The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

of Colusa, State prison director.
The freeze is over and as one of the resul5s-
eggs are plenty once again.
Noah Cornutt. of Cow creek valley, was
in Roseburg ON business during the early
part of the week.
Rabe Jones was in the city Roseburgt this
business.
c. Fl. Maupin of Eikton. gave us a call
last " Wednesday aud settled his subscription.
We are always pleased to see our patrons.
The heavy rains have made it very moist
outside, but our compositors claim that it is
extremely dry in this Office.
The Standard announces that Wallace
strnbls and Mr.. Martin have purchased the
Polaris.
The late cold weather has frozen the oats
and barley to such an extent that many
fields will have to be resown. The wheat
is but little damaged.
A foundry for the mandatory of stoves
and other castings has been added to the
state-prson industries at Salem and is now
In full blast.
DR.. j. w. Strange, late clerk OF the house
of representatives, has returned to Douglas
county and will engage in the practice of his
profession--dentistry.
Last Wednesday Judge Stott senten need
Cornelius j. Murphy, convicted of forgery
by Portland jury, to ten years in the pen
itentiary.
There will be preaching at the NJ. E.
Church South next Sabbath at ii A. NJ No
evening service. as the pastor is still in poor
health.
Mrs. James Wright and Miss Anna How
ard have returned to Roseburg from Eugene,
where they have been on protracted visit
| to relatives and friends
A new joint stock company is about to be
formed, with capital of five million dollars,
for the purpose of navigating the air with
ships, We predict that they will experience
some difficulty in finding competent pilots
for their voyages.
Farmers and others desiring genteel. lu-
crative agency business. 10y which S. to $50
! day can be earned, send address at once,
on postal, to n. c. Wilkinson l. Co., 1876
| 1877 Fulton street, New York.
| The Oregon iron and steel companys fur
nacessat Oswe 90 turned out last week, in sew
er days, l63 tons of pig iron, being an aver
erage of s23a tons per day of 81 hours, al
most one ton per hour. This is the best
| work ever done by this furnace.
The steamer California on her last trip
brought from San Francisco the body of the
late Major Victor Trevett. The remains
were taken to the Dailes and inferred on
Mitnalcose island, with Masonic honors.
| On Tuesday the boys at the academy in
Roseburg. during recess, were engaged il
playing "shinny," when one of the boys ac
cldeutally struck the thumb of littly Fredd,
Byars, intiicting severe wound, mashine
the flesh from the bone against the stick hs
was holding. Their teacher has put stoE
to this rough aud dangerous exercise.
/ DR.. James Browne, LII. D., medical ex
a,niner for the A. O. U. w. and professor o
! physiology in the Willamette university,
was married last Saturday to Mrs. E. F.
Hurgren, Rev. DIR. Frederic R. Marvin Of
fciating The ceremony was private.
Rev I. D. Driver, who has been holdins
a series of meetings here, says God is to be
thanked for the great infdcls OF the pas
and present. He calls them Gods grind
stones, with which He starpens dull preach
ere. Upon this hypothesis. few leading
unbe.ievers would prove very acceptable te
the people of Oregon.
Last week a stabbing afTray took place al
Camp eight on the extension of the o. & G.
railroad, in which one of the men received
severe wound in the neck with knife
The assailant, a Mr.. Welch. fearing the con
sequences of his act skipped the country
There has been no arrest and probably viii
he no prosecution, as the injured man is in
fair way to recover.
The Marshfeld academy, new institu-
tion Of Learning just established at Marsh
fell Coos county, will commence its spring
term March 5, 1853. Allen Arlington i.
principal Mr.. Arlington is self.made
young man and was raised in this county
He is to be congratulated upon his success il
literary attainments aud we speak for him &
liberal patronage.
Many settlers are looking through this
county for locations. They are attracted t.
this county from the fact that this is, with
out any exception, the finest wool growing
section in the world. The Umpqua vale,
wool has reputation with the eastern man
ufacturers which sesures for our farmers tn,
highest price of any wool in the world. L
|, is entirely free from dust or alkali and tn,
farmeris at no expense, except to drive vi
the sheep and shear them. The winters be-
ing so mild the sheep browse for the entir'
year.
The Roseburg land Office has made ta,
largest sales during the month of January
that rAs DeSn maue In &uy one mouth 10
the last ten years. There has been takei
by cash entry, S,6s3 acres; 25 Homestead
entries, embracing 1856 acres; l6 fina
homestead proofs, embracing 1858 acres
25 rre-emption filings and one timber filing
Nearly all this land is in Coos and Dougla
, counties At the rate these lands are beini
taken it will not be long until the fine tim
Der lands in this and Coos counties will al