The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-06-23
LOCAL AND Personal

grippe.
The longest day Of the year In
passed.
Launor Carter has been quite sicl
since Sunday.
Diamond Dyes Of every shade AND
color at Fowle's Green Front.
The farmers are busy cutting and
taking care Of an abundant hay crop.
A Rebecca lodge is being talked Of
by those interested in Odd Fellowship
John Void returned Friday afte,
about q three month"; absence iu
Alaska.
Mrs. J. L. Green, Of Seattle, is visit.
ing, for few days, with Mrs. r. T,
PaXsOn.
Surveyor A. p. Vaughn was in the
Harbor, Monday, attending to bust
ness matters.
Heavy 0-ounce Riveted Overalls fol
Men. all cotton and q yard wide, for 50
cents, at the Blue Front Store.
Send to Sutcliffe 4 Hill, Whatcom.
FOR samples Of Wall Paper and Paints
They will be sent you free Of charge. .
An additional force Of thirty persons
arrived last week to work in the can.
merry, fifteen were white and fifteen
Chinese.
Miss May Sweeney, who was quite
severely scalded q few days ago by the
accidental overturning Of q coffee pot,
has about recovered.
othing in this section of the county
suffer from drought this year.
The recent heavy rain assures bonnti-
fll crops Of all kinds.
Deputy Surveyor w. @. Clark. of
West Sound. was in the county seat
during the week, plating some roads
on the county road books.
III. J. Carr, of Richardson, will oper-
ate pound net trap this season at the
site occupied last year by Jensen 4
Sandwich in the waters of Kanaka
bay.
The steam schooner Nellie Jensen
has been chartered and will be in the
employ of the Friday Packing COM
pany, of Stanwood, during the coming
fishing season.
DR.. Lee Baker, of Port Townsend,
will be In Friday HarbOr June "a and
remain until June 80. Those In need
OF dental work should call on him at
the Tourists hotel. =
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Jensen have
twice as many children as they had
last week, another little daughter hav-
ing been born to them Tuesday morn
ing, the 2lst inst.
Nelson & Robinson, the Whatcom
jewelers. whose advertisement appears
in this issue, are considered thoroughly
competent and reliable and they guar
antee their work.
From q letter received during the
week we learn that Father Fay is quite
seriously Ill at his home in Port
Angeles, and that he will be unable to
visit the islands for some time.
F. G. Troxell, one of Port SANKEY'S
prosperous farmers, was in the Hub
Monday. He says crops look well and
that the people are happy and prosper
GUS in his section Of the county.
Mr.. Fred Hall, of Seattle, is visiting
with Lawrence Tucker and family, OF
Sportman's lake. Mr.. Hall and Judge
Tucker were acquainted during their
boyhood days way back in Indiana.
If you want q pair of ladies' or
misses shoes, or Oxford ties that are
beautiful and Atill have some money
left to blow in on the Fourth of July,
make your purchases at F0wle's store.
Note the advertisement of Nelson 4
Robinson in this issue. All work In
trusted to them will receive prompt at
tention, will be cbeaply done and satis-
faction guaranteed or money refunded.
Mrs. w. H. Parsons, Of Seattle, will
be in Friday Hari,Or, June "a, with q
large assortment Of millinery, hats,
trimmed and uEtrimmed, flowers, rib
bons and laces, all to be sold ut re-
duced prices. Remember the date,
June "a to %.
The little One-year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Krumdiack, OF
Waldron island, was quite severely
scalded one day last week by pulling
over on herself q kettle of boiling water.
BY last report we learn that the little
sufferer is comfortable and recovering
as fast as can be expected.
]. w. Young, OF Saxman, Alaska,
came down on the steamer City OF Sc
attic ON her last trip, after having done
q successful winters business. he
brought down large consignment Of
pelts and furs for disposal. He Is visit
ing his tn . sons in San Juan county
before returning NORTHWEST Coast
Trade.
County Superintendent Allen reports
that he has young rooster that eau
snakes and appears to consider them 2
choice delicacy. Mr.. Allen asserts with
ali due solemnity that he recently saw
the aforesaid rooster gulp down . III
teen-inch snake with every appearances
of gastron0mical subtraction. Next!
3 KIMBALL PIANOS and ORGANS E
8 ara IN th0 LEAD and sell on their
8 MERTT. Sold ct REASONABLE
s uricee and on EASY terms. CAT
s. LOADS Of them are sold ~ =. BEN {
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