The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-10-21
L0CAL ITEMS.

a great many visitors are In the city at
tending the October term of the Circuit
Court, now in session.
Wood is selling at six dollars cord in
Roseburg at this date, and not very plenty at
that figure either.
James R. Dodge has received visit from
number of friends and relatives from New
York. who are now stopping with him at
0aklani.
A. G. Cox, former City Marshal of Rose
burg, is again :: happy father. This inter-
esting event occurred on Friday of last week
and is a girl.
DR.. r. ]. Page of Oakland, left on the
last steamer on visit to his old home in
Virginia, consequent upon the death of his
father. His friends wish him prosperous
journey and speedy return.
Hon. j. G. Hutchinson has returned home
from Portland and Salem, where he has
been attending the State and Mechanics
fairs. We understand he purposes leaving
soon for an extended visit to several of the
States, viz: Illinois. Ohio and Texas.
Mrs. A. r. Brown of Oakland, recently
left for an extended visit to her friends and
relations In the East. She will visit Chica-
go and Boston, the scenes of her early life,
which she left over twenty years ago. She
expects to be absent about three months.
We are in receipt of a complete dictionary
of the Chinook -jargon language, published
by ]. K. Gill& Co, Portland, in pamphlet
form. Il will be found very useful little
book for parties who desire to travel in an
Indian country.
Governor and Mrs. Moody gave their first
publ, reception last Wednesday. Owing to
the imclemency of the weather our Jenkins
was unable to attend, but we have no doubt
that our Executive and his amiable lady full
ly sustained Oregon's reputation for hospi-
trlity.
Our correspondent from Lookingglass in
speaking Of the school at that place, con-
cludes the paragraph thus: Success, Miss
A., and here's our hand," etc. We shall
send the young lady in question a marked
copy of the INDEPENENT containing his offer
and if she reciprocates, there will probably
be wedding out that way soon,
The gathering of fir cones to obtain the
| seed for export is an industry in Puy allup
which employs number of persons in the
season. The cones are dried in the hop fur.
naces until the seed tails out. when it il
packed up and sold for export. Large
quantities of the seed are planted in Europe.
The fir seeds bring from five to eight dol
lars a pound.
From the Yreka Journal we clip the fol-
lowing: It Is reported ON good authority
that the Central Pacific Company has of
fered Bailey of Lower Soda Springs, in Shas
ia county. near the Siskivou line, the sum of
$40, 900 for lands. 1t is thought the COM
pany want his property and springs to build
up a great summer resort, when the railroad
is finished to that point,
The Oakland Academy has commenced
the present session under favorable aus
pices. There IS already IS pupils enrolled,
who, nDder the supervision of the very able
and efficient principal. Prof Russell, are
making rapid progress in their literary pur
suits There will be given ON the evening
of November 18th, by the pupils, literary
entertainment for the benefit of tie school
Miss Mira and Moody Abraham, daugh-
ters of Hyman Abraham, former residents
of Oakland in this county, were each award
ed special premiums diLlomss by the
Mechanics fair which has just closed in
Portland. fer excellency in landscape draw
| ing and sketches, all of which is very pleas
| ing to their numerous friends and ac-
quaintances in this county. who feel elated
at the proficiency the young ladies arc at
| tanning in the fine arts.
Mr.. j. D. McKinnon, formerly of Oakland
in this county, has purchased Mr.. Knowles
interest in the Clarendon hotel in Portland,
and the business is now conducted by
Messrs. Zber & McKinnon, and under the
new management the house is increasing its
former popularity with the travelling public.
Mr.. McKinnon is frst-class gentleman,
attentive to business, genial and sociable
with all persons and competent to conduct
almost any business, and whatever he un.
dertakes he does WELL Pis friends from
Douglas county visiting Portland will find
| the best of accommodations by stopping al
the Clarendon.
A very small conductor with great dea
| of assumed Importance, has caught the spiri
of his superiors in distinguishing in favor o
the Chinese race against that of the Caucas
sian, as manifest by his very ungentlemanl.
conduct on last Saturday evening, Will
running his train south of Roseburg. A Ia
dy living at the Mountain house. who ha'
been in Roseburg taking care of her mothe
who was sick, got on the train on Saturda,
night with two small children, to return
home, and requested this pompous little con
children could get off at their home. In
stead of complying with the request he car
ried them some three miles beyond, to Dill
lards station, and put them off there in tn
dark, with no road to get back home on ex
cept the railroad track. with many inter
vening dangerous trussels and cattle guards
short distance beyond Mr.. Burnett's
where there is no station, that same evenin
he stopped the train to let off dirty heati
en- Chinaman It is also charged that rhi
same conductor distinguishes in his charge
south of Roseburg for which no tickets hav
been issued, by charging some person
nearly double what he does others hetwee
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