The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-02
BRIEF MENTION.

VoHCouSCI SiIi.
Noah Brown has left the Dalles and gone
to Walla Walla.
Little Joe Wall has about recovered from
his serious bruises
Nye Rambo has removed from Prinevlle,
Or, to Camp Harvey.
John Ponder has entirely recovered from
his runaway accident.
Rev. A. Il. Fredrichsen, of Portland, was
in the city on Tuesday.
Thos. O'Neill has that new bakery and
ice cream saloon in full blast
John Levins bought the Clatsop Chief at
forced sale last Friday for $1,000.
Thanks to G. H. Kicker for bucket full
of fine Strawberries left at this office.
Nicholas Ennis, j. p, of La Center paid
Vancouver business visit this week.
1t costs $50 to wallop Chinaman in Van
couver. Rather expensive amusement.
About thousand excursionists in Van
couver from abroad on Decoration Day.
The new propeller Fleetacood made her first
call at Vancouver yesterday. She looks gay.
The post-office at Fishers Landing is now
established and regularly supplied with mail.
o. E. Martin and D. j. Stewart of Ana
mosa, Iowa, paid this city visit on Monday.
The crops on Mill Plain are booming, and
looking better than an average since the late
rains.
The North Pacific Coast, the New Tacoma
monthly, has been revived, after years
sleep.
Mrs. s. D. Maxon is again able to be
about as of old, much to the Joy of her many
friends.
See what Moore Stevens & Bro. have to
say about the price of flour, in their adver-
tisement.
Mr.. Briggs and family have recently re-
moved from Weston Oregon, to Vancouver,
to remain.
1t said that Gen. Allen Engine Company
presented very gay appearance on Decora
ton Day.
One of the men sent to Jail for pounding
the Chinese rag-picker paid his fine and has
been released.
The steamer Trareier makes the round
trip between Portland and Washougal on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
Large numbers of people from the coun-
try came in to see the celebration of Decora-
ton Day at Vancouver.
The Proebstel boys are steadily at work.
sinking their shaft on the Red Ledge claim
in the Lacamas district.
Fritz Braun of Washougal was in town
Tuesday, returning home the same day to
look after that fine hotel.
Mrs. Alonzo Durgin, of Yakima, came
down for a visit to her friends in this city
and couniy last Saturday.
NJ. G. Aldrich of Cape Horn mountain,
was in town Tuesday, and reports his dis
trict blooming as the rose.
Sam. Marsh is about to commence building
anew blacksmith shop so by 80 feet, two
stories high. Good for Sam.
A new boat is being built in Portland for
the Lewis river trade, which is expected to
be completed about August lst
Sugar went up one cent per per pound in
price during May-how aggrayating just
as fruit is coming on to be put up.
. s. w. Browns Vancouver lumber mill
continues to run on full time, and has hard
work to ill orders as fast as they come.
The strawberry festival is now in order,
and one is announced to take place to-mor-
row night at John Jaggys new building.
The bark Herben B'ack on which Miss
Ella Stoughton sailed, crossed out over the
bar on Saturday, and now she is-sea-sick.
The Rev. John Finn will conduct religi-
Gus service at Hines Chapel at A. W., and
La Center at $3.50 P. NJ, Sunday, June 9Th.
The health of Horace G. Daniels is i'm
proving satisfactorily OF late. He was well
enough to run the Vancouver ON Decoration
Day.
A number of the surveying party now
running railroad line between Kalama and
Portland, have been affected with chlls and
fever.
The plastering of Jaggy's brick building
10 completed, and the ceiling is on. The
work of putting in the front will soon be
completed.
Mr.. +. f. Cooper, chief engineer of the
N. p. surveying party from kalama to Port
land, with his wife, stopped over Sunday in
Vancouver.
One of John McCartys boys, of Burnt
Bridge Creek, was kicked in the forehead by
horse, in this city on Monday, inflicting an
ugly wound.
The proposed excursion of Gen. Allen En-
CINE Co. No. B. to Oregon City last Sunday
did not come off, owing to some hitch in the
arrangements.
The steamer Latond came up here Mon
day evening after load OF Lewis river peo-
pie who had been over to see the ceremonies
OF Decoration Day.
David II. Gary and wife, and j. II. Nc
Nabnay, recently arrived in Clarke county
from Illinois, and are now stopping in the
Washougal district.
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