The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-22
BRIEF MENTION.

A delightful legend the one that fits No.
9 CATERS.
The Olympia mails of Jan. 10th were just
a week in getting to Vancouver.
Corbett, We Portland man of many horses
circulated through the town yesterday.
Our Hayes items arrived too late for pub
LEGATION last week, and are out of date now
The editor of the Salem Statesman, Odell
was in the city last week on short visit.
Peter Otte managed to climb over the
logs between the Lacamas and this place on
Tuesday.
F. w. Sparkling. of Seattle, has been APP
pointed Census Supervisor for Washington
Territory.
The ferry boat came home on last Mon
day. and has been engaged i'll towing bust
ness since.
Miss NJ. +. Whipple, late of this city,
opened private school at Dayton, W. T.,
last Monday.
DR.. VIM. Bybce came over and paid Van
couver visit on Tuesday for the first time
i'll many month.
Jacob Clauscn, the new baker, took
'French leave of town on Tuesday, leaving
sundry bills unpaid.
County Commissioner Blackwood, A. j.
Wiley and others from the Washougal, were
in town on Tuesday.
Jacob kamm, j.. Wagenblast, G. w.
Force and Sim Durgan have been drawn for
jury duty in Portland.
Mr. Edward Slocum, ESQ, of Providence,
Rhode Island arrived in Vancouver yester-
day, on n visit to his sons.
NJ. n Woodland arrived town fran
the Chehalis country on Friday, and reports
some snow and water that way.
st. Lukes parish school opened again on
Monday, Miss LOOMS having recovered sut-
tciently to resume her duties i'll the school.
just as we expected those Dalles boys
came down to see the girls, and VIM. Wag-
enbast has gone and done it. See marriages.
BY reference to an advertisement in an
other column it will be seen that Mr.. &. W.
Durgin will open his new store on Saturday
next.
The steamer Caiopr, of Portland, will 60
around to Gray's lIarbor as soon rs the
weather permits, to run on the Chehalis
river.
There was ice running in the Columbia on
Tuesday, which was supposed to be from
the gorge at Hell Gate, which broke away
last week.
W. Byron Daniels has been appointed The
Clarke county superintendent for the Wash
imgton Industrial Association, which holds
the annual fairs at Olympia.
Capt. james W. Troup and wife departed
for the upper country On saturday morning
the ice blockade being broken So that tn,
captain can once more run his boat.
The trees on tn, Oregon side south are st
thin now that the other night when a sinai
house in East Portland VAS burned tn,
flames were plainly visible il this city.
The wife of William Williams who left
Vancouver for the Black Hills on July 18th
1879, desires information of him. Address
her in care of the DregoHit,, Portland, Ogn
The Board of County commissioners mel
on Tuesday to what could be done by
the county towari, clearing the roads, an,
finding no law authorizing action adjourned
without doing anything in the matter.
L. ID. Brown sent a sack OF thai "kec
Star brand of flour from the Nancouvei
mills to our domicil, which has been trie,
by all the approved methods, and founC
good to take. Out Of good wheat Brown
and these mills viii get tlr, finest Of gilt
edged flour.
The wife of Eugene White bore him so,
on the LIST of December which fact ",
should have mentioned some weeks ago, but
did not be cause the memorandum was lost
However. the boy has not been checked il
his growth by the neglect he started of
on II pounds and is still gaining.