The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-26
BRIEF MENTION.

The City Council will meet on June 9th.
A welcome rain commenced falling yester-
terday.
We have been having splendid pic mic
weather.
The cherry crop will not be as full as that
Of last year.
The city assessor has now nearly COM
pleted his labors.
Father Leroy, in st. Joseph's hospital, is
slowly improving
Strawberries and new potatoes are the
last things new under the sun.
The early cherries are making the small
boys and the birds very happy.
The frame of DR.. P. Q. Healey's new
building is up, and being enclosed.
Miss Ella Stoughton made a trip to Steil.
accom- on Monday, returning Tuesday.
The Veto No. g will soon return to Van
couver to tske her place on the ferry route.
Father CESAR of Vancouver has changed
stations with Father Poepes Of Walla Walla.
The steamer Vancouver has reduced the
fare for the round trip to Portland to fifty
cents.
Capt. Jas. w. Troup, wife and child, ar.
rived down from the Dalles ON Saturday. for
short visit.
Columbia river sturgeon weighing $50
pounds have been caught as far up the river
as Lewiston, Idaho.
The waters of the Columbia remain about
at . stand, and no news of any rise yet in
the upper country.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Washington
Territory will meet in Olympia on the first
Wednesday in June.
The Cascades excursion of last Sunday
was very successful, and the steamer Wash
sngton had full load.
A new cigar holder was lost on Main st.
last week, and the owner would like to have
it returned to this Office.
Little but the bridge business was con-
sidered at the meeting Of the County Com
missoners on Friday last.
Hon. J. N. Dolph, Of Portland, will de-
liver the memorial address At the Garrison
cemetery on Decoration Day.
Large quantities of railroad ties are now
being towed up the Columbia river, for the
railroads in the upper country.
Joseph NJ Fletcher assisted in celebrat.
ing the Queens birthday at Portland on
Tuesday, a ceremony that he never misses.
Mr.. G. Ebert has gone to Walla Walla,
to visit his sor DR.. r. G. Ebert, U. s. A.,
and takes lung needed rest from his Ia
bors
Our city on Tuesday last was favored
with visit by Hon. J. W. Cook, Governor
of Sand Island, and the Hon. Joe Simon of
Portland.
The Willamette valley and portions of
this county were visited by unexpected
frost on Friday night. 1t did not appear
in this city.
DIR. Randolph Smiths house has been very
much improved by the recent additions and
repairs made to it, and now looks as slick as
q new dollar.
The pic mic at the fair grounds last Sat-
urday was we'll attended, and much work
was done towards putting the grounds in
proper shape.
A correspondent at the Cascades thanks
the people for turning out in such numbers
on the excursion to that place, and wants
them to come again.
Our thanks are due to c. II. Whitney and
Mrs. Brant for the first ripe cherries OF the
season, which came to hand on the after
noon of the 10Th May.
We are in receipt Of an invitation to be
present at the third annual meeting of the
Pacific Press Association, to be held in San
Francisco on the 7th OF June.
Little Joe. youngest son of Dr. Wall, was
seriously hurt about the head last Saturday,
by being thrown from buggy. He is rest
ing as comfortably as could be expected un-
der the circumstances.
On Tuesday there came to this Office from
VIM. billions farm some of the first ripe
cherries and straw berries of the season, and
our thanks are returned to Miss May SWEET
land for the compliment
The following notice appears on the wall
of . rural post-office: "Straid or stole a
large red kow and yaller SpecKs ON hur
side is about s or 3 years old and it be-
longs To . Wider with short Tale"
As the word ''hell" does not appear in the
revised edition Of the new testament, our
men folks can now say it. Is often as they
want to when their corns get stepped on.
It is no longer an orthodox ''cuss-w
The barks Coioma and Alden Besse, com.
manded by the Noyes brothers, well and
,favorably known in Vancouver, arrived in
the Columbia from China ON Saturday.
They are welcomed back by many friends.
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