The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-16

Nr. sell Abraham is In Salem.
Mr.. Joe CiSugh iaas cur thanks 70
several items.
| .. c. Hsndrisk has gone to Califor
mia there to remain.
IT. I. Caro- IL once more on deck q
the Bazaar Of Fashion.
Parrott Bros. have opened ont . nev
stock of boots and shoes.
James Mahsney and Ajax. GibsoI
visited Rsssburg Sunday.
Virgil Conn is In Portland purshas.
ing furniture for his rssldsncs.
Col. Efhnger Ii 10 speak In this par
Of the State for Hancock and Eng
Iish.
Mr.. F. schlssingsr, Of Canyenyills
il In the city. We are pleased to -
him.
Albert Parker has gone to LAX,
county to look after the grave Of hi
late wife:
Messrs. \. Z. Stephens and 8.
Chsnowsth were in town Thursday
Come again.
Hon. NJ. c. George viii deliver po-
litical speeches In this city next Mon
day evening.
James Cameron had his arm frac.
tured by the upsetting Of . wagon on
Looking Glass hill.
Ar. Pike and wife, Of Oakland, and
Mr.. Narkwick and wife left for Cali.
fornia Tuesday morning.
Senator Slater has made twenty.six
speeches in the present campaign and
gone home to take . rest.
The many friends OF Miss frankie
Howard are pleased to learn Of tAat
young lady's return to Rossburg.
Hon. Jesse n. Barker will leave
next week for Eastern Oregon. and
will be absent from home several
months.
Miss Della sloeum's many friends
are pleased to know that shs has re-
covered from her lase ATTACK .of ty-
phoid fever,
Mr.. 81. FL. Hendricks, Of the Plain
dealer, starts for Eugene on Monday
there TO attend school. Our best wishes
&c with him.
Mr.. J. Hedgpath has gone to East
ern Oregon. Mrs. J, s. Linville ac-
eompanied the family fer the benefit
of her health.
w. II. Pitchford and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harman have rented the
house Of Mr.. J. n. Baker, and viii. at
once move into town.
Ad. Harmon has purchased Beath's
saloon and will open the same to the
public on this or Tomorrow morning.
"AA." has many friends in town, and
will make . success of the business.
The Liun county fair closed October
9th. The fair must be recorded as a
success nnoncially. The diplay was
not large, but all the articles on ex-
hibition were Of the very best quality
Mr. S. ]. Mccormick, who is now in
San Francisco, is, we learn, negotiat.
ing for the Monitor, a newspaper pub.
lished in that city. It ia very prob,
able that he and his family will leave
Portland to reside at the bay.
The editor Is indebted to friends in
Oakland for many favors extended
during his recent visit to that place
to no others more than the kind
hearted landlord and his lady of the
Depot hotel.
Ahern is the name Of young mar
who attempted suicide last Friday
night, by blowing out his brains. HI
only succeeded in burning his hal
when the pistol report was heard ane
friends came In time to prevent tht
sonsummation Of his purpose.
We will soon give our Oakland read
ers some spicy letters, written from tha
place by a young lady. who, while sh'
would guess the rightful names o
some of our other correspondents AM
makes failure, will know what sh'
speaks of and who she is taiki.g about
When she sees this item she will sa.
we are determined to have the las
word in the discussion, and that thi
10 mother case Of ''acIssors!'
One Of Roseburg's "raashers" wen
to Looking Glass, there made (as b
thought) ten-strike, danced all nigh
with the lady, and was finally tolt
she could not go buggy riding becaus
she had q husband. Our "masher'' no,
wants pinned upon lady's shoulders
"married" or ''single," as the case ma.
be. He don't want to be fooled again
and give q married woman's husban
a chance to put up ano thsr job on him