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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

THE editor of THE ISLANDER par
ticularly appreciates the following
kindly notice from the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, with which he has been
connected as an agent and correspond
ent for more than seven years:
o. III. Culver, of Whatcom, has been ap-
pointed by Collector Of Customs Heustis,
and has accepted, the appointment Of dep
uty collector at Roche Harbor, San Juan
county. Mr.. Culver has been correspond
ent and agent of the Post-Intelligencer at
Whatcom and Fairhaven for a number Of
years. He is newspaper man of wide
experience and recognized efficiency, and
his service to the Post-Intelligencer has
been satisfactory in all respects, not only
to this paper, but to the people of What
com county, irrespective of politics. He
is well equipped to discharge his new du-
ties, and no doubt he will make a very
valuable and acceptable official. He will
assume Office November l.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
Notice of Administrators Sale Of Real
Estate.

Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance of an order issued by Hon. J. P.
Houser, Judge of the Superior Court of
the State of Washington in and for San
Juan County, made on the 10Th day of
October, A. D. 1897, in the matter of the
estate of Philip FL. Fosnot, deceased, the
undersigned administrator of said estate
will sell at public auction to the highest
and best bidder for cash in hand paid in
lawful money Of the United States, and
subject to the confirmation Of said Judge
of said Superior Court; all the right, title,
interest and estate of the said Philip H.
Fosnot at the time of his death, and all
the right, title and interest that the said
estate has by operation of law Or other
wise acquired other than or in addition to
that of the said Philip H. Fosnot at the
time of his death, in and to all those GER
tain lots, pieces Or parcels Of lands stu
ate, lying and being in the said County of
San Juan, in the State Of Washington,
and particularly bounded and described
as follows. tO-wit:-
The South half of the Southwest quarter
Isl of the SWD, the Southwest quarter of
the Southeast quarter (SW4 of SEQ and
the Northeast quarter of the Southwest
quarter (NE4 of the SW4), all in Section
fourteen u4) in Township thirty five
(35) North of Range two 2) West, Villa
mette Meridian, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the debts against
said estate, and the costs and expenses of
the settlement Of said estate.
The terms and conditions of said sale is
for cash in hand to the highest bidder,
sale to take place at the front door of the
Court House at Friday Harbor, San uan
County, Washington, on Saturday, the
Goth day of November, A. D. 1897, at IL
o'clock A. M. of said day.
Dated this Goth day of October, A. D.
1897.
J. M. G. WARREN.
Administrator of the Estate of Phiiip II.
FOsnot, Deceased.
w. HI. THACKER,
Attorney for Administrator.
First publication October q, 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
No. Z7O6.-
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.
Office of Commissioner Of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.

Office of Commissioner Of Public Lands |
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that Robert
Jones, of Richardson, Washington, filed
an application in this Office to purchase
the following described Tide Lands, of the
second class, situate in San Juan county,
State of Washington, to wit:
All the Tide Lands of the second class,
owned by the State of Washington, situate
in front of, adjacent to or abutting upon,
that portion Of the United States govern
ment meander line, described as follows:
Beginning at point on the meander
line where the south line of Lot l. Section
II, Township "a North Of Range 2 West
of the Willamette Meridian, would inter-
sect the same; thence running easterly
along said meander line seven 60 chains,
according to the certified copy ofSurveyor
Generals field notes filed with said appli-
cation September 10, 1897.
Any person desiring to protest against
the purchase of said described tide lands
may do so within thirty days of the date
of first publication Of this notice.
Date Of first publication this 2lst day of
October, A. d. 1897.
ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON, FOR SAN JUAN
COUNTY.
Minnie Hahn, Plaintiff,

