The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30
BRIEF MENTION,

Umu.
G. w. Jones offers for sale his farm on
Mill Plain.
The question awaiting an answer is, "who
has Kings pup"
Fare has gone up again between Portland
and San Francisco
Travel to and from Vancouver is again
getting very lively.
Mrs. Durgin's rev house on Reserve street
il approaching completion.
Squibs has it bad. He now says that
noisy fellow annoys fellow.
It showed some at Portland and Salem on
Monday, but there was none here.
Large mail received yesterday, which
came up on the steamship Oregon.
Mrs. Duniway's lectures on Saturday and
Sunday were as well attended as her first.
J. E. Z. Durgan has gone into the mercan-
tile business with NJ. b. Jones at Washou-
gal.
Hay to the amount of 81 bales was taken
over to Portland by the Traveller on Tues.
day.
Charles f. Sitton, of Portland, passed last
Sabbath in Vancouver on a quiet visit to his
friends.
1t il found that the young grain in this
county was not injured by the freezing
weather.
VIM. Collins, Of Skamania county, was in
Vancouver OH Monday, doing "a land office
business"
Our thanks are due Hines, the printer,
of Portland, for one of his neat and tasty
calondcrs.
The sale of the Petran real estate was
postponed week, and is set for next Satur-
day at noon.
c. w. Moore, late government clerk, has
left Vancouver, soon expecting to so to his
home in the East.
The Battle Ground farmers are reported
~ making many Improvements on their
farms this winter.
Lewis Palmer and James ODonnell have
put 10 about 20, 600 feet of logs at Palmer's
mill near Battle Ground.
There il letter remaining uncalled for in
Wells. Fargo l. Co.'S express Office in this
city for Mrs. Mary Kuykendall
Potatoes are retailing at 80 per bushel in
Walla Walla. Who wouldn't go to the
bunch-grass country to live cheap!
Last Sabbath WAS beautiful day, and our
people enj0yedit The streets were crowded
all the afternoon with promenaders.
Mr.. Camp, superintendent of the Oregon
Transfer Co.'S teams and hauling, with his
family stayed over Sunday in Vancouver.
A large quantity of seeds from the Agri.
cultural Department At Warrington, were
received by citizens of Vancouver yesterday.
The Board of County Commissioners will
meet il this city on Monday, the I'd Of Feb
ruasy. II, viii b the first session of the new
board
There 10 yet hope for those loving hearts
who failed to make conquests during the
holidays. Valentines day will DO here
shortly.
We acknowledge a pleasant call from
Mrs. Duniway, editor of the Northwest"
Portland, who has been nearly week in
Vancouver.
G. Ebert's clutches brought him around
- far a. our Office on Tuesday, and there is
prospect that he will get back to his shop
in abcnt two weeks.
Lem. Thomlinson departed on Tuesday for
Portland. where he will stay few weeks
before going down to the fisheries according
to his ancient custom.
Clarke county is now furnishing large
amount Of baled hay for the Portland mar
kst, which is carried by the river steamers
of the Columbia and Lewis rivers.
Last Saturday Edwin Sparks nearly broke
his knee cap while at work in his cistern,
and has been laid up since. Broken knees
are becoming epidemic in Vancouver
Clarke county will prosper only in proper.
ton to the prosperity Of the farmers; and
the most successful way is to have good i'm.
plsnsnts. which may be had at Gridley 4
Whitneys.
Harry Claassen has bought out Henry
Shubert in the milk business, and goes into
the business with John w. Bluerock, max
ing - near whole team a. can BIZ found in
these parts.
Tho boys up at Parker's Landing gave J.
E. c. Durgan left.handed serenads few
nights ago. but they made the unfortunate
mistake Of waiting until he had been mar
ried three weeks.
Yesterday being the l39th anniversary Of
the birth Of Thomas Paine, the day was
celebrated in this place by 4 large gathering
q Brauts Hall last evening addressed by
Hon. w. H. Smallwood.
No steamboat connection with the river
above the Dalles yet. There il an ice gorge
ct He'll Gate and At Long Island, both the
heaviest for many years, and the upper river
may not open for weeks yet.
Whers 10 the man that ''fixed" those IA
dogs in one night last spring! His presence
il seeded again II We may judge from the
number Of NANCY ours that make every
night hideous with their bowling and yelp-
inc