The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-26
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION,

BRIEF MENTION.
R. Wolf has painted the front of his store,
freshening its appearance
Miss Lizzie Sauer on Monday returned
from short trip to Astoria.
The Board of County Commissioners will
meet on Monday, August 9th.
Waitsburg has only one saloon since the
$500 ordinance went into effect.
The fair and festival Of the Earnest Work.
ers Melted $3.50 above all expenses.
The harvest is commencing, and now the
farmers are not so anxious for a soaking rain
Plasterers have commenced putting on the
finishing coat in six rooms of the new school
house.
Peach plums are in market, but the crop
is very short, compared with the average
season.
The few timber fires in this county do not
seem to have done any great damage, so far
asreported.
Seth Barnett has the Thorntoa trucks in
charge, and will run the draying and haul.
ing business.
J. w. Weber and family on Monday de.
parted for Astoria, which will be their home
for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollingsworth of East Port
land spent Sunday in this city, the guests
of Fred w. Bier.
The Washington market is now run by
Harmsr h Bluroek alone, Weber having
gone out of the firm.
Andrew Proebstel on Tuesday commenced
taking the school census of this city, as the
law directs and provides.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marsh's hall next Sunday, at IL A. NJ,
Rev. T. j. May officiating.
Harvest will have to be gone through
without an increase of farm help, as the idle
laborers are few and far between.
Arthur Hidden has been marketing his
peach crop, which in common with other
fruits is not abundant this season.
J. o. Smith has been cutting timothy
grass seven feet high on his ranch on the 4th
Plain road-not bad for dry year.
One OF the keenest felt wants in this city,
q first-class hotel, still affords an excellent
investment for somebody who has the money
to build it.
H. c. Morrice is now in the office of the
Disbursing Quartermaster at Portland, rid
ing over and back every day to attend his
office duties.
On Tuesday evening Seth Barnett lost a
small casting and a sack of -four from his
truck, which he wants to have the finder
return to him.
The Luriine has commenced making regu.
lar Saturday trips to the seaside, which
brings the old Vancouver over here every
Saturday night.
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this time a large amount of hay for the
Portland market, the baled article bringing
S25 to S2S per ton.
]. f. c. Durgan of Washougal centem.
plates enlarging his store this fall, and in
the meantime is selling off his old stock oil
goods at very low rates.
Mr.. Morris, from Uniontown, Pa, re.
Gently arrived in the Chelatchie district,
and is stopping on the Reid farm while put.
ting up buildings on his own place.
Ben Holman has completed the carpenter
work on John Proebstels house on 4th
Plain, and A. H. Tinker is putting on the
finishing touches with his lively brush.
The crops on Bachelor Island are re-
ported as the finest in that locality for
many years, wheat and oats standing as tall
rs mans shoulders, and filling splenddly.
Deer are plentiful in the hills, and bears
are adding their attractions to the berry
patches, while numerous grouse will soon
tempt the wing shootist into the open
grounds.
Capt. S. P. Jocelyn, 2lst Inf, who is
largely interested in the LIST National Bank
Of Vancouver, has been in the city this week
on business connected with the establish.
ment of the bank.
City taxes are being paid in slowly. All
paid in after Saturday next, July 2Sth, will
bear ten per cent. penalty, an increase worth
saving by paying before the expiration Of
the 30 day warrant.
The residents of La Center and vicinity
made an excursion on Sunday to the Cas-
cades, ON the Laced Mason. About $50
people participated. The boat stopped At
this place going and coming.
On Monday Mr.. James Miles, who has
been stopping in Vancouver for year and
. half. started via the n P. route on the
return to bis home in eastern Kansas.
Many friends wish him pleasant trip.
Mr.. 4 Mrs. G. w. Slocum, Mrs. Chas.
Brown, Mrs. D. Hakes, Miss A. Loomis
and e. A. Slocum started on Monday for a
camping expedition into the Cascade mount
aims toward Mt. Hood. to be gone ten days
or more.