The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-17
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The state superintendent will lin few
days, apportion to the several counties
the quarterly apportionment of the
available school funds, which is, for the
last quarter, $26O,OOO, being $50 OO(
more than for the previous quarter.
Mrs. Thos Kinsey, of Roche Harbor
has returned from visit of nearly
three months with relatives and friends
at Rochester, N. Y. She was accom-.
ppanied from Whatcom by her niece,
Miss Pratt.
Well love the fragrant clover.
And the scent of new-mown hay,
When the pheasant and the plover
Through the golden wheat fields stray.
And love the full corn bending
Lightly IN the summer wind
Narture's varied charms intending
On the dear old farm fluid.
Farm Journal.
The heavy run of salmon still con-
tinues on the salmon banks and large
numbers are brought in to the cannery
here every day. They now have in the
neighborhOod of $4,000 cases packed,
and the prospects are good for more
than as many more.
Mr.. George Gibbs, the flower bulb
grower, of Orcas, shipped east few
days ago three cOnsignments of flower
bulbs which were raised on his prem
ises. The bulbs go to George A. Rick
man, superintendent of trade exhibit,
Society of American Florists, Detroit,
Michigan. A finer lot of bulbs could
not be exhibited anywhere in the
United States. They consist of hya-
ciufh prOouS and tulin
Captain Eli, the modern "Sinbad
the Sailor" will give one of his enter
tainments, under the auspices of the
A. G.. M. s. of the Christian church, at
Odd Fellows hall, Friday Harbor, on
Monday evening, August 81, AID at
evening, August %. His lectures are
among the best and most interesting
ever delivered i'm America and rare
treat is in store for those who may at
tend. Admission, % cents; children,
10 cents. Lecture commences at s p. III.
The Great Northern Fish Company,
of Seattle, which is operating extensive
ly in this county, shipped $50 barrels
of salt salmon from its Mitchell Bay
station, the middle of last week, to
Seattle and now has about 900 barrels
more ready for shipment to the same
place. At Richardson this company
has all it can do. On Saturday last
the Thompson took fOrty-seven barrels,
and several cases of fresh fish from
there, and on Tuesday about ninety
barrels, besides a lot of fresh fish packed
in ice.
Mr.. Thomas Fisher, Jr., formerly of
Friday HarbOr, will be in this locality
the latter part of this week with com
plete Photographic outfit, prepared to
do all kinds of photo work in the latest
styles and finish. He comes represent
ing the weIl-known firm of McClinton
& Fisher, photographers, of Port Town
send, and will be glad to see any and
all of his oldtime acquaintance. This
will be all opportunity to show your
friends that you are still on earth by
sending them up to-date photos made
ut exceptionally low prices.
An editor, who died of starvation,
was being escorted to heaven by an
angel, who had Teen sent out for that
purpose, says the Findlay CO., Courier.
"May look at the other place before
we ascend to eternal happiness?'
EASILY" said the angel. So they
went below and skirmished around,
taking in the sights. The angel lost
sight of the editor and went around
hades to hunt him up. He was found
sitting by furnace. tanning himself
aid gazing with rapture Oh a lot OF
people i'm the fire. There was sign
on the furnace which said: "Delin
uuent Subscribers" Come" said the
angel, 1--WE must be going" "You go
on" said the editor; "I'm not going.
This is heaven enough for me-"
The balance of the amount required
to purchase an invaIid's chair for Geo.
Chevalier was quickly and easlys raised
at Roche Harbor. One of his six able
bodied brothers subscribed so cents for
himself and 81 for another brother, and
another one is said so have spent $40
carousing in Friday Harbor the very
day George was taken before the board
of county commissioners to ask an in
crease of his quarterly allowance, which
the commissioners granted. There is
not the least doubt that it is deserved,
nor is there any doubt that George
fully appreciates the assistance that has
been given him or that he feels deeply
the humiliation of being obliged to ask
for public-aid. 1t is no reflection upon
him that misfortune in more ways than
one has driven him to this necessity.