The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-16
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land.
One of McGregor's fine team horses
died Tuesday.
Mrs John Lane has been quite Ill
the past week.
Several prol:ibitionists here will cast
their ballots for st. John.
Mrs. Mamie Moore returned home
from Portland Wednesday.
The fruit train runs once a week. So
far none has been shipped from here.
Forty bushel Of wheat to the acre
appears to he the average in the Will
lamette.
Mis-. Hefron, who has been seriously
i'll tie past two weeks, is slowly i'm
proving
The ten first copies of Bancroft's his
tories are Icing received by numerous
subscribers.
Father Heinrich returned home
Wednesday, and will hold divine ser
vices Sunday.
A. Noltaer has returned home from
the East and resumed editorial charge
of the Standard
Dir. Woodruff advertises to rattle his
property on Jackson street, at Moore's
saloon, to-day.
There was basket meeting of the
NJ. E. church at the Oak creek school
house, Sunday last.
Fred Zigler, Warren Imbler and
Frank Lehnherr returned from the
mountains Tuesday.
The Wasp was burned out in the
great San Francisco fire, but succeeded
in getting out in time
Charley Zigler ard W. n. Moore
left for the coast Wednesday morning.
The girls will miss them.
Miss Della Partie and Mrs. Das-
comb returned this week from an ex-
tended visit to the Sound.
J. c. Tolman, Jr., Of Ashland, ar
rived in town Wednesday, and left for
Coos county on Thursdays stage.
VIM. Bowlsby has resigned his po-
sition as hrakesman on the freight, and
VIM. jameson has been appointed.
Sol Abrahams and family, Mr. Rapp
and family, and Ernest Mcclellan left
for the coast on Thursday morning.
The city assessment roll has been
completed, and the marshal started OH
his annual round collecting Thursday.
Twenty new street crossings are
being placed across necessary places,
and other Improvements are going on.
Only one solitary Blaine hat is
sportcd in Roseburg, and thai by
dashing, MASKING, railroad mugwump'
Any backsliding in this issue may be
accounted for on necessary delay, on
account of needed repairs on our press
Henry Bowen, while shoeing horse,
Tucsdey, was unlucky enough to re-
ceive a kick III the back which is very
painful.
Uncle George Jones is up from Coos
county on visit to friends and rela-
tives, and will remain couple of
weeks or So.
China Sam has rented DR.. Wood
ruG1s building on Main street for a
wash house, much TO the disgust of
those in the vicinity.
A business meeting of Democrats is
called to meet at the Court house Sat-
urday evening, to complete the organl-
zation of a Cleveland and Hendricks
club.
We understand that Ingersoll, tllt
celebrated f.eelhinker, will lecture here
on the 4th of September. SIocam'
hall will doubtless be secured If such il
tho case.
The railro ad Chinese are killing fisl
near the dam, by the use of gian
powder The prosecuting attorne,
will take action as soon as complaint
are filed.
Jacob Tichenor has returned iron
Curry county, and is again locates
with us. He reports his father, CAP
tain Tichenor, as very low with par
alytic stroke.
The passenger train was delayed bt
low Comstock, on Tuesday evening, b
tree falling across the track an
springing rail- It was half hou
behind time here.
, Hons. L. B. Ison, w d. Fenton, A
C. jones, L. +. Macarthur and w. E