The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-16
BRIEF MEN o

Oh Tile Itn Oh OctODer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman Darrell remained
over Sunday in Vancouver.
Capt. L. p. Ferchen of Astoria stayed
ova Sunday in Vancouver.
10. Burke received twenty head of fat
cattle from the Dalles on Tuesday.
M. H. Abbott, formerly of this city, has
removed from Boise to Baker City.
Judge B. F. Dennison graced Vancouver
with his digniied presence on Monday.
The Rev. Geo. +. Plummer OF Portland
called upon Vancouver friends yesterday.
Mr.. VIM. Glendye has been engaged to
teach the school at Pekin, Cowlitz county.
AID. Nye of Pendleton has been down this
week, looking as hearty as a bunch grass
steer.
Indian Charley, n fellow well known in
these parts, died at Westport a few days
since.
President Hayes and party are coming,
and Portland proposes to give him a proper
reception.
5000 Railroad ties were taken from the
Powers camp on Sunday on one of the o. r.
an. Cos. barges.
Lavergne Lyons came up from the forts
on Monday, to get a lot of straw to fill his
government contract.
The public school opens up finely for the
. fall term and now has 40 pupils, the largest
number ever attending.
A.Capt. John Smith of the Warm Spring
igency was in Town last week, and will be
h1ke again in a few days.
Harvesting is not quite finished in this
county, and the threshers are still very busy.
The yield and quality OF grain are both
good.
Large quantities of railroad ties 90 past
This place on the o.. K. Il. n. Cos. boats and
barges, bound for the railroads in the upper
country.
Mr.. a. j.. Banta, a lawyer known to
many persons i'll this city, has been noni-
hated for Prosecuting Attorney of Whit
man county.
Two souls with but a single thought
two small small boys climbing out of an or
chard yesterday with q big black dog in
close pursuit.
When the Vancouver was leaving Port
land on Saturday a man named Stlnble lost
u valise overheard containing 800 in coin.
1t was not recovered.
The delegates from Clarke county to the
Democratic convention at Kalama were Col.
B. f.. Shaw, Arthur Dillon, James Bybee,
and William Bachmcier.
The Democratic Territorial Convention
Vas in session ct kalama yesterday, and a
= number OF the delegates from above stopped
> here on their way down.
A number of tho men working at Nc
, Douglas tie camp became dissatisiial last
week, anl on Saturday picked up their ef-
fects and came into town.
r. Wolf has received this week his fall
stock of boots and shoes, the largest aud
best he has ever bought, and he wants the
people to stop and take a look at them.
10. Burke's dog ~'Suyder" the one with
his tail drove up, suceumbed the other day
to a dose of cold pisen." He died so quick
10 did not have time to give him away.
John Robinson, the man who was with
j. II. w. S~tallcop when he was killed, sends
us an account of the accident. substantially
the same as others We published last week.
The newspapers at the Dalles are rejoicing
because the police of that city have sue
ceeded in firing out of it all the roughs,
gamblers and others who have SO long in
tested the place.
Mrs. j. 5. Bozarth, and her mother. Mrs.
Rachael john, have been up from Lewis
river visiting relatives in Vancouver. Mrs.
John has fully recovered from her serious
illness OF last year.
The o.. r. 4 n. Co. announce that freight
will be received for points on Snake river.
with the privilege reserved by the company
of forwarding either by steamboat or by
Walla Walla at their convenience.
B. L. Morrison arrived on the Columbia Oh
Saturday, reaching homc on Monday. Judg-
ing by the extra layer OF flesh Ben accumu-
lated in San Francisco he can get along with
one less blanket this winter.
Lost, on Tuesday, between Vancouver
and the creek bridge on the 4th Plain road,
a Smith 4 Wesson 32 revolver. The finder
will please leave it at this office, where he
will be paid for his trouble.
There are now in the United States i20, 900
members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The membership of Oregon is about 100.
Astoria has 81. Vancouver has a Society of
Hibernians. the only one in the Territory OF
Washington.
On Wednesday last week, Mr.. George
Pike, engineer on the Cascades railroad, was
married to Miss Nellie Cleary Of Vancou-
yer, Father Cesar performing the cere.
mony at the residence ofithe brides father.
May JOY go with them.
Mrs. Fannie Dudley. a sister OF Tom.
Wilson's wife, arrived in Vancouver on Sat
urday from her home in California, after be-
ing separated from her sister 10 years. Mrs.
Dudley is known as one Of the best writers
for the California press.
GONE To THE VALLEy.-Mr. +. S. Tough.