The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-08-05
HOME NEWS.
August is here.

deputy Sheriff by Mr.. Purdom.
Marshal Bowen has just recovered
from very severe attack of measles.
Fl. a. Walters is again in this city.
He has recently returned from trip
to Redd.ng.
Something new every week at
Floods.
We notice that the hardware stores
are in receps Of laIge amount of new
sporting ,ods.
Mr.. King is the designer of Her
mann's new residence. IL is credit
able structure.
The infant Child of nr. Nose Fletcher
died on Sunday last, after brief illness
aged four days.
During the illness o Ar. Bowen.
AL. Tib. etts has acted as Marshal III
an acceptable manner.
Forest fires are ragiug in the Coast
Range and a vast amount of valuable
timber will be destroyed.
I Quincy A. Grubbe has been appoin
ted d putty by he newly elec'ed DEM
ocratic Sh-rif of Marion county.
It is rumored that several accidents
have recently occurred at Cow Creek
tunnel, but we have no particulars.
1t is pleasure to show goods at
Floods.
The work of running logs for the
mills on the North U;n ,qua has heen
comp etel. The boys had god luck.
The largest heals OF oats we have
/ seen were on extiEatiun at Marks g tore
this week. They were raised by Capt.
George Shprt ut Wilbur
Joe Williams, In the employ OF r.
s & J.t. Sheridan has com yleted the
thinning on the ROT of the new res
idence nf Hon b. Hermann.
Tom Barnett, driver of the stage at
the time OF the accilent on Myrtle
Creek hi yet wars v-ry large slip-
per OH ccount If injuries received.
There was sl,00o,0o3 fire in New
York this week AMI the cheapest place
to buy goods is u: Floed's,
The insurance on $40 900 lost In the
Collax ire by arthur Howe & + hler
amounted to $1,000 Almost all the
business houses burned will lebui.t.
An Interesting com munication from
Lewisville, and other matr,r ni in,er>
est WIS crowded out Of tits issue for
lack of SPACE, but will appear in our
next.
The hunting party headed by Rev.
J Howsid, re urnei on Wednesday
from Br-wstet Valley. The leader
killed two elk aud one bear. The elk
mea, Was delic Gus
The grocery stock was nsser now
more complete than at F.o.d's. A
grand clearance of al goods at Floods
for the next thirty days to accommo.
date our fill tnck.
Thos. Faqua, the veteran gardiner,
has shipped below bic werk more than
one hundred dozens of green c,rn
He will also ship large uaatities o.
tomatoes which are ripeniug last
j. e. Fioed, Sr., has mad his p lie
painted preen and spliced. Doubtless
he will no,v be able to do as good s-r~
vice as many of the younger AMI more
active followers Of Isaak Walton.
App iu:ments Of Rev. NJ. G. Miller:
| Roseburg, morni z AMI evening. 1T
usual hours, aud at Piue Grove at four
O'Clock, next Sabbath; August 18th,
slyrtlr Cro,k at Ii A NJ, and at Hudson
school house at p. II.
/ A petritiel tusk measuring 81 feet In
leng' h and 10 inches in circumference
was founi in Winner 8 simmons mine
neasr Waldo t re osii-r day aud will be
sent TO Prof. Condon of ie state Uni
versI,y, says the Sentinel.
/ Dolson's Surveying party is now
making th- permanent location of the
railroad route to this valley at tn. rate
of abOu: haf a mile each day. They
arc txaected to reach Grants Pass
soon. The Jacksonville papers.
Extensive operations will very
shortly begin on the railroad ex ensi,n
from .;eddlng. We understand that
800 men IRE ALREADY at work, and that
1000 whi'e laborrrs will be taken from
the Southern Pacific early this tail.
Three men are detained az Siss IN 8
on account of injuries received by the
turulng over of the stage In that sicin-
ity. Stags accId nts have been alarm
iugiy Lu.n -rous since the new coin-
pauy took charge. b1G We unde stand
that it Is on account of very heavy
mails.
Lea /, B ,ggs. who was convicted at
the last term OF circuit court and ssn-
trnced to one year in the penitsltisry,
was empl " d as trus;y on the OUT
side brickyard. On Frrlay last he
male his escape The warden offers
u reward of 500 for his capture and
re urn.
jos Sheridan. L. A. Sanctuary. Fred
Tolles and James Fletcher went fish,
ing the first ofihe week, beyond Camas
Valley on the Coquille. The result OF
thu rip is not sterling, but we can
assure the biic that Sank" was not