The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray, the bargain shoe man.


and Punk, at Fowle's.
Mr.. Z. f. Cantine, of Lopez, was in
town on business yesterday.
Mr.. BENZ. King left for Stanwood
yesterday on short business trip.
Mr.. H. c. Kinleyside, of Richardson.
was III town on business yesterday.
Mr.. J. c. Werner, of Anacortes. was
In The Harbor, Tuesday OH business.
Mr.. A. P. Vaughn, of West Sound
was IN the county seat on business YES
terday.
Messrs Thos. Olsen and Nils Matson,
OF Olga, were in the Harbor on bust
ness Tuesday.
Will Fowle's store windows and
shelves are full of ten sizes of the yerv
best and loudest fire crackers.
The Buckeye crew captured a nice
deer in East Sound, last Saturday,
While it was swimming across the bay.
Cooking Molasses, 80 cents a gallon:
cheese l29 cents per pound; evaporated
apples, st cents pound, for cash at
Fowle's.
Notice is called to the change i'm the
advertisement of W. E. Sutherland,
the popular and ehterprising merchant
at Orcas.
Mr.. Geo. Gibbs, of Orcas, went to
the Bay Cities Oh the Buckeye on bust
ness the last of the week returning
Monday.
Mr.. NJ. r. Noftsger, of the San Juan
Trading Co., returned from business
trip to Seattle, on the Thompson last
Saturday.
For SALE-S0 acres fruit land, SITS:
40 acres 500; 90 acres $50. Money to
loan for or years at low rate of in
terest. J. G. CLINTON.
Mr. William Schultz, of Roche Har-
Dor was a passenger OH the Thompson,
Tuesday, enroute to up-Sound points
on short business trip.
Up to the present writing there is no
apparent lack of candidates for the
various county offices and it will be
sometime yet before entries close.
Contractor Farnsworth has finished
building new bunk and mess house
to be occupied by the crew having
charge of the Henry island trap.
The trap owned by Messrs Schultz,
Gross and others, located in Andrews
bay, is now about completed and will
be ready for fishing in day or two.
The Cinnamon at the Island Packing
the steamer Thompson, yesterday, to
be used by them in the mess house.
We have a note from Father Fay
requesting us to announce that he will
hold services in the Valley OH next
Sunday, June Dist, at the usual hour
Wanted immediately.-A girl for
general house work in family of two
at Roche Harbor. State age. Good
wages paid. Address The ISLANDER,
Friday Harbor, Wash.
The steamer Michigan brought in
the web from one of the Island Packing
Co.'S, traps on the salmon banks yester-
day for the purpose of having it over
hauled and newly tarred.
The Michigan brought in about 400
spring salmon from the Island Packing
Co.'S. trap on the salmon banks last
Tuesday, all of which were shipped
fresh to Seattle fish dealers.
Mrs. A. George, milliner, will be at
Friday Harbor. Saturday, June Goth,
and being limited for time desires the
ladies to ca early and leave orders as
she can only remain for three days and
at East Sound for one day,
The Good Templar's entertainment
given i'm Odd Fellows hall last Friday
evening was grand success in every
respect. The total receipts of the eve
ming were S17.65, and expenses $500
| leaving them a net profit OF Sl4.65.
| 1t is said that the salmon are now
running in immense quantities far out
| i'm the straits of Fuca, and among them
few sockeyes. If this is the case the
many traps located i'm this vicinity will
come in good play at all early date.
The new steel trap driven near Viii
/ lage point, Lummi island, is said to be
I the ldTgeSb anu 1HCSb III VIC "oiio'
large quantity of fish run there and
are caught this is all very fine, but If
not cheap one would answer just as
well.
Mr.. F. G.. Troxel, of Port Stanley,
cane over from there in row boat
Yesterday and while pulling across Up
right channel, between Shaw and Lo-
peg islands, captured a fine deer that
was swimming across the channel from
one island to the other.
Anthony Ohlert has purchased the
schooner formerly known as the Sara
nae, which has been refitted and re-
named the Illamna. He will carry
freight and passengers between Orcas
island points and the Bay Cities, max
ing headquarters at Olga.
While Mr.. James Mckay was out
horseback riding last Saturday he met
with a painful accident which will lay
him up for few days. He was COM
ing from his home into town and was
riding quite fast when the saddle glrth
parted and threw him from his horse
breaking his collar bone.
i Our popular blacksmith, Mr. Robert
Mervyll, has purchased the Sweeney
,>xo,,ortx, iol, iS 6irnctlV ODOOSlto Mr..