The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-22
Miscellaneous News.
Merry Christmas.

aline.
Look out for counterfeit silver dol,
lars.
Every body ia going to the Christmas
ball
Babbitt~metaI, in quantities to suit,
for sale at this office.
Wolf Greek and Glendale no longer
he exp ess Offices.
Considerable vacant land IS being
taken up In klamath county.
Thee will be sh heoting match ut
Oakland Christm IS for ''turnograph."
MI. Green is the railroad agent at
Grants Pass, having moved his heads
quarters from Glendale.
T. Samu l, editor Of the West Shore,
will leave next week for visit to Ger
many.
Steamers leave Portland for San
Francisco every FIVE days. instead OF
twice D week as heretofore.
The success of ths School Journal, !,
published at Marshfield, is assured. and
it will her eafter appear every month.
u. N. Swift of Tenmile, called this
week and Informed us that the farmers
of tat section are b usy putting in crops.
klamath county is receiving consid-
erable aecessions To her population and
much improvement is going on in that
section.
The contractors on the siskiyou tun-
nel advanced 334 feet during November.
AT tie present rate the tunnel will be-
flashed by next August.
Herman and Louis Schell of Yrtka,
California, spent several days in Rose
burg last week and returned south Sat
uriay.
The editor of The Jacksonville Times
approached the SUBJECT of circulation
again this week, but did not get ''off'
as bad as usual.
neat railing was built around the
depot platform this week and the dan.
ger of passengers stepping of is thereby
avoided.
) The Portland Mercury of last Sunday
gives the reason why Harvey W. Scott
of the oregonian, was dismissed from
the positisa OF collector of customs.
]. w, Curran went to Portland las
week and his brother T. Curran, ha
been pulling the passenger train t
Grants Pass with engine No. IL, durin
the past week.
James McDono ugh and wife and w n
Kahier and wife. Of Jackson county, re
turned last week from their trip eas
with the pioneers and report havin
had pI easant time.
t A new ADDITION has been laid out
5 the town of Ashland, called Coolidge
addition. The people Of Ashland ex
pect to see great Improvements in thei
). town duriag the coming year.
!, MIS-. A A. Fink and daughter of Tia
!. place, who have been spending tn
2 summer in Oakland. Calf rnia, arrive
: at Portland la~t week and are the gues
Q of Mrs. P. Nswcomb.
A man named Harrison will be trie
{ in Umatilla county, at the next term I
court, for setting fire to prairie gras
? This is the fret case of that nature eve
: in the courts of Oregon.
) Heavy trosts have fallen soath (
Il here during the past week, and in con
sequence it has been more difficult tina
usual TO pull trains over the heav
t grades.
8 The G. and o. stage company no
u makes connection with the o. and c. I
II R. company at Grants Pass. satisfas
: tory arrangements havin-. been mac
Whereby the railroad company delivel
Il the mail at shat place,
w. L. Record, the enterprising ma
: BILE man. went to Eugene Saturday
- put up some work at that place. +
also put up enc of the finest pieces
- work over the grave of the late d
Yenable, at Oakland. this week.
lg We learn that more men have bee
III put on the section between this pla
so and Grants Pass and that the roadb'
! is being considerably improved. II
road is in much better condition TIL
le it was few weeks ago.
3. copy of the Normal Teacher,
y school journal published at Oregon Cit
ef was received this week. If its head al
~ make>up are any indication, we wou
;" say that it is Il failure. It's last page
~ reading matter is on the first page
:. - the paper and everything else accol
ingly.
Sam Do wning and fami y, former
of northern CaifOrn a, were register
al the Metropolitan hotel this wee
Mr.. Downing was steward of camp
on the O. & G. extension, and Ga
good satisfaction. He will accept
similar position on the Oregon Sh'
Line.
Tramps should "shy arounp A
land hereafter. At the last meeti
of the town trustees an ordinance v