The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-07-18

LOCAL.
SUNDAY School CoNCERT.-The monthly
Sunday School concert will be given at the
Methodist Church on Sunday evening next.
NEARLY Drowned. VIM. Goldbeck was
upset in the Willamette Sunday evening,
while on his way down the river homeward
bound in a row boat But for the assistance
of John Grams sail boat VIM. would have
gone to the golden shore.
BATTLE GRoUND.-Robert Little killed a
large deer last Wednesday, weighing 200
pounds after being dressed. The farmers
have all of their clover hay cut. The timo-
thy hay crops are not heavy this year. The
crops look well, but want rain. G.
PLrMMER FRUIT DRYER. On Monday
Gay Hayden brought over from Portland
one of the Plummer fruit dryers, and it is
now set up at his place in running order
| The Clarke county owners OF the Plummer
| process are commencing active operations for
| the season.
FERRY. Knott & Foster, of Portland,
have brought the steam ferry Red Jacket
over here to run between Vancouver and the
Oregon shore, with some hopes that the bus
mess will pay well enough to keep the ferry
here. Trips will be made as often as every
hour during the daytime
Doc DAys.-Last Friday was one of them,
hut bad one for the dogs, as daylight re-
vealed the carca5scs of fourteen OF them lay
ing in the streets, laid out by cold poison.
Some valuable dogs were among the victims
and the Indignation of the owners was great
| Most of the worthless ours still live.
Mill PLAIN CRoPs are looking quite as
Well Us usual, notwithstanding the dry
weather in June. They will yield up to the
average Jacob Dubeck commenced har-
vesting last week. using a binder. The
hay crop is all in. Corn is looking well, but
potatoes need rain, and plenty OF it.
BURGLARY Burke & Co.'S butcher shop
was entered Monday night by some one well
acquainted with the premises evidently, who
took 500 from the desk in the shop. VIM.
Burke was sleeping in the back room at the
time, but the burglars operated so quietly
that the old man never lost a wink of his
nap.
! FoURTn PLAIN shows some improvements
this season. l.. Sohns, Esq, has repaired
his farm buildings, repainting the house. A..
! Ceilings and Chas. Bird are each putting up
new farm barns 52x60 feet in size, which are
well in that locality and the harvest has com
menced already.
The Park fence is now all completed, ex-
cept part of the painting. Mr.. Sparks,
the contractor, has done good job for the
city, one that will last, and deserves credit
for his substantial work When the foun-
tain is completed and the trees trimmed up,
Vancouver can point with pride to its best
public Improvement
INDIANS AT NANCoUvER.-The Columbia
river has brought the Indian war home to
us, or rather some of its immediate effects.
Last week Thursday dead warrior, dashed
to his horse, also dead, tloated by and was
discovered by a boatman, who secured a
good robe from the back of the saddle.
Many dead horses also floated by last week.
The New Boar. The Portland Telegram
says: "rhe boat building by the Nancou.
yer transportation Co, tor the Portland
Vancouver trade is almost ready for launch
ing, and viii be completed by September
lst She will be somewhat larger than the
steamboat Bonita, and when completed Will
have cost in the vicinity of $4,000 She is
on the ways just south OF Weidlel mill