The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray sells shoes cheap.

Murray sells shoes cheap.
b. w. Holloway, Matchmaker ant
Jeweler.
Myers bucket sprayers for $3.50 a
Morse's, Whatcom.
Mr.. Wesley Warner, of Lopez, wa,
in the Harbor, Tuesday Oh business.
Capt. HI. HI. Hudson, of Shaw island
was in town the last of the week OF
! business.
DR.. 1. Harrison, of Roche Harbor
was in the county seat on business las
Tuesday.
County Surveyor A. P. Vaughn, O
! West Sound, has been in the county
seat nearly all week on business.
The new additions to the Bay View
hotel are now enclosed and the rooms
will be ready for occupancy in few
days.
/ Mr.. J. III. Nichols, of East Sound
county commissioner from Orcas, is
here attending the meeting of the
board.
Mrs. &. N. Culver, of Point Law.
renee, Orcas island, is visiting her son
Q. III. Culver and family, at New
Whatcom.
Mr.. Will N. Prindle, of NewhaH,
was passenger on the Thompson,
Tuesday, enroute to Seattle on short
business trip.
Wall Paper at ]. HI. Whaling's fur
niture store, 1925 Elk street, Under
wood & Minturn building, Whatcom,
Washington.
Mr.. VIM. Graham, of Richardson,
county commissioner from that dis
trict, is in the Harbor attending the
April session of the board.
Mr.. John A. Devlin, president of the
Island Packing Co. here, returned from
a ten days business visit to up-SOund
points, OH the Thompson, yesterday.
Farm containing 12O acres, twelve of
which are in cultivation; small house.
On county road, five minutes walk from
school house, price $500. ]. G.. CLINTON
Mrs. Newton Jones and children re-
turned from Richardson, on the
Thompson, Monday, where she has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Thomas
Graham and family.
Mr.. John G. Viereck Jr., of Doe Bay,
began work at Wickersham, Whatcom
county, this week, where he and his
ntrna t for
cutting shingle bolts.
The county commissioners who are
now in session went to Orcas, Tuesday
even ng in small boat to investigate
the J. S. Monroe road matter which
has been in controversy for some time
past.
Greenberg Brothers bankrupt stock
of Clothing, Dry Goods, Hats, Shoes
and Furnishings is now selling at halt
cost. Don't miss this great opportunity.
Oakland block, New Whatcom, Wash
ington. 4
The undersigned will pay premium
for old stamps issued in the SOS or
early COS. Good premium paid for any
British Columbia stamps issued PRIOR
to 1870. r. M. Porter, New Whatcom,
Washington.
Mr. J. M. Hatcher will begin a term
of school in district number II, San
Juan, next Monday, and on the same
date, school will begin in district num-
Der s, English Camp, with Mrs. G. M.
Hammond as teacher.
Mr.. A. A. Turnbarge, of Argyle,
went to Seattle OH the Thompson, last
TUESDAY and will sail from there to-day
on the barkentine "Blakeley" for
Cooks Inlet, Alaska. He expects to be
absent until late this fall.
The sloop Katie Thomas, owned by
the Thomas Bros, now of AnacOrtes,
has been undergoing thorough over
hauling, including painting, scraping
spars, etc We are reliably Informed
that she will make cruise to the hall
but banks in the near future.
School bagan last Monday morning
in school districts number |, 2, 10 and
IS. No. /, San Juan, Miss Grace Boyce,
teacher. No. 2, San Juan, Miss Susie
Johnson, teacher No. 10, Shaw island,
Miss Lille Marold, teacher, and No.
Is, Blakely island, Miss Jessie Spencer,
teacher.
The steamer Brick came in Monday
morning with scow loaded with "a 900
feet of lumber from the Whatcom Falls
Mill Co., of Whatcom, for Mr.. j. l..
Farnsworth. This is part of all order
for 100 900 10 be used i'm the cOnstruc-
ton of the new cannery buildings and
also for the new scows for the Island
Packing Co.
Mr.. Edward Hoare, of Port Angeles,
who has been here for some time past
organizing Workman's lodge, went
to Tacoma OH the Thompson, Tuesday,
to attend a session of the grand lodge
which meets there on the 8th, 9th and
10th. He expects to return here next
Monday and in the evening institute
the new lodge which will have MEM
bership of about twenty-five.
The steamer Buckeye attempted to
climb on top of rock located little to
the west of Cowell's lime works, last
Saturday afternoon and it seems that
she succeeded. She remained founded
on rock" until the tide raised suffici-
ent to float her, but as a result she
fioated from her lofty position minus
about six feet of her keel. She was run
RI Nauhalt and haached for REPAIRS