The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-18
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LOCAL.
TRoUTING is now the correct thing at Van
couver, and several parties this week have
brought in fine strings of fish.
NJ. E. Overwhelmingly Meeting next
Saturday and Sabbath. Preaching on Sat
urday evening and Sabbath morning by Rev.
A. G. Fairchild Sabbath School concert on
Sabbath evening.
BLAN Ks.-The Vancouver Land Office re-
ceived by the steamer Chester, Tuesday, the
long expected lot of blaal<s from Washing
ton, and those persons entitled to their use
can now get them on application.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION County SUI
perintendent of Schools has given notice that
an examination of candidates for teachers
for the county schools will be held in Van
couver, at the district school house, on We'd
nesday, May |.
School HOUSE BURNEp.-Mr. Hiram H.
Strong, of Washougal, was in town ON Tues
day and informed lis that the school house
at Washougal was entirely destroyed by fire
on Monday night 1t is supposed that the
fire took from defective fue.
RECRUITS -Forty-two recruits for com
panies in tbs department arrived at the Post
on Monday. They were under command OF
Lieut.. William Crozer, ith Artillery, and
came from Columbus, Ohio. The City of
Ches6cr brought them up from San Fran
cisco.
NEW STEAMER.-The Portland Oregonian
of Monday says: 1--WE arc informed that
Jacob Kamm is having bids made on n new
steamboat to be built this spring. She is to
be employed between this city and Nancou-
yer. She will I've ono-haf larger than the
steamer Vancouver now in service.
FoRT CANBY BREAKwArER.-A detach-
ment of twenty men, under Sergeant Miller,
left The garrison ON Monday to assist in
building a brealwater at Fort Candy, Cape
Disappointment. On the completion of the
work the men are to Getum here. The Van
couver took the detachment to the mouth of
the Willamette, where they were transferred
to the Astoria boat
SrEcGAt TAN.-The voters of Fern Prairie
School District have voted a special tax to
raise 500 for school purposes They pur
pose to pay oil the district debts, and have
a three months term of school out Of the re-
maiuder The vote stood ! for, and against
the tax. Some of those opposed to the tax
feel indignant that they should be compelled
to pay a tax 10 educate other peoples chill
sren.
DAMAGE To FEr1r. The frost Of last Sat
urday night damaged the fruit crop OF Clarke
county considerably, varying in different To-
calities, being the most severe visitation of
this kind in ten years. There viii be con
siderable fruit Loft, however Mr.. 5. ".
Brown states that the peach plum has been
most damaged of anything. The fruit crop
has been entirely destroyed by frost in many
parts of the Nalla Walla valley.
CovrENMrsr SALES.-The Post Surgeon
ut Fort Vancouver will sell at public auc-
ton, on Saturday next, quantity OF hos
pital stores consisting of iron bedsteads,
mattresses, pillows, etc. Lieutenant Eb-
stein. Post Quartermastor and Commissary,
will, on the same day, sell a lot Of condemned
stoves and stove furniture and one four
wheeled truck; also a quantity OF canned
stufs, such as sardnos, oysters etc.
Observation-Disclosures f. 7. Ferry has ac
cebted the invitation to lecture at Nancou-
yer, and will be here on the Both of April,
or the LIST day OF May, and will deliver his
address on "The Silver Bill and National
Honor" at such hour and place as the recep-
ton committee may designate, notice of
which will be given next week. This lee
ture has been very highly spoken of as inter
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