The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-03-20
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEE MENTION.

" a. iIoliin HIS beeH appointed deputy
City Surveyor
j. A. Snodgrass has bought out j. f.
Francis furniture store.
Judge John f. Caples paid Vancouver
brief visit on Sunday last.
The river is going down toward low water
mark, for short time only.
Both George and Willie Blurock are laid
up with pneumonia, and are quite sick.
Mr.. }. T. Goss has so far recovered from
his sickness as to walk out now and then.
Patrick O'Leary will move down to the
Carly ranch next week, he having purchased
the place.
Waggener. the book store man has been
appointed agent for A. L. Bancroft & Co. in
Vancouver.
F. Il. Strong attorney, of Portland, was
in the city on Saturday, engaged on a con-
tested land case.
The Main street improvement tax is now
due and payable at the office of Geo. p.
Sears, city treasurer.
Since the ferry commenced running Port
land visitors have commenced their Sunday
drives to Vancouver.
The dog tax again becomes due on the
money, or shut up, the dogs.
Mr.. Randall, chief clerk in the U. S.
commissary office, leaves this week for Phil
adelphia, to rejon his family.
Orders have been issued at the postoffice
department establishing new office at La
Camas, Clarke county, w. T.
Materials are being placed on the grounds
for continuing the construction of the
new Catholic church in this city.
Semple is having 200 kerosene cans placed
on the roof of the Lucia Mills, to be filled
with water for use in case of fire.
There are now six mills on Salmon creek,
and hundred mil-stes more left. Its
name should be changed to Mill creek.
Father James Simon arrived in Vancouver
on the 18th, direct from Belgium. He will
take station in the diocese of Nesqualy.
Last Monday was st. Patrick's day, and
it was remembered, though not celebrated
with any demonstration, in Vancouver.
The provisions of the new license ordi-
nance is already astonishing the peddlers
that are pouring into the city from Oregon.
J. II. Pepcr of Pioneer was in the city on
Friday, and started back home on foot, be-
cause his horse broke loose and went ahead
of him.
p. Crawford is going down into Cowlitz
county to look after his ranch, and possibly
to open up one or more of the coal veins on
his farm.
An effort is being made to raise by sub
scription thousand dollars in Vancouver
and vicinity to try for an artesian we'll
near the city.
Jerome Smith is running his Portland
stages regularly, twice each day. and will
keep them going until high water drives
him off the road.
Tax payers have yet about two weeks in
which to pay up delinquent county and
Territorial taxes before their property will
be advertised for sale.
The Vancouver Water Company has CON-
menced extending a two inch street main
west on 9th street, which will be laid dis
lance of six blocks or more.
The farmers on the Oregon side propose
to improve the road from Loves to East
Portland, also across the bottom, to all Of
which Vancouver will say aye
The Smddy Oregonidn will hereafter be
delivered on Sunday, price 25 cents per
month. All those wishing to subscribe
should leave orders with the carrier.
Henry Redburg, one of Nancouver's army
veterans, will be 30 years old in few days.
He was nearly 80 years old when he went as
soldier in the Mexican war. He is still
hale and hearty.
There are now no cases of either scarlatina
or scarlet fever in the city of Vancouver,
all having recovered 1t was not found
necessary to close any of the schools for the
few cases that did exist.
Harry b. Woodl, long ago resident Of
Vancouver, was in the city Saturday. He
claims the water front of the government re-
serve up to 9th street. Perhaps he will get
it and perhaps he will not.
Patrick 0Leary requests us to state that
he will not be a candidate for road super
visor this year, as he will remove to Lake
river. He also desires to return thanks to
many friends in Vancouver, who have sup
ported him for that position during several
successive terms.