Minnie Hahn, Plaintiff,
Paul J. Nelson, and Hell M ooz
enc J. Nelson, his wife ANo' @oo
and l.. III. Carrie, De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Washington to the said
Paul J. Nelson and Helene j. Nelson.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty (6O) days after the date of the
first publication of this summons, towit:
within sixty (60) days of the second day Of
September, A. d. 1897, and defend the
above entitled action in the above entitled
court, and answer the plaintiff and serve a
copy of your answer upon the undersign-
ed attorney for plaintiff at his office below
stated; and in case of your failure so to do
Judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand Of the complaint
which has been filed with the clerk of
said court.
The object of the above entitled action
is to obtain Judgment against the defend
ants, Paul J. Nelson and Helene J.Nelson
for the sum of One Hundred and Fifty
(S150.00) Dollars upon note given by
them to Minnie Hahn, the plaintiff here
in, and for interest on said note from the
25th day of November, A. D. 1895, at the
rate of twelve per cent interest per annum
and for the further sum of Seventeen and
7O-100 Dollars paid as taxes and for the
costs of this action, including an attor-
ney's fee of Twenty-Five Dollars. Also
praying for decree establishing and fore
closing certain mortgage given to secure
the payment of the above Indebtedness
and recorded in the mortgage records
the Auditors office of San Juan County,
State of Washington, in Vol. 5, on Page
256 thereof and covering the following de-
scribed tract or parcel of land situate in
said San Juan county, State of Washing
ton, tOwit: Commencing at the southeast
corner of the northeast quarter of Section
IS, Township IS North of Range l West,
thence running north 1869 rods, thence
west 80 rods, thence south 1869 rods,
thence east 80 rods to the place of begin
ming. All i'll Section 35, Township 81
North of Range l West of Willamette
Meridian, containing 20 acres. Also al
leging an error in the description of said
land-in said mortgage, tOwit: That Town.
ship 35 is clerical error and said descrip-
ton should read Township 81, and pray
ing the Court to correct said clerical error
in the description Of said land in said
mortgage, and that the same be corrected
to read Township 81 instead of Township
IS as it now reads. Also praying that IN
the decree the interest of each of the de-
PENDANTS and all persons claiming under
any of said defendants be forever barred
of all right, title, claim, interest and
equity of redemption whatever in and to
said premises and every part thereof, ex-
cept such right of redemption as is now
provided by law in cases of sale under
foreclosure, and for such other and fur
Their relief AS to the Honorable Court may
seem just and equitable.
Dated this 18th day of August, A. d.
1897.
w. II. THAcKER, Attorney for Plain
tiff. Pos4ofice address. Friday Harbor,
San Juan County, Washington.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
No. 27O7..
No. 27O7-
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.
Office of Commissioner of Public Lands !
Olympia, Washington.

Office of Commissioner of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that William
Graham, of Richardson, Washington,
chase the following described Tide Lands,
of the second class, situate in San Juan
county, Washington, towit:
All Tide Lands of the second class
owned by the State of Washington, stu
ate in front of, adjacent to or abutting
upon that portion of the United States
government meander line described as
follows:
Beginning at point on said mean
Lot 4, of Section Is, Township "a, North
of Range 2, West of the Willamette Meri-
dian, which point is 4l.45 chains from the
initial point of the survey of Long island
(which was spruce tree 10 inches in
diameter, on the eastern end of the island)
south 1872 and 40 minutes west, 81 80 chains
from the meander corner to fractional
sections IA and Is on the south shore of
Buck island, said distance of4l. As chains
being measured along the said United
States government meander line in
courses and distances as given in Survey
or Generals field notes filed with said
application September Ii, 1897; thence
along said meander line in front of part
of said Lot 4, north $40 west, and having
a total frontage on the north shore of said
Long island of one chain.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do SO within thirty
days from date of first publication of
this notice.
Date of first publication this 2lst day of
October, 1897. ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner of Public Lands:
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
NO. 270S.-
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.
Office of Commissioner of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.

Office of Commissioner Of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that VIM: Crab
am, of Richardson, State of Washington,
filed an application in this Office to pur-
chase the following described Tide Lands,
of the second class, situate in San Juan
county, Washington, to wit:
All Tide Lands of the second class
owned by the State of Washington,
situate in front of, adjacent to-, or abut-
ting upon the upland described as Lot 3,
Section IA, Township 81 North OF Range
West of the Willamette Meridian, hav-
ing total length of 1896 chains measured
along the United States government me-
ander line, according to certified copy OF
Surveyor Generals field notes filed with
said application September l3, 1897
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do so within thirty
days from and after date of first publica-
ton of this notice.
Date of first publication this 2lst day OF
October, A. d. 1897.
ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

THE report of the interstate COM
merce commission has set few anxious
souls to Cabling about the enormous
number of railroad accidents that occur
i'm one year. But as the same report
shows that out of 5ll ,772, 737 passengers
who travel by rail only 1S1 are killed
In year, the statistics still seem to be
on the side of the traveller.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John F. Mckay, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrators Of the estate Of
John +. Mckay, deceased, to the credit
ors of, and all persons having claims
against, the said deceased to Exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, with
in one year after the first publication Of
this notice, to the said Administrators at
her residence near Roche HarbOr, in said
San Juan County, the same being the
place where she transacts the business of
said estate.
AURELIA MCKAY,
Administrators Of the Estate Of John f.
Mckay, Deceased.
w. II. THACKER,
Attorney for the Administrators.
Dated this 10th day of October, A. D..
1897.
First publication October 81. 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
A Rare Opportunity.

