The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-07-28
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
The county Jail has now only one regular
boarder.
The salmon season ends on Saturday of
this week.
The Lurline will again go down to Astoria
on Saturday.
Large catches of salmon are reported dur
Ing the past week.
Nothing has been discovered of the miss
ing son of V. Cook.
Sore throat has about disappeared from
among the families ON 4th Plain.
A. F. Toussaint returned from his trip to
the Spokane country on Friday last.
The comet has about ceased to be an oh
ject of interest to the people in general.
The warm weather brings hazy atmos.
phere many days ahead of the usual time.
Kettle. Kettle, who's got the Kettle! Is
it the chap who didn't rake in the "pot?'
Miss Kate Sohns arrived home in Vancou.
yer this week, from long visit at Seattle.
The board of county commissioners will
meet on Monday next, for the August term.
Wanted, . good girl to DO house. work
For further particulars inquire at this Office.
Cook 4 Son of the Vancouver Nursery
have commenced drying their big plum crop
The largest salmon taken in the Columbia
this year weighed 81 pounds, and it filled is
cans.
Everything in Vancouver has been hot
this week, except the ice cream and soda
water.
There will be another comet to look at in
few days, where the one still visible first
appeared.
We have an excellent letter descriptive Of
the Spokane country, which we will publish
next week.
]. w. Cochran and family have gone to
Gueme's Island, Puget Sound, to remain dur
ing the summer.
Bishop Junger and Father Buchard went
to Walla Walla Friday, where they have
held znissisn service.
Mrs. H. H. Gridley and daughter have
been enjoying q vacation at f. ". Butter
fields, on Fern Prairie.
Spokane Falls is now in Geographic COM
munication with the rest of the world, and
feels very happy over it.
A number of Vancouver people on Mon.
day took advantage of cheap fares and made
An excursion to the Dalles.
There is heavy demand for railroad la
borers hereabouts. and all the boys can get
job If they want to work.
We had a pleasant call on Tuesday from
Mr. Cotton Clarke, business manager OF the
Mendelssohn Quintette Club.
There 10 to be basket meeting at Wash
ougal City on Sunday next, services to he
conducted by Rev. John Finn.
Tho lumbermen operating near Halls
bridge on Lewis river are putting in the us
ual amount Of logs this summer.
Plenty of fruit in ket-peaches, plums,
apples and grapes, sufficient to furnish the
gripes for half the boys in America.
Mr.. J. NJ. Bloomfield has gone to Ilwaco
to attend to-day the session of the Board Of
Pilst Commissioners Of the Territory.
Workmsn are now engaged repairing the
Lieser mill on Salmon creek, which Is TO be
started into operation again this season.
DR.. Randolph Smith went on the sick list
last Friday, but since has repented and re-
sumed dosing his patients instead Of himself.
At Pomeroy they turn the water out Of
the mill race and then catch the stranded
trout with rakes and hoes. Nice sportsmen!
The time of year for forest fires is at hand.
and those persons interested will be on the
watch to prevent damage to their property.
A number Of Lewis river men, aniong
them John H. Timmens and c. w. Borden,
were on . business visit to Vancouver Oh
Monday.
s. w. Browns Vancouver lumber mill is
running full time as usual, on q pressure Of
orders. 1t makes the fir fly from morning
till night.
L. 4. Coopers N. P. r. r. surveying
party we're in this city again on Saturday.
Things are working satisfactorily on the IA
lama line.
The Territorial fair will he held at Olym.
pia beginning on Oct. 10th and continuing
Eve days. Gov. Newell will deliver the an.
aual address.
Brodeck, the photographer WINFIELD forth
In Vancouver two years ago. has just re-
turned from trip to Alaska, where he has
bsen.taking views.
On these hot days nothing is more refresh.
ing 70 weary printer than to have nice
bucket Of ice cream sent in. Thos. O'Neill
did Il the last time.
b. Cameron, who formerly kept = restau-
rant in Vancouver, is now executing grad
Ing contract on the railroad between Port
land and thp Cascades.
The sympathies Of many friends 90 ont to
the family Of w. b. Patterson for the loss of
their baby, which 10 the more sad because Of
the loes 81 al their children.
The mercury ran up into the ninaties dur.