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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

WEST SOUND NEWS NOTES.

Mud is plentiful here now.
DR.. Fitz Mathews is it'll under the
weather.
Rev. W. J. Dickson held services
here last night.
A card party at Mrs. Tom Wake
fields, Friday night.
Mr.: Smaby is shipping quite a num-
Der of apples this!week.
Mr.. Bert Chalmers went to Doe Bay
on the Buckeye, Saturday.
MIR. Ed Caldwell has rented the
Barnes place. What's up?
Assessor Loos gave us a friendly call
last week. He is on the war path.
MI: Macedonian and family returned
~ 'helr home Oh San Juan last week.
Mr.: Baggs and wife, of British Co
'u'iioia, are at Deer Harbor on. a visit.
mr.: %. Clark shipped a half-ton
Vi uiieu prunes to Whatconl, Saturday.
School commences at Deer Harbor
next Monday.
SOFA 1a'iles LaPlant went to Port Town
send lust week.
bb odp. basleard's family intend to move
V V1tk on the ranch this week from
Whatcom. WHO " o'
So tue Deer Harbor literary closed last
tbaa night with basket social,
Tue society realizing IS.
sas me Orcas Entertainers hold their last
nr r,.ai tonight. They expect q good
p'ogram and lots to eat.
tan MIss Nellie Milne, who has been at.
Smulhg school in Fairhayen. returned
"Oilie Saturday on the THOMPSON.
on W ". j. 4, Court and son, who have been
past m auhiils fruit ranch for two years
"0'eu 10 the Still place. Tuesday
WAS si b. Frank Chase, of Little Rock
and r mefe on business a short time age
SON 'e'ufhed last week on the Thomp
the ard RULER, Of Whatcom, has been
retpsu; Hs. OF Grin Barker for few DAYS
urdav nome on the Buckeye, Sat
day srpp party at Henry Cayou's last Fri
the P peliilig was almost a reunion o
brotbeee d family, four sisters and ONT
ef being present.
bis M Ia Adkins has commenced work or
in tba ucn. He expects his father earl,
many ;ainmer. They intend to MAKE
season Improvements on the place thi,
We are property changing hands now
grstioa getting our share of the emf
Re har coming west, and no wonder
PRETTY s;. cheap land and some yery
SIZES for building.
the fray gave us quite a history a
different forms of marriage In th
Saturdnat countrys of the World ias
been inss night: None seems to hav
lingersS s y, suited his style for he stiI
heal tbS Ssone in the world. "Physician
SCRIBE.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

E-ASI 0OUNO AOCAA NOxESs
Mr. H. B. Gibbons left for Fairhaven
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Cross WAS very successful in sell
ing his household goods this week.
Capt. Gregg shipped three head ol
pedigreed Jersey cattle to Seattle last
week.
Little Estelle, eldest daughther Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Clark, is very III
with pneumonia.
DR.. Wright, Friday Harbor, made O
professional trip 10 East Sound last
week and again this week.
Quite large audience welcomed
Rev. VIM. Dickson, of Anacortes, when
he came to hold services on Tuesday
evening.
Miss Myra Wood, of Spencer, Iowa
and Mrs. Pitcher, of Port Townsend
are the guests of Mesdanes Walter and
Luther Sutherland.
Mrs. E. T. Cross and son, Delbert
left Tuesday morning for their old
home in Illinois. Mr.. Cross will leave
i'm short time for Alaska.
The ladies of the M. E. Aid gave
Mrs. I. N. Waldrip farewell lunch
con Wednesday afternoon. A very
pleasant time was spent by all present
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Waldrip leave
Thursday for Fairhaven where they
will reside for some time in the future
They have rented their home to Mr.
and Mrs. HI. D. Mailer, Of Patos.
Mr.. Simon, editor of the Chicago
Zeitung, who, with others, is visiting
this section in the interest of German
colony, visited Mr.. Geo. Gibbs place
aud was greatly pleased with what h
saw. EAST SOUND.
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Mrs. Caroline Larson, wife of Mr.. L.
C. Larson, justice Of the peace and
member of the school board here, died
at the home of the family on the oath
inst, of consumption, after a long ILL
ness. She was not quite thirty : 81 <
years Of age, having been born on the
18th Of May, 1852, in Dane county,
Wisconsin. November %, 1881, she
was married to Mr.. Larson at Sioux
Falls, Dakota. Eight children were
born to them, of whom six are now liv-
ing. The family moved to Friday Har.
Dor from Dakota in 1893 and have since
resided here continuously. Mrs. Lar
sons father was one of the Unions
staunch defenders during the Civil
War, but he died soon after the close Of
that mighty struggle. During her resi-,
dence Of i've years here she endeared
herself to large circle Of warm friends
whose sincerest sympathy is extended
to the bereaved husband and children
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

