The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-07-27

more commonly known as 1.-THE cor
ners," in the Valley. Sunday afternoon
next TOR the purpose of effecting the
organization Of q rod and gun club. A
good attendance IL especially desired.
In fog that enveloped the Sound
like pail the steamer Bay City, Capt.
McAipine, went on the beach on Cue
mes island at 6:45 Monday morning.
The place where she struck is Just Op-
posite AnacOrtes and about two miles
distant. She was doated at high tide.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. HI. Sitter and her
father returned from Shaw island, yes
terday, where they have been camping
for the past two weeks. Rev. and Mrs.
Dickson and daughter, Ruth, came
back here with them and will remain
for few days visit.
On Saturday party composed of
Mrs. Bostian, Mrs. Harper and family,
Mrs. Luther Kemple, Miss Hunt, Miss
Nellie Reese, of Seattle, the Misses
Showers, Miss Hunter, Miss Louise
Hastings and Mr.. Walter Showers held
q pleasant picnic near the West Beach
fish traps.
The Pacific-American Fisheries Com.
pany's steel tug ernest A. Hamill,"
Capt. Anderson, was in this port, Tues
day, on its way out to the traps on the
salmon banks. Messrs. Councilman,
of Chicago, J. Bartlett Webster, and
M. II. OnffinOr, and several ladies,
were on board.
Arrangements have been completed
for an entertainment to be given at Odd
Fellows hall, Friday evening, August
4th. No pains have been spared to
make this first-class, and it promises to
be one of the best ever given in Friday
HarbOr. Persons attending may feel
assured of being well repaid for their
trouble.
The copy of the fish and game laws
of the state was sent to the state printer
Saturday from the office of the state
fish commissioner. B. A. Crowl made
the compilation, in accordance with
the appropriation of the last legisla-
ture. Three thousand copies will be
printed for circulation among the fish
ermen and spOrtsmen i'll the state.
A dispatch from Olympia states that
the supreme court has dismissed the
last appeal of Murderer Charles w.
NOrdstrom, a motion to dismiss which
was argued before that tribunal June
80. 1t would seem that the last obstacle
to prevent the execution Of the con-
demned man had been removed, and
only the ingenuity of his attorney can
now prevent the hanging, which is set
for August IL.
Mr.. G. B. Buxton has purchased the
fine HambletOnian stallion "YOung
Senator" from Mr.. J. M. Morse, Of
WILDLY island. "YOung Senator" has
one OF the best trotting records in the
state, having been in eight races. win
ming them all and making record of
2:26. The horse is here now and will
remain until about the middle of Au-
gust, when Mr.. Buxton will take him
to his ranch Oh Orcas island.
E. w. Newllall & Co., of Seattle,
whose big cad" appears in this issue,
are one of the most reliable dry goods
firms in the state. Their large store in
the Ratio building, corner of Second
avenue and Madison street, is we'll
filled with a choice stock of dry goods,
ladies' and gents furnishings and, in
fact, everything usually found in
first-ciass city establishment. Their
mail order department is one of their
specialties and they are always ready
to promptly fill all orders to your entire
satisfaction.
The Pacific American Fisheries Com
pany's Friday Harbor cannery has but
5000 cases packed up to the present
time OH account of SO many fish being
taken to the company's big cannery at
Fairilaven. The first fish received
here for several days were brought in
yesterday. There are at the present
time seventy white persons employed
by the company, in the cannery and at
the traps, and about seventy-five Chi
nese and Japs The pile driver crew is
now engaged in driving new traps for
the fall catch, which it is hoped to have
completed at an early date.
A. J. NJ. Hosom, representing the
exposition of state resources to be held
in Seattle from September Is to 80, v as
in the county hast week looking after
the interests of the exposition. The
vice-presidents appointed for this coun-
ty are J. A. Gould, J. L. Blair and F.
N. Culver, of Friday Harbor; w. ].
Court, of West Sound, and ]. III. Mich
OILS, of East Sound. The county, being
one Of the largest fruit, grain and fish
producers in the Northwest, will be
allowed 900 square feet of space in the
exposition, and the intention is to put
up all exhibit that can be left as q
permanent collection. The vice-presl-
dents named are all representative men
and will see that the county's interests
are we'll taken care of. It is the inten.
ton to have all the vice presidents from
all the Northwest meet in Seattle next
month and arrange the matters left to
them. The object of the exposition is
to induce immigration by showing the
products of the state, and Ii the repre-
sentatives of the different counties do
their duty the results should be most
gratifying. ALI exhibits will be carried
free. and a booth, nicely fitted for our
display, will be furnished free of charge.
Most liberal grand prizes for the best
county exhibit will be given and, II
possible, we should carry off the plume.
Exhibits in mineral, agriculture and
horticulture, fisheries aud lumber are
wanted and all who can should assist
the above naned gentlemen in getting
together q choice collection. Four
thousand dollars has been subscribed
for amusement attractions, and the
whole affair promises to be q grand
success.
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