The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-31

this and the first Sunday of next month.
Mrs w. A Smick has been elected BY the
Roseburg w. c. I. U. 4 delegate to the
State Union, which meets at Albany, June
4th and 5tA.
Mother, may go out to vote?
Yes, my darling Lenore;
Put on your hat and redingote,
And vote for Billy Moore.
Pete McGregor of Oakland, is m aking
most excellent beer. He was kind enough to
remember our pro TEN. editor, who kindly
rembers him. Gentle be thy dreams, friend
Pete.
The Rev w. A. Smick will preach the
funeral of Mrs. Fl. E. Dewitt at the Hurst
school house, on the lower Calapooia, on
the second Sabbath of June, at II A. NJ, and
at Roseburg in the evening
The Good Templars have elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the grand lodge OF Ore
gon, which meets in Corvallis June 18th:
| w. F. Owens, Mrs. w. F. Owens, Miss
Lille Moore, Miss Rose Hoover.
j. Birch of Riddle, is canvassing this
county for ''Peck's Compendium of Fun, .
and also for the "Conquering Wilderness, -
and new pictorial history of the "Herocs
and Heroines of America" by Col. Frank
Trip'ett.
The board Of trustees will receive sealed
proposals for the carpenter work of the
Myrtle Creek church up to June 10. Plans
and specifications may be seen at MIR. c.
Gaddis'. Roseburg. The trustees will re-
serve the right to reject amy or all bids.
All gardeners should observe the almost
tropical growth of vegetables. Judge Ar
rington has fine crop of peas which have
grown since last March and are now live fee
high and pods being filled. OF course ht
has smaller varieties already for table use.
James H. Mccormick of the U S. lane
department, is again in Roseburg. We ar
always glad to see him. He is gentleman
of fine culture and excellent business charac
ter, but he is down in the Goa. mines or dowl
anywhere else on Tree GTdue.
) Mrs. Fink and daughter have joined Mr.
Fink at this place, on visit to the old home
; We were more than pleased to meet them
Mrs. Fink surprised us with her youthful ap
, pearance and Miss Tony ia the same modest
r bright and unassuming little lady she eve
was They still love southern Oregon.
Grand Fourth of July at Roseburg. I'm
mediately after perfection of organization o
the Southern Oregon Agricultural society oil
to-day, all in attendance will remain to com
plete arrangements already made for
grand celebration of our natal day in TIL
city This circumstance adds further caus
for large attendance.
f. C. Dry does not complain of business
but says that the changableness of til
weather is not like that represented i
Lallah Rookh He still has on hand man
little means of innocent, pleasant recreation
and most pure, excellent wine and fine cigar
for all who cannot play his table games with
out enjoyment of these luxuries.
!, " C had the pleasure of meeting Hon. "
}, F. Owens this week, upon his return froI
J, Gardiner. He was in excellent spirits an
! feels confident of good result next Monday
J. He has made an able and honorable cauvas
'' and if all who have talked to US in the mat
D ter do their duty, he will be elected by
handsome majority and so will the who
ticket.
= The race course for the coming season
surveyed and staked out by Ed Sheridan an
his coadjutors, will be half mile In lengt
and will soon be placed in condition for tt
most honorable sport We recognize, "
sincerely hope jockeying may only be deve
oped in legitimate way. There are tW
Y kinds of jockeying-one is fair and unde
y stood-the other is meanly inscrutab'e. "
d want none of it and hope there will be non
!, Judge Arlington was in town this weel
? He informs us that he will leave for Co
II County in few days. HIS object is by acc
ii rate survey to ascertain whether certa
lands are swamp or mainly dry and agricu
J. tural, to the end that the bone fde settl
s may he protected on one hand, and the Sta
IS not deprived of her rights on the other,
it the facts may disclose. William Pltcafoi
:, of this city will, among others, accompaI
the Judge, and whilst we wish them plea
ant. we trust they will also realize usef
II y trip, to the end that their report may ter
/ to avoid unwise and unfortunate litigation.