Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-17
ABOUT TWO CITIES


United States Senator Pettigrew, OF
Sioux Falls, s. d., and Alexander Mo
Kenzie, who used TO be known In Bis
marck as lobbyist of no mean preten-
siOnh, are expectedin in Fairhavcn today.
These gentlemen are viewing the Won
ders and glories of Puget sound for
their owu qualification, and their visit
to the coast is said TO be for observation
and Information solely.
o. p. Hubbard, special agent Of the
United States government, accom-
panied by Attorney Il. S. McCord and
"a stenographer, went up To Blaine yes
terday, where they will take evidence
in an Indian claim contest.
S. Colwell, Of Nooksack City, was In
town yesterday on his way to his old
| home in New Hampshire, which he
left for the Pacific coast more than
forty years ago. After visiting the
scenes of his boyhood Mr.. Colwell will
return to Chicago and take in the
| Worlds fair returning next fall to his
Nook5ack City home.
81 have seen Whatcom grow from a
hamlet of thirteen people to II bust
ling town Of 10000 inhabittnts and
then dwindle to fifty," said w. &. Pet
tibOne yesterday. "Ihat was in 1885,
during the Fraser river excitement.
Whatcom was like Jonah's gourd, in
asmuch as it grew up in night and
withered in night. 1t was n town OF
] nf
! any kind but the people were here aud
all was hustle aud excitement. We
e thought il would last, but it didn't.
e The British government in its action
! making Victoria the base of supplies
>. knocked us out altogether aud the
+ town disappeared like snow beneath a
n July sun. For years ii was at "A stand
r still but slowly il began To grow and
c today it is IA pretty healthy city with,
believe, great future before IT,.
thought then that big city would
rise on the shores of Bclingham bay,
aud my faith in it after thirty-five
d years of vicissitudes has not become
dimmed We are coming out all
o right"
y Nothing has been heard of the MUIR
= derer or .murderers Of old Dick Tuse,
the Indian whose dead body was found
T. in his cabin on the Lumml reservation
~ on Tuesday. The Indian police, II Is
i. understood, have been securing the
r. reservation and have gone into British
ne Columbia in pursuit of the old mans
IN slayers, for 1t is thought that more than
ct one person Is concerned in the old
ld mans taking Off. No information was
nd Yesterday obtainabIe ia the court house
IN concerning the case.
ad The Portland Pressed Brick company
rs has brought suit against the city hal
al contractors and their bondsmen. 1t II
lie, reported that the suit will be contested
On on the following grounds: First, TN
IT. withdrawal from the bond OF numbel
US Of the bondinen; secondly, that th'
pt sum claimed was not, or Ii not due thu
Xt plaintiffs; third, that the plans wer
ng changed, lowering the basement on
Ik- foot without notifying the bondsmei
ON of the contemplated changes. Tn
ch bondsmen who Withdrew from tn
sd. bond were Robert Knox, T.. w. Purd,
b's and 4. q. Nicklin. From present al
mt pearances the end Of the city hall mud
ip- die is not yet.
IN County Superintendent OF school
ny, 1i Hit calls attention to section II OF tn
nv no school law passed by the last leglsl'
-, ture. which works hardship on man
H. school districts. Apportionments al
"a made quarterly; April apportonmer
ia i.ii being by odds much the greater. III
t', section referred to, however, provide
IL that any amount carried over from Tn
Ia apportionment shall be reapportioned
pdL July following. According to Mr. III
,v '', twenty-six districts in this county WI
IL lose sums varying from SIS to $40
90 thereby entailing "a great hardship
e., these districts inasmuch ~ schools ca
Ivy only be kept open during IA portion
tbs year.
Baseball will be the attraction at ;
hip yer Beach today. Zulu Bill, the wo
mill derful pitcher, and Warner catch'
= to both lately of Seattle, have been secur'
1y's NV the home team. They arrived "
terday morning. The Tacomas W
her arrive this morning on the Sehon
and great games may he expected
o,, day and tomorrow. Today Is ladlt
-, day and no admission will be charg
" the fair SEX The game today VIII
called at 3:30 p. m :; tomorrow at
:. vi ~ O'clock.
- Whatcom High Schools
jyed The high school examinations ha
last. been completed and the commen'
Ill ls.ufs gal