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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14

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Atkins, G H
Anderson, Chas A
Barnes, John
Bergman, John
Basford, Chas
Buxton, c B
Burke, A
Belshe, Samuel
Bartlett, ] H
Bolton, Geo w
Britt, Morris
Bostian, Peter
Begin, Patrick
Poyce, J H
Blair, ] L
Breedlove, r M
Boyce, william
Belleview,J il
Brooks, Charles
Chalmers, Bert
Clark, w. o
Carr, H ]
Cayou, Henry
Cantine, G E
cofelt, John
Clark, Thomas
Chadwick, S G
Churchill, N &
Carter, c L
Dill, A T
Davis, James L
Dwight, Ralph
Doucett, William
Darby, ]
Duffy, P
Donah1e, NJ S
Erb, Albert
Ench, William
Erickson, Victor
Freel, C w
Fowler, Oscar
Foster. John
Fagerholm, Philip
Firth, Robert Sr
Fleming, Thomas il
Fincher, Henry
Firth, Robt Jr
Gray, John w
Guthrie, James
Griswold, Geo O
Graham, Thomas
Gibbons, H B
Gorman, Peter
Gi11iland, Zeno 6
Guard. Paul
Hilton, Jos
Harrison, j r
Hanson, Fred
Hunmel, Robert
Huesman, John
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14

STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of San Juan
We the undersigned county commits
sioners Of San Juan county, Washington,
do hereby certify to the clerk that we
have selected and agreed upon the forego-
ing list of 233 names of hOuseholders Of
San Juan county, to serve as grand and
petit jurors for the ensuing year and we
do further certify that we were unable to
select the full number of 300 names as re-
quired by law, for the reason that there
are not sufficient number of persons in
said county who are qualified to serve as
jurors, to select from.
Dated this 9th day of January, 1897.
Signed J: 4: S1cHoIs
WIN. GRAHAM
Coroner Geo. S. Wright filed his report
and bill of expenses in the matter Of the
case of Philip Wenzel, deceased, which
was approved.
For box and grave digging $40 90
Time and expenses OF men who dis
covered body and expense on boat. 20 90
John Vlereck for services of self
ana DOat...... w
Nj. Carson, viceS......................... z 90
G. s. Wright, time and expenses. Is 90
Newton 80
After paying the above expenses the
balance of money found on body is in my
possession. GEO. S. WRIGHT, M. D.
Bill of Thos. G.. Newman for balance on
account of services, personal expenses
and cash paid for sundries was cut down
to $A.4 and allowed
In the matter of the resurvey of the road
leading south from Friday HarbOr and
also in the matter of the survey of street
leading from Spring street to the Guard
road near school house, the report of the
viewers was adopted as were also the field
Of ftnn
Be it known that whereas the term of c.
l.. Carter as one of the county commissi
oners of San Juan county expires on jan
uary 18th, 1897, and whereas the said G.
L. Carter is the chairman of this said
board of county commissioners at the
present time. Now it is hereby ordered
that at the expiration of the said term Of
G. l.. Carter's Office as county commissi
oner that the Hon. J. HI. Nichols be and
act as said chairman of this board of
county commissioners of San Juan coun-
ty, Washington. Dated January 6. 1897.
On motion the board adjourned.
G.. L. CARTER, Chairman.
Attest-A. III. Sitter, Clerk.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14
SIMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

Tn the Superior Court of the State of
washington, for San Juan County.
Josephine J. Cook, plaintiff
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
FADS AND F0LLIES AS SEEN BY Bah.

