The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-24
BRIEF MENTION.

Clean up your yards up.
Travel this way is slightly on the increase.
Garden making is now at hand and many
are at it.
Thanks to Thos. II. Brents for the report
on Forestry.
The schools We're closed on Tuesday,
Washingtons birthday.
VIM. McKim will depart for Southern
California on the next steamer.
The Rev. L. A. Banks is still hotly en-
gagged in kiboshing the ancients.
A few days more sunshine would begin to
improve the roads in the country.
Eben Smith, of Michigan, has been nom-
mated register of the Vancouver land office.
The Vancouver post-office has up to this
time issued n total of nearly 10000 money
orders.
Don't let up on the scarlet fever quaran-
tine-there is plenty of the article left all
around us.
Spring work has come all at once upon
the farmers but in Clarke county they are
not afraid of it.
The U. $. District Court will open the
Vancouver term next month, commencing
on Monday, the 18th.
Mr.. d. NJ. Gault, brother-in-law of Mr..
George Tooley, is very sick at Pendeton.
His wife died last week.
The proceeds of the social given by the
st. Helene Society on Friday evening, Feb.
18th, amounted to Sl0.O5.
Mr. Frank NJ Butterfeld of Fern Prai-
RE, has been visiting some of his many
friends in the city this week
While playing ball on Monday Charles
Sparks received II fearful blow from bat,
and now carries his head in sling.
Mayor Sohns returned from Seattle on
Saturday, and left for the Sound again Oh
Monday, accompanied by his family.
Il. Wolf has already commenced prepare
tions for moving his store and dwelling, to
give room for his new brick building.
Tuesday was Washingtons birthday, but
there was no observance of the day, except
closing Of the military offices, in Vancouver.
Mr.. o. II. Stott, who has been living on
Lady Island for some time, has traded off
his property there, and will remove to Port
land probably.
7. 4. Sutherland has returned to Port
land, and is once more showing n pencil in
the St,m{,,id Office, to the satisfaction of his
old time friends.
Captain James w. Troup received a mes
sage from Vice President Cakes congratu-
hting him ON his splendid run over the Tum
water with the Harrsst Quera.
We have very nice glove, fur wristed,
new, and wei! made viii some gentleman
please bring us the mate to it, or prove
ownership to the one we have.
We hear it whispered that the ladies of
the Episcopal Church are engaged getting up
n doughnut anl pancake festival or some
thing of that kind for next week.
The mp country papers are beginning to
report large quantities OF snow i'll the
mountains, the old story, with predictions
OF plenty OF water down here next June.
The cook on board a scow at Grants land
ing above the Cascades fell into the Column
hia on Saturday and was drowned. The
mans name we have been unable to learn.
Mr.. Louis X. Sohns of this city, was mar
red at Seattle last evening to Miss Ida j..
Plammer OF that city, and congratulations
are now in order from his numerous friends.
Judge Collins, of Skamania county, re-
ported in Vancouver on Tuesday. He Is 4
survivor OF hard winter in the mountains,
but is still full OF energy that spring will de-
velop rs usual.
H. III. Freeman protests that we married
him year too much, which is like adding
an llcn To Ine enu OF u man hose. w eli,
we can afford to be as polite as Mr.. Free
man, so we will call it four years instead Of
five.
There are now 46 prisoners in the terri
torial pententiary. Among them is Mich
ae Hartigan, who was sentenced in Van
couver to be hung for murder in 1874, and
whose sentence was commuted to imprison
inent for life.
The dog poisoner was around on Monday
morning again, and four dogs passed sud-
deuly out Among them was valuable
pointer, belonging to Capt. J. q. Adams,
Depot Quartermaster, and its untimely end
is much regretted.
The Northwestern Farmer and Dairy
man is a new paper just started in Port
land. 1t is published on the first day of
each month by the Farmer and Dairy Co.
The first number is filed with interesting
and valuable reading. ID. ii. Stearns and
Frank Bros. x Co. are interested in it
largely.
The New Boar. woodwork is so
near completion that the carpenters will be
discharged on Saturday, with one or two