The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-04-24
BRIEF MENTION.

The river has fallen four feet this week,
and is till going down.
Mrs. J. E. Francis sailed for San Fran
cisco on the Oregon yesterday.
Three parties are now prospecting the
streams OF Clarke county for gold.
J. H. O'Donnell, of Battle Ground, is al
ready boasting of having new potatoes.
Attorney L. w. Wnalley, OF Portland, in
terviewed his Vancouver clients on Monday
d. r. Fales came into town on Monday,
evidence that the waters are surely receding.
The new house built by j. NJ. Douthit
opposite the park is now completed, and oc-
cupied by his mother.
About twenty-five persons went over to
Portland last Thursday afternoon, to attend
New Market Theatre.
1t is expected that w. H. Foster & Co. s
new ferry boat will make her appearance
here about the first of May.
About dozen men and women who came
up on the wrecked Republic reached Van
couver on Tuesday morning.
Hon. Elwood Evans and Hon. Geo. Aber-
nathy were in town few days ago, on bust
ness at the U. s. Land O,iice.
Persons holding county orders will be in
terested IN a notice IN another column, pub
lished by the County Treasurer.
@. H. Whitney has enclosed his block of
ground opposite G. Ii. Daniels residence
with first premium board fence.
Fred Dehm, formerly resident of Van
couver, is a prominent member of the new
brass band organized at the Dalles.
Since the up stream winds commenced to
blow the boys are all taken up with sailing
on the river, so far without accident.
The assessment of the city of Vancouver
is now nearly completed, and only portion
of the country remains to be finished.
The material for new telephone arrived
yesterday, for connecting the government
headquarters oifice with wharf oiiice.
The minstrel performance at Brant's hall
last night was good, and well attended. The
troupe lett for the Dal.es this morning.
DR.. Randolph Smith had nice quiet we'd
ding last week. and we join the general
throng in rendering hearty congratulations
The steamer Vancouver on Tuesday took
over to Portland load OF l20 0)0 hoops for
b. l.. Morrison, to go below on the Oregon.
Sister Josephs and another sister from the
House of Providence, lett yesterday mora
weeks.
Capt P. E. Ferchen's friends in vancou-
yer will be pleased to learn that he will
build fine large dwelling in Astoria this
season.
G.. H. Daniels has been engaged this week
in putting the tin water gutter and conduc-
tors on the hospital and boarding house OF
the Sisters.
Excursions to the Cascades are in order
and the first one is already announced from
Portland, on the steamer City OF Salem, for
Saturday, May 9th
The Wide West recently made the run
from the Cascades to Vancouver. Is miles,
in one hour aud ity-seven minutes, u speed
OF about % miles an hour.
Persons wantin, the services of Dr. Ran
dolph Smith will please remember that his
residence at present IS with Charles Lee,
two doors east of Brant's hall.
On Thursday afternoon last the L. S
steamer ShuDrlcS. light house tanler, v,s.
tied Vancouver, the irst ocean steamer chat
has been here for over a year
The steamer Vancouver made special
trip to Portland Saturday night, brn .ln !,
home tyor Sohns, ms sou aid daug ger,
who arrived up on the Oregon.
Many people will go from Vancouver to
attend the May-day picnic on Lewis river,
if a boat will leave here on Thursday morn
ing, returning the same evening.
Pasturage in the vicinity of town is good,
and the city COW viii soon REGAIN the flesh
lost during the winter in attempting to di-
gest old boot-legs, oyster cans, etc.
The Portland Standard says Vancouver
can boast of one OF the finest meat markets
in the Territory. As usual, that paper only
tells half of the truth, for we have two OF
them.
Settlers on the hcadwaters of the streams
report that the bears are coming down out
of the foot hills into the settlements, LOOK
ing after the spring crop Of pork most
likely.
The Oregon City paper says that in few
days the young man Fletcher, who swore
falsely as to the age of a young Lady who
lately eloped from Vancouver, will be tried
before Justice Whitlock.
New diggings are reported to have been
discovered near the head of the north fork
Of Lewis river, which pay 25 cents to IS
cents to the pan. This is something for
gold diggers to dream of.
A Walla Walla paper says that Lieut..
Farrow, Of the fighting 2lst Infantry, is sta.
toned at Umatilla Agency with six men;
constant worrying they get from a great
many loose characters over in that section.
In this he will receive the support of all the
decent citizens, who are not very anxious to
have their country disgraced by the actions
H. Il -~.. II II.