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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31
OAKLAND ITEMS.
1. is very rainy and times are dull.

It is very rainy and times are dull.
cal case out OF town.
8 ,veral Of our young gentlemen went TO
Albany and returned delighted with their
"trip.
Our energetic towsman, Walter Whesl,
er, has an abiding faith in the town OF
Wilbur.
Maud Muller, the hand ;ome little jew
eler, Is at his old station again. Success
attend you.
DR.. 8. K. Raymond, OF Brownsville, the
popular and we'll skilled dentist. is al the
drugstore with q complete set Of apparatus
The Sabbath school is very prosperous.
and Brother Smith will labor earnestly for
the advancement of the morals OF the
people.
The new road through Browns Geld 10
not yet opened. George Sacfy should rush
work and have it ready to travel on early
as possible
Mr.. Fred Floed is now q permanent citi-
zen of Oakland. and working in the inter-
est of the ~ estern Star" We welcome
him to our midst.
The boot maker, George Volhart, has
become poet and his rhymes are causing
quite sensation. poets are born, but
scholars are made"
The Oakland public schools are very
prosperous. and Miss Tate and Mr.. Cress-
well are trying TO advance the educational
interests OF the citv.
Miss Lucy Pinkston, the accomplished
school mistress. is quite sick at the home.
Of her sister, Mrs James Young. DR..
venable has the. case 10 charge, and all
will be done that skili can do to effect her
recovery.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31
ROSEBURG WILL CELEBRATE.

At a meeting of the citizens
OF Roseburg, held in the
courthouse last Saturday even,
ing, 1t was unanimously res
solved to celebrate the coming
anniversary OF the nations inde>
pendence. Following are the
committees appointed: Finance
}. ID. Van Buren, |. Caro-, G.. A.
Beath, J. p. Sheridan and DIR.
| W oodruff. Grounds-Wm. Car
roll, j. j. Farquar and Thomas
Grisdale. Muslc-L. Belfils, j..
W. Strange and M. Levinson.
Plug Uglies-Jacob Bitter, A. w.
Fenner aud Harry Austin. Ar
rangements-A. w. Compton, o.
G. Perkins and j. &. Fullerton.
The bar was constituted com.
mittee to procure orator, reader
and chaplain; and T. K. Sheridan
was chosen treasurer. These
committees will meet ut the
place of their appointment June
7th, to report progress, and in the
meantime the finance committee
will solicit subscriptions.
There will be everything done
to make this the grandest celebra.
ton ever witnessed in the county.
The plug-uglies will be notices
able feature In the exercises OF the
day, and if there is good business
comprehension shown on the part
OF our business men, means will
be supplied to provide tor grand
display of fireworks in the town
at night. Ii there is such display
the majority of Roseburg's visitors
on the Fourth will remain over
till the 5th. One OF our leading
business men is pushing the work
on his new warehouse in order
that they may be plenty room for
dancing, aud the others are ready
and willing to do all within their
power to make the celebration
AGREEABLE to all. Let everybody
come, and from all parts OF the
county.
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UMPQUA FERRY.
Ram once more.

Present storm has done much
damage to the early sowed grain,
at this place, byyblowlng it down,
Prot. Heard, ,onr efficient school
superintendent, was with us las,
Thursday, examining the schoc
in this district,
A man at this place intends
going into the business OF raising
all kinds-ot, fbwls lie pays the
highest price for rare specimens.
The saw mill at Hubbard creek
Is not as much of a success as
Some thought it would be; vet it
will be fixed so as 10 make it cat
about five or Six thousand per day.
j. II. Robbins & Sor, of Port.
land, agents for the celebrated
whitney aud Holmes Organs,p p. q,
ed through here canvassing for
the same. We did not learn in
regard to their success.
The river at this place has got
up pretty high again. Last night
MAY 26th,) 1t raised about five
ieet, and ut present it is still rais-
ing. Old settlers are much sur
pnsed at it raising so at this time
of the year.
The post Office at Coles Valley
has been discontinued, and all
should take notlce;o the change,
and save trouble by directing
mail matter thatstormerly went to
that Office direct to this. It .as
80 ordered sbysfne Postmaster
General.
The warm days of last week
were the cause of several rattle-
snakes making their appearance
on the the sunny slde>hills. A
man at Hubbard creek was at,
tackled by one which caught him
by the boot>leg and frightened
him SO he blushing fled and left
1t all alone.
Several of the young men are
anticipating a journey to Sugar
Pine as soon as the Sugar Pine
Minstrels announce Their next
performance. We have witness
ed several OF the performances of
Steel which were good, aud we
think any other Star who can
compete with him must be very
good indeed.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31
BY TELEGRAPH TO-DAY
JAS. D, FAY SHOOTS HIMSELF.

