Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

A new NJ. f. chdrch is being erected
at Olga, Orcas island.
l.. l.. Bird started yesterday for his
home in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where he
will spend the winter with his friends.
j. r.. Foster and wife, of Vancouver,
arrived in town yesterday. Mr.. Foster
on business with the Blue Canyon Coal
Company.
Judge |. n. Maxwell has assurance
from the Prophet himself that he will
be called to the diplomatic service soon
after the 4th of March.
There is nothing just like feeling the
public pulse. A. M. Smith has secured
about 200 signatures to IA petition ask
ing Mayor Mckenzie TO be a candidate
FOR reelection. Thus far he seems to
be alone in the race.
The City of Puebla, after making
her next trip, will be withdrawn from
the San Francisco and Puget Sound
run, leaving the Umatilla and Walla
Walla alone to do the business on this
run. This will give one steamer per
week.
A. Francis Learned, postmaster at
Port Townsend, one of the "rascalsr
whom no less than eight of the patri-
otlc Democrats of that city are eager to
turn out" arrived in town Yesterday
on business and is stopping at The
Fairhaven. Mr.. Learned has over "A
year of his term yet to be filed.
The Fairhaven Land Company is de-
mandlng of the squatters along the
water 'front.' AN agreement to vacate the
premises upon notice. A form of a
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drawn up by IL. y. Thompson. attor-
hey OF the Great Northern, and is
beng presented TO each squatter for
ms signature. Fairhaven is all right.
Health Officer Thomas, who was APP
| pointed by the council to fill out the
uneXplred term of DIR. Bickford at the
time of the latter's resignation, will be
candidate for the position at the APP
preaching election. He has made a
most excellent record and no good
reason Is apparent why he should not
be elected.
Two locomotives, No. ! and No. 2,
are now undergoing repairs in the
Great Northern Happy Valley shops.
No was docked Thursday morning
with broken piston and cylinder.
The accident occurred near the over
head bridge while pulling the morning
freight up the heavy grade from the
water front.
Geo. b. Dorr, late chief of the fire
department and constable elect of this
precinct, has gone to Dayton with his
family to take charge of the business
affairs of his father, who died about two
, weeks ago in Tacoma while enroute
here to visit his son. Mr.. Dorr has
rented his house and furniture here and
hopes to return next year
a. +. Mills, assistant agent of the
Great Northern, is the inventor of a
clever automatic device for preventing
railway smashups. 1t is stylus holder
with signal attached. When a train
order comes tie operator cannot get
his stylus to take it without throwing
, out the signal. One of the signals has
: been placed at the Great Northern de-
pot.
ID. w. Felt says that even if his chief
clerk was "little off, in entering that
r big Great Northern meat order on the
book just at this time, there isn't bit
of doubt that the Great Northern is
out here on this coast after meat, par.
! ticularly turkey and accordingly, with
his usual earnestness and considera.
ton for the welfare of the people, he
urges all persons whatsoever who want
turkey for Thanksgiving to get in theil
orders early before his flock is all COB
bled. They are going fast.
: Two ex-members of the Whatcom
= county bar have been elected prosecut.
!. ing attorney in Skagit and Snohomish
: counties. Il. j. DOoley, formerly OF
|. Whatcom, who relinquished his one
: sixth interest in the Eairhaven d New
: Whatcom Street Railway Company
/, for 500 TO become eligible for member.
, ship in the fraternity Of anti-corpora
q tion calamity howlers was elected pub
= lie prosecutor in Snohomish county OF
I the Peoples party ticket by a plurality
! of 43. /. e. Shrauger, formerly o.
= Fairhaven, was elected to the samt
z office in Skagit county by Al plurality
q on the Democratic ticket.
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