The steam schooner Nellie Jense
arrived Tuesday morning from Van
couver with 1000 cases Of tin for til
Island Packing company, on whic
the duty of 81 500 was paid upon entr
at Roche Harbor by the company
secretary and treasurer, ]. A. Gould
who came over on the vessel. E Erich
son was also q passenger, having gon
over with the cargo ofhay sold by him
self and p. e. Peterson to John o
Foreman 4 Co.
The Island Packing company vii
use British tin this year only for 1T
sockeye pack, which will be shipped, o
heretofore, to England. The silve
salmon will be sold in this country ant
will be packed in cans made of Ameri
can tin. The duty on foreign tin i
one and one-half cents per pound, bu
importers can obtain "drawback'' Of
SO per cent Of the duty paid upon tir
entering into the manufacture of can.
exported to the same country from
which the sheet tin was imported.
Miss Mary Loretta Newhall, eldes,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank New
hall, and granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Doyle, of the Valley, died al
Seattle, Tuesday, March %, of typhoid
fever, aged 10 years and three months
The remains were brought here on the
Thompson, yesterday, and the funeral
Will be held at the Doyle home, in the
Valley, Friday morning, April 1, and
will be conducted by Father Patrick
Fay of the Catholic church, provided
he can get here in time. Deceased Will
be buried in the Valley Catholic GENE
terry. The parents and relatives of de-
ceased have the sincere sympathy OF
the entire community.
Amid the loud cheering of the 1900
or more spectators and the blowing of
whistles the Thompson Steamboat Co. Is
new mail steamer, "Alice Gertrude, ;"
was launched last Thursday, at Seattle,
the finishing touches to the hull hav-
ing been put on Tuesday of last week.
The stars and stripes were hoisted on
the steamers stern and the union jack
on the bow. A bottle of champagne
was suspended by a silken cord from
the forward anchor port, ready for the
christening. Miss Lydia Thompson,
the 19year-old daughter of Capt. J. R.
Thompson, mounted the platform at
the bow of the vessel and grasped the
bottle of wine for the christening, and
as the great hull slid into the water
she broke the bottle over the ships
side, saying, II christen thee Alice
Gertrude" The "Alice Gertrude" is
las feet long, rs feet beam, and will
draw 10 feet of water when finally put
in commission. Fore and aft compound
engines of 500 horse power will drive
her single propeller. It is expected
that she will be capable of making
twelve knots an hour. She will have q
carrying capacity Of 100 passengers and
500 tons of freight. Work was COM
menced on the steamer last November
under the direction Of Capt. Mitchell,
and she is to 60 into commission about
May 1.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31
Two AIillions . YeaR.

When people buy, try, and buy again, it
means they're satisfied. The people OF the
United States are now buying Cascarets
Candy Cathartic at the rate of two million
boxes a year and it will be three million be-
fore New Years. 1t means merit proved,
that Cascarets are the most delightful bowel
regulator for everybody the year round. All
druggists Toe, 25c, Soc box, cure guaranteed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

I Do you realize the fact that you
\ are robbing your little ones OF 40 [
Z per cent of the necessaries and COM
4 forts of life when you pay 25 cents
J for articles that you can buy at I
{ FOWLE'S STORE for 15 cents.
\ Tho people are now coming from
Z ALI parts of this county to trade at
! Fowle's store, and they all testify
J to the good qualities at such low
Z prices OfTinware, Stockings, Glass
J ware, Stationery and other lines OF
{ goods to be found at FOWLE'S.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

