The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-26

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salmon shows, humbacks tn no o,l
% per case, cohoes So. go. and SsooI or.ll
about "a. 40, although in sockevaS a n.y.. =
canneries are holding out for h; SJe
pr:ces, some demanding $3.50. s'e'
MI. and Mrs. Ethan Allen heoan
moving their household effects to Wai
oron, tuesday, Mr.. Graignic faking
one load in his sloop "Citv of Par;sS
and one load going with Mr. and me-,
Allen. They expect to reside on Wal.
dron this winter. oA wal
Capt. Eli, the modern "Sinbad tho
Sailor" delivered a very interest;n re
put whaly lecture i'm the hall Mnmdos,
evening. His audience, while not
large, was a very appreciative one and
all went away thoroughly pleased and
much wiser about the captain ami Iii.
ing OF the Leviathan or sperm whale
On her run to Whatcom, last Thurs
oay, the mail steamer Buckeye met
with mlshap, breaking her propeller.
ana was compelled to tie up at Fair.
haven until new wheel could be pro-
cured and put in place. On Tuesday
Mr. NewhalPs launch Loretta made
the run from Anacortes, carrying the
mail.
Mr.. Thos. Fisher, of the firm Of Me.
Clinton & Fisher, photographers Port.
Townsend, is in the Harbor and is nre.
pared to do all kinds of photorranhic
work at reasonable prices. He has his
tent pitched in Mr.. T.. B. Carriers yard
and can be found there at any time
Samples of his work can be seen in one
of the windows of the Blue Front Store
Give him call. He guarantees to
please you.
The recent quarterly apportionment
of state school funds amounted to more
than quarter of million dollars. the
amounts divided among the thirty-
four counties of the state ranging from
only $3.50 in the newly organized
county of Ferry to S42, 493.58 in King
county. Six counties get smaller sums
than San Juan, which receives ST.
625 20, an average of $50 to each district,
II the sum were equally divided.
The Skagit county board of equaliza-
ton made some rather striking in
creases in personal assessments. The
Fidalgo Packing Company's assessment
was raised from 81, 900 to $4,000; that
of the Anacortes Packing Company
from$6, $40 to 200, and number of
private assessments from nothing to
amounts ranging from $3.50 to $4,000.
What is the percentage of increase in
such cases as those last mentioned?
Articles Of Incorporation for the Sun
set Gold Mining Company have been
completed. The incorporators are w.
E. Markham, G.. A. Horst, Ed. Laue,
Adolph Laue and Will Laue The
capital stock of the company is placed
at 81 100000, and its object is to de-
velop the Markham ledge on Orcas
island and other prospects. Mr.. Horst
says they have been offered SIC, 1000 for
the Orcas island properties, but refused
it, and intend to develop it themselves.
On Saturday a number Of ladies of
East Sound held a very delightful
basket picnic under the auspices of
Mrs. John l.. Cow and Mrs. N. P.
Gregg at Madrona Cliff beach, Prof.
Harding's place, on Desperate harbor,
in honor of Mrs. &. w. Tousley, of
Seattle, Mrs. Gregg's guest. Those
present were Mrs. Gregg, Mrs. Cow,
Mrs. Tousley and family, Mrs. Ker-
shaw, Mrs Waldrip, Mrs. Tullock, Mrs.
Galley and family, Mrs. Walter Suth-
erland, Mrs. Hugh Templin, Mrs. Pet
tibone, Mrs. Walton aud family, Miss
Jessie Templin, Miss Polly Benson,
Miss Isabel Gregg, Miss Ida Tullock,
Miss Mabel Hunt, Miss Lulu Ditti-
more, Miss Bessie Coulter, Miss Lucy
Pettibone, Miss Amy Cow, Miss Molly
Harrison, Miss Isabel TullOck.