The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-03-25
Murray sells shoes below cost.

On business.
Deputy United States Marshal Jas
M. Quilter, OF Seattle, was in the Har-
Dor Monday on business.
Mr.. c. T. Butler, the enterprisinp
Lopez merchant, was in the CITY the
last of the week OH business.
Mr.. w. E. Sutherland, the we'll
known Orcas merchant, was in the
city the first of the week on business.
Mr.. J. A. Gould left for Olympia
and up-Sound cities on the THOMPSON.
Tuesday, for few days business trip.
The work of repairing and Rising
the Island Packing Co.'S. dock where
It had settled so badly was begun OH
Monday last.
MIR. F. G. Troxell, of Port Stanley.
the well known Lopez island fruit
grower and breeder of stock, was in the
HarbOr, Monday OH business.
For sale or trade cheap.-A 60 faith.
ON, 3-ply gill net, 81 mesh almost new.
also Is foot keel boat. Can use COW
or produce. A. E. MORGAN, Anacor-
ties. Washington.
Rev. Walter 8. Crockett, pastor of
the First Christian church OF What
com. will hold services in the M. E.
church here beginning Monday eve
ming, March %.
Mr.. Thos. T. Paxson was over from
Brush island the first of the week aud
reports that they are now getting out
a large quantity Of lime rock anu have
quite large force of men at work.
Mr.. Will Pratt closed his school at
Roche HarbOr, Friday last after very
successful term. Mr.. Pratt is a thor
Ougly efficient and conscientious teach
er and it is hoped by all the patrons of
his school that his services may be had
for the next term taught there.
On account of there being no fender
piles OH the corner of the big dock ut
Lopez, the steamer Lydia Thompson
had big hole stove in her port side
on her up-trip on Friday last. The
break has now been repaired and she
looks os though nothing had happened
to her.
Nearly everyone you meet has sam
pie OF rock in his pocket to show you
and many of them say they have the
richest prospect yet discovered. Sew
eral new locations have been made in
Orcas Island District No. l during the
past week and many of them filed with
Mr.. A. H. Sitter, recorder for the dis
trict.
Died at East Sound early Sunday
morning, March 14th, Mary A. Bassih-
ger, beloved wife of Richard n. Bickell,
in the Goth year of her aye. Mr.. Bick-
ell desires to return his heartfelt ap-
probation of the kindness shown to his
late wife duriug her painful sickness,
and of the sympathy extended to him
self and family in their sad bereave-
ment.
Mr.. Jos. Barrett and family arrived
here Saturday OIL the Buckeye from
Seattle and are now comfortably SET
tied in the Blair house formerly Occu-
pied by e. G. Nordyke and family.
Mr.. Barrett has accepted a position
with the Island Packing Co. and comes
here to reside among us permanently.
Mrs. Barrett Is q sister of MIR. ]. A.
Gould, Of this city.
The Island Packing Co.'s. steamer
Michigan, Captain Bullene, arrived
from Seattle, Saturday and OIL Sunday
left for WhatcOm to get the conlpany's
big pile driver and returned with 1t
Tuesday. The Michigan has been conn
pletely overhauled and new apart
ments built OH her aud now presents
a very fine appearance and Is q great
credit to her owners
Jessie. the youngest daughter of s..
&. and Adelia Chadwick, died at her
home or Lopez island, March 18th,
1897. aged eleven years. She leaves a
father and mother, three sisters and u
| little brother to mourn their loss.
| The short lived beauty
Which we 1onged to have stay,
! Like y half blown rose
Has faded away.
Messrs. Corey & Hilon, OF schooner
IIiamnia, report that they are working
up q fiue trade aud that every trip
they make among the islands gives
them more flattering results. They
were in the Harbor the last OF the
week for the purpose OF getting three
or four tons Of grain for Bay lity mer-
chants. They are adding to their NJ
tie stock Of general merhan sise all the
time and now have almost everything
one wishes in the way of groceries,
notions, SHOES, produce, etc.
Mr.. J. H. Schively, state lecturer for
the A. O. q. W., was In the HarbOr on
| Friday last aud made this office very
pleasant call. He went from here to
Roche HarbOr and in the evening de-
livered q very pleasing and interesting
lecture on the good of the order aud
| the benefits to he derived from becOm'
| ing one OF its members. We hope
that Roche Harbor Lodge, No. IS have
derived very beneficial results from
! his visit and that their membership
NAV soon increase two fold.
The dance given on Wednesday
evening, March II, in Odd Fellows
| hall by the Valley Orchestra No. |,
was most enjoyable affair. 1t was at
| tended by about twenty-five couples.
| Undoubtedly there would have been
much larger attendance had The
ISLANDER announced u as we faith
fully promised to do, but which we
overlooked until to late. We owe an
apology to the boys for neglect III tnls
/ particular and we will try aud not let
such an oversight occur again.
LOPEZ NEWS NOTES.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder, girl,
on Sunday, March p.