The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-02-27
BRIEF MENTION.
No lack of water for a week past.

No lack of water for week past.
The City Council will meet on Monday
evening next.
There is some chicken stealing going on
in Vancouver.
The Oregon and Great Republic sail next
Saturday at 8 A. NJ.
The steamer Traveller now takes on wood
at her dock i'll Vancouver.
Wild water fowls are more plentiful here
abouts now than for month past.
Rev. and Mrs. A. j. Coats of Portland
are visiting friends at the garrison.
Mr.. j. G. Miller, the popular La Center
merchant, was i'll town on Tuesday.
N. H. Bloomfield removed yesterday from
Kalama to make Vancouver his home.
The streams of Clarke county have been
on the rampage for a week or ten days.
The Probate Court will be in session on
Monday, with several cases on the docket.
The usual services were held in the Van
couver churches yesterday, Ash Wednesday.
Our old pioneers say this has been the
coolest winter since the winter of the year
1862.
The steamer Gazele made her appearance
here yesterday, for the first time since No
vember last.
Gridley & Whitney are now keeping
bracket saws, patterns, and thin woods for
bracket work.
We still have a few delinquent subscribers
with whom we would like to strike hands
on a cash basis.
Since the upper Columbia opened the
oh 70 IS ~
have been heavy.
Considerable quantities of Government
stores are now being shipped up the river to
the different posts.
The Portland papers are quite compliment
tarX in their notice of the performances of
the Sully Amateurs.
The rain storm of last Sunday was the
heaviest of the year. About three inches of
water fell in "a hours.
B. l.. Morrison sends to San Francisco by
this week steamer a small item of TO- 900
shaved hoops Whoopee!
The spring term of the United States
court for the Vancouver district will be
opened before many weeks
California peddlers and canvassing agents
are getting most too thick, one of the aggra-
waiting results of cheap ocean fares.
The Vancouver lodge of the A. O. U. w.
will be represented at the formation of the
grand lodge in Portland next Tuesday.
Lantham, a soldier formerly stationed
here, came up from California recently, and
is canvassing for San Francisco papers.
The Columbia river raised three feet in ~
hours at Wallula on Tuesday 1t is rising
here steadily about six inches per day.
The winter term of the public school will
close on Friday, tomorrow, which ends the
the public school until next September.
Buds of all kinds are swelling, and it can
not be many days before wild flowers will
make their appearance in favored localities.
The Pacific Minstrels will give another of
their popular entertainments at the Oak
Grove Theatre on next Wednesday evening
Farmers are only awaiting final settle
ment of the weather to commence active OPP
erations in the various departments of agri-
cultural work.
Capt. j. w. Troup went up the river
Monday morning to take command Of his
boat at Cello. The ice blockade gave him
a long vacation.
One of the Humphreys, of Cowlitz county,
has been up here for a few days, looking for
the chaps who robbed their store in Cowltz
county last week.
Dr. Wall has received more school books
for exchange. Those who wish to exchange
will have to hurry up, as all free exchanges
cease after March 3lst
While Engine Co. No. 3's flag -staff was
being lowered last week to put in new hal
yards, rope broke. letting it fall to the
ground, resulting in its total wreck.
w. B. Kress, brother of Major J. A.
and H. N. kress of Fort Vancouver Arse
nal, died at Elmira, New York, on Feb. 49,
The news was received by telegraph.
The large number of persons who came up
on the two last steamers from San Francisco
filled Portland so full that they stopped over,
and many fell on this side of the river
We learn that it is the intention OF Prof
Robb to establish course Of private instruc-
ton in the public school. honse in about three
weeks, to continue until the next term of
the public school begins.
A lady named Mary Magui-ah
Had trouble in lighting ff-ah;
The wood being green,
She used kerosene
pause. Then continue solemnly,)
She has gone where the fuel is drier.