SPECIAL TO DOUGLAS AsINDEPENDRNT.
EMPIRE CRY, May -Ts Ed.
Douglas Independent: The people
OF this place were startled this
morning by the report that Jas.
D. Fay had killed himself. 1t
soon became known that this was
the cad fact, and coroner's IN.
quest over the body OF the de
ceased resulted in the finding of
the following verdict:
We. the jury summoned to inquire into
the cause of the death of JAS. D. Fay. do
find that deceased came to his death by a
wound inflicted by pistol shot fsed from
q pistol held in his own hands.
The facts developed by the tes-
timony given before the jury
were that the night previous he
had retired in company with L.
X. Lane about - o'clock. After
that time he took two or three
drinks, but not sufficient. as Mr..
Lane testified, to produce delirs
ium tremens. Mr.. Lane then
lett him, and MIR. Fay went to
the Star saloon, and was sitting
by the stove, reading newspaper,
when Mr.. L. w. Sprague and A.
W. Sprague, his brother-keep-
ers of the saloon-went out and
left him sitting there. They
shortly afterwards heard the re-
port OF pistol, and ran back to
the saloon, where they found Mr..
Fay still seated IN tho chair, with
his head bent forward, the blood
flowing freely from his head, and
his pistol lying in his lap.
DR.. Mackey testified that death
had resulted almost instantan>
eously with the shot.
MIR. Fay came here from San
Francisco, and was attending to
business he had in court. He had
made many friends, and his sud-
den and tragic death has cast
gloom over the entire community.
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while the other tractors took the route
because they thought they could make
money by 30 doing. While we do not
doubt the new contractors will give gensra
al satisfaction, 1t is due Mcclellan l. Co. to
say the mail service was we'll performed
while they were in charge.
The report of the late Grand Jury Is
generally commended. The recon- menda-
tions made therein are all wise, but in-
stead one drawer In one table 1t is thought
two tables, with two drawers will be bet
ter--one drawer In which to keep the ju>
rymen's tobacco, in protection of jury
room floor. If the second drawer DO too
expensive, then buy a spittoon or two.
1.J. Critzer and Lee Rodenburg came
Tuesday evening. Owing to want OF lumber
from which to manufacture sluice boxes
they were compelled to shut down in their
mine, and partially cleaned up after six
weeks run during day time. The
boys brought down with them sew
enty-fiye ounces of gold taken from one-
eighth1of an acre and during the Sums
mer will put their claim In perfect order
tor next seasons run of water.
Mr.. l.. g. jackson. of the New Idrian
quicksilver mine, paid Roseburg a visit
during the week. From him we learn
that the furnace for the mine is being rap.
idly completed, and the smelling of cinnaa
bar ore at the mine will commence about
the latter part of July. The CT mpsny now
have vein of ore two feet in wedth at the
top of the hill. four feet wide in the first
incline, eight feet wide in the second ins
cline. and twenty feet wide in the lower
lever.
Last week we gave place in these col>
umns to \ short communication from
Drains, which reflected upon our old
fried, AL. Mckenzie. AS AL knows we.
would not knowingly hurt his feelings
and there was no reason tor the corrsss
pendent to write such letter, we must
say to the correspondent that he exhibited
very bad taste in doing what he did, and
that we do not want any more such let~
tiers. A joke. when it Injuries no one, is
well enough, but personalities are not
jokes.
Judge E B. Watson and Mise Kubli
were uuited in marriage at Jacksonville
last "Wednesday. Judge Watson is one of
the best o: gentlemen, possessing liberal
education and known far and wide as the
truest of friends, while the lady-now
Mrs. Watson-is one Of whom the good citi-
zens Of Jacksonville have always esteemed
for their virtuous deeds and admired for
their personal beauty. 1t is certainly
q happy marriage. and with many friends
we wish its final results to be equally pro.
ductive of the happiness which is now
termed the honeymoon-or. in palmer
terms, it is our hope their honeymoon, like
the life promised all that is human, may
never find an ending.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31
r sHERIFF,s SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
tor the County Of Douglas, upon q j1dg.
ment and decree of foreclosure of mort
gage, rendered at the October term there
of, 1876, in favor of L. F. Grover. s. F.
Chad wick and A. II. Brown-the Board of
Commissioners for the sale Of School Land
ana the management of the Common
School Fund--gnd against A. j. Manning
and against the following morfgaged prem>
ises. to-wit: The south east quarter of the
south east quarter of section thirty-one (31);
the south half OF the south west quarter
of section thirtyrtwo (32) in town
chip twenty -four 81 range Eve
t5) west. Also the south half Of the north
east quarter and the south half of the north
west Quarter and lots two (2), three t3),
and tour a., of section FIVE (5); the north
east quarter of the north east quarter OF
section six (6), in township twenty y~iive (25)
south of range five (5) west; Also the
south west quarter of the north east quar-
ter and the south west quar.er Of the north
west quarter, ana the south half of the
south east quarter and the north west
quar.er of the south west quarter of sec
ton thirty-one f31l in township twenty
foua (24l south of range four ~ west; Al
so the Donation Land Claim of j. g. Han
nah in township twentyrfour-24-ald twen-
ty ty-five-25-south of range four-4-west. foi
the sum of fifteen hundred and two and
sixtyeeiphs 1-hundredth-$1, 500 8Ssl0O-
dollars, directed 20 me. commanding me,
that out of said real estate so mortgaged l
cause to BE- made the sum OF eeventeens
hundred and Iwenty.eight-$1 ,728-dol'ars
-, ~xvs mi N 0
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RED HILL.

