The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-05
LOCAL AND Personal

Mr.. w. c. Freel, Of West Sound, was
in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Gene Gould made q business
trip to Seattle the last of the week.
Sheriff Newton Jones made q BUSH
ness trip to East Sound, yesterday.
Mr.. F. e. Gray, of Deer Harbor, was
in the Harbor the first Of the week.
Mr.. s. A. Gunnerson, Of Roche Har-
Dor, was in the HarbOr the first of the
week.
Mr.. VIM. Shaltz, superintendent Of
the Roche Harbor Lime Co., was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Idel Nichols and her children
returned from q visit to Seattle, on the
Prosper, Monday.
Judge I. ]. Lichtenberg, of Lopez,
was welcome visitor in the Harbor
the first of the week.
After q weeks vacation during the
holidays school again opened here on
Monday morning last.
Send to Sutcliffe 4 Hill, Whatcom,
sOr samples of Wall Paper and Paints.
They WILDE sent you free oflcharge.*
Mr.. d. C. Clark, Of Lopez, was trans
acting business with the board of
county commissioners the first of the
week.
Thomas Valentine has qualified as
justice of the peace for Roche Harbor
precinct, with VIM. McCrary and Alex
Hall as sureties.
Mr.. Milo Smoots has accepted the
position Of purscr on the steamer Buck
eye and began discharging his duties
as such on Monday last.
Mr.. e. L. Carter returned, Fridav,
from his visit to Seattle. He expects
his wife and children home tomorrow
on the steamer Prosper.
On account Of the auditors annual
exhibit, which appears in this weeks
issue, y great deal of our local matter
is necessarily crowded out.
Mr.. J. H. Nichols, of East Sound,
commissioner for Orcas island district,
was in town this week attending the
January session Of the board.
Thompson Bros. are crowding the
work on the steamer Lydia Thompson,
and they now expect to have her Oh
her regular run again next Monday.
Miss Evelyn Nichols, of East Sound,
daughter Of County Commissioner J..
III. Nichols, has been visiting Judge
Thacker's family for the past few days.
Representative w. H. .Tilacker left
last Thursday for Olympia, going via
Whatcom and Mt. Vernon, where he
had considerable business to look after.
Mr.. VIM. Graham, Of Richardson,
county commissioner for Lopez island
district, was in town this week attend
ing the regular quarterly session Of the
board.
THE ISLANDER wish all happy
new year and hopes that presently may
| find it's way into every home OF our
county before old Father Time leaves
100 behind him.
Warren Dightman, who is now
working in Seattle, spent few days
here with friends the past week. He
expects that Herman, Will and HIM
self will return here in the spring to
work for the Island Packing Co.
The annual ball and supper given by
Mt. Dallas Lodge No. IS, /. 0. O. F..
last Friday evening, December 80, was
. grand success, both socially and
| financially. Tie gross receipts were
S80. rs; expenses, Salts, leaving the
lodge the nice balance Of 81 for Its
treasury.
Since last Saturday morning this
section has experienced the heaviest
snow fall in six years. The tall In
February Of '92 was about the same,
| but ct that time 1t was much colder.
Up to Monday night thirteen inches
had fallen and nearly all Of II is on the
ground yet. The young people are TAX
advantage Of the opportunity now II
forded them and are enjoying them
selves at coasting and sleigh riding.
The coolest weather yet recorded IL
degrees above zero.