The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-01-12
LOCAL ITEMS.
Roseburg is quiet since the holidays.


Roseburg is quiet since the holidays.
The rains have let up, followed by frosty
mornings and sunahiny days.
Fishing Is good and the boys enjoy the
sport.
The Portland Standard contains the latest
and freshest news.
Farmers complain of coyotes killing their
lambs in the adjoining hills.
VIM. McGee Of Gardiner, gave us pleas
ant call this week.
Travel by rail south of Roseburg has been
suspended most of the time for tho last two
weeks.
The roads are good for this season of the
year. The rain was sufficient to settle the
black mud.
People from all parts of the county are in
the city attending county court. Some have
business, others want to make business
! Messrs Buick and Chadwick of Myrtle
Creek, looking after the interests of their
| p IT of the county, are in the city.
/ The social dance at Wilbur was grand
success and the most enjoyable entertain
nlent of the kind that has taken place in the
little town OF Wilbur for 28 years.
The second quarterly meeting for the cur
rent conference year, M +. church, will be
held at the church in this place, commenc-
ing on Saturday, January 10. 1854. and con
tinue over the Sabbath.
A. A Fink, who is engaged in the cattle
business in eastern Oregon, but who has
been stopping at his old home in Roseburg
for the winter, made a hurried trip to Port
lanl last Tuesday. We presume he went
below to contract for sat for his calves.
/ The Good Templars at their last meeting
elected the following delegates to district
lodge which will be organized in Roseburg
January 23d and oath: w. F. Benjamin,
III. p. Webb,>C Gaddis, w. F. Owens. H.
S. Strange, p. Benedict, P. Matthews, Mrs.
w. F. Owens, Laura Protxman. Rosa
Hoover.
The Roseburg Independent is greatly i'm
proved both in typographical appearance and
editorial work since the new publishers have
taken it. t.-[Ashland Tilincs. Thanks, Bro.
Leeds, We fee! highly complimented: but
the Facts are there has been no change in oul
force except the acquisition of new devil
The Supreme court on Monday decided the
Portland high license case, Judges Lord ant
Watson holding III favor of the license ant
Judge Waldo against it. There are II;
more cases where the saloon. keepers refused
! to pay the license and were each fined al
amount equal TO the license. These case
will all abide the decision of the test case.
| Henry Willard made an assignment on th
fifth lust, to VIM. Eudicott Jr. of Boston
and Horace White of New York, for tn,
benefit of creditors. The trouble with Vii
lard was he lived beyond his means and CAV
away more than he possessed. It is reportet
that bis health has given away beneath tn
crash ard that he is now physical wreck
The new ferryboat at the Coles valley fer
ry, which was on the dock in course of con
struetion, was carried away by the recen
freshet in the riye<. Mr.. s. O. Emory ha
! contracted with Clarke & Baker for lumbe
to build new beat, which viii be complete,
and ready to accommodate the public in
' short time. A ferry at this point viii short
en- the mail route from Looking Glass t
Oakland about four miles.
The contract for keeping the county poe
J, has been awarded to w. +. Clarke, for th
to term Of two years, from the 18th of Feb-uar
next. By the terms of his agreement he
+. required to take all persons declared by I'll
: authorities county charge, furnish thel
with food clothing, medical attendanc
and in case Of death furnish them with
Christian burial. For the faithful perform
al ce of which he is required to give Dor
in the sum of $4,000. The contract was /
= to the lowest bidder, Mr.. C!arke's ben
Si.95 per week, the next highest being 5
Mr.. Clarke has for several years had tn
contract and has fulfilled it to the satifactit
of the county board and of all citizens wi
are familiar with his management.