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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-04-25

was not considered much in
d bear fight. There was no
other gun in these times but
the big boor and old flint
lock and rag powder was the
only kind then in use. This
powder was manufactured
by a man by the name OF
Clawson who lived then either
on Watauga River, now Car.
ter County or on Roam Creek
now Johnson County Tenn.
As a general thing the old
hunters and early settlers
used this rag powder. Daniel
Bo.ne used this kind of pow.
der. made by this man Claw.
son, But to our bear story.
So early in the morning be-
fore the break of day a regu-
lar advance on the bear was
commenced. Old man Rust
could not ne prevailed on to
remain at home, he would
follow with his two large
bear dogs and other equipp.
ments after proceeding about
five miles the old man gave
ontsin the gorge ofthe uloun.
tain he built him up a fire, as
every body then carried steel
and punk. by which they
could readily catch fire. The
other six rpsOlute men made
tor the roughs in their front,
where the bears had retired
after filing themselves with
fresh hog meat. A. deeI,
Show on the ground and the
wind blowing; and the wealth
er severely rold, and the
great difficulty in getting
over the cliffsand steep places
with an almost inpenetrate-
able underground of laurel
etc, all covered with snow,
never daunted these lesOlute
men, for it was the bears
that they were after. When
they had advanced we'll up
the side of the rough and
about a mile from where the
old man was left; ha wing their
hunting shirts belted close
around them and in this belt
their tomahawks and ten
inch butchers, theiL dogs be.
ing a few steps in advance
made an out cry that these
hunters quickly understood.
They advanced quickly into
the more dence jungle and
they beheld two ponderons
old he bears standing ON
their hind feet backed up A.
gainst a massive rock cliff,
and perhaps II dozen ferocious
dogs baying them fercely. as
the men adva need the dogs
engaged the bears at close
range. The men up with their
hitherto trusty rifles dim I'd
to shoot buin about the
sticking place. but to their
great CONSERVATION not a
gun would fire, in coming
through the snowy brush
they had dampened their
powder. Their favorite dogs
we're being torn to pieces and
they were powerless to shoot
Harry Huffman, n very stout
brave man proposed to tac.
kle the bears with the butch.
er knives. The proposition
was agreed to with alacrity
and Huffman and George
Shields threw off their coon
skin caps and made for one
of the bears that had Huff.
mans dog in his hug. The
bear made at Huffman who
dodged him at the sa ne time
Shields thrust his butcher in.
to the bears hip-the beal
tuIned mon Shields an d
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-04-25
SELF'S WONDERFUL BILL.
An Act Of the Fusion Legislature that
Caps Anything Yet Discovered.

News and Observer.
OF all the extraordinary
acts passed by the recent
"Reiorln" Legislature of
North Carolina, the one in
rroduced by Chatam's distin.
guished Representative, Mr..
Self, caps the cliMax up to
date. lU is truly q wonder
full till and will attract great
attention. 1t stands unique
and alone, both as to its re-
markable provisions and the
still more remarkable lam
guage in which they are ex-
pressed, and will, no doubt,
win for the distinguished
Statesman who drew it a
national reputation.
The following is an exact
and literal copy OF thisext
ordinary law rs it is enrolled
and fled in the Office of the
Secretary OF State;
1.-The General Assembly cf
North Carolina do enact:
"SeCtiOn 1. That it shall
he unlawful forany male hog
sheep or goat, to run at
large in the county of Chat
ham to greater age than six
months without castratiOn,
unless the same shull have
been turned ont for the i'm
plovement of the stock.
"Sec. 2. That any male
cattle RUNNING to a greater
age than two years, without
castIatiOn. shall lm contrary
to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. That any PERSON
violating this act shall be
subject to a fine of not less
than two dollars and fifty
cents, $3.50, nor more than
five dollars, rs. Said fine To
90 to the school fund of the
county.
Sec. 4. That this act shall
be IN force from and after it's
ratification"
This act was ratified on the
End day Of February and has
been in force and effect even
since that day, and yet the
citizens of Chatham have
been in a blissful ignorance
of it, and violating it every
} day since it's passage, over
two months ago. Mr.. Self
surely ought to have given
them some timely notice oft.
Until our citizens can ge.
the Supreme Court to con-
strue the above law, says the
Chatham Record, there will
exist great doubt az to it's
inca ming, for if it means what
it says (as it reads) our
good old county will be de.
populated and there will be
no need ofproviding a school
fund, Tor their will he no chill
drpn t0 educate!
1t will be seen that Section
!, allows certain hogs, sheep
and goats six months, and
Section 2, allows certain cat
tie two years, but Section 3,
does not mention what time
ia allowed Persons" and it
is left in doubt whether they
are allowed SIX months like
; goats. hogs and sheep, or are
allowed two years like male
cattle. If they are allowed
two years, then there is some
; hope for them Tor they may
get the next Legislature to
come to their rescue by re-
pealing this wonderful law!
twill be noted that Section
2 does not make it unlawful
for certain male cattle to run
=. at large, but makesit unlaw-
full or them to run at all, so
L l. 4 .x.. 4 Il
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-04-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

