The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-07-08


week on business.
Mr.. John A. Devlin, president of
the Island Packing Company, left for
Astoria, Oregon, on few days business
trip, on Friday last.
Mr.. w. o. Clark, of West Sound,
was in the county seat the first of the
week, transacting business with the
board of county commissioners.
Mr.. VIM. H. Little is now suffering
from the effects of fall he received a
few days ago at the cannery. 1t is
thought that two of his ribs were frac-
tured.
County Commissioners VIM. Graham
of Lopez; J. H. Nichols, of East Sound
and John Buckley, of Argyle, are all in
the city attending the July session of
the board.
Miss Louise Culver and her aunt,
Miss Mary l.. Aiken, have returned to
Point Lawrence from q weeks visit
with o. H. Culver and family at New
Whatcom.
Mr.. Ben Morse returned home from
Seattle on the Thompson. Monday.
Ben has been at work for Moran Bros.
for few weeks in their foundry and
machine shop.
"Now is the time for disappearing"
from the dust, care and worry of city
life. Accordingly tourists remember
East Sound and are beginning to put
in their appearance.
Mr.. Warren Dightman, who has
been employed in Moran Bros. found
ry and machine shops at Seattle for a
few weeks past, came home on the
Thompson, Monday.
Rev. Ira Mills, of East Sound, and
Rev II. T.. Dyer, of this place, will,
on next Sabbath, exchange pulrits
both morning and evening. Rev.
Mills preaching here and Rev. Dyer
at East Sound.
Married at the residence of the
brides parents in Friday Harbor on
Thursday evening, July 1st, Miss May
Elva Gill and Mr.. Frederick Hum
bley. Their friends wish them hap
ply and prosperous welded life.
Mr.. Thomas G. Newman, of Fair
haven, senior member of the well
known law firm of Newman & How
ard, of WhatcOm, was in the county
seat the first of the week, on business
connected with the WottOn county
road matter.
Mr.. Gene Gould, assistant cashier of
the San Juan County bank, went to
Seattle on the Thompson, Saturday
morning to take in the celebration and
attend to some business matters. He
returned home yesterday and reports
as having fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Olney, of Marys-
vile, Washington. arrived here on the
Thompson, Friday Mr.. Olney, who is
vice president of the San Juan County
Bank, came here to relieve Mr.. Gene
Gould for few days, who went to
Seattle on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
MIR. C. H. Horn, of Crete, Illinois,
brother of Mrs. B. w. Holloway, has
been in the city for the past week as
sisting his sister in settling up the
affairs of her late husband who drop
ped dead in his place of business here,
on Sunday, June 20, as reported in our
issue of June "a, 1897.
HATS! HATS Hats by the hun
dreds. Straw hats, Felt hats, Stiff hats,
and Caps at great bargain. A dollar
straw hat for FIFTY CENTS, only SO
cents. Anything in our elegant line OF
straw hats is yours at a discount OF
50 per cent. Come in and pick one out,
rc<,1Ian opnortI1nifU SaH
Juan Trading Co.
On last Sabbath Rev. DR.. Mcclure,
of Seattle, Presbyterian synodlcal mis-
sionary for the district of Puget Sound,
delivered two of the most interesting
sermons ever listened to by a cOngre-
CATION in this place. In the afternoon
he preached in the Valley Presbyter-
ian church. He left for his home on
the Thompson, Tuesday.
The steamer "Pansy," Captain Har-
ris, of Eagle Harbor, arrived In port
Monday evening with one of the Island
Packing Co.'S. scows in tow. Upon IN
ouiry it was learned that she had been
chartered for the fishing season, by the
Island Packing Company, and will be
engaged with the company's steamer
michigan in attending the various
traps owned and operated by them.
The appeal taken from the order Of
the county superintendent, establish
| ing school district number %, out Of
portion of the territory of schoo! dis.
| trict number 2, was heard and fully re-
viewed by the board of county commits.
sioners Tuesday. After full and care
| full examination into the merits OF the
case, the commissioners affirmed and
sustained Miss Lees order establishing
the new district, in every particular
Two large scows, both loaded with
web and belonging to the Fidalgo Pack
ing Company, of Anacortes, were
lswamped and lost on the straits during
the storm which ragged outside on Sat,
urday afternoon last. The scows had
been taken out there by the company'f
steamer and were left anchored to the
piles of one of their traps and when
| the wind was at its height both scows
broke from their mOorings, swamped
and sank.
Prot. G. N. s. Tucker has been en-