The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-01-17
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION.

Mr. John McMullen is on the street once
more, to greet his numerous friends.
Bright, beautiful days, and hard freezing
nights now make up the weather record.
Mr.. A. o. Marsh, who was quite sick last
week, has recovered, and is again in his Of
fee.
Mr.. VIM Teatz is still quite sick, with a
poor chance for recovery at the present out
look
The Lavline made a special trip to Port
land on Sunday, with the theatrical COM
pany.
Frank Fales recovered his stolen horse on
Government Island, but failed to get the
thief
Granger thinks he has "the Court house
in nut shell" but it's not so-he only has
worms.
L. C. Palmer will in a few days send
another barge load of lumber to the upper
country.
Mr.. j. B. Dupuis, formerly of this city,
is rebuilding his burned harness shop at
Weston.
Meyer, the Sanborn insurance map agent
has been in the city this week, making cor
rections.
If there isn't an improvement in the mat
rimonal market this year the girls will be
to blame.
Arrests by the police are not so frequent
as two weeks ago. The holiday fights seem
to be over.
T. w. Hauschield, who came here from
Iowa about six months ago. has gone up to
Ritzville.
CO 60 sf,,J h,c cal
a desire to 90 to the Territorial university
at Seattle.
AL Bateman has received sewing machine
as freight, which he would like to find an
owner for
Mrs. ?. O'Keane has gone to San Fran
cisco to make visit. Her husbands health
is improving.
The laborng population welcome the in
creasng length of light now coming at both
ends of each day.
Mayor Smiths father, Capt. John Smith,
is still quite low, at the home of his daugh
ter in East Portland.
Cashier Candy will take possession of the
new bank building with books, coin, etc,
the first OF next week
Mrs. John Mattson of Brush Prairie, who
was fearfully burned last week, died
from her INJURIES on Sunday.
Miss Lucy Ebert completed three
months term of school in the Dubeck dis.
trct on Mill Plain last Friday
The mining fever has struck several per-
sons in this vicinity, who will go to the
Cpur d'Alene country in the spring.
Don't forget that Gen. Allen Engn Co.
No 3 will give masquerade ball in Marsh 5
Hall on Washngtons birthday, February
lind.
Jas. 7. Wood drew the Studebaker wagon
at the Portland drawing not long since. The
old proverb about luck comes to the front
again.
Mr.. Isaac Thomas, president of the Farm
ers' Transportation Co. of La Center, was
in the city Thursday, and met few of his
old friends
DR.. Sparling's son Fred has gone to Wash
lngton, seeking reinstatement in the naval
academy. Many friends wish him success
in his mission.
Judge Lancaster's daughter, Mrs. Tvs
kiewicz, has gone to Danville. n. Y, seek
ing improvement OF her health at the water
cure establishment
Capt. Sherman of the Vancouver. lying
at the dock in Portland, late on Friday
night found a fellow tloundering in the river,
and soon had him rescued.
The saw-mlls in Vancouver still keep
slashing into the logs, making lumber. The
Geek mill is closed until the logging roads
shall be in better condition.
Subscribers who have reason to know that
they are in arrears are invited TO hquidate.
About this season of the year the fellows
harl 70, a.,t ~ 81 a..
pay.
Sohns Schuee expect to move into the
new store next week, G.. II. Daniels will
move the tin shop into the old store, and
Harmer 4 Blurock will move INTO their
building.
One of the oldest inhabitants SAYS that
thirty years experience tells him that
Clarke county has the finest climate. take
the year adj round, of any county in the
United States
Ohio Hall, who formerly resided in this
county, but now lives in Oregon, arrived
here on Monday, after an absence of eight
years He will spend the winter with his
folks, who reside in this county
ID. L. Russell of WashouCal was in the
city on Monday. He investigated the rape
case. and issued the warrant for Green's ar.
rest, and says he has no doubt of Green's
guilt. so far as the evidence shows.
Several country chaps who make n prac.
tice of riding their horses on the sidewalks.
are going to be hauled up and fined. The
practice must be stopped, and there is a law
to stop it. which will be enforced.
VIM. c. Pettibone of Whatcom. Fond du
Lac and Green Bay has been appointed
Notary Public. II he can take as many ac-