5sg Ly
President Cleveland " a 8
probably as much disnppoint
Ell at the unsatisfactory dis
position Of the income tax
by the Supreme Court as ev.
erybo1y else was, and he is
probably as anxious that the
case should be reheard by a
full bench and the constitu-
tionality of the tax either af-
firm ed or denied, hut like "a
good citizen he recognizes The
income tax as the law Of the
land pen1ing that final decis.
ion, and promptly filed out
aud handed in m account Of
his own income upon which
he il liable to be taxed. BE-
ing in doubt as to where he
should pay the tax he hand
ed his blank to Internal Rev.
enue Commissioner Miller IN
person and marked it cat
large" and it is now locked
UP in Mr.. Miller's safe. Sc
many stories have been cur
rent as tp the extent of Pres
ident CleveIand's income, ont
side of his salary, that there
is much curiosity to know
the figures he put upon that
blank. But it isn't likely to
be gratified. 1t was to make
sure that no careless clerk
should violate the the law a.
gainst making public the n
,nOuut of income returned by
tax PAYERS that the President
gave his blank into :ustoday
of Mr.. Miller.
Although today is the last
day upon which taxpayers
cau file statements Of their
incomes, without being sub
ject to specified penalties, the
tax itself need not be paid un
til the 30th of June, and the
chances are that but little
more OF il than has already
been paid will be paid in be-
fore that time, unless the Su-
preme Court hands down an
affirmative decision before
then. Should the decision be
the otl,er way it would no:
have to be paid at all. Un-
less present plans miscarry
it il expected that the case
will b reheard by a full
bench-Justice Jackson is re-
porten to have promised to
sit-and a decision handed
down before the close of the
present term IF the court.
Among the attorneys re.
Gently dis5arred from prac.
tlce before the Interior de-
partment was Jerry" Har-
alison, who was a conspicuous
degro member of Congress in
reconstruction days, and who
has been sentenced by the U,
5. District Court Of Arkan.
saS to ole years imprision'
ment and a fine of IS 900 fol
engaging in fraudulent pen
sion practices. Still, every
now and then some over ell
thusiastic Republican will
jump up and shout "thert
are no fraudulent pension
ers."
Judge Lochren. Comnis
sioner of Pensions, says o.
the proposed making of a
test case against the Com
missioner Of Pensions, by the
Union Veteran Legion. ! 1
the United States Supreme
n.,,,.% ;,, npAn. t< chr ~ q.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-04-25
TO HORSE OWNERS.

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They tone up ths system, aid digestion, cure
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PROFESSIONAL.

