The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-10
Alderbrook Farm, Point Lawrence.

Alderbrook Farm, Point Lawrence.
Mr.: and Mrs. VIM. Dickson an,
daughter, Ruth, are visiting Mrs. Dick
sons sister, Mrs. A. HI. Sitter, ant
family. Mr.. Dickson expects to leav,
Friday for their home at Chehalis, bu
Mrs. Dickson and Ruth will renal,
here few days longer.
Mr.. John Sweeney, of the Valley
shipped five thoroughbred Jersey cat
Tie to Hamm & Schmidt, Seattle, or
the Thompson, Tuesday. These gen.
tiemen, who are proprietors and man
ayers of the Butler hotel in that city
are also owners of a fine stock farm on
White river, King county.
One of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Finn.
little boys had one of his middle fling
ers OF his right hand badly mashed 9
few days ago and on Monday it wa.
found necessary to amputate it between
the first and middle Joint. The opera
ton was performed by DIR. Geo. s
Wright, of this place, and DIR. Capron
of Roche Harbor.
Captain Newhall, brother of e. P,
and Andrew Newhall, of Newhall, and
the Captains wife are visiting at New
hall this week. The Captain has lust
returned from Alaska, where he was
master of one Of the Yukon river boats
He says Captain Russell, who is well
known here. also has charge of a boat
OH the river and il doing well.
All the P. A. F. Co. canneries are
said to be blocked with fish. This big
company has something like forty
traps and from five of these, alone, ON
the salmon banks, they lifted 10000
fish Tuesday. All OF the traps, from
the Straits to Point Roberts. are max
ing large hauls and every cannery on
the Sound is said to be running full
blast.
Arrangements have been completed
for a grand "Sockeye" ball, at Odd
Fellows ball, tomorrow friday even
ing, August IL. The dance is given by
the boys in the employ of the P A. F.
Co., and they are leaving nothing half
done. 1t is to he grand affair and the
part that will most interest those who
wish to attend is that it costs nothing.
Everything free. Go and help the
boys have good time.
w. HI. Black, who once resided in
this county. on Lopez island, was a
passenger OH the same steamer as
Captain Newhall, coming down the
Yukon river, Alaska. When he left
the mines he had 81 500 with him,
sewed up in belt. He left his state
room for short time, leaving the belt
in his bunk. and when he returned his
money was gone. The man or person
who relieved him of it has not yet been
found and likely never will be.
County Superintendent A lien is to
be congratulated upon being so fortum-
ate as to secure the services of PrOfs.
Hughes and White as instructors for
the Institute held here last week.
These gentlemen are recognized by the
educational profession as among the
best instructors i'm the state, and surely
their excellent work here last week went
far toward proving this assertion. They
labored hard, and we believe all the
teachers who were fortunate enough to
attend appreciate this fact.
Mr.. M. r. Lundblad, who died in
st. Mary's hospital, San Francisco, Il
few days ago, was one of our we'll tO-do
and respected citizens and his death Is
regretted 10y his many warm friends
Deceased was born in Sweden, April
q, 1919, making him 80 years of age.
He was an old miner, having had much
Et.a1fTs.p.i..
other sections Since his sickness two
years ago he never regained his accus
toned strength, gradually growing
weaker Until the end came. In his last
will and testament, he leaves all his
prepertv and belongings to Mr.. p. f..
Peterson, Of the Valley, with the ex
ceptiom of 81 900 which is to be used to
pay off the mortgage on the Valley
Presbyterian church, and $50 to be used
for painting the church building.
Mr.. Geo. Chevalier, of Roche Har-
Dor, who has been confined to his bed
for the past eight years with rheuma
tism and who is q confirmed invalid,
was brought here Monday to see the
board Of county commissioners and to
ask of them an increase in his quarterly
allowance. He has been county
charge for several years and has been
receiving $40 per quarter. He asked
to have it made SIS per quarter, which
request was granted. A petition has
been circulated here for the purpose of
raising funds with which to purchase
for him an invalid's chair, and the pro
noters of this worthy cause have met
with good success, having already Sc
cured Sl4 so. 1t is desired that the
people of Roche Harbor take up the
work and give enough more to make
up an amount sufficient to make III
desired purchase. Such chair as is
needed will cost in the neighborhood
of S25 and it should be no trouble to
raise the desired amount. The boy is
in bad shape, having suffered terribly
for many years, and no one should
hesitate to assist him all they can.