The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
BRIEF MENTION.

Friday, ON visit.
Walter Sparks departed for the bunch
grass country on Monday.
Communications left in this Office on Tues
day are respectfully declined.
Travel appears to be increasing of late
while the hotels are full of guests.
On Monday Sohns & Schuele shipped IS
salmon barrels to the Dalles fishery
''Though lost to sight, to memory dear
the farms ON the Columbia bottoms.
J. M. Fletcher and wife are going to Vic
toria next week, for the benefit of her health.
Beltield Lefevre. Kaama's only limb of
the law, was in town this week, full of bust
ness.
The full programme for the 4th of July
celebration at Vancouver will be issued next
week.
Strangers are constantly arriving, and
new faces are constantly seen upon our
streets
The Portland Colc,rlia Jlab will give its
Rrst picnic at Catalpha Grove on Sunday,
June 18th.
A "whip-poor-will'' was heard for the
first time Sunday night, sign that summer
has come to stay.
j. o. Smith had his new bus out on Sun
day, giving it a trial, and few changes
will make it o. K.
The contract for building the three new
fire cisterns was awarded to j. w. Went
worth, at S2l5 each.
The books and charter of the Vancouver
Good Templar Lodge were returned to the
Grand Lodge last week.
Charles Troup will depart for the upper
country tomorrow, and will remain at Walla
Walla, where he goes into business.
Sohns & Schuele have placed new safe
in their store this week, which weighs 4, 300
lbs, one of the finest in use in the Territory.
Fred W. Bier went to Portland on Satur-
day to umpire base ball game. He re-
turned home overland and had a long boat
ride.
Dr. j. w. Evans has finally located at
Petaluma, California, and writes back that
he is well pleased with the situation of af
fairs
G. w. Durgin, J. G. Blake n. II kress
and Rev A. S. Nicholson went to Olympia
on Monday to attend the session of the Grand
Masonic Lodge
The Columbia river after being at a stand
for four days, rose two inches during the last
"a hours and is now 10 feet inches above
low water mark.
Smiths trading schooner bound for As
toria, went down in srveral feet of water in
Lewis river last week. She was loaded with
hay and shingles.
A newspaper has again been started at
Goldendale, the Sentinel, which seems TO be
conducted by a printer, and is a credit to
the town. Long may 1t wave.
In that glorious bunch grass country above
the mountains old potatoes are now worth
from - to 81 80 per bushel, while we have
plenty this side for 90 cents per bushel.
Fred Duback, of Mil Plain, was 81 years
old on May 2Sth, on which occasion his
parents gave u party to celebrate the event.
and We took in some of the cake for our
share.
This officeis under obligations to Mr.. VIM.
Dillon, the boss strawberry grower of the
Columbia bottom, for the first lot OF home
grown berries of the season, left with us yes
terday.
The fire department of this city has been
invited 20 attend the firemen's grand celebra-
ton in Portland on June 18th as body and
will meet to night to take action upon the
matter.
Two weeks ago we published notice of the
death of Asa Alexander's child, in Kings
Valley Oregon. Since then diphtherIa has
taken two of his wife's sisters aged II and
Is years.
The boss punster lives in Vancouver. A
man stepped up to him the other day and
said, ''are you Owen Mulhgan.' He
piled, "ho l am not-never had any deal
with him."
Prof j. T. Feaster received letter from
an uncle in the East a few days ago, stating
that if he would send him his express Office
address he would send him fine gold watch
and chain costing $3.50.
Thurston l.. Daniels has bought an interest
in G. H. Daniels stove and tinware business
and the firm of Daniels Brothers is again es-
tablished The business mas been very sue
sessful, and they deserve their success.
The examinations Tor the year are now
progressing III Holy Angels College, and
will continue through the month. Mr. De
1any, the tutor. has kindly prepared us a
list Of some of the questions used, but We
have NO room for them as yet.
Last Sunday match game of base ball
was played on Fourth Plain between the
Blue Stars OF that place and the Live Oaks
of Vancouver, the latter club coming out
victorious by a score of ~ to 2S Quite
crowd from Vancouver attended
A young man claiming to be a nephew of
Gen. Joe. Lane, recently borrowed about
500 from Lieut.. f. s. Farrow, Dist In
fantry. As young Lane is arrested for for
gerry, and will go up, the loan may be re-
gsrded as a permanent investment