The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-10-04

! teleBFdp pillC illSpalcl W lilS otuce
from Empire City announces the arri-
val at that port of the schooners Laura
May and e. II. Merchant.
Mr.. Morty sullivan announces him.
self the workingmen's candidate foI
City Marshal, and respectfully requests
| the support of his friends.
According to the list published in
the Sentinel, Hon. Binger Hermann
pays taxes on property in Jackson
county which is valued at S4,6Si.
Services began in the NJ. E. Church
South Thursday, and will continue till
Sunday evening. Rev. NJ. c. Miller
is assisting Rev. Bell conducting SER
VICES.
1t il easier to find a score of men
wise enough to discover the truth,
than one intrepid enough, in the face
of all opposition, to stand up for the
anne.
! O. G. Perkins has disposed of his in
terest in the Metropolitan hotel to
Mr.. w. L. Button. No landlord on
the coast has more friends than Mr..
Button.
Messrs. ]. d. Hanks and Peter Kerns
request us to state tnat owing TO en-
| gaging in new business, they have
withdrawn from the contest for Mar
shalship.
We had pleasant call this week
from Mr.. George Borradaile, represent
Ing the firm of Kutner u q oldstein
San Francisco. Mr.. Borradaile has
gone south.
Mr.. w. 1. Friedlander has returned
from San Francisco, entirely cured
and looking much better than did his
former self. His friends gave him d
cordial welcome.
OrvilIe Baker left day before yester.
day TO attend the bedside of Bert, son
of judge Bonham, suffering with
diphtheria. Before Mr.. Baker reached
salem Bert. died.
| Mr.. Sol. Abraham and family al
Treasurer Wright and family have
gone to Salem to gaze upon the sight.
at the State Fair. We wish all pleas
ant time of it.
Frank Button has returned from
Portland, and will remain permanent
ly in Roseburg. On Franks return
even the young ladies exclaimed,
'tGiad to see you, boy"
Daily freight trains on the Oregon
and California railroad will commences
running to-day, and will continue W
til all the wheat in the various coun-
ties is shipped to Portland.
Mr.. Peter Kerns has purchased 8
fine span of horses, and is now in Sa
lie IN purchasing new truck and dray
and in a few weeks will begin busines!
in Roseburg in the truck aud dray line
A young man in this city recently
received positive orders not to call oil
the daughter of one os our citizens il
case this young man should call i
will be made somewhat tropical 70
him.
Uncle Billy Rose has just returne'
from his diggings on Coffee Creek
He reports dull season in the mine
this year, and that work has epde
until the commencement of the rain,
season.
A letter from Mr.. E. P. Roger.
general passenger and freight agent c
the o. & C. r. r., is to the effect ths
the present passenger rate from tn
Salem fair grounds and return 1872;
is the same as last year.
Last Monday Newton Livingston
set fire to some straw on Bailey Sin
gleton's place. The flames caught
other straw covering sacks of threshe
grain, and Mr.. Singleton lost by I'll
fire $50 bushels of good wheat.
The grocery store of Haffenden Bro
opened Thursday morning with fiji
: display of everything one could wis
1 for in the grocery line. The advertis
E ment of the firm appears elsewhere
t The new store is something that hs
long been needed in Roseburg, and
will be literally patronized.
J.. D. Hanks has rented the buiidir
$ owned by Mrs. Party, and after So
i iecting the same to "a thorough owe
! hauling, has opened a first-class s
s loon there. Any one wishing fiji
!. drink will give Durham call. I'll
: name uf the place is 'sStar Saloon y
o Spitz, the drummer, attempted
}. take the Portland Standard for cop
I ting our article of his exploits in th
city, and the Standard man talked
>. him with the toe of his boot Spi
J. walked out of the office to the measu
L of 1.-THE Rngue's March," Go
Sutherland and Wen play short ste
Friday morning stage-driver Lu
lie was taken with cholera morbus VIII
n near w. P. IreIand's place, and W
it comp elled to turn his team over
or another party who drove in on tin
ct A physician was sent to the sick NAL
" relief, and about o'clock Lnse "
III broc ght 10 this city and reported
~ seriously i'll,
= Sonne one tie ether day enptie'i
basket of eggs against the woodsh
of gentleman in this city. The eg
Of We're spoiled and dumped into I
n alley Through laziness. The gull
II will understand that the gentlem
lie owning the property on which the eg
L. were deposited does not wish the
ir- fense repeated, and if INFORMED
lie time will send q man around to car
r them further of.
4 This friday morning John T7pt
and another gentleman came hurri,
- ly into otown-havlng ridden lorseba
twenty-one miles In one hour and |
minutes-io o summon surgeon to
ae tend a man named Pitcher, heads So
sse yer at Tipton's mill. At 9 o'cl,
Pitcher get his arm in the way of ,