ThCn when the masculine element is
made much af ana has 1epa scolleu FOR
not bringing the rich .ruit or the right
sweets or for forgetting the tin bath
ur the bottle OF blackberry brandy we
assemble Ia the parlor to enjoy our
selves. The mode Of enjoyment most
IN vogue is card playing Now, II you
want To sec lovely woman az her best
or her worst watch her at the card ta-
h'c. You Will hen see with what ease
she becomes thief ana how greedy
she is. You viii then see what an i'm
monsc amount Of cheek pardon the
slang but nothing else expresses iD she
has and how she will rush into a game
about which ah" knows nothing ana OF
which she declines to be taught any
thing
Possibly you are a gaod whist player.
IN that case YOU may have me- the
young woman who is staying here and
'ho is $50 fond of the game" ngt vno.
after insisting upon playing &c. toils YOU
,lJt size doesn't know much uhuu. IT,
And you belong 10 a whi0, club famous
IN two countries, She begins operations
10y Strengthening ont her hand upon the
tO!!c, making a pile ot spades and q
Pile n clubs, a pile OF hearts ana % Pile
of diamonds. until from knowing your
own hand ana making a general guess
s,0ut the others. YOU are pretty Jcr-
tain as 10 what she holds.
After she's lost three tricks by throw
ms low trump cards where she should
have put high ones she very Nasu,.y
asks FOR at least the nth time: "NI.t
are trumps? You know / npyci can
remember" Her mind satisfied an.e.
this she proceeds, when she is th. Il..
player and the deuce OF trumps would
have taken the trick. Go put ON king
and then To- remark i'd..Ily arranging
herself as II asking g., appreciation, II
never believe in sending q boy q. da
mans crrand. You ars suNyIIu, at
this time foI the sins OF your lie.
Next Friday. however. remembering
your experience. you decline to play
whist You elect 10 play hcar,H ui.n
a sweet blond i'm a gown o.. hal,e..y
blue. she says she's played tg. rlu.
number Jf tirD.. and sr.'. ...f.y su.c
she Knows 3ll about a. h'u. .a. afN-
you .1nadenua!g "Ouehtn't q fu Iced
my Eighas. cards nrat'' llu are
charmed 40 having euch an Intelligent
partnCI hGt Jour eN .rra uida and
you are . Little surprised VE.p she
leads the ace of hclrtt. fl'lous it uu
with "a king. then dances out th, knayp
and eventually has an 70 hearts in hcr
pile. There np use I'm trying % teach
ihis woman to play cards. You could
never make her understand that the
policy ot the gam, is To- get rid OF th,m.
No. indeed. Originally sh, got The idea
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

dron, I am not going to let YOU be
cheated. There's no possibility of any
body beating my hand. and SO there's NO
use in my taking more of your money
The natural conclusion was that she
had royal flush. the hand that couldn' Z
Doe beatcn. Had She When that mar
Nrlous hand was laid down. it was
straight. jack high Th" woman oppo-
site held four aces. You had a iul hand,
queen high, and another man held four
ireyS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

tho neishborhood have never seen her
Intil the death OF her brother Rich
and about three years ago, she and her
sister kept house for him. but since
that time they have been making their
home with her sisters daughter Mrs
D"Wlng the TWO homes not being
stones throw apart. About three years
ago, while splitting kinlllng. 4 splinter
flew into her left ey, and DESTROYED its
sight. Two years ago she became af-
nictcd with thc grip, which affected her
hearing ana impaired her mind.
She spends most Of her time alone.
but enjoys the company of her niece's
children. SHE is able to totter about
and do small chores ON her last birth
day anniversary a uuWnTT Or hcr friends
and noighb"r- gathered an her home.
and sac WAS the recipient OF a number
of pr'"ents. Although broken down by
ihr weight of lcl years. yet If she
meets with mo- accident she bids fair
tD live several years longer as 10 seems
tLat her shriveled form is no tempta-
ton ior disease.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
WISE LADY CYCLISTS.

Not 80 long ago a woman would have
stared at the suggestion of wearing
what is now practically the universal
short bicycle skirt. I'm some OF the
smaller cities women stlll stick to the
Noluminous denominations which were
common enough in seasons long past.
but iE New York and Chicago nova
day the woman who rides I'm a long
skirt is So rare as 10 excite notice. An
other step I'm advance is now being
mauc. Tho women cyclists discovered
dat golf stockings properly made. ~
neutral tints. looked every bit as we'll
I'm fact, much bctter-aud were quite as
modest as hulgiEg, wrinllod lcggngs
or close httine. tightly strapped high
topped boots. Therefore the golf stock
inI belah to make headWay. and While
th, high topped boot may do for spring
and autumn riding the golf stocking.
With an ordinary boot laced above the
ankle or even With an oxford tie has
I'CTnIC IE P7TUrJT r0T yUrrrrrr-+-tait4iiIis;;
a cavalry boots or lesgines
NoW there are indications of still an
other .hance i'm tho ideas OF woman
kind Tho diamond frame wheel made
foi men ANA hitherto used almost ev-
clusiN'iy by hem. is being quite COM
monty adopted by Wumcn. Where ono
women was -oer riding q diamond
frame tUo years ago 30 are seen riding
that pattern Of wheel now. Costume
has made il possible for lovely woman
To 'idr the diamond frame IL she desires
10 do So. An Improvement IN The di-
vidcd skirt style Of dress has draped II
So gracefully that OF the wheel the
Wc1rer appears 10 be clad in an ordi-
nary walking skirt cut a tribe short.
while ON the wheel the skirt falls in
such a manner as not To interfere in
any degree with working the pedals.
preserving at The same time complete
mpdesty. 70 the women who delight in
long rides the new arrangement Of the
skirt is a most welcome relief.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
THE OLDEST OLD MAIDEN.
One Hundred and One Years Is the Age
OF Aunt Betty Bowling.

