The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-04-22


lecture in Brant's hall tonight, at half past
seven
Our thanks are due to Hon. Thos II.
Brents for bound copies of the Congressional
Record
The Portland markets are well supplied
with salmon, but very few find their way to
this market.
The election for general officers of the
Vancouver Fire Department will be held on
the 3D. of May.
Box rent is past due at the post-oifice, and
the regulations will experience a collie if it
is not soon paid.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Wash
'ington Territory will meet in Vancouver on
the 18th of May.
The letter from Battle Ground being I'M
accompanied by the writer's name goes into
the waste basket
Lieut.. f. S. Farrow, 2lst Infantry, was
registered at the Ebbitt house in Washing
ton OH March 3lst.
Busby, the blind phrenologist who infcs-
ted this county for some time, has reached
the Palouse country.
Miss Add.e Brant departed for the upper
country yesterday morning, where she will
Thos. johnson of Goldendale. passed down
on Saturday, to buy in Portland more ma
chinery for his kickitat mills
Mayor Sohns arrived home from the
Sound on Friday last, after several weeks
absence, going back on Monday.
"A horse belonging to Nick Dupuis was
ruined on Sunday by having leg broken
from the kick of another horse.
The letter of A. J. D. b. is not published
as the same matter i'll substance is contained
in resolutions published elsewhere.
The farmers, having done but little work
for two weeks. confess that they could easily
stand two or three weeks of drouth.
James Muckle, of st. Helens, has been
nominated for county treasurer of his county.
His Vancouver friends are all in favor of his
election.
Sometimes as many As three OF the O. X.
& n. Co.'S boats pass this place daily, the
traffic has been so increased by railroad
building
Morris Baker and Arthur Baker were TO
leave this morning for the upper country, on
a tour of the posts for repairing government
firearms.
Assessor Sparks son Edwin is still very
sick with a lung fever. Mr.. SPARKS has hal
rather more than his share OF sickness in his
family this winter.
The barge Uyatchie was taken to the Cas-
cades by the willamette Chi.t' and s. G. Rse1
last Saturday, having a full load of car
wheels and telegraph WIRE
G. w. Durgin has just received a very
line supply OF canned meats, suitable tor che
approaching picnic season, and just the thing
for excursions OF any kind.
The Portland Oll Fellows Anniversary
Entertainment comes off next Monday oVea-
ing at Portland We are under obligati
to the management for favors.
T. s. Laughry the wide awake agent of
Cook 4 Sons nursery in the Chehaiis river
country, has been in town for week, set
Ting up and preparing for new orders.
The storms which prevailed here for the
two weeks past were general in California,
and great floods are threatened there. The
telegraph wires have been down half the
time for week past.
Among the new postal routes recommended
in Congress is one from Battle Ground to
the North fork of Lewis river, and from
Hayes p. .. to the North Fork. They will
probably be established.
''Doc Snyder" formerly Of Gcrvais, Ore
gon, who went from here to the upper conn
try. was lately concerned in stealing gold
watch and pair OF horses at Colvlle, but had
partner who robbed him OF his share
Henry Willard and other gentlemen of
New York, owners in the o. r. n. Co.,
reached Portland on Sunday, on a grand
tour of inspection of their property and i'm
provements on the Columbia and its trbu-
taries
The Walla Walla IVatchman says that the
three ringleaders OF the Sheep Eater Indians,
now confined at Fort Vancouver, were in
dicted by the United States Grand Jury, at
Lewiston, l. r., at the last term of court,
for murder.
The steamer CdHiope is running opposition
to the 1raueter on the Washougal route,
and although both boats have their friends
it seems to an outsider as though the 7'rar.
eler was entitled to and should have the
business Of the route.
The Oregon City Enterprise says Of gen
tleman who is not unknown here: In
long and interesting letter from h. b. Kinne
Esq, we are glad to hear that he is well and
once more in the harness at Washington,
but pines for the woods and streams and
the sunshine and showers Of Oregon. Mr.
Kinnes host of friends only hope that for
tune may throw biw among us again perma-
nently to reside. f+
THE MILL.-The machinery OF Mr.. S. W
Browns mill is now nearly all in place, and