The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-04-29
BRIEF MENTION.
Next Saturday is May-day.

Tuesday for load of lumber.
,Jo Burke is having the Whitehead build
ing fitted up for his butcher shop.
Capt. j. w. Troup is now in command of
the Atntoto, on the Lewiston route.
The clerk of the weather has succeeded in
pleasing everybody for week past.
Vancouver now makes It's own lumber and
hour-somethng new under the sun.
The May term of the County Commits
sioners Court opens on Monday next.
p. J. Whitman arrived home from the up
per country on Saturday, well Drowned up.
Maguire's dramatic troupe is broken up,
and gone to the Sound under new manage
ment.
Friends of Col. James are circulating pc
titions for his examination as regards his
sanity.
Mrs n. Schoheld has received recently
very nice stock of straw goods for ladies and
children's wear.
Mr.. j. p Frank, of Frank Bros. & Co.,
Portland, made Vancouver a visit on Mon
day on business.
Next Saturday is the time appointed for
the Portland Hall Street N. f. Church ex
cursion to the Cascades
Last Sunday was the first grand prone
made day of the season, when everybody
took a good long sunbath.
We have an extra lead pencil sharpened
for writing wedding notices such promises
to be the demands of the times.
The Portland road is opened, but no reg
ular stages have been put on, as the road III
the woods is not dry enough yet.
The roads into the country are beginning
to dry up to some extent, and travelling will
soon be one OF the lost arts restored.
Many Puget Sound men are passing
through Vancouver with their teams, gong
up the river to work on the railroads.
Telegraph reparers are in the city this
week, Strengthening up the Western Union
lines and putting III necessary repairs.
We have heard u rumor that an opposition
line of boats between Portland aud the
Dales is to he established thiS summer.
The fshcrmen's strike down the river
ended on Friday last, the mea gong to
work at the prices offered by the canneries.
Vancouver fishermen have been taking
some salmon for ten days past, but the run
is light. Ii is reported very light 1T Astoria.
Young Bernard has been released from
Jail at Oregon City, and the charge against
him of being concerned IN the Hasar uiurl!er
IL dismissed.
The recent warm weather has improved
crop prospects. and those farmers who are
fortunate enough to be through seeding now
Smile serenely.
j. H. Crallebaugh is now publishing a
very neat but small paper at Genoa, Doug
las county, Nevada, OF winch We have re-
ceyed a copy.
Mattson K Espy will commence en- Mon
day the regular trips oil the Vancouver and
Portland stage for the season. They VIII
put on 4 four-hOrse team.
Plenty OF anglers line the dock every day,
catching suckers and an occasional trout,
but the latter do not have fair show, beng
outnumbered by the fishermen.
The assessor OF Walia Va ALA county de-
clinos to assess any road or road pcl tax on
the Taxpayers Of " ala NAla city, con-
STRUNG the Law iust as 1t reads
Lost-in Vancouver recently, a brocade
ribbon, having attached gold cutf-pm with
three pearl settings. The finder will he re-
warded upon leaving it at this Office.
Trout fishing is the order OF the day. 1t
affords lots OF amusement to the Sunday
bloods, aud 50 far as our observation goes,
does not Inconvenience the trout In the
least
The last heard OF j. ". Kelley he was in
Fond du Lac, " IS, where he was filling n
contract for holding up the lamp posts. 1t
Is not known whether he will return to Y an
couvcr.
w. 3. Carter, state printer of Oregon
and editor of the Corvallis Gr-sife died at
Corvallis on Saturday, OF neuralgia OF the
heart. He was good and an honest man.
and no man will gainsay it.
We do not have space to publish the pro-
ceedings of the railroad meeting OF last Mon.
day night. There Will be another meeting
to hear the report OF committee on Tues
day night next week, May 4th.
The friends here OF Sheriff Schuster, of
Goldendale, will be panied TO learn that his
son Adolph. 20 years OF age, died on the
10th inst. Many will sympathize with him
and his family in their bereavement
First boy: "Whcre yer been. Billy"
Second boy: "Bin tishin'. First boy;
"Ketch anything with an anxious express
"No; but | expect ter when l git in the
house"
Espy 4 Mattson's four horse team took a
heavy spin on their own account on Mon
day, finally bringing up in a heap against }.
W lutlCl ltuNt, uONh anu
running cherry tree. Don't feed so much
oats, boys
We are indebted to the san Francisco
Chronicle for a 90 page book, giving the his
tory of that paper aud the success OF that
institution, which has been most wonderful
in the field of journalism. The book is
Typographical beauty.
X. Wolf has now in Vancouver the largest
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