The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-13
BRIEF MENTION.
The Columbia is again on the rise.
Next Monday is st. Patrick's day.

Next Monday is ST. Patrck's day.
Big mail from the States yesterday.
The Orchard Grass letter will appear next
week.
Regular term of the Probate Court opens
on Monday.
Rev. Cruzan lectured to crowded house
Tuesday evening.
Gridley 4 Whitney have brought on Il
stock of wall papers.
Tom Nye is after more more cattle to put
his hay and grass into.
The Vancouver nurserymen are sending
out large amounts of fruit trees.
Signs of Spring Mrs. Maxon has a new
stock of garden seeds on draught.
Jack Bean had some smelt Monday that
were not smelt-they were sweet.
For want of space we have to shorten
some of our country correspondence.
Governor Ferry was in Vancouver on
Sunday, the guest of General Howard.
United States District Court opens in this
city next Monday, Judge Hoyt presiding
Helm kulper is buying up many cattle in
the Chelatchie district, and means business
The sample copies of the acme edition of
Chambers encyclopedia have arrived at this
office.
Jerome Smith is getting up n very neat,
light buggy, on which Ebert Is doing the
iron work.
The County School Superintendent, Rob-
ert Robb, has been visiting schools i'll the
country districts.
That medical blk, CDR" Hatch, has gone
to Astoria, which he once left ON account OF
an attack of billthera
The Portland mountains along the VIII
lanette are white with SNOW, not often seen
in March in that locality.
The heavy rise in Lewis river has greatly
damaged the bridges, and another big rise
would totally destroy them.
Now is the time to transplant trees, and
many of our citizens are adding to the value
of their homes by this means.
johnson and Brown are to be hung at
Portland tomorrow. So far as heard from
no reprieve has been granted
Joseph II. Leybold announces that he has
shut up his market until he can obtain bet
ter beef, and will reopen III about two
months.
Twenty seven of Lang & Ryan's Kansas
stock hcrders passed up the Columbia last
week. going to take big herd of cattle to
the States.
The remains OF one of the soldiers
lost off from the steamer Candy last June
near Astoria, were recently found i'll Shoai-
water bay.
Mr.. J. II. O'Donnell Of Battle Ground,
came into Vancouver out OF the wet on Mon
day, and after sundry repairs wendell his
way homeward.
I;snl, ,,l
the insane asylum at East Portland two
weeks ago as cured had to be taken back
again ON Tuesday.
A scarf and pair of gloves were lett IN
Brant's hall at the time OF the school eXhi-
ing for this notice.
That tall old fir tree below town which
has stood out as n prominent land mark to
travellers on the Columbia, went down in the
gale last Thursday.
James Davidson will be home some time
in May, and it is rumored that he is to bring
home fine 'brd, to put in the addition
built to the old mans house last year
Main street is getting in bad way, oc-
casioned by heavy teaming while the rains
are falling. Something will have to be done
soon to put it in decent shape
George Brant wants to lease the hall for
series of years or seasons to some one There
is a chance for some one to repair the hall
and make something out of it.
During the gale last Thursday morning it
was only with the greatest difficulty that the
tin roof was saved on the House of Provl-
dence. The wind came near taking 1T away.
Assessor Sparks has been driven into
town by the hard rains and fallen timber,
making country roads impossible. For the
present he will labor in assessing the city OF
Vancouver.
A line from J. w. Cochran informs us that
he will not be present at the coming term OF
court, being detained by heavy eases in the
Seattle court, and the prolonged illness OF his
wife.
There were over dozen breaks in the
telegraph line between this point and IA
lama made by the storm last Thursday.
The repairs necessary were the heaviest Tor
years.
Ell. Ricketts,, of Salmon creek has met
with the loss of three of his children from
diphtheria. In his great misfortune he has
the full sympathy OF his friends and neigh
bors.
Farmers from all parts of the county re-
port the roads blockaded in every direction
by fallen trees, thrown down by the gale of
a week ago Wind falls are numerous, and
much timber is destroyed. There is plenty
left, however.
There was set-to in regular prize fight
ing style on Mill Plain last week between
two young chaps. One was knocked down
and kicked in the ribs, which he concluded
was enough, and now both of them are