The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-07-07
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road from the DalleS TO w ala w ala.
H. R. Caples celebrated the 4th of July
by having new boy born at his house.
Thos. Nye & Co.'S Vancouver Market in
the new quarters looks better than ever.
Don't write anything but the address on
the front side of postal card, or it won't Co.
B. L. Morrison is going over to Seattle to-
day, for months vacation among the CLANS
Matt Brown has thrown away his crutch,
and now employs cane to assist his limp.
ing.
. The wounded President was remembered
and prayed for in all the Churches last Sun
day.
Visitors to Portland on the 4th report
plenty of fights and lots of fun, such as it
was.
Sam Marsh has been running this week
the best ventilated blacksmith shop in
America.
Muckle Bros. new schooner built at st.
Helens last winter, is soon to sail for San
Francisco.
The comet still continues to be one of the
evening attractions, though the moon dims
its splendors.
Charles Brown and family have gone over
to Lewis river, visiting at c. FL. Abbeys
commodious ranch.
The wife of l. N. Smith, brother of DR..
Randolph Smith OF this city, died near AL
bany. Or. July 4th.
Boise City boasts of weather 1907 in the
shade, which beats our warmest by about
yard Of the mercury.
Tho farmers are so busy that the number
of them coming to town will not average
more than p per day.
It is rumorcd that the steamer Traveller
will join the Dalles route line in opposition
to the 0. h. & N. Co. s boats.
Luke Kuykcndall arrived down from the
upper country few days since, aud is stop
ping with relatives in this city.
Capt. J. w. Troup and family arrived in
the city Saturday evening, the captain re-
turning to the Dalles on Monday.
On Saturday Sohns 4 Schuclc purchased
Of Drucks & Son their Touring mills, more
Familiarity known as Hexter's mills.
Charley Hague arrived down from Mt
idaho last week, after an absence of a year
or more among the government pack trains
He departed for Idaho City this mornug.
Col. B. F. Shaw lost his old mare "Blaze"
yesterday by kick from another horse that
compelled the shooting of the 23-year family
pet.
VIM. Goodwin came down from the Dallcs
last week, and has been circulating about
Vancouver and the Lacamas several days
since.
Now is the time to cut down the thstles
about your premises, before they seed the
whole country and become terrible NUS
ancc.
The Vancouver Fire Dept. paradcd in
Portland on the 4th, and presented . very
neat appearance. The Chief Engineer was
in command.
Washington Lodge, No. 4, f. h A. NJ,
adjourned immediately after opening last
Saturday evening, out of respect to Prcsi-
dent Garfield.
The steamer Washington took number of
persons over to Portland last evening to at
tend the theatre. She ID chartered to 90
from Portland to Oregon City tomorrow
night.
We sometimes feel like adding to the lit
any something like the following: "From
New York politics, revised New Testament,
and home made professors, good Lord de.
liver u.s."
At meeting OF Genl Allen No. 3, held
July 9Th, the company tender their thanks
to Anton Young for the refres hments so
kindly sent to them by him at the depart.
ment drill, June i4th.
Since the opposition line went into opera
ton the o. II. 4 n. Co. allows none but it's
own boats to land at the lower Cascades
Pic mic and excursion parties have to go to
the middle Cascades.
Tuesday morning young man named w.
s. Bennett was robbed OF 81, 400 in Port
land by man who shot at him, the ball
only penetrating his clothing stunning him.
No arrest of the robber.
The steamer Washington took an excur-
sion from Portland to the Cascades on Sun
day. Only 20 passengers were allowed to
get on at Vancouver, although about fifty
wanted to go, as the boat was already
loaded
We tender thanks to Lieut.. 7. w. Sy-
mons for copy of his itineraries of routes
and tables of distances in this military de-
partment. 1t was printed at the govern
ment Office at Vancouver barracks, and is q
neat specimen Of work.
Some enterprising newsboys from Port
land came on horseback to Vancouver early
Sunday morning aud sold over hundred
copies of the Telegram, the first papers re-
ceived here containing accounts Of the shoot.
ing Of President Garfield.
DEDIcATIoN-Th new church at Fourth