The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-28
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION.

The Lenten season commenced yesterday,
with the usual church services
G. F. and j. A. Boutell of Kansas City
arrived in Vancouver last week.
Columbia river smelt from below have
made their appearance in the market
School clerks should apply to the county
auditor for copies of the new school law.
Capt. Ridley's son, recently come on from
the east, has taken up u homestead on Lake
river.
Mr.. c. H. Whitney has nearly recovered
from his spell of sickness, and is about
again.
The country mail carriers report bad roads
for week past, but they are now getting
better.
The home of David Schuele is frightened
with the presence of another boy born on
Saturday last.
The carpenters have nearly completed
the improvements to Harmer & Blurock's
market building.
Last week Mrs. Tooley received from the
Chosen Friends $1,000, insurance on the life
of her late husband.
ID. L. Harley yesterday removed his fam
lily to Portland, having become permanent
resident in that city.
Scott SHETLAND is again on duty at his
post as purser, having recovered from his
last sickness in fair shape.
The hotels are having more transient trade
since the river opened, and the pages of the
registers fill more rapidly.
There has been thaw at Brush Prairie
enough of one to let Lavergne Lyons get out
OF the woods to town again.
f. A. Willis, formerly in the Alta House
in this city, has gone to Yakima city, where
he is in the tobacco business.
The Touring mill will start up again in a
few days, as soon as some wheat can be
brought over from Portland.
Tomorrow is an eventful day for several
persons in this community, who only have Il
birthday once in four years.
VIM. j. Wigs, q pioneer livery man of
Portland, died in this city this week. The
remains went to Portland for burial.
The law against carrying concealed weap-
ons should be strictly enforced. The handy
revolver gets many man in trouble.
According to the new law our legislature
will hereafter meet the first Monday in De
cemher and hold sixty days session.
Freghts are lively since the river opened
lumber and potatoes being sent off from this
point, and goods, mill stuiIs etc, coming
in.
The Columbia river during the cold snap
was over foot below the ordinary low
water mark. |. has since risen about nine
feet
Tomorrow is the last day for paying
county taxes to the sheriff, and the delin,
quent property will soon be advertised for
sale.
Levi Farnsworth, one Of the earlier set
tiers OF Vancouver, died at his old home in
-Ionesboro, Maine, on Jan. 18th, aged So
years.
Mrs Martha NJ. Doherty, who was taken
with pneumonia III October, has recovered,
much to the relief OF her relatives and
friends.
The bright sunshine and balmy spring
days of this week are in pleasing contrast
to the winter weather which left us so re-
Gently.
Dr. Frank Bell, nephew of Prof Bell,
arrived in this city from the east on Satur-
day last. lie comes to locate somewhere on
the coast.
Commercial travellers from the east, Port
land and san Francisco have commenced
arriving, to obtain the spring trade Of our
business men.
G. T. Mcconnell, clerk of the District
Court, this week removed his office and Of
fetal books aud papers to the new rooms in
the court house.
Mr.. j. ii. O'Donnell OF Battle Ground
has been in the city this week, He is con-
tented now. for there are fonr John O'Dou-
nels at his house.
The Blue Ribbon Band realized benefit
of S2l from the neck-tie sociable of Wednes-
day evening last week, and all who attended
had a jolly good time
VIM Teatz, one of the old residents of
this county, died on the 18th at his residence
near this city, after a painful illness OF sew
eral months duration.
DIR. w. +. Everett, ethnologist for the
government, returned from Victoria on Sat
urday The snow aud ice prevented him
from getting into the interior.
No eastern mail for several days. because
20 miles of track above Ainsworth is de.
moralized by washouts, and 1t said no trains
will 20 over the road this week,
Cook 4 Son on Monday commenced the
shipment OF fruit trees from the Vancouver
Nursery, on orders which have been accu-
mulating during the cold snap.
Rev. A. s. Nicholson aud X. w Downing
went to Tacoma on Monday, TO represent
the Vancouver Lodge OF Knights of Pythias
in the Grand Lodge organized this week,
Tacoma real estate agents are sending their
circulars to this city but after certain real
estate experience over in Oregon it will be
hard to get any Vancouver man to take the
bait.