The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-02-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Try our Economy Roast Coffee, pric,
rs cents per pound.-Martin & Jensen
Mr.. J. A. Gould left for a bushes.
visit to up-Sound points on Monday
last.
Mr.. A. P. Vaughn, of West Sound
last week.
Mr.. w. N. Prindle, of Newhall, is
visiting the Bay Cities for few days
tins week.
Mr.. James Burke returned from his
visit to up-Sound points on the Thomp.
son Yesterday.
Mr.. c. w. Freel, of West Sound,
was in the county seat on business the
last Of the week.
Mrs. H. H. Hudson, of Shaw island,
who has been quite sick for some time
is reported as being much better.
We have just received line of wool
and cotton Blankets, full 1O-4 and ia,
from $l.OO up. -Martin & Jensen.
Send to Sutcliffe & Hill, Whatcom,
for samples of Wall Paper and Paints.
They WILDE sent you free of charge.*
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. King, are the
happy parents of baby daughter, born
to them on Tuesday morning last, jan
uary 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Rethlefsen are
the happy parents of a brand-new baby
girl, born to them on Saturday after
noon last.
Mr.. A. II. Sitter has been visiting
his brother-in-law Rev. VIM. j. Dick
son and family, at Chehalis. for the
past few days.
A number of children of the Harbor,
are now being kept out of school on
account of swelled heads, or more COM
monty called by physicians the
humps.
Mrs. j. A. Gould Who went to Marys-
vile some time ago to visit her sister
Mrs. G. E. Olney, has been quite sick
for several days with severe attack of
the grip.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Axtel Carlson,
on Sunday last. a fine baby boy. The
mother and little one are getting along
nicely and papa and grandpa Carlson
are jubilant.
The Sucia island sandstone quarry
which was sold at sheriff7s sale here
last Saturday, was bid in by the Seat
tie National Bank, of Seattle, for the
sum of $685..
Rev. Loire, of the Fairhaven Presby-
torian church will preach in the Pres
byterian church a. this place, on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings af next week.
Miss Louise Culver, primary teacher
of the Friday Harbor school has been
confined to her home by sickness for a
few days past, during which time Miss
Graham has had charge of her school.
Personal property taxes become due
and payable in full on Monday next,
February 9th, and must be paid within
thirty days, or property assessed will
be subject to sale at public auction by
the county treasurer.
All Associated Press wires were
down yesterday. The only CONNER
cial connection between Seattle and
the East is over the Great Northern
Railway wires, the blizzard having
Frustrated wires South and East.
I WANT GROCERIES Better 90 to
the Blue Front Store as Carter carries
the heaviest stock and of the best quail
ity of any store in TOW Buys every
thing for spot cash; that being 80 he
can and will make you the lowest of
prices. No monkeying with the band
wagon,-CUMTUx.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. III. Phipps have
moved from Roche Harbor to Seattle,
where Mr.. Phipps has leased about
seventeen acres Of land in the suburbs
and will engage in market gardening.
Their many friends in this county wish
them the greatest possible success in
their new venture.
On Wednesday evening, February
18th, Friday Harbor Lodge No, 1870,
I. O. G. r., will hold an open lodge to
which all are cordially invited. An
interesting program will be rendered
consisting of songs, Rotations, instru'
Nj. AlcOtt's s'Little Women"
The agricultural department reports
Number acres in wheat, 44,O55, 278;
bushels, 675, 14S, 7O5; value, 1892, nc, 800.
Acreage in winter wheat, estimated at
% ,953, $3.50, which is 2,311 1858 acres
greater than the area sOwn i'll 1897 and
,2OS, 800 acres III excess of acreage Of
winter wheat harvested in 1898.
It now seems altogether probable
| that Hon. Addison Il. Foster, of Ia
couma, will be our next United States
senator In the caucus held Tuesday
night the Wilson forces went to Foster
giving him 81 votes. If these all stay
by him, it will require only six more
votes to elect, which he will likely
easily get soon, if he has not already.
Silas Casey Post No. "a, G. A. r.
will meet at Judge fuckers office, Sat
urday evening, February 4th, at 7:3(
o'clock, when the following officers
will be installed: P. c., John w.
Smoots; s. V. c., J. E. Tucker; J. "
c., J. Crook; Serg., George Smith
Chap, A. G. Brown; Quar-, J. l.
Blair; o. D., w. H. Thacker; 0. g., J.
Hankinson.
Those who have been out through
the hay producing regions OF Puget
Sound say there is an awful lot of hay
stored in the warehouses all over tht
Sound. This has proven year of greal
overproduction in this commodity an6
what is to be done to relieve the situa
ton is more than any one can tell
The product is dreadfully dull on Till