The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-06-20

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cents; Strawberries cents, Lemonade
5 cents.
Mr.. Jas. Burke, who was arrested
last week OH a charge of adultery
was granted a change of venue by
Justice Werner, and the case was taken
To Justice Coffin, of Argyle. The evil
dence in the case was not sufficient for
holding him and he was discharged
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Carter returned
from Seattle yesterday noon on the
Thompson. Mr.. Garter has been there
for the past ten days serving on the Z.
;. petit jury, and Mrs. Garter has been
visiting friends in the Queen City
We are glad to see them among us once
more.
VIM. Riley, the restaurant keeper at
Sehome junction, Whatcom, has pur-
chased Bill Pollards claim to Clark's
island, in the gulf of Georgia, opposite
the old lime kiln on Orcas, about two
miles above Point Lawrence. Mr.
Riley and his son have put in crop
there and expect to take some stock
over soon.
The Trading Co. began work on their
new store building and warehouse,
which they are erecting at Madden's
corners, last Monday. The building is
to be first-class in every respect and will
have floor space 40X60 feet. When
completed it will be stocked with a
general merchandise stock second to
none on the island.
The entertainment, supper and dance
given at East Sound, in Odd Fellows
Hall, last Friday evening, for the bene-
fit of the library fund of the Episcopal
church, Melted 1885. The entertain
ment was very good, and the supper
excellent. The dancers evidently en-
joyed themselves as they tripped the
| light fantastic to the strains of very
good music until two a. IN.
}. Il. Thompson, managing owner Of
the Mail Steamer Lydia Thompson,
expects to leave Saturday night with
his wife for a trip to Europe They will
| spend most of their time in the north
Of England but Mr.. Thompson expects
to take a run over to Paris and possibly
to some of the other continental cities.
He intends to return in about ten weeks,
but Mrs. Thompson will remain longer.
0. H. and T. n. Culver have pur-
chased the San Juan ISLANDER, a
weekly newspaper published at Friday
Harbor. They will improve the paper,
and from our acquaintance with the
gentlemen, we are prepared to go spon-
ser for their success. o. II. Culver was
formerly editor of the Fairhaven World
and Herald and for the past two years
local manager of the Post-Intelligencer.
!-Whatcom Blade.
Mrs. VIM. Roupe and son Willie, of
Seattle, tie Misses Pearl and Margaret
Day of Fairhaven, Miss Mclean of
Orcas island, Mr.. A. Mclean of
Orcas and John G. Viereck Jr., of Doe
Bay, came into the Harbor Monday
morning, OH Mr.. McLain's steam
launch, Oily" They put in the fore
noon visiting the cannery and various
sights about town and left much in
love with the place.
The Union Sunday School, of Friday
Harbor, celebrated "Children's Day.
Sunday with exercises appropriate for
the occasion. About fifty well trained
and happy children marched, sang and
recited pieces suitable for the occasion.
The church was elegantly and lastly
decorated with flowers, ferns and cedar
boughs, and canaries sang accompani
ments to the childish songs Of praise
which the happy children sang.
w. E, Sutherland, of Orcas island has
completed arrangements and finished
plans for his new dryer to be erected
at Orcas. and work will be begun at
once. What we further need most of
anything is first-class fruit cannery
SO as to allow the growers Of small fruits
to dispose of their product at a fine price
annd not be compelled to let it remain
on the ground and rot for the want Of a
market, as they have had to do in
that we are sure of, between East
Sound and PIT. Lawrence, hundreds of
crates of berries that will not be picked,
for this reason.
Thompson Bros, of our handsome
and commodious mail steamer Lydia
| Thompson" have arranged to nm eX-
cursions from any point among the
islands to Seattle or Bellingham Bay
from July I'd to July 9th, giving all
who wish an opportunity to spend the
4th at any of her calling places or ternli-
nails at very low figure. They will
furnish round trip tickets to Seattle,
good from Tuesday, July I'd until Sat
urday July 9th for $3.50, or round trip
tickets to Bellingham Bay, good from
the Sd to the 9th for $1.00. All who do
not wish to celebrate our national holi-
day in the Valley should take advantage
of this glorious opportunity.
Of the thrty-two secretaries of state