The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-09-13
LOCAL ITEMS.
Early rains lately.


The Plaindealer has Chinese on its force,
which exenplifes Republican doctrine.
Caro- Bros. have been doing a thriving
trade in dry goods since the fire.
The man who goes to law for character
is sure to get it. JAMES G. BLAINE.
". G. Hill, of Wilbur has been engaged
on the Yaquina division of the o. P. road.
Hon. l.. F. Lane has consented to the use
of his name for the Office of rity Recorder.
Why do not some of our Republican
contemporaries explain Blaincs foreign policy?
An effort should be made by our young
people to organize literary society for the
winter.
G. '. Stephens is at work in Benton
county, on the construction of the Oregon
Pacific railroad.
Mr.. A. J. Marshall, the representative of
Fleckensten & Mayer, of Portland, was in
town last week
is reported by travellers to be the liveliest
town in the State.
Hon. j. NJ. Heard is president of the
Hubbard College at Overton, Texas. We
wish him success
Harry Roberts has the contract for the
brick work on Sheridan Bro s new store,
and has it well under way.
A public examination of applicants for
teachers certificates will be held in Rose
burg on Monday, Sept. 20, 1854
DR.. &. w. Hoover returned from visit
to his sons, at Phehix, who are engaged in
the hardware business at that place.
The farmer should remember that the
tariff on wheat keeps up the price.
| B. HERMANN.
Philips, late collector for the INDEPEN-
DENT has turned up on the line of the
Yaquina railroad, as proprietor of lunch
house.
The gentiemanly John McCurdy now rules
supreme In the Palace saloon. Gentlemen
wishing ''to indulge" Will, of course cali
on him.
The farmer who advocates a tariff for the
manufacturer is like the man who starved
himself that others might live He is truly
a philanthropist.
From Hansen, Kuleke L Co.. of San Fran
cisco, we learn that the European wheat
market has gone still lower. We presume
it will soon reach the bottom price.
Bishop Granbery of the NJ. E. church,
south, will preach in the Southern Metho-
dist church next Monday evening at the
usual hour. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Was it a real srnstroke Blaine had the
day before he was to have testified before the
committee in reference to his conduct in
intercepting and destroying the Mullisar
letters
j. A. Smith, Roseburg's popular confec
toner, received last week large invoice o.
new goods. He now has one of ths larg 3
stocks of candies and canued gooGs outside
of Portland, in Oregon.
The services announced for next Monday
night at the Episcopal church will be de.
ferred, and Rev. Oetavius Parker will preach
as usual on the fourth Sunday of this month,
morning and evening
One of the grave charges laid to Cleveland
is that lie hanged a murderer while sheriff
He has the + epubiican party suspended a!
present, and life will soon be pronounced
extinct. It will be buried on the ides ol
November.
j j. FIett. formerly foreman CT Ills pa
per, returned to Roseburg on a visit from
his home in Benton county. He has kindly
assisted Our typographical force in getting
out this issue Of the INDEPENDENT.
Empty houses are thing of the past il
this town, and there is a chance for some
pull, spirited citizen to spend his none,
with advantage to himself and the commu-
nifty at large by building dozen or two
houses for rent.
The work of repairing the N. & O. track
will commence next week, and in very few
days trains will be running between Reno
and the front 1t is understood, also, thai
the road will be extended to the junction
this fall. Reno journal.
Why does not Mr.. Blaine explain in hi
book entitled Twenty Years in Congress
how man can go to congress few years
support his family in the mean time, anC
come out worth several rnillions of dollars,
an asa lory .,f n faw thousands
George w Kimball, county clerk, lef
Monday morning for visit to his father il
Massachusetts, who is in feeble health. H,
left the Office under control of w. 7
Wright We wish George prosperous
journey, and feel safe in predicting that the
Office will be conducted as well during his
absence as when n charge himself
A Pennsylvania farmer writing to Blaine
concluded his letter with "Mr. Blnine, we
want no more of you or your party at present
The advertisement won't pay for the printing
in this section. The bloody shirt has beel
washed. Give US low taxes and reform
Please excuse great haste and credit al
errors in grammar and spelling to Logan.
Hon. VIM. Hudson, of Myrtle Creek, wa
in Roseburg this week. The old gentleman
is enjoying good health and in the best o
spirits. He is great reader and keeps hin
self we'll informed on the affairs of the coun
try. He is sanguine that Cleveland vii
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