The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-10-30
BRIEF MENTION.
Indian summer stays with us.

Charles 7. 'rroup made flying visit home
on monday.
The strays recently advertised have all
been found.
The County Commissioners will meet on
Monday next.
The Vancouver city election is to come Oh
on Monday next.
L. NJ Hidden will move into town to-mor-
row, for the winter.
Roses are still blooming as if they ignored
the march of the seasons.
The hens have struck for higher wages,
and eggs are retailing at thirty cents.
Miss A. L. Stranahan has been appointed
postmaster at Hood River.
We would that delinquent subscribers
would bring us more wood.
Big crowd at the masquerade bali last Fri
day night, but not many maskers.
DR.. Wall builleth new ten foot sidewalk
in front of his lots on Main street.
The annual school meeting of Vancouver
district takes place on Saturday next
The little steamer Toie,io is now runnin .
between Portland and points up the Cowlitz
river.
Thanks to B. L. Morrison for san Fran
cisco papers, and to Judge Steward for of
fetal reports.
Now is the time to commence swapping
linen busters and straw hats for rubber boots
and gum coats.
Clarke county teachers are to meet in con-
vention in this city on Wednesday OF next
week, Nov. 9TH.
As ''thc proof of the pudding is in the
eating" we Judge that the veal killed by
Laws was No. |.
Nothing certain is known as to the idcntity
of the persons who tried to burgarize Mrs
Douthit's premises.
Prudent housewives will see to it that
their house plants are not lett out to be nip
ped by Jack Frost.
Persons who pay their taxes in this county
before the first of December save two per
cent on the amount
Frank Parker of the Walla Wall States
ma" Frightened up our Office by 4 momen-
tary call on Tuesday.
Mr.. john O'keane, t. :. Indian agent at
Tulalip, arrived in the city on Monday, ON
short business trip.
Falling leaves and encountered walks re
mind people that the white maple is a disa-
greeable shade tree at times
We Clarke county farmer now delvcth be.
meath the surface tor We succulcnt murphy
300 bushel of him to the acre.
j. Mckenan, III years soldier ha. just
received from his old chums in Chelsea.
Mass, a handsome seal and ring
City election next Monday, and not 4
candidate nominated yet. Are nil the Of
fees going begging? Where is Nasty:
Miss Mollie Troup departed Tor the upper
country on Friday last carrying Il thousand
good wishes OF many friends for her protec-
ton.
John Corless came down with 1t. Varrow
and the Indians last week, looking none the
worse after his rough summer in the noun
talns.
Judge Steward has introduced into the
Legislature a bill to give Holy Angels Col
lcge, Vancouver, a charter that Will allow
the comforting of degrees
Harry Whittier of Walla Walla made his
Vancouver friends happy with big consirn-
ment OF grapes for our share of which wcare
indebted to Mrs. Jaggy.
The farmers on the Columbiariyer bottoms
have not made half the usual quantity of
hay since the high water and cannot make
any more the season is SO late.
b. L. Morrison arrived home from his
San Francisco visit on Tuesday. and has al
ready shaken hands with almost as many
Vancouver people as Grant did.
There was large attendance at Gen. How
ards lecture last Friday night, and many
persons did not find seat. We hear the
lecture very favorably spoken of.
Mr.. II. Cox, after living in the city year
and a half has recovered almost entirely
from his broken ankle and shoulder, and re-
turned this week to his farm on Fifth Plain.
Prof. Trcc, the astronomer, says that ON
the night of Nov. 18th we are to have the
most brilliant display of shooting stars ever
seen since 1893, when the sky literally rained
fire.
The Olympia Experiment wants to know
"what shall we do with our Indians" Do
with yours as we do with ours. Feed them
on jo Burkos shin bones and save the good
cuts for the editors and the boys in blue.
Vancouver merchants complain because it
takes longer to get their San Francisco goods
to this place from the steamer after landing
in Portland than the passage from San Fran
cisco up. Opposition is needed, apparently.
Wolf raised some very fine grapes
this season, which ripened in excellent con
dition notwithstanding they were in easy
reach OF our office window occupied by the
printers devil" No one can show better