The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-04

FINE PoTAToEs.-W. p. Pelton has
brought us four Peerless potatoes weighing
5 pounds, one of which weighs nearly four
pounds. They were grown by his boys
H. Mckee, who lives on Salmon creek near
Vancouver lake, left with us hill of Gar
net Chill potatoes raised on fir land, the
best specimens of this variety we have seen
this year.
DEATH OF Mrs. ROBERTS. Mrs. Rose
Brine, wife of George b. Roberts, Probate
Judge of Wahkiakum county, died at Cath
lamet, W. r., Oct 26. Mrs. Roberts was
native of Scotland, but for % years her
home has been on this coast. She was a
sister of James Brney, Esq, who at an early
day was connected with the Hudson Bay
Company, and is still remembered by many
of our citizens.
NARROW EscArE.-The youngest child of
Mr.. j.. G. Blake one day last week while
playing near tub of water lost its balance
and fell into the tub. The oldest child was
there, but so frightened that he only
screamed. Fortunately his cries were heard
by the house girl, who went to the scene
and rescued the half drowned little fellow,
who was much exhausted and very nearly
strangled. Another minute of delay would
have been too late
| FERN PRAIRIE election was very
| at Nd SILL
far away from the polling place preferring
snug quarters to long walk in the rain.
There is great rejoicing over in the Dorman
neighborhood, because of the arrival of a
new boy at Dorman's, l2-pounder. Two
new families, recently from Kansas, have
come in and taken claims on section Is, ad-
joining the Blair place, where Thos. Doud
now lives There is room for more of them,
and more good land vacant yet. X.
A SERENADE.-A large number of the
friends of Mr. Charles Brown, county audi
tor reelected, last evening gathered to-
gether, and with the DIST Infantry band at
their head, followed by a long string of
torches, proceeded to his residence to offer
him congratulations upon his success. Mr.
Brown appeared in response and made few
remarks, and was followed by Judge Stew.
ard in a short speech. The crowd then
proceeded down Main street to the New
Columbia hotel, where John F. Smith, Esq,
was called upon, who responded with few
appropriate remarks, after which the crowd
dispersed
| A "WY Up" AFrAIR-One of the er-
ratio heavenly wanderers has made its ap.
pearance in the sky, and is distinctly visible
to the naked eye. In order that our readers
may know to certainty where to look for
for it, it may be as well to say that it is
about 3 degrees from Epsilon Cootes towards
Kelta, in II hours 30 minutes right ascen-
sion, and 30 degrees 20 minutes north de-
clination, with a head of 10 minutes diane
ter, and tail So minutes long, which
reaches from 10 degrees declnation of the
smoke-stack of the Vancouver to the top of
the flag staff on tho Depot Quartermaster's
warehouse!
IHE IROBLEM. -MlSS luH LUBBOCK, OF
Mill Plain, has worked out the problem Of
how the Is whites and Is Turks should be
placed in line so that by taking every ninth
man the Turks would all be thrown over.
board and the whites all saved. The order
is as follows, figure representing the
whites, cypher the Turks:
iii 10000 II III 0 | 90 II 600 l 90 0.
Mr.. J. 7. Goss has given us the formula
by which this difficult problem can be re-
membcred, by using the number Of the
vowels in their order in the alphabet in GER
tain words. As the following sentence illus
trates:
From number, al d and art never will fame
IS 2 Is 22 3 q
depart.
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A comparison Of the line Of figures above
with this sentence will explain it.
. The Vancouver Touring mill runs night
and day, in order to keep up with the Gus
tom work and the contract grinding.
Persons wishing to buy farm will please
call ON the editor Of this paper. who knows
OF several good ones for sale ON reasonable