The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-07
BRIEF MENTION.

Farger vs. the N. P. r. R. Co. in the Land
Office to-day.
L. r. Tusten has established himself in
Vancouver, going into the pump business.
L. Sohns departed on trip to the Sound
ON Monday, to attend to his business inter
ests there.
Forbes, the fisherman, is preparing his
nets and boats for fishing excursion down
the Columbia.
| The "schoolmaster is abroad" and the
writing-master has come to Vancouver to
| take his place.
The Washington Territory Pilot Commits,
sioners, of which board j. b. Knapp, of Van
cOuver, is chairman, met at Unity last Thurs
day and organized.
w. c. Knight left for New York on the
Ancon last Sunday He will 60 to Buffalo
for medical treatment
st. Valentines day approaches but does
not cause even a ripple on the quiet surface
of social life in this burg.
w. H. Smallwood, Register of the Land
Office, has been laid up part of the week
by Sickness but is out again.
Mrs. N. Schofeld is having her large dwell
ing house, on the corner of Main and Sixth
streets, thoroughly overhauled and repaired.
We have received in pamphlet form copy
of Elwood Evans address, delivered at the
Centennial and before the Territorial Legisla-
ture last October.
1t is reported that the little steam ferry
Red Jacket is to be brought to Vancouver
and run as a ferry between this and the Ore
gon side of the Columbia.
The West Shore for January comes out
with new heading, and fully sustains its
reputation the pictorial representative of
the Northwest Pacific Coast.
Potatoes are going forward to Portland at
a lively rate from this county, the granger
steamers being kept busy III the traffic, as
well as the steamer Vancouver.
Judge A. j. Banta, formerly of Beloit,
! Kansas, paid Vancouver visit this week
| He has about concluded to locate at Portland.
Ii were well had the Pacific Coast more such
| men.
la Center has a meeting the ID day of
March, at which it is proposed to levy a ten
mill tax 10 build a school house. Prof. Robb's
| school has closed. He is well liked there
and has been engaged to teach another three
months.
The Daily Oregonian began its eighteenth
year on February =. The Oregonian has be-
come an absolute necessity to lSsness men
and the reading public of Oregon and Wash
, ington, and evidence OF its increasing pros
perity is gratifying to all its readers and pat
rons
We received last week communication
from an able writer down the river, which
we feel compelled to decline to publish, for
the reason that it would stir up religious
| discussion of no small proportions in this
| community OF no benefit to either the writer
or the people concerned.
So much of the sentences awarded by the
General Court Martial in the cases of privates
VIM. II. Dixon and Henry Nixon Company
f, Twenty first Infantry, and Michael II.
Flanagan, Co. |, Twenty first Infantry, as
imposes confinement at hard labor in charge
of the guard, as remains unexpired is remit
ted and they will be restored to duty.
A grand military ball will be given at Turne
Halle in Portland, on February 18th, I'M
der the auspices OF the officers of the head
quarters of the department of the Columbia
The following gentlemen constitute the COM
mittee of arrangements: Col. j. NJ. Wilson,
Col H. Clay Wood, Capt. S. Rabbit, Capt
Adams Maj. Candy, Lieut.. c. +. S. Wood
and DR.. +. l. Bailey.