The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-02
LOCAL AND Personal
Murray sells shoes cheap.

Mr.. A. L. Vaughn, of West Sound
Is in the county seat attending court.
Captain RoIlie Davis, of the Roche
Harbor, was i'm town Tuesday OIL bust
hess.
Mr.. James J. Doyle, who is now liv.
ing in Seattle is i'm the Harbor Oh bust.
ness.
Mr.. Nils Oleson, of Deer Harbor, was
I'm town the first of the week OH bust.
ness.
Mr.. Frank Dennison, lighthouse
keeper OH Smiths island, was in town
yesterday.
Mr., w. P. McElwain, a prominent
Seattle attorney was in the Harbor YES.
terday Oh business.
The steamer Brick, Captain Crockett
was in port Monday evening with
nineteen passengers.
Mr.. Ralph Simons, a prominent at
torney of Seattle, was in the Harbor
yesterday OH business.
Mr.. Ralph Blythe, of Blakely island,
who is now mate on the steamer Roche
Harbor was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. J. T. Stroud, of Deer Harbor,
made Il flying trip to the Bay Cities
last Friday on the Thompson.
Yesterday the Thompson brought i'm
q large consignment of web aud net
ting for the Island Packing Co.
Mr.. John A. Devlin, president of the
Island Packing Co. went to the Bay
Cities on the Thompson, Monday.
Attorneys Maxwell 4 Romaine, Of
New WhatcOm, counsel for Mr.. Matti-
son Freidenberg, are in the Harbor Oh
business.
Wall Paper at J. H. Whaling's fur
niture store, 1925 Elk street, Under
wood & Minturn building, Whatcom,
Washington.
Mr.. NJ. F. Schelderup, agent for the
Equitable Life Insurance Company Of
New York, is i'm the Harbor in the in
terests of his company.
Mr.. Rollan NJ. Porter, Court Stenog-
rapher, of New WhatcOm, is in the
Harbor taking the testimony in the
case of Gould vs. Freidenberg.
Lieutenant Carbon left last Tuesday
on the Thompson for Seattle and will
go from there to Washington, D. G..
He will be absent about thee weeks.
Farm containing l20 acres, twelve Of
which are i'm cultivation; small house.
On county road, five minutes walk from
school house, price $500. J. G. CLINTON
The planking is nearly all Oh Mr.. J.
l.. FarnswOrth's new wharf and the
main dock nearly done. The work Of
the approach will lie COM
menced in few days.
The undersigned will pay premium
for old stamps issued in the SOS or
early COS. Good premium paid for any
British Columbia stamps issued prior
to 1870. r. M. Porter, New Whatconl,
Wash
Mr.. G.. w. Howard, OF the law firm
of Newman & howard, New WhatcOm,
is i'm the Harbor. Messrs Howard,
Thacker and King are engaged as coun-
sci for Mr.. J. A. Gould. in the case of
Gould VS.. Friedenberg, which is now
being tried before Judge ]. r. Winn.
Mr.. J. w. Lownan, of Seattle, presi-
dent of the Orcas Island Fruit Co.,
visited their farm last week. While
in conversation with a representative
of THE ISLANDER he stated that he
regarded the outlook for good fruit
market this coming season as rather en-
Although their orchard is
yet young they expect to get about 20
tons of prunes off the place this sum-
mer.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the county auditor for the
Iceberg Point Fish Co, whose pr1nci-
pal place of business will be at Rich
ardson San Juan County, Washington.
The in corporators are r. E. Davis, &.
A. Phelps and A. H. Davis, and the
capital stock of the company is S. 900.
The purpose of the company is to con-
struct traps, catch and can fish, ship
fresh fish, and build and operate can
mng plants. Iceberg point is the most
southerIy point of Lopez island .nd is
well known to all fishermen and steam
boat men.
Judge J. r. Winn arrived from New
Whatcom OH the Thompson, Tuesday
morning and convened court at p. M.
He has since been hearing evidence in
the case of Gould VS.. Freidenberg.
The above entitled case is one invOlv
ing certain fish trap rights on the Sal
mon banks. situated OH the southeast
side of San Juan island and about three
miles west of cattle point. The case is
exciting great deal of interest and the
decision, when rendered will be an i'm
portant one to cannerymen and trap
site claimants. The prosecution rested
their case about O'Clock Yesterday af-
ternoon but will take it up again on re-
hrftal The defeudant,a witnesses are