The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09
BRIEF MENTION.

| Pic mic by the youngsters down the river to-
! day.
Who has Durgn's hoe? Return it, for he
has job
Fresh clans from Clatsop at the Pacific
hotel to-day.
W. b. Wilson will soon remove to Elma,
Chehalis county.
Joe Burke is rejoicing because Iendrick-
son has swept ont his shop
Yesterday Mr. Gridlcy commenced raising
| the frame of his new building.
Shipments of berry boxes indicate the near
approach of ripe strawberries.
Sohns ~ Schuclc shipped another lot of
slaves on Monday, some 5000.
Matt Brown has let the contract for build
ing his new house to b. Holman.
Afew of the Daddy Dollars" used us pocket
pieces only, have arrived in Vancouver.
The Paymastcr is expected in the course Of
next week, to settle up with the soldiers ut
the fort
The warm weather this week has caused
the shedding of heavy clothing, and brings the
busters out.
Caterpillars are troubling fruit trees on the
Sound, but they do not make any trouble here
worth speaking of.
Jacob kamm came over on Monday and at
tended Il business meeting of the Vancouver
Transportation Company.
The wool crop Of 1873 from east of the
mountains has already commenced to come
down the Columbia on the o. 5. \. Co.'S boats
C. II. Whitney has entered into partnership
with II. II. Gridcy in all his various business.
better business team it will be hard to find.
George W. Procbst,l, who sold out this
spring to go up east OF the mountains, has To-
Tod, ,taor tan, in
gon.
The boys have commenced bathing, dark
cninG the clear waters Of the Columbia after
long abstinence, another sign that summer
has come.
Kcrns, County Commissioner, is mourning
the loss of Il thousand dollars on potatoes this
spring-lost because he did not have the po-
tatOCS to sell.
d. l.. Russell, who has been at work ON the
Water Works Improvements stuck a cut in
in his foot with an Az Il few days ago and is
laid up for repairs.
Captain Love has laid the keel in Portland
for new steamer, 10 feet long, - feet beam,
which will take the place of the Calliopc ON
the Nashougal route, when completed.
Joseph Paddlclord, some years since a resi-
dent of Vancouver. died at Portland ON Tues
day, leaving his family in destitute circum-
stances. lie had been in failing health all
winter.
The daughter OF Henry Christ, County Com
| missioner, attending the Sisters school, was
taken sick ON Monday with fever, and had to
20 home Friends of Mr.. Christ win regret
To learn that other members Of his family are
also i'll.
Last sunday night Joe Burke thought his
fortune WAS made, for he had discovered Il
young man with two heads on his shoulders
but close Investigation showed that one head
belonged To- hi, girl, and that discovcry ruined
docs mcnagcric.
James Reuben, the Ncz Perez Indian in
trrprctcr who was al the Post all winter, and
who accompanied the Indian captiyrs to the
reservation a lev weeks ago, ha, already been
on one mission among Indians supposed 10
hc hostile, and hrOdSht back report, of peace
able intentions among The Indians
The Walla Walla Waterman Of May Sd,
says Mr.. John Lux is erecting tine two
story frame building at the corner above the
Main street bridge. ii will be occupied IL u
tin and hardware store when finished, 10y q
gentleman from Vancouver, all OF which re
icrs to Mr.. II. ". Porter, the friend Of Mr.
Whitney, visiting IN Vancouver two weeks
ago.