The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-21

For first-class watch, clock and lew
elry repairing go to Arthur Lord. tn,
northumberland jeweler, FRIDAY Har
Dor, Washington. After many wear,
OF experience i'm some of the best East
ern houses, / am prepared t, guarante,
reasonable.
The Skagit County News saws the
town OF Hamilton is excited over a bis
coal deal. Ia party of capitalists visited
tilaC piace Few days ago and now the
people have visions of smeIters and
IRON mills by night, and by day they
taik OF the expenditure of millions OF
dollars.
| VIM. Graham is now at work with a
crew OF men on new wharf Mt Rich.
ardson. This has been long felt want
as the old dock was about pIayed ONT
He is building it alongside the old
wharf and, when completed, steam.
boats can land there at almost any
time with perfect safety.
Don't forget the Sunday school pic.
mic on Bald Hill tomorrow (Friday).
June y. Come, everybody, and have
good time. Swings and games
for the children. Bring lunch basket.
Children will meet at 10 a. m. in front
OF Mr.. Larson's residence. The picnic
will be postponed if the weather is un-
| fit.
A Ladies' Aid Society has been or
ganized by the ladies of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Lopez, with the
following officers: President, Mrs. H.
u. Ward; vice.president, Mrs. J. Pain;
secretary end treasurer, Mrs. Nj. But
Ter. The first meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. J. Pain, Saturday,
June %.
A full line of A. Shilling & Co.'s
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
ly pure. Money back if not satisfac-
tory. Martin & Jensen.
DR.. V. j. Capron, of Roche Harbor,
went to Seattl. Tuesday to meet his
brother-in-law, f. G. Robertson, of
Spokane, the lawyer who represented
the Occur d'Alene parties in the con-
gressional investigation at Washing
ion He was formerly United States
district attorney of this state. The NC
tor expects to return tomorrow.
With the closing of the first rush to
Nome comes advance outward treasure
shipments from Dawson. The City of
Seattle brought down the first ship
ments Of gold from the north, arriving
at Seattle the 10th inst. with a half
million dollars, estimated, in gold.
Predicted output from the KlOndike
for the season reaches approximately
SIS, 100000.
Mrs. o. H. Culver and children left
Seattle Saturday evening on the North
ern Paciic's new North Coast Linn
tied" train for the east. They will
visit friends ut Mayville, North Da-
kota, for Il few days and will 90 north
from there to Winnipeg, and thence
east over the Canadian Pacific to Mon
treal and south from there on the Cen
ira! Vermont road to the home of Mrs.
Culver's parents at Gaysville. They
expect to be absent all summer.
We are indebted to MIR. VIM. Doug.
las, formerly of this place, for copy of
the Dawson Daily News, published at
Dawson City, Alaska. 1t Is the Queens
,, birthday edition, and contains COM
piete list of all the mining claims in
the vicinity Of Dawson,> names Of the
owners, number of men employed on
each claim, number Of pans produced,
average amount of gold to the pan, and
the total output of each claim. This
was for the last spring clean up. The
total clan up from all the claims was
| Sl8,553,2 7O. The subscription prich to
the Daily News Is only % cents a copy
! or S35 year. Now's the time to
subscribe.