The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-20

Jacobs for Congressional documents.
Frank Post takes in silk vest for long
jumping at the picnic of the printers
Don't forget that Gen. Allen Engine Co. No
., gives grand ball ON the night of July T.
Several fishing excursions among both the
old and young heads are now being concoctcd
John Burgy won mecrschaum pipe for
running jump at the picnic last Saturday.
first prize
John Piper says he will feed the folks with
fancy iiXings AT the Lewis river 4th of July
celebration.
The steamer S. T. Church, which passed up
last Sunday, was carrying sheep, going to the
upper country.
Mr. VI, Beatty, who recently came here
from the East, has concluded TO make Van
cOuver his home.
One livery stable man currics his horses
this hot weather with hose and hvdrant water
1t is SO cool and searching, too.
1t is rumored that Thomas Stephens will
soon attempt to ride into liberty upon the
back Of a writ of habcas corpus.
fractions or frightened horse reduced
one of Lawcs' buggieS TO kindling wood on
Sunday-driver escaped unhurt.
The cellar walls of Matt Browns new
house are completed, and the brick layers are
now engaged upon the foundation.
The man who always finds money enough
to keep "ginncd' up, but never can pay for
his paper, seldom dies Il natural death.
According to old timers hcreabouts, we
ought to have rain these days, but it has not
yet dropped from the upper reservoirs.
q. II. Daniels shipped off this week old
stoves and old iron enough to make Il stock
for an entire new store when worked over.
The hotels of Vancouver furnished dinner
for over POO of the lone attendants at the pic
mic Saturday, the Pacific hotel taking in about
12j
Thanks are due to Mr. J. " Fletcher for Il
rapid view Of the city behind the grcys last
Friday, which he gave us in his usual grand
style.
A large number of the pcniccrs of Satur-
day stayed over Sunday, visiting friends in
the city, returning to Portland on the steamer
Vancouver
Mayor Sohns bought the picnicers' dane
ing platform had the lumber hauled to his
farm on Fourth Plain, and will improve his
granary with it.
1t is said that the ferry between Vancouver
and the Oregon shore will he put on as soon
rs the river goes down sufficiently for travel
on the other side.
We notice that c. VI. Reid, the reformed
circus tumhlcr, who now subs on the Telc-
gram, won a fair share of the prizes for print
crs' athletic sports.
Only one prisoner in the Clarke county
Jail, and he stays there Just because he /, mad
about being taken out Of his hotel, which was
good boarding house.
At the earnest solicitation of his many
friends among the printers, II. IL. Brodcck
came over ON Saturday 10 show the boys
where the hydrant was
Lieutenant Harry l.. Baly. 21St Infantry, is
master and commis,ary at the Temporary depot
at that place until further orders.
Parties who won prizes at the printers pic
mic on Saturday last, will apply 10 Frank l..
lIodgkin, secretary Of the committee of ar
rangements, who will deliver them over
Capt Burton's company of the 21st Rcgi
mcnt remained in barracks here until Mon
day morning, when they went up the river ON
the Wide West, on the way TO Idaho and the
Indian war
The detachment Of five companies from
Vancouver were detained AT Umatilla Land
ing two days for want of transportation. They
were started oil Immediately on the arrival Of
Gen. Howard on Saturday June Sth.
Wolf has some peas in his garden on Main
street the vines of which are already over
eight feet high, and show no signs Of stop
ping their growth upward. They are of the
"s>y -scraper' variety.
We heard many Vancouver people inquire
on Saturday why the Oregonian printers were
not represented AT the picnic There was
general regret among the citizens OF Van
couver that they did not see fit TO take part
in il.
The Olympia Standard says that Frank
Clark, Esq, gentleman well known in Van
couyer, formerly of Steilacoom, has become II
resident Of New Tacoma. He has built fine
residence and comfortable Office at that place,
and intends To make the terminus" his future
home.
The desk, trunk, and some other of the per
sonal effects of Thomas stephens, late of the
Pacific hotel, but now in a confined situation,
were on Monday sold at auction by sheriff
Fletcher, but brought only nominal sums, as
some purchasers suspected that law suit
might be included with the articles.
The East Portland Register says that on
Monday of last week some one without the
fear of the law, stole small boat from Fish
er's landing on the Columbia and came down
opposite Vancouver, at Mr.. Durgan's farm,
where it was turned loose. lie then pro-
cecded 10 rob Mr.. Durgan's clothes line in
true artistic style.
our Catholic friends In town had the pleas.
urc, during the past week, OF entertaining
Father Richards, located at Vancouver. ".
T., and acting Vicar General for this diocese.
He arrived here on Thursday morning last,
went To san Juan on Friday, returned ON sun.
day and took his departure for home on Tues.
day Port Townsend Argus June IA.
The Portland daily Bee says privately for
the public ear that the editorial staff OF the
Bee is under obligation to Mr.. J. j. Bceson,
OF Vancouver, for fayors shown last Saturday.
Also, to Mayor Sohus, of Vancouver and Coils
Sully and Pollock, the commandant AT the
garrison, for the hospiahlc manner in which
the members OF the press we're entertained.