The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-22
BRIEF MENTION.

QTs w H. OlllCu IL HOW recovering from
his recent severe illness.
Sam Marsh has surprised the front of his
shop with coat of paint.
David Wall displays very nice assort-
ment of Christmas goods.
G.. P. DeHoff has rented the old shop of
Stegert for carpenter shop.
Miss Lizzie Sauer arrived home from the
upper country on Friday last
James Hartney returned home from San
Francisco on Tuesday evening
The steamer Traveller brings wheat down
from the Cascades occasionally.
Our thanks are due to Gay Hayden for
lot Of his boss strawberry plants.
John Crawford and VIM. Anderson came
home from the Dalles country on Monday.
The Willamette river has been found to
be SO feet deep near the r. r. depot on the
east side.
A few cases of measles of the usual simple
type have developed and passed away in
Vancouver.
Downing l. DeHoff have dissolved part.
nership, and each will play lone hand
henceforth.
John Corless, master of government pack
trains, came down from the upper country
on Monday.
s. D. Durgin has bought w. S. Douthit's
farm on Fourth Plain, having sold his farm
across the river.
Wolf starts the proper thing by putting
in heavy plank crossing at his corner.
Others have followed suit.
Mr.. w. H. Gray, father of Capt. J. T.
Gray, came to Vancouver last Thursday
evening, remaining one day.
The steamer Washington took the theatre
cal troupe down to the kalama boat at six
o'clock last Friday morning.
The steamer Traveller comes down loaded
to the guards with wheat on every trip, car.
rying for the o. r. & N. Co.
Capt. P. E. Ferchen, of Astoria, came
over between ships last week, to visit that
jolly land-lubber Tom Wilson.
Mrs. Geo. X. Pike has nearly recovered
her health, and yesterday went to Browns
vile, Or, to join her husband.
Charles Brown and family returned from
San Francisco on Tuesday evening, making
shorter stay than first intended.
The sweetest man in town ON Tuesday was
Peter Otte. He brought in load of honey,
but he goes home still a bachelor.
VIM. J. Muckle, of st. Hslens is one of
the latest victims of matrimony, and his
Vancouver friends wish him joy.
The old Alta house has now new name,
the l. X. L. Hotel, and will be opened by
Dix l. Dwinell next week, on Monday.
The Sisters dwelling house at Ceur
d'Alene mission was destroyed by fire on
Sunday, Dec. 18th. Loss about 81, 900.
Charles Zorkowsk, who formerly kept a
cigar store in this city, died in New York
about two months ago, from the cancer on
his face.
The remains of . number of civilians
buried in the military cemetery have been
removed this month to the new Catholic
cemetery.
Mr.. Frank Inman, chief clerk in the de-
partment quartermasters office, has been
seriously i'll for over week, but is now get
ting better.
4. A. Slocum jumped into the Willamette
ct Watson's on Tuesday, through mis-. step.
He 10 now Of the opinion that the Willamette
10 both cold and wet.
The legislature enacted that it should not
be necessary to pay taxes until the last of
February. This law applies, however, only
to taxes for the year 1881.
Some Of the returned members of the leg
soAoSuC CAPt0tu eu0s suC cuuuay law was
made As obnoxious as possible in order to
make it impossible to enforce it.
Several dairymen who live on Sauvie's Is
land have suffered severely Of late from dep.
relations Of some parties who have entered
their places frequently and stolen butter.
The shipping statistics Of our seaboard,
compiled from official records. for which we
are indebted to DR.. T. r. Minor. Of Port
Townsend. shows an increase in shipping Of
100 per cent. in one year.
Most all Vancouver people who have been
locking for holiday goods in Portland this
season are satisfied that in Vancouver prices
ere lower for precisely similar goods. while
the stocks in Vancouver are larger and bet
ter than ever before.
Guard Washburn, who in years gone by
resided in this city, arrived down from
Walla Walla on Monday after an absence Of
eight years, looking younger than ever. He
10 one Of the prints, and expects to pitch
his "form" in future at Portland.
The old Cheian is now completely made
over, and will be called the Dispatch. Capt
w. H. Troup is engineer, and Claude Troup
acting pilot. The boat makes IL miles an
hour o. her regular time. She will be kept
here for the use Of the government.
Mr.. P. Q. Healey's stock Of holiday goods
are now all on hand, the last having arrived
this week. Tho stock comprises great
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