The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-03-28
The Independents.
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LOCAL.
THE Columbia river is fairly on the rise,
and drift wood commenced running last week.
SOCIAL PARTY. Captain and Mrs. Evan
Miles entertained their friends at the hop
room at the garrison on Tuesday evening last.
FLOUR. Walla Wala contractor who
furnishes the garrison here with -four landed
several tons at the Government dock last
week.
GONE AGAIN.-The steamer Vancouver
took over to Portland this morning load of
1000 bundles of hoops and 1900 slaves, on
their way to San Francisco of B. L.
Morison's doings.
NJ. +. CHURcH.-Rev G. w. Day, Pastor.
Services next Sabbath morning; subject
"The universal invitation" Rev. %, II.
Evening, subject THE light which is dark
ness" Matt. 6, %.
DILLON has enlarged his store this week,
taking out the partition, and extending the
counters and shelving about sixteen feet in
length, which will IL Ike room for larger stock
and an increase of business.
BEAR KnLED-A farmer living about
three miles east of Vancouver up the Col
umbia last week shot and killed a she bear,
and captured its two young cubs, which are
now living on spoon diet, to be brought up
in the way that good little bears should go.
J. W. Cochran, short hand reporter for the
L. 5. District Court, made us a call on Mon
dav-and we found in him an old acquaintance
from Wisconsin, pleasant to meet. He is
about TO make Vancouver his place of resi-
dencc, and will be welcomed heartily by many
friends.
THE first term of Prof. Connors writing
school ended Tuesday evening. Four prizes
were given; for best writing, to Lettic Lyons,
pen-drawing; "a best, BERTHE Bowles, pen
drawing For greatest Improvement, Maggie
Baker, $500 2d prize, Fred Steward, pen
drawing.
THE estate of the late Chas. Preux was di-
vided last week, the division being super
intended by Messrs Ginder, Goodwin and
John O'ke The farm was divided INTO
four equal tracts, running back from the
river, making four strips OF land about l35
rods wide 10y one mile in length
\ house few miles from Vancouver on
the up river road was entered few days ago
bv aman in the uniform of L. :. soldier,
who frightened all the children away and
then proceeded to ransack the house. lie
took away nothing OF value. lie was soon
after pursued, but they failed to overtake
him.
LECTURE. Lieut. j. G.. Shoiner |. ). \.
appeared before a good sized audience at the
Methodist Church on Friday evening last,
and delivered a lecture upon Labor, in and
of the Ladies Mite Society. The subject
waswell handled, evincing considerable study
and research, and interested the audience
greatly.
CONCERT. Jesse Shepard gave concert
in Brants Hall ON Monday evening, which
was not very fully attended the weather
being very Indictment on that evening;
those who did attend were we'll pleased with
the performance, and somewhat surprised at
his great range of voice, and wonderful per
Torrance on the piano.
LEWIS RIVER, in Clarke county, W. T.,
is navigabe for twelve or fifteen miles; a
steamer is being fitted up to ply there.
There are hundreds ofacres of good land lying
vacant ON the north fork and Cedar creek.
There is a good saw and grist mill ON Cedar
creek, and post office and store Will be es-
tablished there this spring.
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