The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-18
BRIEF MENTION.

Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day
See what M. Whittier says in another col
umn.
James Wallace is elected Joint Council
mag in the 18th district.
James A. Kerns is elected Joint Council
man in the 9th district.
Dietrich has placed new planer in his
lumber mill OH Salmon creek.
w. w. Holcomb is probably elected Joint
Representative in the Sth district.
Girl wanted--to take care of children.
Apply to Dr. Dickson, at the Barracks.
A Washington dispatch says Yacolt post
office in this county has been discontinued.
Chas. Troup has arrived home from the
upper country after several months absence.
A. G. Cook, formerly well known resi-
dent here, is now studying medicine i'll Chi
cago.
Gridley & Whitney have built fine new
platform en- the east side of their furniture
store.
Mr.. G. w. Hart of Washougal, was down
Yesterday to see the folks and learn some
thing.
The weather prophets are contradictory.
But the majority, as usual, prophecy hard
winter.
Louis Meyer, of this city, is now at Camp
Spokane, where he has the beef contract for
supplying the post.
B. L. Morrison carries the boss political
cartoon. fresh importation from San Fran
cisco. Exhibition free.
Clarke gives the largest majority for
Brents of any county in the Territory, and
is entitled to the banner.
Mr.. r. NJ. Harrel will commence with a
singing class at Fourth Plain school house
next Saturday evening at o'clock.
Miss Florence Washburne, formerly of
this city, was married few days ago at
Dayton, w. r., to Mr.. Arthur NJ. Hartman.
Rev. L. A. Banks will preach at Fourth
Plain school house next Sunday afternoon at
3o'clock =. NJ. subject: THE Perfect Man. "
Mr.. w. H. Waldron, of Astoria, formerly
resident of this county, is up here visiting
friends, and possibly may relocate with us.
A private letter received in this city from
Goldendale states that Mrs. w. IL. Small.
wood is suffering from an attack of dph-
liberia.
Mr.. II. Blair, who went east to visit
friends, returned on the l3th bringing his
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county.
The time table of the Southern Coast
steamers arriving at and departing from
San Francisco can always be found posted
in this office
Vaccination is urged upon our people. II
is the best safe guard against small-p ox
Other precautions may fail, but vaccination
scarcely ever.
An exchange says: "The man who get:
maddcst at a newspaper squib is the mar
who generally has to borrow the paper con
tanning the item" Too true.
The tide of emigration still continues tc
run this way. News from Eastern States
says that the emigration to Oregon and
Washington in the next year will be enor
NOUS
Bishop Paddock, the recently appointed
Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Washing
ton Territory, has resigned his passionate ii
Brooklyn and will be consecrated Bishop
Dec. 18th.
This week there has prevailed heavy
down stream wind that has made all the
rookeres rattle, and set people to thinking
that all the air in the upper country wa
making haste to get to the ocean.
Yesterday twelve families of the McPher-
sen colony FROM Kansas passed down the
river on the steamer city Of Qaiacy with
their teams and wagons on board, on the
way to Olympia, where they will winter