The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-06-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

Strawberry season about ever!
3. F. Floed is settling down to the digni-
fed life of q solid business man.
John Hall of Myrtle Greek, was in Rose
burg Thursday.
Hon. Blnger Hermann is at present net
enjoying his usual health.
The weather seems to have settled down
to its regular Summer work.
DR.. S. Hamilton is as busy as druggist
and successful business man ought to be.
Zigler at the Metropolitan has earned tie
reputation of knowing how to keepa hotel.
George Demsnt, aa old citizen of Myrtle
creek, was III the city during the week on
business.
At Hamilton's drug store, quicksilver
sulphur, lime and cheap giade OF coal oil
for dcc.oring sheep.
Judge and Mrs. Mosher, we understand
will leave this week for visit to Camas
valley.
Jasulek knows thing or two about cigars;
also, several items of interest to the public.
Drop in and he will explain.
Counsellor Hamilton ranks already good
first among the grave and reverends who
adern the legal circles of Rossburg.
A Apestofice key lost on Tuesday, is wanted
at this Office. Ii you pick one up on the
street please return to this office.
Call at the new millinery store next week.
and see the fresh stoclc Of ribbons, just from
San Francisco
| Hon. Timothy Barnard of Oakland, was
in Roseburg on Wedn -sday on business.
| He remained but short time.
County Treasurer Moote is representing in
| Douglas county reliable fire insurance
| company. For fuller particulars see W. n.
himself, at his Office in the Court house.
Rev. Nj. G. Miller is still anxious to sell
his team and buggy. The offer he makes is
really bargain. Read the notice elsewhere
entitled ''For Sale
NJ. Josephson, Roseburgs energetic and
popular merchant. is having his store re-
modelled and a new awning erected en- the
frent on Jackson street.
We notice many of Oakland's 5 most prom
inent citizens on the streets of Reseburg this
week, among waoln were w. +. hsrley,
Paul Renhavea, George Barr and others.
Hon. c. Ball of ours, may properly h"
termed one of the ''seven sleepers." AT
least the typographical department think SO
Oh press days.
Prof. Cathey is the busiest citizen yet
noted herein. His regular duties, to say
nothing OF extraneons labors, would make
the average citizen perspire III anticipation.
Louis Belfls the solid, has come back
FROM somewhere, armed and equipped to
stay with Doug las county until the last citi-
zca has full supply Of everything in his
line.
Hon. District Attorney Hursh, our es-
teemed cotemporarys junior proprietor, is
as fat and fro1csome as any good citizen of
this great and glorious country should desire
to be.
We learn from private letter from Cham
pagne county, OHIO, that snow fell TO the
depth of four inches Oh the Dist of May and
that the fruit trees in that section of the
State have been frozen to death.
DIR. A. Secord will remain in Roseburg
one week longer, SO that all who are troubled
with catarrh and similar diseases can see his
treatment and get the cure, by calling on him
at the Cosmopolitan hotel.
The engine that furnishes the wiper al
the round-house in Roseburg employment on
arrival of the freight train, ought to be de-
clared public nuisance, by reason of the
unearthly scream of its whistle.
Will some friend of erratic nerves please
induce our city fathers to transport the mem
bers Of the new band to the sylvan shade o.
friendly fir, well up toward the summit o.
the Cascades? Hope long deferred, in thi.
matter, maksth cur head ache.
The annual exercises of the Umpqu:
Academy at Wilbur, will commence on the
2lst inst, with an address in the evening"
of that day by Rev. e L. Lee of Portland
The graduating exercises will be on the fol
lowing evening. There are Eve young la
dies and gentlemen in the class. A gooe
time is expected.
, Hon. J. C. Tolman, Surveyor General o
Oregon, and General w c. Holcomb o
Washington City, are in Roseburg thi
week. Mr.. Holcomb is Inspector of th,
general and LEGAL land offices of the United
i States, and is now on tour of inspection o
the Offices on this coast.
Squire z. c. Sacry of Nonpareil, was ii
Roseburg Monday and Tuesday upon bust
ness. He reports the new improvements. ol
the Oregon Cinnabar and Silver Mining
Company's property at that place nearin
completion. The furnace will probably b
fred the latter part of this week.
w. L. Record, proprietor OF San Francisco
marble works, is in Roseburg this week
Among other orders taken here is beauti
ful monument to be erected over the grave
of the deceased wife and child, resting i
the Masonic cemetery of this place, of Hon
/ S. Fl. Hazard now resident of Empire City
Our gsod friend Ed. Hale was with us thi
week He is establishing agencies for th
Oregon Fire and Marine insurance company
of Portland. This company is truly goo
enc, being composed of the best men of Or
egsn. He was the first man that contriba
tad ten dollars for fha hsneit of our FIRE de