The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-01

Joseph L. end J. Wormald. Spokane, heat
ing stove or furnace: Edward r. Gould,
Spokane. shirt
PostofHces and Routes.
Jeremiah Rockhold has been appointed
postmaster at Crescent, Lincoln county,
to succeed r. a. Heberlein. resigned
A postoffice has been established at Fort
Flagler, jefferson county. on the mail
route from Port Townsend to Hadlock.
and Carl Troiel has been commissioned
postmaster there.
The postoffice at Sewell. Okanogan
county has been discontinued and mail
for that office Will be delivered at Ives.
The postoffice at Lockwood, Spokane
county has been removed one mile west.
The .postoffice at Waterloo. Stevens
county, has been moved from its former
location ore and three-tourths miles south
and one-fourth mile north. and Anna Mey-
ers commissioned as postmistress
Richard DeHaas has been sent his COM
mission as postmaster at Cokedale. which
was dated February Is. The commission
OF William A. SeNsmith as postmaster at
Ives Is dated February II.
The Dayton * Wallula railway mail
route has been discontinued. The service
between Dayton and Bolles Junction is
now being covered by closed pouch ser
vice; between Bolles Junction and Walla
waIla by the Spokane & Pendleton rail-
way mail route, and between Waila Wslla
and Wallua by a closed pouch service
The contract for carrying the mail from
Hazard 10 Dragon. Wash, has been
awarded to the Idaho, Nevada 4 Califor-
MIA Stage Company.
The following changes In star route mall
services are announced;
Lakeside to Stehekin. November l to
April 80 Change schedule days 10 Tues
day and Friday outward, and Wednesday
and Saturday inward; hours OF running
time to remain as at present. No change
in schedule for balance OF year.
Fairheid to Waverley-Leave Fairfield
daily except Sunday at 10 a. m. arriving
at Waverley by II 30 a. m Leave Waiver
ley daily except Sunday at a. m, arriving
at Fairfield by $50 a. m.
Representative Jones. having interested
himself In the case OF the citizens of Sun
nyside. and referred a petition to the post
office department requesting a change OF
schedule and increase OF service TO seven
times a week on route 11.2tS, Sunnysde TO
Mabton, has been informed that the order
has been issued granting the schedule
and increased service.
Mr.. Jones has also succeeded in having
the service on route 7l,ls7. Gle Elum to
Liberty, increased from three TO six times
a week.
There has recently been some agitation
looking to the discontinuance or change
of the service on route II .2i9 Sunnyside
TO lillian, ana petitions ana protests re-
ceived both for and against. but having
given the subject very thorough investiga-
tion the department has decided to make
no change at present
Pensions Granted.
Representative Jones has introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to grant a pension to Abner s.
Crawford of North Yakima, who was a
musician in Company u. Fourteenth New
York heavy artillery during the civii war.
The bill provides that Crawford shall be
paid a pension of $50 a month in lieu
of the sl2 month he is now receiving.
A Widows pension has been issued to
Margaret ]. Shearer. of Spokane, at S a
month.
Original pensions of Sc month have been
issued to Franklin ID. Cook. of NORTH
Yakima: oliver v. Hazeltine, of South
Bend, and Moses @ Smith of Anacortes.
The following pensioners have been
awarded increases: Joseph NJ. Fish, Ket.
tie Falls. 50 to si7; William Pollard, Che
halls, 81 to s., George w. Stultz, Du-
vanish, IS to s.; Joseph d. Nichols.
Rife. 81 to IS; Thomas o. Morgan. Win
lock, sl2 to 81.
The coast and geodetic survey has just
issued new chart of the coast from Sitka
sound tn Salisbury sound. Alaska
Commissary Sergt. Emil III. Steiner has
been transferred from Pinar del Rio, Cuba
to Fort Walla Waila-