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Is certain cure for Chronic Sore Eye,
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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, for San
Juan County.
NJ. r. Lumdblad
Plaintiff
VIM. P. Holt, and Sarah 9u1ninons ny
G. Holt, his wife, and j. uoiica'ioIi.
u. Ellis and Jessie E.
Ellis, his wife,
Defendants.
The State of Washington to the said
VIM. P. Holt and Sarah c. Holt, his wife
and J. e. Ellis and Jessie L. Ellis. his
wife, Defendants.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty (20) days after the COM
pletion Of the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive of the date of said
completion six weeks after date of first
publication of this summons) and defend
the above entitled action i'll the court af0re-
said, and answer the, complaint of plaintiff
and serve copy Of your answer upon the
undersigned attorney, for plaintiff, at hi
office below stated; and in case of your
failure to so appear, Judgment will be
rendered against you according to the de-
mand ofthe complaint, which is filed with
the clerk of said court. The nature OF the
demand set forth in the complaint is as
Cllows:
For judgment for the sum of Five Hun
dred Dollars and interest at the rate OF
ten per cent per annum, from the frs,
day Of February, A. d. 1893, and for the
costs OF this action, including an attorneys
fee OF sixty-two dollars. Also for decree
foreclosing that certain mortgage given
to secure the payment of a certain note.
given by defendants WIN. P. Holt and
Sarah c. Holt, his wife, for Five Hundred
Dollars, on the 9Th day of August, A. D.,
1892, and mortgaging the following pre-
misses, to-wit: The northeast nne-fourth
OF the northwest ope-fourth and the
north half of the northeast one-fourth of
section nine, and the northwest one
fourth of the northwest one-fourth of
section ten in township thirty-fve, north
Of range three, west Willamette meridian:
containing one hundred and sixty acres,
all being situate in San Juan County, State
of Washington, and that the said property
be sod to satisfy said Indebtedness: That
the defendants j. E. Ellis and Jessie e.
Ellis. his wife, subsequent incumbran-
GERS, may he foreclosed of all rights i'm
and to said property.
For more complete information refer
ance is hereby mode to said complaint of
plaintiff on file as aforesaid
w. III. THACKER, Atty. for Plaintiff.
Friday Harbor, San Juan County, Wash
ington.
First publication April 18th, 1865.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
With this issue of the IsLANDE

With this issue Of the IsLANDEE
the present editor lays down the
editorial quill, which will be taken
up by O. III. Culver, of Fairhaven,
while his brother, Fred n. Culver,
will perform the local aud mechan-
ical work. They are both thorough
newspaper men and will, doubtless,
publish a good newspaper in the
interests of San Juan county, and
we hope that our friends will co.
tinue the support which they have
so literally bestowed in the past
year.
When the present manager took
charge of the ISLANDER, just one
year ago, it was numerously pre-
dicted that the paper could NOT live
in the face Of strong opposition. six
months. But by hard work and the
help and encouragement Of friends
we have realized the pleasure of
guiding the ISLANDER over the rap
ids and giving it position and pres
tage in our county. And now at
the end of three years close con-
finement in the Office. we have the
pleasure of turning over a good
paying business to our successors,
while we take a much needed rest;
believing that we have made a
goodly number Of warm friends and
generous enemies. Wherever our
lot may be cast we will always look
back with a feeling somewhat akin
to pride to our first boyish effort at
journalism ON the San Juan islands.
A. J. PAXsoN.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13

President Cleveland announced
the following cabinet appointments
on the 7th inst: Secretary of State,
Richard Olney, of Massachusetts;
Attorney General, Judson Harmon
of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Olney is a man of striking
figure. He is six feet in height,
and weighs more than 200 pounds.
He is member of the Boston Ath-
letic Club, good horseman and
pedestrian, a nimble tennis player,
and better fisherman than Grover
Cleveland. He was married in 81,
and has two daughters, both mar
ried.
Judge Harmon is not only recog-
nized as one of the foremost law
yers and jurists of this state, but
also one of the most popular Citi-
zens of Ohio. He was born near
Cincinnati forty-nine years ago. It
has always been his home, and he
is known by all the citizens.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13

WE print in another column an
article on "Creameries in Kansas"
With low prices when they raised
cereal crops and high prices when
they failed, the central Kansas
farmers were getting pretty badly
discouraged, at the time that CO.
operative creameries were being
started in that section. These in
situations have been to Kansas what
they were to Iowa, and have been
the means of saving many a poor
farmers home in central Kansas.
You should read the article and
then set to work to help start a
creamery in your own neighbour
hood. 1t may be slow work at first
but if we can only get a creamery
started at some point in San Juan
county it would prove source Of
steady income for hundreds of acres
of lands which at the present time
do not produce cent. San Juan
affords opportunities for creameries
and butter making equal to any
county, and we predict that wien
our people have turned their hay
fields into pastures, where the weak
eyed Jersey can eat her fill of clover
they will then, and not till then,
have learned the intrinsic value of
San Juan real estate.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
FRUIT PACKAGES.

