The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29


Washington City. March 2s-The troubles
petween the postoffices at Lawrence and
Licking, Wash, seem to be ended The
effort to consolidate the two offices at a
halfway point between the two towns.
with the appointment Of s. E. Clark as
postmaster, has fallen through Licking
has postofiice of her own. and Lawrence
has remained undisturbed. Phil H. Blan-
kenship. the postmaster at Lawrence sent
In his resignation some time ago, but the
departmen. has so far declined to accept
IL. being thoroughly satisfied with the man
ner In which the work II carried on
Tho term OF Benjamin 8, Johnson, the
Republican postmaster at Puyailup, will
expire on the 18th of April. a fact of which
many good democrats In that town have
been aware for something over a year In
deed, applications were made for the ONCE
as early as March, 1893. upon the change
or administration: but Mr. Cieveland's
avowed purpose OF permitting all once
holders to serve out their terms put q
Quietus upon the applicants for a time.
Among the many applicants for appoint
ment by Mr.. Cleveland, the most promi-
nent as regards high Endorsements is Alex
ander e. CAMPBELL, OF the Arm of A. c.
Campbell 4 Son
The recent order establishing a steam
boat service in Alaska from Orca to Nut
chek. a new ONCE, has been modified so as
the understanding that II the route shall
be extended to Portage Bay. a new office,
the NAH shall be carried over the route as
extended without additional oompeasa-
ton"
The postofioe al Napier. walia walla
county. has been discontinued. Mail win
hereafter he delivered at Walla Walia.
Ten postmasters have united in a petit
tlon to the second assistant postmaster
general. asking that the mail service of
route 7i.0.9. from Anacortes 20 Friday Har-
Dor. he extended from Friday HarDor to
Whateom. thus supplying the Offices at
orcas. East Sound. Newhan. Olga. Doe
Bay. Urban, Fairhaven and whatcom.
Such a change. It Is claimed. would give
the above named Offices. together with
those OF Lopez. Argyle and Richardson, a
daily mail service from Seattle and points
south and east. which the citizens OF the
various cities and towns mentioned earn
estly desire may be established. The
change would also bring all these places
into daily communication with the Bell
ingham Ray cities, which the increasing
commercial interests OF that section. says
the petition. requires. The petition is
signed by the following postmasters: w
T.. Switzerland. orcas Island; John c.
Clinton. Friday Harhor: c. ~. Tucker.
Argyle. Earnest A. Taylor. Lopez: L.
Sutherland. East Sound. W. " Prindie,
Newhail. J. n. Moore OiEa; John c. vier-
eek. Doe Bay. c.. W. Boyd, New what
com; q scrge II Watreus Fairhaven. An
Official Endorsement OF the petition by the
Whntcom Board OF Trade IS affixed. as al
so an Endorsement ny w. C. Beard post
master at Anaeortes. Mr.. Beard states
that Anacortes Is the natural distributing
point for the offices named. and that the
new route would possess many adyant-
ages the principal Of which are speed
and cheapness. The latter because the
steamer from Seattle could AFFORD TO carry
tho mall for small additional compeasa-
tian the same pouches would carry
the additional mail II Is also pointed out
that In nine hours from the time the mali
leaves Seattle II could be delivered 90 the
mos, important osfces on the San Juan
islands
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Nelson has ordered an Inspector to make
an Investigation as TO the need % estah-
I,shuent OF a mail service from Shelton to
Clifton. by way Of Allyn and Twana-
\ postoffice has been established AZ
Baird Douglas county. on the route from
wenatchee 10 bridgeport. with James
Baird as postmaster Mr.. Baird has al
ready flsd his bonds.
A noS,offfce is sought at Bolies. Wash. a
station on the main lire OF the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company. A s,cr-
or more Of families reside AT this place,
who are now put TO considerable tnroa-
vcnf.nce In obtaining their mail. having TO
60 either TO wsitSsnlrx. distance % four
miles. or 10 Prescott. FIVE miles in the
other direction.
The proposed rosto.fice At Nip. half way
or the proposed new route from Mabt1n,
Yakima county. 20 Rickleton. klicki,at
county. seems IN fair way Of being estas-
nsheti as weai as the mai route In ques-
ton The second assistant postmaster
general has already invited proposals Cor
a mall service three times week between
the rsslnts rauaei, 90 commence Nav Ia.
lss; and II a satisfactory hii is received
the service will ne promptly let. The Office
AZ Nlp VIII also ~ established CT the same
time.
charles T Early. - nrano. Wash. Jus,
across the river from Hood River. Or.
has sent to the postmaster general his res
ixnation a. postmaster. This off$se WIS
established something over year a<o.
THE petitioners were mostly people who
obtained = livelihood BY working in or
around saw-nslls The situation has row
charged the timber In that section having
been pretty well cut out. and the mills 60
,,.. further back FIR the ,irsNer brings the
,,eorle nearer 70 the postofsce At Cheno-
w@sh.