The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-09-06
LOCAL ITEMS.


Quite number of brick and stone masons
are in town.
Will @. Brown, of the nickel mine, was
in town yesterday.
Jesse Clayton, of Coles Valley, was in
Roseburg Thursday.
Mr.. VIM. King, the well-known carpen-
ter, returned to town Monday last.
Hon. Binqer Hermann and family have
returned from an extended trip in Coos
county.
D. c. Mcclellan is repairing and re-mod-
cling the old hotel, Eear his residence, on
Main street.
Mr. Steve Trip, who Is engaged in fnish-
ing the bridge at Winchester, was in town
Sunday last.
A Denison, Texas, soldier recently pawned
his cork leg for twenty-five cents with which
he got drink of whisky.
Eastern oysters have been planted in some
of the beds on Yaquina Bay, and the result
Is lO9heu lOF Will interest.
Hon. a. F. Campbell is engaged as no.
tary pubic, taxing testimony in the suit of
Labrie ct al, VS.. Booth ct al.
Mrs. S. E. Day, wife of Prof Day, of
Wilbur, arrived home from an extended
visit to friends in California.
j. w. Cartyi the veteran stage driver,
has changed ends on the route, and is now
driving between Roseburg and Laird's.
Sheridan Bros. have opened hardware
store and tin shop in the new theater build
ing of Ii. G. Slocum, on jackson street.
James A. Sterling. county assessor, has
completed his labors, having acquitted him
self acceptabIy to the majority Of our citi-
zens.
". B. Clarke, of Hubbard Creek, made
his regular visit this week to our city. He
came to look after Ais claims before the
County court.
Farmers are busy hauling their grain to
market. The yield is much larger than for
many years, which will in a measure COM
pensate for the low price.
A tusk seven feet long and four teeth
weighing three pounds esch, have been dug
up in New Jersey. They are supposed to be
the remains of the Jersey mosquito.
Tuesdays Statesman sa. workmen com
menced re-laying the track from Salem south
yesterday morning, with steel rails This is
the station where they left off last year
Caro- Bros. have temporarily moved their
goods into Marks hall, to allow the store
building occupied by them to be repaired.
They arc selling their goods at greatly re-
duced pricee.
The State fair promises to be unusually
good this year. The officers are hard at
work getting everything ready, and if is ex-
pected that tie coming fair this fall will
exceed anything ever before held in the
State.
S. Hamilton is engaged in erecting large
brick building on the section adjoining his
rug store, on the south side, between Main
and jackson streets. He is also extending
the building occupied by NJ. Josephson
through to Main street
Marshal r. 4. Irvine VIII be at the State
fair grounds, Salem, OH Tuesday. Sept. 9th,
for the purpose of getting everything in good
shape to make successful fair. He will
look after receiving stock, and verythlng
will be done to bring success
| Sheridan Bros have moved the dwelling
house off the the corner of Jackson and Oak
streets, and are engaged in erecting large
brick store OF the site The dwelling house
| has been removed TO the lot formerly owned
by S. Hamilton, near the depot.
Whitsett G Singleton thresher threshed
81 bushels of wheat in forty minutes, and
| $50 bushels of cats in one hour This is ex-
traordinary good work, when it is remem-
bered that the threshers knew nothing about
being timed and were working at their Gus
tomary rate OF speed.
! 1t will be difficult to make the farmer be-
at fifty cents per bushel, that the duty of
twenty cents per bushel is of any benefit to
him, though some of them were made to be-
leye it last spring by Mr.. Hermann when
canvassing for Congress Albany Demo
crat
| w. H. Blackwood and Nathaniel Mitchell
of CanyonvilIe, made Roseburg a pleasant
call Wednesday Of this week. They had
business at the Clerks Office. We have
heard it rumored that our friend Nat. is
about to take to himself better half We
refuse to believe the rumor until we see the
cake and cards.
Smith Bailey, late proprietor of The
Eighteen house, has taken charge O
Roseburg hotel, renovated and refurnishet
the hotel, and is prepared to furnish hi
patrons with the best of accommodations
Board by the day week or single meal, OF
reasonable terms. See his advertisement
this week. None but white cooks and do
mestics employed.
The Oregon State Agricultural Society
offer purse of $500 for Oregon raised stall
lions. dash of one mile, on Monday, Sept
18th, at lP. M; $500 to first, so to second
and $50 to third horse. Four to enter ant
two to start in this race. Entries clos:
September 10th. Entrance, 10 per cent. o
purse. Entries to be made with J. L. Hal