The Volume Encyclopedia Diction-
airy can be procured at special low rates
of few dollars deposit upon delivery
and So per month until full amount,
S25, is paid, bound in best half Russia
binding, by sending your subscription or
writing to E. U. PURsEL, n. w. Agent
Syndicate Pub. Co., Seattle, Wash.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

THE New York World has made
little social computation which demon
strates that luncheon party of fifteen
society people could not be made up in
New York without bringing family
skeletons together. And New York is
the biggest city in the country too.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
I UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Seattle, WASH, Sept. 9Th, 1897.

tOCS5ru1o, W sISII', 0ePI. oCI1, 1857.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Thursday, October 18th, 1857, viz:
HENRY b. THOMPSON.
Homestead application No. 1888 for
Lots and Sec. IL; Lot 4 Sec. 1, TIP. SO
N. Il. w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz:
Louis Cayou, VIM. Weddle, III. T.
Cayou and p. Norton, all of Deer Har-
Dor, Washington.
VIM. d. O'TooLE, Register.
First publication Sept Is, 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

PRINCE BISMARCK is saying things
about the Monroe doctrine which are
not only irrelevant and immaterial, but
which prove anew that a man may be
a great statesman in his own territory
and be direfully stupid about the con-
ditions in other lands.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
JUSTICE COURT SUMMONS.
The STATE OF WASHINGTON !
COUNTY OF SAN JUAN. 90

The STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF SAN JUAN.
IN JUSTICES COURT.
James FARMLAND, Justice -Lopes Pre-
cinct No. 2 to M. Fredenberg:
In the name of the State of Washington,
you are hereby notified that William
Graham has filed claim against you in
said court which will come on to be heard
at my office in Richardson in the County
of San Juan. State of Washington, on the
22nd day of October, A. D. 1897, at the
hour of zoo O'Clock p. M, and unless you
appear and then and there answer, the
same will be taken as confessed, and the
demand of the plaintiff granted.
The object and demand of said claim is
for supplies, rents, cash advanced and
stock sold.
Claim filed September 23rd, A. D. 1897.
JAMES FARMLAND,
Justice Of the Peace.
Date of first publication, September so,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

THE relic hunters of the Luetgert
court room should have begun earlier.
An astute speculator, in fact, would
have bought few links of sausages
from the factory the day after the ar
sest. By this time they would have
been retailing at fabulous prices.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Seattle, WASH, Oct. 20, 1897.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, WASH, Oct. 20, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk Of the Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Thursday, December End, 1897, viz:
THOMAS T. JONES.
Homestead application number 14,163
for Lot 5, Sec. 20, Up. IS N. r. w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
John B. Hutton, r. e. Davis, Jos. M.
Reed, Jno. B. Lanterman, all Of Decatur,
Washington.
EDWARD P. TREMPER, Register.
First publication Oct. 28th, 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

Pie Henry George campaign has
been conducted discreetly for the most
part, but when Mr.. George said the
ether day that if be were elected mayor
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

he would make New York Getty in
which no poverty should be known
he overstepped the mark and showed
his ear marks,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
FRANK NJ. MERRILL.

Homestead application No. 1882 for
the NV Sec. IL, TIP. 36, N. RE- w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
j. II. Boede, p. w. Lind, D. Kepler
and A. J. King. All of Orcas, Washing
ton.
WIN. d. O'TooLE. Register.
First publication Oct. 9th, 1887.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle Or common glass with urine
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WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28

WANTED-TEUSTWO AND ACTIVE
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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Seattle, Wash,
Wednesday, Oct. 18th, 1897.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
Of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor. Washington, on
Tuesday, December 7th, 1897, viz:
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28
NOTICE TO SETTLERS.

