The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-09-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Hardy Elf Of Cow creek, was in the
city this week, and gave us pleasant call.
The best FIVE dollar boot in Roseburg can
be bought at S. f. Floods for So IS.
Messrs. Huntington and Applegate of
Yoncalla, were in the city Monday and
Tne sday. on business.
John shupe of Oskand, gave us pleas
ant call this week. From his appearance Q
is enjoying the best of heal h.
We are requested to announce that Mrs.
H. A. Loughary, of Yamhill county, will
speak at the Court house on September 20,
at 8&M.
Col. Frizell, late purchasing agent for the
O. & G. railroad, has been appointed store
keeper at the Siskiyou tunnel. Mr.. John
P. Jones is now acting as purchasing agent.
| John Taylor, the section boss who was
run over by the locomotive some time since,
has so far recovered as to be removed to his
home at billiards..
| Thomas Coffee and family OF Caulas valley,
start for east of the mountains next week,
| to look for new location We predict a
speedy return to Douglas county.
Caro- Brothers have received large con-
signment of dry goods of every description,
which they are engaged in opening this
week. They propose to sell cheaper than
ever before offered in Roseburg.
Rev. r. K. Hargrove, bishop of the nj.
E. Church South, Rev. r. C. Oglesby OF
| Jacksonville, and our old friend and fellow
citizen Rev. j. r. N. Bell, were in the city
this week
1 Last Monday daughter of Thomas Nc
Culloch, aged six years, fell over box on
the floor while playing, and broke her fore
arm. Her father set the limb and the little
sufferer is doing as well as could be expected.
George w. Jones has just had compl sted
cottage, on his farm leased by w. P. Dun
!, ham. The mechanical work was executed ly
William Coleman and the building is quite
a credit to both him and Mr.. Jones.
Messrs. Crocker & Dodge, proprieters Of
the Eberline Mills, have placed new and inn
proved machinery in the mill and are manu-.
featuring the best brands Of -four ever made
in southern Oregon.
AIessrs. Daniels & Hall, the lessees Of the
Mrs Stevens farm on Deer creek, announce
that as they haye more apples than they can
proftably dispose of, they will give to any
poor families who viii 60 to the farm either
to- day or next Mofday as many as they need.
! Yesterday Otey Boon presented US with
several clusters of the finest grapes that we
Lave seen in the State They were raised
on his place and are convincing proof that
grape culture can be made profitable in this
part of the State.
Cutie number of our citizens will leave
with the pioneer excursion for the east mex
week, to revisit the scenes of their youth
Among them are Thompson Grubb anC
wife, Mrs. GiiliIand, Mrs. A. w. Comp
ton. Hard N Davis and William L. Weekly
There m y be others whose names we hav,
not learned.
Charles Nickel, wife and child, of th'
Jacksonville Times, arrived at the Metro
politan hotel last Saturday, frem an extend
ed tour to San Francisco, whence he re
turned by way of Portland. Charley look
quite like a foreigner since his association
with the Knights Tcmplar and Willard
guests. We may expect the next editoria
in German or French.
L. NJ Archambeau left this week with hi
family for the John Days country, to lool
him out a new home. We have no doubt c
his success wherever he MAY locate for en-
ergy and industry, with which he is pos
sessed, is sure to succeed. We are sorry t
lose him. for just such men is what Dougla
: county most needs to develop it's vast re
sources.
The Columbia annual conference of th
NJ. E. Church South was held at Independ
cnce, Polk county. September 18th to 18th
Bishop Hargrove presiding. The following
are among the appointments: Corvallis j
r. N. Bell; Reseburg, j. w. Craig; Jack
sonville, r. C, Ogiesby; Coquille, B. 7
Sharp; Professor of Mathematics CorvalIi
college, Joseph Emery; agent Corvallis col
lege, J. r. n. Bell.
At meeting of citizens held in the Cour
house in this city Wednesday evening, SeI
tember 26th, the following ticket was place
in nomination for city officers, to be vote
Lelo Il 70 &ofy .,1o
day, October lst: Trustees, Simon Caro-, I
Wheeler, T. Ford, Jake Bitter, John Ras
Recorder, A. f. Campbell; Treasurer, Joh
Chase; Marshal, Thomas Grisdale.
"Sings and speaks without contractin
: hoarseness, as formerly General healt
improved. Suffer but little from colds
and not at all from neuralgia" If you wis
t, know how this great ga n was effected
!, write to Drs. STARKEY Dc PALEN, ll09 G
= rard street, Philadelphia, Pa, for the
Treatise on Compound Oxygen, and lear
all about the most remarkable curatiy
agent yet discovered. It viii be ser
Free All orders for the Compound Oxyge
Home Treatment directed to I'll. E. Mathew
Cos Montgomery street. San Francisco, wi
be filled on the same terms as if sent directl
to us in Philadelphia.
1t ought to be the duty of some of the cit
authorities to attend to the condition of Il
streets and sidewalks. but judging from a
pearances it is not. On Oak street, abol
J half block west of Jackson is a deep dite