The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-11

FIREMEN's ELECTION. At the regular an
nual election of General Allen Engine Co.
No 3, held Monday evening Dec. s, the fol-
lowing persons We're elected to serve for the
ensuing year:P. j. Maloney, Foreman; VIM.
Hutscheck, LIST Asst. and Sec; Robt. Rooney,
I'd Asst; Geo. Brant, President; John Nc
Mullen, Treasurer
EARNED LANDs.-The N. p. r. R. Co
have no earned lands in this section of the
Territory south of line running 40 miles
east of Kalama. This line clips off few
acres of the northeast corner of Clarke
county where Lewis River, the north bound
airy of the county, crosses this line, but this
is unsurveyed and is mountainous and prac-
tically inaccessible.
Insurance AGENTS LICENSE. The Olym-
pia Courier of Dec. 5 corrects the impression
prevailing about this license, as follows:
Last week we published law providing
for a license to be paid by insurance COM
panies and others in this Territory.
1t seems that the revenue law repealed
the law in its application to insurance
companies and fixed tax of two per cent.
on the gross amount of premiums collected
in the Territory, instead"
TAxEs. -AnO lympiapaper, the Transcript,
says that there seems to be great misunder-
standing about the collection of taxes, on
account of the passage of a new revenue law
by the legislature. The new law distinctly
states that it has nothing to do with the
taxes of 1879. The taxes now levied will be
collected, or become delinquent, under the
old law, and collected by the county treas
urers as heretofore. The taxes of 1850 will
be collected under the new law.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Last Sunday Thos
Sullins of Battle Ground was hunting with
several companions while standing on a log
his gun slipped. struck on hammer, and Il
load of buck shot was sent into his shoulder
He was ON Monday brought in to St Joseph's
hospital, where DIR. Randolph Smith ope-
rated on him, extracting four buckshot and
several pieces Of bone from the shattered
shoulder joint. The wounded man will re-
cover, but will lose the Use of that arm
HAYES ITEMS, Dee. ). George Davis, the
young man who was accidentally shot ut
shooting match six weeks ago is slowly re-
covering. Miss Emma Nanbebber, school
mistress of Johnson Creek. has quite an in
tcresting school. The sawmll owned by
Reid & krause has started for the winter,
doing quite a business. Mrs. Webb who
was injured bya fall. which came near
disiocating her arm, is thought will soon
recover. Mr.. Garvey has returned from
California That Waverly Colvin was re-
moved to the asylum was mistake. Charles
Backman has just recovered from a very Sc
we're attack of sore throat David Back
man is manager of dance given to raise
funds for stove in the school house for
Dis. No. 81. NOVICE.
LoYALrY. --Gcneral Howard lectured on
loyalty at Oak Grove Theatre last Friday
evening, which was well attended 10y the
garrison people and invited guests from
town. lis opening remarks We're of de
cidedly felicitous and happy character and
put every body in a good humor before tax
ing up the more serious phase of his subject
lie applied the term Loyalty to the vari-
ous relations of life in the following manner:
LIST Loyalty to self, addressing himself es-
pecially to the young people, truly observ
ing that all loyalty begins and is an out
growth of loyalty to self, so that if one is
loyal to sell he will be loyal elsewhere. >
Loyalty to home. 3-Loyalty to society. 1
Loyalty to country, and 9Th Loyalty to
God. The subject. although an old one,
was redressed and represented in a very at
tractive manner. The next lecture OF the
course will he delivered tomorrow evening
by Capt Pierce, who will be followed here
after by Generals Morrow, Greene, and 9TH
ers.
GAMBIING.-Sin the new law prohibit
ing gambling was passed the Palouse Ga
rette has remarked upon it in way that fits
this town. about as follows: