The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-17
LOCAL ITEMS.
The farmers ale busy seeding.

Ihe only genuine Henry Clay cigar in the
city, at Morgan's.
r. L. Stephens, formerly of Oakland, this
county, is now residing in East Portland.
Try some of those bit cigars at Morgans.
put up expressly for the fancy trade.
Mrs. A. W. Compton has returned from
her trip to the east and reopened her dress
making establishment in Roseburg
The game law went into force the first of
this month. The mountaineers have to sub
sist on cougar. Tt is fine substitute for ven.
ison.
| A large number of the Cinnamon en-
| ployed on the construction of the railroad
have recently been discharged and have re-
turned to Portland.
Wednesday the train from Portland had
on board three prisoners, enc crazy man and
the news boy. Strange to say, there was no
accident.
The recent rain has brought up the speck.
eled beauties from below and our fishermen
enjoy the sport of catching them. They do
not bite we'll for editors. They catch only
suckers.
The public school Of Roseburg will close
next week. There will be NO private school
at the academy this winter The public
school will commence again Immediately af-
ter the holidays.
Att. w. Morgan's you will find the finest
assortment Of holiday goods in the city, such
as dolls, toys, tops, autograph albums, ladies
purses, picture books, picture frames, and
fancy ware of every description.
The Republican papers are assiduously
working up a boom for Gen. Sherman for
the Presidency. since his retirement from
the army. 1t is doubtful if the old veteran
con be caught by their offers, in this age Of
uncertainties.
Portland papers complain of the muddy
streets and sidewalks of that city, but con.
sole themselves that Albina is worse. We
have not heard any complaint on that score
of Roseburg. We have fine climate here
and plenty of it.
j. L. Mckinney is located near Lafayette,
Yamhill county, engaged in farming. HI
claims this to be the best section of the State
he has seen since leaving Douglas county
We expect to see him back to this county
: soon.
! Tuesday Sheriff Purdom empanneled
jury to try the rights of property between
Phipps and Mrs. Kelly. to some hogs which
Phipps had attached as the property of Mrs
Kelly. The jury gave the hogs to Mrs
Kelly, who also RECEIVERS costs.
Justice Raymond's court was occupied OF
Tuesday of this week trying cause o
Phipps vs. Kelly. After hearing the evi
dence and listening to the earnest pleading
of counsel, the Justice rendered judgmen
in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of ST.
and costs.
Hon. John Fullerton of Canyonville, ha
been outdoing his neighbors in the vine cul
! ture. He has raised = squash this season
: that weighs l424 pounds, and recently pre-
sented his friend Asher Marks of Roseburg
+ with box of the largest grapes in the State
Asher is highly elated with his present.
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, His Hon. A
F. Campbell, City Recorder, was called ur
!. on bright and early to decide between tn
10 city of Roseburg and James Snyder, VIII
was charged with shooting inside the cit
limits. The defendant claimed that the re
/ volver was discharged accidentally, fo
which his honor Imposed fine of five do
O lars and COSTS
We are pleased to hear that the history G
Southern Oregon now being prepared by Mi
Il. o. Lang, to be published by A. G. Wal
p ing, is being pushed forward to completio
very repidly. Very fattering reports al
being received from the agents in the fel
every day. MIR. r. s. Strange will go mort
Monday and gather ali information he ca
relating to that part of the county, Will
J. other representatives. will start for Caroline
A. G. Waling of Portland, who is gettin
up the history of Southern Oregon, was
Roseburg this week. He stopped on his r'
turn from Jackson county, where he has bee
= arranging for the collection of informatio
for his book. His enterprise is lauda b
/ one and will preserve many ancient lane
4 marks Of the early settlement which woul
. otherwise be lost.
Sound sleep and splendid appetite.
>, This is one among the first reports we e
4 from patients. Our Treatise on Compoun
n onl
q reports of cases and full information, sen
8 free. Drs Starkey & Palen, ll09 an
iii Girard street, Philadelphia, Pa
All orders for the Compound Oxyge
Home Treatment directed to II. E. Natl
ews, COG Montgomery street, San francisco
will be filled on the same terms as if ser
directly to US in Philadelphia.
Rufus Butler died at his residence ne:
q Scottsburg, Thursday of last week. M
II Butler was one of the early pioneers WI
settled in this valley. He lived on the rive
e near Scottsburg for over thirty years an
has many friends and acquaintanees through
out this county. Near two years ago he W;
= taken with paralysis, from which he new
recovered and remained helpless until Il
time of his death. His afflicted family ha,
7 the sympathy of the entire community.
James r. Todd, the stage robber who vi
arrested by F. P. Hogan some time ago, W
convicted before the United States cou
3 last week and sentenced by Judge Deady
the penitentiary for life. When Depu
Marshal Frost went to the jail to take Il
). prisoner before the court for sentence,