The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

county seat visitor during the past week
T. Z. Nordyke attended the popu.
list conference, at Olympia, during the
past week.
-Rollan G.. Porter, of Whatcom WAS
the guest of Lieut.. F. M. Dimmock Tho
first of the week.
Mr.. ]. Binswanger, contemplates a
trip to the East, stopping at Chicago to
visit his brother.
John Delaney has sold his ranch
near Sportsman's lake, to Judge Sachs
of Port Townsend.
Judge Morris B. Sachs, of Townsend
transacted business in Friday Harbor.
during the past week.
w. H. Brophy was over from Lopez
during the past week, and took in the
mask ball, Friday night.
We are informed that Oscar Sturges
has returned to the Sound country and
is now located at Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thornton, of
Lopez, spent Sunday with the formers
sister, Mrs. A. w. Thomas.
Frank Dennison, of Smiths Island
and Mr.. Flint, of Townsend, attended
the mask ball, Friday night.
There will be spelling match at
the Friday Harbor school house Friday
night. Everybody invited.
Work will be resumed at CowelPs
Lime works next Thursday. Only one
kiln will be started at present.
Miss Florence V. Johnson, who has
been teaching on Lopez, attended the
mask ball, at Union Grove hall, Friday
night.
B w. Holloway will be here next
Tuesday, with full line of watches and
jewelry, and prepared to do repairing of
all kinds.
Stove wood or good bark, is legal
tender for all debts, "Both public and
private" which you may owe the
ISLANDER.
Eugene Wilson, who has resided
on this island for the past two years,
has moved his family back to their old
home in Whatcom.
Mr.. L. J. Sutherland, the East
Sound merchant, was over, Tuesday,
paying his taxes and transacting bust
ness for some of his neighbors.
Isaac Sandwich returned to Victoria
Saturday. His health is much improved
but following the advice of his physi-
clans he returned to Victoria for short
course of treatment.
j. Binswanger, of the Friday Harbor
Store, and A. w. Thomas, of the Island
Packing Company, expect to leave for
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combine business and pleasure.
To-day is the last day of February.
There has not been single day during
the month but what man could work
out of doors quite comfortably. There
has been but little rain and no snow.
The schooner Port Admiral, Capt.
Barlow, came into port yesterday from
Lopez island, with cargo of oats and
hay for Waterman & Katz. After dis
charging she proceeds to Seattle to
unload quantity of potatoes.
James l.. Farnsworth commenced
work on his new residence in Nichols
addition to Friday Harbor, yesterday.
He will erect a nice, neat house, which
will add much to the appearance of
what is already one of the most pleas
ant portions of our little village.
"A gang of men are at work on the
limestone quarry on Shaw island. This
quarry is the property of the Puget
Sound Paper and Pulp Co., at Everett,
and stone will be taken out for use at
the paper works, and at the large smeit-
er which is also located at Everett.
The u. s. Mail Steamer Buckeye
has changed her run. She now leaves
Whatcom early Monday, Wednesday
and Friday morning, calling at Nedro'
Anacortes, Guemes, Decatur, Thatcher
Port Stanley, Olga, East Sound, Orcas'
West Sound and all points on Orcas
Island, arriving in Friday Harbor at
six O'Clock in the evening. She now
leaves Friday Harbor at six o'clock In
the morning on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, for Anacortes, Whatcom ana
way ports.