The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-30
SATURDAY.. OCTOBER, 80, 1850
SOUTHERN OREGON NOT Es.

.A~SS - LIZ SCeSGOA WAlA NOA4-
mence.
Everybody is getting in their
winters wool.
Nj. Z. Smith reports everything
as fiourisbing at Elkton.
Born, In Looking Glass on the 18th
inst. the wife Of A. J. Warren, a
fe6rn, on Roberts Creek, the Gath
inst. to the wife of Geo. Embree, a
son.
Mr.. Richard Thomas and Mr.. Jas.
Mahoney was in town during the
week.
Uncle Aaron Rose caught river
trout this week two feet seven inches
in length, and weighing over sevar-
teen pounds.
Mr.. James Moore still continues do
ing good work in the way of making
best of good roads between this place
ss.61 eanvSnville.
We have received the wedding cards
ef Miss 0rilla c. Baker and Mr. w. S.
Humphrey. The happy couple will
accept our congratulations
w. R. Wells have struck it rich in
; rsAeer mines in claim on olilala. The
The claim is what is termed hill dig
gins, and the gold Is coarse.
A marriage has taken place in this
cou nty wherein the man is 63 years of
sge and the lady 1s. Go it when you
are old, is the old mans motto
Some rascal the other night cut the
halyards to the republican fag-pole.
IT would not be healthy for the fellow
should the republicans catch him.
Rev. w. D. Nichols will preach
next Sunday, October 81, at Pine
Grove church, at II o'clock, A. NJ, and
5o'elock in the evening at Roseburg.
Married, on Deer Creek, at the va.
Gated residence of Rev. DR.. Smick,
Oct. cath, 1880, Empson Collins and
Miss Holt, of Roseburg, by Rev. ). r.
N. Bell.
1<iCN1 VII IOpCASS SlCCht Oh Lnb %DtIl
inst. to Mother Dodson, aged rs years
Mrs. Dodson was one of the pioneers
of this State. Rev. Bell preached the
funelal sermon.
No one will ask you how you are
going TO vote after next Tuesday.
Thereafter your vote won't be worth
a continental, and the conundrum
will be oat of date.
Abraham, Wheeler & Co, have been
offering many fine bargains in general
merchandise during the past week,
and now propose doing better by SELL
ing cheaper than ever.
The publication Of the paper has
been somewhat delayed this week
owing to an unusual rush of job-work
and desire on our part to make hay
while the sun was shining.
Miss Myra Abraham has returned
home from San Francisco. reporting a
pleasant trip and number of new
friends. So great is the number of hel
friends in Roseburg she is universally
welcomed home.
Our representatives and senators
have returned from Salem. The dele.
cation need not feel ashamed of its
work, since each member certainly
worked for the promotion of the besi
interests of Douglas county.
Mr.. Rndolph Abraham. member d
Abraham, Wheeler d Co., is in town
He has many good things to say 0
Roseburg, and is surprised that til,
town has grown so much in few
years. His numerous old friends ex
tend to him cordial welcome.
We had the pleasure of meetin,
with Col. John E. Ross, senator from
Jackson county, on Monday last. TIL
Colonel was in the enjoyment of tn
best of health, aud was heartily greet
ed by his numerous friends in Ros,
burg. We really believe Col. Ross
as popular in Douglas as in Jackso
county.
Tne speech of Mr. P. g Stricklan
at Canyonville is highly omplimen
edEby correspondent who writes /
many things in favor of the gentIema
named and bis speech. Mr. Strieklar
will make the speech at the meetir
of the Garfield and Arthur club Q
this fsaturfiay) evening, to after
which all are invited.
Nearly fifty democrats, accompann
By the silver Cornet Band, attend,
the democratic rally at Portland fro
this '1see on Thursday. Our Portlai
the city on th
blaze of iigi
ing In III
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