The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-28

DISTRICT CoURr.-The court convened on
Monday evening, and has been full of bust.
ness ever since, the docket being rapidly
cleared up. AS there are no tedious cases
OF and kind to try, the session will probably
close to-day.
DoUBLED.-The Portland Standard says
Ad Nye and his wife at Pendleton recently
celebrated their golden wedding. The Stand
ard has only added some 25 years to their
married life at one jump, but it is excusable
as the usages of the campaign makes it ne
cessary to double on everything, especially
where there is any good to be said about a
good man like Ad Nye.
and prayer service Thursday evening.
Preaching Sabbath at l0:45 A. NJ; the first
of a series of three sermons on the Trans
fguration of Christ" A o'clock sermon
will be preached to the children and Sabbath
school. Preaching in the evening at 7
o'clock; subject:-"The Business Of Making
Drunkards." Rev. L. A. Banks, pastor.
The public invited to all services.
APPOINTMENTS. Lewis River circuit APP
pointments for four weeks, Rev. j. Finn
pastor, are as follows:
Sunday, Oct. 3lst--School house near Mr..
Shepherds, Washougal, IL clock A. NJ. and
3P.M NJ.
Sunday, Nov 7th-Hines' Chapel at II
o'clock; o'clock P. NJ. La Center.
Quarterly meeting on 4th Plain on the
18th and 18th November. Preaching At IL
o'clock by Rev. A. Atwood, Presiding Elder.
HAD ENoUGH.-On Monday there called
at this office Hon. f. B. Ebey and Mr.. F.
NJ. Severer, well-known residents on Puget
Sound, who have been on a. prospecting
tour in the upper country. Far and wide
they Travelled for several months, but they
saw nothing in all that fair country that
suited them so well as the climate and
lands of Western Washington. 1t was ever
thus-a clam-digger or webfooter invariably
revolves back to his native heath--but an
eastern man is not at all to be blamed for
falling in love with the upper country, so
much superior is it to the States.
The new government telegraph line just
completed by men from this department
crosses the Rocky mountains by the Sohon
pass over the Mullen road 1t furnishes
connection between the following military
posts: Fort Stevenson, Fort Abraham Lin
coin, Fort Yates, Fort Bennett, Fort Sully,
Fort Meade, Fort Buford, Fort Keogh, Fort
Custer, Fort Ellis, Fort Assinaboine, Fort
Benton, Fort Shaw, Fort Missoula, Fort
Ceur d'Alene, Fort Lapwai. For transac-
ton of commercial business it has offices
open at the following points: Bismarck,
Rapid City, Deadwood, Dakota territory;
Bozeman, Helena and Deer Lodge, Montana
territory; Spokan Falls. Colfax, Almota,
Pomeroy and Dayton, Washington Territory
and Lewiston, Idaho Territory. No news
dispatches will be sent over this line, unless
it be special dispatches.
THE Following we give q
full list of the candidates nominated and to
be voted for in this county at the election
on the ID of November:
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Delegate to Congress Thomas II. Brents
Brigadier Gencral-Geo. w. Tibbetts.
Adjutant General-M. X. Hathaway.
Commssary General-A. X Bush.
Quartermaster General--R. G. O'Brien.
Member Territorial Board of Equalization,
ID Judicial District-C. A. Reed.
Prosecuting Attorney-N. H. Bloomfield.
Joint Councilman Kistrict, j. A.
Kerns; 18th District, James Wallace.
Joint Representatives. District, VIM.
Watson.
Representativc-7th District, Chas. II.
Abbey.
County Commissioncrs-lst District, NJ. j.
Fleming; ID District, Henry Christ.
County AUDITOR. c. Rounds.
Sherif-W alter Sparks.
County Treasurer-Fred w. Bier.
Probate Judge-Wm. Ranck.
Assessor-lra +. Spencer.
School Supt.-Robt. Robb.
County Surveyor-M Buchanan.