The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-10-06
LOCAL ITEMS.


j. A. Sterling, Assessor Of Douglas county,
was in the city yesterday.
A. F. Brown was IN Roseburg on Tuesday,
attending to court business.
The best FIVE dollar boot in Roseburg can
be bought at S. F. Floods for IS rs.
Joseph Upton of Patterson's mills, looked
in upon us last Thursday. He was in the
city looking after the lumber business.
Hon. H. Byars of Salem. one of the propri-
etors of the Plaindealer, has been in the city
this week rustling items for his paper.
S. Marks of Canyonville, was in the city
on business this week. He has gone back
to Canyonville, but VIII return to our city
in few days.
James Dearling of Oakland, was in our
city this week He has sold his property
and business in Oakland to Messrs. Dodge
& Pilkington. and proposes removing to the
city.
John Lucas and family. of Coles valley,
passed through town Tuesday, en- route to
Red Bluff. They expect to sojourn in the
Golden State fer year and then return to
thesold homestead in Coles valley.
W. B. Clark, the veteran joker of Coles
valley, was in the city this week He re-
ports plenty of water in Hubbard creek and
says Clark s. Baker are manufacturing first
class lumber. See their price list in another
column.
Fl. O. Lang, who is engaged by A, G..
Walling in collecting information for his H.
| lustrated history of southern Oregon, has
| left his headquarters in Roseburg and gone
into Coos and Curry, to make a personal in
spection of these counties and gather infor
nation from the early settlers of the notable
events of their pioneer days. We hope ht
may find his trip both profitable and pleas
ant.
| Having selected our stock of wheat TO
the coming year, we can truly say that th'
wheat of the last harvest proves to be th'
best for flour of any raised for years, there
fore We are prepared to manufacture the bes
flour in the market. Try it and be con
vinced. No extra charge fer delivering t.
any part of the city. Our flour will be KEEP
for sale only at the mill and the postofIice
unless expressly ordered. Our delivery day
will be Tuesday and Friday. Orders iron
abroad filed promptly at the Rosebur!
Mil.
King Alfonso of Spain, was hissed in tht
streets of Paris, few days since, for assum
ing kingly airs. France is truly Repub
lie. The holy alliance of the crowned head
are making this pretext for waglng wa
against her republican institutions. Ameri
can citizens should be careful not to laugl
if one of these crowned heads should happel
to pass this way. 1t might furnish pretex
for those who believe in the divine right o
kings to rule, to assert that republics are
failure and man is incapable of self govern
ment. Both SPAN and Germany have de
manded an apology from France for til
insult offered the king. If France is trul
a republic just how the apology is to b
made Is a mystery. If the people are th
sovereigns and the officials their servants,
will be laughable to see his royal highnes
meeting equal terms servant to receiv
the apology. The apology would surely b
worse than the insult, but the crowned head
must come to this at last.
On last Saturday Mr.. Charles A. Moor
and wife of New York City, accompanied b
Mrs. Prcntiss of Norwalk, Ohio, arrived i
Roseburg on visit to Mr.. James Sheffield
and will remain about month. Mrs
Prentiss is a sister and Mrs. Moore nice
of Mr.. Sheffield. Mr.. Moore is the Presi
dent of the Consolidated Safety Valve Con
pany of New York City, and is very intel
ligcnt gentleman. The party came by th
Northern Pacific route and narrowly es
capped an accident At the Mullan tunne
which is not yet completed, the road crosse
the mountain at a very steep grade. Will
ascending the eastern slope the train upo
which they were travelling became uncoupleC
leaving their car upon trrestle 200 fee
high. Fortunately the accident was disco,
cred before the loose cars began to descen
the grade, and the brakes being applied hel
them until the locomotive came to their g.
sistance. But for this incident the trip w;
| a pleasant one.
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