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

sNIc your potdtOcS lrOIcil.
City Council meeting Monday night
Skating is not much of IL success this year.
The duck shooting season is over in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Knight, we are glad to say, is slowly
improving.
No mails have been received from the
Walla country since Dec. 20.
The upper Columbia is still blockaded,
and shows no signs of opening.
A big mail was received at the Vancouver
pOst.office on Monday evening.
Gay Hayden, jr., cpme home from Philo-
math to pass the holiday vacation.
County School Superintendent Robb is off
on tramp among the country schools.
Daniels brothers have been very busy for
week in repairing bursted water-pipes.
q. W. Durgin has the lumber on the
ground for sidewalk in front of his lots.
q. H. Hines, the boss printer of Portland,
sends us the first calender for the new year.
The rain and wind storm of yesterday was
about as lofty rs we ever get i'll this country.
James Crawford, ST.. is so far recovered
from his broken arm that he will soon be
out of bed.
There was no service in St Luke $ Church
last Sunday, on account OF the sickness OF
Rev. A. 5. Nicholson.
The fathcl-in-aw of Isaac Thomas fell
from the back steps day or two since, and
broke his collar bone.
The steamer Fdnco"rer is making her
regular daily trips this week, the river being
clear of ice in this section.
The new Secretary of War has made our
General Service boys happy by New Years
gift OF an increase OF salary.
Chas. +. West arrived home from San
Francisco on Saturday night, looking as
fresh rs a new schoOl-marm.
The sleghing lasted just five days, and
our eight inches of snow is all gone, except
little patches here and there.
The committee which has on hand the
Short estate compromise is now ready to
quiet titles for property holders.
l.. Van Nleet arrived home from his sur
vcyng trip in the upper country about two
weeks ago, looking hale and hearty.
Last week brothcr-n.law of {. +. West
Mr.. James Kelly. was considerably hurt by
falling from train near Milwaukee, Dr.
The steamer I'nnrourcr now carries the
mails between this place and Portland while
the Cascades steamers are in winter quar-
tiers.
The new store building of G.. W. Durgin
is now nearly completed, the carpenter work
being all done except some fittings and the
painting completed.
Letters uncalcd for in Wells, Fargo 4
90. = express office in this city are tor Mrs.
Mary Burgy, +. torrigan, l.. Hcrschicd,
and Miss Annie Peel.
Communication with the pallcs and the
upper country is cut off. except to men VINO
can brave mountain travel i'll winter The
mails are very uncertain.
The O,ryopion announced last week that
the Columbia was frozen over ut this point.
1t was misinforncd. There has been no
closing of the ice here yet.
George Davis. who is still in the hospital.
has SO far recovered that he can sit up lit
tie occasionally, aud his prospects tor full
recovery brighten every day.
Fred W. Bier, County Treasurer, yester-
day forwarded the Territorial tax collected
in this county to the Territorial Treasurer
at Olympia, amounting to $1,000
There are ~ Indian taxpayers in Yakima
county. 33 in Clarke county, 30 III Thurston
and lJJ III other portions Of the Territory.
These taxes are paid mainly on land.
We return thanks to 3. l.. Morrison, Esq
for esteemed Christmas com ,liments, and
indulge the hope that the beautiful rotun
dity of his shadow may never he reduced.
st. Lukc's Parish school will not com
mence next Monday on account of the ILL.,
ness of the teacher, Miss LOOMS. Notice
Of the commencement of the term will be
duly published.
MIR. Il. Is. kinne, the special agent who
business on this coast for year past, sailed
for San Francisco, on his return to W ash
ington, Tuesday.
4 Dalles correspondent says James Sutton
is the genial operator and q. :. y. Co.
agent at Cello. James has a coy home. Il
good position, and he is attentive and IN
dustrious, making many friends
Charles Hutscheck and John McMullen
had discussion with government mule on
Monday, but the mule Directing to being
shod introduced forcible argument just
over Charles eye, and now he carries his
head in sling.
The printers of Vancouver have made
preparations to receive New Years callers
and the 'bauque" is ''set OFF, with choice
assortment of ''pi, ''squabbles,' electro
types, ''mashes' and various printers cd-
hlcs, AS we'll rs u large quantity OF freshly
tapped baked beans.
Military Items.
New Years Day is being generally cele-
l,rute,l Mt the garrison At mann the officers