The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-02-07
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION.

interview the commissioners tuesday.
Goss & Downing's factory is still crowded
with orders, and the work goes on lively.
G. H. Daniels has removed his tin shop
and stock into Sohns & Schuees old stand
Mr.. Eugene Semple, who has gone east
will not return until about the first of March.
j. T. Goss will commence in a few days
the building of dwelling house for his own
use.
Next Thursday is st. Valentines Day, the
dread of the postmaster, nightmare by day
time.
Nearly every day men come into the
county from the east, looking for new loca-
tions.
The iron columns in the doorway of the
court house were put in position during the
week.
Mr.. A. Plumb will return from Cofax
next week. He has been up there for over
six months.
Eli Scott and wife returned to Vancouver
last week, after visit of several months
in the east
Mount Hood Lodge No 80, F. & A. NJ,
meets on Saturday evening next, for work
in Sd degree.
S. c. Arch,lles is doing very we'll with his
broken leg, but cannot get out for couple
of months yet.
About fifty persons went over to Portland
last Saturday night to witness the exhibit
ton of sluggers.
Charlie Mattson removed from the hos
pital to the Alta House on Monday. He is
recovering rapidly.
The examination of teachers in Cowlitz
county will be held at Kalama on Monday
next, February llth.
The new postal notes are increasing in ia
vor, 264 beng issued at the Vancouver Of
flee up to February lst
County Assessor J. H. Fletcher com
menced his labors on Monday morning, on
the assessment for 1884.
Mr.. j. 7. Bowles, who now resides in
Portland, made Vancouver visit this week,
greeting many old friends.
Preparations are being made for Gen. AL
len No. 3's masquerade ball, which is ex-
pected to be grand affair.
Farmers are reducing their supplies of hay
this month"; feeding to stock, and hay prom
Uses to be higher III price soon.
Thos w. Padden wears an unusually
broad smile since Tuesday morning, because
his wife has another little girl
H. II. Carpenter and }. f. c. Durgan,
the Nashougal merchants were in the city
on Tuesday, on business intent.
The Vancouver Lodge of the Ancient Or
der OF United Workmen now has 81 mem
bers, and Is IN. Il ilourlshing condition.
l.. b Clough arrived down from Cofax
on saturday last where he has been on rail
road business Tor several months past.
David Stamp is binding a very fine dwell
ing on his lots in Slocum's addition, which
will be an ornament to that part OF town.
j. ID. Manning came into town ON Mon
day from the logging camp on Cedar creek,
the first visit he has made since last April.
Judge Lancaster has been half inclined to
90 on the sick list for ten days past, but
manages to keep up aud around the house
Sohns & Schuele have removed their stock
into the new store, and now have a very fine
salesroom, one OF the best IN the Territory
Many new dwellings are being built in
the western part OF the city, and We hear of
a number of others to be commenced soon.
The board of county commissioners met
on Monday, February term. aud will pruba
bly, finish up the work OF the term to-day or
tomorrow
Bob Merton is on the sick list, suffering
from blood poisoning, occasloned by running
rusty wire into his hand. He is now get
ting better.
Miss Agnes Ebert being worn out by her
duties as teacher IN the public school, is tax
ing respite from her laburs for the benefit
of her health
The ladies of st. Luke's church will hold
a socable at the rectory one week from next
Friday. All friends of the church are in.
vited to attend.
Found, very fine amber mouthpiece be-
longing To pipe, which the mourning
owner can recover at this office, upon pay
ing for this notice.
The Vancouver route of the Ddiiy oregon.
ian, which was faithfully served for ten
years by Chas. Hack, has been transferred
to Alex. Kaiser.
Mr.. Charles Hack, who for eight years
has been attached to this office has taken a
position IN the government printing office at
Vancouver Barracks.
w. G. Springer's family started for the
Dales on Saturday, where they will remain
during the balance of the winter, for the good
of the children's health.
Martin Smalden, Pulsky's young hopeful
who was hoodlum while here. had a Chit
nese bomb exploded against his head last
week in Portland. and was sent to the hos
ptal.
Gen. Miles has opened the reservation so
that 9TH street now runs through to the old
Catholic church, making a very fine i'm
provement, for which our citizens are duly
grateful.
The new comet, which was observable
few days ago in the southwestern heavens,
has disappeared, and only those who have