The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-09-19
BRIEF MENTION.
The forest fires are abating.
Home ward the swallows fly.

Homeward the swallows fly.
The tramp nuisance is on the increase
No frost yet and none expected very soon
Sow grass seed on the burned lands-it will
pay.
One hundred and fifty-six scholars now in
the public school.
The fall salmon are now said to be running
up Salmon creek.
H. G. Struvc, of Olympia, stayed over Sun
day in Vancouver.
Surveyor McAndrews paid the county seat
q visit ON Monday.
DR.. g. p. McCol has bought an interest in
a drug store in Weston.
Jo shot thirteen mallards over on the
slough on Sat-sun-urday.
Sam. Marsh has just finished new hay
press for Andrew Sturgcss.
There was no council meeting on Monday
night for want of quorum.
The blowing for the new crop has already
commenced in this county.
10. Burke will go to Pendleton, Oregon, on
Monday, to open meat market.
Mayor Sohns is charging his dwelling by
adding another story to the kitchen.
Brodeck, the noted photographer, has To-
Gated permanently at Walla Walla
very dizzy" performer and worse pay.
DR.. Randolph Smith has occupied lawyer
Spencer's former quarters for his oihcc.
Old hunters say that deer and cougars are
coming down out of the mountains and foot
hills.
The Brant dwelling has been improved
with new coat of shingles on the roof this
week.
Little Major Mutt and his fancy little gun
have been pursuing Clarke county game TINS
week
Trant has taken his place in Winters store
again. His wife is recovering from her long
sickness.
John Mcguire gives another performance
up at the garrison tonight, at the quarters oil
Company b.
The Columbia is now Is feet below the high
water mark of 1873 and as low it was any
time last year.
Jo Burke has given us "anothcr item for
the paper" one of his wifc's-it is boy, and
weighs II pounds.
L. Morrison arrived up from Frisco on
the City of Chester yesterday, reaching VAN
couver last evening.
Arthur Baker, who has been down with a
fever, is up again, and was down town Tor
short time on Sunday.
Surveyor General McMickcn and Col. y. H.
Owings, Secretary of the Territory, are in
Vancouver this morning
Contributions are being made for the bcnc-
fit of destitute families whose homes were dc
stroyed by the forest fires.
Heavy fogs these mornings interfere with
navigation, and the up river boats are al
times two to five hours behind
There is talk of purchasing new hose for
the fire department, as portion OF the oIu
hose has become unscrNiceahle.
Most of the lumber used in the Government
buildings now being erected at Vancouver
comes from the ST. Helons mills.
Edward Goodnight, of Battle Ground,
started yesterday for Monmouth, Oregon, to
attend the college ut that place.
The Government teams have been engaged
graveing portion of the road that leads up
the river near the Catholic church.
CAM Spencer took his departure on
Monday morning Tor the upper country,
where he goes TO seek new location
Unsophsticatcd residents Of Portland de
clare that "timcS are lively over in Nancou
yer since the sojer' boys received their pay.
The Bluerock thrcshing machine fell lame
last Saturday, but Marsh put it in working
trim on Monday, and now we can again hear
the hum of it.
The man Rankin who had his shoulder
broken by Il falling tree, said by the Portland
Telegram to live near Vancouver, was from
St lelens, Oregon.
Edgar Bateman was boss Of the telegraph
Office for two or three days this week while
Fred Bier was away looking Tor some oil MS
bears that were lost.
Last Saturday Blakc's COW attempted to
drink the Columbia dry, and persisted in the
attempt, being swcllcd up thereby bigger
than the tabled toad.
gentleman at Fort LaDwai has sent clear
down to O'Ncil in Vancouver for a box of eli
CARS, saving that he could not get decent
cigar in all that country.
The Klcktat "Sun" has met with mis-
fortune in its office that interferes sadly with
the good looks of the paper-ltS roller ana
ink key have beca knocked into "pi'
Religious services in the NJ. f. Church in
this city, Sabbath morning at l045, and at
7o'cock in the evening. sabbath school at
I'm. All are inyitcd-M. Judy, Pastor
The free beer with which it was attempted
to raise the ferry Saturday, sent one lad OF
fourteen home Keeling drunk. twas y shame
to allow boys to partake ON that occasion.
Judge Steward is distributing several hun
dred copies of the Constitution in this county
which prccludcs the necessity of publishing
il in this paper, to the exclusion of home news.
The steamer Vancouver took in an extra
trip yesterday morning, starting at \. NJ,
with troops to meet the Astoria boat in the
willamette, returning to Vancouver at 9
O'Clock.
Several emigrant teams and families from
California came into town yesterday. lflands
TO suit are found in this county they will stay
with us; otherwise they will 20 up cast OF the
mountains
The Lewis river steamer Latona, which has
nearly finished receiving her machinery at
Portland, will soon proceed to Astoria To re
ceive her papers preparatory to taking her
route for business.
Among the improvements in DR., Walls
drug store may be noticed a very neat show