The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-21
LOPEZ NEWS NOTES.

/ Mrs. III. Blowers, wife of our road
supervisor, is quite i'll.
| We are glad to hear that Rev. J. M
c. Warren is improving.
| Mr.. e. A. Kent is quite busy putting
the finishing touches on his new house.
Mr.. Ben Lichtenberg has returned
from two weeks visit to up-Sound
points.
DIR. Wright was called over to attend
Rev. J. NJ. &. Warren, who has been
very sick.
Mr.. Tom Bell has returned home
after a months absence in the vicinity
Of Tacoma.
Mr.. James Guard came over ON the
Thompson, Saturday, to spend Sunday
with his wife.
Wesley Warner, of Seattle, the popu-
lar San Juan county commission man,
is OH the island for few days.
Mr.. John Cousins has moved into his
| fine residence, which has just been
completed, in the center of the island.
Mr.. MOrtensOn, of Seattle, who repre-
sents the "Ranch and Range" was on
the island last week in the interests Of
his paper.
Everyone OH the island seems to be
quite busy now, either putting in crops
or getting their land in shape to re-
ceive same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willett have leased the
house formerly occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Stedlin and have quietly settled
down to housekeeping.
Mr.. C. T. Butler, our newly ap-
pointed postmaster, has taken charge
of the office aud has appointed Mr.. J.
G.. Paine as his assistant.
Mrs. Parsons, of Seattle, will be at
Lopez, from Thursday to Sunday, with
full line OF millinery. While here,
her goods can be seen at Buffers.
Mr.. Earnest Taylor, ex-postmaster,
together with Mr.. Ruge have closed
out their business and left the island
with the intention of going north.
Mrs. C. T. Butler and Miss Kate
Buckley, who have been visiting
friends in Seattle for the past week, re
turned home, on the Thompson, Satur-
day.
Mr.. Charles Biggs, who is chief engi-
neer of the Pt. Angeles calnery steam
er, Pioneer, has moved his family over
to Angeles, where it will be more con-
venient for Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs.
Mr.. Barkley, who with his wife has
been been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. An
drews, left OH the Thompson, Satur-
day, for his home in Winnepeg. Mrs.
Barkley will not return until July or
August.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. and Mrs.
Stedlin, but having been offered posi-
ton at Argyle, Mr.. Stedlin has ac-
cepted and has moved his household
furniture. We wish both Mr.. and Mrs.
Stedlin success in their new undertake
ing.
Yacht Pilgrim, the property of Mr..
Ben Lichtenberg, has been hauled out
OH ways and is undergoing an annual
overhauling. Her owner expects to
open the season with her by attending
the Queens birthday, at Victoria, the
oath of May.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Troxell ar
rived OH the Buckeye. Wednesday,
from Alaska. Much anxiety was felt
| for Mr.. and Mrs. Troxell, as they
were supposed to have taken passage
home on the illfated "Clara Nevada, !"
but luckily they were fortunate enough
to remain north until after the Nevada
sailed. They expect to leave for the
north again in few days to remain a
while longer, when they will return
home permanently and, as rumor has
it, Mr.. TrOxell intends bringing with
him q steam launch to use in cOnnec-
ton with his fathers fruit ranch at Pt.
Stanley. 1. 4. IL.