The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-24

town.
There has been an immense anonn,
OF drift wood in the harbor the nast fau
days. ~ :"
-Ephram Langell, of East Sound
was III the county seat the first of the
week.
Martin Rethlefsen, jr. cut his hand
quite badly, while saving wood. last
Monday.
-1hos. y. McCrary visited with his
brother at Roche Harbor, during the
past week.
-George Holm, of Susie island. died
IN the hospital at Port Townsend, the
first of last week.
Beautiful, bright, sunny weather is
what we have been having a greater
part of the winter.
i will sell my house and three lots
cheap, for cash. Address,
ID. s. King, Friday Harbor, Wash
Let the Eagle scream! Slip in YOUR
Hides, Pelts and Furs. Prices raising
K. L. MORSE, New Whatcom, Wash.
We are pleased to state that Isaac
Sandwich, who has been quite sick. in
Victoria, for the past two weeks. is
much better.
Mrs. Idel Nichols, accompanied by
her daughter, Libbie, left Tuesday for
Seattle, where they will visit friends
for a short time.
"A key of powder exploded at the
Susie island stone quarry the first of the
week. Two men were reported seriously
but not fatally, injured.
Mr.. E. Blanchard was down from
Susie Island, Yesterday. He states that
gang of men are getting out rock,
there, ostensibly for government use at
Port Orchard.
Mr.. Sturgeon, the new barber, has
moved his family over from Fairhaven
and set up housekeeping in John Doug
las house. He has opened up a neat
little shop in the Ross building.
The hearing in the case of Nassr,
the Assyrian peddler, whom Collector
Ellsperman arrested for smuggling, will
come up before U. S. Court Commits
sioner Williams, at Whatcom, on the
25th.
"A. w. Thomas, Ellery Thomas, E.
E. Allen, P. Welch and Ed Delaney
started for Saturna island, B. c., on the
sloop, "Katy Thomas" Saturday night
They expect to spend several days hunt
ing on the island.
The First National Bank, of Ana
cortes, closed its doors on the 18th. All
deposits received on the previous day
were returned to the depOsitors. The
cashier refused to make statement for
publication until the bank examiner
arrives.
Miss Mile Larson left yesterday
morning for Seattle, where she will at
tend college. Tuesday night upwards
of thirty of her young friends gathered
at her home for a farewell taking. Those
present report pleasant evening.
The new road between the Harbor
and Beaverton Valley is now in fairly
good condition for travel. The work
of improving the road has largely been
done by volunteer labor by the farmers
living in the vicinity. 1t is destined to
be one of the best roads on the island.
Joe Woods was over from Cokedale,
Skagit county, the first of the week.
Joe is doing the blacksmithing at the
Cokedale mines. While here he SOLD
his interest i'm the blacksmith shop, at
Madden's Corners, to his former part
ner, Mr.. Newman, who will run the
| business hereafter.
Word reaches us that Job M. Sea-
mans died of Appoplexy, at his son
residence in San Francisco, last week.
At the time of his death he was up
wards of eighty-five years old ana hao
followed the jewelry business since a
bow. Willie stopping in the Haroer a
wear ago he was an unusually hale ana
hearty old gentleman.
Last Tuesday the Utopia sighted a
capsized sloop with two men on the
stern, just outside of Deception fass'
They headed for the wreck and passing
as close as possible threw lifeline Win,
in three or four feet of the men, ou,
thew did not attempt to catch 1t, ana
Inv the time the Utopia came about ana
oot in reach of where the wreck was II
boa filled and sank and the men were
nowhere to be seen. The men iiseu a.
pollard and it was the boats first trip
We learn that M. P. Rethiefsen i
ran;dlv sinking and that the END Is no
farof Mr.. Rethlefsen is one OF the ms
sattlers on the island and Is wen any
o,orohlv known to all the old settlers
10 crossed the Rockies in '56 ana na
~ I;fo in all its phases. ID.