Settlers desiring to make final proof on
their claims can make their application nv
writing to the ISLANDER for information.
thus saving a trip to the county seat. the
only trip needed being on the day of final
proof.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-10-28


Date of first publication, September {
1897.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-21

Special Correspondence.
GREELY, Ark, Aug 20.
Very dry and dusty.
Several cases OF sickness.
Laid & Co. have commenced run
ming their mill and will very soon
erect a large shingle factory.
Supt. Mcconnell, OF the State peni-
tertiary, has 120convicts grading on
the Noble Lake & Southern Ry.
Several of our citizens had to at
tend Circuit Court at Warner, on a
change OF venue case, State VS. Isiah
Jackson, for assault to kill. At last
accounts no verdict had been re-
turned by Jury.
There is quite large force of men
employed getting out and hauling
ash stave bolts which are being.ship-
ped to q factory at Little Rock.
Ladd & Company cannot get hew-
ed ties fast enough for their railroad
and are saving some. They want
to get their road completed by Sep
TENDER Is.
Cotton picking will commence by
September l, as a good deal is now
open and owners of gins are having
wood cut and making other prepar-
atoms to commence ginning. A con-
sentative estimate places the crop
at less than last year in this vicinity
on account of dry weather
Messrs. Laid & Co. have completed
their telephone and are now in COM
municatlon with the world by
means of both old ard new phones,
and the long distance phone also.
Quite Il number of our citizens are
going to attend the Trades Parade
on August 81 at Pine Bluff
Mr.. Spaulding, a prominent timber
man connected with the Noble Lake
& Southern Railway, was here last
week on business.
Quite a commotion was caused
last Thursday among the men EN-.
ployed by one Thomas (colored) who
was getting out slaves ostensibly
for the Bebee Co., of Little Rock
The actions of Thomas had caused
suspicion and the men employed d.
L. Ward to write to the Belize Co.
In reply the company said Thomas
had no authority to act for them.
The men employed have quit work
in utter disgust, and are out good
many days labor, only a few having
received anything in compensation.
"ANIERICUs.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-21

ers of Christ; and, yet this combine
defender would count pennies over
it.
He goes to the lakes, to the great
railroad hotels and summer resorts
for his own selfish pleasures.
Spends ten times more than any in
dividual meek delegate to these
Christia conventions. He goes for
health and strength, he says. He
has a great time with well met com
rades. Yet he dares to criticise the
mild expenditures of these holy
bodies of Christian workers, when,
possibly, this same critic would have
to use a microscope to find one
nickle of his contribution to charity,
or to any other holy fund
When the trusts combine for self
ishness and are criticised, this stall
wart brave says, Hands off. :"
When the holy orders of Christian
civilization, by gathering pennies
here and there, through kindness of
neigbbors and the people they go
among, are able to make a trip Of
mercy, recreation aud education,
the Commercial editor comes 10 the
front and says, Let me hold your
purse. You are layishly, foolishly
throwing away your money"
This caustery of these worthy PEG.
pie is most unbecoming, especially
coming from the source it does.
When that class of great Christ
ians are to be interdicted from com
bining the great duties they have
undertaken with some Of the pleas
ures of travel and viewing new
scenery, we have certainly fallen
upon painfully mercinary times.
CITIZEN.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-21
Roasted Cotton SEED.

Recent publications in the Seig,.i,. /.
and in the Greenville, Miss, pane
concerning the successful use
cotton seed as tire sole food of wo 4
stock, have attracted much attn
ton and comment. They have u \.
stimulated the inventive genius 4
some persons to attempt means 4.
which the value of this provendA
may be increased. The Helen
World mentions a citizen Ct Phillirf
county, Ark, as the inventor Of I
device for roasting the cotton seed
by which process, as he claims, it
made more wholesome and appeti1
ing than it is in the natural state.
The machine consists of a metd
cylinder ten or twelve feet in lenetI
by two feet in diameter, fitted wit
an endless screw DEVICE for carryinI
the seed through. Heat IS convene
into this cylider at one end and til
roasted seed come out at the or
posite end. The inventor says
half cord of wood will roast two 0
three tons of seed in an increditabI
short time, and that an ordinar
| field hand can do the work safel
and properly. He states that horse
and cattle relish the roasted see
much more than the raw, and be b.
Iieves hogs will fatten on 1t I
satisfy himself on this point he wi
roast two or three tons of seed on
feed it to his own porkers,
The World says'the results OF Il
ingenious Phillips CONTAINS expel
ments are awaited with great inte
est by the farmers of the vicinit
and well they may be.
There seems to be practically
limit TO the uses of the cotton plan
Memphis Sem I.e.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-21

We have just received two car
loads of the celebrated Stude-
baker wagons in ali sizes. The
Studebalxer took the premium at
the Worlds Fair oyer all the
leading wagons of the world.
Parties visiting the Nashville
exposition should not fail to see
their exhibit of wagons, buggies
and carriages. For sale only by,
r. M. KNOX g. co.