The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-28
BRIEF MENTION.

Lewis river is rising rapidly under the in
Auence of the rains.
The crops in the Lewis river district are
reported as looking fine.
The Water Company is extending the
street main west ON 18th street.
Tom Thornton arrived down from the
Dalles yesterday, brown, fat and hearty
DR.. A. Dobbins sailed for San Francisco
on Saturday, on his way back to Kansas.
There are the usual number of people who
predict unusually high water next month.
Farmers on the bottoms are beginning to
fear drowning out of crops again this season.
The roads in the green timber are not to
be recommended for smoothness or easy
travelling.
Base ball has entirely subsidized in this city,
and the national game seems to have lost all
its charms.
The Fire Dept. election takes place next
Monday commencing at o'clock p NJ, at
the City hail.
Prof j. P. Feaster has returned to Port
land, where he will prosecute his profession
of penmanship.
Capt P. E. Ferchen of Astoria, paid his
Vancouver friends visit this week, arrv
ing on Tuesday evening.
An order has been issued declaring postal
cards unavailable with anything but direc-
ton on the address side.
The school in the Ennis neighborhood, on
Lewis river, will open next Monday, with
Miss Anna Selby as teacher.
Governor Newell passed Vancouver Mon
day, on his way up the country to visit the
az IF no utaiu
Prof. Herman, the geology man who was
here few weeks ago, has removed from Sc
attic to the Dalles with his family.
A rapacious panther is making it interest
ing for certain settlers in the vicinity of the
East Portland and Vancouver road.
&c. Clarke of Brush Prairie, has gone
up to Little Elk, Benton county, Ogn., to
teach the school there this summer.
The City Assessor will commence his
rounds in few days, time of making the an
nual assessment having been changed.
10 Burke don't like the city dog ordinance,
and is looking for chance to break it up.
He thinks that law is mot for Joseph"
G. s. Boyer of the Blurock brick yard,
has gone up to Ellensburg, w. T., to make
and burn kiln of brick for parties there.
Fourth Plain school district is having a
little interesting fun, not all to itself, as the
proposed division affects four other districts.
We have received very readable letter
from one of the railroad boys at Texas Ferry
last evening, which will appear in our next
issue.
Mrs. S. D. Maxon, who has been confined
to her room for the last three weeks on &C.
count Of sickness, We are glad to hear is i'm
proving
Isaac Thomas, engineer and part owner
Of the Lewis river steamer Latona, has been
visiting Vancouver this week after long
absence.
The water in the Columbia is now up over
the lower docks in this city, and still com.
ing, the highest water we have had in April
for many years
Thanks to Messrs. Mardcr Luse & Co.
for neat little hand book of new faces. etc
from their popular San Francisco house. 1t
will be very useful.
Mr.. c. K. Stegert is again out on the
street, after three months sickness that has
considerably reduced his rotundity, but he
is still good natured.
Hon. Thos II. Brents arrived home at
Walla Walla on the 10Th, after rough trip
overland, in which he was somewha: banged
up by the stage upsetting.
Portland is getting excited because some
one has been manufacturing and selling 'buli
butter" in that market. The newspaper
men utterly refuse to eat the stuff
Supt. Robb has succeeded in re-uuiting
School Districts Nos. 3 and D. Brush Prai-
rie, which will probably be ratified at the
next term of Commissioners Court
Brother s. Mathews requests us to an
nounce that he will preach on sunday, May
lst, at the Fourth Plain Church, II o'clock
A. M, on 1.-The Evidences of Christianity"
County Superintendent Robert Robb was
over in the Lewis river country last week.
Strengthening out the boundary lines of dis
tricts, and visiting schools in districts 4, S,
and %.
M. Choir wants the old settlers of Clarke
county to get up Pioneers Association.
Properly organized and conducted for the
benefit Of the aforesaid pioneers it might be
pleasant affair.
On account of the high water covering the
Portland road ON the south side of the Co.
lumbia the ferry will be drawn off, and will
90 over to Portland. When it will return
here is very uncertain.
The Board Of County Commissioners of
Clarke county will meet in this city in reg
ular session ON Monday next, May 2nd.
There will be considerable important bust
ness before the board At this session.
G. P. DeHoff has shown US the plans of
N. II. Bloomfield's proposed new dwelling
They are very well made, and the building
completed IS planned will be credit to our