To euro COnsti pattcu Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathxrtic. lOc or 80
II c. c. c. fail TO cure, druggists refund money
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31
THE u. S. MAIL
Steamer Buckeye
Running Between Friday Harbor,
AnacOrtes and WhatcOm

This elegant steamer runs through
the Archipelago De Haro, Daily, Leav-
ing Whatcom at Il. M. Oh Monday,
Wednesday ;tnd Friday, calling at Cot
tonwood, Olga, Newhall, East Sound,
Orcas, West Sound, and arrives at Fri
day Harbor at l2:45 p. III. Leaves Fri
day Harbor with the mail at ! p. m.
for Anacortes. stopping at Pt. Stanley,
Thatcher, Decatur, Nedro and Guemes
aud arrives at Anacortcs at $40 p. M.
Leaves Anac0rtes at a. nj. Oh Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, for the
above named points arriving at Friday
Harbor at 1920 p. III. Leaves Friday
HarbOr at p. N. and arrives at What
cOmst7p. III.
For Freight and Passenger rates, ap-
p!yOn board.
NEWHATI, 0wnnr
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

School books and school supplies at
.1~.4~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31
EAST SOUND LOCAL NOTES.

Glass tumblers, one dozen IS cents,
at FOwle's.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

2OO-yard Spool Thread 6 for 15c at
E0Wle,a
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
1Oc. nc G. G. fail. druggists refund money.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

VEGETABLES FOR THE GOSPEL.
Calling around at the several scattered
homes of the people one day, 1 met man
with an old cart filled with partly decayed
vegetables. He accosted me, saying,
''Dominie, Pm going to the store to try
and make a sale of these vegetables; they
are rather far gone, and / may not find q
sale. If not, I will make you q donation
Of some for the good of the old cause" /
think he found . sale for them, as never
ref.aivod the donation
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

One day embarked on a sloop for an
island "a portion of my mission field) sew
enteen miles distant. was thirteen hours
on the way. On my arrival man came
down to the landing and called out, Ills
head and said, ''here l am, sir" He said,
"all right, come along with me and get
supper" / followed him to q shack, en-
tered in, and saw squatting before an open
fireplace an Indian woman, whom the
man addressed as follows: ''Sally, this is
the priest, come to save us. Fetch ON the
muck -a-muck.n
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dressed to receive the minister.
ENCOURAGING FEATURES.
When I first went among this people.
there was no Sabbath observed. Then,
no place in which to conduct religious
services but old cabin homes; now there
are several church edifces, two OF which
1 was successful In building, with excel
Sunday school Of my friend, Rev. DR..
SOmerville's church, Blackfriars, In Glas-
cow, Scotland.
Then, thirty or moro men were living
with Indian women, unmarried; now, all
are married, their children baptized and
received into . mission Sabbath school.
After laboring I'm this unique field 30 long
I was called from the work to rest q
while, my throat, ETC., troubling me, and
since recovery have entered upon the
great and needy work Of another extern
sive, peculiar field, somewhat similar to
my former one, where / find Gods poor
and long-neglected ones IN every dIrec-
without the blessed gospel were + not for
our precious Board Of Home Mission
sending aud supporting and supporting
missionary among them, for II is purely
and entirely home mission Aold, barely
| as : year being raised on the ground FOL
| the support Of the missionary. the people
really not able to do more. deeply feel
| that H any one Of the missionaries more
than another has cause to be grateful e
our dear generous Board am that ono,
who, for the past twenty-five years, have
been nearly entirely supported BY ouI
Board, my lot (As at presentl being cast ~
fields where AFFECT poverty q ne people
| the great and blessed work would have e
be sbandonod. close with heartfelt
| benedictiOn indeed. s4God blegg and pros
per our churCh,s Board Of Home Mis-
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toward one IF the mission church hu;ld,
ings which we erected, called upon an
old bachelor, and presented the matter.
He replied, "well, squire, Pm not much
inclined toward churches or preachers,
haven't darkened the door Of q meeting
house, for over twenty years, but Pm
glad to know that you think Of putting up
building, as it will increase the value Of
our little ranches, and I'll tell you what
I'll do; Pm just taking chance in q
Louisiana State Lottery, and if Pm sue
cessful in drawing anything, will share
with Won - Ha never sharo1
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

