The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-01-12
BRIEF MENTION.

ATTACK OF rheumatlSm.
The tops of the Portland hills were white
with snow on Tuesday.
Mr.. VIM. Glendye is teaching the school
in Deer Island District.
The painters are engaged putting on the
finishing touches in VOLTS store.
Mr.. j. d. Geoghegan has been on the sick
list during the week, but is out again.
The weather clerk on Sunday tried to give
us some snow, but the effort was failure.
@. V. Kuykendall, of North Yamhill,
paid his Vancouver friends visit on Tues
day.
Several of the gypsy women from Port
land came over yesterday to "work" this
city.
j. w. Cochran has gone to Astoria to re-
port in short hand the Robson murder
trial.
Wait Lancaster, telegraph operator at
Lewis river, was up here on business this
week.
Jacob Thompson has given bonds and en-
tered upon the duties Of the office of city
marshal.
mildest in this part of the country known
ALL mon! yCoAe'
Judge B. F. Dennison has opened his law
Office over the post-office in this city, and is
ready for business.
B. f. Brooks has been appointed post
master at Brush Prairie, so a telegi aph dis
patch of Sunday says.
Some of the letters from the eastern states
now reach Vancouver by way of Kelton,
Boise City and Umatilla.
L. o. Stearns of Baker City was in town
last week, looking for chance to gobble up
some other persons lands.
Mr.. George /. Lindsey this week re-
turned to Portland from San Francisco, after
an absence of about year.
The roads have reached the unsavory con-
dition when but few people can get into
town, or out into the country.
Mayor Randolph Smiths usually good
natured phiz has been intensified by the ad-
dition Of new boy to his family.
Mr.. Frank T. Inman is still confined to
his house by sickness, having various ups
and downs, to his great discomfort.
Mrs. H. L. Caples yesterday departed for
her home in Pataha City, after long visit
among her friends in Clarke county.
The steamer Traveller was detained at the
Cascades ON Tuesday by heavy snow
storm, not getting down till yesterday.
A recent ruling Of the Post Office Depart
ment is that postage stamps with a piece
torn off will not be received for postage.
Bishop Younger, Of the diocese of MIS-
qualy, on Tuesday morning went up the
river on business connected with the church.
Since pay day Main street has been paved
with broken New Year resolutions, but they
have not made the mud less deep, nor i'm
proved the travelling
Misses Minnie and Katie Sparkling re-
turned to Seattle on Tuesday, after q ten
days visit in this city, which was rather too
short for their friends. ~
There is an unusual number of tramps and
chronics floating around this part of the
country. Look to your valuables and Sc
cure doors and windows.
Rosa Cline was put in the sherif's hands
again on Friday last, at the request of her
bondsmen, and was locked up in, Jail to
await the next term of court
The last Colfax Gazette was accompanied
by neat photographic view Of the city of
Colfax. Where does Charlie Hopkins get
his money to buy such pretty things!
The December number of the "West
S"oAe So"e"ss-S Aenu8a "PAso sac"o VI ete
water front of Seattle, and of Snoqualmie
Falls, together with descriptive articles.
Complaint having been properly made to
Supt. Tuttle concerning the irregularities Of
carrying the mail between Portland aud this
place, he has promised to furnish a remedy
Gustave Strive, an uncle of H. G.. Strive,
was executed by Austrian authorities for
participating in the revolution of lS48, on
the very spot where the Ring Theatre burned
in Vienna recently.
Mr.. Pembroke Gault, George Tooley's
father-in-law, il again re-appointed a. su-
pervisor Of the most important road district
in Multnomah county, position which he
has held for many years.
A barber arrested for violation Of the Sun.
day law was acquitted by justice court
jury on the ground that his barber shop was
not "shop. store, or place Of business"
within the meaning of the act
Some of the soldiers Of the 2ist became
belligerent on Tuesday, and ornamented
each others counteaances with mansard
roofs and SIGH, whereupon . patrol came
down town and gathered them in.
The December number Of David L w. G.
Steele's ''Resourcss Of Oregon Washing
ton" again contains much information that
L OF value to the intending emigrant, and
you'd b sent in numbsrs to the east.
Prohibition has again failed to prohibit,
for ON Sunday last . large number Of soldisrs
and others. were seen drinking from bottles
On the street corners. The closing Of a.
looms does not prevent the consumption Of
whiskey. -
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