The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray sells shoes cheap.

was in the Harbor for short time YES,
terday.
Father Fay was passenger on the
thompson, yesterday, bound for Roche
Harbor.
New furniture store. Fine stock. 1925
ELK ST, WhatcOm. J. II. Whaling,
proprietor.
The Island Packing Co.'S. steamer
Michigan, Capt. Bullene, went to Seat
tie Tuesday.
Mr.. Ed. Nelson, of Doe Bay, went
to the Bay Cities last Friday and re-
turned Tuesday.
Mr.. G. n. S. Tucker, of Seattle. is
here visiting his brother Mr. C. M.
Tucker and family.
Mr.. J. P. Pain, of Olga, made Lopez
a visit this week, and returned home
on the Thompson yesterday.
Mr.. James Tullock, of East Sound,
went to Port Townsend on the Thomp-
son last Saturday on business.
Born, to the wife of Mr. d. P. Sulli-
van on Saturday forenoon last, a girl.
Mother and child doing nicely.
Mr. Bert Chalmers, of Doe Bay, paid
the Bay Cities visit last week, going
over there in his yacht, Jaunita.
Mr.. w. H. Bell, of Port Stanley,
spent Sunday in the Harbor. He re-
ports that his sawmill at that place is
running full blast.
Farm containing 12O acres, twelve of
which are in cultivation; small house.
On county road, five minutes walk from
school house, price $500. J. G. CLINTON
The finest seed peas for table use are
those grown by Geo. Gibbs, of Orcas.
They are on sale at Friday Harbor,
Orcas, West Sound and East Sound.
Try them.
Mr.. John Ohlert, who recently sold
his place at Olga to Mr.. DOak, will
leave soon for the Colville reservation
which was recently thrown open for
settlement.
Mr.. James Mervyn, of Lopez, was
in the Harbor Saturday. Mr.. Mervyn
and partner are now putting in a small
sawmill at Fisherman's bay and ex-
pect to have it in operation at an early
date.
The Island Packing Co.'S. pile driver,
which has been undergoing extensive
repairs and alterations at their cannery
here, is now completed and ready to be
mer is in place.
Last Saturday Judge Winn granted
Mr.. ]. A. Gould temporary injunc-
ton against Mr.. Madison Freidenberg
to restrain him from driving piles on
the salmon banks, which are now be-
ing contested for by the above named
parties, until the case can be heard and
definitely settled.
There will be a Leap Year ball given
by the ladies of the Valley, i'll Union
Grove hall, on March 18th, 1896. Adj
mission, ladies fifty cents, gentlemen
free. Ladies' please bring basket and
all the money they have as Mr.. Fowle
will furnish refreshments. Music by the
Valley orchestra. Floor Manager, Miss
Polly Ballet. All are invited to at
tend.
/ The East Sound school closed last
Tuesday for their summer vacation and
we are reliably informed that Prof. G..
| a. Williams, who has been the teacher
there for some time past, expects to go
| to Tacoma in the near future and en-
| gage in the practice of law. We are
sorry to see Prof. Williams leave the
county but hope that his new venture
may prove pleasant and profitable
one.
| The directors of school district No.
% have recently completed the build
| ing of n fine new school house 24x36
feet. There are at present twenty
children i'm the district of school age,
and nearly all of them attend regularly.
The present board of trustees have
done excellent work and have taken
great pains in making their school Sec
ond to none for which they are en-
titled to much credit.
While Mr.. H. T. Cayou and family
were absent from their home at West
Sound last Saturday evening attend
ing the literary exercises at Deer Har-
Dor, some sneak thief entered their
home and stole fifty fur pelts, consist
ing principally of otter and mink skins:
For the otter skins Mr.. CayOu had
been offered $500 each, and Sl.5O each
for the minks. The total loss is est
mated at little over $4,000. The
thief i'm his hurry to get away undis-
covered, scattered about the prem
Uses Is skins, which were afterwards
recovered. No clew to the thief has
vet been discovered and it is altogether
probable that he never will be identi-
fed.
A comparison of the excellent
weather report of Mr.. Geoghegan, of
East Sound, published in THE ISLAND
Err last week, with the published report,
of Voluntary Observer Mayhem, of
Whatcom, for February, indicates that
it is little colder at East Sound than
at Whatcom Mr.. Geoghegan reported
the highest temperature of the month
$50 on the 10th; minimum 250 on the
10Th and average 37.7o. Mr.. Mayhem
reported the maximum at Whatcom
6Oo an the 10Th and 10Th; minimum 240
on the 18th and average HOP. 1t was
considerably wetter at Whatcom how
ever, the precipitation being a. " inches
there and 3.S7 inches at East Sound.
The Great Northern railway COM
pany has finally made public acknowl-
edgement of the fact that it is largely
interested in Fairhaven real estate.
Deeds were filed for record at Whatcom,
Monday, conveying to the Great n orth-