The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-11-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray, the bargain shoe man.

B. w. Holloway, Matchmaker and
Jeweler
Murray will sell you a pair of shoes
at the Ola prices and give you pair of
hose.
Mr.. A. p. Vaughn, of West Sound
spent few days in the county seat the
past week.
Mr.. Richard Sumner, of Lopez, was
initiated into the Workmal's Lodge at
their last regular meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Welch and
child returned from Il short visit to I'M
Sound cities on the Thompson, Mon
day.
Miss Louse Culver, of Point Law
renee, is visiting her brother, O. III.
Culver and family in Wlatc,m this
week.
Mrs. G. n. Culver returned to Point
Lawrence, Monday, from weeks
visit with her son and family, in
| Whatcom.
Mr.. w. O. CLARK, of West Sound,
justice of the peace Tor that precinct,
spent few days in the Harbor during
the past week.
The road from Cascade lake to olga
is one OF the best IN the county, but
| there Is room for Il good deal of I'M
| provement between ORA and Doe Bay.
The opening Of the winter term of
school in the Doe Bay district. which
had been set for November 2nd, has
been postponed until after the inst-
tute.
Although very great degree of i'll
terest was manifest on all sides, during
the election here Tuesday, all passed off
quietly and without amy especial incl
dent.
MIR. Clarence NJ. Larson, of this city
who is attending the state university
at Seattle, came home OH the ThOnp-
son, Monday, so that he might cast his
first vote for Mckinley, Sound Money
and Protection.
The new vault in the San Juan
! County Bank is now completed and is
q fine addition to that already well es-
tablished institution. The mason work
was done by Mr.. Chas. McNally, Of
Lopez island and represents very fine
piece Of work.
WANTED AT ONCE: Active agents
! for each county. Exclusive control and
no risk. Will clear II to % hundred
| dollars year. Enclose stamp for fall
particulars or 25c for 81 sample. Big
! Rapids Mineral Water Co., Big Rapids,
! Mich.
IF you are going to paint your house,
paper your rooms or do anything in
/ the way of this kind Of improvement
it will pay to on,uit Sutcllff & H:ll,
VIII, lesale and retail dealers in wall
/ paper, paints, oils, varnishes, etc, N1w
! Whatcom, VAS.
The second annual session Of the San
Juan County Teachers Institute will
convene in Friday Harbor, on Monday
next, November 9th, and will continue
in session un!il "Wednesday evening,
! November 1lth. 1t is expected that
| State Superintendent !. w. Bean, will
be here during the whole session and
that he will deliver Il srries OF very in
teresting and Instructive lectures.
DR.. and Mrs. c. c. Smith and Miss
Ieda Smith, who have been visiting
friends and relatives at Whatc0n and
in this county for some weeks, have
left for their home at Gay>Vilie, Yer
mont, going 10y way OF Sacramento,
Salt Lake, and Denver. They are de-
lighted with the Sound country and
greatly enjoyed their visit. DR.. Smith
has been Il leading physician Tor more
than thirty years in Gaysville, and he
aud his family were among the mo t
intimate friends of Mr.. aud Mrs q. n.
Culver there for many year, piior TO
their removal from Vermont IN 1876.
He is a grant army veteran and has
long been prominent III the politics OF
the state, He has been Il Staunch r.
publican ever 81 ice the party was or
ganiZeti forty years ago.
The Blue Front Store, l.. 3. Carter,
proprietor, was burglarztd on last
Thursday night and goods To the
amount of about $4,000 stolen. The
burglars gained their entrance by the
front doors, having bored Il small hole
through them below the latch and then
,,ried them open with Il small iron bar
During the next day Sheriff Jones and
George Tllacker who was deputized for
the OCCASION, gave the waters ana Isl
ands III this vicinity Il thorough search
for them, but no trace or clew what
ever could be found which would aid
in their discovery. In all probability
the perpetrators of the deed are eXperi
eiiced men in this line and were far
from reach before the theft was even
discovered. They likely made for the
Canadian line 10y means OF some Shall
craft of their own.
Very enthusiastic republican rallies
were held at Orcas, OH Saturday after
noon last, at East Sound, Saturday eve
= ming. and at Roche Harbor, Monday
evening. At all three of the above
nlaces Hon. John S. McMillin, of Roche
Harbor, the speaker of the occasions
delivered the clearest, most mastery,
and most eloquent speech that the citi-
zens of San Juan county have had the
pleasure of listening to this campaign.
Sutherland's hall at Orcas, was well
filled with very attentive ana ehth''
siastic audience. At East Sound there
was the largest crowd ever assembled
at that place on like occasion. There
were about seventy voters who weii'
from this island on the steamer Roche
Horhor. whose service was Very kindly
donated by Mr. McMilli1. Aside from
this, large numbers OF people from al
narts of Orcas, were there and swellee
the crowd 10 over three hundred per
sons There were about two hundred
in the parade which marched from til'
wharf To the hotel, led by the Wes
S,,,,,,a bond and drum CORPS. AT IL pcat