The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-04-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

See the price-list in Caro- Brothers adver-
| tisement.
Roseburg is now favored with merchant
tailoring establishing. We call especial at
tention TO the advertisement of T. j. Lynch.
The report comes from all parts of the
county that the prospects for good crops
1 were never better.
Hon. John Rowley of Mount Scott was in
the city last Wednesday. He reports crop
prospects good in that portion of the county
The Roseburg and Coos Bay stage line
is now carrying passengers with comfort and
dispatch. The road is in good repair and is
improving daily.
The Odd Fellows celebration to be held in
Roseburg on the Goth will be one of the
grandest affairs ever Witnessed in Douglas
county.
F.P Hogan and J. Creed Floed Jr.,
have returned from Portland where they
have been for the past week purchasing
goods.
/ From the amount of trunks and boxes
piled around NJ. Josephsen's store, we con-
clude that he has received the largest ship
ment of goods ever brought to Roseburg.
VIM. Mcmahon who killed his father near
/ Phoenix in Jackson county, has been held to
answer the charge of manslaughter with bail
at $500.
A lighthouse and fog signal is to be erected
at Crescent City. It is first order light,
and will require three years for its compile
ton. The cost is estimated at $500, 600.
Fl. w. Abrams, who killed Dr. Brownlee
at junction last January, was indicted BY
the grand jury at Eugene City this week. for
murder in the first degree.
J. J. Fareuar has sesd potatoes for sale
and will have on hand all kinds of fresh
vegetables in thsir season, at his garden in
Roseburg. This Office presents its thanks
for supply of early vegetables:
We call special attention to the adver-
tisement of Sir Charles Hadley, knight ol
the Razor, and from personal experience take
pleasure in recommending him as a first class
artist.
4 Mr.. James Arlington has taken charge oi
the hotel at Coos City, the terminus of the
Coos Bay wagon road. Travellers over the
road will now be assured of finding good
quarters at the end of the journey.
We owe an apology to the Jacksonville
Sentinel for crediting DIR. York's advertise
ment of his lecture to that paper, which W,
cheerfully make, as the part of the advsr-
tisement wrongfauy credited was puff
frem the Times.
Prof r. A. Cathey's singing class which
; has been in drill all winter, will give grant
musical entertainment at the Court House
this friday evening, for the benefit of the
Professor. It will be rare treat to all low
ers Of music.
It is rumored that Senator Jim Fair, 9
bonanza fame, was shot at by his SON OF
last Monday. The trouble grew out Of a col
loquy upon divorce proceeding which tn
Senator was. sbout to institute against hi
, wife.
> Henry Willard, President of ''the road
: being built in the Northwest" is now i
Portland and it is reported will visit Rose
burg during the coming week. We sur
pose our citizens will give him a proper re
ceptlen.
We call attention to the new advertise
ment of F. P. Hogan. Mr.. Hogan has pun
e chased a full supply of general merchandise
. all new and of the best quality, which h
will sell at small profit. He viii keep n
books and can therefore afford to sell lowe
than any other house.
The FIRST shipment of express freight frol
: San Francisco to Jacksonville via Crescel
I City arrived last week They were out fv
h days and cost 81 cents expressage. w
I learn that the leading merchants of jackson
: vile have ordered their freight by the sam
route.
A number of the young gentlemen abou
town are engaged in practicing with th
gloves at the club rooms. We have r,
; ceivcd some extravagant accounts of the
g feats Of pugilism, but as our informant sal
IS that he could out-lie the local of this pape
we dare not publish them.
The most practical exhibition of the d
g sire to assist the public schools, which a
profess, is that of John Rowley the builds
who took the contract for building the sche
ia house at Mt. Scott precinct for enc dolial
The house was finished in every respect =
cording to the specifications and was n
ceiyed by the directors.
Jse. Lynch is o 6rst-class tailor. as h
- work proves His shop is on Washii gtt
b street in A. G. Marks building. It is sill
o gular that our citizens should send to Por
: land or San Francisco to have suits MAJ
4 when they can get them made quite as we
and more cheaply at home. Patronize hon
= industry.
- w. S. Ladd, the banker of Portland, /
ceived by late steamer an Importation
twenty mine head of Jersey cattle as well
: a lot of thoroughbred sheep and hogs, whi
tt will be placed on his farm, on the East si
q. of the Willamette. If all capitalists VOL
er follow his example they would add We
much to the material wealth of the State:
, The French Geographical Society !
awarded their triennial gold medal to Liss
u Fred Schwatka for his arctic expedite
d. It is suggested that if medal be award
fer enduring cold. the Washington Terrific
VI Legislature should furnish one to every m
Id who had his nose frezen in building t
Northern Pacific through the mountains In