The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-24
LAKE WASHINGTON.
Beautiful Little Residence
Towns Springing Up.
HoucHToN. KIRKLAND. JuANlTA.


Is situated on the eastern shore Of Lake
Washingtcu. . few miles from the Lake
terminus Of tie Yesler-avenue cable rail
way. from which point il is plainly visible
on 6ne day. The impression left upon
ths mind of the observer that the situa-
ton Is lively one and the place pictuf-
esque viii be strengthened upon . visit
and closer acquaintance There il no
more pleasant and better ordered town in
the state. This is due chiefly 20 the fact
that no liquor saloon is to be found in
Hoaghton- It's rate Of progress is not
quite up to that Of certain boom towns
that might be named, but perhaps this is
because property owners are unwilling 70
part with their real estate except at figures
that are ordinarily discouraging 10 the
average tenderfoot, who guiielessiy mag
ines he can get choice suburban property at
prices commanded by claims in the back
WOODS. Adjoining Houghton on the north
are Kirkland and Juanita. while Yarrow.
colloquially known rs Hunts point, %
across beautiful bay. about mile dis
tant These places with the exception OF
Yarrow) may almost be said TO form one
settlement. they are SO close together.
Kirkland and Houghton have each an ex-
churches between them. Congregational
ist and Methodist, while there is also .
Baptist society, as yet without . separate
cdifce. at Kirkland. Houghlon has also
number OF active workers belonging TO
the Wonen's Christian Temperance
Union.
Among the notable improvements lately
carried forward or now under way on this
side are the following: A large and very
substantial wharf ct Kirkland. one that
would do credit TO Seaitle's water front,
and another new wharf is being built near
the Lake hotel to replace the present di-
lapidated landing.
At Kirkland handsome new residence
has recently been erected by Mr.. Peter
Kirk at cost of about 5000. The two
story brick building begun last year and
left uEcompleted for many months is now
receiving the finishing touches. This.
rumor has it, is intended for bank. A
new brickyard, with improved apparatus.
is now preparing for operations At Kirk
land, and will probably b ready for busi-
ness in about two weeks. Mr. l.. s. J.
Hunt Is preparing to enlarge his fine resi-
dence ct Yarrow, and Mr.. Charles A. Cum
minis is building handsome new dwelling
close by. In proportion to the total num-
her OF houses there are more tasteful mod
ern dwellings-some Of them rising to the
dignity of villas and mansions-on the
eastern shore of Lake Washington than
anywhere else outside of Queen Anne
Town and Seattle than your correspondent
knows OF in this part Of the country.
Among the number in addition to those
already named are the residences of E. NJ.
Church, Rev. d. H. Bicknell, B. L.
Northup and w. J. Blackwell Com
munication 10 had with the city by means
OF two passenger boats--she Kirkland and
Edith E,-the former making two round
trips daily 10 each and all Of the points
named above, while the Edith e. makes
four round trips 10 Ill Of these same points
except Juanita- The fare from Seattle ID
twenty-five cents to any point by either
boat The other craft plying upon the lake
are the little steamers Lura Maud, Flirt,
VIXEN and Squak. The Lura Maud is
principally engaged in freighting between
Yesler station and the lake ports; the
Squk Is owned by the Kirkland Lumber
Company and her business is chiefly tow
ing logs TO the company's steam sawmill; ;
the Vixen Is on the ferry to East Seattle;
while the Flirt seems TO have rowing COM
mission. 1t h currently reported that dur
ing the coming summer, upon the compile
ton of the Madison street railway.
Captain Kraft. Of the Edith E. will put on
new boat, to run from the lake terminus OF
that road. II would pay the city idler
who has q few hours Gas well Is few
dimes) to spare, to come over here. if only
for flyer" the first pleasant day, and
take look at this modern Arcadia
NOTES.
Cyrus Atwell returned last Sunday from
. visit TO his former home in Kansas.
Mrs. T. NJ. Church has been seriously III
OF typhoid fever, but Is now ccnvalescing.
Frank Fish. . popular and excellent
young man Of HouRhton. left here day or
two ago on . trip to his old home way
down in Maine.
Rev. Mr.. Bicknell has resigned his pas
torate OF the Congregational church ct
Houghton. and . call TO I'LL the vacancy
has been extended to Rev Mr.. Rose. of
Oregon City. Or. who preached here last
Sunday.
It is reported. and apparently on good
authority, that Miss Davy has sold l5I
acres OF land adjoining Kirkland for $44,-
500 to Boston capitaIists--an average of
nearly $50 per acre. Only small part OF
1t was cleared.
young man named John Thorne was
acc.dentiy killed by the limb Ct . tree fall
ing upon him while at work at Dunn &
Fraxer's logging camp. near Honghton.
He was q native of Portugal Cove. Concer-
ton Bay. Newfoundland. His age was =
years.
Guest tanrrily b-Coniound your awk-
uar.inasxt Youtxe sriIt half that sorn