The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-04-12
LOCAL iTEsss.
ST. Floed has retired from business.

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Greed Floed has sold his store, goods and
business to George Haynes.
A. &. Champagne Is building large addi-
tion to the Cosmopolitan hotel.
Caro- Brothers have sold the lot adjoining
the bank building to ]. Jaskulek.
Nm: Watkiads is erecting residence
near the ferry.
! Much cleaning anl improving is going on
this week on Main and Jackson streets.
p Benedict has about completed large
cabinet shop west of the Roseburg hotel.
F.P. Hogan is Sitting up the store-room
of Floe9 & Co. with view of moving his
stock to the old stand.
John Johnson is erecting new house on
Main street, to be occupied by William
Heffron.
Rev. Il. P. Webb breaches at Cow Creek
next Sunday, April 18th, at II o'clock, and
at Canyonville in the evening.
The city fire bell arrived Thursday even
ing and is the largest bell in the city. 1t has
been thoroughly tested, Is Of first class ma
terial and can be heard for miles.
Miss Lucy Hay extends her thanks to
these gentlemen and ladies who SO kindly
volunteered their services to assist in her
school entertainment last week.
Mr.. Keyes is fitting up the old saloon
building on Jackson street. adjoining Bitz.
er's meat market, for restaurant and lodg-
ing house.
/ Messrs. Clarke & Baker have three hun.
dred thousand feet of nerchantable lumber
on hand and for sale at their mil in Coles
valley.
DR.. J. +. w. Saubert and l. S. Thornton
are on tour of inspection Of the Siuselau
country. The Doctor is satisfied with the
timber and proposes to build a large sawmil
on the river.
The business men of Ashland having dis
covered that they are losing considerable
transient custom by closing their stores Oh
Sunday, have, with very few exceptions
decided to keep their doors open on that day
hereafter. They can close and obey ths
Sunday law after the railroad gets past.
The hired editor of the Plaindealer ough
to be chief clerk of the senate this time. HI
defeated the prohibitory amendment at th'
last session of the legislature, when he wa
only clerk of the house. Bill is ALFRED
smart and the bosses cannot do without him
Mrs. Walter Hutckkiss has on hand a
her place of business, fine stock of milli
nary, dress goods, etc. They have been Sc
looted with exquisite taste and challenge tn
attention and admiration of all and ever
one interested.
At special meeting of the trustees of th
city of Roseburg, on Thursday evening, th
city dedicated that portion of Lane stree
lying west of the railroad depot, running t
the Umpqua river, to Douglas county, o
condition that the county keep the same i
repair and build q bridgs across the river a
the terminus of said street.
Rev. j. w. Craig, preacher in charge G
!. the Roseburg circuit, M. E. Church South
sp.nt the last few days among his man
friends in this city. He preached two yer
accep aJle sermons last Sabbath, and hel
services again Monday evening. He is
most affabIe gentleman, thoroughly devote
to his work.
j Page & Dimmick, Oakland, Oregon, al
this week receiving large additions to the
already extensive stock of drugs, medicines
patent medicines, paints, oils and glass, ais
: la'gs assortment of writing paper, enve
opes, inks, states and school books. Thes
goods have been carefully selected, with
!. : view to the demand of their customers: Bee
e rock cash prices were paid for this stock an
! they can offer goods at the lowest rates
!. Remember, we viii not be undersold.
. Hon. j. f. Galley, one of the leadin
c attorneys of Douglas county and an ente
J. prising gentleman, who has been engaged
u many enterprises in this State and Washin,
ton terr1teTy, opened school in Canyonvil
. on Monday morning as full-fedged peds
1ogu9. Ouf I1iSo 70 Stsbc WiSbH
he opened the chapel exercises with praye
We sincerely wish the Judge success in h
q new field of labor and hope that he may su
. ceed IN Frightening the intellects of Il
youths so that they may become shinir
lights in the literary world:
> W. B. Clarke Of Coles valley, gave us
= cal, this week He is much exercised ov
the fact that he has been accused of writi
our Coles valley letter of last week.
)o those whom it may concern we viii say rh
:, a. neither he nor Mr.. Caldwell wrote the ar
%. Gle in question. Mr. Clarke called our {;
.. tention to the fact that one of the items CO
= tanned personal reflection which we VIC
20. not aware of, or the same should not ha
"a been published. We sincerely hope th
persons who are kind enough to send us th
neishborhood news, will refrain from thro
- ing in personal matters which do not ints
est any one and are calculated TO engend
bitter feeling. These articles, when {
=, tected, will not be published. All perso
ID writing for the public press should be ca
es- fdl to write nothing but what is well auths
tlcated.
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