The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-09
LOCAL BREyITIEs


Probate Court is in session this
week.
Peruvian bitters at the Metropolitan
by the bottle or box.
The hotels are all literally besieged
with drummers.
Hon. Binger Herman has returned
to Roseburg.
Ashland wants her town charter
amended by the Legislature.
Several valuable horses have been
lost in Southern Oregon by the disease
known as pink eye.
A new steamer has been launched on
klamath lake. She is stern-wheeler
and draws ten inches of water.
Governor Thayer has appointed our
friend A. F. Campbell, a notary pub
lie.
Our old friend j. J. Comstock, is
with us, happy and full of jokes as
usual.
Sam Hadley, was in town this week.
He halls from Lewisburg, the coming
station of the progressing railroad.
Capt. Gilmore and James Aiken
have left US for the present. We hope
to see them again soon.
Smoky weather still continues, and
extensive forest fires are reported from
nearly every part Of the State.
The hop crop of Lane county will
amount to over 300, 1000 pounds. The
county is the heaviest hop producing
county in the State.
At s. Hamilton's you can buy your
school books, etc. Lower prices than
anywhere else in tewn. Blotters, rul
ers and slate pencils free with books
The ubiquitous Ben. Simpson, U. s.
postal agent, was in town last Sunday,
looking after the interests Of his gov.
ernment.
John stinger, Billy Blackwood, Tom
Gaunt, r. F. Hugh and nearly all Of
Canyonville precinct, have been in
town this week.
The Legislature will meet at Salem
on Monday Mex It is expected that
most Of the members will be at the cap
ito by Saturday night.
Mr. Lyons, of the Roseburg hotel,
has transferred his interest in the same
to Mr.. John Brown, lately from Tip
perary.
Joe. Clough has been in town this
week, after taking his cattle to the
Lake country. His knowledge Of the
pedigree of horse stock is unsurpassed
Misses Mamie Brentano, Ada G.
Plymale and Maggie Crosby, of Jack
sonville, are stopping at the Metropol
itan hotel in this city, on visit.
The Jackson county press and peo
pie are engaged IL rather lively
wrangle over the proposition to build
new court house in Jacksonville.
There has been already two an
nouncements in our columns Of candi-
dates for City Marshal. Plenty ol
room, gentlemen, for further notices OF
like character.
Twenty dollar suits Of clothes fol
ten dellars; at Caro- Bros.
The ice works at Portland were
burned on Tuesday at 8 P.M Loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000. IF the
hot weather should continue the loss te
the public will be much greater.
A telegram from the Dalles last
night announces that incomplete re
turns indicate the election of Dufur,
Republican candidate for the Legisla
ture, over Swagle Democrat, by about
800 majority.
Boys and children's clothes at grea'
bargain, at Caro- Bros.
We understand that Mr.. George
Engles, the present Stage Agent of the
Overland Company, will take charge o.
Wells Fargo 4 Co.'S express office al
Riddleville, as soon as the terminus il
established at that place.
Notice the new advertisement Of Care
Bros.
There are now about thirty men al
work on the Coos Bay wagon road and
it is being finished at railroad speed
Mr.. VIM. Glover has charge of tht
work, which is sufficient guaranty
that it will be pushed.
The boss liar has been heard from
and j. seems appropriate that he shoule
hail from Texas. An exchange of tba
State has seen hail stene that weighs
80 pounds O that the exchange fent
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