The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Will Fowle's.
School will begin again i'm the O,ua
district nest Monday, after vacation
OF several weeks.
Nash & Coffin are receiving new
goods right along and will sell them
cheap Tor cash or trade. IF
w. L. Sutherland, the enterprisiny
ofcas Island merchant has put a new
slip in his wharf al that place.
Watches, clocks and jewelry, sod, re-
paired and guaranteed 10y Holloway.
Friday Harbor. Call and see him.
Have you tried any of the Argyle
Milling Co.'S rolled oats. For sale hv
Nash & Coffin al zoe per lob sack. If
The canery began operations Tuesday
on their first catch this season. The
catch WAS small but sufficient to give
them Il few hours run.
On account of the publication of the
commissioners proceedings in this is
sue good deal of local matter is crowd
ed out of our columns this week.
Mr.. Sturgeon HIS moved his barber
shop from the Ross bldg. to the Trad
ing Co.'S. room neXt their store, and
will he please d 10 see his customers at
his new stand.
On account of the rainy fourth the
sports were cancelled, but the dances
given both here and in the Valley in
the evening, were well attended and
very leasant affairs.
Mrs. Sutherland, of East Sound, is
thinking of moving to Seattle, for the
winter with her family 81 as to give
her younger children better school adj
vantages. Mr. Sutherland Will remain
OH the island.
Court convened "Wednesday morn
ing, Judge Winn having come in on
Tuesdays steamer. The session will be
sh prt, as the docket is very small, there
being nothing but very few civi. CASES
for hearing.
Some of the old residents report Tues
day as being the hottest day they
have ever experienced on the island
Mr. Blalr's spirit thermometer reg lister
ed 800 in the shade i'll the afternoon.
The highest previous record was 81 O.
The schooner Phone r, which has
been much improved Ill appearance
Ivy a new coat of paint, came over to
Orcas island from the Bay Cities, Tues-
day, with lun' Der for Mr. Chalmers, OF
Doe Bay, and Mr.. Geoghegan, of Easl
Sound.
The fast yachts Myth and Hornet, of
Whatco,n, Won the champio lship cups
in the A and b clasaes at the Interna-
tional regatta at seattle, July 4. The
local club race WAS sailed the following
day lin Il fair breeze and from that tn
Myth was seltishly and discourteousl.y
barred.
In making plans for next month
don't forget the Farmers picnic at
Point Pleasant, Sllaw's island, o. the
Stl,, 9Th and l0th OF August. Tlere is
much truth in the old saying that a |
work and 40 play makes jack Il dull
boy" and uuIl boy max sadull man.
The object of the picnic is Il worthy
one and much pleasure and profit
ought to result to all who attend it.
The six new fishing boats just COM
pleted for the Island Packing Co, by
Dell Hoffman, of Shaw island, are a
very fine specimen of boat building.
They ar twenty-five feet long, seven
and a ilalf foot beam, heavy strip bulit
with oak gunnels and WaShboardS ard
carry small mli'lS:il ONLY They row
very easily for u boat that size a"d run
like deer, under canvass, i'll light
breeze.
Can YOU tumble to this? 4, lib pkgs.
Iilly gloss starch for DC; washing (saD
sada 9 per pound 2jomts, q inch, s'ove
pipe 35c; 4 packages block matches l"f
ice; No. clean beans 10 per pOuid; best
crown raiSilis Sc per pound; 6io~ Yankee
rolled 0aiS IoE -')tj IitiSF Ao'i'N CIV
Lenox soap &c u bar; bulk lard I0c per
hound: roasted coffee 2)c per pound
Eggs taken i'm trade at the FIRST ana
Last Chance Store. Will Fowle, Prop.
The new steam dryer now being
erected bv w. e. Sutherland & Co, at
Orcas. will have il capacity of 5000 lbs.
every ten hours. They viii have II
con,lleted in time to handle the pruile
crop in that section this fall. l SHAY
last they had a meeting III the hahk
building here and adopted the name o!
Orcas Fruit Dryer Co, ans eltc'ei OF
fi,ers as follows: w e. Sutherland,
nrpsident: Geo. w. Meyers, vicr-pr' ST.
dent: J. A. Gould, secretary and treas,
urer lis success Will he looked forward
10 with no small degree of interest and
we hone the energy and push OF me
gentlemen who have undertaken the
proiect will be amply rewarded.
Candy and Cookies, 2 lbs for 2octs, at
Will Fowle'S.