The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-14
BRIEF MENTION.


Temperance mass meeting Tuesday night
at Brant's Hall.
Register Newlin of the land Office has been
on visit tt, the Sound
Lewis river is furnishing fresh fall salmon
for the Portland markets
A. w. Gray has returned to Portland
from his coast survey trip.
The haymakers are improving fine weather
to make all the hay they can.
Gen. Allen Engine Co. will give dance
at their hall tomorrow night.
The road work for 1850 still continues,
the season being favorable for it.
The tower of st. Luke's Episcopal church
is soon to be repaired and painted.
Bishop Junger will go to Olympia to dedi.
cate the Catholic Church there next Sunday.
Last week Clarke county farmers shipped
from this place more than 5000 pounds of
butter.
The plankng of the new dock is nearly all
laid, and it will probably be ready for use
next week.
Several soldiers on the way to Alcatraz to
serve various terms of Imprisonment, left on
the last steamer
Mr.. VIM. Vivian, of st. Helens, has gone
up to Fishers Landing to superintend quar-
rying operations there.
City taxes will be declared delinquent af-
ter the Odd inst, when the percentage for
collection will be added.
An emigrant family located here last week,
which has been prospecting Oregon for a
dozen years, more or less.
1t is said that Rutherford B. Hayes, Jr.,
contemplates making Oregon or Washington
Territory his future home
Scarlet fever is prevailing in Portland, and
our citizens must be very careful that they
do not import it to this town:
Lively times Friday night and on Sat
urday-one 'sooaside' fight-one trial
in court-and nobody dead yet.
The temperance rally on next Tuesday
evening will be the most live temperance
meeting ever held in Vancouver.
Sam. p. Goodwin has been over from
Portland on short visit, taking an en-
forced vacation by reason of sprained hand.
1t is said the best thing man can do
when he fails, either in business or shooting,
is to Ego west and grow up with the coun.
try"
The Historian wishes the authorities would
inquire into so many misses among the mails
between Astoria and Vancouver correspond
cnts.
Large quantities of baled hay are being
brought into the city, some for the govern
ment and part being stored for future dis
posa
Surveyor Webber OF East Portland came
over on Monday, and is now industriously
engaged trying to find Vancouver with a
theodolite.
Gen. .. ID. Greene has very properly re-
scented the silly and hippant remarks OF the
Portland Standard upon the visit OF the Sec
rotary of War to Vancouver
Henry Christ last week weighed Perch
eron colt of his foaed in May that turned
the scales at 600 pounds. That is the kind
of stock to raise for pay.
G. H. Parker, captain of a Puget Sound
steamer, was married Oct. I'd to Miss Emma
Knighton, young lady who has frequently
visited friends in Vancouver.
One of the Portland papers condescended
to make mention of the greeting the school
children of Vancouver gave to the President
"Small favors thankfully received" etc.
The entertainment at the Odd Fellows
rooms on Tuesday evening was largely at
tended, and the evening passed off very
pleasantly with singing, reeitations and
readings.
Mrs. Schofield, in addition to making ex-
tensive repairs to her buildings, has caused
a filling in of gravel at her corner to finish
Off the Main street grade, which is good
and charitable work.
The Puget Sound Dispatch. Beriah
Browns paper, and the Dalles Inland En-.
pire, both democratic papers, have sus-
pended publication in the midst of the cam
paign. Bad sign for the democracy.
One of George Tooley's houses two miles
north of Vancouver, was burned on Tuesday
during the absence of the occupants All
the goods of the family burned, and they
are left destitute. The man, John Cisna,
came up from California with his family six
weeks ago.