The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-03-15

The Vancouver Musical Society proposes
to give concert on Monday evening, March
26th.
Henry Christ last week purchased full
blooded Jersey bull calf, of the S. c. Reed
stock.
A special session of County Commissioners
Court will commence on Monday next in
this city.
Beef may soon take back seat with its
high prices for the spring run OF fish has
commenced
Mrs. Mary T. Collins, formerly of Ska
mania county, has been on visit in this
city this week
$. c. Archilles is now sole proprietor of
the west side livery stable, aud will run the
business to stay.
Samuel Hoh, of Skamockawa came up
on Friday, making one of his regular visits
to the land office.
Next. Saturday is st. Patricx's day.
There will be no public celebration of it in
Portland this year
The six inch iron pipe for the Vancouver
Water Co.'S new main has commenced to
arrive in this city.
Donald Mckay, an architect of Seattle, is
drawing plans for the Catholic cathedral to
be built in Vancouver.
A Northern Pacific railroad agent was
over here last week, investigating mining
prospects of the season.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marsh haii next Sunday, at II a. NJ,
Rev. 7. }. May officiating.
Mr.. Louis r. Sohns, wife and child, came
over from Seattle on saturday, to remain
for week at his old home.
A. J. Culbertson Il Co.. of La Center, an
nounce the establishment of a real estate
agency IN that thriving town.
Mr.. +. Simpson, of Biddeford, Maine,
was IN the city last week, to make some en-
tries on land 10 Cowlitz county.
Logs are being hauled to Palmer's mill
over the new tram-way, whereat the loggers
rejoice aud their horses wax fat.
Mr.. Sliderberg, the old gentleman, was in
town on Saturday, for the first time in six
months he having been sick all winter.
The steamer Washington has been under
going extensive repairs at Seattle, and is
now pronounced practically a new boat.
There is brisk demand for laborers here
abouts, and men need not be idle except
from choice. there is work for all to do.
The Vancouver city brass band will give
an open air concert in the city park next
Sunday afternoon If the weather is pleasant
Mr.. X. s. Rice is out of the hospital again,
having recovered from very severe course
of typhoid fever, at which many friends re-
joice.
On Saturday last several mining experts
took their departure into the mountains on
prospecting tour. II is an unusually early
start.
The farmers have been enabled bv the
fine weather to get large proportion of
their spriug grain into the ground in good
shape.
Mr.. L. Meeker was in the city on Satur-
day, for the first time since his return from
California. He is now stopping at st.
Heleus.
There is 20 be a dance at John Birds
house on Attn Plain Tomorrow night, Friday,
March 10th, and OF course they will have a
fine time.
Mr.. W. NJ Dumb, who came here re-
Gently from Fremont, Nebraska, has opened
barber shop in Mrs. Turnbullis block ON
Main street.
A. ID. Wright drove in from his place
four miles above Washougal city on Thurs
day IN tive hours, and reports the roads IN
fair condition.
The steamer Trareler is now back on her
regular route between Portland and Wa
shougal, the Vancouver making only one
trip In her place.
Messrs. Henry Winch of Portland, and
VIM. ii. Pope of Oregon City, have bought
the steame CaHiope, now runaing on the
Washougal route.
Zeek's new mill will be ready to cut lum-
Der the last OF this week, though consider
able of its machinery will not be in place
for a few days yet.
MIR. &. w. Jones will go into partnership
with Jas. McHale in the grocery business in
this city, and they will be ready to open the
store about April LIST.
We have had three weeks of steady SIM.
shine, good enough to make even Califor-
man think this land is not so bad as has
been sometimes reported.
In the land suit of John Brace and lie.
ander Holmes against Mrs. N. Schoteld. a
decision has been rendered by Judge Hoyt
in favor of Mrs. Schoield
DIR. I. +. Smith, brother of DIR. ] Ran.
dolph Smith OF this city, has left the vii. |
lamette valley and gone to Watsburg. W.
T., to practice IN his profession.
Not less than twenty San Francisco tray.
cling commercial men have been in the city !
within week. boring for orders among our |
merchants. Some of them struck oil.
Henry Catching whose parents reside on /
Lewis river was run over BY the cars near
the Cascades last week, aud died few DAYS |
sincs IN st. Vincents hospital in Portland.