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for Baker City, to visit her daug hter, Mrs.
Riggs.
John O'keane went to the Tulallp Indian
Agency on Tuesday, to close up his agency
affairs.
The finest Strawberries we have sSen this
year were the Sharpless, from Chat. Knights
garden.
Mr. Gardner of Baker City, an old time
resident of Vancouver, is in town visiting
old friends.
Mr.. VIM. Honeyman, of Thompson De
Hart 4 Co., Portland, paid this city a visit
on Monday.
The salmon run is increasing, and the
Vancouver fishermen take in a few fish
every night.
Work is proceeding on the courthouse,
and the upper rooms are nearly all ready for
the plasterers.
Miss Florence Knaggs, of the Dalles, is
visiting in this city, at the residence of Mr..
II. G. Morrice
The strawberry crop may be a little short,
but the ice cream Is not, and the quality Is
better than ever.
Mr.. C. G. Bradshaw of Bloomington, H.,
took brief look at our city Oh Saturday.
lie Will COME aSaiu
Mrs. NJ. L. Clark did not lecture in Van
couver Monday night on Mormonism, fail
ing to draw an audience.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marsh's hall next Sunday, at IL A. NJ,
Rev. T. ]. May officiating.
Crops in all parts of the county look ex-
ceedingly well and give promise of an abund-
ant yield the coming harvest.
c. Il. Stegert and Jacob Thompson have
gone back to their placer mining down the
river, to stay a couple of weeks.
The Rev. A. s. Nicholson of this city was
re-appolnted chaplain of the Grand Masonic
Lodge Of Washington Territory.
The Canyon creek miners on Tuesday
went out again to the mines, for the prose-
cution OF work on the new leads.
- we -Nl2sing exercises of the year at Holy
lege. Vancouver, will be held,I y
rne 25t0r26th and 9th OF June.
The fremen were out for drill practice
Friday evening, and did some good lively
work, creditable to the department.
A. Ceilings son on 4th Plain is still down
from his severe sickness with pneumonia,
but is mending little, though slowly.
Yesterday morning Bullerkist came in
with eight salmon, the largest weighing 60
pounds and the smallest over 30 pounds.
Mr.. Henry Houghton of Lewis river
passed through town yesterday, moving to
the neighborhood of Dallas, Polk Co., Ogn.
Printers pic mic next Saturday at Van.
couver, given by Multnomah Typographical
Union. 1t will be tie pic mic OF the season.
Three fires on messy roofs occurred in one
day in Portland, which should be warning
to Vancouver people to clean oil their house
roofs.
Brown & Brandon S ice wagon is making
its daily rounds through the city, with ice
gathered from the pond at Burnt Bridge
creek.
Bishop Junger returned last evening from
his trip to Puget Sound, where he has been
for several weeks attending to his Episcopal
duties.
The Masonic delegates returned from Pu-
get Sound on Saturday night, and brought
clans for the Sunday dinners of many
friends.
Found, near Marbles mill on the Pioneer
road. a pair of gloves. some lace and hand
kerchief, which the owner can recover at
at this office.
Mich. O'Neill, a well-known drayman of
v.
He was a son-in-law of j. II. O'Donnell of
Battle Ground.
The Columbia has taken fresh start, the
water having come up Is inches this week.
The Snake and Columbia rivers are both
reported rising.
All bids made for building the Catholic
Cathedral in this city have been rejected by
the committee. New proposals will proba-
bly, be advertised for.
Mr.. George Werner, agent of the Ray
mond- Holmes Comedy Company, was in the
city Monday. arranging for night of the
theatre at the garrison.
Kerron 4 McBeth of Portland who
bought cut J. G. Miller of La Center, com.
msnced inventory of the stock yesterday,
preparatory to taking possession.
The "Green Ribbon Band" made its first
appearance on Friday night last, creating
sensation ofno small proportions This band
does not charge anything for music.
Thcs. w. Padden has succeeded in per.
fccting the title TO the lot on which he COM.
mcnced new residence. and the work
thereon will be resumed next week.
The excursion TO Washougsl city last
Sunday. given by the Vancouver CITY Band |
was . grand affair, the attendance being
large. good time was had by all.
The heaviest representation in the Grand |
Lodge of Masons was from Walla Walla. n. |
w. Eagan 2l0 lbs, w. z. Arberry 275, and |
J. ID. Lamar 225, n total Of 7lO his. The |
light weights we're nearly all from Vancou-
yer,