The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-17
BRIEF MENTION.

The grass in the public park was cut this
week by Geo. Allen.
School Supt. Robb has gone on a visit to
the Washougal district.
Moore & Stevens are now doing consider
able dirt filling about their mill.
The celebration at Parker's Landing will
take place on Monday. the 9TH of July.
The walls of NJ. Winters new dwelling
are nearly TO the top of the second story.
The river bottom farmers opposite this
city have moved all their stock to the high
lands.
The steamer Traceley makes an excursion
next Sunday to Parker's Landing from
Portland.
The Republican Territorial Convention is
called to meet at Vancouver on the Sth of
September.
Mrs. Lieut.. +. A. Boutelle and Miss Bir-
die Hayden are i'll Vancouver, on visit at
the old home
The country is surely going to the dogs,
for there has not yet been single match
game of baseball.
Mr.. p. O'Keane has completed fitting up
the Kaiser building, and will open his new
saloon in few days.
The wheat and all other crops in Clarke
county are looking well, and promise more
than an average yield.
There has not been a prisoner in the
Clarke county Jail for nearly two months,
not even plain drunk.
Master John Howard entertained some
forty of his young friends at birthday
party on Tuesday evening.
Both Portland and East Portland are hav-
ing run Of the measles, which creates jolly
good times for the NJ. DIS
An old webfooter says it is time now to
clean the moss from house roofs, as it will
soon be dry enough to burn.
In another column we publish notice
convenng the Washington Teachers Insti
tute at Seattle, Aug. II, 1850.
The Rev. A. S. Nicholson Of this city, and
the Rev. j. T. Chambers of Salem, eX-
changed pulpts Oh Sunday last.
Last Saturday heavy column of smeke
rising from the summit OF Mount Hood was
very plainly visible i'll this city.
The silver lamp belonging to No. engine
has been found where stored by member
of the company year or two ago.
The roads have dried out enough, in the
woods so that travelling is bece.ning an cas-
Ter task than for several months past.
Mount Hood Lodge, No. 81, +. x \. A..
will be instituted at Odd Fellows hall this
evening by Grand Master Louis Sohns.
After being at a stand for three days the
river commenced rising again on Tuesday
night The rise above is reported as consid-
cradle.
Mrs. p. Rogers and daughter, OF Prescott,
Arizona, who have for many years resided
in this place, arrived in town last week
Oh visit.
W. III. Smalwood has fitted up a law Of
flee in the rooms formerly occupied by the
land office on 4th street, rear Ct NAL 5
drug store.
DR.. Wall is gradually getting tlse intor-
nal arran gements of the drug store into
shape, which completed will be a great I'M
provement.
Property owners on Main street are
bringing the grade to the Specifications in
several places, and all parts will have TO be
fixed up some. ..., .t.t.
The ferry boat reto is kept busy all the
time removing stock from the bottoms to the
high lands, the river lzsstpres berg now
nearly all overtiowed.
The grading of Main street at Sixth has
rendered it necessary to arch the fire estern
at the intersection OF these streets, which
work is now being done.
As the COLL Dus and the Vancouver were
leaving the dock Tuesday morning they
came into collision, by which the former
was nearly capsized, shipping considerable
water.
Mr.. Urban Il. Hicks, Oh old resident of
this place, but for several years past citi-
zen Of Portland has returned to Olympia,
to make that his abiding place the remain
der OF his days.
MIR. John Kelley, the celebrated Caifor-
mia pioneer vocalist and violinist, accom-
panied by his wife, will give a musical en-
tertainment in Vancouver on Tuesday even
ing next, June Odd.
Mr.. w. w. Newlin, Register of the Y AN
couver Land Office, arrived in Vancouver
last Thursday evening, and ON Saturday was
placed in full possession of his Office by the
late Register, Mr.. w. H. Smallwood.
The Smith Co., Kansas, Pioneer of May
2Sth says, IAN immigrant train OF seventy
teams passed up the Republican last week
en- route for Oregon and Washington Terri
tory. Two printing Offices were with the
outfit"
A. q. U. W.--The Grand Lodge of the
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