The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-02-27

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was a caller at this office Monday.
Mr.. J. Cunningham, of Olga, was in
town on business yesterday and re-
turned home today on the Buckeye.
Mr.. J. Conway, of Argyle, the new
and enterprising merchant there was
a pleasant caller at this office yesterday
The steamer Island Belle has been
sold to the Anacortes Canning Com.
pany for $1,000. She will be used in
the fish business.
Mr.. J. l.. Davis, of Richardson, was
in the HarbOr the first of the week on
business and returned home Tuesday
on the Thompson.
We are pleased to note that Mr.. J.
l.. Blair, who has been confined to his
home by sickness for the past ten days,
is again able to be about.
Mr.. B. w. Holloway, our popular
jewelel and hotel man, leaves on the
Buckeye tomorrow for weeks bust
ness trip to the Samish flats.
Farm containing 120 acres, twelve of
which are in cultivation; small house
On county road, five minutes walk from
school house, price $500. j. C.. CLINTON
Mr.. Chas. Gillingham, of Roche Har-
Dor, who has been up-Sound for the
past few days enjoying a short rest
returned home on the Thompson, yes
terday.
Mr.. aid Mrs. Chas. Woods, of East
Sound, are the proud pOssessors of a
fine baby girl, born to them last Thurs
day morning. Mother and child do
ing nicely.
Ifyou are painting or papering this
spring don't forget lat Sutcliff & Hill,
ut WhatcOm, are headquarters for
paints, oils, glass, window shades and
wall paper. They are a reliable firm.
The Island Packing Co.'S pile driver
which has been tied up at their dock
receiving some alterations and repairs,
caught under one corner of the dock
Tuesday night and at high tide filled
and sunk. 1t was raised with but lit
tie difficulty yesterday and was found
to have received no injuries whatever.
The British ship Kilbrenan that went
ashore on Point Wilson during a north
west gale early this month, was pulled
| off by three tugs yesterday morning
aud tOwed into port. She will be put
on the Ballard dry dock soon where
she will receive necessary repairs be-
fore taking her load of lumber at Port
| Blakeley.
Mr.. Ambrose Pfiffner and family
arrived on the Thompson yesterday
from Oak Harbor, WILDLY island, and
are to locate here permanently, he hav-
ing purchased the Holt place, which
adjoins the King and Guard places.
Mr. Pfitfner brought with him some
! fine stock and all his farming nipple
ments and household effects.
Mr.. Hugh Stoddart, of Roche Har-
| Dor, engineer of the steamer Roche
Harbor, left for the north of Ireland,
| Tuesday in response to message re-
ceived by him from an attorney there.
The letter advised him of the fact that
an uncle had recently died there and
left him one of three heirs to fortune
of $24, 900. Hughey is to receive $6, 900
of this sum. He will return here just
as soon as he can get his share of the
money.
r. H. Straub, who is now confined
in the Whatcom county Jail, awaiting
his turn at the hangman's moose for the
murder of Leon Lanterlnan, is troubled
with heart failure, he having had sew
eral attacks since his confinement
there A week ago Sunday he had a
severe attack and his attendants
thought he would die, but not SO,
Straub has not enough accommodation
about him to please the citizens of this
county in that way.
The steamer Brick, of New What
com, was in port yesterday. She came
over with Mr.. MattisOn Freidenberg
and his attorney j. w. Roinaine who
came to file with the clerk of the court
his answer in the injunction case of
J. A. Gould VS.. MattisOn Freldenberg.
The case in question is one involving
certain rights to the salmon banks,
located about three miles west OF Cat
tie Point, and will come before Judge
Winn for hearing, on Saturday, March
18th, at Whatcom. Attorneys w. ii.
Thacker and III. S. King of this place
and Newman & Howard, OF New
Whatcom, who are employed by the
plaintiff are now at work on the case.
The masquerade ball given in Union
Grove hall last Friday evening was a
most decided success both socially and
financially. There were sixty-five
couples present and dancing was Kept
I'D until daylight Saturday morning.
DIR. J. Kelley and Mr.. August Void
took the prize for the best sustained
characters, they representing an old
man and his wife, hunting burglar In
their night robes i'm the dead of night.
The old lady CDR. Kelley carried with
her a rolling pin and candle, and her
husband august Wold) had doubled
barreled shot gun. The prize given for
the best sustained lady character was
awarded to Miss Erickson. The finest
lady's costume was worn by Miss Fan
ME Lawson, and the finest gents cos
tune by Mr.. P. A. Jensen.
We are pleased to note that the ef'
fects of the late meeting OF the state
board of immigration are of such wide
spread benefit. According to reports
received from nearly every county III
the state and especially in western
Washington. There are being organ
lied branch bodies of the above, motto
IDLY in Whatcom, Snohomish, Skaglt,
and several other counties they are
showing such a determination to be IN
the frort rank that success is assured.
What we want to see is everyone IN
this county interested in their own
welfare to the same extent, talk ana
think the matter over and be sure to
attend the meeting called for Friday,