The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-04-26

given 10y the ladies of Lopez, at Lone,
school house, Tuesday night, Nav i
ADMISSION 10 the entertainment, Il
cents; children free. Supper, o cents
children under twelve years of age, II
cents. Proceeds to 60 towards the new
church building.
HOME Observation-Disclosures bear
appointed General Agent i'm San Juan
ana Whatcom counties for the Ma rk-
ley q Sons Improved Glove Fitting
system OF Dress Cutting, am prepared
10 furnish Charts and Instructions Ia
any desiring to learn dress cutting and
nttlng. Mrs. G. e. Hackett, FRIDAY
Haro0r. Apply at residence.
A full line of A. Shilling & Co. g
Teas, C0ffees, Spices, Extracts and
Baking Powder in stock. Remember
two-thirds the quantity of Shilling'.
Baking Powder is guaranteed to do the
work OF any other high-grade baking
powder, making it cheaper. Absolute.
ly pure. Money back if not satisfac.
tory. Martin & Jensen.
The address of Pres. E. T. Mathes.
tomorrow friday evening, will be-
held at the Presbyterian church. Ad.
mlttance free ard there will be no col
lection. His visit is n the interest of
poular education and we bespeak for
him the attention of the entire public,
bis aim Is to stimulate the young Of
both sexes to the desire for higher edu.
cation.
Judge j. P. HOuser and Mr.. Ferris,
his court stenographer, of Mt. Vernon.
were in the Harbor the last of last
week. The judge held special term
OF court Friday, the principal CAGE tried
being that of The National Packing
Company VS.. Steel. The case involves
the right to hold a certain trap loca-
ton near Kanaka bay. The matter has
been taken under advisement. Grace L.
Albert was granted decree of divorce
separating her from David J. Albert.
Several probate matters were also taken
up aud disposed of.
A Fairhaven dispatch to the P.-I.
says: MAX johnson, of Norway, is i'm
town under contract to manage fish
cries company for Chicago men. A big
plant is to he built at Falrhaven, for
which a site has been selected. The
company will can and salt salmon, put
up herrings, sardines, anchOvies, bloater
paste and Norway Goldfish balls. Mr..
johnson goes to Seattle Sunday to meet
the members of the company" Mr..
johnson is the herring packer ut Mitch
ell bay, whose packing house and smoke
house burned few weeks ago.
The Seattle papers publish report
that large steamer run on the reef at
Sidney island last Friday morning at
III O'Clock. The steamer was schooner
rugged, had two yellow tunnels and
was flying the British flag. She was
5000 or 1000 ton vessel Sidney island
is on the British side, four miles from
Mitchell bay The British steamer
Daisy arrived at Roche HarbOr Satur-
day from Vancouver island, having
passed near Sidney island, but the mas
ter made no report of any wreck az he
doubtless would have done had he seen
one.
AT the request of several petitioners
from school district No. Z, Orcas island,
superintendent Ethan Allen, Saturday
last, held Il meeting at the school house
Of that district for the purpose of hear
ing said petitioners request for the di-
vision of the district. Soon after his
calling the meeting to order disgrace
full row started, in which some half
dozen were engaged, and only for the
timely interference of Mr.. Allen, VINO
stopped the row, one man would
have likely been killed. AS it was, he
was badly hurt about the face and
head