The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-08-19
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

ATy some o. Tue NatlonaI Deer at the
Red Front.
Captain Merriman, agent for various
pianos. is in our city.
Gambrinus, the favorite Portland
beer, at the Red Front.
Port,r, ginger ale and bottled beer
at the Metropolitan Saloon.
Herring and Swiss cheese always on
hand at the Metropolitan Saloon.
Mr.. B, j. Grubbe. of Wilbur, spent
several days in Roseburg this week.
Mrs. j. J. Flett, accompanied by her
brother, j. L. Eglin, of Corvallis, re-
turned home on Monday.
Mr.. Canaan, former y engaged In the
hotel business in this city, il now pros
prietor of first-class hotel in Seattle,
w. r.
Or. J. w. Strange is in Washing ton
T,ritory organizing lodges of the A.
o. U w. He was in Sprague last week,
where he o, ganized q lodge of this orr
DIR.
The editor of the INDEPESpENT is in
Portland tn week on !us{iness. Il he
were not susceptible ynun \ gentleman
we should lrok foi his return the la t
of the week.
w. Fl. Herman, agen for the Singer
Manufacturing Company, has gone
down the river and expects 10 sell n
machine to every fs,ns1y about Gardi-
ner and scotlsburg before he returns.
w. q. Pitchford visited his family md
friends in this city this week. We are
glad to know that he enj ys lucrative
position with the railroad company.
He is located ''all along the line through
the canyon"
Thomas Farquar presented the of
flee last Tuesday, with fine ripe wlter-
melon the frs, of the season, tor which
We return thanks, as it was very GOOD.
He keeps them on hand and tor sale at
the Live Oak saloon in Roseburg.
Here is how the Adm Argus gets the
marriage notice of John Kenndey mixed
up: AT Rosehurg, O.. July 4. 1882, j.
F. Comedy, Dep,y. Co. Clerk OF Doug
las county, to Miss Mary Parker
daughter of Judge Parker of Adm.
Singleton d Thornton Bros thresh-
ing machine went to the northern por-
tion of the county this week to begin
operations. The force accompanying
Will probably get more work out OF a
machine than any other crew in the
county.
pigtailed son of the Celestial en-
pire who arrived on Tuesday nights
train from Portland, claims to Lave been
robbed Of $3.50 in coin, at one of our ho.
tells on the night of his arrival. The story
is not credited by those who ara the
best informed.
Honest John has two match races
on his hands iil the Willamette. One
against Lulu Riggs, six hundred yards,
for $500 eide, to take place at Juncnon
N short time. Lulu Riggs is the
animal that beat Honest John in the
half-mile dash at HilIsboro recently.
Robert Troxel has reopened the "'76'
saloon, and proposes to keep the besl
liquors of all kinds aud cigars. Every
body knows that Bob " ould not keep
anything Tut the best. William p.
Ireland, the veteran mixer of tcrus.
tas," may be found behind tie bar,
resdy to wait upon customers, in the
| most approved methods OF the profess
sion. Give him call.
Thomas F. Squires. or J. A. Law
| renee, whichever his name happens 10
be, was fined $500 by Judge Stott in
the State Circuit court OF Astoria The
fiue was paid, the pri-oner liberated
nd he Joined his wife (nee Nellie
Sloan) at the Parker house. 1t is un-
derstood that they will take the steam>
er to>aight and proceed to Chicago.
David g. Underwood, of Eugene
City, who has bee. sick for some time
ei,h drapsy, died on Monday night last
AGED 90 years. lie WAS well known in
Line county. where he has resided for
many years. He was a meab-r IF the
Masonic order and of the A. o U. w.
He leaves wife aud several children.
Ia fox a ~ h.ak h q
brother. en-. Underwood, died.
The Adm Argus, Modoc county. Cali
fornia, has this to say ofone of the old
time sage boys OF this section: Ned.
Payne, Superlntendent of Taylor's
orthern stage line, has reduced the
stations for his tea ms TO fifteen miles,
and increased the drives for drivers t.
sixty miles. The company pays its
drivers good wages and none bnt care
fui and competent men are employed
Virgil Conn has presented this office
with fine mounted map, with the
United States on one side and all the
rest of the world on the other We ac-
knowledge ourselves under deep obli-
cations to Mr. Conn for this valuable
and useful donation. We are sorry to
say tina, Mr.. Conn has closed out his
business in this place and is going to
Paisley, Lake county, to reside. We
regret to lose him from our midst and
our most sincere wish Is that prosperi.
ty and happiness may attend him in his
new home and business. He will take
bis dena rtu r., shoi1t the 1.t ot Octohar