The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-02-01
BRIEF MENTION,

Business men in need Of calendars can
find them at this Office.
Blank deeds, mortgages, notes, receipts,
&C., for sale at this office.
The Vancouver mills shipped lot of flour
to San Francisco this week.
It is rumored that the musical society
will soon give another concert.
The spring term of st. Lukes parish
school commences on Monday next.
Father Duffy of Walla Walla, was greeted
by many friends in this city last week.
The frame of Zeeks new mill on Burnt
Bridge creek is now up, and being enclosed
j. J. Henrichsen has sold his house and
lot on Main street to s. D. Maxon for $l4OO
The February term of the county com.
missioners' court will open on Monday next.
The Columbia river boats running above
this place commenced regular trips OH Mon
day.
B. L. Morrison made this week his first
shipment Of hoops this year, for San Fran
cisco.
Geo. Doris is now engaged on the gov
erRment river Improvement works near St.
Helens.
Geo. Stewart has gone to Portland to
have deceased eye treated, and he is likely
to lose it,
The ice gorge went out on Friday and the
Vancouver made the first regular trip On
Saturday.
Two more rooms at the new school build
ing will probably be ready to occupy on
Monday next.
Mrs. Jas. Davidson has nearly recovered
from her severe illness, but Miss Ida Goss
is still suffering.
Some one sent US very pretty story
about burglar alarm, but it is too lengthy
for our columns.
The cold snap froze SO many potatoes at
Walla Walla that prices went up from 60 to
80 cents per bushel
Mrs. L. A. Bozarth came down from
Weston last week, and is now to remain in
Vancouver for time.
w. H. Foster came over on Saturday, and
remained till Monday. He had become
homesick to see Vancouver.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marsh's hall next Sunday, at 2:30 p. NJ,
Rev. Thos. J. May officiating.
The Wand property sold by P. O'Keane
to Portland parties is to be laid out into a
town, to be named Portsmouth.
The Oregon City Enterprise says that
"the agent Of the Vancouver band lost his
heart in the wooden mills last Friday"
Mr.. Vic. Trevitt of the Dalles, who was
married in this place last summer, died OF
consumption in San Francisco last week.
l. n. Latferty, teacher of the 4th Plain
school, reports about 80 scholars in attend.
ance, and everything going along smoothly
Noah n. Brown came down to Vancouver
from the upper country last week, to see
the boys aud girls and get some red apples
Citizens should take pride in encouraging
our hotels, as their standing and manage
ment 60 far to stamp the reputation of the
city.
We have received q communication from
Battle Ground concerning some missing
grain, but have no room for the publication
of it.
The cold snap has been succeeded by con
tinuous rains, which have been SO heavy
above the Cascades as to cause many land
slides.
Some old fellow once said that Emusic
hath charms to sooth the savage" but he
probably had no reference to the tinhorn
brigade.
Mr.. C. B. Hopkins of the Colfax Gazette
was in the city on Monday, and made a call
at this office, which he never forgets when
he is in town.
S. f. Dole has sold his house and three
acres of land just north of the city to Oliver
c. HeRdrickson, for $500, and rented land
on the 4th Plain road.
A German and his family from Nebraska
arrived in the city ON Saturday evening, the
first emgrant arrivals for 1883. We under
stand they will 90 on farm near the Laca-
mas.
We acknowledge receipt from Thos. Moi
felt, Cascades OF agricultural department
favors, with the expectation that he will
come down and see those seeds grow, as a
matter OF course.
st. Helsns has new paper, the Oregon
MIS- published by VIM. Glendye, who is
well known in this county. 1t starts off in
good shape, as though it meant business,
and deserves to be sustained.
1t is announced that the Muckle Bros. OF
st. Helens have purchased the steamer La
tona, for their own use. This boat will soon
be succeeded on the Lewis river route by a
new one, now nearly completed.
CHINESE Row.-On Sunday a gang of