The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-07-12

For Sale-40 acres good farming land
on San Juan island; % acres imnroved
Five minutes walk from school housa
and half-hour drive from two difFareni
postofiices and steamer landings. Fine
well of water and good orchard. viii
sell cheap for cash. Apply at this
Office.
For hrst-class watch, clock and lew.
elry repairing go TO Arthur Lord, the
watch .makerand jeweler, Friday Har.
Dor, Washington. After many wears
or experience in some of the best East.
ern houses, / am prepared to guarantee
nrst-class work In every respect. Prices
reasonable.
| A full line of A. Shilling & Co. g
Teas, Coffees, Spices, Extracts and
baking Powder in stock. Remember
two-thirds the quantity Of Shilling's
Baking Powder IS guaranteed to do the
work OF any other high-grade baking
powder, making it cheaper. Absolute
~ pure. Money back if not satisfac.
| tory. Martin & Jensen.
Secretary Murray, Of the San Juan
CLUB, desires to remind the resident
members who have not paid their reg
ular monthly dues that dues accrue on
the first day of each month, and II they
are not paid within a stated time the
bylaws require that the names of de-
lInquents be posted upon the bulletin
board in the club rooms.
There is fine couch up i'm the read
ing room OF the San Juan Club upon
which there is room for and need of
several Dice cushions. IF any of the
lady friends of the members should
feel moved to supply this want they
need not be deferred by any possible
fear of giving Offense. The sensitive
ness of the men-folks does not take that
form.
A Sunday school convention for San
Juan county will be held at the Pres
byterian church i'm Friday Harbor,
Tuesday evening, July II, and We'd.
nesday, the 18th, afternoon and even.
ing. Rev. w. e. Merritt, secretary
and field worker for the state, will be
present and conduct the exercises. All
schools in the county are expected to
be represented.
Rev. w. s. Harrington, d. d., pre-
siding elder of WhatcOm district, was
here Tuesday and Wednesday for the
purpose of holding the quarterly con-
ference of the Methodist church and
assisting in the Jubilee service; also
Rev. Isaac Dillon, ID. d., and Rev. #.
L.. Dyer, former pastors. DIR. Harring-
ton was accompanied by his wife and
daughter, Miss Ruth, a teacher in pub
lie schools of Everett.
On account of delay in receiving the
blanks for school clerks annual reports,
from the state superintendent Office,
County Superintendent Allen has been
unable to furnish the several clerks
with the proper blanks until day or
two ago. 1t will materially aid the
county superintendent if the several
school clerks in the county will make
their report and return the same to the
county superintendent at as early a
date as possible.
The growth of the Island telephone
system has necessitated the establish
ment of central station, with a
switch board where connections are
made with the several lines. The cen
trail office is In the Sweeney Mercantile
Conipany's store and when subscriber
here wants to call up anyone outside of
Friday IiarbOr, or all outside saiscriu
er wants to call up anyone here he
must first ring up the central Office
The p. A. +. Co. has three instruments
One at the cannery, one ut Cattle
paint and >one ut Mitchell bay, and
there is to be one at Cowel's line
works and quite "a number among the
leading farmers.