In Indiana, near Tho town Of Sparks
willie, lives Aunt" Betty DowIng, who
reached her hundred and first birthday
anniversary few days ago Not only
does she bear the distinction of being
the Oldest lady I'm Indiana and perhaps
the adjoining statcs but she bears the
unique distinction ut bclug the Oldest
maid ian the world.
Aunt Betty lives iu q lonely. drcary
and dcsolatc spot la a range of hills
iu the extreme southwest corner of the
county. \ reporter found her recently
seated i'm a low chair ncryously rub
bing her hands and glanciue suspicious
~ az the intrudcrs of her quiet home.
Her mental faculties were impaired.
yet she was able To- converse. not intel
ligently but after The manner of a
small child. At first she objected To-
having her picture taken IT had never
been taken before. aud her objection
bow was that she WAS "tuo old and ugly
To have il drawed now" She was al
ways opposed 10 gaining any publicity
or noturicty.
After much persuasion on the part
OF her relatives. who really did want at
least one picture OF her she sat down
I'm the front door and for the first time
in her long hfe gazed into Photograph
en- s camera. So ignorant was she of art
that she asked N she must shut her eyes.
ana il seemed as % she feared some
awful fate was I'm store for her. After
Il was ali over she remarked that aft
er person was "a hundred years old
they ortu have their picture drawed."
ca a bed in a remote corner Of the
room was her only living sister. who
had also reached an extreme old age. as
she will he so in October. As their early
pioneer life deprived them of The bene-
fit OF an education, they seemed TO re-
member little of early history, and IL
was with much difficulty that the fol-
lowing facts were CLEANED:
Betty Bowling was born i'm Kentucky
I'm 1906 Her family Wer, noted for
their longevity. Her parents both lived
tc be- past 50 There were II children
seven boys and four girls-all of whom
lived 10 a riIe old ug.. I'm 1916. the year
that Indiana was admlttcd tu the Tn
!on as state. and during IN, great rush
of immigration 10 the state that fpl-
lowed after the close of tho war of lSl.
this family. with f1u others. all OF
whom are long since dead. located near
SpaTksvile. and for so years Aunt Bet
" has lived within five miles OF the
spot whore they first located.
The country FOR miles was dense
wilderness, and strange To- say these
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
But don't drink

shock to yodr teeth But don't drink
anything too often. ana don't go ca
,liue around tanning yourself 9. IL
YOU were some sort OF an electric ma
chime ami putting like a steam engine
ami don't have your shirt saisis
starchad so they are like pdstehoard
M,at clothes that look as well ~ ice.
cool Walk ir dignihed. easy way
and convince yourself that you are
cool
Self conviction Is very impressng y
woman never looks wen when she sus-
gcsts heat she invariably seems un-
tiGy, and there is one horrid word and
ouc only that applies TO her and that Is
nou2y That suggests untidy dressing,
hair standing iu every direction. things
rnu,u rather than scWed TO position
uud general look of falling 90 pieces
hIt .s certainly not artistic and cer-
r.pIy not attractive. Can YOU fancy
o.. ut the heroiues of romance looking.
lhc average woman says too hot
anything Would Mary. queen Of
.ls. Marie Autoinctte. Catherine OF
.u-sio or Marie Theresa gain i'm your
.rS If you thought OF her as looking
Hot' The very word is too material
.r ANYTHING Hot soup and hot meat
lHd hot bread and hot coffee are all
very good. but YOU want to think of a
lovely woman as something delicate
and rac and dainty. something "A thou
sand miles dis.ant from The word
hot
Here are some tolcrahly good tips On
Keeping Duul duI'ug the summer.
Don't l,t your angry passions rise.
Don't 10y fuuuug yourself use up all
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

