The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-16
BRIEF MENTION.

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"Nazoo Brown" can have his beautiful let
ter back again by calling at this office.
Two of the o. Il. & n. Co. S boats made
extra trips to the Cascades on Sunday last.
Mr.. j. G. Blake expects to move his fam
lily into the new residence in day or two.
G.. II. Mcconnell arrived home from his
enforced visit TO the upper country on Tues
day.
Evidences of the Christmas season are be-
ginning to obtrude themselves upon the
sight.
The "chinonk wind came on Friday, and
in less than II hours took away a foot of ice
and snow.
The mail came overland from Portland
only once before navigation was resumed,
on Friday.
The steamer Lur'ine came over and took
her place on the Portland Vancouver route
on Monday.
Mr. GINS. Ebert has been under the weather
lately from rheumatic troubles, but is get
ting better slowly.
A letter from Horace Daniels states that
he is getting better, and he may leave the
hospital this week
Howe, the Portland bool; binder, was over
uSic WI 4hphtldN ipp NlliS dllSt soiIlc WOIh III
the government Offices.
A. G. Waling of Portland, was the low
est bidder for furnishing some thrtytwo
blank books for the government offices.
Nye Rambo who is acting as advance
agent for show in Oregon, will be home to
visit his family and friends during holiday
week.
See what Lipman & Co. of Portland say
in this paper about their goods for the holi
days. Theirs is the leading establishment
in Portland.
w. l. c. Neate, formerly hospital stew
ard at Fort Vancouver, died at Olympia last
Saturday, from an overdose of choral acct
dentally taken.
VIM Hildreth late of Brush Prairie has
rented out his farm, aud then rented another
near st. Johns, Oregon, where he is running
dairy business.
Our ferry-boat. while on her way to Port
land had her rudlers torn oil by the ice and
the delay in her return is on account of I'M
dergoing repairs.
The purser OF the Cascades boat boarded
the steamer in the river opposite this place
Sunday He was left at Portland, and came
overland to head her Off
O'Donn Il. Jas. Bur'e's father-in law, had
fall in Portland two weeks ago, fracturing
one knee cap. He is now i'll Vancouver,
receiving treatment for it,
Rev. Regis VI niauonx, heretofore profes-
sor OF holS Angels College at Vancouver,
has been APP intcl assistant to Rev. +. \.
Prefontane Seattle, w. 7.
The people of Puget Sound were treated
to light earthquake shock last week, OF
which they have made due record rs one OF
their numerous fayors received.
The Vancouver aud kalama mail carrier
reports that on Saturday he found Lewis
river booming, the water having raised six
feet in ~ hours. He could not get his
horse across.
Dr. Randolph Smith has been invited to
deliver a lecture before the Medical Dept.
OF the Willamette University, giving his
tory Of one Of his obstetric cases, case
rarely met with.
Reese Anderson went to meeting last Sun
day that is, he met bear, and killed it
because 1T had no business to be proving
about on Sunday. Joe Burke made some
choice cuts from it on Monday for few of
his patrons.
Puget Sound hal its regular weekly
earth1ua5e on Monday. The Columbiariver
country ought to have something like this to
distinguish itself, and we respectfully call
the attention of the Portland Board of Trade
to this matter
A snow-slide from the roof of Durgin's
store last wees, filed s l.. Marsh's bed
and parlor with broken sash. ruptured glass,
and untold quantities of slush. Perhaps it
would be wicked to say ont loud what sam
thought, so we won't do it,
The whaling season will commence off Cape
Flattery about the LIST of January. Cape
Flattery is ahead OF Vancouver, for there is
no regularity in the commencement of the
whaling season here, the boys complaining
chiefly OF the frequency of the season.
Joe Burke and w. II. Trente turned
christian one day last week, and in few
hours obtained one hundred dollars cash
paid in on subscription to buy for Miss
Hannah Carly an artificial foot and leg.
The people of Vancouver are liberal when
the object is worthy.
Last Sunday evening two ladies and a lit
tie girl walking down Main street were re-
peatedly jostled by big soldier, until a
young man warned him off with II threat to
call citizens to attend to his case. 1t is sup.
posed the offender is one OF the new recruits,
rs the men stationed in our garrison have
more gcntlemanly instincts.