Mr.. P. WEIGH, the popular proprie-
tor of the Tourists hotel, returned last
week from business trip to Seattle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

Mrs. Lottie Lemon, of st. Paul,
Mimi, is in the Harbor visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Frank Wilson, and family.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31

Heavy 9-ounce Riveted Overalls for
Men. all cotton and yard wide, for so
cents, at the Blue Front Store.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-13
WH BUREN'S DEAD.
Houses Are Blown Down and Their Inmates
 Are Literally Crushed to Death.

VAN BUREN, Ark, Jan. 12-The tor nado that descended upon Fort Smith last night crossed the Arkansas river half mile south of here and tore a path two hundred yards through this. Crawford County. and dealt death and devastation to everything in it's path. A score or more of houses were blown down and many persons were hurt
 Charles Wright was instantly killed by his house blowing down on him. The house of Mrs. Bash was demolished and she was crushed into a shapeless mass of flesh and bone, and two of her children, aged and 16, were fatally hurt. It is estimated one hundred head of cattle and horses were in the path of the tornado and were killed or in- jured so badly that they had to be kill ed. 1t is five miles in a direct line from Van Buren to Fort Smith, and debris from there was strewn over the ground three miles beyond here. A mass meeting is being held tonight to relieve the destitute.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-13
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There Is no doubt that the annexa- tionists are greatly concerned about the treaty. As matters stand tonight lack four or five, probably six, votes. George Hazelton, who is here in the interest of annexation, appears to be discouraged President Mckinley is warming up to the situation in the Senate regarding the treaty. He never tries to use what is known as 'in- fuence" in working on a Congressman. but has the honest habit of talking straight and arguing with a man as a man, the person presenting the most satisfactory reasons to be the winner
 The statement that Senators Thurs ton and Gear had broken away from the list of Republicans supporting the treaty was of interest to the President. and when these two Senators called at the White House to-day to talk patron age the President found opportunity to talk over the Hawaiian situation with them. Probably little was said to Senator Gear, because he was ac- companied by General Henderson. whose illness has prevented his calling at the White House for months.
 The President and Senator Thurston. however, had long chat on the sub- feet It can be stated with positive ness that Senator Thurston is unde- cided what he will do. The President thinks a great deal of Senator Thurs ton and would be pleased to see the Nebraskan added to the list of Repub- licans supporting annexation.
 baS brought SeDat Caor opd Thurston to the point of opposing au- nexation is that the sugar industry of the islands is crippling, or threatens to cripple, the same industry in Nebraska and Iowa. This industry has become a lusty one in Nebraska, and the con- cern of Senator Thurston is local
 It is understood that Senator Ellxins, a hearty supporter of annexation, was with the President when Senator Thurston walked in. The West Vir- ginia Senator has been working hard with his Nebraska friend to bring about a change in his views. and when they met in the presence of the Presl- dent to-day the arguments were re- newed The President took part with the energy known to him when he Is deeply interested in a subject, and he and Senator Thurston discussed the subject some time after Senator El- kins left. The administration is be- ginning to view the growing power of Japan with keen interest, and the President thinks the acquisition of Hawaii ought not to be delayed. He is confident that with the islands becom- ing a part of this country, a cable to Hawaii and one to Japan would be one of the certain results. This cable line would give this country instant com municatiou with its fleet in Asiatic wa-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-13