Fine growing weather and crops looking
we'll.
H. B. Hendricks school will be contin
ued till harvest.
Mrs. Geo Harris has been very sick 70.
Gently. Sheis improving.
Sheep shearing has commenced. and .
good clip of WOOL IL anticipated.
John Long will keep his sheep on the
mountain sheep ranch the coming Sum.
mer. -
Strawberries are now ripe. Red Killers
can be seen rambling In search of this pre-.
cious berry.
Downen's little daughter has been
very sick with inilammatory rheumatism
She is said to be recovering.
r. Smith will have an abundant crop ot
cherries this Summer. Mr.. Smith has .
fine orchard, and most generally an abund-
ant supply of fruit.
Clay Long is now hauling barn timbers
which will be used for the construction o.
his new barn the coming Summer. HI
also contemplaies the building OF new
dwelling soon after.
w Wilson has recently purchased {
fine stallion of Hans Weaver, OF Myrtle
creek He 10 OF the fine White Prince
stock. Draught horses are what we want
and the Prince horses are suitable for Il ai
purpose.
Immortality Of the soul is being discuss
ed by some of the people in this locality
but the young fellow who was informed o
the fact In quite a serious manner . few
days since, does not believe in the doctrine
He understood" the sole to be pugilistic
performance.
Mr.. Westenhiser, who has proved to be
| very successful farmer, has devised .
somewhat different scheme of tilling the
soil from what is generally practiced in this
country, aud it has proved to be the only
| means OF successful farming without mi {
| LurinQ, or other means of retaining ths
richness Of the soil. Instead Of plowing
the me field each succeeding year, as il
most generally done. he makes division
of his farm land, and farms each division
every third year or every other year as be
deems necessary. and by this means be
says he Is certain of good crop. We
think ere long something of this kind will
| be adopted by the generality of the far
mers. 1t is the general complaint Of the
farmers throughout the country that the
present yield Of grain on old ground is moi
so good AZ il formerly was. Where there
was formerly raised from thirty to forty
bushels of wheat per acre on an average
it Is reduced 10 fifteen and twenty bushels
ct present. There must be q cause for it.
and the cause is based on simple reason
that the land 10 being worn out and work.
| ed to DEATH Mineral as well as animal
life requires due attention and manage.
ment to develop its producing capacity.
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corps Of assistants We predict success-
full Sabbath school.
Prof. Hawkins. our efficient singing
school teacher. for some previous reason,
will take his departure soon for Eastern
Oregon.
James McFarlald who had his leg
fractured some weeks ago. has sufficiently
recovered to be able TO walk about on his
erutches.
Mr.. Joseph Ensley. an old resident of
Calspooia,. we are informed contemplates
the selling Of bis place and emigrating to
Eastern Oregon, and engage in the stock
business. Mr.. Ensjey has made many
friends during his sojourn here who will
be sorry to lose 30 good man and highly
esteemed nelghbof.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31

Bro. Hill, of Wilbur, has writ.
ten another article to the .Star
AS we compelled him to retract hil
slander upon the good name and
memory of a dead man, we tee
as should any one who had per.
formed a righteous duty and
wishes to have nothing more to
do with one so lnslgnificantly
contemplate as F. 4. Hill has
shown himself to be.
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GARDEN VALLEY ITEMs.

