The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-03-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

Naarcn IItn, son. Dill IS nappy.
Jos. L. Clough is in Jackson county buy
ing brood mares for his stock ranch on the
South Umpqua.
Born-to the wife of John Brown, March
Sd, in Reseburg. a daughter weighing l3a
pounds.
A. r. Chase of Silver lake, Eastern Ore
gon. called last week. He is looking for
cattle.
Some of the farmers are praying for rain
and complain that the ground is now too
dry for blowing and seeding.
George Parker and Anson Price left for
east of the mountains on Thursday of this
week.
The public school for Canyonviile district
opened for the Spring term last Monday
Frank Cathey and sister are the teachers.
Mrs. A. NJ. Compton. sprained her right
wrist very badly last week by an accidental
fall. It will be some time before she is able
to use it.
A large delegation of Good Templars from
Roseburg visited the lodge at Looking
Glass last Monday evening. We under
stand they had pleasant time,
A great many of our property-holders are
taking advantage Of the pleasant weather to
repair their sidewalks. Let the good work
go on.
Washington Cardwell, an aged and highly
respected citizen of Canyonville. died at that
place last Friday. Mr.. Cardwell had re.
sided in Oregon for 25 consecutive years and
was esteemed by the entire community.
Little drops of printers ink, little type
displayed, make our merchant bosses and
all their big parade. Little bits of stingi-
ness -discarding printers ink-busts the
man of business, and sees his credit sink.
February 4th. at his home in Can
yonville, Horace D. Myrtle, aged SO years.
Also, on March Sth, Mary Myrtle. only
child of Mort. and Minnie Eddings, of Can
yonville aged 2 years and months.
Phil. Da Motta, Roseburg' favorite barber,
has returned from a visit to California.
where he had been for the benefit of his
health. We are pleased to see that he has
entirely recovered and is fully prepared for
| business.
| The thanks of this Office are rendered to j.
o. Booth, of Yoncalla, for substantial do.
nation, consisting of . fine ham Of bacen'
which was aeeeptably received, and we at
test our appreciation of the present.
w. F. Courtney of Washington Territory,
left Roseburg on last Wednesday WI tn four
teen yoke of work cattle, for the oggine
camps of Seattle They were purchased in
this county from the Tipter Bros. and VIM.
Gage and averaged $50 yoke.
A. w. Compton, whs has acted as for
warding agent tor the extension Of the O.
and California railroad all winter, returned
home last week, suffering with rheumatism
from the inhospitable situation in the Cow
creek canyon.
The Winter term of the Reseburg Acade-
my will close on Friday, March 23d, 1883.
| During the last week of the term the usual
class examinations will be held. The patrons
of the school universally express themselves
satisfied with the able management OF
Prof. Cathey and Mrs. Webb.
Mr.. Robinson, lately from Texas. made
us call on Wednesday. Mr.. R. expects te
settle somewhere in Southern Oregon and sc
far is well pleased with our climate. We
| need jnst such gentlemen to develop our re-
| sources and believe that he will find that
the Umqua valley is the garden-spot of the
Pacific coast.
Our reporter did DIR. Crawford an injus
tice in last weeks issue in reference to the
frozen at the time Regis Pecar was
frozen to death. He was not present ant
did not assist in or witness the operation
which was performed by DR. Marsters assisted
by his son Alva and John Gotsell. The pa
tient is doing well.
The Standard says that there are now fou
persons who have suddenly gone under with
out leaving trace of their whereabouts
The last one is L. L. Clifford, whom Taco
ma paper says came to Portland on Monday
the 26th ult., who drew $1,000 for the bene
tioiary fund on the death of Nicholas.
The road from Jacksonville to Crescent
City win be ready for heavy teams by tn.
first of April. Some of the business mer
have contracted with parties in Crescent
City to deliver freight from San Francisco
for three cents pound, which will be quite
saving compared with present rates via
Redding or Portland.
! Mr.. Marry, Of the signal station at Ros e.
burg, mas furnished us the weather report
for February 1883, which we condense
Mean barometer, 80. lS5; mean temperature,
1872, total rainfall, LIT; highest tempera
ture, 68. 7, on the 9th; lowest temperature,
9.4, OH the 4th and 18th; number of clear
days, -; fair, 9; days of rain, 4; days OF
of frost, l3.
Wm. B. Clarke, who came over the hill
from the poor house, gave US call last week.
| He reports everything prosperous at the
poor farm, with larger number of county
paupers than ever before He says they
make no complaint of their treatment but
on the contrary it IS difficult to get rid of
them. His hotel is getting so crowded that
he took our old friend Tucker down to act
as steward.
The body of Joseph Kissberger, who was
missed over two months since, was found on