The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

".A. WIN. 0uSc, OF SoaCClo, was doing
business in the Harbor the first of the
week.
Mr.. Jas. L. Farnsworth went to thu
Bay Cities, Tuesday, to transact some
Mr.. James Campbell, of Roche Har
Dor, was in town the first of the week
Oh business.
Mr.. E. A. Martin, of Little Rock
wash, was pleasant caller at this
office Tuesday.
Mr.. JOS Sweeney made business trim
to Seattle last Saturday and returned on
the thompson, Monday.
Heavy 9-ounce Riveted Overalls for
Men. all cotton and yard wide, for so
cents, at the Blue Front Store.
Mrs. A. D. Tiff and mother, of Oclair.
Iowa, spent Sunday in the Harbor, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Sitter.
Mr.. w. Gazzam, of Seattle, special
agent Of the Etna Insurance Co.. was
In the Harbor on business yesterday.
Miss Mary L. Aiken, of Point Law
renee, Orcas island, is in the Harbor.
the guest of her nephew, Mr.. F. N. Cul-
yer, and family.
Sweeney Is now Offering the greatest
bargains ever heard of in wooden goods
which he has just received from the
Washington Wooden Mills.
The Blue Front Store has the best
assortment Of Ladies', Misses, Boys
and Children's Shoes ever shown in the
city, and the prices are right.
Mr.. Will Dlghtman, who was here
last week visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Dightman, expects to
leave in few days for Skagway.
Just received at the Blue Front Store
an assortment of Ladies' and Children's
Sanitary Fancy Wool Underwear; the
best ever offered in Friday Harbor.
DR.. A. G. Simonton, of Seattle, was
in town yesterday short time while
on his way to Roche Harbor to visit
his old friend 0. III. Culver and family.
Sweeney now has in stock complete
line of Schilling & Co.'s goods, includ-
ing Teas, Coffee, Baking Powder and
Spices. They are the best goods in the
market.
Three families of Hollanders arrived
here on the boat Monday from Iowa.
They come here with a view to settling
somewhere in the county if they can
buy land ut satisfactory figure.
Everyone desires to keepiinformed on
Yukon, the Klondyke and Alaskan gold
fields. Send 1Oc. for large Compendium
of vast information and big color map to
Hamilton Pub. Co., indianapolis, Ind.
After an absence of four months Mrs.
F. n. Culver and little daughter, Mar
garet, returned home last Friday. Dur
ing the most of this time she was visit
ing her parents and friends at Fair
haven.
Joseph Sweeney has just received an
elegant line of Ladies', Gentlemen's
and Childrens' Shoes. The stock con-
sists of fine cloth top shoes, CATERS,
walking shoes, springfield shoes, Ok
fords, Congress and Opera. Call and
see them.
Mr.. James McCarty, of Roche Har-
neer," was in the Harbor last week Wis
iting friends. He expects to leave on
Saturday next, In the schooner Wan
derer, for Skagway, together with few
others, and will likely remain there.
DIR. Fred J. Geoghegan, dentist. OF
WhatcOm, will be at Roche HarbOr,
Tuesday, February,22, and will remain
there q few days, prepared to do all
kinds of dental work. DIR. Geoghegan
is q first-class dentist and guarantees
his work. All who desire any work
done in his line cannot afford to let
this opportunity pass.
]. ]. Clark & Co., one of the Oldest
business houses in Everett, made an
assignment Saturday afternoon to s.. s.
Gardner. The liabilities are SIS, 900 and
the assets $44, 900. The assignment was
q great surprise to most of the people OF
Everett, as it was generally believed
that the firm was in good financial
condition. This is the firm that had q
branch house established here last fall
and who were doing business in the
Bowman building.
Mr.. W.O. Nichols, brother to County
Commissioner J. III. Nichols, and Mrs
Belle Gilliland were married last Sun.
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Clark, Justice of Peace w
O. Clark performing the marriage cere.
mony. The wedding was very quiet
affair, only q few of their relatives and
most intimate friends being present
Their host Of warm friends join in
wishing the happy couple prosperous
and merry voyage through life.
The Young ladies of the Union Sun
day school will give an entertainment
and social, in the Presbyterian church
parlors, Friday evening. February Is,
for the purpose of raising funds with
which to purchase Sunday school sup
plies. The very small admission fee o.
10 cents will be charged, which viii nct
only enable all to hear . good entertain
ment, bat will give you refreshments,
consisting Of cake and lemonade. All
who possibly can, should attend ane
encourage the young people IN theil
good work.
The British steamer Esperanza. o
Vancouver, was in this port the first Q
the week. She belongs to the John D
Foreman & Co. feed and commission
house of that city and her owners an
here with her for the purpose Of buying
800 or 400 tons Of hay as well as some
other farm products. They have . goo(
sized scow In tow and can take severa
tons home on their return "trip. pro
vided they are able to get what they
want 1t satisfactory prices. Tuesday
lmorning they secured . horse and