The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-30
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
Next Monday is Celebration Day.
Mount Hood took another smoke on Sat.
urday.
The City Treasurer is now receiving CITY
taxes for 1881.
The boys are having fun among the wild
blackberries these days.
We hear that there is to be wedding in
this city in the near future.
Jaggy has moved into his new store, and
IL ready for customers again.
An unusually fine solar halo was visible
at Vancouver on Saturday last.
The Vancouver fremen will 90 over to
Portland on the 4th, in uniform.
Whitewash your garden fences-McMul-
len has set the example, as usual.
The Columbia is still slowly receding,
having gone down nearly three feet.
John Jaggy, of Vancouver, wants to pur-
chase large quantity of hard wood.
Farmers have been bringing in and ship
ping their wool lately from Vancouver.
More mining machinery was taken out to
the Lacamas mining district this week.
Haying has commenced in parts of Clarke
county, and the grass crop is excellent.
Sam. Marsh has commenced the erection
OF his new shop, which will be big one.
The Rev. A. s. Nicholson arrived home
from his visit to Puget Sound on Friday.
Joe Burke this week bought SO head of
fat cattle from Mr.. Holland, on Sauvies Is
land.
A number of persons have gone from
Clarke county to the Oregon State Fair at
Salem.
Charles Dubeck had recovered sufficiently
on Tuesday to leave the hospital and go to
his home.
The County Assessor, Ira E. Spencer, is
about closing up his work, and will finish
this week.
John Fender has quit the livery business,
and has gone to train some horses for the
Oregon tracks.
Lost-in this city, gold cuff-pin, with
fligree work. The finder will please leave
it at this Office.
Mondays San Francisco steamer brought
up the largest mail that has arrived in Van
c0uver for some time.
The Easter term of Holy Angels College,
Vancouver, closes to-day, with examinations,
and exhibition tonight.
J. NJ. Bloomfield of this city has been ap-
pointed a pilot commissioner in place of J.
B. Knapp, who resigned.
We have received complete copy of the
revised new testament, from the American
Book Exchange, New York.
Messrs. Ed. Hemphill and Evan Satterth-
waite. Of Attica, Indiana, are visiting in
Clarke county. with the Douthitts.
Schwab T. Anderson, of Portland, bought
the half medium Gordon press sold by the
Government officials last Saturday.
Moore, Stevens l. Bro. have put new de.
livery wagon on the street for the use of
their Touring mill, and it is a gay one.
Mr.. w. w. Newlin's wounded hand has
recovered so far that it is not likely any
portion OF it may have to be amputated.
Stiles h Caples Of Pataha City, Clarke
which they run in addition to their store.
Mr.. George Shultz, of the Bureau of En-
gineers, Washington, d. c., is in this city,
on visit to his sister, Mrs. Louis Mayer.
Otto Schmitt Of Sheboygan, Wisconsin,
arrived in Vancouver last week, and is now
hammering shoe leather for Robert Wolf.
Five boys were arrested for throwing
stones in . bad way last Friday, but as no
case was made out against them they were
released.
The steamers Vancouver and Trareler
went up to the Cascades Saturday night,
taking next day 800 sheep to Freeport, Cow
litz county.
Mrs. J. d. Gcoghegan has been very sick
during the past week, but is now in fair
way Of recovery, much to the joy Of numer-
Gus friends.
The fremen's excursion to Oregon City on
Sunday was largely attended, no accidents
happened, and returned to Vancouver at
seasonable hour
At the meeting Of the directors of the Ag.
ricultural Society last Saturday Robt. Robb
was elected Secretary, in place of Joseph
Burke, who resigned.
John O'Keane, Indian Agent at Tulalip,
has been at work with his Indians this sum.
MGR, and by building dykes has reclaimed
600 acres Of tide lands.
Geo. X. Pike on Saturday last bought the
Smith Mayne farm at public sale. for about
81 200. He will 50 on to improve it and get
it in good shape again.
j. w. McIrvine has 40 acres Of winter
wheat near Vancouver which stands even 81
feet high in all parts Of the field, as fine as
can b shown in the valley.
Joe Healey has been fixing up about his
residence for month, repairing buildings,
painting and whitewashinG and now the
place 10 indeed rejuvenated.
The comet which has heen v;s;hle in thu