The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
LOCAL AND Personal

LUCAL AND PERSONAL
Valentines, fancy and comic a
Fowle's.
Overalls, any size for SO cents, a,
Sweeney's
A fine line of Rubbers aud Rubber
I Boots at Sweeney's.
New line of Hats and Caps at Swee.
ney's; also Stationery.
Johnnie Gilliland has been seriously
Ill for the past two weeks.
Mr.: Lars Brown, of Orcas, went to
Seattle On business Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Newhalps
children have been quite sick of late.
Warren Dightman is again seen on
the streets after an illness of about ten
days.
Mr.. N. e. Churchill is again able to
be about his store and attend. to bus:-
ness affairs.
Mr.. F. P. Newhall, of Newhall, went
to Seattle on the Thompson, Tuesday,
on business
Mr.. JOS. Sweeney shipped five tons
or wheat to WhatcOm on the Thomp-
son, Monday.
Mrs. James King and daughter re-
turned Tuesday. on the Thompson,
from visit to Whatcom.
Miss Grace Irving, of Victoria, B. c.,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Erickson
and family, on this island.
Mr.. G. e. Coghlen, superintendent of
the San Juan Lime Works, was doing
business in town this week.
Heavy 9-ounce Riveted Overalls for
Men, all cotton and yard wide, for so
cents, at the Blue Front Store.
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
of Ladies', Misses, Boys
and Children's Shoes ever shown in the
city, and the prices are right.
Just received at the Blue Front Store
an assortment of Ladies' and Children's
Fancy Wool Underwear; the
best ever offered in Friday Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Won Gohren, of
East Sound, have been given a good
deal of anxiety over two very sick
children during the past two weeks.
Mr.. Frank L. Lord, president of the
Island Canning Co., died at
Providence Hospital, Seattle, January
Is, after a short illness, of typhoid
fever.
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.
Everyone desires tO.keeplinformed on
Yukon, the Klondyke and Alaskan gold
fields. Send 1Oc. for large COMPENDIUM
of vast information and big color map to
Pub. Co., indianapolis, Ind.
Joseph Sweeney has just received all
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.. and Mrs. Smoots and family ar
rived here OH the Thompson, yester-
day, with their household effects, and
are guests ut the Bay View Hotel.
They expect TO reside OH the island
permanently, having purchased farm,
near Rocky bay, of MIR. L. B. Carter.
On the 31st day of January, 1898, de-
linquent certificates will he issued to
the county on all property upon which
taxes have not been paid for 1895 and
prior years. Property holders who have
not paid their taxes should do 80 as
early as possible, as all unpaid taxes are
now drawing interest at the rate OF Is
per cent per annum.
Mr.. J. w. Mode, of Orcas, died at 4
o'clock Monday morning at his home,
on his ranch. Deceased was one of the
pioneers of Orcas island, having re-
sided there for nearly twenty years.
He was Well-known and respected 10y
all. He was Russian Fin by birth
and spoke both the Swedish and Eng
lish tongue. He was man of fairly
good education and was we'll posted on
all current topics, and at all times could
intelligentlv discuss almost any subject
with his fellow men. He was about 40
years of age.
At the urgent request of the special
agent for this state, Culver Bros. have
accepted the San Juan county agency
for the greatest American fire insurance
company, the Etna, of Hartford. Mr.:
Werner, the recent agent, having found
it announcement to attend to the busI-
ness of the company in this county
since his removal to Anacortes. No
company in the world enjoys a more
enviable reputation than the Etna for
liberal treatment of patrons and prompt
payment of all loses. The new agents
will be glad to receive applications for
the renewal of all policies held in this
county as fast as they expire.
Miss RhodA A. Lee, county superin-
tendent OF schools, will leave today for
East Liverpool, Ohio, for an extended
visit to her brother and family. Miss
Lou Warren, her deputy, will act as
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