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Newspaper
Vancouver Register
Location
Vancouver, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1865
Page
2
The Vancouver Register prints President Johnsons Thanksgiving Proclamation and urges reverent observance. It also previews Tuesday’s city election, urging voters to choose a capable, honest administration to guide growing progress and maintain public virtue.
An entertaining note on jokes between newspapers the Advocate and Aveocate. The District Court reports on the Bradford Portage Company suit over railroad right of way and charter validity with Supreme Court appeal. Also updates on Skamania county officials and local harvest notes plus remarks on cabbage and beet yields.
A wide digest reports San Francisco and other California towns shaken by a major quake with property damage and unsettled public confidence. It covers Oregon printing disputes, national political notes, a Gettysburg hero story, Idaho pioneers, local obituaries, and new post offices including Union Ridge with Asa Richardson as postmaster.
At a city meeting in Vancouver on October 31 1905 delegates backed keeping the charter intact and using license revenue for general city improvements. nominees for mayor council treasurer marshal assessor and other posts were named, with dissent later voiced over the process and a protest issued against self appointed nominees.
The Grand Jury reviews Clark County records and notes delinquent taxes for 1802 and 1804, urges the County Supervisor to obtain receipts for highway expenditures, and reports County Treasurer and Auditor records in order. It finds the county jail empty with one minor offense indictment and praises the jail’s cleanliness and condition. The foreman J. Fairquen signs with Wungwarer and W. T. on October 2, 1863.
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