The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-05-17
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION.

Ernest Hack arrived down from Walla
Walla last week, in rather poor health.
VIM. Ranck, who was on the sick list for
time, is out again, improved in health.
The crops in Clarke county look well at
this date, and give promise of good yield.
Ground was broken for the new cathedral
in Vancouver Oh Wednesday of last week.
The Rev. M. Judy and wife will return
this week from their visit to the eastern
states.
Mr.. VIM. Bratton visited Vancouver this
week, and circulated among his numerous
friends
Mr.. p Deer, of Walla Walla has been
in the city for few days, visiting old
friends.
The deputy city assessor, Robert Rebb,
has commenced making the city assessment
for 1883.
The female suffragists have been booming
Vancouver this week, under the lead of Mrs.
Duniway.
The excursion to Washougal from Port
land last Sunday was postponed on account
Of bad weather.
Mr. w. N. Smith; brother of our mayor,
has been elected mayor of Waitsburg. 1t
runs in the family
Henry Whittier and wife have returned
from Puget Sound, and will 60 home to
Walla Walla this week
Last week the Palmer mill had an order
for a considerable quantity of lumber to be
shipped to Walla Walla.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marshs hall next Sunday, at II A. NJ,
Rev. 7. j. May officiating.
If newspaper man never published any
thing that displeased no one, what thin
things newspapers would be.
The steamer Lucea Mason made an ex-
cursion to Vancouver from La Center on
Sunday. About eighty people came.
Victor AIaury, late of Co. +, 2lst Inf
has received his discharge from the service,
and returned to Vancouver to reside.
A. Patfenbarger of the Northeastern
Farmer, has been doing Vancouver this
week, to the material benefit of his paper.
Mr.. J. T. Goss and his daughter Miss
Ida, will sail tor San Francisco next Mon
day, from which point he will return here.
There will be no celebration on the 4th
OF July IN Vancouver this year, therefore
every school district is expected to have one.
Maxon's building is nearly all finished,
and as soon as the painters have done their
work 1T will be ready for the opening OF bus
mess.
The public school entertainment expected
to be repeated last Saturday evening will
take place this Wednesday evening, at
Marsh hall
Fritz Braun was in the city on Tuesday,
making arrangements for the 4th of July
al,rat az - -,
be OF the regular order.
The steamer Gdzeiie, OF Washougal route
fame, now on Puget Sound, was snagged
and sunk on the Nooksack river last week,
but will be raised again.
Although the tax on tobacco and cigars
has been reduced it does not lower the price
any. Striking workmen have absorbed the
reduction at the factories.
The 4th Plain May-day pic mic was a
grand success, about 300 persons being pres
ent. The address of the May Queen Miss
Ceilings, is much praised.
The fruit crop Is not going to be as good
as was anticipated a month ago. Cold rains
in April damaged the blossoms. Prunes
and pears have suffered most.
Robt. Robb sold not long ago two-thirds
OF his old city residence ground to : F.
White, and this week disposed of the house
and ground remaining to Gldeoa Gillian.
There is still living near Vancouver an
Indian woman nearly 100 years old, who re-
members seeing the explorers Lewis aud
Clarke when they visited the Columbia
river in 1906.
We acknowledge a call at this office from
Mrs. Duniway, who never forgets pleasant
word or kindly greeting to the printers
when abroad on her mission of securing
''women's rights"
An experienced teacher, male or female,
with good references can find immediate
employment by applying to the directors of
schoel district No. 81, on Cedar creek,
Clarke county, w. T. >
Some fellows at Olympia are in the dumps
because the Territorial law for the preser.
walton of oyster beds prohibits any body
from gathering this favorite appetizer from
May 18th to Sept LIST.
The Seattle Intei2igeacsr says that Dr. A.
@. Cook, a well known citizen of the Terri.
tory fifteen years ago, but of late resident
OF Los Angeles, Cal, is about to return and
locate in the Chehalis country.
DIR. Fred w. Sparkling, Register of the
Land Office, arrived back from Seattle on
Saturday He has not fully recovered from
very severe attack of pneumonia, from
which he suffered much while at home.
Robt. Williams found on the government
grounds at Vancouver Barracks last week
an old Spanish coin of the date of 1867 AS
1t is little worn it is thought to have been
brought here by some OF tho early Hudson