An agent for the Western Basket and
Manufacturing Co, of Hoquiam, this
state, has made arrangements with the
San Juan Trading Co., to handle their
fruit packages and baskets. A number
of our local fruit growers, last year, used
their FIVE and ten pound baskets for
green prunes with COCO success. The
fruit shows to better advantage i'm bas-
kets than in boxes. Their wood basket
is one of those indispensable articles,
especially where pitchy wood is used.
They also manufacture all kinds of
clothes baskets, hop baskets, market
baskets, etc.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13

u AN COUN MY.
Thomas Gleason, Ptff.
Cyrus Stow, Seymour
Peppan and, Emma Pep SUMMONS.
Peppan his wife and
Alice A. McCrary,
Defendants.
The State of Washington to the said
Cyrus Stow, Seymour Peppan and Emma
Peppan his wife, and Alice A. McCrary,
defendants
You and each of you are hereby sum-
moned to appear within twenty days from
and after the service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend
the above entitled action i'm the Court
aforesaid; and in case of your fai ure so to
do judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand Of the complaint.
copy of which is herewith served upon
you. And you are further summoned
and required to answer the complaint of
plaintiff aforesaid and to serve copy of
your answer upon the undersigned attor-
ney for the plaintiff at his offices, room
/ and Mount Baker Block, Port Town
send, Jefferson County, Washington,
within the time aforesaid.
DEL CARY SMITH,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
T. 0. address, Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Washington.
FIRST publication May 9th 1895.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
SUMMONS.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, for San
Juan County.
The Northern Counties Investment Trust
Limited, Il corporation, plaintiff,
Benjamin F. Westfall, ct al, Defendant.
The State Of Washington to the said
Benjamin F. Westfall, Louisa A. Westfall.
James Ajax and Mary Doe Ajax, Charles
Bother and his wife, whose christian name
is unknown to plaintiff, Defendants: You
are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty (2O) days after the completion of
the service of this Summons upon YOU.
exclusive Of the date of said completion
(six weeks after date of first publication
of this Summons) and defend the above
entitled action in the Court aforesaid, and
answer the complaint of Plaintiff and
serve copy of your answer upon the
undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, at
their Office below stated and in case of
your failure to so appear, judgment will
be rendered against you according to the
demand Of the complaint, which will lie
filed with the Clerk of said Court. The
nature of the demand set forth in the com
plant is as follows: for judgment for the
sum OF $40 and the costs of this action in
Guiding an attorney fee Of 800 upon the
promisary notes given by you to the
plaintiff. Also for a decree Purchasing
that certain Mortgage given to secure the
payment Of said notes, describing Sw. of
Sc. /, Sec. 30, west of Ne. ! Sec. 81 all in
Twp. No. 81, N. r. west, i'm San Juan
County, Washington; and that said prop
erty he sold to satisfy said indebtedness.
For more complete information reference
is hereby made to said complaint.
Hastings & Stedman,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
z. o. Address: GA Halter Block, Seattle
Washington.
First publication April 25th, 1885.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13

Persons who sympathize with the af-
fiicted will rejoice with D. f. Carr of 1926
Harrison street, Kansas City. He is an
old sufferer from inflammatory rheuma-
tism, but has not heretofore been troubled
in this climate. "LaSt winter lie went up
into Wisconsin, and in consequence has
had another attack. at came upon me
again very acute and severe he said:
MY joints swelled and became infitmed;
sore to touch or almost TO look at. Upon
the urgent request of my Inotherin law /
tried ChamIeriain's Pain Balm to reduce
the swelling and eas" the pain, and to my
agreeable surprise. it did both. l have
used three titty-cent bottles and believe
it to be the finest thing for rheumatism,
pains and sWellings eXtant. For sale by
Druggists.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
STREET CORNER FINANCIERING.

