The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-10

BRIEF MENTION.


The G. A. R. of Vancouver are preparing
to receive Commander Vandervoort
A satin bow lost from some lady's'dress.
has been left at this office for the owner.
On Monday Thos ONeil departed for
Puget Sound, to remain during the summer.
The public school piano fund starts off
with $40 made at the first entertainments
Mr.. Owen Mulligan started on trip to
Boston this week, leaving here on Tuesday.
Miss Ida Goss starts this week with two
of her younger sisters, for the old home in
the east.
Ellsworth Post G.. A. r. will attend Pres
byterian services in body, at Marsh's hall,
May 9th.
Mr.. Randolph Harrison and wife came
over from Portland On Monday to visit at
Mrs. Troups.
The summer crop of drummers is now
blossoming out in Vancouver, San Francisco
stock mostly.
Mrs A. L. Straw departs the last of this
week on visit to her old home near Green
Bay, Wisconsin.
The Board of County Commissioners is in
session this week. AS usual, the May term
will be a long one
Building operations are still being carried
on at lively late in Vancouver, and all the
mechanics are busy.
The Mexican war veterans in this vicinity
are to meet i'll Vancouver next Saturday, to
form an organization.
Brewster had some California cherries for
sale last week, but they were not such fine
ones as are raised here.
j. w. Boyer last week removed from
East Portland back to Vancouver and oc-
cupies his former home.
At the sale Of land for unpaid taxes on
Monday only two pieces were sold, the bal
ance going to the county.
Rather more than the usual number Of
Portland people visited Vancouver on Sun
day, it being pleasant day.
Miss Ida Bozarth, ef Lewis river, has
been up visiting friends for week, depart
ing homeward last Thursday.
The post-otfice at Pekin has been discon-
tiuued, and mail matter for that office
should be sent to Woodland, w. I.
Mr.. Will Johnson and wife arrived down
from the Dales last week, and are now Wis
iting at the farm OF Mr. VIM. Dillon.
John Workman was the lowest bidder for
constructing the city Jail, at $3.50, and the
contract will be awarded accordingly.
Still the letters keep coming in, ''send us
information about your country Many
people are looking this way for homes.
petition has been sent in to the city
council for the Improvement OF b street,
west, including bridge across the pond.
There was no quorum at the council meet
ing on Monday night, and the regular meet
ing was adjourned to Wednesday evening
Memorial day will be observed in Van
couver by the G.. A. K. and the L. $. troops
at the Barracks and will be a grand affair
Vancouver has contributed and paid in
S64 to the Whitman monument fund, mainly
through the efforts of Mr.. 5. W. Brown aud
wife.
Moore, Stevens X Co. are having more
gravel put on the approaches to their wharf,
preparing for high water and better drive
ways.
Mr.. L. d. Woodland and wife will return
to Colfax this week, and will take that boy
with them, as he is necessity III house
keeping.
w. 2. McIntire of Cathlamet, was up
here on Saturday. He asked $1,000 for his
block, So east, but there were no bidders at
that figure.
Ed Slocum is again struggling with the
"shakes, but gets some consolation from
the fact that he has the best of the fight
every other day.
The advent OF the paymaster has made
the boys in blue rejoice once more this week,
and they have been around to see their
friends and divide.
James Howard starts this week on his re.
turn to Green Bay. One winter will be
enough for him there, when he will be
likely to Some back
The public school May day festival will
be repeated at Marsh's hall on Saturday
night OF this week. Some new features will
be presented on this occasion.
VIM. Glendye, publisher of the Mist, st.
Helens was in the city on Saturday. and
received many words OF encouragement on
the neat, newsy paper he gets up.
A soldier OF the LIST Artillery, who made
q malicious assault on G.. W. Jones little
grand. son Tuesday evening, was yesterday
sent to Jail for ten days by Justice Smith.
Mrs Harriet Hawn died at the Dalles on
April 18th. She was married at Green Bay,
Wis, in 1888. removed to Texas in 1887,
and arrived in Vancouver in October. lS43.
Leonhardt Case, who worked for Stegert
some years ago, and is well known here,
has with Joseph Burke opened the old En-.
pire market, vacated on Tuesday by Steg-
crt.
The Jubilee singers had a full house at
Marshs hall on Monday night, but many
people were not satisfied with the perform
ance. which was not equal to their efferts in
Portland.
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