The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-09-13
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION.

Term On MONDAY next, Sept. lItn.
s. E. Barnett has been on the sick list
this week, aad laid off from work.
1t is announced that Capt. John Smith is
slightly improving in health again.
Mr.. j. Il. G. Durgan of Washougal will
go east with the excursion of pioneers
A new water tank, larger than the old
one, is being built for the Touring mill.
The City band went to Portland and
played in the procession on celebration day.
Mr.. T. P. Orwell Of Cedar creek made
hurried visit to Vancouver on Monday even
ing.
Z. j. Ricketts, of Flatwoods, has eight
good mich cows for sale, at reasonable
prices.
The First National bank building and
Sohns' new block will be two stories in
height.
Major Henslees family went up to Kick
itat county on Monday, to remain for the
winter.
Father Natini, S. j., of Boise City, was
in Vancouver on Sunday, departing on
Monday.
Our eastern mails have commenced to
come and 60 over the Northern Pacific rail-
road route.
JOS McAllister, city collector, has been
gathering shekels from delinquents for two
weeks past.
A. H. Kersey of Washougal this week
finishes building new school house for dis
trict No. 80.
On Monday Justice Smith had five cases
up before his court, and it was considered
fairly live day.
Judge B. f. Dennison and wife returned
home to Vancouver last Friday from their
summer vacation.
The forest fires are abating, and the
smoke is clearing away, much to the salts
faction of everybody.
The two cent postage in cases where three
cents are now required goes into effect on
the lst of next month";
The Oregon State Fair begins next week
Monday. Three Vancouver horses may
contest for speed prizes.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marshs hall next Sunday, at IL A. NJ,
Rev. Z. J. May officiating.
The ferryboat lost one of her aprons on
the first trip Monday morning, but it was
duly recovered and replaced.
Wagenblast's sale of farming stock comes
off next Tuesday, Sept. 18Th, at Jacob
Proebstels farm ON 4th Plain.
The repairs GU the government boat Dis
patch have been completed, much improv-
ing the appearance of the craft.
The bids for doing tho carpenter work on
the new Presbyterian church are to be
opeued at 2 o'clock P. n. to-day.
John Corless, chief packer for the sum-
mer expeditions Of the government, arrived
down from Fort Colville last week.
We receive letters by nearly every mail
by people who want to know what pros
poets there are here for newcomers.
c. w. Mattson is busy hauling lumber
out to the new town of La Camas, which he
believes will grow amazingly this fall.
Mr.. }. j. Imbrie of Yakima, VIM. Dill
Ions son-in-law, is announced as recovering
from his fever, and out of danger now.
Mr.. c. II. Whitney is having new front
porch built to his residence the old one hav-
ing passed its period of comfortable use.
Mr.. w. X. Little, of Austin, Texas. ac-
companied by the Misses Knott of East
Portland, paid Vancouver visit on Friday.
Now that the harvest is over the road SUI
pervisors are again at their regular work of
tearing up the roads for a soft bed of winter
mud.
The coal shaft on the Heissen place on
Lewis river is now down fifty feet, and the
prospectors hope to strike the coal vein
soon.
Several hundred Vancouver people went
to Portland to help make up the crowd at
the Northern Pacific K. r. celebration this
week.
A number of the Eastern knight TEN.
Francisco, took look at Vancouver last
week.
A number u Siwashes came down on the
boat Monday, all clearly arrayed, going to
Portland to see the Boston men and the big
blowout.
Mrs. Mary Daniels aud her sister Miss
Dolly Meyer, will leave Washington, ID. c.,
the last Of this month. to return home to
Vancouver.
The small postal notes do not 90 Off with
any great rush, but people will get used to
them after . time. when they will come
more in favor.
Walter Sparks has gone to the upper
country, to remain during the winter. He
will join his wife at Endicott, Whitman
county, w. I.
Messrs. J. II. Whittier and Alex. Cook
departed for San Francisco on Tuesdays
steamer. the California. They will be gone
. couple Of weeks.
Mr.. j. H. Toler recently completed els.
tern with nearly the capicity Of one Of the
city DIRE cisterns. He will be well prepared
for the next dry season.