The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
THE PASSING THRONG.

Louis Sohnn, OF Vancouver, arrived o. tne
Occidental hotel Last night His visit TO the
city is mainly TO consult with Charles Proscn,
secretary Of the Washington Pioneers Associa
ton, in regard TO the annual meeting oil the
pioneers Ut Vancouver. June 2. Mr. Sohns, VINO
was born in Germany in 1877. is one OF the most
prominent OF the Warrington pioneers, LOT ne
has had a long and honorable career IN the r.
cifc Northwest. He came to the Coast In ico-'
and worked al . painter until 1866. Inen ne
opened q store at Vancouver, ana ne also
became interested In manufacturing on the
Columbia river and In Seattle-the nome iac-
tory here being project into which ne put
some money. He has been MEMBER OF 'ne
territorial legislature, mayor OF vancouver
trustee of the school for defective youth anu
member Of the state constitutional convention.
He is one OF the wealthisst men In soutnefn
Washington, il president OF the First Nationai
bank of Vancouver, and OF the vancouver,
Klickitat & Yakima railroad.
Mrs. L B. Stedman has curious silver cream
pitcher, which she values not OILY fcf iss IN
trinsic worth but for its arrange history. In
1847 it was given to Mr.. Clay. then United states
minister to Peru, by Commander Myers, OF the
United States navy. with the request that on MS
return homo he would give 1t TO MIS- bonne-
willie, OF Philadelphia, wife OF the general OF that
name. The minister never met Mrs. Bonneville,
and bequeathed the trust to his son. Harry
Oiuss WIZ IA oA Qucio VI oui. HsS-AAi"A' ~N~
latter failed to find Mrs. Bonneville. and had
the present in his possession until about year
ago last Christmas. Though he had Tor some
time been acquainted with Mra Stedman, then
Miss Ieeper, It was only then that he learned
her middle name was Bonneville, ana was in-
formed that she was q grand niece OF the lady
for whom he and his father had been searching
so long. He accordingly delivered to her the
little gift which had been without an owner for
over forty years.
Charles W. Loomis. who went to St Paul some
weeks ago 70 give NJ p. Martin, the assistant
general auditor OF the Northern Pacific road,
some assistance in taking charge OF the accounts
OF the Lake Shore road, has returned here 20
stay. He had the offer of good position there.
but prefers Seattle at any price. He said yes
terday: II would not trade one acre OF the
Sound country for the whole state OF Minnesota.
saw icebergs fifteen feet high floating on the
lake ct Duluth, and concluded that did not
want any OF that sort of thing. left that coun-
try buried in snow, and returned here to find
everything fresh and green. 1t rains here, it's
true, but was fishing all day in the rain the
other day and did not even get my coat wet
through; but when 1t rains back East It rains 80
that 1t soaks one to the skin. This country IL
good enough for me-"
E. C. Ferguson, of Snohomish, was at the
Grand hotel yesterday. Mr.. Ferguson, who 10
frequently in this city, where he has large
business and social connection, il one OF the
pioneers of the Puget sound country. native
of New York, he came to California in 1854. and,
after mining and keeping store for several years,
started for the Fraser river in 1858 A short
time in the diggings there satisfied him. and re-
turning to Puget sound he settled first at Stella
COON and then on the present site of sno-
homish. Indeed, he 10 regarded a. the
father OF that thriving city. He has been mayor
of Snohomish: has held every Office in Sno.
homish county; he served seven terms in the
territorial legislature; he has been speaker OF
the House, and he Is now one OF the county
tide land appraisers In politics he has always
been . Republican.
Mr.. F. NJ Overlook, who 10 we'll known to
most people in Seattle by her long connection
with the Western Union Telegraph Company,
has just returned from visit to Portland. Her
association with active business has made her
unusually observant She says shs thought ss-
attic dull before she left, but it seems lively now
as compared with Portland. One thing which
she particularly noticed was that butter, eggs
and all garden produce IL higher priced in Port.
land than In Seattle
?. 3. Johnson, of walla Walla, who has been
| at the Northern hotel while attending the meet
Ing OF the regents of the State university, said
yesterday that the prospects for q good wheat
| crop had never been brighter around Walla
| WdAla. "AccOrUlug 70 OlO bettlors, ne oQO0Qs
"the ground has not been so moist for twenty
| years. The cool spring has had the effect OF
keeping hack the fruit somewhat"
County Auditor Frank Twichell said yester.
| day that it would be difheult to tell Just how
far-reaching will be the decision OF Judge Lich-
tenberg in declaring the road law unconstitu-
| tional. 1t would hardly be possible to tell its
results in cases where land owners have been
compelled to give up land against their will and
have Afterwards accepted damages for 1t, and In
other complicated cases.
NJ. E. Downs OF Fairhaven, president OF the
Blue Canyon Coal Company, is at the Northern
hotel He says that in sixty days the company
will have its bunkers at the mines and In Bell
ingham bay, and also its road completed, 90 that
1t can begin to put coal into the market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hallen, Joseph Hart.
Miss Carrie Demar, Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Nc
Wade, Miss Mabel Nichols ana Miss Clara
Thropp, of the slater On" company. are stop
| ping at the Rainier hotel.
N. J. Maloney, of Whatcom, Is at the Diller
hotel. Mr.. Maioney, who il one of the leading
Democrats of the lower Sound country. Is an as.
pirant for place as delegate to the national
convention at Chicago.