The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-31
BRIEF MENTION.
Court has adjourned.


Next Tuesday is election day.
Farmers are now paid 37l5 cents per dozen
for eggsi in Vancouver.
Louis Mayors returned home from San
Francisco this morning
Now is a rare chance for the sportsman to
enjoy himself in hunting.
The weather we are having cives us rood
roads again, and much travel
The family of H. l.. Caples departed this
week for the bunch grass country
The Portland Bee has changed hands. per-
haps to save it from changing legs.
N. II. Kress last week sold his pure bred
Berkshire hogs to Joseph Burke for $50
N. T. Cation and J. p. Judson are to address
the people tomorrow evening in this city.
Cam. Groat has left the Battle Ground pre-.
cinct to seek his fortune among strangers
Mayor Sohns and b. L. Morrison arrived
home from San Francisco ON Saturday last
The farmers take advantage of this GOOD
weather to come to town and do their trading
Levi Farnsworth has been nominated by
the Republicans OF Yakima county for repre-
sentative.
Work on the new buildings in Vancouver
is being rushed during the continuance of
fine weather.
The steamer Iatona brought number of
Odd Fellows over from Portland last evening
to attend Lodge.
Sohns " Schuce add much to the appear
ance OF their premises at the store by II new
sidewalk this week.
George Usher has moved from Brush Prai-
rie neighborhoOd to Il ranch on the Oregon
side of the Columbia.
Brcnts spoke to large audience in Brant's
hall last Friday night, and made good i'm.
preston upon the people.
Jacob Proebstel, Jr came down from Yves
ton last Saturday to get another glimpse Of
the land of milk and apples.
Dick Stcgcrt has commenced harvesting his
pork, and huge piles of raw material for hams
and bacon grace his market.
We tender our thanks to the Tacoma Herald
for having acknowledged publicly the exist
cncc of Clarke county and the Columbia river
If you want good watch or clock, well
regulated and reasonable as to price, call at
T. c. Stephens, the Vancouver jewelers. cs-
tabishmcnt.
In six months time T. C. stephens, the
jeweler, has established nice succe ssful bus
mess in Vancouver, and may his shadow
never grow less
On Thursday the steamer Vancouver had
ship in tow that came near going ashore
with her at Portland. The steamer Onward
helped her out of the scrapc.
The reports OF shot guns on the Columbia
bottoms last Saturday and Sunday among the
ducks and geese was like the fire on Il ten.
mile skirmish line in battle.
If your watches or clocks fail of their duty.
take them to T. c. stephens, thc Vancouver
matchmaker. He will soon set them in per
feet order at reasonable price
DIV. Gardner. who lives ON the north fork
of Lewis river lies at his homc very sick, but
it is considered that the crisis of his disease
is passed and he is on the mend
Tho steamer Xoncouvnr has hcnn heavily,
Loaded for several trims With H.. s,,rcs nf NJ.
cnmmissarv Jrn,rtmrni which i b.in,r re.
moved to Fort Vancouver from Portland.
The scbooI Dis,,ict o,.ct;o, for ,bo.;,,, q,
d;rortnr fnr thr,e vnars anI - ,I,.ri, C,r A.,
r.ar fnr vancn,,v,r 49, ","n,s ,'r ", ia
school horsc an Satr.d,t, ,niis anon" fr,,n D
totp ~
nnmd LAY & V,,,i, "oM
which heionrs f. Ian, r Iittic The o,rrar
vii ard !, ~ MI ,Cin,. niiar, Il r,,s ,s, m
th. GrT,r ~ -
Len ho"'nsoh ana ms "le nave alr'3dN
gone INTO business, having tak"n possession
Oh inc 'ahcou>tr iio"Sc' "H'h lheN pruVu't
.,,nh h,i,di,"', 80 WV >"'' VIZ"
Winter is upon us, the snow bird hops
about ana IL Is The precise and oppurtunc
moment 10 purchase an "Nt1cnat "i pilion x
Co bouuN comfort gives houlIy heallh ana
happy hreslde.
The farmers OF Clarke county, who are busy
digging potatoes, report the yield much bet
Ter than was al hr't expected he dry
weather ol the past summer cut IN" Iltld
down iulIy onc-hall below The average IN good
years