Auut Eetty has always been Of a re-
served disposition. She seldom went
away noW home and, 50 far as her re-
lation tu the outside world is concerned
she merely existed. When asked IL she
ever kept company with tho young men
of her day. her sst,r replied that she
never had but two fellows. and that
oul. for short time. and il always
made her mad To talk about being
married"
Her niece asked Aunt Betty II she
would advise the young girls of today
to set married and She replied:
Course not They micht make bad
pick and blame me for g. and ! don't
want To bc blamed for anything like
that
Although rsiljN@ within mile and
"a hall ot th. railroad. she has never
ridden upon "a tttin. nor could she ever
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

One could hardly call Jessie Bartlctt
Davis an emancipated woman. She ad-
mits that she thinks nothing i'm the
world SO pretty sight as newly hatch
cd chickens and i'm the same breath
declares she Is awrully afraid Of
horse
She sat I'm her pretty little dressing
room at the Broadway theater in Now
York recently when she made these
awful admissions and punctuated her
remarks by "A dab of black 10 her eye
shine like sappEires.
~ dressing table. where powders
and pastes and the thousand and one
mysteries OF the make up stood in SOL
dierly array, was draped with some soft
blue stuff. and photographs beamed and
smiled from either side of the mirror.
so you ask about my home life?"
asked the lady with the rouge rag.
laughing at the absurdity of such
question. This is it-during my work
ing season. There is time for only three
things in an artists life-sing, sleep and
at. / have no fads or hobbies or eccen.
tricities during the season because |
have no time for anything but music.
] get up at 8, go 10 rehearsal at il-that
means until sand then have dinner
and go 10 the theater. To say the least.
IL gives me very little time for anything
elHe
But when I am home-ah. when I
am ome!-that is very different" And
The face under the make W lighted up
wonderfully as the singer glanced at
the photograph beside the mirror. All
the cares and tri4.s. Of rehearsals. per-
fOrmances, the responsibilities of being
a public character. the penalty Of being
successful by being exiled from home.
: cited away in that smile. and the lc-
ess was just the loving wife who loves
9 D be queen Of her home. and the proud
llother who has lovely SON"
Mrs. Davis home" means farm Of
hundreds Of acres owned by her hus-
band. 1t is 80 miles from Chicago, and
here a luxurious house. with all the
modern comforts. electric lights etc.
makes the country as charming in
point OF convenience as the town The
place is called Wilowdale, and here
Mr.. Davis has "A typical gentleman's
country place, where blooded stock
from Holstcin. Jersey and Hereford
craze on Illinois grass and where thor
oughbred horses and dogs are almost
az common as at our annual shows.
Mrs. Davis IL a model modern haus-
frau. She can boil an egg so beautiful
ly in three minutes that even a hen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

But In one thing AIRS. Davis is a mod
el farmers wife. She knows a chicken
when she sees one why its feathers lie
Hat instead of standing out. what it
wants when IL comes ont Of it's shell
and says "Peep" ana what kind Of "A
coop ia best suited to the blue blooded
and chicken hearted of the brood She
loves chickens. very much but her
great fad Isl certain 1O-year-old
chicken who calls her mamma" This
big piece of lovablcness. as she calls
MIN. is as dark as a Spaniard and as
beautiful as Endymiun. He is called
after his father and mother. William
Jesse. He goes to school during the
winter i'm Chicago and learns all sorts
Of things which have nothing whatever
60 90 with chickens and dogs or blood
ed bulls Then when summer comes II
brings the sunshine, vacation and his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
A PRETTY BODICE OF WHITE SERGE.

bodice 1f white OBJ
r p
ana buttons
fr1mu comes lI of
% f 81 olar and
The h,mi J. IraI %
ot
o. fls
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

ural enemy. They think you've no busi-
ness whatever 10 be cool when every
body else is warm
There i- an ant in keeping cool. Here.
where the summer les great deal
warmer than % is in England. people
ly,p nu hot ytuny undcrclothes in
stead eft having suits Of different
weight aud changing them according to
TN. thermometer, Thcu the average
woman drinks and drinks and drinks
ice water until you wonder f She is
flesh and blood tank II YOU can't
drink anything that Is cool and re-
frcshng without making beast Of
yourself then take To lemonade. cool,
but NOT filled with Jumps of ice; tea
that has been iced ANA which has a
lennon in it on any pleasant tasting
drink that is not so cold that it gives q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
[Copyright. 1911

