The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-10
BRIEF MENTION.

on Monday.
James M. Ward, the actor, is playing in
San Francisco.
The first robin of the season piped his ar
rival ON Sunday.
Our Boise City news by mail are now of
even date with New York.
Thanks to Mrs. G. H. Whitney for bas-
ket of fine Beurre Easter pears.
The Bonsers Hez. Caples and S. H. Butts
have bought the steamer Gasette.
Sheriff j. r. Longacre, of Skamania
county, was in town on Monday.
Half bushel of exchanges from the up
per country came to us last Thursday.
Some of the boys worked all Saturday
night securing logs and railroad ties in the
river.
Mr.. G. T. Troup's wood at the dock is
ahoat, but well doomed, SO that none has
been lost.
Nearly thousand railroad ties have been
picked up at Vancouver, which came down
on the food.
Lewis river has been very high recently,
and now only the Hall bridge is regarded as
safe to cross.
Geo. Williams, the restaurant man late Of
this place, is now in the same occupation at
Lafayette, Ogn.
Oscar Harrison arrived down ON Saturday
from Spokane Falls. He was only month
making the trip.
Spring must be near at hand, as the San
Francisco drummers have commenced BIOS
soming hereabouts.
Father Verhaag, we'll known in Portland
and this city, has gone to Idaho City, to re-
main permanently.
Our ferry.boat Veto, which was expected
over here this week, has been busy taking
stock off Sauvie's Island.
The Board of County Commissioners con-
vsned in this city on Monday, and are still
busily engaged on public matters.
The p. T.. Co. 8 steamboat was launched
by high water last Friday, without the use
OF slides or other like appliances.
We have received copy of the new pa
per, the Spirit, published at the home Of G.
7. Stiles and IL. L. Caples, Pataha City.
Casenove street, st. Helens, was named
after good Indian chief who had village
six miles below Vancouver, Oh the Columbia.
Louis r. Sohns returned to Vancouver on
Tuesday, after nearly years absence i'll
Seattle He expects to return to Seattle to-
morrow.
Tho FIGURING Mills ground feed all day
Sunday to get ahead of the floods, which fl
nally stopped the machinery on Monday
morning.
The st. Helens paper says Mr.. Byars of
ST. Johns has fifteen manageable girls, and
keeps shotgun. He must be saving them
for big rattle.
Harry Claassen, the Kalama mail carrier,
ON Thursday was prevented crossing Lewis
I,a - b,,, hx, xrhi,h ha
lost one days time.
Vancouver Lake is covered with floating
railroad ties, which the high waters have
taken away from the banks The loss falls
on the contractors.
There is full delegation Of people from
Lewis river in town this week. looking after
County Commissioners.
The play of ''Ten Nights in a Rar Room"
will be given at Brant's Hall, by home tai
ent, on tomorrow evening. The rehearsals
show that it will be well done.
Mr. r. Il. Lockwood, OF La Center, who
was teaching a school near the Dalles, had
to give it up, as the climate did not agree
with him, and he returned home.
Large quantities of ties and timber cut for
the 0. X. 4 N. Co. have been floating past
Vancouver in the river for week. The
boys have gathered in considerablequan
A meeting to organize the agricultural So
ciety was held on Saturday, but as the par
ticulars thereof have been purposely kept
out of our reach we are unable to give them.
The Terpsichorcan Club dance last Thurs
day evening was well attended, notwth
standing the inclemency of the weather, and
the enjoyments OF the evening were simply
immense.
Rev. p. S. Knight delivered the funeral
discourse at Salem on Friduy last, when the
remains of Mrs. w. j. Dyer, daughter of
Sam. Clarke Of the Willamette Farmer, were
laid to rest.
Old man Barnard is getting very feeble,
and needs care. If it is true that he has
willed his property to a church, that church
should see, for humanity's sake, that he is
properly taken care Of.
Mr.. Alex. Davidson, formerly resident
of Vancouver, and brother of Sergt. James
Davidson, arrived with his wife in this city
on Friday, from Sydney, Australia. He has
returned to take up his residence here per-
manently.
Capt p f. Ferchen of Astoria, came up
on Friday, and returned home on Saturday
with his family, they having been staying
with Mr.. Thomas Wilson. The Captain
looks we'll and feels hearty, like all tho good
Columbia river pilots.
1t is estimated that over hundred thous-
and dollars worth of logs, ties aud timber
have gone down the Columbia past Vancou-
yer within week. The water was covered
. half mile wide for four days, going to sea
At the rate of four miles an hour.