The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-09-06
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION,

DAYS IrOun OF. Taul.
Clyde Tucker has quit the Vancouver
ferry, and gone to Albina.
Only one prisoner in the Clarke county
Jail, the murderer Gioninni.
Will Eddings bought the first postal note
at the Vancouver pOst-office.
Mrs. A. w. Gray and children departed
on Friday for their home at Answorth.
The bottom lands of the Columbia are on
top this year for big crops and large yield.
Hon. 7. H. Brents has declined the in
vitation to deliver the address at the county
fair.
Miss Minnie Dorman of Fern Prairie has
nearly recovered from her recent severe ILL.,
ness.
The work of laying the foundation of the
Presbyterian church will be finished this
week.
Workmen commenced setting up the iron
front of the lst National bank building yes
tsrday.
Chas. Brown and family arrived home
from the Lewis river country on Saturday
evening.
Springer Wentworth have made their
place headquarters for oysters for the COM
ing season.
Hon. f. Sells has departed for his home
in Kansas, leaving on Mondays San Fran
cisco steamer.
Farmers are bringing in baled hay, some
to sell and some to put in store, waiting for
higher prices.
Mrs. Ebert offers her house and two lots
for sale. 1t is desirable property for bus
mess purposes.
The deer hunters club went out to Sal
mon creek again on Saturday, and came
home with one deer.
The Portland Mechanics Fair will com.
mence on Thursday, Oct. IL, and closes on
Saturday, October p.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marsh's hall next Sunday, at ii A. NJ,
Rev. 7. ]. May officiating.
Farmers are haying in the wild grass on
the river bottoms making a good cut Sc
cured in excellent condition.
Mrs. Weeden and her lame son Bob, ar
rived down from the upper country last
week, to remain for the winter.
The fall term of st. Luke's parish school,
in charge of Miss LOOMS, commenced on
Monday, with good attendance.
L.
sion of u baby girl at his house, the latest
addition to his household treasures.
How would you explain the Authorization
that drives dry goods clerk to charge
''seven yards of sugar" to customer?
S. N. Secrst, who has been engaged ex.
clusively in getting out piles, has now gone
into getting out logs for the mills Also
The steamer Luriine has been withdrawn
from the route to Astoria and the seaside,
and will make no more Saturday evening
trips.
The sailing dates for Sau Francisco steam
ers from Portland for the next four weeks
will be Sept. 7, IL, Is, l9, %, q, and Octo.
Der l.
The stone foundation Of the new Catholic
cathedral will be completed this week, and
it is very substantial and creditable piece
OF work.
A recent letter from Wastsburg states
that Capt. John Smith, Warm Springs In-
dian Agent, is gradually failing, aud cannot
live long.
w. T. Atwood. Portland agent of the
Pickens, Fulton L Co. Commercial Agency,
has been gathering III his Vancouver items
this week.
We hear of many farmers making prepa-
tions fer the county fair. 1t has not been q
good year, but they will bring in the best
they have.
Ex-sherif Fletcher is making improve.
ments on his farm east of the city, having
completed new barn, aud nearly finished =
new house.
The potato crop in Clarke county on the
high lands will be far below the average in
yield, and the increased acreage will not
make up for it.
The Legislature Of Washington Territory
will meet on the first Monday of October,
and the first Monday comes this year on the
first day Of October.
Mr.. j. J. Bliss, who went east with Gen.
Dandy, arrived back in Vancouver last
week. He does not like any other place
quite SO well a. this.
J. H. O'Donnells daughters came home
from Fort Spokane q few days since, and
after visiting the old home have gone on
trip to San Francisco.
Several new houses are to be built upon
the Hayden addition this fall, before the
winter sets in. Many lots have changed
hands there recently.
Mrs. Miller of Battle Ground, who has
been in hospital here some time, undergoing
. severe surgical operation. which was sue.
cessful, 10 now recovering.
The many friends Of Thos johnson in
this city will regret to learn that his store
at Ellensburg was destroyed by fire last
week, entailing . loss Of 81. 900.
d. NJ. Spencer Of Pioneer is announced BY
tho Chehalis Yidene ~ about to remove to
the GrAy's hsrbor locality. where he has 70.
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