The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-18
LOCAL ITEMS.


Gov. Moody has appointed TEA. Mcbride,
of Oregon City, Prosecuting Attorney of the
Fifth Judicial district.
U. S. Senator L. F. Grover and wife left
on November 9th for San Francisco en- route
to Washington.
NJ Dean and l. B. Nichols of Riddleville,
were in town last Monday. They report
business lively at the front.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
Of Messrs. Gaterman 6 Beltils, who have Sc.
cured the right to patent concrete pipe.
L. L. Savage has returned from short
visit to jackson county, Land may again be
found at that popular resort, Lou. Ziglsr's
saloon.
Thomas Hinkle last Wednesday killed
large cougar and fisher. He sent them to
George Langenberg. the taxidermist to have
them stuffed.
Music for the Odd Fellows ball on
Thanksgiving night. will be furnished by
Lynch's quadrile band, which is sufficient
guaranty that it will be hfst-ciass.
The scarlet fever has prevailed for some
time in Coles valley, in mild form. This
week there we're two deaths, one daughter
of Jesse Clayton, aged about six years, and
the other young son of Thomas Thomp-
SON.
d. NJ ali II
Dovan member of the hrm of Dovan &
Knight, druggists in Portland, committed
suicide by taking prussic acid. No causes
is assigned for the act.
| Kelly, who was shot at Lewisville, on the
railroad extension, by Dawson, died last
Saturday, after lingering eight days. The
| examination of Dawson took place at Lewis
vile on Thursday. Dawson. was discharged.
E. c. Dry has completed the renovation of
| his saloon. The counter and bar have been
newly painted and vanished, the room re-
papered and the owner of the building has
reinforced the floor. Ned would like his
friends to call and see the improvement.
Mr. VIM. Reid, the very ''rrevious" agent
of the Scotch Company of Dundee, has been
removed from the position as agent The
true inwardness of the business has not yet
been made public. Oregonians approve the
movement.
c. B. Stanley, formerly of Ashland, is at
present supplying the force at the front with
| fresh pork. He passed through Roseburg
from Yoncalla OH Tuesday last with car
load of live hogs, and has several hundred
head more ready for shipment
Dr. Steele of Coos bay. met with severe
accident last week. He was picking at a
cartridge, which exploded, the bullet pass
ing through the palm of his hand, making
an ugly flesh wound, but not breaking any
| bones.
We regret to learn that George Engle has
been let out of the warehousing business at
Riddleville. The Railroad company having
rented the warehouse of Sol. Abraham will
hereafter handle the southern freight at the
rate of so cents ton per month, or fraction
| thereof.
Gov. Moody has appointed to the Circuit
Judgeship for the Sixth district east OF the
mountains, J. j. Ballery, of Baker City.
Mr. Ballery is new conner to Oregon. and
is unknown. to the profession. He has no
qualifications for the Office except that he is
Republican.
The ball that was to have been given by
the Roseburg Silver Cornet band on Thanks
giving night, has been postponed for week,
so as not to interfere with that given by the
Odd Fellows. The band was not aware that
the Odd Fellows. intended to give ball on
that evening, when they published their
notice.
| II. L. Murton, formerly of Roseburg, has
formed co-partnership with S. Goldman
for the purpose of carrying on business
liz Portland. Their pace of business is a: l25
Front street. Mr.. aiurton was for many years
a resident of ltoseburg and when here made
host of friends who wish him success in his
new business. See ad.
| A New York company has offered to buy
the Central school book, bounded by Sixth,
Seventh, Morrison and Yanihill streets,
in Portland, for 100000. The purpose is
to erect four-story hotel, covering the
whole block, at cost of $500, OOO The
house is to be ready for occupancy by the
time the Northern Pacific railroad is com.
pleted.
Gov. Moody has appointed the following
officers for the newly created county of
Crook, in Eastern Oregon: Judge, O. G.
Thompson. Commissioners, BENJAMIN Allen
and G. M. Cartright; Sheriff, George H.
Churchill: Clerk, J. T. Richardson; Survey
or. ]. Newson; School Superintendent, HI.
Dfllard; Treasurer, Charles Winchler; Cor.
orner, R. Graham. They will assume their
duties on receipt of commissions.
On last Friday week. about three miles
Ebeyond Lewisville, gang of Cinnamon, un.
der boss BY the name of Kingsley, mutinied
. and the boss took refuge iii q tree. "Hap-
: py Jack, (" who Yves experimenting a garg
j next TO him, went to his assistance, when
the Cinnamon made an attack on him
Jack defended himself with rocks SO vigor
ously that one Chiuaman was killed upor
the spot and another so injured that he died
next day. We have heard of no arrests.
, The jacksonville Times says: Dolsen's
party have finished their surveys and have
been disbanded for the winter. The road i;
roux dafsn;tefu Ioeakad to tina fsantanp;al