The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-10-17
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The RED BIRD MILLS on Cedar creek,
run by Geo. W. Woodham, are doing good
business this fall which farmers from that
vicinity tell us is well merited.
( CHANGE OF TIME.-The steamer Vancou-
yer now leaves Portland on her return trip
at half past two o'clock instead of three.
Remember that fact and you will not get
left.
REFrrrED. Hiram Cochran last week
finished extensive repairs, papering and
painting on his house on 9TH street. 1t has
been rented and occupied by Mr.. James P.
Gordon, who is connected with military
headquarters at the post
A BEAR KILLED-On the 2lst of October,
two boys, Albert and John Davis, sons of
Nathan Davis, who live in Cowlitz county
near the Clarke county line, had lively
tusse with q big black bear, andafnally dis
patched him. They showed grit for boys.
REBUILDING.--The rebuilding of st. JOS
eph's Hospital, destroyed by fire in August,
has been commenced The frame is partly
erected, and the work will be prosecuted as
rapidly as the weather will permit. 1t is
! hoped that it can be enclosed before regular
winter weather sets in.
DONATION PATENTS. Patents from the
u. 5. Government to claimants of donation
lands have been recently issued, and are
now awaiting the claimants in the Nancou-
yer Land Office as follows: VIM McCarty,
Pacific county; Ralph C. \. Elliot, Wahllia-
, kun county; William Greene, Clarke county.
THE SALMON BILL.-The Oregon salmon
bill has passed both Houses. Fishing COM
mences on the Columbia river on the first
| day of April and ends on the first day of
| August of each year The closed time is the
months of March, August and September
and the weekly closed time from 6 o'clock
| p. NJ, on Saturday, to o'clock P. NJ, on the
| following Sunday.
couver, has contract with parties in Europe
| to ship q quantity OF fir cones. He has now
in store about 400 bushels, which will soon
| he sent forward. Upon arrival at their des-
! tination the seeds will be extracted and
| planted III situations congenal to the habit
| and growth Of the fir tree. While America
is getting rid of its forests Europe is &C
lively engaged in increasing hers.
| ANorHER SrEAMBoAr-B buchanan & Co.
recently launched from the boat yard just
above Smith Bro. 5 saw mill in Portland, a
substantially built boat 100 feet long, 20
feet wide, 1 feet depth of hold, which, as
soon as the finishing touches are given, will
be put on the Lewis river trade in place of
the old Rescue, which has become too old
for the trade. The machinery of that ven
cradle craft viii be put in the new boat,
which will be ready for service in about
| three weeks.
NOT TRUE. 4 paragraph is going the
rounds Of the papers which gives the settlers
false information, and causes a great amount
of trouble to the land officers. The para
| graph is to the effect that n law has passed
| allowing persons to file the second home
stead application. The truth is that a bill
OF that kind was introduced, but it did not
! pass Congress. There is rs much difference
between the introduction and the passage OF
| a bill, as there is between the laying and the
Matching OF the egg.
A LoyG TRIr.-Capt. John Fritts, of
| Russell county, Kansas, arrived, overland,
in Vancouver saturday night, and is visit
| ing his friends. lie started nearly four
months ago, and has visited all the valleys
| of Nevada, part of California, and all Ore
gon between the Cascades and Coast range.
| He will soon 20 East, but will probably