The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
BRIEF MENTION.

the council on Monday night.
The Probate Court of Clarke county will
hold a regular term next week.
The John s. Bozarth farm at Pekin has
been rented by Saul Strong, jr.
Mrs Amelia Knight has gone up the river
to the old homestead to remain few days.
Chris. Kallahan and wife of Pekin, Cow
litz county, paid Vancouver visit on Fri
day.
Frank Inman and wife started for St.
Louis on Monday nights steamer from Port
land.
Real estate in the vicinity of Vancouver
has started on boom, after the Portland
style.
There are no loafers in Vancouver now,
everybody busy, save a few of the old chronic
idlers.
School closed last week for the term on
Fourth Plain, district No. 6, on account of
measles.
The excursion to Oregon City on Sunday
was success in the way of numbers.
weather.
There will be an adjourned regular meet
ing Of the city council on Wednesday even
ing next.
Late advices from Capt. Chas. T. Troup
represent that he is now rapidly improving
in health.
Wet and cool weather is interfering with
the clipping of the wool crop west Of the
mountains.
Eight hundred sacks of wheat came over
on the Lurline Friday for the Vancouver
FIGURING Mills.
Mrs. J. A. Bybee and daughter of Port
land we're in the city on Friday, visiting
Mrs. Turnbull.
The Luriine took over for shipment to
San Francisco on Monday lO0 600 hoops, for
B. L. Morrisons
Billy Wilson and Morgan have intentions
of starting another butcher shop in Vancou-
yer next month.
Geo. K Pike has gone down to the line
of the railroad below Roseburg, where he is
to put up a mill.
Mrs. w. B. Patterson is now at Forest
Grove, visiting with H. c. Leiser's family
and other friends.
]. E. Francis went up the river Tuesday,
on business scoot, and will be heard from
further in due time.
The city assessor, by his deputy Robert
Robb, is now busy making the annual as
sessment for city purposes.
Mr.. Edwin Sparks, whose health has been
bad for some time, has gone to the Yakima
country to seek a change of air.
L. NJ. Hidden is getting in his work be-
tween showers at his rickyard, and will
soon burn the first kiln for 1882.
Cox h Thomas have bought of Jos. Burke
the market on the west side side of Main st.
and are refitting it for occupation.
Postmaster Eddings is now selling por-
traits OF Gen. Garfield for five cents each.
The boys call them postage stamps.
The Bradley cases will come on for trial
ct Portland Tuesday next. j. w. Cochran
will take the proceedings in short hand
It is now known that the cool weather of
April and early May has damaged the peach
and cherry crop to q considerable extent.
In few days the school district clerk
Of Vancouver will commence making the as
sessment for collection Of the special tax
voted.
Luther Davis and family Of Jennings Co.,
Indiana, have just arrived in this country.
He is brother Of Hon. Nathan Davis of the
Lewis river district.
School clerks should read aud carefully
observe the law in regard to taking the school
census in July, otherwise their districts can
not draw any school fund.
Arthur Quigley of Union Ridge fell, while
sleep-walking, from second story window
os the Clarendon Hotel, Portland on Sun
day night, and was seriously injured.
Commencing with Sunday, May 2Sth, the
Sunday Oregonidn will be delivered in this
city on Sunday mornings at 25 cts month.
Orders can be given to carrier of the daily.
A few days since Maggie, little daughter
OF George Proebstel, at Weston, fell into
Pine creek, and came near being drowned
She was brought to life again with great diff
ficulty.
Gov. Thayer, Of Oregon, has accepted an
invitation, found in another column, to de-
liver short address on Memorial day at
Vancouver. He will be warmly received by
our citizens.
A. Schuster is candidate for sheriff up
10 Klickitst county. He was q good one for
many years, aud the people Of that county
could easily 'go farther and fare worse"
Put him in again.
Decoration Day will be celebrated in an
elaborate manner at Vancouver. 1t will be
the most imposing military spectacle ever
witnessed in Warrington Territory, aud it
i thought that upward of 10000 people will
b in attendance.
We have received from Henry ]. Winser,
Esq. st. Paul, the new immigration paper
OF The N. P. 4. r. Co. called The Golden
NcrAsoest II u very comprehensive in its
contents. aud must prove valuable to in
tending emigrants.