The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-24

MIR. j. u. Blake bought one OF the stephens
blocks on Main street, above 10th street.
J. Pile and his wife, formerly in the Van
couver House, are now in Victoria, B. c.
J.J. Winter is now in occupancy of his
new shop, which is the best in all this coun-
try.
DR.. Finn came down from Gervais last
week, and visited numerous friends in Van
cOuver.
A great many bills are being presented for
liquidation this week, mostly mosquito bills
however.
James Huelett is now taking plenty of
salmon, over hundred fish at every haul of
the seine.
Col. B. +. Shaw has commenced farming
in earnest ON the Island since the water
went down.
Fall wheat is beginning to assume the yell
low, and will be ready for harvest in two or
three weeks.
Mr.. Goss has become domiciled with his
family in the house recently occupied by
Mrs. knight.
The steamer Vdncouper took over on Mon
day almost enough passengers to make up
an excursion.
A letter was received in Vancouver on
Tuesday that was only 20 days coming from
Paris, France.
The ranchmen on the Astoria bottoms are
talking of getting lot Of fruit driers to cure
their hay with.
w. C. Hazard recently took trip to
the Shoalwater Bay country, and is chuck
full of new yarns.
Clarke county farmers don't need to be
told to ''make hay while the sun shines, as
they are hard at it.
Peach plums are ripe, and are now being
shipped into the Portland market in con.
siderable quantities.
The U. S. Deputy Marshal of Oregon
came over after more witnesses in the Girls
wold case yesterday.
A considerable number Of people who came
over to attend the printers picnic remained
in Vancouver over Sunday.
A number Of young boys and girls were
left by the excursion boat on Saturday, and
extended their picnic until Monday.
George Brant and Louis Meyer put on
their rough and ready suits and went out to
the Canyon creek mines on Friday last
The Historian announces the fishing season
a. closed, but chinook salmon are still being
We notice by the Dayton Chronicle that
H. L. Caples delivered the Grafton at the
Pataha city celebration on the 4th of July.
The Latona brought load OF lumber last
Sunday from the mill of Muckle Bros, st.
Helens, for the new Touring mill in Vancou-
yer.
Mr.. A. 7. Hawley, correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin, expresses himself as
delighted with Vancouver and its surround.
ings.
The rubber balloon man sold 300 of his
toys at the picnic on Saturday, most Of
which have reached Mt. Hood before this
time.
The work Of repairing the Alta House will
commence next week. A large amount of
material is being put on the ground this
week.
Thos. O'Neill is to-day moving into his
new quarters in Winters new building,
where he will be pleasantly situated for his
business.
On Thursday last Ansil Marble and wife
took their departure from Vancouver on the
way to Illinois, to visit their old home and
their people.
The number Of people who came from
Portland to attend the printers picnic last
Saturday wa. about double the population
of the town.
VIM. Pickett. late of the Tacoma Times,
came over to Vancouver last Friday to at
tend some business in the Griswold case, &c.
curing witnesses.
The steam-ferry Veto will 90 upon the
Vancouver ferry route as soon a. the water
falls sufficiently to allow teams to approach
the ferry landing.
The river has gone down six feet below
the high water mark of 1879, and is below
the high water mark Of 1873 for the first
time in many weeks
A millinery peddlar was in town last
week, going from house to house. Our peo.
pie can do better at our own stores than
with such tradesmen.
The last Of the hire cisterns was completed
on Friday, except the cover. All three cis-
terms will be filed with water and ready for
service - soon ~ the cement 10 dry.
A portion Of the machinery for Moore L
Stevens Vancouver Touring mill arrived in
Portland this week. They expect to have
the mill in running order in September.
w. s. McIrvine. of Battle Ground, now
in the employ Of the furniture manufactur.
ing firm Of Hight L Blackstone, Portland,
made Vancouver . visit on Thursday last.
Mr.. Grant, the San Francisco insurance
man, was in town Saturday for the first
time in number Of years, when he used to /,
como over to visit with Major Bell and !
Others.