Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-22
HOME FOLKS AND VISITORS


HOME FOLKS AND VISITORS :
J. Meyer, a capitalist of New York l
ity, is visiting Fairhaven. nephew OF Z
Ir. Meyers, Julius Meyer, of the Mil q
,aukee street railway, was one of the J
arliest investors in Fairhavcn real es-
ate, and it is needless to state the invest
nent has been profitable one. Mr..
Meyer is looking over Fairhaven with an
we to investment, and will remain a
ew days in the city.
w. r. Sullivan, formerly with the City |
Water and Power company OF this city, |
but now general agent OF the Vernon |
HEIGHTS Land Syndicate and superln-
tendent of the Mount Vernon Electric
Light and Power company, was In Fair
haven yesterday. Mount Vernon" said
Mr.. sullivan, sis growing steadily. The
district recently laid waste by fire is be-
ing rapidly rebuilt, and there is evidence
of progress on every side. We will start
our electric light plant on August LIST, and
it will be one of the best on the coast"
Mr.. Sullivan returns to Mount Vernon
today.
C. C. stephens, an old Tuscon friend of
Colonel G. A. Clum, arrived in the city
yesterday Mr.. Stephens is practicing
attorney and is now located at Los An
gcles. Cal. Accompanied by Colonel
Clum, Yesterday afternoon, he visited the
different points of interest on Bellingham
hay. Mr.. Stephens will remain in the
ely for several days.
j. w. Sutherland, of the Sank City
Land company, has been agitating the
division of Skagit county. His idea is to
| form the county of Sank, with Sank City
as the county seat. The proposition has
met with considerable favor, and has
been the cause of Skagt county newspa-
pers indulging in supplementary Ian
guage toward each other. Sutherland
still lives, however, and smiles as serenely
as ever
"The idea advanced. to have a centra
high school for Fairhaven and Sehome,
said County Treasurer Rogers yesterday
sis good one, and one that there ough
not to be much difficulty in carrying out.
The location. near the boundary between
the two cities, is most excellent one
and there is little doubt that free sit
could be procured from the owners OF tn
property at that point. A frst-clas
/ a. nd a
school maintained" Mr.. Rogers is one o
the school directors of his district, and i
a warm friend of education.
DIR. w. A. Burleigh, who visited Fair
haven few weeks ago, has returned I
the city, this time to locate permanently
and engage In the practice of the law
Dr. Bureigh is well known throuQhou
the United States, and especially in IN
West, in whose history he ha
been commanding figure. Said DR.. Bur
leigh yesterday: ~ have looked over tn
entire Sound country, and have seen n
place that suited me so well as Fairhavcr
lsfcd with the prospect and content I
cast in my fortunes with the city"
= MeSsrs. AmSden IL Clark, the enterprls
I ing photographers who lately photo
graphed Mount Baker, top, sides and bot
tom, are going into the Cascade mimi
. region shortly to make photographs {
mines and scenes generally in that inter
estlng region. They will also make not'
for the publication OF articles concernin
the general features of that country. TT
pictures they make will be used to ilu'
t trate the articles and for sale as pilot,
j graphs.
o. II. Culver, of the World, return,
Z yesterday from trip to Seattle and IL
coma At both cities he Intervene
members of the chambers of commerce {
G these cities as to the working of these IL
G situations. He found radical dfferenc,
o in the constitutions, plans of organizatio
! of each, but obtained information whiC
will be of value to the committee in &c
;, ting something tangible to submit at IL
! next general meeting of citizens.
The Right Kina.
q "Soggins is engaged to Maude Pott.
ton. / am glad of it, too, because
think she is the kind of girl to help
}, man along"
l. "She is, indeed. They say he new
o would have proposed If she hadn't helpe
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