The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08


Subject of "Athleticsn was discussed.
Wanted-To trade land on southeast
end OF Orcas island for team of horses
or cattle. Apply to r. G. WILLIS, Olga
Washington.
Miss Kate Gregg, of East Sound, re-
turned from a months visit with
friends in the up-Sound cities, on the
Thompson, Monday.
Mr.: c. J. Gillingham, the popular
travelling salesman for the Northwest
ern Shoe Co., of Seattle, is in the Har-
Dor on business visit.
Messrs. w. o. Nichols and T.. p
DOrviller, of East Sound. left Monday
evening for Point Roberts, where thew
have good situations for the summer.
Wanted-Any farmer who has small
pigs for sale can dispose of same bv call
ing at the China house, at the Island
Packing Co.'S. plant. Please call at
once. 2t*
Contractor James L. Farnsworth, and
his crew of men, have been busily en-
gagged for few days past in putting up
a large addition to the new three story
China house, for the Island Packing
Co.
The Tacoma and Roche Harbor Lime
Co. have effected a satisfactory settle
ment with Mr.. J. E. Evans, of Coupe
vile, for the purchase of all his right
and interest in the tide lands recently
filed on by him.
The mail steamer Lydia Thompson
will 60 on the dry dock, at Seattle, to-
morrow, for the purpose of having few
steamer Wildwood will make the run
in her place for one trip.
The Island Packing Co.'S. steamer,
Michigan" Capt. Howard Bullene,
returned from Quihcene, in Hoods can
al, on Friday evening last, with large
raft of fish trap piles to be used by this
company in their new traps.
Mr.. Willard King, of East Sound, is
now at home on visit to his parents
and friends after several months absen-
&c in Tacoma. He has now fully recov-
cred from his recent serious illness and
looks as hale aud hearty as ever.
Mr.. Geo. Gibbs, the Orcas island flor
list, is now in the Bay Cities with sew
eral choice samples of gladiolus, hya-
cinths and other imported flowers, also
samples of brown aud unbrowned chic
cory, and will have them OH exhibition
for several days.
County Commissioners, William
Is
Nichols, of East Sound, have been in
the county seat for several dogs past at
tending the April session OF the board
which began it's work Monday and ad-
journed yesterday.
Forty-seven Cinnamon who are to
work for the Island Packing Co., ar
rived here on the steamer Utopia last
Friday morning. This is only the first
instaiiment and is the tin shop crew.
They began the work Of making the
cans for this seasons pack on Monday
morning.
Contractor James l.. Farnsworth has
been awarded the contract for building
the large new wharf for the Island
Packing Co., and also for erecting their
large two story building on the site just
excavated for this purpose. The build
ing is to be 60 x 100 feet, two stories and
will have shed 10 feet wide, reaching
it's entire length along the back.
Mr.. Fred Geoghegan, of East Sound,
who has been a student at the Puge,
Sound Dental College, at Tacoma, fol
some time past, graduated from thai
institution on Saturday last and receiv'
ed his degree of d. ID. S. He is now 9
full fedged dentist, and judging from
all we are able to learn, is one of the
best among his craft. We wish him
every success possible in his profession
Mr.. John Buckley is now fairly in.
itiated into the duties of his new Office,
as chairman of the board of county
commissioners, and judging from the
able and efficient manner in which he
takes up his new work, he is going to
make this county q most excellent ON.
Ger and adviser. 1t is our opinion that
the people have made splendid choice
and one which will never be regretted.
The Fairhaven cannery is an assured
fact. and the company which will own,
control and operate it is the Fairhaven
Cannery company. Mr.. Oswald Steel
is the promoter, and David Davies and
Mr.. Blanchette are members OF the
company. The cannery will have 9
daily capacity of 10000 salman, and
employ from fifty to sixty men. In ad.
dition to this the fisheries connected
with it will employ from fifteen to
TWENTY-FIVE men, making an aggregate
OF seventy-five men.-Whatcom News