The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-22
BRIEF MENTAN

&C., for sale at this office. 'p'''
Hon. ii. L. Caples at Pataha is Icover;po
from his attack OF pneumonia.
Musical matters are quiet in Vanouver
as all the good singers have bad colds
The post.effice clerks are feeling litter
since the valentine flood has subsidized.
The steamer Caliope is being rebuil ~
Portland. She needed it bad enough.
A portion of the iron for Palmer's lopairs
railroad has arrived, and Is being put down
G. A. Shane has for the present estab
lished his office at his rooms in the Moss
building.
Helm Ku,per of Lewis river made flviuO
visit to Vancouver on Monday, returning
next day.
MIR. Jesse Graham of Cathlamet, was in
the city yesterday, attending suit in the
land office.
Fritz Braun of Washougal showed up in
this city on Tuesday, the same good ma
tured Fritz of old.
Mrs. &. A. Freeman of Portland visited
old time friends here last week, returning
home on Saturday.
Palmer keeps his lumber mill at work as
roads and log supply.
Misses Minnie and Katie Sparkling started
for their home at Seattle on Tuesday, after
staying here three months.
During the ice blockade the steamer La-
tona has not made her usual number of trips
from Lewis river to Portland
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marshs hall next Sunday, at 2:30 P. NJ,
Rev. Thos. j. May officiating.
Albert Luelling, of Lewis river, died on
the morning of the 9TH inst, of quinsy He
leaves wife and three children.
Comegys & Vestal Of kaama, intend to
close oat their mercantile business in that
place, to 90 east of the mountains.
The price of all kinds of meat, and espec-
ally beef, is going up, and the butchers find
1T difficult to get sufficient supplies.
The total failure of all the weather proph-
ecies in tins country has created loss of
faith in the veracity of the old-timers.
Frank Merton has sold out his livery
stable business to Watkins & Archilles, who
take possession on the first OF March.
a new comet has arrived, and is located
south of the belt of Orion, but has not yet
been seen by any Vancouver star gazers.
Chas. Hopkins, L. S. Marshal, came over
from the Sound on Tuesday, and has been
visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs L. D. Baker.
As the frost comes out of the ground the
mud appears to be almost bottomless, and
travel becomes matter Of great difficulty.
Willis 4 Sloan have had built new bus
for hotel use at the Alta, which is a credit
to the Nauceuver mechanics who constructed
it.
The steamer Lpr'iae is in the dry dock at
Oregon City, undergoing repair of damages
caused by the collision with the government
tug.
The 2ud Of March, 1883, will be the 30th
anniversary OF the organization Of Washing
ton Territory, aud still we iinger on the
road to statehood.
The backbone of the winter seems to be
broken, but there is not much prospect Of
an immediate break in the ice which OBJ
structs the Columbia river.
Geo. Wright Post. c. A. r., of Portland,
gives a sociable entertainment on Friday
evening, Feb. %, and cordially invites all
members OF Ellsworth Post to attend.
A cargo OF lumber for the Vancouver Mill
& Manufacturing Co. will soon GENE up
IRON Ndu TTuuctScO. ne NeSSol Will Dt
brought direct to Vancouver to discharge
cargo.
me Piute Indians are talking of ciecting
the daughter of their late chief to her faith
er's office She is known here as princess
Sally Wiunemuca," one OF the stars among
the reformers.
The A. o. L. w. Lodge at this place is
receiving considerable accession TO its mem
bershiP. This order is rapidly supplanting
insurance companies, as it offers more GER
tain inducements with additional advan-
tages.
L. NJ. Hidden says $50, 900 stock has been
pledged for the railroad and mill scheme,
and $4,000 more promised TO be taken
when the city gives up the levee All the
money wanted can be obtained without diff
ticulty
A chap at Astoria dropped in casually,
aud in answer to inquiries regarding the
safety Of his plant, said il was NIP and
tuck, the wind nipped it and the frost tuck
it, and so it is pretty much all over the
country.