The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-03
BRIEF MENTION.

City Council meeting next Monday even
ing.
Much rain has fallen this week, but no
cold storms prevailed.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, and the
lenten season has commenced.
Mr. J. H. Turner of the East Oregonian,
Pendleton, was in the city on Monday.
Father Duffy, of Walla Walla, was at
Vancouver this week, and departed yester-
day.
The amount of rainfall for February was
about ID inches, the same as in February,
1879.
The river has been on the rise this week,
coming up four feet on Monday, but it is
now on stand-still.
On Saturday last, Capt. Fred Congdon fell
into the hold of the new Vancouver steamer,
and broke his collar bone.
Miss Robb of Portland, who has been WIS.,
iting with Miss Ella Stoughton for some time,
returned home on Monday.
Christie Johnsons wounded hand is get
ting along fairly, and it is still possible that
he may save portion of it.
Conrad Frtz's sale of personal property
has been postponed until March 21st, one
week later than first announced.
At Walla Walla recently $1,000 was SUBJ
scribed by els persons towards building q
new Catholic Church in that city.
Father Schram returned yesterday from a
two weeks stay at Astoria, but we can't see
that he lost any flesh while down there.
Prof. Herman of Seattle, mineralogist,
while ON his way to the Yakima mining dis
trict, stopped over in Vancouver one day.
w. Glendye, teacher of one of the Lewis
river schools, is down with rheumatism, at
the house OF Henry Shoemaker on Mill Plain.
A large force of men are now at work in
the stone quarry above Fishers Landing,
getting out material for the Portland bridge.
Eighty Vancouver people went over to
Portland Saturday night to attend New
Market Theatre. They had wet time Of
it.
Wanted-a lady teacher desires a situa-
ton in a country school this spring or sum-
mer. Has had considerable experience. In
qure at this ofiiic.
The reception at the residence of Mr.. G..
T. Mcconnell last Thursday evening was an
unusually pleasant affair, and attended by a
large number of guests.
The cpiaootic is prevailing among the
horses in Portland, three-fourths of the stocl;
in the city being laid up. We hear no com.
plants of it in Vancouver
The Spokane Times Office has issued pos
tai card apof the vicinity OF Spokane Falls,
which is as good as-good ss-well, we may be
able to tell by next week.
The ordinance OF the city of Vancouver re-
ferring to dogs is published in another col
umn. Every owner of dog should read
and remember its provisions.
The A. 0. U. w. are jublant in having
. attained over 1900 members in Washington
and Oregon, whereby they became detached
from Cincinnati and Louisville.
Dougherty, the man arrested in this city
for committing an assault upon little girl
near Salem, Or, was tried and sentenced to
the penitcntary for seven years.
Miss Lola O'Connor, the child actress, is
announced to give an entertainment in this
city soon. She will be supported by some
of the musical talent of Portland.
Some of our exchanges advertising ''the
only lung pad will soon be glad that it is
the only lung pad, for the company has failed
and don't pay their bids any more
Mr.. J. Il. lands of Ellsworth. Kansas,
wasin the city yesterday, visiting his brother,
G. A. Lands. He is the first OF the eastern
cattle buyers to arrive this spring.
Archbishop +. n. Blsnchet of Oregon at
the age OF Sc, retires from the active duties
of his bishopric, having been engaged in Or
egon since 1888, forty-three years.
Mr.. w. H. Bloom advance agent of the
Espinosa Concert Troup, was in this city
yesterday, making arrangements for a con-
cert to be given in this city March 18th.