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

but the run has not fairly commenced.
AocIDENT.-Last Friday J. j. Hendrick-
sons five year old son fell down stairs and
broke a collar bone, making painful frac-
ture A surgeon was called in, who fixed it
up for recovery.
PATENTS. The following Presumption
Patents have just been received at the Land
Office: Absalom S. Majors, Samuel Walker,
Jens P. Miller, Daniel Cline, Thomas Mona
CHAN, Clans Stack.
PRoLIFIc.-Last week a sheep belonging
to Adam Schweble of Government island,
gave birth to three lambs, all now alive and
properly taken care of by the mother. The
chap who can beat it may now report.
ST.. JosEPH's HOSPITAL new build
ings of this institution are now entirely COM
pleted though not all furnished. The board
ing house is occupied, and there are several
patients in the hospital. The total cost of
the new buildings has been about 5000.
NARROW ESCAPE. As Il party of govern
ment employees were taking sand from pit
at Burnt Bridge creek on Saturday, the
bank caved in. A private of Co. G, Dist In
fantry, was in the pit, nd came very near
, being buried alive His face was badly
scraped, and he was bruised some.
l. o. o. F. AT GoLDENDALE.-On April
10th a lodge of Odd Fellows was organized
at Goldendale, designated as Alimas Lodge
No. l5 The officers are D. P. Hewitt, n
g.; w. II. Miller, V. G.; +. c. Richardson,
r. s.; A. Schuster, T.; and Joseph Sanders,
P.S.
EMIGRATEp.-Dr J. w. Evans departed
with his family on the Oregon for California
Yesterday. The doctor lived in Vancouver
| about six months, and made many friends,
| but he found the locality so distressingly
4, healthy that there was nothing in it for his
+, business. We wish him prosperity wherever
he may reside.
| LAUNCHED The new ferry boat for the
| Columbia river TO ply between Vancouver
Smiths mill, Portland, by her owner, Capt
I Foster She will be named by Mayor
| Sohns of Vancouver, who will present her
with a set of coors on the occasion OF her
first visit to this place, at which time she
will be christened.
PARrY.-That was very pleasant affair
at the residence of Mrs. w. II. Troup on
Saturday night, where large number of in
vitea guests were assembled, all uniting i'll
hearty congratulations to Mr.. Charles Troup
upon the attainment of his 2lst birthday.
The guests participated in the evening
amuscments until late hour, leaving with
regret the scene OF a very pleasant entertain
| ment
| DoN'r You FoRGrr Ir.-Wells, Fargo &
| Go. have made a reduction of from % to 30
per cent on all packages passing through
| their Office. Ga all small packages 25 cents
Will hereafter be charged. Another conven-
| fence has been added, which consists OF tel
egraph transfer offices. for gold. currency or
silver, to be established at all important of
fees on the coast. Any amount may lie
| sent from 81 to $4,000.
A New MILITARY MAI. The Boise States
man says that Lieut.. Robert IL Fletcher
of the 2lst Infantry, and Aidc-de- Camp to
Gen. Howard has nearly completed map
| of last summers campaign. 1t is an elabor-
ate work, made from the most reliable data,
and embraces many portions OF country
which previous to Gen. Towards campaign
were entirely unknown to white men, and
OF which no tracing or map existed.
BATTLE GROUND. The ''total abstinence
dance on the l4th was a success so far as il
went, but it went no farther than the tabled
Dutchman's horse. Our farmers are now
about done with putting in grain. A tramp
visited this part of the country last week,
and his reception was of such peculiar char
acter that it led bin to remark that the next
time he came he would wear leather
breeches lined with cast iron seat c.
VIZ HEAR HIM. a very short time we
will hear j. W. Tarleton saying, "Wash a