Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-18
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with his family.
M. X. Alexander has gone to Nook
sack valley on business trip.
Senator w. A. Ross, of Manitoba,
was in town yesterday looking over
the possibilities of the Bay cities.
The new court docket now in the
hands of printer, contains 397 cases to
be tried at the coming session of the
superior court.
w. II. Campbell, stenographer for
Harris, Black d Leaning, has gone to
Olga for an extended vacation in hopes
of improving his health.
From l25 to 40 is the county super.
intendent's estimate of the number of
teachers who will attend the annual
institute, opening Monday.
The election of chief of the fire de-
partment is set for September 5. Meyer
and Kastner are the only two promi-
nent candidates in the field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhinehart and child
ren, of Olympia, are visiting friends
here for week or two. Mr.. Rhinehart
is clerk OF the supreme court.
Several deeds were recorded yester-
day showing purchases by the Fair
haven Land Company of parcels of land
bordering on Whatcom creek.
Mr.. G. DE There, father of John De
There, returned from Seattle yesterday,
where he went with the steamer
Queen on his return from Alaska.
NJ. Stixrud, formerly city engineer
of Seattle, is in town i'm consultation
with the county commissioners relative
to the Ferndale bridge, for which he
prepared the plans.
Critics d Rayburn are the attorneys
for the school board i'm the suit brought
against Morris McCarty to recover the
amount alleged to have been unlaw-
fully retained by him while county
treasurer.
Isensee d Rea have had some of their
lumber from their Lake Whatcom
camp cut at Thompson's mill and are
highly pleased with the results. Tne
timber produced is found to be first
class in every way.
School district No. 80, on South bay,
Lake Whatcom, has voted to bond the
district for 81 800 to build "a new school
house. County Treasurer Rogers yes
terday prepared a call for bids for the
bonds Offered for sale.
Orval Perkey, formerly Of Blaine, is
registered at the Bellingham. When
he left there last fall he went to Mos
COW, Idaho, where he lost his library
by fire, and haj recently been located
at Oakesdale, in this state.
The firemen's excursion to East
Sound next Sunday will be made on
the Anna NJ. Pence and May Queen
with a barge lashed between the
steamers for dancing. The j. II. Me
Donald will not be chartered.
County Surveyor Cupples is engaged
upon the plans of the Alexander Lewis
drainage ditch in township 40 north,
range ? east. The proposed ditch will
be three and a half miles long and will
drain 1000 acres. If built il will be by
appOrtionment of the cost TO the land
and roads benefited.
Among the checks received by Mar
shall Mcintosh yesterday was one for
$50 10 pay taxes on sixty lots at IL
cents each. The writing Of the re-
caipts for these lots, with the descrip-
ion of each, will consume some three
hours of the marshal's time and fully
half of one of the bound receipt books.
The state board of equalization and
appeal adjourned yesterday at noon
and left for Blaine on the train.
Thomas Young was left in charge of
the unfinished business and will ex-
anime all findings brought to him up
10 noon Friday, at which time all
books, maps and papers belonging to
the commission are to be forwarded TO
Olympia.
The county commissioners are still
engaged upon the equalization of val
ues as made by the county assessor,
and will adjourn on Saturday. Mon
day the bids for the construction of the
Lynden, Everson and Nugent's Ferry
bridges will be opened. The plans for
the Ferndale bridge were received yes
terday and the time for receiving bids
will be extended probably ten days
from the 22d.