The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-05
LOCAL ETEMs.
Severance; the artist.

Immigrants desirous of purchasing good
farms should call at this office.
Rev. j. r. N. Bell is in the city this
week, looking hale and hearty.
DIR. J. T. w. Saubert reports the heath
Of his patients improving.
The prospect for large yield of wheat
was never better than it is at present in
Douglas county.
Mrs w 7. Wright, her mother and sis
ter, have been visiting in Floarnoy VALLEY
during the week.
Full-grown men should be warned against
cutting the city lamp posts with their jack
knives
Hon. Penumbra Kelly of East Portland,
has been appointed United States Marshal
for Oregon.
James A. Sterling. county assessor, is now
at Gardiner, and will be at Roseburg in a
few days to finish up his assessment work.
J. B. Cannon, agent for Blaine's ''Twenty
Years Of Congress-" is ready to take orders
for this valuable work Call and subscribe
Prof 3. A. CGthcy and family went to
Riddle on Monday evening, where they will
lie guests of Noah Cornutt. They will he
gone three or four weeks.
G. A. Taylor, sheriff elect, has moved to
town and will occupy Sheridan Bros; house
one door south of the former residence Of w.
T. Wright.
Jim Blaine. according to our exchanges,
has been born in more places and espoused
more religions than any other hero named in
| the worlds history.
Miss Emma, sister of Mr.. Edwin Shook,
arrived in town last Monday from Canada.
She comes to stay and being a milliner By
trade will likely engage in that business.
The editorial quartette Of the PIaindealer.
must have drawn largely on their iaagina-
ton for the facts and the almanac for their
rhetoric III preparing the local items for last
weeks issue.
A proposition to divide this county is now
being agitqted and will no doubt be submit
ted to our next legislature. When the leg
islatnre meets the people will learn who ia
vor this proposition
Mrs. Dunniway has signihea her intention
of going before the next legislature with a
petition for renewal of the cons titutional
amendment for female suffrage. How do
our newly elected senators and representa-
tiyes stand on this question?
The Board of Directors of the Roseburg
school, at an informal meeting, have deter
mined to receive applications for teachers
In the school. Teachers desiring to fill rosi-
tions in any of the departments OF this school,
will make application to the board of Direc
tors. Applications may be made through
Timothy Ford, school clerk.
Lost, strayed or stolen. The late devil,
who some time ago appreuticed himself to
this office to learn the 'Sa,t proficient how to
sling antimony,' has mysteriously disap-
peared. Amy one learning of the where
abouts of the rapturous youth, will confer a
favor by returning him safely to this sane
tum.
Paul Mosher left at this Office on Tuesday
last bundle of oats, the stalks of which
measure seven feet, four and one-half inches
in hight. The heads are over one foot in
length and compactly filed with plump
gfain. Ii the Plaindealer can fnd any oats
to lat this we would like to see their sam.
pie. This was grown on Mr.. Mosher's place
acr oss the river, opposite this city.
The Albany express on it's north bound
trip on Tuesday, met with an accident about
FIVE miles north of Salem. 1t seems that just
as the engine had cleared a bridge it gave
away and the tende. and all except the las
, coach fell through and are a complete wreck
Unless the old bridges and trestle work be
tween Roseburg and Portland are rebuilt
we may look for more serious accidents.
A San Francisco dispatch to the STANDARD
} says that the Union Iron Works has re
Gently secured contract from the Newpor
Coal Company to construct steel steamer
of the register Of between 700 and 500 tons
and that will carry 1000 tons of coal anC
have l24 feet draft. She is to have first
class accommodations for 80 cabin passen-
gers, and will be used in the coal trade be
tween that port and Coos bay.