The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-03-28

Let the Eagle scream! Slip in your
Hides, Pelts and Furs. Prices raising.
Il. [. MORSE, Whatcom, Wash.
According to the Leader the civil
service examinations for this district
have been postponed until May 18th.
II. T. Paxson, Ed. Delaney and
Martin Rethlefsen are all working in
the limestone quarry, Oh Shaw island.
I will sell my house and three lots
cheap, for cash. Address,
III. S. King, Friday Harbor, Wash.
The first scow load of lime rock,
from the Shaw island quarry, was sent
to Everett, to be used at the pulp mills,
last week.
Miss Pearl Woodruff returned, yes
terday, from Eastin, California, where
she has spent the past three months
visiting with an aunt.
An accidental explosion of powder
occurred at the Shaw island stone
quarry last week. Fortunately there
was no one seriously injured.
If the young people from the Har-
Dor expect to be ain it" with the Valley,
at the spelling match, on the 18th prox.,
they must be reviewing.
Miss Libbie Bradshaw expects to
go to Seattle, Saturday, to purchase a
stock of millinery, which she will put
in her new store building on Spring
street.
Have you sent copy Of last weeks
ISLANDER to your friends in the East?
You know it contains the best write-up,
of San Juan county and Western Wash
ington, extant.
p. S. Cook, secretary of the Island
Packing Co., accompanied by his wife
and baby, returned from Astoria, last
Friday and are now ensconced in the
Ellsperman residence.
Attorney Felger, of the law firm of
Smith & Felger, of Port Townsend, at
tended the sale of the Baker place,
which took place Friday. Mr. Felger
bid the land in for the loan company.
MIR. John A. Devlin, president of
the Island Packing Co., is expected up
from Astoria next week, and the work
of enlarging the cannery building and
dock will commence Immediately.
Mr.. J. w. Young was a Harbor,
visitor Wednesday. Mr.. Young resides
near West Sound, where, according to
the Republican, "He is engaged in
! fruit-growing and dairying and doing
well.n
BLACK MINoRCA FOwLs-Choice,
Hardy, Thoroughbred Birds. Price
from 81 so to $500 each. Trios $500.
Eggs 81 90 per setting of 13.
ARTHUR l.. TURNER.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Thomas Bros, of Waldron island,
shipped today by the steamer Walla
Walla to Getz Bros, San Francisco, 70
tons of smoked herring; also big lot OF
salmon, the herring were packed In ten
Mound boxes Whatcom Blade.
All who are indebted to the Pres
byterian Cemetery Association, OF the
Valley. are respectfully but earnestly
requested to make immediate settle
ment with Alfred Douglas. The
trustees are DESTROYS of making some
i moro improvements and therefore must
have all of the money now due the as
ISOLATION.
The British tug Velos, while four
miles out of Victoria, Sunday noon, on
the way to Haddington Island, was
oyertaken by storm and sunk. rive
men her full complement lost their
lives These are Captain Anderson,
Mate Christensen, and Engineer Low
and two others. Low died from eS-
nosnre while the others were drowned.
ONLY one body has been found.
Mr.. Adams, a government CONTRACTOR
;s one of the unfortunates.
The members of the Friday Harooi
i singing school are preparing 70 ss. 80
a musical and literary entertainment q
; Odd Fellows hall "Wednesday evening
, April 10th. An unusually good dp program gaea1
consisting of instrumental and vocal =
, music, cantattas, Rotations, etc. &C. i !
| being prepared. An admission fee a Q,
I ts-antv five cents will be charged, ano
/ tho proceeds will go to the singing
soc;etv All are invited. RememDe'
rryl~orT0u AnF1l lUEu.