park, left Tuesday for their home in Roseburg, Oregon. (Submitted by S. Williams)
December 29, 1919
Reno
Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada
Jail Escapes Captured
Roseburg, Ore., Dec 29-Three of four prisoners, who sawed their way out of the
Douglas county jail here last night, were recaptured today. After escaping from
the steel cage the men broke into the jail basement and stole a quantity of
whisky which had been confiscated by the sheriff. Much of it was recovered.
(Submitted by S. Williams)
October 21, 1921
Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City Iowa
BRUMFIELD MAY NOT LIVE
Roseburg, Oregon, Oct. 21-Physicians today held in doubt the
recovery of Dr. Richard M. Brumfield, convicted murderer who last night was
found unconscious on his cell cot with his throat badly slashed.
(Submitted by S. Williams)
February 15, 1928
Sheboygan press, Sheboygan Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hoffman of Roseburg, Oregon, arrived here to spend an indefinite time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Karstedt. Mrs. Hoffman is a sister of Mr. Karstedt and has been gone from here 48 years. (Submitted by S. Williams)
May 28, 1929
The Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Sixty-eight years of continuous membership of the Masonic lodge is the record of Marcus L. Moore, 91 year old civil war veteran of Roseburg, Oregon. (Submitted by S. Williams)
July 8, 1929
Hayward Review, Hayward California
Mr. and Mrs. George Reynolds, of Roseburg, Oregon, have as house guests, Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Cone. Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Cone are sisters. (Submitted by S. Williams)