The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-09-20

John HALEY mas been nominated for Con-
gress by the Democrats OF iaho.
Frederick Albright and family left Rose
b lsg this week to reside at Oregon City.
III, j. Meretons, treasurer of the San Fran
CISCO Bridge Co., was in Roseburg this week
St. John viii receive seventy five votes
in Douglas County. Butler, probably ten.
o. G. Perkins, for many years resident
CT Roseburg in days gone by Is again with
US.
J. r, Dodge, of Oakland, was in our city
Monday and Tuesday of this week Oh bust
ncas,
"I Stcod en- TIE Bridge at Midnight" is
beee5ning ths faYerits song Of the young
pccp'e,
The Yankee Doodle nand viii accompany
sIic Republican qlab to Portland Oh the Lis
iab.lec day.
The glorioas sunshine has made glad the
hearts Of t!le farmer and started the hum OF
the thresher.
A. A. Fink and family arrived in Rose
burg Monday morning from his cattle ranch
in Lake eoanty.
An effort viii be made to re-organize The
Philalashean Literary Society for the coming
winter, nest week.
The eomn nizsioaers' court was in session
Tecsdsy Of this week. They met to pass
upen uuEnieaed business.
IL. Jcsephson has returned from Gan Fran
cisco, where he has been purchasing a stock
Of goods for the wintet trade
Miss Lucy Hay has returned from an ex-
tended visit to Jackson county and opened
school in the Masonic buildin
Mr.. j. Brandt, superintendent of the O.
&C. Il. r., ana family were in the city
this week the guests of Sol Abrahana.
Mrs. Aick;aIlen wife of tie lrit ge cen
tacso1, OF san Francisco, is visiting her
brother III law, Frank McMallen, of this
pace.
Charles Wright, Of Montana, cousin Of
". I. Wright, who has teen visiting Gu
section the|past few weeks. has returned to
his home.
D. c. Na!dron, of San Francisco, was
with us the fore part OF the week. He is
trayelng through Oregon in the interest OF
the Wasp.
rTI,a ,,oc,,hrocr L-c
behind tim9 Monday evening, owing to the
delay in accommodating passengers attend ng
the State Fair.
Hami!toa's new brick buildings in course
Of erection next to his dug store arc to be
&C apied by Phi D. y Otta, barber, and j..
J.skulel, jsw,l.r.
T.. B. Lane, son of Simon Zane, wa, in
town Wednesday, on his way to Drain. He
wears erutch on account of rheumatism,
but hopes to dispense with it shortly.
4 desirable Lrildlng lot S0xl20 feet, on
the north side OF Deer Creek, al joining the
city of Roseburg, is for sale, price $3.50.
For further particulars GILL on Hermann
& Bail.
Mrs. Theo. Allen, of Por lind, who has
been visiting her sister, Mr.. Y. r. Campbell
Is row at the residence Of her parents at
w. )ur. Che will return to Portland on
Monda..
''In Catholic sections [ am good Catho-
| ic, in Protestant sections am good Prot
es aat, III other sections my religion is two
for quarter and take your choice. Jas.
| C. Elaine.
Messrs. Ray anl Napier of Oakland in
company With Mr.. Doty of Lane county
came over to Rosebura last Wednesday, to
testify in the suit of Hodges executors VS. the
Bonanza Cod ana Quicksilver Mining Com
pany.
The brid ge across the South Ump9aa river
at lis place is completed. Dick Qulllhaug
wlo has the contract for blasting out the
west side viii complete the grade this week
which will connect the bridge with the Coos
Bay wagon road.
Hon. Win. Cathcart, ofColes Valley, was
in Roseburg, Monday on his way to Coos
Bay where he viii spend the winter. He
has passed the s7th year of bis earthly pill
grimage and although afflicted with blindness
his intel ect is remarkably brilliant and his
conversational powers unimpaired by time.
His memory retains fund of useful infor-
nation ln regard to parties, men and meas
ures. Ee' is a sterling patriotic Democrat
and looks forward with hope for success in
| November.