The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-05-26
LOCAL ITEMS.
Notice the advertisement Of II Josephssn.
Don't forget that nice taffy at Msrsan's.

BY calling on T. w. Morgan you will find
that he has the finest tobacco and cigars eyer
brought to Roseburg. Canned goods of all
kinds cheap for cash.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
are making arrangements to give straw
berry and iee-cream festival at Marks hall,
next Wednesday evening, May 80.
j. B. Harris has been superseded as Su-
perintsndent of construction on the @. e G.
railroad by Mr.. Walk, chief engineer in the
field before this promotion.
DR. u. w. Davis will 60 to Oakland June
lst, and remain until the 9th. From there
he goes to Drain, to remain three or four
days: Those wishing his services will do
we'll to make a note OF this.
Charles L. Mesher, former publisher of
the Western Star, is now in Tucson, Ari-
zona Territory, and managing editor Of the
Arizona Star. His many friends in this
State will be pleased to hear of his success.
Messrs. Pallisser, Pallisser Co., Bridge
port, Ct, have lately issued sheet contain
Inc plans and specifications Of a very taste
fui modern eIght-room cottage. Address
them or come to this office and see the plans,
if you want to build.
G. A. Hubbell and sister of Jacksonville,
are at present IN this city. They are well
and favorably known to former residents of
Jackson county and we bespeak for them
cordial reception. They are representing
the Pacific Electric Company, of San Fran
cisco.
The Symposium or "What you call 'em?'
concert, accompanying himself on a French
harp, given by young G. B., en- the street in
front of this ofica last Monday, and ably
seconded BY the stray purps of the neighbor-
hood, was-well, We say it was, anyway.
The Chinamen south of tunnel number
eight have all quit work, on account of the
| company reducing their wages from $26 to
$24 per month. The new Superintendent
thinks they will resume work when the rice
gets short.
Frank Krause, proprietor and publisher of
the Jacksonville Sentinel. also agent Of the
| W. U. telegraph company, paid eur city a
visit this week, returning from the session
of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Port
land. Frank is a genial gentleman and was
cordially greeted by old friends in Reseburg.
| j. E. Geddis, tunnel foreman, and family,
/ -, IL
railroad man and, we are glad to know. en-
| joys the confidence Of the new management
Mrs. G. will live in Roseburg during the
summer, as her husband expects to be or
dered to the Siskiyou tuanel in few days
! ]. III. Nichols was arrested in Canyon
vile ON Tuesday of this week, charged with
the killing and burning of VIM. Nagle, some
weeks ago in Josephine county. The an
thorities are searching for Ketchum, for.
merly Of Camas valley, this county, IS the
other party implicated in the murder
Say!-you paragraphers looking for an
item-just make a memorandum Of the
atmospheric conditions 70. g. weather. kerea-
bouts. How lovely; what lights and shad-
ows fall across our pathway these early May
mornings; what-blast that everlasting howl
for copy More Spring poetry relegated to
the shades of the waste basket by the soul
less imp of-typography.
Samuel Mutson, resident of Myrtle
Creek, died at kis home in that place on the
22d of May. of pneumonia, aged 3S years.
Deceased leaves wife and three children.
7 He was well and favorably known and his
early demise will be an almost irreparahle
loss to the community in which he resided
We extend our sincere coincidence to the be-
bereaved families. He was son of William
Hutsen.
The season has set in for the peripatetic
typographical artist to change base and seek
new pastures, wherein free lunch and "zwei
glass of lager at five cents glass, do most
abound. Our ledger, thus early in the sea-
son, contains two entries, which come as reg
ularly te country publishers accounts as
the .'leedle bill for dem clodings." Here
are the items: To p. t. .. by cash, $40; by
labor from p. t. B., 0.
On May %, 1888, G. V. Stephens, Assist
ant Superintendent of the O. G C. railroad
extension, was married to Mrs. Elizabeth E
Mcclure, at the Metropolitan hotel in Rose
burg. The ceremony was performed by Rev
: John Howard. A large number of persona
friends were present m the parlors, anc
were very pleasantly entertained by Mr.. anc
Mrs. Zlgler. The happy couple left for tn,
front on Wednesday evening, but it is m
derstood that Mr.. S. will soon leave to &C
cept position on the Blue Mountain road
running from Umatilla. The printers &C
knowledge compliments.
The readers of the INDEPENDENT will ex
cuse the uninteresting character of the las
two issues, as our editorial staff has beel
busy fer two weeks at court. The typo
graphical department is represented by
short haired poet of the male gender, VIII
mounts the editorial tripod just often enoug
to give the scintillations of his ingeniou
mind escapement. Held your breath, kin,
reader, for the 'thevlngly aflatus has jus
struck him:
While the tide runs high,
The copy-hoek is-dry,
whather the editors are here or net.
DIED.-John Hum mphrsy of Leokin,