The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-09

PATENT RECEIVED. The Patent for the
Donation Land Claim of Newell D. Bears
was received at the U. s. Land Office this
week, and can be obtained by forwarding
the certificate for same.
LEG BRoKEN.-On Sunday of last week a
six year old son of Columbus Mcdonnell, on
Mill Plain, fell from cherry tree and broke
one leg, in the thigh. DR.. Smith went out
and set the fractured bone, and the boy is
doing well.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.-On Sunday last
a man by the name of Chris. Christensen
while going home from Washougal City was
thrown from his wagon, and was killed by
the fall, his neck being broken. He was
missed at home, and not found until next
day. He leaves wife and four children.
BUTTER BRAND.-The Cold Spring dairy
butter made on the Dorman place, Fern
Prairie, has had brand established, an S
inside of G. 1t is good idea, and we be-
lieve it would pay our Clarke county butter
makers to each have his own particular
brand stamped on every roll of butter sent
to market.
OPPosITIoN.-Thc steamer Fleetwood COM
menced its regular trips to the Cascades on
Monday, in opposition to the 0. r. & N.
Co. From the landing passengers are con-
veyed in coaches to the upper Cascades, then
taking the steamer Gold Dust for the Dalles
AS the boats are small they can carry on op-
position in passengers only.
In EARNEST gold miners in the
Lacamas district are in dead earnest, and
are pushing the work. On Monday there
came over from Portland for the Red Ledge
claim, boiler and engine, and a stamp mill,
which have been taken out to the mines.
We hear that other parties have taken out
there another, but prospect mill only.
New CoMERs-J. Harmer and John Os.
tertag, with their families, arrived in this
city on Saturday, from Weston, Dr., having
como over the Barlow trail through the Cas-
cade mountains. They encountered some
snow at the summit. They are now looking
for location in Clarke county. Mr.. Har-
mer once lived on the Austin ranch on Lewis
river, and having tried both sides of the
choice. Both these families came from
Fond du Lac county, Wis.
He WAS PLEASED. -Major Adams, of the
st. Helens COLUMBIAN, came with quite a
party to see Decoration day ceremonies at
Vancouver. The Major published a lively
account of his trip and visit, and in it he
talks of our city as follows: 1.-THE stores
are just trimming, and trade is booming.
The town is fast putting on metropolitan
airs 1t should be the the capital of the
Territory. and undoubtedly will be. Its
site is splendid, its situation central for east
and west of the mountains"
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A MEASUREMENT CoRRECTED.-It has
been asserted several times recently that l..
A. Banks has stated, or created the impress
sion in several of the country precincts that
II. G. Blackwood apologized to him for Ian
gusge used or facts stated in articles pub
lished this spring by him, (Mr. Blackwood).
Mr.. Blackwood authorizes us to say that he
has not apologized to any one, has done moth
ing to make apology for, that he stands ready
to back up all he has said, and more too.
If any man asserts that H. G. Blackwood
apologized to L. A. Banks he states DELHI
crate falsehood.
AN OLD SETTLER GoNE.-John Caruthers
died in st. Joseph's hospital, Vancouver, on
Sunday, May Goth. He had been ailing
some time, and was finally carried off by
heart disease. He had resided for about ten
years near this city, alone in his cabin, his
wife and family living on farm in the Lewis
river district. Mr.. Caruthers was one Of
the original owners of the city of Portland,
his land claim there being now designated as
Caruthers' Addition. He had one great pc :
culiarity of character that of ALWAYS being