The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-09-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Deer Harbor, Friday.
Col. Prosch, Of Seattle. was 4 ple.
ant caller at this Office Tuesday.
County School supt. Ethan Allen
sojourning on Waldr0n this week.
DR.: Wright's two daughters. Acne
ana Laura, are visiting friends at TX
Full line Of Groceries. Tin and Er
ameled Ware, Medicines, etc.. ne Mar
tin 4 Jensen's.
Daniel Kepler, one Of Orcas island
prominent fruit growers, was in til
Harbor for day or two last week.
James T. Walker wishes to announc
that he IL candidate for the Office =
road supervisor Of road district No. s
Send to Sutcliffe 4 Hill. Whatcom
.or samples of Wall Paper and Paints
They WILDE sent you free Of charges
A large amount OF fruit is bein.
shipped from East Sound by ever,
steamer to Seattle Tacoma and What
com.
Apple boxes, made of clear lumber
smoothly dressed, $500 per 100. What
com Falls Mill Co., New Whatcom
WASH. #6t.
We respectfully call attention to
Martin & Jensen's new ad. in t;,i,
issue. 1t will pay you to watch theiI
space.
Nelson 4 Robinson, of Whatco,n
jewelers. and opticians, will be in Friday
aarbor about the middle Of August,
Watch our ad.
Jos. Sweeney received from Oregon,
Monday, q full blOoded Durham bull.
He is as handsome an animal az ever
came to this county.
Increase the value of your apple crop
by packing in boxes such as sold bv
Whatcom Falls Mill Co., New What
com, WASH, at $500 per 100. *6t.
The San Juan Trading Co. shipped
sacks of wheat and thirty.
five sacks of oats to Seattle Tuesday on
the steamer Lydia Thompson.
Two lots in South Tacoma 10 trade
for Fairhaven or New Whatcom prop
erty. These lots are in Cascade Park
addition, finely situated and on corner.
For further particulars enquire at this
Office. :
J. L. Davis, of Richardson, was .
county seat visitor daring the week.
Mr.. Davis says that the hay crop was
not as heavy in his locality this year
as usual.
The steamer Rainier was In port
Tuesday night and number Of her
crew took advantage Of the opportunity
and attended the social at the Presby-
terrain church.
Mr.. Sam Robinson, of Olga, was in
town the first Of the week. Sam has q
political bee buzzing in his
hat and is making hard rustic for the
office he seeks.
Rev. w. s. Crockett, pastor of the
church, WILL hold services in
the Presbyterian church Friday eve
ming at the usual hour. ALI are in
vited to be present.
For Sale. - Dark bay CIydesdale
mare, S years old, weight 1900 lbs,
will work single or double. For pur-
chase price or further particulars cali
Oh Geo. w. Dightman, L. B. Carter
or this office.
Chief Dayolheasala, an Indian doc
tor and chief of the Six Nations. q con-
federation of New York Indians and q
vender of the medicine used by his
people, gave lecture in Odd Fellows
hall Tuesday evening.
On Tuesday the leland Packing Co.
shipped one carload 900 cases) of silver
salmon to New York wholesalers. The
steamer Thompson took the goods to
Seattle and from there it will 60 via
the Great Northern, east.
The cannerymen of Anacortes are
to pack all the fall fish they
can get, and win probably 60 as far up
Sound as Tacoma for salmon. Many
trap are being put in, and 1t is yet
possible that the total pack for the Sea-
son will come up to early expectations,
so far as the number Of cases are con-
cerned, although, Of course, the pack OF
sockeyes is much short.
The administration of President Nc
Kinley has been so satisfactory to the
people and times are 80 much improved
that the people are doing lot Of ser
ious thinking. They are wondering
how much truth, if any, the stories
told them in the campaign about sill
yer, wheat, free trade and higher prices
Hence the reason so many
are turning to the Republican party.
Harvey Butler one of Lopez islands
citizens, was in town LOOK
ING after business matters Friday. Mr..
Butler has for some time been engaged
in the manufacture Of harness, boots
and shoes. Now we understand he is
about to purchase some improved ma
chinery and will i'm short time en-
gage quite extensively in this industry.
We wish him success In his enterprise.
The Republican senatorial conven-
ton for the purpose of nominating Q
Joint senator with San Juan county,
will be held ct Anacortes on Septem.
her Is. The convention will consist q
IS delegates, IS for Skagit county and
Is for San Juan county. Each precinct
will be entitled to l delegate TO De
elected by the precinct delegates who
attend the convention at Woolley, and
the remaining will be elected by the
at large.
The ice cream social given At the
new Presbyterian church, Tuesday
evening, was . decided success IN every
particular. After an interesting liter
airy and. musical program was rendered,
ice cream and cake were served 20 tne
many people present and = general
rr,nd time had nv all. The net pro-