The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08

| t"J, 'S'u'nSu HoiHc MOlOay. III
has not yet decided as to whether h
Will return or not. He reports that tn
company's big mill is now complete,
ana most OF the machinery in place
except the big engine, which Is ex
pected to arrive any day. They ar
now at work Oh their big dry kiln.
A full line of A. Shilling e. Co,
Teas, Coffees, Spices, Extracts an,
Baking Powder In stock. Rememha
Two thirds the quantity of Shilling
Baking Powder is guaranteed to do tn,
work OF any other high-grade bakin,
powder, making it cheaper. Absolute
~ pure. Money back if not satisfac
tory. Martin & Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rush and family
consisting of four children, arrived
here the last of the week direct from
Cleveland county, Oklahoma territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rush on Tuesday of this
week purchased the old Wansbrougi,
place OF IL. b. Carter and they expect
to make this their home I'm the future.
One more good family added to our
island.
Will Fowle has just put in 5000. 90
Soda-water Fountain; every detail is
complete and in city style,
Friday Harbor makes one more step
forward. Our popular jewe,er, Mr.. E.
+. Harpst; informs us that he will
shortly put i'm a compile line of Bikes
for big and little men, also for ladies.
Mr.. Harpst is a thoroughly capable
man for this business. He will also
carry a complete lire of repairs of
all kinds. This is business that is
needed here and we are glad to see it
go where it properly belongs.
DR.. Wright will soon begin the con-
struction of new building, 3Ox4O ana
two stories high, on his lot adjoining
this office. The lower floor will be
used for drug store, it having already
been promised to Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G..
Summers, of Marysville. Washington.
Mr.. Summers is a carpenter by trade,
but Mrs. Summers, who will conduct
the store, is registered pharmacist.
The upper floor will be fitted up tor a
hall.
"A lecture will be given at the Pres
byterian church Friday evening, March
9Th, at 7:3O o'clock on the subject
OF "Fhe Conditions of Success" by
Prof. e. II. Mathes, Phi. d., president
of the State Normal at New Whatcom.
The lecture will undoubtedly be rich
treat and the community is to be con-
graduated OH this visit from the doctor.
His institution has leaped into the fore.
most rank of Normals, both as to at
tendance aud discipline. Let the public
give him an enthusiastic welcome.
Everybody is cordially invited to be
present.
The Young & Williams salmon cam
merry at Blaine was sold last Thursday
to Jas. .. Spencer, OF Port Townsend.
Mr.. Spencer is connected with the Port
Townsend Packing Company, but says
this company will not own the Blaine
cannery. A new corporation is being
organized which will probably become
the owner of the Blaine cannery. The
bill of sale includes cannery, out-build-
ings, docks. etc, and the consideration
is given as $4,000. An additional bill
of sale transfers the cannery's steamer
Edna and pile driver to Mr.. Spencer.
No traps go with the cannery and it
will be operated this year without en-
largement, says Mr.. Spencer. The plant
put up $1,000 cases last year.
.TheO. w. Spencer, of Thatcher, Blake
ley island, was in the Harbor the first
of the week, and in conversation with
him we gained the following inforna
ton as to what is being done on his
island. Mr.. Spencer reports that
twantyfour mining claims have been
located on Blakeley and some Of them
are showing very promising prospects.
The only ona now being worked is on
the west side of the island, aud is being
operated by Mr.. Snow, of Tacoma. He
now has SIX or eight men ut work and
will soon begin shipping rock to the
Everett smelter. The prospects are
very fiattering and the assays are much
better than anticipated. The PROPOSE
ton is n gold one. Mr.. Spencer reports
also that his mill is cutting lots of fruit
boxes and has a number of orders
ahead.
Five fish trap locations owned by
Whatcom parties have passed into the
hands of the Port Townsend Packing
Company. J. o. Spencer, one of the
leading stockholders of the company,
was i'm Whatcom and closed the deal
last Thursday. Two of the locations
are west of Waldron island, two are on
the Alden banks and one is on the
northwest side of Orcas island, and all
were owned by II. r. KershaY, Hugh
Eldridge, w. III. Brown, w. II. MOult-
ray and Captain Anderson, of What
com. The Puget Sound Packing COM
pany recently acquired the locations of
the Straits Fishing Company, which
was largely composed of WhatcOn
parties, and is converting the Port
Townsend nail works into salmon
cannery. Mr.. Spencer says their plant
will have capacity of 800 cases per
day at the first and may later be en-
larged. The company recently placed
an order with HI. b. Kirby for steam
pile driver, which is now under con-
struction on the Globe mill dock,
Whatcom. Mr.. Spencer says Mr.. Kirby
is recognized as the best builder of pile
drivers on the Sound and they placed
their order with him because they
wanted driver which could be de-
pended on. They are having their
scows built at Port Townsend. MIR.
Spencer is brother of TheO. w Spencer,
of Blakeley island, and uncle of Miss
Jessie Spencer, of this place.
Advertised Letters.
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