The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-08-01
BRIEF MENTION.

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terday.
Haying is not yet over, either on the bot
toms or uplands.
A portion of the excursionsts have returned
from the country.
w. Byron Daniels arrived home from Walla
Walla last evening.
Ex-Gov Curry, of Oregon, died in Portland
on Sunday evening.
U. s. Marshal Hopkins circulated in Van
couver Monday night.
Mosquitoes are ripe, and "they grow biz,
over therein Oregon.
J. c. Moreland, Esq, and family are rusti-
eating on the Washougal.
Dr. Wall will go to San Francisco on the
Elder, for short vacation.
The farmers of this county are as busy rs
they can be, harvesting and haying
Judge Steward will be home from a trip IN
Snake River about the last of this week.
Chaplain Stubs, and his daughter from
ST. Louis, are making Vancouver visit
Many Oregon teams passing through Van
couVer since the ferry commenced running.
The wife of Esquire Bozarth came up from
Lewis river for visit to Vancouver yester-
day.
Young grouse are quite plentiful this year
in the woods, and will soon be large enough
to kill.
A law-abiding citizen of Olympia offers
large price for neighbours COW for the sake
of shooting her.
Capt. Treat and his wife came in from Lac
amas camp yesterday, proceeding to Portland
this morning.
The fruit dryer has been removed to Cox's,
on street, and he is prepared to dry fruit
for everybody.
Robt Wolf brought into this Office on
Tuesday three Bradshaw plums that together
weighed one pound.
Shaw's father last week cut bee tree on
the island opposite this city, taking out about
ten gallons of honey.
Mayor Sohns went to the Sound on Mon
day to look after business of the Puget Sound
Manufacturing Company.
The Clarke county people who have been
engaged at the fisheries, are vending their
way homeward one by one.
A correspondent says both men mentioned
in the Battle Ground items of last week had
gone to join the WaSco volunteers.
Mr.. Chas. W. Stone, who has been teaching
the school at Oak Point, finished his term last
week, and has returned to La Center
AL Loyelace injured his eye so badly with
head of wheat while harvesting the other day,
that he had to seek medical assistance.
Mr.. B. l.. Morrison is going to California
to rusticatc for a few weeks, while planning
new campaigns against the almighty dollar
Great strings of prairie chickens coming
down river on the Wide West shows that the
slaughter of the innucents has commenced ut
The Dales.
Since the apple seeds commenced turning
black the boys have been gathering an i'm
mense crop of aches, tucking them in beneath
their Wristbands.
Eothor Mans WAS npoiu in Van
couver yesterday, and leaves on the Elder to-
morrow for San Francisco, having closed his
labors in this diocese.
The Board of County Commissioners will
commence their summer meeting next Mon
day ut the Office of the County Auditor in
this city The session will probably he Il
short one.
This Office has been rejoicing for a day or
two in the possession of Il basket of fine fruit,
including Bradshaw plums, from the orchard
of 5. w. Brown. They were put where they
would do the most good
The Supreme Court of the Territory has
made Il decision against the referees report
in the case of Hazard VS. MaXon, reversing
the decision in favor of Mr.. Hazard, which
will complete the foreclosure sought.
Rev. b. Wistar Morris, who received pain
ful injury few days since from II fall at St
Helen's Hall, is doing very well. 1t will be
some time, however, before he can freely use
his arm, as the dislocaton is very severe.
DIR. Il. p Mccall yesterday went up the
river TO Weston, Umatilla county, Oregon,
where he is going to locate, His family will
remain in this city for the present Many
persons will regret his removal from this city
Columns of smoke ascending in various di-
rectons announce that farmers are busy
clearing timber lands. Before the winter
rains come huge amount Of timber will be
destroyed, but more than enough Will remain
One of the nude boys bathing above the
dock the other day, sat down on the grass to
rest. He rose up with great suddcnness, was
not hurt, but cannot see the advantages of
yellow jackets houses being built under
ground.
The Oregon Churchman Of the 18th of July
SAYS: 1--WE have heard of 1.-THE bull in China
shop" but never heard of a COW in II printing
Office till this morning just before making
up the the forms, during the temporary alb
sence of the printer, "old suky' walked in TO
inspect the wooden power press. No serious
damage DONE
And they do say that Harry Smith and Ed.
Bateman did not ENJOY that midnight walk
home from down the river Tuesday night
neither did Al. Batcman like the diversion Of
hunting up parts of his harness ncXt morning,
but the straps were old and he was going To
throw them away anyhow. The course OF
true love never did run smooth"
There are many adverse comments in this
city upon the action of Chief Engineer Nor
gan, Of Portland, who had the hardihood to
stand and see East Portland burn, when one
word from him would have enabled the Port
land fremen TO save thousands oil dollars
worth of property. \ man without the evil
dence of the first spark of humanity in him
has no business ut the head of any fire de
partment
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