The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-01-19
BRIEF MENTION.

Chaplain Stubs and family paid vancou-
yer visit on Saturday.
The LMrliae went down the river Monday
night to lighter the Columbia.
Joseph Brant will quit the government
service on the first of next month.
Mr.. D. R. Fales is in the city again, after
recovering from another spell Of sickness.
Any person having yoke of working
oxen for sale can find purchaser by inquir-
ing at this Office.
The smallpox is on the increase again in
Portland, and visitors to that city should be
careful of contagion.
The opinion is becoming prevalent that
there will be no ice blockade of the Column
bis river this winter.
R. Y. Venark and E. H. Hoover, Of
Macomb, ILL.,, arrived in the county this
week, going to Pioneer.
Last Thursday night the mercury was @
below zero at Spokane Falls, and on Friday
morning was 26' above zero here.
Tom Nye sold this week to 10 Burke rs
head of winter fed cattle, all of which will
be cut up and retailed in Vancouver.
There is to be rifle match next Sunday
1t Albina between team from Vancouver
Barracks and picked Portland team.
Billy Wilson has been feeding his custo-
mers on brook trout and venison this week,
and now they all feel very comfortable.
The friends of Mrs. C. H. Whitney are
pleased to know that her health is improv-
ing, and likely to continue in that way.
J. T. Goss departed for the upper coun-
try on Monday, to superintend construction
of depot buildings for the o. r. & N. Co.
10 Burke received Is fat bunch-gr
steers few days ago, several of which have
dressed over 900 pounds the last one $40.
There are too many persons floating
through this country now without visible
means of support, and they need watching
The wife of Rev. M. Judy recently sold
50 acres of land near East Portland for
$4,000, and has 26 acres more of the same
kind left.
Capt. Spencer, who ran the Gold Dust be-
tween this city and Portland, was recently
married, in New Westminster, to daugh-
ter Of the late Capt Irving.
Since the passage of the law closing up all
business places the Sunday duck hunters
have become more numerous and the wild
fowl sufferings are greater
The pillows sent by the ladies of st.
Luke's church, Vancouver, to the hospital
ct Tacoma, were the first articles received
from any of the churches in the Territory.
Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Free
man of Portland were panied on Friday last
to learn of the death of their only daughter,
Carrie Maude, from the effects OF scarlet fe-
yer.
The California Rural Press denounces the
'Oxone" method of fruit preserving as an
unmitigated fraud. 1t is advertised IS the
skiing fortune maker" and is probably a
catch-penny.
The county seat contest in Garfield county
was decided in favor of Pomeroy, and the
only comfort left our Pataha friends is that
they will be compelled to 30 only two miles
to do county business.
The city marshal contemplates making a
raid on the hoodlum boys Of this city, who
may soon find themselves playing checkers
with their noses in the barred doors of the
county Jail unless their unruly pranks cease.
Lord Byron's definition Of fame is illus
trated again by hotel arrivals reported in
Portland papers, where we find registered
the names of Cap. 4. b. Phelem and Cap.
A. Huntzman U. s. A. Perhaps some Of
our readers can solve the puzzle.
Charles Branley, whose wife is sick of
smallpox in Portland, brought his house.
hold effects over here Monday. Under di-
rection of the Mayor the things have been
locked up, and will not be permitted to
spread any contagion. "a stitch in time
caves nine"