The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

1lentY OF venlS0n IN the market.
The farmers arc busy threshing grain.
The d. DIS are missed on the streets.
The wheat crop is turning out better than
was expected.
The q. BIS are extremely numerous in
town. Some have gone fishing.
The game law is ort, but the trout wont
bite; suckers do, at odd times.
The hoods keep their numbers good.
Some have gone to the mountains.
A Warm Springs, n. c., dispatch, August
6, says: In tearing down an old house near
here the skeleton of a mail carrier was found
with leather mail bag containing over 80
letters dated 1927, some containing old bank
bills.
The State Treasurer in his apportionment
OF the school fund shows Douglas county to
allotted to each child 10 ceuts;-S2939 80.
This is exceeded by but four counties in
the Saskatchewan, Marion, Linn and
Umatilla.
A medium-size yellow dog, rather heavy
set, left Yoncalla on Sunday, July Goth, be-
longing to Mrs Mary Booth at Wilbur. A
reward of s. will be paid for the delivery of
the dog to J. O. Booth at Yoncalla, or the
owner at Wilbur. The animal is old, hay-
ing teeth well worn.
John L. Sullivan, the champion boxer,
knocked Herbert S!ade, the Mavr giant,
out of time in three rounds, at Madison
square, New York, on the evening OF the
9th. The gate money amounted to $4,000,
of which Slade got 40 per cent and severe
| brusing.
Misses Jones and Zigler have returned
home from some weeks soiourn at the sea-
side in Coos. The young ladies are much
| improved by the ocean broezes. Wednes-
day evening the friends and admirers of the
young ladies rendered them surprise party
at the Metropolitan hotel, which proved an
enjoyable affair.
We are under obligations to D. D. Pret'
| ty man for number of the prospectuses of
| the annual State Fair for 1888, containing a
list of premiums, program and regulations,
with the report of the Secretary for the pre-
ceiing year. Farmers interested in the ex
hibition can have a copy by calling at this
Office
F. A. Smith, the well known photograph
| er of Salem, and former resident of Rose
burg, has established a gallery on MaiI
street, nearly opposite the Plaindealer Office
where he will remain for some time. Hi
prices are reasonable and all who want frs
class pictures should embrace the opportu
nifty. tt
In the mutations of time and labor in
printing Office it sometimes happens that
printer will need rest and long for stra.
sub on whom the duties may safely de
voiye for few weeks Such has been tn
condition in this Office and we are under OBJ
legations to Alex. PurdoIn, brother of on
Sheriff, for faithful and efficient labor durin
, the last three weeks.
In neuralgia Compound Oxygen has bee
found to act almost like magic. Send t
Dns. SrARKEY & PALEN, ll09 Girard street
Philadelphia, for their Treatise on Com
pound Oxygen, and learn what remarkabl
things arc being done for this class of SUI
ferers. It Will be mailed free. All OF
lers for the Compound Oxygen Home Treat
ment directed to H. Z. Mathews, 606 Mont
gomery street, San Francisco, will be file
on the same terms as if sent directly to us
Philadelphia.
The household of Mr.. Eglin on Saturda
morning about 8 o'clock was thrown ini
confusion by slight blaze in the room o.
cupied by Mr.. Flett, his wife and chile
2 The curtains about the crib caught from
match thrown upon the floor without bein
extinguished, aud the flames almost Instant
communicated with the bedding, stan
cover and window curtain. The flame
were extinguished with some difficulty, an
F.. the most serious result was the Inhalation
smoke by Mrs. Flett, who has since bee
; somewhat indisposed. The child was Sigh
ly burned. Il [Corvaliis Leader, 5.
Master Alva Bellows, lad ten or twelv
years of age son of A. j. Bellows living
West Roseburg, has, with his own hand
planted, and raised fine petch of mellon
lie has now ready for the market some
the largest and best watermelons that wel
:. ever brought to Roseburg. Were other boz
who are daily seen lounging around Il
! streets, encouraged by their parents to en-
p.oy their time in some useful occupation
they will have formed habits of industry
the time they arrive at manhood, that WI
~ make them independent through life. "
will venture the prediction that young Ma
ter Bellows will never be a hoodlum.
Bright and early Monday morning par
~ consisting of John Aiken, Chas, Zlgier, )
q Sheridan and 10. Aiken armed and equipp
with the latest impro yements of gun al
tackle, started for the north Umpqua, I
solved to bring in a bountlfnl supply
trout and venison. They returned Wedu'
day much refreshed and exhilerated by t
chase. They report six trout, one Or
squirrel and chip munk, dead coon ane
half grown pheasant, and claim that tn
actually killed snipe and young de
= but as they failed to bring back the feath
of the snipe or the hide Of the deer, this p
of the story is questioned by some incre'
q Ious persons. Madame Grundy even goes
S far as to suggest that it was lamb instt
2 of deer that the boys captured. But tt
lI..,,o 4Lor4 &c thnv were hun!