The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-25
BRIEF MENTION.


Hazard & Co. shipped a lot of shingles to
the Dalles this week.
Flowers are wanted for use on Decoration
Day, all that can be had.
Mr.. James N. Sutton returned to his sta
ton at the Dalles ON Monday
Capt. JAS w. Troup arrived down from
the upper river on Sunday, for a short stay
The committees to get up the 4th of July
celebration in Vancouver are already at
work.
A readable account of Gen. Morrow's ia
mous sticks appears on the first page
of this paper.
Henry Hoffman has purchased of Joseph
j. Bliss the two cottages he advertised for
sale last week.
Kernel Won Lang, ''der deutcher blonde"
graced Vancouver with his lordly appear
ance this week.
The hotel registers show that more per-
sons than usual from other towns are visit
ing Vancouver.
The 2lst Infantry band will give grand
concert at New Market Theatre in Portland
on Friday evening, June End.
Jim Ward, and his wife, Carrie Clarke
Ward, are now running the theatre at
NioiO Babocn, Dan rranclscO.
Several Portland architects have been in
the city this week, laying court house plans
before the county commissioners.
The yard at S. w. Browns lumber mill
IS once more full of logs, and the saw run
ming on full time for all it is worth.
A very large concourse of people witnessed
the solemn ceremonies of the conservation of
the Catholic cemetery on Sunday last.
Travel on the river has never been heavier
than now, and the 0. R. & N. Co. boats
are crowded with passengers every day.
The Ladies' Guild of Oregon City have
chartered the steamer Luriine for their ex
cursion to Vancouver ON Decoration Day.
The emigrants who come in ''prairie
schooners" have begun to make their APP
pearance in Clarke county, early in the sea-
son.
On Tuesday evening next the steamer
Traveller, with barge, will bring MOON
light excursion party from Portland to this
city.
The Sunday Oregonian is now delivered in
this city every Sunday morning and it
is paper well worth the PRICES cents
month.
The Ri. Rev. j. A. Paddock, D.. D.,
Bishop Of Washington Territory, will visit
st. Lukes Church, Vancouver, on the first
Sunday in June.
Miss Orc Brown, daughter of Mr.. Matt
Brown, was Ii last Thursday, and had
very pleasant birthday gathering of young
misses to greet her.
Mr.. Levi s. LOOMS, from Kemmswick,
Mo-, arrived in this city on Monday. He is
brother of Miss L. A. Loomis, teacher OF
st. Luke's parish school,
The base ball boys of Portland are get
ting up an excursion to come to Vancouver.
1t is time something was done to wake up
the base ball players here.
Ben. +. Wilbur, who was formerly
clerk at the depot quartermasters Office in
Vancouver, committed suicide at Silver
City, Idaho, on May l4th.
The Cascade boat now leaves Portland at
ga. NJ, bringing our mails at 1890, an ar
rangement which does not suit the business
men Of this place very we'll.
Lost-on Sunday, May 81, between the
post-office and the Catholic cemetery, a me-
dunn sized brass door-key. The finder will
please leave it at this office.
The first excursion to Washougal park on
Sunday last was attended by an immense
crowd. As usual, the Portland boys had
fight or two during the return trip.
Mr.. s. A. Johns and wife, of Weston,
came down here on Saturday to see the
folks and have little vacation. On Tues
day they went down to Lewis river.
w. B. Patterson and wife started on
Tuesday for San Francisco, where Mrs. Pat
terson may possibly remain for the summer.
Mrs. Amelia knight accompanied them.
II there are any experienced school teach
ers in this vicinity out Of employment they
can get o school in Wasco Co., Ogn., by APP
plying to the county superintendent at the
Dalles.
The warm weather is having its effect on
the crops, and the first thing to ripen is the
ice cream at Tom O'Neills. 1t Just dis
counts hot weather. He keeps it on draught
night and day.
The Board Of County Commissioners have
adjourned, but will meet again June 9th, to
receive bids for the loan Of $25, 600 to the
county on county bonds, to raise funds for
the new court house.
H. H. Gridley has been on the sick list
this week, from trying TO do too much work,
Mrs. Gridley is suffering very much with q
felon on one Of her fingers, and the rest of
the folks are not very we'll.
On Decoration Day the steamer Washing-
ton will leave Vancouver at o'clock instead
of eight, returning will leave Portland at 10.
About 4o'clock will leave again for Portland,
returning here the same evening.
A. M. Patterson of Kalama one Of the
men who know how to keep hotel, was