The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-06-01
BRIEF MENTION.


L. M. Hidden has commenced burning
his first kiln Of brick for this season.
The river has been coming up rapidly for
. week, and is now over the lower wharves.
The expected visit of Bishop Paddock to
Vancouver has been postponed few weeks.
s. P. Goodwin on yesterday went to Port
land to assume his duties in his new sta
ton.
H. H. Gridley is around again, having
GENE out victorious in his battle with sick
ness.
The Sunday pic mic and races of Portland
last Sunday resulted in a serious stabbing
ARRAY.
The steamer Traveller brought moon
light excursion over from Portland Tuesday
evening.
The salmon run at this point has been
very light up to date, and is not increasing
much as yet.
Pay your water rent before the 10th of
the month and save the additional ten per
cent. penalty.
The Oregonian publishes full and excel
lent account Of Decoration Day proceedings
at Vancouver.
Mr.. O. P. Henry of Astoria came up and
interviewed his old acquaintance in Van
couver last week.
There will be sale of household goods at
the government wharf ON Saturday fore
noon, at ii o'clock.
Chas. Brown and DR.. Fred W. Sparkling
went down to Astoria ON Tuesday, to crate
on Decoration day.
Mr.. Pembroke Gault, of Multnomah Co.,
Or, has been over this week, visiting with
his son-in-law, George Tooley.
The wood dealers are piling up large
quantities of steamboat wood on high
ground, preparing for high water
The regimental quartermaster at Vancou-
YER Barracks will sell on June Goth guam
tity of stoves, boilers and harness.
Several emigrants from Texas and Iowa
arrived in this city on Monday, and are now
looking the county over for locations.
Horace Daniels has improved some during
the week Many friends are anxious to see
him on the street again, recovered i'll health.
The fair warm weather of the past three
weeks has put crops forward at lively rate
in Clarke county, and all vegetation is
booming.
Judge VIM. Ranck had the worst end of
an argument with some bees he was hiving
this week, which gave him bad face for a
day or two.
The repairs on Mrs. Turnbulls block Of
buildings are approaching completion, and
will be great Improvement to that part OF
Main street.
II. N Kress will leave Vancouver some
time next month for San Antonio. Tex. where
he will have position in the office of Major
j. a. Kress.
DR.. P. Q. Healey follows the prevailing
style, and has put up one of those snowy
street lamps which serve to locate the drug
store at night.
The paint shop of Tinker & McGough is
full of buggies and wagons now under pro.
cess of finishing up. They did not get the
new shop built any too soon.
The directors of the Clarke County Agri.
cultural 4 Mechanical Society are to have a
meeting at the City Hall in Vapcouver on
Saturday afternoon, June Bird.
The ladies of Vancouver presented to
Ellsworth post, G. A. r. on Decoration
day flag which cost SLY. The presenta.
tion was by Miss Maggie Baker.
The wife and family of DR.. Rudolph G..
Ebert, U. s. A., aud Miss Lucy Ebert. ar
rived down from Walla Walla ON Friday, to
remain some time in Vancouver.
The FIRE in Portland on Friday evening
lighted up the sky brilliantly, and caused
some excitement on the streets here until
its location was ascertained by telegraph.
At old Tacoma on Sunday Thomas Rector
shot his wife and then himself. Both are
dead. Thursday OF the week before their
child died. and he had been demented since.
j. E. Francis arrived home from the up.
per country on Thursday last, after finding
cut that his proposed venture would not pay
any to well, and which he will not 60 into.
The new code OF laws of Washington Ter
ritory il now all printed. and being distrib-
uted. Next week copies can be purchased
at the Office OF the county auditor, Charles
Brown.
The woykmen engaged in putting the
stucco finish on the Slocum building have
nearly finished their work, and the build
ing now presents finished and very neat
appearance.
On Friday night the Washington Council
Of the Order Of Chosen Friends will have q
social at Aarsh's Hall, where there will be
addresses, rsfreshments, and the occasion of
good social time.
The excursion Of the Knights Of Pythias
70 Oregon City last Friday night was suc-
eessful and select affair. The excursionists
lad 6ne view Of the fire ia Portland on
their way up the Willamette.
Capt. A. v. Nickel Of the ship Iroqxois,
now lying ct Tacoma, came over to vAncou-
yer on Saturday, remaining over Sunday
With Mrs. C. H. Whitosy, his sister, who
had not seeu him for fourteen years.