The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION.

MISS LlZZle FleUCneT IL III UHe clIy, 10 re-
main during the week.
Chicago drummers are making their ap.
pearance in this section.
Mrs. Z. Kahn and family, of Portland,
are visiting at Washougal.
J. T. Cotton and Jacob Brott went out to
tho mines again this week.
Mr.. John G. Miller of La Center will in a
short time remove to Portland.
Wendell Proebstel and Thos. Owens came
In from the mines on Thursday.
Judge Dennison's law office is now Just
Ono door beyond the telegraph office.
Sheriff Merton rode handsome pair of
crutches, but graduated on Monday.
Some Of the machinery for Goss & Down.
ing's new factory has arrived in the city.
A number of pieces of real estate in the
city have been sold during the last week.
Mr.. Jno. X. Gather of La Center made
his presence known in Vancouver on Tues
day.
J. E. G. Durgan, of Washougal, has gone
to Without Springs, to remain for week or
more.
p. Keegan, once resident here, has been
appointed to place on the Portland police
force.
Hon. Thos. H. Cavanaugh, late Secretary
of State of Kansas, has been in the city this
week.
The man who is too smart to learn any
thing puts 2-cent stamp on his letter al
ready.
Deer, quail, grouse and pheasants may
be lawfully killed since the first day of
August.
The Seattle Herald in its new dress looks
as bright and fascinating as a l6-year old
school
Mrs. S. w. Brown returned on Monday
from a trip to the klaskanine farm of Mr..
Jacob kamm.
The marriage of Charles Kamm and Miss
Fannie Walker is announced to take place
in September.
Mrs Elizabeth Powell, pioneer of 1852,
died at her home on Lewis river last week,
aged 70 years
Services will be held in the new NJ. +.
church for the first time, probably, on Sun
day, the 10Th inst.
J. W. Boyer has purchased half block
in the Hayden tract, for $500, and will soon
build house thereon.
Emigrants from Missouri and Kansas
coming overland by team commenced arriv-
ing in this city last week.
Presbyterian services will be held in
Marsh's hall next Sunday, at III A. NJ,
Rev. T. J. May officiating.
Mrs Hewitt and Miss Clara Hewitt Of
Astoria, have been on Lake river, visiting
friends, for a week or more.
C. w. Gushing and Chas. Muhberger Of
Galesburg, ILL.,, have settled in Vancouver
rs their home for the present.
Miss Eunice Blackwood returned from
the seaside this week, where she has been
enjoying the fresh sea breeze.
The gentle house-hy now vexeth the
housewife, and skates its autograph on the
shining head Of ye sleepy sinner.
There have been signs OF rain in the air
for a week, but they only demonstrated
that "all signs fail in dry time"
The outside coat of cement is now being
placed upon the court house walls, much
improving the appearance OF the building.
The machinery for the new saw-mill has
arrived, and the building has commenced
The mill will be put in operation as soon as
possible.
Mr. Z. P. Cawley of Flatwoods has left
in this office stalks of wheat and oats six
feet high, fair samples of this years crop on
his place.
Mr.. T. w. Hauschield, OF Iowa, has
bought an interest in the Geek mill at Burnt
Bridge creek, aud settles down to business
iu earnest.
The now two cent stamps will be sup
piled to postmAsters on the first Of Septem-
Der next, but none are to be sold until the
LIST of October.
The proprietors Of threshing machines at
work in the harvest fields will greatly oblige
this paper by reporting the results OF their
labors at this office.
A few days since Mrs. Higgins, living on
the north fork near La Center, took an over
dose Of strychn;ne, but was saved from
death by prompt action.
Mr. Fred d. Sparkling was in the city this
week, having completed his duties with the
engineering party on the Portland kalama
extension for the present.
Mr.. A. A. Lindsey Of Union Ridge put
on his good clothes aud came up to see US
on Tuesday. encouraging the newspaper bus
mess in his original style.
Mr.. Geo. Kabrich merchant OF Mexico,
Mo-. with his wife. is visiting Mr.. Jacob
HUFF He is favorably impressed with this
country and its prospects
Mr.. p. O'Keaue wife and daughter, were
expected home this week. but a letter re-
ceived Tuesday states he is sick at Victoria,
with an attack of bilious fever.
The harvest is progressing. and IN thus
county as elsewhere west OF the Cascades,
the crop is turning out better than was
thought possble ak weeks ago.