The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-08-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

C. L. Carter returned from his pros
pecting trip last Friday.
John Foster, OF Waldron. was IN
town the last OF the week.
Martin q Jensen have an elegant
line Of dry goods. Call and see them.
Hon. John s. McMillin, Of Roch.
Harbor, was In town . short time
Monday.
Mr.. r. Noftsger made q bushes,
trip to Seattle last week, returning
Monday.
The board Of county commissioners
were In session this week as q board OF
equalization.
Quite large picnic party from here
enjoyed q fine time at English Camp
last Tuesday.
Mrs. J. L. Farnsworth went to What
com on the Thompson yesterday for q
few days visit.
E. Van Bogart, Of Orcas, went to
Seattle ON the Thompson, Tuesday, for
q few days visit.
Heavy ounce, riveted Overalls for
sale at Martin & Jensen's for As cents,
cash. Bowman building.
C. J. Dillingham; is in the county
selling shoes for his firm, the North
western Shoe Co., Of Seattle.
Mr.. s. d. Martin, of the firm of
Martin Il Jensen, went to Seattle the
first of tie week on business.
The Sweeney Mercantile Co. shipped
800 sacks oats by the steamer ThOnp-
son Tuesday, to Seattle buyers.
Send to Sutcliffe & Hill, Whatcom,
eor samples of Wall Paper and Paints.
They will be sent you free Of charge.
Nelson 4 Robinson, of Whatcoln.
jewellers and opticians, will be in Friday
HarbOr about the middle of August.
Watch our ad.
Our groceries are the best to be had
in the market. For sale CHEAP for
cash or trade. Martin 4 Jensen, in
Bowman building.
John Buckley, of the Valley, chair
man of the board of county commits
has been in town for the past
few days discharglng the duties of his
Office.
County Surveyor Vaughn, assisted
by VIM. o. Clark and Omer Freel, fin-
ished the re-survey of the Penshaw road
Tuesday and returned to West Sound
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Won Gohren,
of East Sound, were in the Harbor last
Friday and Saturday and assisted in
the organization of the Rebekah lodge
OF this place.
A. e. Partridge, of Seattle, and editor
Of the Washington Odd Fellow, was In
town last Friday shaking hands with
his many friends and attended the
of the Rebekah lodge.
The Great Northern Fish Co., VIM.
III. Thompson, manager, who are oper-
ating at this point, are making good
of fresh and salt salmon by
every up-SOund trip Of the Thompson.
Geo. Wright's two youngest chill
dren are seriously ill with typhoid
pneumonia at their home near Argyle.
They are being cared for under the
direction Of DR.. V. J. Capron, of Roche
HarbOr.
Wednesday the island Packing Co. g
steamer Michigan brought in the best
catch 81 sOckeyes it has had this sea-
sou. One scOw was brought in about
ii O'Clock a. IN. and one early in the
afternoon.
Mrs. A. III. Sitter returned from East
Sound yesterday where she has been
enjoying an outing for few days past.
During her absence her sister, Mrs. w.
J. Dickson, has been attending to the
household duties here.
Miss Addie Dightman closed q four
months' term Of school in district No.
% last Thursday and on Monday morn
ing left for Seattle, where1she expects ia
visit friends for two or three weeks and
enjoy q much needed rest.
John Vogle, formerly in the employ
of the Roche Harbor Lime Co., but
now Of Tacoma, was in the Harb0r the
last of the week shaking hands with his
many friends. While here he was the
guest of Judge and Mrs. G. e. Hackett.
J. III. Nichols, of East Sound, and
VIM. Graham, of Richardson, have
been in the Harbor for the past few
DAYS attending to their duties a. mem
bers of the board of county commits
sioners, who have been in session as .
board Of equalization for the past three
days.
Cant. E. v. Ruger, of the mail steam
or Lydia Thompson, and his family
are now enjoying an outing in the
Cascade mountains, where trout fish
ING is said to be first-class. During hi
absence Capt. Flint, we'll : known
throughout the county, h In command
of the steamer.
An outing party composed Of Mis-!
Wood, Miss Maynard, Mrs. Maynard
and Mr.. Fred Harper, Of Seattle, Mr.
aud Mrs. Davis, Of Duluth, Minnesota
are now enjoying . big time at Eas'
Sound. They came down from Seattle
on the Thompson last Friday and ex'
pect to remain two or three weeks.
A large prune dryer is:now beinl
built on the Orcas Island Fruit Co..
biz farm at East Sound They have II
The neiohborhOod Of 10000 prune treel
and the new dryer is expected to be O
sufficient capacity TO handle tne entlre
output. It will cost the company
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