The man with the lame knee thinks
/ did not fairly represent his argument,
last week, on the silver question, as
forgot to mention the Life Assurance
Compauies. with some six billion dollars
in policies, mostly payable to widows
and children. This vast sum would be
paid in silver worth only fifty cents on
the dollar Thus these rich companies
would save three billions of money by
not having to pay III gold.
If / could lave my say in the mat
ter of coming money l would take all
of the fiat out of it, and 20 back to the
plan of four to six thousand years ago,
when both gold and silver money went
bv weight, and was rated at its com
me.cill value the same rs it is now be-
tween nations. / would have both gold
and silver coined into convenient dies
and stamped with the exact weight of
each piece, from ounces down to the
smallest coin needed to make change.
Such coin would be good current money
the world over, and would pass between
nations without let or ilndrancc; also
hove all paper money redeenable in a
certain number of ounces of gold or
Silver. Let all notes, drafts and other
demands be made payable in so many
ounces of silver or gold as the case may
be. We should then have no more
trouble about free coinage or demoniti-
zation of silver or gold, as there could
he no objection 10 coming all gold and
silver brought to the minis; and, when
we become once accustomed to that way
of reckoning it would be just as conven
lent as the present manner. Under the
old Roman Government when the gold
and silver had largely been used mp i'm
the temples and churches, and worne
out as money, and the demand for more
money to carry on work and do the
business of the country become pressing
the Emporers resOrted to debasing the
coin o. the country, making it largely
of fiat, to the great damage Of the pro-
ducing classes, because the producers
have to support the government and in
the end all taxation falls OH them.
J. LUKE.
[TO BE CONTINUED.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
Estate OF WASHINGTON, For San
Juan, Wash.
IN PROBATE
Tn the Matter of the Estate of Matthias
p. Rethlefsen, Deceased.
Order appointing day of Settlement of
account, and directing notice to be given.
c.. C. Reed, one of the Executors of the
Estate of Matthias P. Rethlefsen, deceased,
having filed, in this Court, his resignation
and final account as such executor and
asks that his account be examined, and il
found correct, that he be discharged
such executor.
THEREFORE,; 1t is hereby ordered that
all persons, interested in said estate be
and appear before this Court Commits
sioner on the Sixth day Of July, A. d.
1895, at O'Clock, p. N. of said day, then
and there to show cause, if any they have,
why said c. c. Reed should not be dis
charged.
1t is further ordered that a copy of this
Order be published in the ISLANDER, in
said county for period of six weeks pre-
vious to said 9th day Of July, A. D. 1895.
j. e. TUCKER, Court Commissioner.
First Pub. May q, 1895.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
See Nash & Coffin's closing out ad.
Il will sell my house and three lots
heap, for cash. Address,
~, T., yNoc1,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Sarah Jane Fleming, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Executor of the Estate Of Sarah
Jane Fleming, deceased, to the Creditors
of, and all persons having claims against
the said deceased to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within one year
after the first publication of this notice, to
the said Executor, mt his residence ON San
Juan Island, San Juan County State of
Washington. The same being the place
for the transaction of the business of id
estate iii said county.
JAMES NJ. FLEMING.
Executor of the Estate of Sarah Jane
Fleming, deceased.
Dated this LIST day Of June. A. D. 1895.
First pub. June 9th.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
The Ot1cial Paper Of San Juan County
A.J.PAXSON, Editor and Prop
THURSDAY, JUNE 18th lSo D.

NorICE.-The undersigned having
sold the ISLANDER. its subscription list
accounts, good will, and The job print
ing office, III connection Herewith, to
Culver Bros, of Fair'haVen, all sub
scription accounts now due or to become
due should be paid to them, and also
all accounts for advertising after this
date. All bills owed by the ISLANDER
or bv the undersigned will he paid by
him on presentation. al! bills for job
work, legal work or advertising must
be paid to the undersigned at once.
A. J. PAXSON.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-13
ISABELLA REED
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle. Wash, MAY, 9th 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
his intention to make final proof in sup
port Of his claim, and that said proof will
be ma.ie before the Clerk of the Superior
Court, at Friday HarbOr, Wash, Friday,
June 18th 1895 viz;
BERNT TOLLIFSEN
Hid. App, No. 1874 for the Lots 6, 7, 8
and Ne !, of Sw. of Sec. 7, TIP. 81, n.
X. l, West, w. M.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land. viz:
s. G.. Chadwick, John Osgoodby, Jonas
Hovaas and Laurits Johnson, all of Port
Edwards, San Juan County, Wash.
M. 16 VIM. d. OTOoLE, Register.