The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25
BRIEF MENTION.

A new invoice of sewing machines at Grid
leys.
Hon. c. r. Stiles has moved with his family
to Portland.
Thanks to Gay Hayden for the first new 20
tatOcs Of 1873.
Hon. II. r. Hines passed by on his way tc
La Grandc last Monday.
Miss Ella Stoughton has been visiting
friends in Portland this week.
"IIop scotch" is a fashionable pastme with
the little folks just at present.
The baby-show commencing at Portland to-
day il is said will be success.
Burke brought sixteen head of fat cattle
over from the island last Monday.
Teachers examination takes place in Van
couvcr on Wednesday next, May lst
The screnaders were out Tuesday evening,
taking in the editors house among the rest.
The public attention is called to the new
advertisement of w. Byron Daniels in this
paper.
J. W. Cochran put in an appearance in
town Saturday, after two weeks counting at
Olympia.
Pay your Internal Revenue taxes next week
at latest, and save trouble. See notice in an
other column.
nv btli 1T lIt tuilDll VI tu' new guar
house at the fort now chimes the hours
throughout the day and night.
\ shipment of horses for the military ser
vice at Fort Lapwai was made from the
Quartermaster's Depot here ON Monday.
Louis Sohns returned home from Victoria
and the Sound last evening, lOOkingas though
the vacation had done him Il world OF good.
Fifty-onc recruits for the [. ), army came
up on the Elder last evening were transferred
to&hc Vancouver and brought up to the post
The boiler for Mr.. Kamm's new boat ar
rived by the Quickstep. Work will be com
mcnccd on the craft in afcw DAYS at Portland
Sauvie, the Astorian wcbfoot. who used to
make Vancouver his stamping ground, was
up here last week, the first timc in three
years.
The government sales of condemned prop
crty last Saturday brought to town goudly
number OF strangers, including many Port
landrrs.
The Government to-day adycriscs for pro
posal- for furnishing trans portation, horse
feed and fuel, for posts in the Department Of
the Columbia.
The Portland Daily Telegram is a very good
paper, and we appreciate il kindness, but
really we do not see the use of sending. lis
two copies Of it,
The building Of Il new steamboat for the
Astoria route has been commenced at the O.
). \. Co.'S yard. She will be similar in size
and build TO the Wide West.
Thanks are due TO Mrs. Ebert and Mr.
Gridley for beautiful Easter boquct> left for
the editor at his residence, made brighter by
the rcnIcnbrauccS of kind friends
We are now prepared To print in this office
As neat calling cards a. can be obtained any
where. The ladies will please remember it
in time of their need OF the article
The steamer Emma Hayward has been
taken To the boncyard at Portland where she
will receive a new hun and an immense
boiler. When again called out She will be as
good aS new.
Battalion drill and dress paradeS Of the
troops At the military garrN will be held ON
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons hereafter.
There will also be parade ON sunday morn
ing> is heretofore
Chaplain Collins [. :. a.. held his last re-
li%lous services, previous to his departure, at
the guard room at the garrison. Elder Fair
child who was present also addressed the con
gre CATION, which included large number If
our citizens.