During the week all the people in our
house are very domestic, but Saturday
afternoon brings the masculine element
and then everything feminine draws it's
corset laces tighter, assumes its best
Irock and goes down To the station to
meet the expected. Some Of US 60 in
the milk wagon, some OF US go i'm great
er style in the buggy, and some of the
rest OF us who put on great airs 80 i'm
the two seated carriage. In the coun-
try il doesn't make any difference
about your trap. Style is not looked
for Getting there is your object.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
NEW TEA GOWN.

y u..ul and hyDuming toI gown IL
composed uf "a luH uudorobe OF pink
sIlk muslin. with 20 plain straight hang
Iu- oN.r ono of dead leaf green N,Ipurs
ru--o Thu front of th. budiDn is cut In
ttu vaulvkus. one fastened ACROSS the
bust with e. large bow of pink faille
tll Jhu second just below the waist. TO
alive 20 !pue uaistrd effect with another
HrI lone ends. TN gown is handsome
and drr-sy. hut NOT ' delicate and frag-
i.. l- to suffer much from packing and
travelling.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

four families located s,N,di miles
apart The forests Were ful OF Indians
and Wild beasts and before hpr mind
became impaired many urr. the inter-
estins stories told by Aunt Betty OF
how hon father and hrathps killed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
JESSIE BARTLETT DAVIS.
The Pretty SOngStreSS Owns a Stock Farm
and Raises Chickens.

could not tell that it had ever been boil
cd at all, and she can cook "a potato as
only a Savarin. who thought potatoes
in heir natural state perfect could.
Euf MIR. Davis is less modern, fortu-
natcly, and when the annual servants
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

women are, you think that here at least
YOU viii meet some sensible ones. But
YOU had never calculated on the tender
hearted card player. She was at her
best that night. Everything was going
pretty well when jack pot was to the
fore, 10 he opened for - cents. Every
body was in IL. and everybody was pre-
pared tn bet rather heavily when the
tender hearted lady said. "NoW, chill
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18
TAM 0'SHANTERS.

laa O'Shanter caps are popular
again and are chic and becoming to
youthful wearers. becoming style Is
OF brown heather tweed The bodice H.
coz square in the neck FOR wearing over
a white shirt end collar or white lawn
ohemisette. IL is fastened on the left
side by two white buttons. which also
hhIsh the cuffs. and hangs loosely over
q white leather waist belt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-18

that she was achieving the most when
she gathered in the ruby red cards and
paid out her chips.
The next Friday a littc game of polk
cr Is got up knowing what gamblers
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-04
FERNANDES & ROZA.
BEAVER SALOON,

Forst Street, Opposite Wilder & Co. s.
H. ]. NOLTE, PROPRIETOR.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-04
PRINCESS TOM OF ALASKA.

Prof. L. L. Dyche of Kansas has re-
turned from Alaska. Prof. Dyche went
to Cooks Inlet. and especially in
search of natural history specimens.
He assembled to the source of Enik
River with an organized expedition
which was a success, although the oh
stacles to be overcome were appalling
He me- Princess Tom, famous Yak
utat Princess. wealthy beyond all 9TH
or Alaskans. She has $4,000 in $40
gold pieces. On her right arm she
wears five bracelets. each hammered
out of a $50 gold piece, and on the
left arm she wears 10 bracelets, each
made from a so gold piece. She has
hundreds of blankets. sealskins. etc,
and she owns a schooner and two
slOops. She is 60 years old, and has
just married her fifth husband, young
man OF 20 years. for whom she has paid
500 blankets. The relationships are
traced back through the mothers side.
IL is, in fact. almost a savage realiza-
ton Of LyttOn's Coming Race BAL
timOre American.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-04
THE NEW MAN MUST HUSTLE.

The colleges for women are said TO
be beseiged with applicants for the
higher education. with the number con-
stantly increasing. This suggests two
facts-the possibilities of the race for
intellectual development when the wo-
men are so eager for knowledge, and
the absolute necessity for the new man
TO be up and doing to keep pace with
the feminine Decentralization
American
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-04

Daily Pacific Commercial Advertiser,
10 cents a month, delivered by carrier.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-04

First-cIass Lunches Served With Tea
Coffee, Soda Water, Ginger Ale or
Milk. Open from a. m. till 10 p N.
Smokers Requisites a Speciality.