A sudden rise in the river pres
vents ferrying this week.
There will be preaching at
Cleveland OH Sunday next.
Mrs. Booth is recovering from
a long and severe spell of sickness.
A ten pound boy is what has
made Dal. Shelton 80 happy since
last week,
Geo. Booth has returned from
Siuslaw, having located q claim.
Mr.. Booth will again visit Sius>
law ere long.
Mr.. e. T. Woodruff has gone
to Copuille to zee his brother, who
accidently got his leg fractured a
short time ago.
notwithstanding the bad spell
OF weather we have spelling
matches not to be grlnned at.
We are glad 10 see an interest
taken in this, too often deficient
branch.
Willie Rowley,aged seven years,
died the 25th, of brafn fever. Vii.
lie was the best and brightest in
school, and her loss is mourned
by her teacher and schoolmaies
and the entire community. Her
remains were inferred in the
French Settlement cemetery. May
sne rest in peace.
Last week Johnnie Lenherr at
tempted to cross the river with
Mr.. Gilllam's ferry, but pot hav>
ing drawn the boat in proper po-
sltion before, turning it loose,
johnnie soon found 1t broadside
in the current. The rope broke
IN time to keep the boat from
sinking, and knot in the rope
caught 10 the pulley and swung
the boat into the bank a few
yards below where he started.
Had 1t not been for the knot John
ME and the boat would have been
mashed into smithereens on the
rocks in the rapids two hundred
yards below.
On Monday morning last, Geo.
Palmer,a a man who has been chop
ping wood tor j. O. Booth, while
crossing the river 10 the fsrryboat,
suddenly dropped down helpless
near the boats edge, in a fit. The
passengers oD the boat held him
from rolling into the river, and
summoned Messrs Booth and
Hendricks, who went TO his reliet.
The stranger recovered from his
fit IN q few hours, but is yet lay>
ing seriously i'll at the residence
of Mr.. Booth, where he will be
kindly treated. Mr.. Booth Offer
ed to secure physician, even at
his own expense, but he refused
to have any. Prospects are'favor.
able for Clarke apother boarder.
1t is a good thing the Ptaindeal-
er has q devil; it 1t were not for
the little devil, the big devil
would have nothing to write
about except the Coos Bay Rail-
road. Better talk about the feasl.
5i'ity OF constructing a wagon
road to the coast. Won't you
ples sc, G. Y. B., kill that devil,
commit suicide yourself, or else
go down TO Coos Bay aud let Sig,
lin do it for fou, and thereby
sgive as a rest" from your con-
glomerated mess OF f,lacious s,>
phistry that amounts 10 rs much
as tho. Irishman's definition OF
nothing-"A footless sock with>
out ia deg" "A word to the wise,
n &c.
ocnool Is nonrish1ng under the
management oi Ell. Fl. Hendricks.
Putting skunks in desks, or any
such conduct, is q thing OF the
past, as scholars know when to be
obedlent. Prot. Heard awe the
school 9 profitable call. The
Prof. is doing his duty-a thug
several former superintendent
falled to do; however, they were
very prompt 10 drawing their
salary. NgsssEADsEzzAR.
These win i 6efln SIC
Dlrs tors of the 9. q r.
ksid snea ], Is
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Programme.

Following is the programme
ofthe Oakland Sunday schoo!
Picnic, June Atm, at Williamson S
Grove: Greeting song; Prayer
By Rev. Rell; Song, "lsIe OF
Beauty" Address, Rev. G. Fl.
Hoxie; Song and Chorus, by the
Sunday School; Address, Rev.
Snick, Song, "Wa,chiug aud
Waiting;;" Address, Rev. Klyce;
Song, Moonlight Chorus" din
ner. Everything will be done to
make the OCCASION pleasant.
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Photographs IN Style.

A. F. Smith, the celebrated Photographic
artist from Salem, is nov in Oakland. and
will remain there q couple of weeks This
gentleman is the finest artist that has yet
visited Douglas county. and has apparatus
which enables him to take pictures In al
styles from . mir iatura To iitr-size, as low
rates. To all desiring frst.class photo.
graphs or other pictures we can recon-.
mend Mr.. Smith a. the bes. Of artists. We
hope no will soon pay Roeeburg o yisis.
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YONCALLA ITEMS.
Who is a.wen.y-.wo1"

Who is "twenty-swos'
The sick folks oi this place are slowly
recovering.
4 Jshn Debo has one Of the best drauRht
,teepls in Yoncalla.
i Iiased Ambrose had his great soe put out
If pIscs whils rnnning ss school the other
day.
The Drsii etssion hasa Bali Club and the
zie Nab viii play masch game
and On nsxt Saturday
-kina. OF fhe Metropolitan hotel Of
@ein ycnealla on Saturday last.
glsd - go yoa boy.
wsN taken very .srk On
ia Drxdns ssssion. but -
he i sbIe % BE- around
shss Vi tszzn in resdl-
Z east 1t the moun-
company with hr
-son:: visi1G She
sugena
onl'
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r. Breckenridge & Robs Easton,
MAnBLe WORKS.
Opposite T. p. Sheridan's Hardware
Store,
ROSEBURG, OREGON.

