The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
BRIEF MENTION.

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Cherries are ripening, and the boys are
making their usual raids.
The grass crop on the uplands in Clarke
county will be big one this year.
Battersby says Mt Hood is "garbled in
snow" Of course it is if he says so.
The wife of Capt L. A. Bailey is now re-
covering at Portland from her illness.
Mr.. L. Cassel, of Portland, came around
yesterday to renew old acquaintance.
J. T. Bowles' family returns from Eugene
City this week, for the summer vacation.
Ike Thomas, of the steamer Latona, paid
his home in Vancouver a visit on Tuesday.
The water in the Columbia is on stand,
at about 10 feet, and reported falling above
A moderate number of people came over
yesterday to attend the temperance pic mic
Mr.. Geo. Beatty has rented his farm to
A. Carl, and will take a little vacation this
summer
The salmon run is still slack, and the best
catch yet in one night by any Vancouver
boat is II fish.
Bishop Brondel, of Vancouver Island, has
been in the city this week, the guest of
Bishop Junger
Mr.. Louis K. Sohns arrived in town from
Seattle on Monday evening, for visit at
tho old quarters.
The East Portland excursion of Good Tenn
plars to Vancouver was postponed on ac-
count of bad weather.
The Vancouver Fire Department is get
ting up an excursion to Oregon City, to take
place on the 26th June.
Matt Brown sprained one of his ankles
while at his ranch one day last week, and
has been laid up by the accident.
The steamer Washington went to Oregon
City on Monday, and brought back full
load of mill feed for Hazard 4 Co.
The fire department had drill Tuesday
evening, both machines being set at 9th st.
and Main, throwing good streams.
Battersby's lines to Mount Hood are I'M
equalled by anything recently produced
except Banks quotations from Burns.
The late heavy rains have raised the small
streams to an unusual height, and in this
county they are all booming this week.
The high water tloated off last week a boat
load of railroad ties near Washougal, be-
longing to }. +. c. Durgan. Loss, total.
Swanwick, Of the Portland .Jopraal Of
Commerce, a. good paper in its field, made
himself acquainted with our town yesterday.
The heavy rains of the past week ex-
tended through the country east of the
mountains, which needed them very much
The social party given at the Pacific house
last week Wednesday evening was Il very
pleasant affair, aud was highly en- oyed by
all present.
Gov. Newell will visit kaama to-day to
confer with the Board of Pilot Commission
ers regarding joint jurisdiction on the Co.
lumbia river.
Jake Whittier has made application to rent
the basement OF our Office for harness shop
as such localities seem to improve the quail
ity of the work. .
Mrs G. Brown and children, and Miss
Ella Whipple, of Astoria, arrived on Satur-
day, and are stopping at the old home-Mr
$. r. Whipple's.
Tonssaint Bros, formerly in the tin busi-
ness here removing to Walla Walls. have
sold out to a man there who removes the
stock to Cheney.
G. w. Dannals Pacific Coast manager of
the Etna Life Insurance Co., San Francisco.
was in Vancouver on Tuesday, visiting his
son, II. c. Dannals.
The ferry Veto No. 2 has been temporarily
withdrawn from the Vancouver route be-
cause of the high water covering the roads
on the Oregon side
Mr.. C. T.. Whee1ock and family, son.in-
law Of Edwin Sparks, and Il. Wright and
wife, relatives of the former, arrived in this
city on Saturday from Iowa.
Mrs. Clemensou, with five children, ar
rived here on Monday from Minnesota to
Join her husband at Brush prairie, he hav-
ing concluded to settle there.
Last Saturday evening the steamer Yam
courier went down to Lake river and lowed
barge loaded with railroad ties up to the
Cascades on the following day.
Battersby says there is sparkling foam on
the peak of Mt. Hood, and the mountain
also has "glaziers Of diamonds pure" Bat.
tersby is one Of those GLACIERS"
The propeller Fleetwood broke its wheel
near this place last week, and is now laid up
in Portland for repairs. The boat will COM
mence running again about Monday next.
The summers road work has been com
menced in this vicinity, aud among the i'm
provements is the raising OF the bridge over
Burnt Bridge creek, on the 4th Plain road.
Mr.. +. II. Freeman went to Portland this
morning, to take his place in the office OF
Capt. A. 5. kimball, discussing quarter
master Of the Department of the Columbia
The eclipse Of the moon last Saturday
night undoubtedly took place, but no one in
Vancouver saw it, as the heavens were to-
tally eclipsed by the clouds Of rain Storm
The school exhibition at the public school