The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Smoky days.

none comes to this Office.
We learn that there is about to be q
change in the proprietorship of the
Roseburg Hotel.
Mr.. Fsndel Sutherland Is In town
looking for place to locate. He pros
poses to locate In Rossburg.
Tas Oakland Academy commences Its
Fall session on the 4tt day of Septem>
ber. Prof. George T. Russell Principal.
Honest John, the race horse formerly
owned Ia this county, won the purse of
els0 In the half mile and repeat race
81 Olympia. on tbs Goth day OF August,
in two straight hea $.
John Rasi, of the Roseburg brewery
we have reason to helieve, has departed
this life. At least we have not seen
him at this Office for several weeks.
We gre the prices Of grain as we
learn it from the buyers. and of course
it is none too low: Wheat, 80 cents;
oats, 45 cents; barley, 65 cents; pota
toes, 81; eggs, % cents per dtzen.
There was large crowd from the
country and from Oakland in attend,
snce q. the funerz of b. p. Smith. We
raw many familiar faces who had no,
G-en here for. some tinns before.
The sound OF numerous whistles In
concert with the od foundry standby,
makes times seem lively in Rosekurg
just now. The warehouses are in full
blast, receiving the results OF the har>
vest just over.
Morris Mensor is in town looking
for an opening for his boys. They are
both active young men and there will
be no difficulty in finding an opening
for them on the line of the railroad.
Thomas Farquar brought to our
Office the largest watermelon of the sea-
son, together with lot of ripe peaches
Mr.. Farquar is not much of market
gardener, but he ALWAYS comes around
about the time he advertises.
The freight trains to the front
require the strongest engines the COM
pany have, in order to convey their
loads The return trip consists Of
wheat cars and in consequence the
road is tried to its utmost capacits,
which we regret to say is utterly inad-
equsts TO the wants Of the public.
onr old lend John Fullerton this
week suffered an operation fora sup.
posed cancer npou his lip. The operas
tion VS. performed hy DR.. Bunnel !,
assisted by DR.. Davis, and while The
patient is doing well, we arr p ensed TO
announce that his emarkable beauty
will not be impaired.
The Hon. Reuben P. Poise, as pre-
viously announced, will address the
Umpqua Grange, at their hull in Rose
burg, on Saturday, the End of Septem-
Der, on the subject of transportation
We ara pleased to announce that the
meeting will be open for all interested
and large attendance is expected.
Isaac n. Merrill and r. P. Film, cap>
italisis of san francisco, were In Rose
burg last week, stopping at the Cosmo
poliiau ho'el. while travelling ostensi
bly, for plearure. il is believed they
were looking out field for profit ,ble
Investments, as they have m ,de exirn>
sive tours throughout the mountains
between here and Coos Bay. They
took their departure for Po.ila.d ON
Monday.
David Simmonds, young man en-
ployei in The engineer corps In the con.
struction of the railroad south of here
was killed In tunnel number SIX, one
day last weex. H was engaged in
measuring IL the xcava ion and while
stopping over TO set a stake, large
n1ass Of earth fell from the roof of the
tunnrl and crushed him 10 death. The
body WAS badly mashel. The body
was taken to Linn county, near Har.
risburg, whers his parents reside. fol
burial.
CAPT. F. T. Gi'm re is stopping at the
Cn.mupolitan. He is Lately FROM the
Fast. has made several trips trough
out our Coast range of mnuntai.s and
reamed extensively over the aea-
washed shores of the Pacific. Whether
he il In search at the IL Cabin" or
Capt. Knid's treasure, he d .es nos se
fit to d sclass. He Is genial grhl-
man ~ scholarly attachments aud fire
30. ial qualities. Whether 1t he pleas
ure, profit or wife he is search OF
We " ish MIN success and prosperity.
James A ken. the genial prosp-ctor
and coal hnd.r, of Coos county, was do
ing the city the fore part Of this week.
He is hale and hearty aud brimfnll oi
new yarns fresl, from The miaing camps
1t IS hinie.i i,y his intimate acquains-
anc. that IL is sosaetnink more than
mer. mining intercsts that prompts
him to leave his cool, shady retreat in
the moumaiis and face the burning
sands of h- valley at this ss.ason of the
year. but the tenacity with which Jim
sticks TO single bles<edn Sc pf.clnd.s
tue idea tllst he cohtemplatss anythins
serious against the pesceful abptie OF
any # tho widow ladies' Of our quiet lit-
tie town.
One OF our local anglers returned
from the Soufi, Umpoi,a q day or two