The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-08-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

MI. hcuulSs OI OrcaS, was In the city
on business the last of the week.
Mr.. s. HI. Showers, of East Sound
ls.in the Harbor visiting friends.
Mr.. Samuel Gross, of Roche Harbor
was in town on business Monday.
Capt. HI. HI. Hudson, of shaw island
was i'm the HarbOr the first of the week
on business.
Mr.. Joseph Sweeney and daughter
May went to Seattle on the ThOmp.
son, Tuesday.
Rev. Walter S. Crockett will preach
in the M. E. church, on Friday eve
ming, August q.
Capt. J. r. Thompson is again back
to his post of duty after a layoff of a
week or ten days.
Mr.. VIM. Shultz, of Roche Hatbor,
was in the city Monday while On his
way home from up-SOund points.
Mr.. c. L. Carter went to Seattle on
the Thompson, Tuesday, to transact
business for the Blue Front Store.
Note what the Famous Shoe House,
of Whatcom, have to offer i'm the line of
Oxfords. Read their ad OH local page.
No doubt this year will be carried
onto the pages of history as the great
est salmon year for Puget Sound and
its tributaries.
Mr.. n. E. Churchill, of the San Juan
Trading Co., received new bicycle
Monday. Look out for skinned noses
and bruised ribs.
Mrs. G. N. Culver, of Point Law
renee, is in the city visiting her son F.
N. Culver and family, having cone
over on the Buckeye Monday.
Mrs. Robert Mervyn and little son
returned from Hoods Canal, Monday,
where she has been for two or three
weeks past visiting her parents.
Mr.. James King who was quite seri-
ously injured about ten days ago in a
runaway accident, is slowly recovering
and hopes to be about again in few
days.
Mr.. Frank Erdmann, of Stuarts
island, was in the Harbor the first of
the week for the purpose of making
application for final proof On his home
stead.
The Island Packing Co. have lifted
the Eagle Point and Henry island traps
and from now on, during the run of
silver salmon, they will only fish with
their Cattle Point and big Salmon
Banks trap.
Master Henry Scribner, who resides
on the Warbass place, with his parents,
shot large eagle, which was flying
abou. over the place OH Friday last.
The bird is q beauty and measures just
five feet six inches from tip to tip.
Chlopeck Bros. have put up a large
number of fresh and sailed salmon this
season, at this point. They are put
ting up some very choice goods, and
should not have any trouble in finding
a ready market for all their pack.
Owners of property in this county
who desire to avoid having their places
sold for taxes should take time by the
fOreiock and save their money SO that
they may be prepared to pay up all
their taxes OH or before November l,
1897.
District Organizer Farnham, Of the
Fraterna! Union Insurance Association
of America, will organize a lodge at
this place, in Odd Fellows hall, tlis
evening. He states that there are now
about 5 900 members i'll this jurisdic-
ton, which comprises the states Of
lii %
w. O. Clark, of Orcas, has COM
menced the erection of new prune
drier which, when completed, will
have drying capacity of about three
tons day The building will be 20x2O
feet and Is foot walls, and will be con-
structed something Oh the plan of a
hop drier. He expects to have it COM
pleted in time to dry this seasons crop.
An Olympia dispatch, under date of
| August l4th, says: "San Juan County
| is the first county in the state to send
in its report to the Auditors office OF
the total valuation of property in the
county. According to this report, re-
ceivod yesterday, the valuation of real
property in the county is STAG, TAI, and
the personal property amounts to Sl47,
1876.
Mr.. Moses Sutton left Tuesday for
Port Gamble where he has accepted a
position in the Port Gamble saw mill.
He says he will remain there for some
unless some lady should get infatuated
with him and should desire to steal
him and bring him back. Poor Moses
Does anyone think he will meet sucl
a misfortune? Ladies now is your
chance. Moses p. desires u helpmate.
Mr.. Archie Fleming was quite seri-
ously hurt last Sunday by having a
horse fall on him. He was found lying
| in an unconscious state in the road in
front of Mr.. Sutton's place, and was
picked up and taken to his home.
| DR.. Garner was called and upon eX-
animation found that there were nc
bones broken but that he had been
stunned by the fall. He is doing nicely
now and will be out in few days.
Mr.. Ben Morse who has been EN-.
| ployed in the Island Packing Co.'S
caleuery since the fishing season opened
met with a serious accident on Satur-
day morning last which may result in
his losing the two middle fingers OF
his right hand. He was at work cut.
ting fish on one of the gang knives and
for some reason or other put his hand
under the kniver, likely to push a
portion of fish out of the way, when
someone turned the blades, cutting
through the middle of his hand. He
was at once taken to the Office of DR.
Geo. S. Wright, who, with the assist
ance of DR.. Garner, placed their
natient under the influence of chlOro