Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

LOCAL HAPPENINGS
The first circus paper ever seen on
fairhayen's dead-walls is upand shining
The grading of Fourteenth street from
Wilson street uorth toward Sehome VIII
shortly begin.
Eighth street is nearly finished, the
graders having about completed their
iabors.
Nharhnger McLennan was the recip-
lent, Friday last. OF a lot OF house plants
with which he has ornamented his office
al headquarters.
The Bellngham Bay Typographical
tnion will meet in Nhatcom one week
from today, 10 fully complete arrange
ments for sending a representative from
this section 70 Atlanta. Georgia.
The Spokane has put in three hand
some billiard tables and the cheerful
click of the worries l. constant. The hys-
ierical pictures which adOrn the walls OF
that institution are peculiarly Interesting.
Gusta, q. Knatz, Of New York, largely
engaged Ia the tartar business has made
"a heavy purchase in Fairhaven and will
doubtless set in operation here factory
for the manufacture of articles in his line.
soap, salaratus, etc, during the summer.
Judge Thomas Moses. late Of New Mex
leo, has located in tairhaven, and opened
a confectionery and news stand adioin
ing the pOStoifice building. The Judge l.
an enthusiast for fairhayen. believing il
To be- The foundation for a mammoth city
ui wealth and enterprise.
The little 6-year old son of +. VI. Gwin-
uup narrowly escaped being killed the
fore part OF last week by falling through
sky light In the DIETRICH building ON
Mckenzie avenue. lie was injured in
ternaiy and was compelled To walk ON
crutehcs lur several DAYS. lie was play
ing with other children when. nncon
Sclously, he walked into space with the
above result II was narrow escape
The posioilce in this city. under the
management OF Postmaster kceler, is
daily Increasing In importance. as the
following business for the past month.
ending April "a. viii show: Total number
al cancellations Sf's.6i; total number of
registered letters. "a: total money order
business. about SS.fno. The business has
Increased 50 rapidly that ata boxes were
added yesterday. making "a Total OF 6l2
boxes. an told. where eight months age
twenty i've would have been sufficient TO
supply Inc demands of FairhaNen's habi-
iation.
MIR. Bert Huutoou. who has heen sur
ycying Donovan avenue. brought into the
HERALD office "a specimen Of sandstone
which was lined with tosSilizpd leaves Of
lhe ARdiaRtiics HebeIHicuS variety. dug
tour feet below the surface Of the earth
Mr.. liuuiouu says the LAYER j. but one and
half feet wide aud onlN la his particu-
Tar Spot. which causes world Of con
gec.ure a to how and when the leaves got
there and a what period Of the worlds
existence. The stone Itself l. a formation,
similar 10 that found ia Ireland during
the Devouian age aud makes quite a
curiosity shop in itself
Numerous have been the surmiScs and
theories regarding the skeletons found
al Sedrn. rs reported in q late issue of the
HERALD. These skeletons. three women
aud TWO men. were Subjected io the close
scrutiny Of ply -ieian az >edro. who
claimed them To- be those af white persons
while Dr. Muntburuc. of Mt Vernon.
~ no 4 in a position 90 ~pcak positively.
asserts ihat they are those of Indians.
ln the latter ease the mystery j. solved.
as Indians are Zoo the habit, the same a.
whites, OF huryiug their dead iu family
lots The skeletons ATE bona Hde. not
outstanding the fact that some papers
here questioned their genuiucne>>, and
are NOW subject 90 scientific inspection.
The contract Tor drawhridge between
~ehumc and Nhatcum was irt Yesterday
~ thr san Francisco Bridge company.
This bridge j. to he placed in front of the
saw mill between The Two towns. aud 10 j.
L. To Boz l~- foot span. and Will he eumplcf-
ed In seventy daNs Another draw bridge
contract was let az the same time To
Nes>rs. Hoffman & Bates. to he placed al
Nhatcom and VIII be- finished IN forty
DAYS. This bridge will be built from the
original plan drawn for the seattle 4
Northern for bridge across the Swino-
miSh. bat this company concluded. they
ala not want 80 good structure aud con-
srquentlY had built an excuse which now
0nstIucts navigation aud has proven a
detrimcnt 10 It's owners. The best Is the
cheapest and upon this maxim has the
fairhaNcu a southern worked from the
start up 10 the present time. aud in this
hey have proven themselves public BEN
riactorS.
IL has beef the duty Of the HERALD tn
often make mention ~ the reckless man
nef in which street contractors handle
giant powder in hurrying up their labors
nh Sireut grades, aud especially in the vi
entity 81 private dwellings. hut despite
these warnings the practice continues
Oue day his week the parties who are
grading Twelfth street. hrtween MIL and
Knox. but a heavy blast under a large
stump and bowed debris in every direc-
iiun- part of 10 striking small dwelling
tearing the north end Of the roof of and
damaging the portco. soaring the inmates
aud doing about so worth Of damage.
How long will this thing continue before
people will learn that giant powder l.
mere dangerous than amusing II j.
about time some measures We're adopted
tu prevent such careleSsneSs. for II IL con-
Times some citizen viii pay the penalty
with their lives. and a ease Of manslaugh-
ter come before the notice Of the grand
Jury. As soon a. the city council get
down 20 business II is 10 be- hoped
law viii BE- passed that will compel ces-
satton % such carelessness.