The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-18
BRIEF MENTION.


Wheat went up ten cents in the Portland
market on Monday.
Jacob Proebstel, jr., and family, returned
to Weston on Monday.
The foundation of VOLTS new building is
laid, and the frame going up.
Schlegel has recovered from his sickness
and is now on the street again.
Mr.. S. w. Brown and wife have been
down at the seaside thss week.
Plenty of Portland peddlers in town this
week, gathering in stray quarters.
Capt. Chas. T. Troup is acting tempo
rarily as purser OF the Washington.
The roof of Sam Marshs new building is
nearly completed, which will finish enclos-
ing it.
Mrs. A. w. Gray departed on Thursday
last for Ainsworth, which will be her future
home.
Dr. P. @. Healey is putting an addition
to the rear of his drug store for use as . res
idence.
Now is the appointed time for catching
salmon in the Columbia river with a hook
and line.
The Jewish society of Bnai Birth have an
nounced an exclusion to Vancouver on Sun
day next.
Green corn and greener cucumbers now
invite the gentle coilywooble and the fes-
tive grippe.
There was false alarm of fire last Thurs
day evening, caused by burning chimney
and boy.
The rains of Saturday aud Sunday dam
aged grain to some extent but how much is
not yet determined.
Colfax, Dayton and Goldendale have each
had their little fire this summer, but each
will recover from it,
During the last hot spell the mercury
reached lOS' in the shade at Walla Walla,
and l06' at Boise City.
Mrs. G. p. DeHof and her children will
start ON the last OF this month for the East,
to remain several months
The programme and list of awards for the
Portland Mechanics Fair is issued. The
fair commences Oct. 18th.
Protection Engine Co. No. of Portland,
will come over to Vancouver on Sunday, and
visit the garrison grounds.
The new fence and steps in front Of st.
Luke's Episcopal Church have been COM
pleted, all except the painting
The Portland printers pic mic has been
indefinitely postponed, because no barge
could be had for transportation.
Joe Simon has his ''nare" started again,
and she will haul up before the Judges stand
Sept. 9TH This is the last heat but one.
The report has gone abroad that Muckle
Bros. at St. Heens are to build the first
ship for the Oregon China Mercantile Co.
The Surveyors of the Northern Pacific r.
II ha f.,,.r nf lain
running line up the river from Vancouver.
No. fire engine has just been overhaucd
by j. j. Whittier and placed in first class
working order, which was the proper thing
to do.
The Fleetwood and the Wide West tried
their speed ON Friday to the Cascades from
this place. The Vide Iyea won by about )
minutes.
Mr.. N. Geoghegan and Mrs. p. J. Clancy,
Of Forest Grove, brother and sister of j. ID.
Gsoghegan, have been in the city this week
on short visit
The o. X. 4 n. Co. steamer IVelcome will
no more greet the vision OF the people on the
Columbia, having been taken to Puget Sound,
whore she will ply hereafter.
G. B. Gillian has brought in some sam
pie wheat heads that are big. Six weigh "a
ounces, and average about 10 grains to the
head. The variety is unknown.
Mr.. p. NJ. Buchanan, who has been here
since May, returns to-day to Baker City,
Ogn. He has bought Charlie Birds famous
stallion Trustee, and taxes him along.
Capt. Charles T. Troup returned from the
upper country last week, and on Monday
again took command of the Washington
His health was much improved by his vaca-
ton.
The Portland Standard mentions rumor
Of mans body having been seen floating
past Vancouver. 1t is only rumor, as no
one in this city knows OF any such occur
renee.
The o. R. h N. Co, railroad line between
the Dalles and the Cascades will be COM
pleted by the last day OF September. Thirty
Eve hundred men are now at work between
the two points
A ship named the Vancouver is now un-
loading coal from Australia at Portland. and
will soon take cargo Of wheat to England.
She ia no relative OF this town, though bear
ing the same name.
Mr.. N. Holden, of Portland was drowned
while bathing at Ilwaco beach last Thurs
day. Homer NJ. Hathaway made desper.
ate attempt to save his lie, but failed, and
barely escaped the same fate.
Capt. T. J. Stump father Of the wife Of
Capt. ]. w. Troup, and steamboat man
we'll known on the Columbia, died suddenly
in the pilot house OF the steamer Spokane ON
Saturday, near Pine Tree rapids