The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-08-15

CRAZY MAN.-Last night man stopped
at Jacob Huif's place near Vancouver, and
after going to bed gave evidence of insanity.
He locked himself in his room, threatening
to shoot any one entering An officer was
sent out this morning to look after him.
MINSTRELs. Several Vancouvermusicians
have formed minstrel company and are
about to start out on starring tour. Their
first appearance will be at Catapha Grove,
on Friday evening of next week. They are
all good practical musicians and should do
we'll
FIRE-Last Saturday w. X. Lee was
burning piece of slashing on his farm up
the Columbia, when it passed out of control
and run over the farm. He fought the fire
all Saturday night and all day Sunday be-
fore he obtained control of it. He saved his
buildings.
CHANGE OF BAsE.--Since the hot weather
came ON, Professor Donano, the fire eater,
has retired from that branch of business and
now fires up by wrestling with the fierce
bearded grain in the harvest fields OF Clarke
county. Tally one for the magician who is
not afraid to work.
THE peach crop in Vancouver and vicinity
is greater than was expected i'll the spring
when the frosts came at blossoming time,
h., 60 l,1, tl,,
quantity. The quality was never better
We notice several shipments this week to
the Portland markets.
School CENSUS. Assessor G. W. Durgin
has completed the school census of Nancou
yer, No. District The number of males
of school age is 273; females 265, total 53S
The males under four years old number IS;
females 30, total IS. Total number of chill
dren of all ages under majority in Nancou
yer, GIG.
FAILED TO CONNECT. On Tuesday morn
ing the Vancouver people found out Just
how much they would miss the morning Wis
its of the Daily Oregonlan. The packages
failed to come with the mail, and then there
was mourning, not for what was known to
be in the paper, but because they could not
find out what was not in it,
BROKE DowN. On Sunday the machinery
on the Vancouver ferry boat gave wSy, lay
ing her up for the greater part of the after
\ L. +,.i,
in her place. to transfer teams Monday
morning repairs were completed, and the
Salem No. > once more walks the water like
a thing of steam, little lame only.
lee CREAM FESTIVAL. The Ladies Guild
Of st. Luke's Church announce another of
their entertainments for this evening, at the
City Hall. Social conversation, ice cream,
free admission, and good time generally
will he the main features for the evening
y general invitation is given, and as all those
who attend their entertainments always have
good time, the people need no persuasion
to turn ont.
FNE PEACHES. Mr. :. W. Brown brought
into this office a few days since samples of
the Early Crawford peach, grown in his
Vancouver orchard One of them measured
l0} inches III circumference, weighing thir
teen ounces. Another lot nearly rs fine
were brought to us from the orchard of W.
X. Lee, who lives on the Columbia about
twelve miles above Vancouver We men
ton these things because there are people
who say that peaches cannot be grown in
this country.
FINGER OFF Some four weeks ago, Levi
Mason, who lives ON Lewis river, near
Stoughton post office, had one of his fingers
shot off He was standing near where Il
man was cutting brush, gun on the ground,
hand over the mulzle. \ carelessly thrown
brush struck the hammer of his gun, and
his finger went ott along with the charge in
the gun. The amputation was performed
in the neighborhood, but it required last
weeks work by the Vancouver post surgeon
to properly finish it up. Levi don't do any
harvesting this year
THERE has been a change in the rulings of
the land office in regard to according a set
tier the privilege of filing a second time on
homestead and after having once filed and