The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-04
him. He brought with him fine team
also new wagon and harness.

aiso new wagon and harness.
The Whatcom Blade very kindly
says: "The San Juan ISLANDER is
very much improved under the new
management. 1t is also more neigh
borly and devotes more attention tn
nome Interests, SD long neglected"
Judge j. E. Tucker has opened law
office next door to us. With Judge
Tucker and Bro. King i'm THE ISLAM
DER building we ought certainly to
keep from having any scraps. They
Will try and keep us straight at any
rate.
MIR. John Peterson, the old pilot of
Revenue Scout" after an absence of
eighteen nontl.s, was in town last
week, shaking hands with his many
friends, who were pleased to see him.
Mr.. Peterson is now OH the Cutter
Wolcott.
Leslie Darwin and Lew Berens, of
New Wiatcom, brought Mr.. and Mrs.
.. II. Culver and the Misses Simpson,
OF talrlaven, over to Point Lawrence
Friday night i'm the fine sloop Mabel,
of Whatcom, and returned with them
Monday morning.
Mr.. w. J. Mclean, formerly of Fair
haven, but now gen raj foreman of the
Chicago & West Michigan railroad
shops, at Grand Rapids, Mich, is ex-
pected at Orcas Island soon, to make
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. y. Mclean
and sister a short visit.
We are reliably informed that any
person holding checks drawn by the
c. Hector of customs, at Port Townsend,
on the suspended Merchants National
Bank, of Seattle, can have same paid
10y presenting them at the Washington
National Bank, of Seattle.
Mr.. c. Coghlan and his two little
boys were in town Saturday and return
ed home in the evening Oh the Utopia.
Mr.. Coghlan came in for the purpose of
getting the steamer to call at his pace,
CoweI's lime kiln, and take on Il con
signment of 800 barrels of lime for Seat
tie.
Mr.. T. H. Leavell and Fred Nichols,
last SATURDAY took Miss Libbe Brad
shaw and Miss Abbie Nichols to Blaine
in Mr.. LeavelI's sloop Myrtle. The
boys returned Monday morning. Miss
Bradshaw has been visiting her mother
short time and Miss Abbie Nichols re-
turned with her to- Blaile, where she
will spend the Fourth.
Mrs. Fannie Burnie, of this place at
suicide, last Sunday afternoon
about O'clock, by taking nearly two
ounces of lauhinum. After several
hours persistant work and close watch
ing she was resuscitated She became
and discouraged and tried
this method to rid herself of the cares of
this life. She has three small children
who are dependent upon her for their
livelihood.
Secretary Reilly, of New Whatcom,
has just finished mailing the Fair ASso
citation Premium Lists. Failing to pro-
cure names of residents of San Juan
county, which would have enabled the
secretary to mail to each individual, he
was obliged to forward them to l.. B.
Carter, Friday Harb"r, who will dis
tribute them. Every citizen should
have one. On application the secretary
will forward II copy.
Can you tumble to this tune? 4, lib
lilly gloss starch for 25c; washing (san
sada per pound 2jonts, inch, stove
pipe 35c; packages block matches for
Toe; No. clean beans 4c per pound; best
crown raisiiis 5c per pound; 6fbs Yanke.'
rolled oats for 25c; Horse Shoe and
LellOx soap sc bar; bulk lard lOc per
pound; roasted coffee 23c per pound
Eggs taken in trade at the First and
Last Chance Store. Will Fowle, Prop.
The Little Gem moping machine for
sale by the San Juan Trading Go is
daisy. Ladies, you cannot afford to he
without one, it will keep your floors
clean, with but little work. 1t will in
sure peace in your household Ii your
husband comes home anl fiIis thu
floors dirty he will growl. If he gets
YOU one of these he will come in at noon
and night smiling aud all will be har-
mOny and cOntentnient.
Saturday evening last there was a
delightful little dinner party at the
pleasant home of Miss Aiken and Miss
Agnes Aiken, near Point Lawrence,
given bv them in honor of the birthday
of their sister. Mrs G n Culv r. Those
present were Mr. and Mis-. Culver, Miss
Culver, Mr.. Alex. Chalmers, Mr.. Bert
Chalmers and Mr.. Holt, of Doe B,v,
Mr.. Jas. GeOghegan. of East Sound.
MIR and Mrs o. HI. Culver and Misses
Blanche and Pearl Simpson, of Fair
haven.
Cecil Willis, who went to Southern
California few weeks ago from this
country, has charge of a forty acre
prune ranch at Ferris, Riverside cnun
ty. IN an interesting letter to friend
at Alherbrook farm, he SAYS that forty
acre fruit ranch is considered a small
one there and that there are many
in the San Gabriel valley of from three
hundred to four hundred acres. There
ia no timber where he is and the people
use gasoline stoves to cook on aud lamp
heaters for their rooms i'm winter. The
mercury reaches one hundred or more