Mantle pieces made from Italian and
American, marble monuments, and tomb
stones. made to order, and frst-class work
warranted in this line. Anything in ths way
of stone~cutting promptly performed. and
all orders promptly flied. Always full
stock of marble and other stone on hand
and in case of any repair in this line in the
shape OF billiard tables, ETC., satisfaction
will be guaranteed.
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HAVE NOT RENTED.

8. Marks & Co. wish it understood that
they HAVE NOT rented their warehouse 20
any one, and that they will receive grain
and wool there as heretofore, % we'll ~
all other produce.
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UMPQUA GRANGE, NO. 90, P. uf
H, will meet hereafter on the FIRST satur-
OF each month. at Grange Hall, in Roser
burg. AL meembers in good standing are
cordially invited to tend:
GEO JONES, M.
j. =. DUNCAN. Secretary.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31

LODGE A. F. and A. N
holds regular meetings on Wednes~
day on or before each full moon.
J. C. FULLERTON, w. NJ.
r NEWCOMB, Secy.
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UNION ECNAMPMENT. No. o, /. o. o
F.. meets at Odd Fellows Hall on the 1st
and Sd Fridays OF every month. Visiting
Brethren invited to attend
D. 8 K. BUICK, C. P.
E. G. HuRsH, Scribe.
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aQseUMPQUA CHAPTER No. Ii. q.
ezX 4. NJ, hold regular communics~
zS tisns every first and third Tuesday
In each month All members in good
standing viii take due and timely notice
aad govern themselves accordingly. Visit.
ing companions are invited TO meet with
the Chapter when convenienL
B. HERMANN, b. r.
". L FRrEDLANDER, sec'y.
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- PHILETARIAN
Lodge. No. 8, / o. o.
F. meets on Saturday evening, of each
week 1t O'Clock, n their hall At Rose
burg. Members ofthe order in good stands
ing are invited to attend. By order of the N
q.
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FULL LINE oF
Gentleman's, Youths & Boys
CLOTHING,

paterns excelleny finished cheapest
offered the Roeeburg trade In this line well In
Others defy competition.
onya
There's attention for day JosEPHSON
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FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned will sell his farm. con
tanning 924 acres. on reasonable terms
Land oil under fence; good house and
harm; 100 acres bottom and farming land
the balance pasture, and is three and on
half miles from Wilbur. Inquire 1t the
Office. J. o. BOOTH
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-05-31

Our Stock Of Domestics and
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
Is Larger than Ever Before.
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FINELY PRINTED LAWNS,

OF all shades Ladies' Muses. Summer Hats-Lae STYLES
trimmed and antrmmed LADIES and Brown Shades Brds
Debys. Leghons Assorted Helm all styles
Ladies' Shoes all vaeiea Kd Cloth Leather Pebble
quality Misses aud Childrens sizes
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canvassing the
The con-
'isye-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-09-24
EXCMO. AYUNTAMIENTO i
DE SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO.
PREsIDENCIA.

Pr6xima la termination de las obras de re-
formas interior del teatro deesta Capital, acor-
dc anoche el Excmo. Ayuntamiento Sc haga
saber al pdblice por medic de los peri6dicos de
esta Isla, para que tanto los empresarios de
compafiia liricas dramaticas, como los agentes
delas mismas que gusten hacer proposiciones
de arrendamiento de aqusl edifcio, presenter
sus solicitudes en- esta presidencia, hasta el Is
del Immediate mes de octubre avirtiendose que
al dia de hoy, proponiendo ar.rendar el teatro,
NO tendran preferencia alguna sobre las que Sc
eDtreguen liasta ell citadO dia 15J de octubre
pr6ximo, y por consiguiente, que los Sres p. !
aulenes aparecen ;ftmadas, deber&p promoVel
nueyos escritos 81 asf conviniere sns intereses
Puerto. Rico, Setiembre 10 de iS7s.-Joss r
HecerTA, a-a