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

WEST END NEWS NOTES.
fortunes told at West Sound.
This is better than $50 in the shade.
Mr.. Reddig is making success with
hfs bees. ' ~
Mr.. Tom Barker's house is very near.
~ completed.
We will find the latitude and lonoi.
tude of West Sound next week.
We had the modern nimrod i'm Orcas
last night. Very interesting but lit
tie fishy.
Mrs. Samuel Curry, of Orcas, has
oeen entertaining friends for the past
few days.
Mr.. VanHorn, of Whatcom, is visit
ing MIR. Grin Barker at West Sound.
this week.
Miss Lille Marold, of Shaw island.
is teacher at the West Sound school
once more.
1t seems that Double island needs
watching as a U. s. boat anchors there
quite often.
Mr.. M. j. Reddig began work last
tuesday on new house for Mrs. CLAW,
at Deer Harbor.
Mr.. Dexter is not obliged to walk on
the water now for he has a fine new
sloop which is quite flyer.
Messrs Omer Freel and James Bagley
and Miss Barker, all of West Sound,
went to Whatcom, last Friday.
Glad to hear of the greeting General
Alger received in Detroit. They know
what he is there. No mud or rot.
The large orchard owned by Mr..
Geo. Myers, is looking its best now and
shows what a practical horticulturist
can do.
Mrs. Grue and family, of Fairhaven,
returned home last week, after weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. o. HI. Smaby
and family.
How about the Northwestern Fair,
to be held at Fairhaven this fall. Are
we going to have an exhibit there from
this county.
Messrs Gibbs and Shorey will have a
fine exhibit of Towering bulbs, if they
can be induced to snow them at the
Seattle Exposition.
Mr.. Norton and Mr.. Felix Marian,
IF honr Horhnr will CT, 20
the Samish flats where they expect to
work in the harvest fields.
Mr.. Adkins new residence at West
Sound makes good show from the
bay and when completed will be one of
the finest houses on the island.
Mr.. o. H. Smaby, our merchant, has
purchased the West Sound wharf prop
erty and is going to repair and make it
larger in the near future. Just what it
has needed for some time.
We are glad to see that Fairhaven
has secured the Northwestern Fair.
They have some vim about them and
will take pride in building up a good
and permanent thing. Good for them.
Mr.. Frank Kirby, whose place is at
the head of West Sound bay, is a sue
cess at ranching and for the time he
has been located there, has made vast
improvements and will soon get to the
trout with the best of them.
The new officers of the Orcas Sunday
school are: Mrs. Curry, superintendent;
Mrs. Van BOgaert, assistant superinten-
dent; Miss Bollong secretary and treas
urer; Mr.. Walter Caldwell, organist.
They report a good attendance.
Mr.. Smedburg has one of the finest
gardens in the county from which he
ships a large amount Of garden truck
to Seattle and other Sound cities. He
has splendid opportunities for irrigat-
ing and he takes advantage of it.
Are you getting ready for the Seattle
exposition. Let us put our shoulders
to the wheel and get up an exhibit that
will be credit to us. It will help our
county in more ways than one and we
can easily do it if we all take hold.
The social given ut the Shaw island
school house the last of the week, for
the benefit of the Sunday school, was a
decided success. vi the uldHy WHO
were present all report splendid time.
They now possess a fine new organ
which is all paid for.
The next thing we want on our end
of the island is good hotel. 1t seems
strange that someone don't see that VIC
are allowing all summer pleasure seek
ers to pass us simply OH this account.
It would be a good thing for someone
with little money to invest in.
Mr.. and Mrs Smedburg entertained
a large number of friends at their beau
tiful home at the foot of Turtle Back,
on Saturday the 18th inst. The day
was perfect, one of Puget Sounds best.
The bay was calm and old sol did not
get In those hot streaks, but behaved
quite handsomely. At IL O'Clock noon
a bountiful repast was served which
everyone enjoyed. After dinner, sing.
ing and instrumental music and all
kinds of games were enjoyed by both
young and old. It was gay and fest
i've time. SCRIBE.
b e. w. NEWHALL & co. S