Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-10
New Blood Infused Into the Council
Boards of the Bay Cities
MEET TO ORGANIZE TODAY
Brief Biographical Sketches OF the New
Men-Final Sessions of the
Councils


sion of the incoming council will be
held this afternoon at o'clock. The
mayor will deliver an opening address
an exhaustive review of
affairs, after which the coun-
ell will proceed TO organize and elect
the appointive officers.
The members of the old council who
will retain positions on the incoming
board are Mayor Mckenzie, reelected;
and Councilmen VIM. Hedge, l.. n.
Griffin and Henry Oeser, whose terms
extend through the present year. The
new councilmen are Percy f. Smith, at
large, f.. A. Scott, of the First ward, 5. |
II. McGowan, Of the Second, and S. j. |
Knight Of the Fourth. The personnel
Of this council insures AN honest and
efficient administration Of city affairs
during the coming year.
Percy f. Smith, councilman-at-large,
is one of our best known citizens, al
man of great business capabilities and
varied and wide experience. lie was
born in Mount Vernon, Mo-, in 1851.
When ii years old he entered the
Christian Brothers College ST. Louis,
where he remained two years, after
which he graduated from "A commercial
college. He then went to Potosi, Mo-,
where for seven pears he was engaged
in the lead business. During four years
of this time he was acting treasurer of
| the county. When Governor Phelps
was elected he appointed Mr. Smith
accountant and actuary of the state
insurance department, and lac removed
to st. Louis. lie held this position
four years, after which he accepted the
position Of bookkCeper and cashier Of IA
/, large mercantile house. He was elected
secretary of the Masonic Mutual Benefit
/ Association, position he resigned after
, serving four years, TO accept the posi-.
. ton of perintendent and manager OF
! the Conception Mining ~ Milling Co.
at Tlalpuajhua, old Mexico, where h,
remained four years. lie then went to
the City Of Mexico and became Tn,
! treasurer of La COmpanie Patroleo
: where he spent year. lie then cam,
with his family TO Seattle where lac en-
( tered the Haley-Glen Grocery house
come partner i'm the Mayer-Smitl
Grocery Company, and has ever sine,
been a resident Of this city. His pOpu
larity here was shown by the flatterinl
vote he received at the last genera
Y election at which lac was candidat'
for county assessor. He is at presen
q engaged extensively in the manulactur
: Of cedar shingles, having mill "A
Ferndale.
= T.. A. Scott, the newly-elected coun
q Gilman from the First ward, was born
Y in New York about liity-iive year
a ago. Early in life lac removed % Cen
trail Wisconsin, where he resided unit
y he came to the coast four years ago
Z He practiced law for many years IA
u Manawa and Waupaca. In 1889 IA
= moved with his family 10 Eureka, Cal
:. After residing there year lac came u
u Fairhaven In 1890, where he has sine
- resided, He was member Of the rea
= estate firm Of Lewis d Scott.
5. X. McGOwan, of the Second ward
y Is well-known young business man
y having been engaged In the grain AM
u commission business here since SeI
Il tember, 1890, as "A member Of the firm
y Of A. Hamilton a. Go. He was born
j. New York state in 1858. In 1880 h
u went to Montana, where he engaged !
" the butcher business. From there h
went to Tacoma in 1896, where he wa
u engaged In the grain business about
- year. In 1887 he went 10 Juneau
u Alaska, where he remained one yei
with the Alaska Mercantile and Pacl
ing Company, i'm which he was
~ stakeholder. Upon returning fror
Alaska he again located at Tacomi
VI becoming interested I'm the Pacif
n Produce Company, where he RENAME
A until he came 10 Fairhaven. He II
"a man Of the strictest integrity and wi
n make a good councilman.
a 5. j. Knight, elected from the Fourt
a ward, Is a substantial and progressiN
M young man Of character, who has bee
10 a resident Of this city 1890. He WI
m born in Elgin county, Ontario, In 1876
Ie When Il years Of age he went 10 Oh
,e cago, where he was employed by
Ia large lumber company for two year
~. He then went 10 Denver, where he o
at cupied the position Of foreman Of u
n stair department Of the Hallick * How
" ard Lumber company for five year
"a He then went 10 Butte, Montan
and for six years he was superinten'
ent of the Montana Planning mill. Il
first came 10 Fairhaven In May, 1SS
VI when he made several judicious invea
1T ments. In January, 1890, he can
x here 10 reside. He has always born
no an unimpeachable reputation wher
- ever he has resided. In this city
- has enjoyed an enviable popularity ar
=, IL greatly esteemed AZ a man Of pri
amn m ciple and honor by all who know hin
e. THE NEW wHATo0M COUNCIL
d. In New Whatcom, Mayor w.
IN Miller will today be succeeded
be Mayor-elect Thomas Slade, and Cou
n. cimen Latta, Nicklln, jenkins al
he Bloomquist by Councllmen-elect Ro
der, Stenger, Arnold and Cosgrove.