The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

Go to the new bakery for your tea, coffee
and chocolate.
The only genuine Henry Clay cigar in the
city, at Morgan's.
Hon. S. f. Chadwick Of fESalem, was in
Roseburg this week, visiting friends.
Try some of those bit cigars at Morgans,
put up expressly for the fancy trade.
Five loages of freshEbread fer % cents, at
j. A. Smiths new bakery.
lot of new accordions just received at
J. Jasulek's. Prices lower than ever.
The railroad company has commenced. the
construction Of round house at Glendale.
Mr.. I. Caro- took a trip to Glendale and
Grants Pass the fore part Of the week, on
| business
The issue of silver dollars the week ending
December 8th, was S5ol, 1898. Same time
last year, 81, l89, 800.
Mr. Whistler of Looking Glass, formerly
an athlete of Pennsylvania, paid us a~pleas-
ant visit on Wednesday afternoon.
W. N. Moore, county treasurer, will go to
Salem next week to pay Douglas county's
| portion of the State taxes.
Hon. J. c. Duncan paid Rcseburg flying
| visit. He arrived on the train Monday even
| ing and returned to Drain Tuesday morning.
Hon. J. F. Watson, U. S. District Attor-
| Wednesday. He is here in the interest oi
the Coos bay railroad.
Hon. James Chenoweth, Oakland's popu
lar merchant. and Richard Smith, of the late
firm of r. Smith & Co., of that place, were
doing Roseburg Thugsday.
Isadore Woollenberg, merchant of Can
yonville, was visiting Roseburg this week
He was the guest of Messrs. Marks & Fried
lander daring his sojourn with US.
All who appreciate beautiful styles ane
reasonable prices, must not fail to Sc,
| the grand display of holiday goods at Jasu
lexis, the jeweier.
Col. Walsh of rancho de Gilhooly was i,
the city last week. The Colonel was look
ing well; the mountain air seems to agre
with him
Amos Webster, chief clerk of the treas
ury department, has rendered his resignation
as adjutant general of the militia of the Dis
trict of Columbia, to the secretary of war.
VIII c.. King last week organized lodg
of Good Templars at the Bogges schoo
house, on south Deer creek, and one at th
school house at Civil Bend.
At T. W. Morgan's you will fndthe fines
assortment of holiday goods in the city, sue
as dolls, toys, tops, autograph albums, ladie
purses, picture books, picture frames, an
fancy ware Of every description.
Santa Claus headquarters is atJ Jasulek'i
where you can find large and splendi
stock of useful, desirable and appropriat
Christmas gifts. Just what everybod
wants. Popular prices.
Col. Shoemaker, timber inspector for Or,
gon, was in the city this week He has Con
south to look after Uncle Sans forest tree
: and see that they are safe from the ravage
of the mill men and loggers of that section
Z. d. Pagan, formerly a member of tn
California History Company, is now engage
, in securing views aud portraits for the fortl
o coming history OF Southern Oregon. He
now in Roseburg aud will remain here an
: IN this vicinity for several weeks.
The passenger and express runs to Grant
, Pass, but the mail is carried from Glenda
south by stage, Haily & Co. not being alb
to agree with the railroad company upon tt
terms which the railroad will carry the ma
i. between these points.
Representatives in Congress FROM Indiar
held conference recently to agree upon Il
best means Of presenting to the national R
publican committee the claims of Indanap
lis as the place for holding the Republics
j. convention next year.
Grants Pass is thriving place at presen
Mr. Nolan has just comp leted new hote
Messrs. McCulloch & McCurdy have rentt
part of the building for saloon. The ra
: road hotel is conducted by John Neviil
formerly of Roseburg. The principal sto
! is that of Miller & Co., which is doing goo
s business, and number of saloons that see
to be doing good business.
The mechanical toys at A. c. Marks a
;, ahead Of anything of the kind ever hefo
) exhibited in this city. We call especial
3 tention to the washer woman on exhibiti
Z on the display stand, at the front of the
Egar store. When wound up and set goll
tits an exact counterpart of Dinah and
washtub en- Mississippi lsvee on hot Su
day.
Last Sunday Mr.. Shoefield's attention "
called to large slide at the high poi
where the railroad makes a short cur
~ around the river, about two miles south
y Roseburg, which completely blockaded t
v read, burying the track under many tons
rock Mr.. Shoeield came to town and L
titled the railroad agent. A number of m
were set to work. who kept up terril
blasting with giant powder all Sunday nigl
= and the morning train was enabled to p'
with but little delay. The caving of Il
Q point endangers the public highway and "
J necegsitate change in the county road
this point.