The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-14
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seattle Y1sia-Tewn Ceass1Iastiss.
wHArcon. Juns lathe steamship
Waiia waiia viii sail from 6sn Fsa5cisco
for Bsllineham boy IN . sew days There
ara foar steamers plying from this port 70
san Francisco regularly. The Puget
sound steamboat combine hes forced our
merchants to do the proper thing for pro-
tecsjon- support San francesca steamers.
W. J. Davis. Of Nooksack. hiss been
hound over 70 answer It court for selling
liquor on Sunday. He has besu running
saloon st Nookssck on : license issued TO
Mr. Lemon b. the county. Mr.. Lemon
concluded not 70 use the license. and Mr..
Davis has in some way been selling liquor
urder IL Lasf sunday lot OF iaborers on
the west coast got into drunken riot 1t
Davis's saloon and disturbed tbs peace
full neighborhood. hence the arrest Of
Davis. The whole matter viii b investi-
gated.
The bodies Of the man and woman
drowned in Lake Whatcona have not yss
been recovered.
A petition containing 2e5 names Of legal
electors within The tsrritory Of New What
com Tor Sehome) IL ready for presentation
to the city council Of New whatcom. ask
ing an election for the purpose Of voting
on the question Of consolidating the new
town with the old town Of Whatcom. The
consolidation vas agreed upon some time
ago. when Whatcom assisted scheme 70
secure additional territory around What
com and 70 the south. A few people who
do not seem to understand the weight Of .
debt Of honor are opposine the consolida-
ttax& a. ~~f~ - hn0Nvnp that fhA
better citizens Of both towns will keep
agreed upon.
president Of the day for the Fourth Of July
celebration here. and M J. w. Roscoe
marshal
Judge Winn's court continues work. dis
posing Of jury eases. He will hardly b
abe TO clear the docket before June rs.
The Whatcom city fathers seem unable
to agree on the question Of fire limits.
George A. Gates, census enumeratof for
one Of the Seattle districts, was the first to
send complete returns Of his district into
headquarters here. It il estimated now
that the population Of the Puget sound
counties viii overrun the previous estimate
Of 225.00O.
Fairhaven has accepted the invita-
ton TO assist Whatcom IN celebrating the
Fourth Of July.
The contract has been let for the erection
Of the Lighthouse brick and stone block on
the corner OF Dock and Holly streets.
The price Of stumpage in the logging
camps along the Nooksack rivef raj ges
from 81 to IS cents for timber near water
and 50 cents for timber one mile away.
The camps are busy.
At last the New Whatcom council has
established fire limits on the corners Of
Elk and Holly and Dock and Holly streets
There are about fifteen sawmilis and
wooden factories on Bellingham bay, ell
busy. and stili lumber Is shipped into
Whatcom to supply the demand.
McDaniels B Eeanor will use : port
able sawmill to cut the lumber
for the Guide meridian road. Per-
haps two mills viii be necessary TO COM
plete tho contract on time.
Three Republican papers In Whatcom
county arc advocating the election OF
United States senator's by popular vote.
An unfortunate rumor that the Fir ct
National Bank Of Blaine was broke"
caused heavy run on the bank. All de-
positors 30 far have received their cash and
the doors are still open for business.
The Nooksack Reporter Is the latest and
ninth newspaper In Whatcom county.
Insurance companies are lowering rates
here because OF whatcom's fine water
supply and well equipped fire departments.