The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-03-31
LOCAL ITEMS.


The late rains have dressed the earth in
green foliage. A fine assortment of carpets
just received at Caro- Bros.
". F. Courtney on last Wednesday ship
ped to Portland eight yoke of cattle, which
he purchased on the Coquille at SS5 yoke
At Hamilton's drug store, quicksilver,
Sulphur, line and cheap glade of coal oil
for doctoring sheep.
Arthur Langell. OF Langell valley Kla-
math county, passed through the city this
week, with eight span of horses which he is
taking to Seattle for sale.
Best quality of note paper ten cents per
quire and envelopes Eve cents per bunch of
25, at Hamilton's drug store.
The Misses Smith are having fitted up
Woodruff7s building for a new millinery
store.
Gardening Is in progress all over the city.
Flowers and early vegetables are looking
exceedingly well.
Jackson street is improving. The walls
of the new bank building of Peet, Humph-
rey & Co., are approaching completion.
A. A. Fink has returned from visit to
his family in Oakland, California, and is en-
gagged in gathering cattle preparatory to
driving to his stock farm in Lake county.
The grangers all wear pleasant counte-
| nance aad the grain crop is assured beyond
the shadow OF a doubt. Don't forget to ex-
anime the new carpets at Caro's.
Mr.. McCianahan. of Eugene city having
been south purchasing horses, left for home
with twelve head. The horses are of good
quality, but the purchase price is a secret.
| Eb Stephens, former County Clerk aud
Deputy Sheriff, is with us once more. He
is looking well aud is SO changed in appear
ance by full beard that many of his former
associates failed to recognize him.
The Carsena Huntly claim on the north
! Umpqua river was sold this week to John
| Dickson. Tho farm included about 6, 900
acres of land, and the terms upon which it
was sold are at the present time, private.
Senator Grover and wife have returned to
Oregon and will make their future home in
Portland. They are stopping a. present at
the residence of Hon. J. s. Smith, his
brother-in law.
Captain George D. Korts. late master of
the Tacoma, which was wrecked off Coos
| bay, is to take command of the schooner
Beda, now on the Columbia river.
Judge B. Written, prominent lawyer of
Eastern Oregon. died at the residence of J..
B. Eaton, at Union, last Sunday. Judge
Whltten was for long time resident of
Canyon City, and much respected by all
who knew HIM. The last two years he re-
sided at the Dalles.
John Henry Smith, the Granger lawyer
and temperance lecturer of Harrisburg,
and well and favoraby kaoWn throughout
Oregon, made our city hasty visit on
Wednesday and returned home on Thursday.
He came to the Umpqua to purchase bill
lumber for improvements he is making.
/ F. P. Hogan has re6tted and painted
what was known as the Grain building.
which presents new and improved appear
anee. The goods are being displayed to
good advantage. W. T. Wright presides as
chief salesman.
The Umpqua Pomona and Umpqua
Oranges will hold emeeting at the Grange
, hall in Roseburg, on the first Saturday IL
: April, at II o'clock A. H., with other i'm
portant business. The election of dele gates
to represent this county at the pext session
of the State Grange will take place. AL
members of the order are requested to Ii
present d. S. K. BUICK, D. d. III.
DR.. M. ". Davis, the popular dentist, has
removed his Office to the second story il
Marks bnilding. His parlor is furnishe ed
with velvet carpet and easy chairs of The
latest and most esthetic styles. His oper-
ating room is provided with all the --latest
improvements and his 1abratory shows the
a visit to his rooms would induce almost
! any person to have tooth pulled whether
6 it aches or not.
+ Hon. J. F. Watson, u. S. District Attor-
. ney, was married last week to Mrs. Vir-
ginia Kinney. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Baptist church, by Rev. J. a.
Gray. After receiving the congratulation.
! of their numerous friends the newly married
. 3pair were driven to the steamer Oregon, BY
! WHICH they left for Csassornia ON their bri-
dal trip. The many friends of the Judge il
: this county tender their sincere congratula-
tions.
. The Rev. J. A. Gray has been admitted
a by the Supreme Court to practice law. Th,
reverend gentleman may be emineatly quail
lied for that business, but we protes
: against the consolidation of the professions.
!, In the popular opinion they are inconsist-
: ent, but If man can serve the Lord and
: fair to the legal profession, who can onl,
: serve one master. When preacher be
7 comes lawyer it looks very like what th
S old sport said. che was prepared to tax
T them agwine and comin'"
T The North American Review for Apr
/ contains interesting and instructive article
: on the following subjects. 1.-The Scripture
Legal Aspect of Divorce by the Rev. Dl
theodore Woosley and Judge John A
q Ja,nison of (<bicapo. ga Absorntion and Ar