The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-10-15

Inc schooner Baltic brought into
port, a large consignment of lumber for
=. IL. Carter, early in the week.
Most of the farmers are through
with their threshing and some of them
nave part of their grain sold.
School began here last Monday MORN
ing with Prof. J. NJ Hatcher as prin-
cipal and Miss Rhoda A. Lee as pri-
mary teacher.
The Island Packing Co.'S. pile drive,
has been taken to Whatconi and put
ON the gridiron where it will be kept
during the win ter.
The San Juan Trading Co. shipped
twenty tons of oats, per the steamer
Thompson, to Lily, Bogardus & Co.,
Seattle, last Wednesday,.
Judge }. X. Winn came to the Har-
Dor, Tuesday, and will hold term of
the superior court, converting the same
this morning, October 18th.
DR.. and Mrs. G. c. Smith, of GAYS
Vile, VT, spent Thursday and Friday
of last week, in the Harbor, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Culver.
The school apportionment for the
quarter ending Sept. 3Oth, 1896, is as
follows: State current fund SlSI. So.
county fund $2al.s4, total $413.47.
Mrs. G. N. Culver, of Point Law
renee, Orcas island, has been in the
city for several days past the guest of
her son, Mr.. F. n. Culver and family.
Capt. and Mrs. H. III. Bullene and
Mrs. Bullene's mother, Mrs. NJ A.
Woodruff, expect to reside in Seat
tie for a portion of the winter at No.
3l2 Yakima st.
Mr.. A. Stable, who has been in the
employ of the Island Pack ing Co. on
their traps the past SUNNI er, has re-
turned to his ranch near G rindstone
bay, Orcas island.
DIR. Baker, the we'll known dentist
has returned to his home at Port Town
send where he will remain about a
month, returning here October 26 for
another professional visit.
Mrs. A. D. Tiff and Mrs. Wade, of
Shaw island, left last Tuesday over the
Great Northern for Minnesota. They
expect to be absent most Of the winter
returning here early in the spring.
FouND.-A boom of logs, on October
9TH, in Rosario Straits. The said boom of
logs containing about 10000 feet of cedar,
with no marks. Any one claiming said
property can address or call on e. c.
BoUDEN, Master steamer Dispatch, Ana
cortes, Washington.
Mrs. Jones and family and her
mother, Mrs. Stearns, who have been
residing on Shaw island for several
wears past, are now residents of the
HarbOr, having moved here the last of
the week on the steamer Buckeye.
His Honor John r. Winn will hold
term of court for San Juan county,
commencing October Is, 1896. All per-
sons desiring to take out their final
citizenship papers can do so at that
time. h. ID. NASH, Clerk.
| WANTED AT ONCE: Active agents
for each county. Exclusive control and
no risk. Will clear. IL to Is hundred
dollars year. Enclose stamp for null
particulars or Csc for 81 sample. Big
Rapids Mineral Water Co., Big Rapids,
Mich.
The Island Packing Co.'S. steamer
Michigan was taken to Ballard the last
of the week and taken out of the water
for few months She will be launched
again about the middle of January
preparatory to beginning her next
seasons work.
If YOU are going to paint your house,
paper YOUR rooms or do anything In
the wav of this kind of improvement
il will paw to consult Sutcllff & Hill,
wholesale and retail dealers in wall
paper, paints. oils, varnishes, etc., New
Whatcom, WASH.
On last Thursday afternoon the
Utopia loaded 4, 900 cases of salmon al
the Island Packing Co.'S. dock, ana on
Sunday morning brought In 7,W0
boxes to be used in casing up the pal
ance of this seasons pack, Whlcn nas
been in the neighborhood OF 2o,oot
cases.
The Thompson will make one dol
lar, round trip rate from any point on
Lopez and San Juan, and seventy-nve
, cent rate from any point on Orcas, &c
Whatcom, on Wednesday the 21st, the
occasion being the speech of the Hon
Rem. Butterworth, Of Ohio, who al
dresses the people from the Republican
2 standpoint. 1t will be remembered thai
Mr.. Butterworth defended Hon. w. r
q breckenridge, of Kentucky, In MS
little unpleasantness with Madeline
|, Pollard.
, Hon. John 8. McMillin, of Roche
Harbor. who is now making polltica
speeches throughout the state In tn'
; interests of the Republican party
came home on the Thompson. MONDAY
for a few days rest which he greatly
: deserved and needed. He went up
Sound again today and intends stay
mo in the field until election Gay
) when this state, as we'll as the nation
!. will declare in favor of "sound none!
: and protection" by electing TO I'M
a nresidencv our standard bearer, WIN
! Mckinley, of Ohio.
We desire to call attention to the FAC
7 that Auditor Sitter is busily engaged
! attending strictly to the duties OF III
! office. and whatever campaign ne zoe
t make this fall, will necessarily be 6rlel
l We believe the people of San Jual
J. county. irrespective of party, appreciaC
faithful and Efficient work done by on
2 county officials. Mr.. Sliter's ofi1cla
/ career. and the neat, careful and correc
: manner i'm which he has kept I'd
:. county records, is known by everyone
4 GOOD official record is the stronges
= ao.Hnaicn argument an official seekln
9 ro"alection can stand on, and Mr.. Site
stands on just such record