The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17

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mail is very small and it Is not cons-cer-
ed necessary 10 place a mall clerk on this
route No car is run on the Train ana
Superintendent McCabe states that ne
would rather take or the train than aud
mail car.
One Of the most prominently indorsed
applicants for postmaster al FalfhaNeh
Is Mr.. John H Ware. and letters have
been received here from prominent citi-
zens stating that his appointment would
be acceptable 10 the majority OF citizens.
IL is also said that Mr.. Ware, while
good Republican was much less OF
partisan il the last campaign ihan Sr.
Tapping. his principal competitor. VINO
is noted for his str ng parttsdnshlp- II Il
probable. however. that the wishes OF
the Democrats. Silver Republicans ana
: Popuiists of Fsirhaven viii not De taken
into consideration in making this ap-
pointment, and IL Mr.. Tapping Is more
acceptable 70 the majority or the hepoD-
licans. 1t will make very little difference
how Dir. Ware stands with the members
of the other parties.
pension has been allowed Mrs. Anne
d. Bonner, of Eagle Gorge. King county.
at s. Per month. dating from Aprh Il.
1885 and Sc per month during the same
length of time for each of her five minor
children. making SIS per month during a
period of over four years Her cerun-
cate has already been awarded 10 her
This will bring TO Mrs. Bonner nearly 500
IN a lump sum.
Mrs Daniel Mclean. OF Tacoma. has
been denied pension on the ground that
she has no title under the act OF June p.
1850 having married the soldier suese-
quent 10 the passage OF that act The
commissioner Of pensions also states that
under the provisions of the act the MI
nor children of the soldier by either the
former or the last marriage have no title
10 a pension I'm their own right while the
widow OF the soldier is living and not re-
married. Mr.. Mclean left two children,
Donald aged IL. by his first wife, and
daughter. aged :, by the present widow
According TO the commissioners ruling
neither child is entitled 10 pension.
The people Of Vance, Wash. are very
much exercised over petition that has
been sent TO Washington for the estae-
lishment Of postofiice just across the
Cowlitz river. at place known as Nc
Mahan's store II is claimed that the OBJ
ject of this new postoffice IS to eventual
~ cause the dlseontinuance Of the pres
ent office at Vance. The present post
master Mr. Rufus t. Siler, is Demo
crat. and looks upon the proposed new
office as a means OF getting him out OK
his present place. Still. he asserts that
he has no objection 10 the Republicans
taking the spells. provided they do not
remove the Office 70 point which VIII
cause inconvenience to many OF the pres
ent patrons OF the Vance ONCE. Mr.. ST.
Ter is a native OF North Carolina and.
when the present once was established 1t
was named after the Hon. Robert Vance
The Democrats OF that nsighborhood ce-
sire to perpetuste the name.
Patents have been granted to Joseph
r. Burrow. of St. John, Wash. for
bottle stopper: Frederick G. Hartford. Of
Pataha City current water motor:
Harry w Mccormick. Centralia, COM
bined gauge and stop for boring ma
chimes: Ephrsham Haataja, Roseburg, 4
net-leader: Lloyd p. Ray Seattle. dust
pan: Isaac r. Taylor, assignor Of one
half to s T Packwood, Eilenshurg. ami
NAL guard: Matilda L. Trap. assignor
to Hydro Smelling and Refining Com
pany, Tacoma, smelling and refining fur
mace.
Comptroller Ecksls has approved the
selection Of the Northwestern National
bank, OF Chicago. as a reserve agent for
the Boston National bank. OF Seattle, in
Chicago revoked.
p. W. Strader will be retained as re-
ceiver Of the First National bank, OF
Anacortes, In place OF T. W. Hawkes., re-
signed.
Secretary Bliss has approved for patent
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany list No. ss OF lands selected under
its grant. embracing 2eoo acres in the
Spokane and walIa Walla district Of
Washington. The secretary has also ap-
proved for patent 10 the same company
list OF lands embracing 1859 acres in
the Occur a Alene district OF Idaho
Robert H Weedin. OF Washington, has
| been promoted from saeo 70 81 GO IN the
| pension Office A p. ST4ACSON.
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