The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-28
BRIEF ITEMS.
City elec ion approaching.

City elec lon approaching.
Mornings are almost frosty.
Multirudes Of pupils attend Miss Hays
school.
Mr.. James Cooper. of Wilbur, was in the
city last Monday
To the wife of Hon. Binger Herman, on
the 22d. q daughter.
Judge Thomas Smith contemplates SELL
ing his Place near Wilbur.
General Barker came up from Salem Fri-
day and returned Monday.
A ine large deer was killed by General
Barker's son upon the head of deer creek.
Mr.. &c. Floed has gone to Jacksonville.
10 meet hIs family, and bring them to the
city.
B.P smith one OF our substantial farmers
living near Myrtle creek, has been in the
city this week.
Mr.. james Maste.s. of Summer, Coos
county, called this week. He is our au>
tharized ag.nt at Sumner.
The dam across the Umpqua, for tile
or st mill of Messrs, Flook~-and Wells is
beng rapidly pushed forward.
Weregret to / arm that the team of Mr..
Vim. Wells, of Tea Mile. last Monday.
ra away, breaking one OF his arms.
A new vessel was launched at North
s Beid, Cros county, recently. Our shipping
interests are steadily iml rowing on ths
Coast
Mr. Charles Benjamin, an old typo. for
merly of is county, but now of Wood>
land, California, is in the city visiting his
ri nds and relatives.
Mr.. Thomas Cox, of Salem. died suddet
" OF heart disease last Tuesday morning
Mr.. Cox was we'll known as man oi
honor and strict integrity.
The FIRST quarterly meeting of the NJ E.
church for Roseburg Circuit to be held at
Cleveland October 5th, is postponed for
tile present. n. a. STARR.
FIRE was started in the vicinity of S. b
Hendricks field, Looking Glas, and it was
with sxertjJn that it was kept from de,
stroying large wheat stack belonging &c
this gentleman.
Cleaning at Portland has been inaugura
ted by two brothers, of wheat brought to
that market-McLeara Bros. They have
two of the best separators at work on .
b, GOO bushels contract.
Lib Short returned from the vicinity o'
Stems mount aims few days ago. he
says that the principal loss sustained by
the stockmen is in horses The loss in the
cattle bands is hardly noticeable.
The Ashland IYdings comes to rs this
week enlarged and everyway improved. II
is the peer of any local paper In the State
and superior to MANY. We congratulate
its pFoprietors upon their success.
The hop house of J. G. Geer, neal
Butteyille says the Salem Statesman, wat
destroyed by FIRE on the 10Th. The flames
spread with such rapidity that nothing in
she building could be saved Loss is es.
iimated at about $500; no insurance on the
building
The arrest of Indians Implicated in THE
Int hostililies east of the mountains. does
not appear to be progressing very we'll al
Pendleton, Umatilla county. Only few
arrests have been made so far and nov
the papers are quarreling as to whom The
honors belong.
Last Saturday evening as the nortl
bound tram was pr ssing the car shops, twt
miles from East Portland. for some reason
the rear drivers of the locomotive, tendel
and two trucks OF the OoX car Jumped tht
track, and caused about half an hours de-
lay Accidents on this railroad seldom re-
suit serious, the road being under the car
of efficient men.
Last Sunday Mr.. James Laird SUSTAINED
rather severe loss. he had two twent,
dollar and one ten dollar gold notes in on
of his pockets loose. When a short dis
tance from the city. in company will
man who was a stranger to him, he puilet
some paper out Of his pocket and also tn
notes and dropping them passed on. Ii
eotn missed The notes aud going back b
found the paper he had dropped bus no
the money. Mr.. Lairi thinks tue strange
must have picked the notes up.
Burglars have made their appearance i
our city Last 5 tursiay night about .e
O'Clock Mr. JOS SI,eri an heard some on
IN the hard Ware store ut Sheridan Bros. an
on entering he found that burgiar has
com. tnto the building through a bacE
window Nlthing was missing al th
tim aud il MAS thought the barglar hal
lett. was found in the morning tha
he aai retarled and taken iienry riff
Il several DIX > OF cartrid res On ias
SATURDAY al attempt to enter tht res
d..nen If jMDe<.s Stautop was made. b I Ill
burglar was frightened away.