The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-01-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

George w. Grubb Of Wilbur. is selling
out his entire stock of merchandise at cost,
with view Of retiring from the business.
T. G. Kent of Civil Bend, made US a pleas.
ant call this week and dill not fail to re-.
member the printer
Mr.. Pearson, an old pioneer of Oregon
and for many years resident of Douglas
! county, died at N-ilbar on Friday Of last
week, in the seyenty-sixth year of his ase.
p. p. Palmer of scottsburg, was in the
city this week, attending to business before
the Probate court, in relation to his de
ceased sons estate.
Fred. Toiles replaced 80 broken lights in
the Academy building on last Saturday
which will adj much to the comfort OF both
teachers and pupils.
We were presented tlis week with a box Of
cigars by Caro- Bros, of the ''Try it . brand
They were good and we advise those desiring
to purchase supplies to call upon them.
The coyotes are making sad havoc with
lambs and sheep in all parts of the
county. The farmers are offering all the
way from twenty to fifty dollars apiece fer
their scal,s.
Hon. T. r. Hill of Wilbur was in Rose
burg. looking bale and hearty. While
claiming to be Republican he won't stand
Mitchell and seems to think there are other
men in the party besides the great Il am. .
The cold, damp weather during the last
week has come near demolishing our edito-
rial force We do not know whether it has
killed the new sown grain and other green
things, or not.
The mail from Rosebura to Coos bay over
the Coos bay wagon road, has been regularly
carried, the charges of the MarshGeld paper
to the contrary notwithstanding. What OBJ
iect that paper can have in breakfng,lown the
only direct route from Rosebuig to the Bay,
we fa:l to discover.
Mr.. Fagan, one of the gentlemen employed
in collecting information for Wallings bio
graz hcal history of southern Oregon, when
crossing the sonth Umpqua river, at what is
known as Conn's ford, came near receiving
IN immersion. He got too far down stream
for the ford and his horse got into swimming
water, and it was only by good management
and in following the directions of Harry
Jones, who happened on the scene at the
critical moment, that he was euab:ed tt
reach the shore.
Last Friday night the south bound stage
was stopped some three miles beyond Grants
Pass by highwaymen who took and robbed
Wtl ), Fargo & Co.'S treasure box of its con
tents consisting of $50 in coin. They die
not Ii ,turb the U. S. mail sacks or passen
gers. L. p. II gan was tclegraphcd for ant
went out Gu Mondays train, but the proba
bilities are that the robbers have made goot
their ts,ape, aud may have been in Rose
bug when Mr.. Hogan left.
Wm. Davis, brakeman on the freigh
} train south, when the train was runnin,
through the Cow creek canyon, last Satur-
day, slipped and to prevent ia ling betweel
the cars, threw himself off, receiving fata
injuries. from which he died that evening
The train brought him to Roseburg and HI
.. was taken to his own home and physicians
called, but to avail, for he died few
hours after reaching home. Mr.. Davis hat
lived for several months in this city and wa
highly esteemed Ivy his neighbors and ac
quaintances. The deceased was youn;
man. little over twenty wears of aye. II
, was married and leaves wife and one chii,
o 10 mourn his early death.