The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-18
LOCAL AND personal

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Murray sells shoes below cost.
Masks. masks. masks at Fowle,s.
B. w. Holloway, Matchmaker and
Mr.. s. M. Gordon, of Shaw islan6
was in the city Tuesday.
Capt. FL. III. Hudson, of Shaw ;s,and
was In the Harbor on business. lasl
Friday. '''''
Mr.. c. III. Showers, of East Sound
was IN town the first of the week at.
tending court.
Mr.. A. P. Vaughn, of West Sound,
was in the county seat the first of the
week on business.
Mr.. F. w. Keen, of the Island Pack.
ing Company, is visiting up-Sound
cities on business.
Messrs. Jos. Hilton, Nils Matson and
Thos. Oleson, of Olga, were in the CITY
Tuesday, OH business.
Mr.. M. r. Noftsger returned on the
Thompson, Monday, from a few DAYS
business visit to Seattle.
Attorney Thomas G. Newman and
wife, of Fairhaven, were visitors in the
city the first of the week.
Mr.. John C. Clinton of this place is
at ROssland, B. c.. looking over the
future business prospects for that Sec
ton.
Mr.. Grant Jones, of East Sound, son
of Mrs. Isaiah Jones of this city, was
in the county seat the last of the week
visiting relatives and friends.
Contractor James l.. Farnsworth be-
gan work on the new two story "China
house" which he has contracted to
erect for the Island Packing Co.
The schooner Nellie Jensen returned
from Whatcom last Friday with 80 900
feet of lumber for Contractor J. L.
FarnswOrth to be used in the construc-
ton of the new "China house" for the
Island Packing Co.
The Epworth League, of Friday Har-
Dor, will give basket social Friday
evening, Feb. 26, at Odd Fellows hall.
The proceeds to be applied to the organ
fund. All the ladies are hereby in
vited to come and bring basket.
There will be revival meeting of
the Christian church held at the Deer
HarbOr school house, commencing on
Monday evening next, February end,
conducted by Rev. w. S. Crockett, of
Whatcom. All are vers cordially in
vited.
Sheriff Newton Jones and Special
Deputy John Kelley returned from
Whatcom on the Thompson, Tuesday,
with Richard HI. Straub, murderer of
Leon Lanterman, who was brought
here to have his day of execution set
and final judgment passed.
Fifteen Days More.-The San Juan
Trading Co.'S. clearance sale still goes
on, and fifteen days more are given to
their patrons, in which to secure some
of the great bargains being offered by
them. Remember this sale closes on
March LIST. Come now and get snap.
Judge J. P. Houser arrived from Mt.
Vernon on the Buckeye, Tuesday, and
early in the afternoon convened term
of court for the purpose of setting the
date for Murderer Straub's execution
and signing his death warrant, and al
so to clear up few other cases which
had been filed with the clerk for trial.
At the Chinook salmon hatchery
over l, ZOO, 900 eggs were secured this
season from the Royal Chinook salmon
and 100000 have already been turned
loose. Besides the number of eggs re-
tanned at the Chinook hatchery, ESQ.,
600 were successfully transported to the
Kalama hatchery, which has a larger
Matching capacity.
Don't forget the masquerade ball
next Wednesday evening, Feb. 22nd,
at Union Grove hall. Prizes will be
given to the best sustained lady charac-
ter and best sustained gentlman char
acter, also for best ladies' and gents cos
tune respectively. Supper and refresh
ments will be served all the evening.
Orchestra music. Tickets to dance
so cents.
The Young people of the HarbOr met
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. M. Lee,
Tuesday evening, to celebrate the Goth
birthday of their son Herbert. The oc.
casion was one to be long remembered
and all agreed that they had passed
one of the pleasantest evenings OF their
lives. Light refreshments were served
and it was not until old father time
had announced the bewitching hour OF
midnight that the assembled guests
took their departure.
A social and oyster supper was given
by the Nj. E. church, of Roche Harbor
Saturday evening, Feb. 18th, which
was a pleasant and successful affair
both from a social and financial stand.
point, $3.50 were the net proceeds OF
the evening. Special credit is due to
Mrs. Void and Mrs. Reid for thell
efforts in making the arrangements,
and to Mrs. ]. s. McMillin who opened
the large hotel dining room to them
for the evening, and gave her assist
ance to make the affair an agreeable
one to all.
On Tuesday afternoon last, Feb. Is
His Honor Judge J. p. HOuser signed
the death warrant which seals the
doom of Murderer Richard III. Strauh
and set Friday, March 26th, 1897, be-
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock a. M.
and 4 O'clock p. M, at Friday Harbor
San Juan county, Washington, as the
dav. time and place for his execution
The prisoner asked that further time
be granted, on the ground that his at