The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-07-26
LOCAL ITEMS.
Politicians are quiet.
Harvest is in full blast.

T. y. Applegate. deputy assessor, was i,
town Wednesday night.
Severance's birdseye view of Rosebure
is receiving ready sale.
Mr George Saubert, of the Plaindealer, i
spending week in Portland.
VIII someone please explain what is
meant by Blaincs ''foreign policy ?"
Many of our citizens are out of town. The,
have gone to the mountains to hunt and
fish.
The city missionary, Rev E. C. Hamilton,
breaches every Sunday evening in Grange
Hall.
Logan's letter of acceptance is novelty
of contradiction. The boys who wrote it
had different ways OF thinking
Tomorrow Sunday Rev. Octavius Parker
will preach morning and evening at the
| Episcopal church. Let all attend
The Republicaes, driven to desperation
have commenced hinging mud. Look at the
Plaindealer, if is too smutty for family read
ing.
Joseph Knott, the founder of Canyon rille,
died at San Francisco last Sunday week,
from the effects of paraly stroke, re-
ceived some time ago.
We had quite pleasant shower at noon
on Monday which laid the dust and made
| everything fresh; not enough, however, to
hurt any of the crops.
Miss julia A. Barklow, oulY daughter OF
Rev. David Barlow, of Myrtle Point, passed
through here on her way to the State In
sane Asylum, in charge of Marshal Rhodes
and her aunt.
Why do not the Republican papers claim
that Logan is a great scholar, statesman and
philanthropist? Is it because he failed to
write a book and wear turkey feather in
his hat, that he is so much the inferior of
Blaine?
Empire City is to have a boom. The
large, two-story mill is under construction.
steamer owned by the new company is on
her way out with the machinery. Parties
are ready buying up lots which are for
sale cheap.
DR.. Steele and lady are staying for few
days among rs. The doctor and wife have
paid visit to his former home in Canada,
and are now Oh their way to Coos Bay, their
former residence, where the doctor intends
to resume his practice.
VIZ learn from reliable farmer and fruit
raj ser who has just returned from Portland,
that the market is gutted with green fruit
and the price SO low that it Will not pay the
freight. His advice is that it Is better to
dry green fruit than to ship at this time.
Monday the 2lst, son of Henry Crow, OF
Locking GLASS; about l3 years of age. was
thrown from horse ann trampled upon.
EIe was severely injured III the shoulder and
arm, and received number of bruises. 1t
is to be hoped the little fellow will soon re-
cover.
Jas A. Sterling, assessor, is at work over
the jail, preparing his roll for the year. Per
SONS who have not been assessed and with
whom blanks for statements of property
have been left will greatly facilitate the
business by sending same to him at this place
forthwith.
The sporting season is in full blast
party OF our young Lioods started out on
hunting and fishing excursion on Monday
last armed with al! the latest improved
rifles and fishing tackl,. They are encamped
on the Coos Bay wagon road. We wish
them luck.
Prof. White, musical instructor of the
Yankee Doodle band, has arrived from Eu-
gene, and the air Is kept redolent day and
night with the harmonious discords of the
young practitioners, who from the amount
of energy they display promise at no distant
day to rival Ole Blu or Paginini.
Some of Coos County's most entrrpr1sing
! citizens have visited Roseburg within the
last week and repaired to the T. S. land
office to select timber lands. From the
amount Of energy displayed in this direction,
cedar of our Coast range of mountains
soon to receive boom.
Marshal Al Langonberg, of the Yankee
Doodle band, has received from San Fran
cisco a very fine L fiat cornet. Its clarion
notes can be heard aboye the hustle and din
of everyday llfe, while in the coos of the
evening when the boys are rusting with the
clefs and lars, its mt lodious strains can be
heard far DER hill and dale.
We understand that 6 ain in the country
is u sting quite badly, though not so as to
affect the vi | l. The rust so far has only
affected The blade, and not the straw. While
this viii have no effect On the amount of the
crop, yet it will make the la5ors of the har-
vest more unpleasant. The dust arising
from the rust in cutting or threshing the
grain will be very bad, anil is hard ON the
eyes
| Mr. Andrews is in town soliciting sub
scriqers for the Daily and Weekly Exami--
ner. From every appearance he has been
doing thriving business along the road
His turnout is very neat and tasty, an in
dication of the prosperity and success of the
Pacific Coasts greatest Democratic journal
Mr.. Andrews is himself a first-class rustler
The Examiner during the forthcoming cam
paign will be anxcusly looked for. as it is a
great paper.