The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-23
LOCAL AND Personal

/ ~-@sD 4 LIkSUNAl
Jeweler- ''aaKer and
Mr. u. w. Harrison, OF East Sound
was III the Harbor yesterday.
Mr.. M. R. Noftsger went to Seattle
on business, Tuesday. ''''
Mr.; c. T. Butler of Lopez went 20
seattle on the Thompson, Tuesday.
III mr.; John W. Gray, of Olga. was In
.le Haroor the first of the week on
M; New furniture store. Fine stock. 1908
Elk st., Whatcom. j. ii. WHALING
Mr.. Peter Phillips, of East Sound
was IN the harbor the first of the week
The attention of -. readers is called
10 the display advertisement of The
Fair, which appears in another column
of this issue. 0- A'"
Farmer Gould's" article re4d before
the state immigration convention at
seattle, seems to have created quite a
sensation all over the county.
Mr.. VIM. Little is busily engaged in
evcavating rock back of the Island
facklng Cos. buildings so that that
company can enlarge their plant.
An item of $4,000 for attorneys fees
and expense of negotiating the bonds
was omitted from the commissioners
proceedings published in last weeks
| ISLANDER
Thompson Bros. have placed a new
noistlng engine in their steamer and
are now prepared to handle anything
from toothpick to threshing mach
Inc with the greatest ease.
The steamer Michigan was taken to
Port Townsend, Sunday, by Captain
r. w. Keen. Before being brought
back she will be inspected and her ma
chlnery will be given general over
hauling and put in first-class order.
The Anacortes Steam Laundry pro-
prietors have established branch Of
flce here with Mr.. E. Sturgeon, who
will be pleased to receive your orders
and give them prompt attention. Their
prices are as low as those quoted by
any first-class concern.
r. /. Morse, the we'll known What
COM hardware merchant, says he will
make speciality of the reliable Myers
spraying pumps this spring and will
sell the bucket sprayers at So so, instead
of $3.50, which was the price last sea-
son. Every fruit raiser should have
one.
The Odd Fellows of Mt Dallas Lodge
No. IS, l. o. o. F., of Friday Harbor,
Wash, will hold a special meeting at
their hall, OH Monday evening, Jan. q,
1896. Grand Master J. Fontaine, will
be present. All members of the order
are requested to be in attendance. VIM.
| FOwle. n. G.
| Persons desiring to work out their
road property tax must do so before
paying their taxes and must present
road certificate at time of paying other
taxes or lose the right to work it out, as
| the county treasurer cannot pay back
| the cash on road certificates atteI the
taxes are Daid. As no rebate is allowed
| tins year, persons have until June LIST
to do their work before taxes become
delinquent.
Steamer passenger rates have been
advanced again as consequence of the
Bay City going off the route. This
step strikes us as being trifle unfair
on the part of our respected friends,
the steamboat men, the chief element
of unfairness lying in the fact that it is
taken without any notice to the pub
lie. There is no doubt that rates of
| fare have been lower to and from some
points in the county than can be con-
sistent with fair margin of profit in
the transportation business but no rates
ought to be arbitrarily advanced with
out fair notice to the public. Our
boats are giving us good service and
their owners will do well not to give
the people reason to encourage others to
come on the route.
The steamer Buckeye has been
leased Temporarily by Mr.. Newhall to
Gus Anderson and John Snyder. Mr..
! Anderson has succeeded Capt. BOwden
as master. Mr.. Newhall desired lit
| tie respite in order to make systematic
effort to secure an improvement and
extension of the mail service in this
county, which would practically give
most of the offices daily mail. The
Buckeyes route now includes num-
Der of places which are not included
upon the Friday Harbor-Anacortes
mail route and Mr.. Newhall will en-
deavor to have them added to the mail
route and also to extend the ser
vics to Doe Bay and Cottonwood island.
Such an improvement would be great
ly appreciated by the people OF the coun-
| ty and the postmasters, county officials,
| business men and others should give