The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-10-13
LOCAL ITEMS.

Look at s. +. Floods Important No |
tice."
For the best domestic cigars in the city, |
go to 7. w. Mergan'a.
A. G. Young of Oakland. was in ROseburg
last Tuesday on business.
The price of wheat has advanced three
cents in the Portland market.
Prices that defy competition at s., F.
Floods.
Miss Ida Lane OF Myrtle Greek, will spend
the winter with her aunt, Mrs j. C. Floed.
The best five dollar boot in Roseburg can
be bought at S. F. Floods for 50 Is.
f. P. Cronemiller of Jacksonville, has
been engaged as local editor of the Plain
dealer.
The Postmaster General says that the re-
duction of letter postage will cause loss to
the government of over s., ,000, coo.
Merchant F. P. Hogan has gone to San
Francisco. There is no telling where De-
tective F. P. Hogan has gone.
A new supply of the latest pattern of solid
gold necklaces and gents watch chains, at ].
Jasaek's.
Five thousand customers wanted to re-
move the new goods just received at Caro-
Bros.
Mrs. John Chase went to Salem Tuesday
morning to see her mother, who mot with an
accident, caused by broken sidewalk.
t. w. Morgan this week disposed of his
, business lot adjoining the bank, for the neat
little sum of $1,000
The last spike is driven and now T. W.
: Morgan is prepared to settle down to bust
:. ness and retail his delicious candies at the
same popular prices.
, De Lesseps promises to finish his Panama
canal within five years, bat Captain Eads de-
clares that his ship railway Will be in opera
] tion still earlier.
Captain j. B. Leeds of Scottsburg, has
been paying Roseburg visit this week. Il
? is quite treat for the old-timers to meet
him.
Willard stock is again buoyant, its ascend
ancy making glad the hearts of shareholders
as well as the friends of the Northern Pacific
: under its present management, in this SEQ
= ton.
Thomas Hughes believes that America i
. good country to make money in, but tina
4 England is the place to spend it. Probabl,
Mr.. H0ghes has not attended any churcl
: fairs in this country.
$ A snake twelve feet long wrapped itsel
around the fore and hind wheels of Nevad
stage the other day, blocking progress unit
killed. After that the cork was put int
j the bottle and the party proceeded.
Col. John Lane of Coos county, arrive
here last Saturday, on his return from S.
lem, where he passed very creditable el
animation before the Supreme court and wa
duly admitted as an attorney at law II
IE left on Monday for Empire City, accomp;
MED by his niece, Miss Anna Mosher, wh
goes on visit.
1t is announced that Major Henry
DdGCJ eA4S SAOHuCAU OAAVOf fAOW SpSGhlDG
. various places on the Pacific coast, is busil
I. collecting facts and data for new Iectur
to be entitled ''The Great Northwest
r. Is his purpose to deliver it to eastern aud
ences during the approaching winter, an
considering the great interest now bcir
taken in this section of the United State
the subject should prove an unusually time
- one.
Having selected our stock of wheat
the coming year, we can truly say that Il
4. wheat of the last harvest proves to be Il
-, best for flour of any raised for years, ther
\ fore we are prepared to manufacture the be
-four in the market. Try it and be co
vinced. No extra charge for delivering
any part OF the city. Our -four will be Ike
" for sale only at the mill and the postotie
= unless expressly ordered. Cur delivery da
will be Tuesday and Friday. Orders fro
abroad filed promptly at the Rosebu
Mills