The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-11-29
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION.


hunting on his farm below town.
November shows no lack of moisture in
Clarke county.
Robt. Williams is down with an attack
of pneumonia
Noah Brown has left the Dalles, and gone
up to Pendieton.
There are now only two prisoners in the
Clarke county Jail.
All government Offices are closed to-day,
1t being national holiday.
The Vancouver ferry will discontinue
trips for the winter on Dec LIST.
The ball to be given by Engine Co. No. /
comes off at Marsh's hall tonight
There is plenty of wild goose hunting in
these parts, but the geese are scarce.
Jas. B. Dimit's three little children are
very sick with diphtheria in this city.
Jacob Wagenblast has gone from Wallula
Junction up to Weston for the winter.
Some of the smaller bridges in this county
were carried away in Mondays freshet.
U. f. Hicks, one of the old time Van
eouver printers, was in the city last week.
A good boy DESTROYS to learn the printers
trade can find an opportunity at this office.
The exact amount netted at the Sisters
Fair held i'll this city recently is $2,0OS. 25.
The public schools of this city will give
Christmas festival on Friday evening Dec.
2lst.
Dick Neville of Heppner was in the city
last week, looking in upon old acquaint-
ances.
Mrs. j. G. Blake, who was very sick the
first OF the week, is now reported as much
better.
The Luceo Mason is again on the Lewis
river route, thoroughly repaired and over.
hauled.
Sam Marsh fixed that crossing, for the
present at least, and many are thankful
therat.
The rains this week sent the streams up
booming, but not as high as they were last
December
Our last Historian looks like sieve-so
many good things in it the scissors could not
let it alone.
The Vancouver Portland stage has sus-
pended travel for the season, the roads be-
ing too muddy.
Collections will be made in the EPISCOPAL
churches of this Territory on Thanksgiving
day for hospital work.
The Lucia Mills will commence cutting
lumber next week. the machinery being
now nearly all in place.
s. Reward-Lost, cuff with gold link
button, marked +. 7. Return to Major
Taylor's quarters, Barracks.
There will be Thanksgiving services held
in the Presbyterian church to-day, at IL A.
NJ, Rev. I. j. May officiating.
G. II. Prescott, manager of the O. r. 4
N. Co., is just up from sick bed, and will
probably be rendered a vacation.
Gridley & Whitney have their new deliv-
cry wagon out, and it is the best in the
country for the furniture business.
To-day being Thanksgiving day, we rem.
der thanks for what we have. and are thank
full for some things We do not have
On his return from the lakes below Fred
Bier reported hunters nearly as numerous
as the ducks, and the shooting poor.
]. p. Healy has renovated the "Young
America" repapcred the walls, and other
wise made way with dust and darkness.
That rain storm of Monday reminds old
settlers of what Oregon used to be before
she commenced having spells Of dry weather.
this week, and the Cedar creek country had
eight inches on Sunday, with more coming.
Fred Weston cut his hand with chisel
last week, but it don't seem to affect his ap-
petite. He will soon be able to go . work
again.
Tho new city council goes to work in
earnest to inaugurate measures for the i'm
provement of the city and the government
thereof.
Albert Crooks was taken to the peniten-
tiary last week, and is now serving out his
sentence of one year for unlawfully borrow
ing horse.
Some fellow with more benzine than sense
aboard, fell through Springer Il Wentworth's
window Sunday night, and spoiled the sign
painted on it.
Now that the womans suffrage bill has
passed we expect our better half home be-
fore the next election, as she cant afford to
loose her vote.
There is talk OF lynching the man who
evolved this toast: "Our fire engines-may
they be like old maids-ever ready, but
never wanted"
Colfax has 9th class Silly steam fire en-
gine, hose cart aud 600 feet Of hose, which
cost delivered at Colfax $3.50. The
freight amounted to over 5000.
w. b. Patterson, chief OF the government
printers. returned home from Heppner on
Friday, where he had been on hunting ex-
petition into the Blue mountains.
The Standard says that there Is a startled
expression in the eyes of the Portland ladies
- they gather their draperies around them
and dive off the curbstonc into the mud.
DR.. T. McCabe, dentist. of the firm Of
Freeman & McCabe, dentists, Portland, Or,