The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray, the bargain shoe man.

Miss Johnson, of Lopez, attended
the teachers examination here las
week
/ Mrs. Dennison and two sons have
moved into the Nordyke house for TIN.
summer.
Lieutenant Dinmick, of Port Towns
end, was i'll the Harbor a short time o,
Tuesday.
Mr.. Ed. Sturgeon made short bust
hess trip to Roche Harbor the last OF
the week.
Miss Mabel Waldrip, of East Sound,
was In the Harbor last week attending
the teachers examination.
Sheriff Newton Jones went to Olga
last Friday on the Thompson to serve
some papers, and returned SATURDAY..
Mr.. Robert McLachlan, of Deer
HarGor, has been i'm town for a few
days past painting the new Bay View
hotel.
Mr.. Peter Larson made a business
trip 10 Lopez in IL small boat last Tues
day and returned in the evening of the
same day.
Mr.. q. A. Carr, of Kent, is Oh the
island delivering some of the clothing
which he took orders for about two
weeks ago.
Wall Paper at ]. H. Whaling's fur
niture store, 1925 Elk street, Under
wood & Minturn building, Whatcom.
Washington.
The steamer Buckeye made a trip
around to Cowel's lime kin last Satur-
day and made her run to Whatcoms on
Sunday afternoon.
For SALE-S0 acres fruit land, Sl75:
40 acres 500; 20 acres $50. Money to
loan for 8 or years at low rate of in
terest. J. G. CLINTON.
Miss Spencer, of Thatcher, was i'm
town last week attending the teachers
| examination. and went to the Bay
Cities OIL the Buckeye, Sunday.
Mr.. Steve Doyle has resigned his POI
sition on the steamer Lydia Thompson
and will soon go to work with his
brother, OH the steamer Beaver.
Miss Flora Sutherland, of East
Sound, went to Seattle on the Thomp-
son last Tuesday and will be absent
about three weeks visiting friends.
If you need an engine of any kind,
steam, gasoline, Kerosene oil, send for
free illustrated circular to CHAS. P.
WILLARD & Co., 1877 Canal st. Chi
cago.
A fish trap is being driven i'm Harnie
channel, near Grindstone bay, Orcas
island, for private parties and will be
supplied with web etc. by the Fidalgo
Island Canning Go.
Mr.. Charles Thacker has resigned his
position with the Island Packing Co.
here, and leaves today for Richardson,
where he will enter the employ of the
Oceanic Canning Co.
Mr.. Henry Doyle, Jr., of San Fran
cisco, representing Henry Doyle & Co.
of that city, the largest net and Irvine
house on this coast, was in the Harbor
OH business yesterday.
Mr.. Fred Anderson and family
moved here from Roche Harbor Oh the
Thompson, last Tuesday aud are now
living i'm the house recently vacated by
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. FarnswOrth.
Mrs. Newton Jones returned from a
visit to Port Townsend OH the ThOmp-
son last Monday and was accompanied
by her sister Mrs VIM. Mckay, of that
place, who will remain here fora short
visit.
The members of the Presbyterian
church of Friday HarbOr have pur-
chased two lots 600 feet on Spring st.
near VIM. Fowles and will likely erect
fine church OH them in the hear fut-
ure.
The Fidalgo Island Canning Co.'S.
steamer Chehalis, Capt. Bowden, was
| IN port all day Tuesday, having come
in from the traps for the purpose OF
having some repairs made about her
machinery.
Mr.. James J. Doyle, formerly of this
place, has been given command or the
steamer Beaver, recently purchased by
| Mr.. Mattison Freidenberg, who will
use her IN his fishing business. Her
headquarters will likely be at Richard
son.
The Island Packing Co.'S. steamer
Michigan brought i'm about 200 spring
salmon from the Co.'s. trap on the sal
mon banks last Monday. There We're
too few to bother with canning them
so they were shipped fresh, to up-Sound
points.
The Island Packing Co.'S. pile driver
was brought in for repairs last tuesday
and will go out again today. Whiie at
work OH the traps the cross truss that
supports the hammer pulleys broke
and so disabled her that she was use
less until repaired.
Mr.. VIM. Munro, very extensive
and prosperous farmer of James island,
B. c., came over from there Monday
i'm small boat for the purpose OF pur-
chasing lot of sheep. He says that he
believes all small fruits will find first
class market at Victoria this season
Mrs. G. n. Culver, Miss Agnes D..
Aiken. Mr.. Alex. Chalmers, Mr.. John
g. Viereck Jr., and Mr.. Bert Chalmers
ali of Doe Bay, went to the Bay Cities
i'm Mr.. Chalmers yacht s'Juanita" last
Thursday and returned Saturday, &C
companied by Miss Louise Culver VINO
has been i'm Whatcom for the past two
weeks visiting her brother .. ii. Gull
yer and family.