The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray, the bargain shoe man.

Murray, the bargain shoe man.
Mr. Mrs. Majo, of Grindstone bay, is in
b. w. Holloway, Matchmaker and
Jeweler. anu
Mr.: Joseph Sweeney has returned
from MS visit to up-Sound points.
Mr.. F. c. Troxell, of Port Stanley
was In town on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Loos. of Deer
Harbor, were visitors in town Mondav
Mr.. and Mrs. A. McCrary. of New
pail, were in the Harbor, MONDAY on
| business. v"
Mr.. U. A. Carr, of Seattle. renrese,-
tative of the Eagle Wooden Mills is IN
the Harbor on business. "
Mr.; A. Mclean, of Fairhaven. Is
spending few days on his ranch at
Glindstone bay, Orcas island.
Mr.. Elwood Amber, of Port Stanley
was IN the Harbor Monday and made
1HE ISLANDER pleasant call.
The Island Packing Co.'s steamer
Mlchlgan brought in about 10000 sill
yer salmon last Saturday evening.
Mr.. W. H. McCrary and wife and
their daughter, Mrs. A. Hall, were
VISITORS III the county seat Monday.
Heavy fogs have been hanging over
this part of the Sound for the past few
days, making steamboat navigation
rather difficult.
For SALE-SO acres fruit land, s175.
40 acres 500; 20 acres $50. Money to
loan Tor 8 or years at low rate of in.
terest. ]. G. CLINTON.
The steamer Utopia, Captain J. A.
OBrien, was in port Sunday and dis
charged shipment of salmon boxes
for the Island Packing Co.
Mr.. Thos. Leavell, of Olga, who has
been fishing OH the Fraser river q mart
OF the summer, is again in his old situa-
ton as assistant engineer on the Buck
eye.
Mr.. Barney McCreesh, our genial
distributor of beef, pork and mutton,
made business trip to the Samish flats
last Friday, returning home on the |
Buckeye, Tuesday. /
DR.. Baker, the we'll known dentist
has returned to his home at Port Town |
send where he will remain about |
month, returning here October 26 for
another professional visit.
The ISLANDER Office is indebted to |
Mr.. VIM. Bratton, of Deer Harbor, for |
a large and nicely assorted box of very
fine pears and Hungarian plums grown |
on his place on Orcas island.
The steamer Buckeye now has new |
whistle with which to make herself /
heard. 1t is larger than the old one,
has much deeper tone and can be
heard at much greater distance.
Mr.. Wilhelm Marquardt, of Doe Bay,
was in town this week to take the nee
essary preliminary steps to make final |
proof on his homestead. He has been
this summer near Burlington,
in Skagit county.
Mrs. J. r. Thompson, of Seattle, was
a passenger on the steamer Lydia
Monday and Tuesday,
the round trip with her hus-
band, Capt. ]. r. Thompson, manag-
ing owner Of the boat.
The Roche Harbor Lime Co. shipped
$50 barrels on the Thompson. Tuesday,
to the Seattle Cereal Co. The slaves
and heads are made of cottonwood from |
Skagi: county, and the hoops of elm,
which comes from the east.
His Honor John R. Winn will hold
October Is, 1896. All per-
sons desiring to take out their final
papers can do SO at that
time. h. IL. NASH, Clerk.
WANTED AT ONCE: Active agents
for each county. Exclusive control and |
no risk. Will clear IL to 25 hundred
dollars year. Enclose stamp for fall
particulars or 25c for 81 sample. Big |
Rapids Mineral Water Co., Big Rapids, |
Mich.
Mr.. G. II. Showers, chairman of the
county committee, and
Mr.. E. w. Harrison, candidate for
treasurer, came over OH the Buckeye |
from East Sound yesterday afternoon
to attend the meeting of the commit
tee today.
If you are going to paint your house,
paper your rooms or do anything in
the way of this kind of improvement
il will pay to consult Sutcilff & Hill,
wholesale and retail dealers in wall
paper, paints, oils, varnishes. etc., New
Wash.
The East Sound Republican club
held rousing meeting Monday eve
ming, at which T. g. Nicklin, of What
com, secretary of the state senate, was
the principal speaker. He spoke at
Roche Harbor, Tuesday evening and |
at Olga, Wednesday. Mrs. NickIin &C
companies him.
A representative of the Berlin Cloak
and Suit House, of Seattle. will be at
the Bay View hotel, Friday Harbor,
from the 7th to the 18th of OCTOBER,
and will come prepared to show you
you wish in the line OF cloaks,
capes, jackets, mackintoshes: under
wear, dresses, shirts, etc. See their
"ad" on second page.
The meeting of the Republican cen
trail committee, officially announced IN
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