The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-06-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.: John A. Devlin returned from
seattle Tuesday on the Thompson.
Mr.. l.. B. Carter went to Whatcom q,
the Buckeye, Tuesday, for a short bust
ness trip. ~'''''
Mrs. Ira Prindle and child. of New
nall, We're in the Harbor the first O
the week. ' =
Mrs. Isaiah Jones and family hav.
moved into the Anderson cotfape or
Spring street. -
Mrs. VIM. Bell, of Port STANLEY. died
at Anacortes, Monday evening of i'm
famatiOn of the bowels.
The case of P. s. Cook VS.. the Island
Packlng Co. has been assigned for triaI
at Whatcom June 20 on stipulation.
Mr.. M. Bellisle, of West Sound was
in the city Monday for the purpose OF
making application for final proof on
his homestead.
County Clerk e. III. Nash visited
Victoria, B. c., the first of the week
Tor the purpose ofattending the queens
diamond jubilee.
MIR. Join Werner, of Anacortes, was
In the Harbor the first of the week on
business, and went to Whatcom on
the Thompson, Monday.
Born, at Smiths Island lighthouse.
Smiths island, Island county, Wash.
ON June 10th, 1897, to Frank n. Denni-
son and wife, a daughter.
Capt H. H. Hudson, of Shaw island
was in the Harbor, Monday, and left
tuesday on the Thompson, for up
Sound cities on business trip.
Rev. Thomas Mcclure, d. D., Pres
byterial missionary of the Presbyterv
Puget Sound, will preach i'm the Topez
church on June n and in Friday Har-
Dor July 4th.
Mr.. G. Chlopeck, of the firm of Chic
peck Bros, of Seattle, wholesale and
retail dealers in fresh and salt fish, is
in the city looking after the firms bust
hess interests here.
Mr.. Albert e. Chalmers, of West
came over in his fine Yacht,
Juanita, on Saturday evening last and
spent Sunday here tue guest of Mr..
and Mrs. F. n. Culver.
Miss Louise Culver will close a three
months term of school in the Cascade
lake district tomorrow She will at
tend the meeting of the state teachers
association at Whatcom next week.
Mrs. Patrick Welch met with pain
ful accident on Tuesday morning.
While out walking she run 20 penny
spike into the ball of her foot about
one and half inches. Dr. Wright
dressed the wound.
The Island Packing Co.'S. steamer
went to Seattle the last of
the week for the purpose of having
few necessary repairs made on her
boiler. She returned here Monday
and Immediately took scow
lead of web out to the Cattle Point
trap.
The people of San Juan Valley will
surpass themselves in grand celebra-
ton at Union Grove hall on Monday,
July 9Th, 1897. Sports consisting of
jumping, pulling, ETC., will
be INDUCED in and enjoyed by old and
Young. The celebration will be fol-
lowed by grand ball in the evening.
Tickets, including supper, S1.0O per
couple.
Captain Frank Worth, formerly mas
ter of the mail steamer Lydia Thorn
son and who brougt the Umatilla
al ound the Horn, left last Monday
for Alaska in charge of the schooner
Boring Sea. He will be master of the
vessel which has the run on the
Yukon river. He is taking passengers
from the Sound to Dawson City for
500 fare.
Miss Ivy Pearl Burke, the eight year
old daughter of Mr.. James Burke,
foreman of the Island Packing Co.'S
plant at this place, died at Vancouver,
Washington, on Monday, July 18th. of
diptheria. Mr.. Burke was immediate
ly notified, but on account of our hav-
ing no Geographic communication
with the mainland, he was unable to
reach there before her burial. He has
the sincere sympathy of the entire
community.
The steamer Buckeye will run Sun
day excursions to island points, from
Whatcom during the summer season,
and by making this run connects daily,
except Monday, with boats running to
up-Sound points. On Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings she con-
meets with the Geo. E. Starr at What
com, and on Sunday, "Wednesday and
Friday evenings with the Bay City
at Anacortes.
1t is reported that the Greenhorn
Gold Mining company has ledge OF
white quartz three feet wide near
Mountain lake, Ordas island, from
which an assay of S127 in gold has
been obtained, from what is claimed to
be only an average sample, and in fact
one from which little was expected.
Others which were considered more
promising yielded very little. Care
full tests will now be made across the
vein. The best previous assay of Orcas
island ore showed about S2S i'll gold
and copper
On Saturday, July 3rd, the people OF
Deer HarbOr intend to celebrate the
anniversary of the signing of the Dec
laration of Independence. The place
eff meeting will be at Bratton's Grove
which is a short distance from the
wharf. 1880 a. m. is the time set for
the rendition of the program which is
as follows:
-, pev VIM T. Dickson