Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-20
Brass Band,
Fifty Mounted Escorts.
CITY Fire Department
Wagons loaded with water pipe.
one hundred and fifty laborers from the
city Water Works.
Delegation of citizens.
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nee W T. l.. tNM ENI
md others
ta,siou which was
.s1Was the appearance
SH .gsri' the water works. and
hy1yblic spirit in thus adding
10 n i acPYcncs, Of the parade wa,
warmly praised lie was ably seconded
by John McRobert, aud Foreman Dun
bar. Another point which elicit
ed hearty cheers was the banner
arsoss the back of the carriage
i'm which Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Thompson
rode. II was painted in the form on
triangle. on one side Of which was 'talt.,
haven" and on the other l ac9hlai
while the base was formed by two hands
clasnad one excited citizen shouted: 1T
represents the two great cities OF Puget
sound five years hence.
The procession was formed with the
head resting ON the corner oi Hams ana
Twelfth streets from whore the liht 9I
march waSup Harris street tu Fourteenth
along Fourteenth 10 Mckiu2lr Avenue.
M the avenue TO Seventeenth ana coun
tdr-march over the same streets ." lh'
wharf At the Pru>scr House chlhu~ld~-
lie calls brought Mr. Nelson Bennett u'
fore thc crowd. aud when the cheers had
,ui,.id.d br briefly spoke. cuugratulatlng
the citizens of EaiihaNru ON the success
which has crowned their efforts To secure
inrorpnration with ample boundaries. aud
urrdirtiug for the citN future ol pros
i.,ity which should only hp limited 10y
ihe desires of her people. Tie urged the
NECESSITY for laying down any pri~"ual
feeling which might lead tu internal rs
cord and result in injury tn aH. ll anu
ion 10 the number ul WurkingWru VINO
fn,ned sn promiueut "A part Of the crowd
brforr him. he said: 1t recalls the time
a hen /. loo carried dinner pail 10 aud
frnm my daily labor. and | look back "a
that pcriod with q feeling of thankful
nos. that AT least tried tu do my Mhnl'
duty in the path in which ! was then. a.
have tried To do i since. 81
Al the close of Mr.. Heunrts speech. Mt
H. Y. Thompson was loudly called iul ah'
his appcaranrc was greeted Win pro
innpcd applause. Mr.. Thompson sp1h
In much ihe congratulatury tone thal MI
Rrnurtt had used. but iu addition >ai'
] tbnt the one thing that pleased him mos
about the people Of FairhaNcn was va
snirit i'm which they worked together To
/ the common good Five weeks ago lh'i
was considerable talk about a city llckrI
/ but i'm "A meeting Of the chamhcr ul com
mcrcc lac had urged the Necessity ~
! dropping that subject and working Tor li
rornoration. Since that time he ha
hardly heard word about city officer
] but everywhere words for Incorporation
] Now. however the time had come 10 cpi
| slider the first government ut il' GU
/ The land company had done IT, hrsi !
/ Law the foundation aud IL now lcnlaln''
| for the people to complete the sirncllf,
I The company had performed IT. worI
I well and was now ready To turn the labo
over to the citizens, asking only. ~ u ma
perfect right 10 ask. that the liberia
policy Of progression IL had inau
guraicd be- carried out by its successors
rule
Pierce Evans and Governor Black FOL
lowed. i'm response To calls. with hri'
speeches in the same strain Of congratu
lation and praise for the luminous eHol
the people had made. j. +. Wardner va
also loudly called for. but he had ev
IDENTIFY got lost In the shuttle and did n'
make an appearance until the processio
| had acain taken up its line OF march.
THE EVENING CELEBRATtoN
Hardly had the sun descended in u
west before bontircs Illuminated the hoI
zon from every prominent point In al
around the city, and the roar Of any
and giant powder made the night hideo
to the nervous and perfectly lovely to I