The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-06-17

| ~ returned on the Thompson. FRIDAY
from a weeks visit to up-Sound cities.
Mr.: A. c. Brown has just received q
new 70 inch planer which he will soon
nave In place and running in his saw
Miss Laura Sutton, of the Valley.
has been the guest of Miss Elsie Scrib y
ner, OF "Idlewild" Friday Harbor, for
the past week. ~
Mrs. L. g. Larson left for Burke
Idaho, on Sunday last and will be alb.
sent about three months. She goes tn
visit her daughter, Mrs. J. G.. Brown.
who resides there
Rev. Arthur J. Vail, Christian min
lister of Centralia, Washington, has
been here for a week past and has been
holding series of protracted meetings
In the M. E. church.
The school election held here Satur-
day resulted in electing Zeno Gilliland.
director, and VIM. FoWle, clerk Both
will make most excellent officers. The
free text book proposition was defeated.
there being only one vote for it.
Mrs. A. George, milliner, will be in
Richardson, June 10Th, and remain a
few days. Mrs. George carries with
hera complete line of millinery and
everything in her stock is of the latest
style and best quality. Call and see
her line.
Mrs. Anna Shade, of Santa Barbara,
California, mother of Mrs. d. B. Shull,
OF this place, arrived on the Thompson,
Friday, to make Mr.. and Mrs. Shull
visit. She goes from here to visit her
old home in Indiana and will 60 from
there back to California.
The ditch in which will be laid the
new water pipe from the spring to the
foot of Spring street is now about half
completed. When the work now be-
gun is completed it will give the people
living below First Avenue a most ex-
cellent water supply, and one that can
likely always be depended upon.
Annie Swanson, whose illness was
mentioned in THE ISLANDER a few
weeks ago, died at st. Joseph's hos
pital, Fairhaven, Wednesday, June 9,
of quick consumption and was buried
Friday in Bay View cemetery, What
com. She was her parents only child
and was bright, kind hearted girl who
was highly thought of by all who
knew her. Her parents, whose home
is between Olga and Doe Bay, have
the sympathy of the entire community.
Miss Rosa Bats and Mr.. Hugh E.
Graham, of Richardson, Lopez island,
were united in marriage, June ID, Rev.
Isaac Dillon, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal churce, officiating. The
wedding took place at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Phelps in the
presence of a few invited guests. A
sumptuous wedding dinner followed,
and the happy couple started out III
matrimonial life full of hope and fol-
length of days and abundant pros
perity.
On Wednesday, June 9th, County
Superintendent, Miss Rhoda A. Lee.
at the urgent request of a majority OF
the tax payers of the upper end OF
school district No. 2, San Juan, divided
said district and created new one,
nameing and numbering it School Dis
trict No. 25, San Juan. The dividing
line runs as follows: Beginning on the
section line between sections and y,
in township IS, north of range west,
the line runs Ii miles south between
sections and 8, thence west on 10th
line miles, thence south on 18th line
through sections II and 20 II miles.
The new district is in township 80,
range 8 and west. The assessed
valuation of No. 2 before its division
was in round numbers about $74 900.
As thew have been divided No. will
have about S41 900 and No. % about
$40 900. In No. 2 there are now 10
families. and in No 25 Is families, so 1t
will be seen that the school apportion-
ment will be pretty equally divided:
The division was made on account OF
the district being so large, compelling
the little ones to either remain at home
or travel too long distance to the
school house.
Mr.. Joseph Thornton, an employe
on the Oceanic Canning COS. pie
driver, met with most painful ana
serious accident last Sunday morning
about 8 o'clock, which Will result III
his losing most if not all OF MS rignt
hand. The pile driver crew were en-.
gagged in driving a trap for Ernest
Davis, near Iceberg point, Lopez lslanu,
and Mr.. Thornton was working on the
MINER station of the driver, he having
charge of the work of ringing the pies
to Keep them from splitting, me
engineer spoke to the man IN charge
of The follower and told him to Watcn
it while they set the pile, as It was
easv driving and they would not likely
need the ring put on, the order was
misunderstood, Mr.. Thornton thing
INC he said to ring the pile, winch ne
at once began to do, and the engineer
not seeing him let the 1900 pound
hammer drop about 20 feet, catching
Toe,s hand between 1t and the end OF
the pile. MASKING it to q pulp. MT
thornton at once started for this place
in company with his father, Martlh
thornton. and Fred Anderson, to Sc
cure medical aid, but when about TWO ,
miles out met the steamer Dlspa!cn
which brought them here, reacning
here about II a. nj. DR.. Virgin q.
once dressed his hand, and put it In the
hest shane possible. He had to ampu,
tate the third and fourth fingers, anu
tne first above the second JOINT, Du.
thinks that he can possibly save !n ''.
second, although it is very Dau c
crushed. He was under the lnnuehcs
Of chloroform for two hours.
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