The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-06

Residents of Waldron island a,
making earnest efforts to secure steam
uost mail service, to which they are 9
.ucn entitled as residents of other sec
aons OF the county, and which wo0l
Wy greatly facilitate the settlement
ana development of the island.
i A word about plows. etc. 7 nov
carry in stock the Oliver Chilled Plow
ana plow fixtures. D. M. Ferry's Gar
Den Seeds. You know. or if YOU dom
know you ought to, that it will no
pay to take any chances on the see,
you are going to plant.-L. B. Carter
proprietor Blue Front Store.
The fine Clydesdale stallion "Dipple'
owned by Mr.. J. A. Buchanan, o
Hlchardson, will stand in San Juar
valley at Mr.. e. p. Bailer's ranch. fOy
TINS season. for breeding purposes
frice $l2, With guarantee Of colt. This
Is the best opportunity the farmers O
the valley have ever had to breed thei1
mares to choice stock, and the chance
should be taken advantage of.
The Discovery went 10 Blaine Mon.
day and did not come to either of bel
landings points in this county. Last
thursday she went to Roche Harbor
before coming here, disappointing at
least five passengers who came over on
the Thompson in the morning and
We're ANXIOUS to return the same day.
Three of them were fortunate enough
to get back on the revenue launch in
the afternoon.
Mr.. U. I. Bruins, of Iowa. who is
now visiting on Lopez island, and ia
also putting in part of his time look
ing over the farms of the county with
view to purchasing home for him
self and family was in the Harbor,
Monday, and stated to all ISLANDER
reporter that while he had not yet pur-
chased he has fully made up his mind
to do SO. He has written two of his
sons who are in Iowa to come out here
and will decied on place after they
arrive.
It is reported that extensive inn
prOvements to the mail steamer Buck
eye are contemplated by the owner,
Andrew Newhall. If the alterations
now being considered are made and a
new boiler and compound fore and aft
put In, her passenger accommodations
will be greatly improved and her speed
so much increased that she will be
able to mOke daily round trip from
Whatcom via Anacortes. The boats
many patrons will rejoice if the changes
referred to are made.
It is reported that Capt. Chas. Bas-
feard, of the mail steamer Buckeye,
has been offered two or more good
positions upon other steamers and that
he has asked TO be relieved of biz pres
ent command. Patrons of the Buck
eye who know something of Capt. Bas-
feard's GOODNESS and efficiency at the
wheel in all sorts of weather, and ap-
preciate his courtesy to passengers and
disposition to accommodate, will hope
vice and have command of the Buck
eye when RECONSTRUCTED"
It is announced that the Pacific
American Fish company has fulfilled
all of its agreements with the owners
of the fOrty-five traps and two can.
neries bonded by them a few months
ago, having paid over about $3.50. 900 at
WhatcOm last Thurday and Friday.
The manager of the company is quoted
as saying that work will be Immediate
ly commenced upon what is to be the
largest cannery in the world, at Fair
haven, and that a fertilizer will also he
built there. 1t is understood that the
capacity of the cannery here will be
largely increased to make it handle the
catch of nearly or quite all of the traps
purchased by the company In this
county.
The Pr. of last Sunday printed the
pictures of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Davis,
of Port Stanley, and Count Vasakevich,
whom it is alleged that Mrs. Davis,
nee Cora Winton, had promised to
marry. It appears from the counts
own story that he had fallen in love
with her at Port Angeles when he was
there as a sailor on board the United
Stases cruiser Baltimore, before he was
aware that he had become count by
the death of his father in Poland.
Davis is referred to as farmer, though
he is not so engaged now. He is said
to be an engineer or fireman on the
steamer Rainier. He and the tickle
Cora, whom the count says he is begin
ming to think he twas fortunate in not
getting" were married about three
months ago.