The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-17

George Weber, of Port Townsend
is visiting with friends in the vicinity
OF Roche Harbor, this week.
The Schooner Echo was i'm Port
Saturday, and left Monday for Nanailno
b. e., with cargo of produce.
Let the Eagle scream! Slipi i'm your
Hides, Pelts and Furs. Prices raising.
K. L. MORSE, New Whatcom, Wash.
William Fowle, of tie Port Stanley
Trading Company, visited with his
family here during the past week.
Mrs. G. T. Torey received the sad
intelligence of the death of her father,
at Darlington, Wisconsin, last week.
Il will sell my house and three lots
cheap, for cash. Address,
H. s. King, Friday Harbor, Wash.
e. A. Taylor, of the firm of Taylor
& Son, General Merchants at Lopez,
was up-Sound buying goods during the
past week.
j. w. Jones, who belongs to the
y. 5. Custom service at Port Townsend,
passed through the Harbor Oh his way
to Whatcom.
Stove wood or good bark, is legal
tender for all debts, "Both public and
private" which you may owe the
ISLANDER.
County Attorney Thacker and ex-
Sheriff Delaney transacted business in
Judge Winn's court, at Whatcoln, dur
ing the past week.
-Ex-county Clerk Geo. A. Ellsper-
man was down from Blaine, Monday,
and turned over the clerks office to his
successor, E. HI. Nash.
The ISLANDER office turns out as
fine job printing as you can get done
in the state. We print anything from
book to a visiting card.
County Superintendent T. L. Dyer
appointed l.. e.. Larson clerk of the
Friday Harbor school district, in place
of Geo. A. Ellsperman, resigned.
-Messrs. George Abbott and John
Williamson, who served i'll the Mexican
war with Francis King, were Friday
Ha. Dor visitors during the past week.
Word reaches us that Mr.. r. A.
Boggess, formerly of Roche Harbor, is
pricipal owner and operator of good
paying quicksilver mine i'll Southern
California.
State Senator Fred G. Harper and
John S. McMillin passed through the
Harbor, Saturday, ell route to Olympia
John L. Murray left the same morning
going Via AnacOrtes.
The new county officers took their
seats Monday. The new faces to be
seen around the court house are Auditor
Albert s. Sitter, Sheriff Newton Jones
and County Clerk +. II. Nash.
Eugene Smith was over from East
Sound, visiting friends the nrst OF the
week. Eugene is still stauncii demo-
crat aud still believes in the ultimate
triumph of democratic principles.
Mr. Newhall has fitted up the
Steamer Buckeye with an elegant ladies
cabin apart from the main cabin. The
boat has been repaired and reprinted
throughout and her accommodations
are the very best.
u. A. Carr, of the firm Of Carr q
Peters, Crayon portrait artists, Seattle
spent last week on the island and took
orders for nearly $500 worth of portraits.
This was his second visit and i'll the
two weeks he took orders for upwards OF
$50. 90. This does not look like hard
times.
Last Saturday morning the tide
was the highest at had been for ten
wears. At least SO say the OLD settiers'
The tides at this time of the year are
naturally very high, and Saturday
mornings tide was greatly increased ny
the southwest gale of Friday night.
Had the wind continued until morning
much damage would have been done !"
wharves throughout the county.
Mr.. E. Sturgeon, of Spokane, was
looking over the town Wednesday wilh
view to opening up a barber SHOP "e
understand that he rented Mr.. Garter
residence and will bring his family mere
. next week. Mr.. Sturgeon says IL Il
really surprising there are so many
people coming to the Sound country
this spring. He has just returned 'i"'i,
; St Paul and Minneapolis and says tna'
) there will be large Immigration INTO
western Washington from Minneso''
. next summer.