The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-01-05
LOCAL. ITEMS.

ALI the latest novelties at creed fl0ed $.
James Byron, Of Ten Mile, was in the city
Wednesday. He remained but short time
There we're six new recruits to the Good
Templar lodge last Tuesday night
The hiiarity of the holidays has inabaed
our correspondents with superabundance
Of poetical Confusion"
Messrs. Rice and Winterburn Of Nonpa-
rel. were in Roseburg Thursday, on business
connected with the quicksilver mines.
Joseph Cel,era, ene of the leading mer.
chants Of Drain, gave US = pleasant call yes.
terday.
Mr- F. N. Gabbert was IN Roseburg yes
teiday. lie reports Myrtle Creek quiet dur
ing the holidays.
Hon. D. S. K. Buick was in Roseburg on
Thursday attending to some business at the
court house.
Hon. ]. D. Burnett was in town tins weel,
SPENDING the holidays. He will probably
not be a candidate for political houors
Rev. ]. w. Craig will hold services in the
NJ. E. Church South, next Sabbath, both
mon ing and evening at the usual hours.
VIM. irwin was in the city this week.
He came to town to spend the new year.
which he has been enjoying in the fullest dc.
gree.
7 T Tso,,sto.l, or T ,tL.,, T,ra aorx,Ax
spent his New Year with us III Roseburg.
We are pleased to see that he is enjoying
better health than he has for some years
past.
D. W. Applegate, Wells Fargo and Co. S
express agent, has been in the city for a
couple of days. He went south on the train
week ago Monday and had to hoof it back
from Grants Pass to Glendale.
The Myrtle Greek milling company butch.
cred thirty hogs this week, that averaged
$40 pounds per head, and sc that averaged
$50 per heal. One of the pigs weighed GIG
pounds. It was fat hog.
Col. Thomas Bea OF Coos county, has been
perambulating through Douglas for some
weeks. Some suggest that he is looking for
swamp land that has been rained under.
Others suggest that the Colonel is looking
for wife. Whatever his business is he is
fully able to attend to it himself.
Our young friend James Hamilton Esq,
has just returned from trip to Coos bay
and seems to have enjoyed it. lie reports
that the Coos bay wagon road had been pret
ty we'll sluiced out, but that Nm. Glover
the agent of the stage company, has exhib
tied unnsual energy and will soon make th'
| road passahle.
The railroad between Glendale and Grants
| Pass has been pretty badly washed away
| There has been no train through since Mon
| day week. The passenger and express trail
that went out weak ago Monday night ha
had to remain. 1t is expected it will &c
ba k this morning. The company has heel
using its hest endeavors to repair the dam
/ age caused by the rain and the cars will b
running through in short time.
The Oregonian published on New Years
morning, is the largest and most complet
newspaper ever printed in the State. ]
comprises sixteen large, well filed pages, re
plete with valuable statistical information
reference to the State OF Oregon and tn
United States, which should be kept for rel
4 erence. for from these compilations We CD
| gain as much information concerning the r,
sources of the State and country as we ca
by perusing many volumes Of public doct
ments.
The social dance at the skating rink o
New Years night was pleasant affai
The large hall was crowded and the mus
and dancing was kept up until near tt
break of day. The midnight supper give
By Mr.. Zigler at the Metropolitan hotel, W;
excel lem. The music was the very be-
and when Gousia Joe would come dow
make one imagine himself hack in the bit
grass region of old Kentuck, which SCENE
TO infuse new life into the feet of the dancer
Mirth and good order prevailed througho,
the night A number of young men had IL
misfortune to fall down during the even1n
while dancing, and lest some might thin
they had been enjoying too much spirits #
the beginning Of the new year, we will sta
that it was owing to the smoothness of Il
floor, which was well waxed, and some CT IL
boys were Good Templars too.