The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-01-03
CITY AND COUNTY.
BRIEF MENTION,

Business men in want of calenders for
1884 can find them at this office.
Two of the latest arrivals in Vancouver
are from Prince Edwards Island.
The Dirie Thompson is now on the Cas-
cades route in the place of the Bonita.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbey and her sister, of La
Center, are in the city visiting friends.
Mr.. Gay Hayden arrived home from the
East on Saturday, after about 3 months
absence.
The work on the new fire cisterns goes
ahead very slowly, and there is complaint
thereat.
Wilbur Marsh died of pneumonia on the
evening of Jan. LIST. He had been sick only
four days.
This is leap year-the husband stays in
bed while the wife gets up, makes the fires
and brings in the wood.
On Monday, January 9TH, commences the
week of prayer-we shall not be there on
account of prior engagements.
The steamer Vancouver had her ratings
smashed few days ago at Portland, but is
now repaired and in trim again.
George Blnrock was thrown from horse
last Saturday, receiving some in uries, but
none OF very serious character.
About $50 of the taxpayers of Clarke
county turned out dellnquents on Dec. 3lst.
The sheriff will interview them.
Joseph 7. Bliss, the father of the Bliss
brothers who resided once i'll this city, died
at Custer City, Dakota, last Friday.
Four degrees below zero at Walla Walla
on Monday-no wonder it was cool here
With that " all, w all, wiu1 nunn no
Judging by the cold winds that came
down upon us this week from east of the
mountains that country is wintry and cheer
less.
Persons desiring copies of the l6.page
New Years edition of the Oregonian can
order them through the carrier, at 10 cents
per copy.
The busiest man in town on Monday was
the county treasurer, Fred w. Bier, and the
receipts in the coGRty treasury were very
satisfactory.
Mr. Arthur Hanc clerk in the disburs-
ing quartermaster Office in Portland, came
over to Vancouver to bid the boys Happy
New Year"
James .Iamison SO far recovered from his
broken rib that he was able to come to town
on Thursday. He had hard tumble from
his load of bark.
10 Curtin is said to he on the ragged
elge--of matrimoUy-and the haggard-ty
appearance OF his counteuauce is proof suf-
iicient among the boys.
Phil Thornton, a sheep herder. who was
killed in Wasco county last week, was not
our Phil Thornton, who is still good spec
lmen of the genus hom9.
The most numerous man in town on Mon
day night was Mr.. j. X. Gather Of La Cen
ter, who took in 81 tax receipts from the
county treasurer, for coin.
For four days the down stream winds of
the Columbia have been so full Of sand that
no one could tell whether Mt. Hood was
hole in the ground or II mole hill.
The furnace aud pipes in the new court
house are all in position. and in working
order. The county officers will soon take
possession OF their new quarters.
Astoria has just finished school house
that cost $50, 900, and still some folks will
growl because Nancouver's magnificent
school building will cost S26, 900.
Geo. Mcmahon says if the man who took
his nice new hat at the X of p. ball will
bring it back nothing will be said in future
about the enormity of the offence.
A Portland detective was in the city on
Friday, 'heeled, with full supply OF
-'jewels' in his pockets He suddenly dis
appeared without making a capture.
Astoria pays her city officers and police
force $1,000 year, aud some people here
are kicking because the city attorney wants
$500 year aud the city clerk $780,
Gay Hayden gets fine puff in the Mad
ison, Wis, STATE Journal, for the display of
fruits and vegetables from this county
which he made there about Dec. 22nd.
When the Cascade boat came down on
Monday and Tuesday she was so loaded
with ice that a stranger would think she
was the latest arrival from the polar regions.
The Clarke County Bible Society will
meet in this city on Jan. 18th, to elect odi
GERS and transact other business necessary
at the annual meeting Rev Mr.. Hetzler
will be present as usual.
10 Sauer found an umbrella a few DAYS
ago, and he wants the owner to come for.
ward, for IT there is anything in the world
10 don't like it is to be in possession of
some other mans umbrella.
10 McAlister has been wrestling for
week with the dirt LETT by the builders in
the new court house. aud when he gets
done he says the building will be as pretty
as an Illinois school maam.
Many persons in Vancouver. friends and
acquaintance. learn with much regret that
Miss Mary Shindler, daughter OF c. Shin.
dler of Portland died on the Both Of De.
cember, OF a relapse in typhoid fever.
The New Years issue of the DaIy Ore.
CONAN OF Portland was undoubtedly the
finest edition ever put forth on the Pacific
Coast San Francisco not excepted II WA