The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-25
BRIEF MENTION,

The fifteen puzzle has invaded Vancouver.
Heavy fogs interfere with navigation these
days.
Tomorrow is Good Friday. and next Sun
day is Easter.
Noah Brown departed for the upper coun-
try on Tuesday.
Charlie Hague and Jas Corless went to
Walla Walla last week.
Next week the assessment begins, and
then trouble commences.
Maxon & Co. havea full supply of garden
seeds this season usual.
Gen. Howard and Can't. Sladen have
started on the homeward trip.
The Cascades boat took H., barge load of
lumber and shingles yesterday.
B. L. Morrison is harvesting goodly
crop of hoops and hoop-poles these days.
The pamphlet copies of the laws of 1879
have been received by the County Auditor
few of the 'eary birds have bcen
fronting but caught more cold than they
did fish
The Daniels brothers are laying nearly
half mile of additional water pipes ut the
garrison.
The steamer I'oncoureron Tuesday brought
over 800 sacks of wheat for the Vancouver
FIGURING Mills.
The steamer TFonder brought up load of
lumber for Vancouver parties arriving on
Tuesday evening.
Last week Monday the residence of Oscar
Lincoln at the Lower Cascades was totally
destroyed by fire.
The o. r. K n. Co. are now running two
boats Oh the Cascades route, some months
earlier than usual.
James n Sutton and his wife came down
from Cello last week. visiting their friends
in Vancouver and Portland.
Clarke county farmers have been putting
in much grain this week, and spring work
is progressing, though it is late.
ANY man who is very much in want OF
worl, can get it now-plcnty to be had ON
the railroads building in the upper country.
The Vancouver string band will hold its
dance next Monday night in Orc Elmo hall
instead OF No 3 engine house as first an
nounced.
We understand that Captain D. lIakcs is
now the sole owner OF the steamer Ti0reier,
having purchased Capt. Loves interest III
the boat.
Mr.. Brents has introduced bill in Con
gress to appropriate $4,000 for the con-
struction and repair of quarters at Nancou-
Yer barracks.
Capt. Francis Connor commander of the
steamship Orvjoa. well known to almost
everyone III Vancouver, died in Portland on
Tuesday from paralysis.
Farmers who want their lour ground at
Marbles Salmon creek mill are requested to
go to the mill for that purpose on Mondays
Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Last week one man shot another one ut
Albany, a woman beng at the bottom of the
fuss. and this week similar affair happened
at Lebanon in the same county.
Lieut.. d. Cornman, DIST Infantry, arrived
at Boise on the 18th, overland from Santa
Barbara. ani. at once entered upon duty rs
Assistant Quartermaster at Fort Boise.
The report that the ship .iidsH BESSIE is to
90 to New York from China is contra ,cted
on information from The Office OF her owner
and we shall see Capt. Treat among Ills gam
this summer.
DR.. j. Smms. who left town in disgust
last week because the city insisted upon col
lecting license fees OF him, sailed yesterday
for California. He don't like this cogntry,
for it does not seem to appreciate II high or
der of taleut.
J. T. Goss SAYS that the sneal, thieves
who stole THAI sack of flour and chunk o.
meat would be welcome to ii ii they had let
that plug OF tobacco alone. Necessaries Of
life should he held more sacred from the
touch OF the de3poiler than even the com
forts of life.
Magaires Dramatic Company OF New
Market Theatre. played to full houses at
Oak Grove theatre on Friday and Saturday
of last week, aud the performances were
well produced. They started for The Dalles
Tuesday morning, and on their return will
perhaps perform one night at Oak Grove
theatre.