The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
OREGON.

A dog born with only three legs is owned
by Mr.. Prettyman Of Salem.
The fourth was celebrated by the people OF
nearly every town in the state.
The venerable Gen. Joe Lane, of Oregon is
the only surviving General of the Mexican
War.
There are two barkentines en- route to As.
toria with cargoes of iron for the Yaauina
bay railway.
A man named Franklin has been arrested
for selling fighting whiskey to the Umatillas
at Pendleton.
Jack Spansel has bought the old Proebstel
store building at Weston for S24OO and will
turn it into brewery.
There are more buildings going up at pres.
ent in Portland than in any other town of its
size in the United States.
The fishing season is drawing to close,
and soon the busy canneries will terminate a
tolerably good fishing season.
Some boys brought into Jacksonville the
other day petritied human foot and stockn g
which was found some where on Rogue river.
A great deal of hay is being cut in eastern
Oregon. Similar prudence last year would
have saved many thousands of dollars worth
of cattle.
A man named Roberts keeps ferry on the
klamath, and a man who went there to give
HIM a thrashing came away with a bullet in
each leg.
Several fine horses in the vicinity of Fair.
view have been killed by jumping on iron.
barbed fences Lawsuits for damages will
probably follow.
An Albany women woke her husband dur
ing the storm the other night and said, ~ do
wish you would stop snoring, for want to
hear it thunder"
A violin performance at New Market The.
atre in Portland by the great artist Remcnyi,
was distinctly heard by telephone at Oregon
City-distance IL miles.
A correspondent OF the East Oregonian
states that the bones of Myers and Smith who
were killed by the Indians last summer, are
lying unburied in full view of the road.
For some time to come, excursion tickets
are to be sold, every Saturday, by the steamer
and railroad companies between Portland and
Tacoma. Price Of tickets for the round trip.
81.
The State Of California made the run from
Portland to Astoria on Sunday in five hours
and nineteen minutes. This is the fastest
time ever made by any vessel between the two
points.
c. NJ. Ward, the contractor for the exten-
sion OF the west side railroad, absconded
from Independence last Saturday, leaving un.
paid bills amounting TO between $4,000 and
10000
Olalee, the relative OF Howlish- wampo, who
attempted recently 10 kill a white man
on the Umatilla reservation while drunk, es-
capped, but was recaptured by Lieut.. Farrow's
Indian scouts.
II Is rumored that party OF Bannack In
dams are in the Blue mountains, and Lieuts.
Farrow and Brown are making a thorough
search for them with the company of Indian
scouts recently organized.
One Cohen, alias Buffalo Horn, a prisoner
at Pendieton, Oregon, attempted last week to
escape, but was recaptured. He said he
didn't mean TO run of for good, but merely
wanted to see the growing crop.
farmer, living about one mile and . half
back from Cello, while digging q we'll, not
long since up on top Of the mountain found
some human bones, partially petrifed, which
were thsrty-seven feet under tie ground.
The Comstock House which burned down
at Albany recently, was insured for $1,000
which covers the loss. J. w. Comstock was
the owner. The furniture. which was worth
about $1,000. belonged 10 Id. Edgar and was
not insured.
lcE-Alfred Thornton will deliver Ice 10 any
part ofthe city. Headquarters at Thos. o. Neirs
cigar store, where all orders cen be len, and
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