The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
HARBOR HAPPENINGS.

Tom Gleason thinks the sun rises in
Ireland and sets on his six acre tract in
Roche Harbor.
Jim King is supplying the San Juan
Trading Co. with about $50 worth OF
cord wood.per week.
The many friends of Andrew John
son will be glad to learn that he is rap
idly recovering from his5hurt, and will
be around again in 81 few days.
f. 7. Bailer is busy as a bee this
week pressing his large crop of hay.
He has cut fifty tons or more this
season.
AS soon IA the weather settles Err
nest Cowle will start up his kiln again.
He has returned from San Francisco
and is anxious to ge: to work.
The ISLANDER is greatly indebted to
that good fellow and clever artisan,
Fred. Anderson, the we'll known black
smith, Cor the hard and sl<illful work he
1ItlL III III our OlIItt tlllS NCth.
Mr.. MeAfee says there must be
something in the air down here that
makes him eat. Those who saw him
slowing away fresh cod fish Tuesday
night thought he had a tape worm.
Skookum Tom, the Indian, brought
in magnificent mess of ling cod
caught of the point of Browns island,
on Tuesday. About everybody in
town bought fish, although..it wasn't
fast day.
The handsome sign that adorns the
front of THE ISLANDER building is at
tracing general attention. 1t is said
TO compare very favorably with the
circus sign over the Office of the little
paper up the street.
Tom Gleason made q visit 10 Roche
Harbor last week and while there
bought six acres Of very valuable prop.
crty. Tom is shrewd man and gen
orally manages to get there with both
feet, and they are large ones, too.
The condition of the roads is simply
appalling. l.. Mackin, of the Eureka
Lime Works, drove over here Oh Tues
day to try his new buggy. He is salts
fled with it, but says that rides "don'1
go" any more until the roads have dried
up.
The East Sound, Orcas Island, non
saloOn-intiuence paper up the street
spells the name of the steamer Evangel
in this way: "Evangle." He expects
to go to heaven one Of these days; We
wonder how he spells angel angle?''
Steve Doyle had a clever article
about the recent masquerade in the
last edition of the little paper opposite
the town pump. This young man shows
indications of ability a. writer and we
congratulate our friend, 1.-THE enemy, Oh
that part of the paper which Doyle
wrote.
JAS. Fleming is building one of the
finest residences in the county on hi:
ranch. This site is splendid and The
view from it is described as simply
magnificent. Our old friend jim
Farnsworth is doing the work and We
hope he'll get through as soon as pos
sible so he can come in town and see us
jim Ross, the popular hotel man
had q new combination billiard ant
pool table set up last week, and the con
sequence is that all the boys are rap
idly becoming experts. There is
good deal of latent talent in this di
rection in Friday Harbor, and if prac
tice has anything to do with th'
matter it will soon be developed to {
high state of efficiency.
Miss Eva Cary is learning to set typ,
in the Graphic office. If she turns on
as good printer as her cousin VIII,
fixed up THE ISLANDER sign, is
painter, there will be no question o
her success as typo. And, by tn
way. this office is willing to put it
young lady compositor against tn
Graphic's in type-setting contest, 70
points or to finish, with either har,
or soft gloves, Marquis of Queensbur
rules, or London prize ring.
Mrs. Geo. A. Lee is paying fe,
weeks, visit to her mother.