The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-02
LOCAL ITEMS.
Warm weather.

Immigration increasing.
The hay crop is enormous.
DENLY & Co.'S circus to night.
Dwelling houses are in demand
Rosehurg has boom iu building.
Flems petrified lizard beats the pigeon
story
The new theatre building is about com.
pleted.
An agent of the Sunday Mercury was in
town last week.
Wild biackberres are reported plentiful
In the coast range mountains.
Some of our young huntsmen have returned
from the mountains minus game.
Young grouse are said to be plentiful
around grain fields adjoining the woods.
| W. G. Woodward, auctioneer, sold several
fine horses at public vandue last Saturday.
Severence the artist is in Oakland doing
good business but will remain but short
time.
Hon. H. p Webb as deputy county clerk
is engaged this week at the court house in
taking depositons in the suit of E. T. Lahree
ct al VS. j. o. Booth ct al.
| John Farquer says the world amt equal
and just, for some men live by a da,nsite
whilst some don't live by damsite. This
may be true but it sounds wicked.
Hon. James A. Sterling with full corpse,
of deputies including DIR. }. w. Strange and
Hon. 2. o. Applegate are busiiy engaged in
the court room completing the assessment
roll.
Our universally popular friend Conductor
Stroud was in town this week. His presence
was as cheerful as burst of sunlight through
the darkest cloud. Rose burg is ever leased
| to see him.
! Charles Hamilton, who it will be rrmem-
bered was implicated in the murder for
which Carrie Bradley is serving a sentence
IN the Oregon penitentiary, is in prison await
ing execution for killing Mexican soldier
Rev. T. G. Pamilton will deliver a tenn
perance address in the Grange hall, near the
depot, Sunday evening at o'clock, subject,
''The two Misteries." All the friends and
enemies OF temperance are invited to attend.
Po it1cal movements in California promise
certain victory for the Democracy in our
sistes state. The Chronicle says of the Cleve.
land and Hendricks ratification meeting in
San Francisco, thai it was an imposing demon
stration, and well worthy of any cause
1t is rep orted that the Fenians are about
to inasurate new and novel system of at
tack on En- gland. Their plan of operation
is to drop dynamite and other explosive com
Lounds from balloons or air ships on the citi 3
and towns. A number of wild Irishnen now
n Par is have volunteered for the cx, elit,on
| Messr-. F. Singleton and Is. Thornton md
family returned from hunt on the SUNNI.
af the Coast Range mountains last week
They brought back with them good supply
of grouse, and the reutajns of six very fat
deer, the result OF two days hunting Oh the
top of the mountain
We must commend the work of Mr.
Simmons, the energetic road supervisor Ter
the excellent work done On the Deer Creek
road. The farmers, too, are desc wing Of
praise for having liberally contributed extra
time. twill be good road this winter and
will amply repay them for their pains
Father Riordan has gone to Ireland to tell
the pe"! to stay at home. This is not right
Let the honest natives come here and exam,
Inc the color OF The halr of an Irshman who
would so forget the Emerald Isle as to vote
| for Blaine persecuter Of Catholics and the
leader of the spirit OF knownothingism
Alex. McCurdy left us this week for Va
quina Bay, where he goes to seek employ
memt on the railroad. His family accom-
panied him to Portland and will visit in San
Francisco. Alex has host of friends here,
VITO wish him no end of good luck. Mr..
Will Heffron has charge of his saloon durinr
his absence.
Mrs. Elvira Knott re'isit of Joseph Knott
deceased died in the city of San Francisco on
the 10Th of July. By her last will she
bequeaths all the property which was
willie to her by her hus' and (who died a
few days before her) to her two daughters
hy former marriage, Jennie E. Barker and
Harriet +. lson
Captain Condor of the Palestine exposition
has maie new di; covery of the sight OF
Calvary and the holy sepulcher. This dis
covery of an other than the orthelox tomb
in which Christ was buried will furnish
rich field for discussion amongst our biblical
antiquarians who have no better theme to
amuse themselves with.
Hon F. ?. Hogan and wife returned home
this week happy and vel. This trip &C ross
the hemisphere and through the greet places
of the older states was highly enj' yable
Mr.. Hogan who was member of the Nation
al Democratic Convention, speaks with pride
of that great body and its great work. He
was for Cleveland from the first and hopes 1,
he present at his inauguration next March
and there in we say amen.
Rev. J. w Craig of the NJ. E. church
south VIII preach in Roseburg next Sunday
morning and evening this beng the first
Sunday in August and the closing services
of Brother Craig at this place for the present
conference year. He also breaches at Deer