tional House, a two-story frame, went down in wreckage with fifteen in mates, but all escaped without serious injury.
 George Carter's house was one of the first struck and it turned completely over and is now supported on the roof. A half pane of glass was driven through Carter's body, almost severing his head from the trunk.
 The beautiful National Cemetery is a wreck The huge trees are uprooted, the lodge demolished and the walls torn down.
 Fort Smiths s5OOOO high school build ing, the finest one of its kind in the Southwest, was badly wrecked, but was one of the few buildings on which there was any tornado insurance.
 The tornado destroyed two historic buildings. Judge Parker's residence is badly wrecked and the old rector's mansion, where Allen Pike passed his days, is a pile of ashes, the ruins hav- ing caught fire from a lamp.
 The First Baptist Church and the Central Methodist Church were razed to the ground and are now only scat tered pile of kindling wood. The Church of the Immaculate Conception and l Brownscombe Memorial Church lost their spires and sustained other dam | age.
 It is now thought that all the per 1 sons in the storm wrecked buildings | have been accounted for. The citizens relief committee has ! SlO000 in hand for assisting sufferers President Robinson of the Frisco rail- ! road, unsolicited, sent his check for ! 5000. The Missouri Pacific also contri- l buted 5000. Business is practically l abandoned all over the city and men of
 all classes are assisting in clearing the debris.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-13

Before entering upon an exposure in detail of the manner in which San Quentin jute bags are hawked about the State by middlemen, it will be demonstrated by The Call that the Board of State Prison Directors are di- rectly to blame, not only for the per nicious system of sales they have fos- tered, but for persistently aggressive policy against the thousands of small farmers they should have exercised every vigilance and stretch of author ity to protect.
 The single and conspicuous merit of the Ostrom law of 1893 lies in its plain ly pronounced intent to favor the
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-13

FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. 12.-Nearly two score of human lives and upward of one million dollars worth of prop erty were destroyed by a terrible tor nado which burst upon this city a few minutes past II o'clock last night. The storm struck near the National Gem etery and tore it's way through the en- tire city, leaving its path marked by death and desOlation. Men, women and children, peacefully asleep in their homes. were, without a moments warn ing, awakened to meet horrible death in the fearful storm, while others, mo- mentarily more fortunate, and who es- caped the furies of the wind, met a far worse fate a few moments later in the flames which soon engulfed many Of the wrecked buildings.
 The scene following the first terrible crash of the storm was one of awful grandeur.
 Business blocks, handsome mansions, hotels and humble cottages were razed to the ground and scattered in shape less masses. Several of the wrecks caught fire and the inflammable timbers burned furiously.
 The city was crowded with rural vis- itors, many of whom were sleeping at boarding houses unregistered. For this reason the number of victims who per ished may never be definitely known.
 The storm struck the city near the National Cemetery and swept it's way through the heart of the town. Leav- ing Fort Smith, 1t bounded by Van Buren and continued down the river, demolishing everything in its path. News from outside points is not yet at hand, but rumors of much damage as far south as Alma have reached here, 1t being reported that number of per sons were killed near that place
 In Fort Smith the tornado struck Garrison avenue at the corner of Ninth street and made a clean sweep from there to the Texas corner Nine store buildings were demolished and the stocks of goods ruined. Sixteen other business houses on the street were badly wrecked.
 The upper floor of the block on the corner of Garrison and Towsou ave- nues is used as a fiat. The ruins caught fire from the night lamp. Seven bodies were taken from these ruins, two of them being so badly burned that they could scarcely be identified.
 Burgess Hotel, a three-story brick on Towsou avenue, was demolished. There have been eight bodies already taken from the ruins. Rescue parties are still at work at both places and ex- pect to find several more bodies.
 The Federal court is in session and that brought a great many farmers here. who crowded the cheaper board ing houses and wagon yards. The Ma
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-13
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smaller and struggling wheat raisers with grain sacks approximately at cost It assumes, as is the we'll urder- stood reason of existence of the San Quentin jute mill, that the State is not engaged in a profit making industry to which farmers shall contribute from their oft-times precarious earnings. It should have been clearly comprehend ed by the board that under the Ostrom and preceding jute mill acts their duty was not to scheme. as might the board of managers of private industrial trust, to derive a profit from the legiti- mate, purchasers of the product.
 One fact is obvious, and the recital