The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-01

=. hossier's me new house Is near
ing completion. e M. Eastman Il do
ing the papering and would have An
ished this week all that Is to lie dom
this fall II Mr. Rnssler had not kindIs
let him off two days to paper the new
customs Office In The IsLANDER h,,iId
ing, as favor to the deputy collector
"Say, Fred, you remember those a q
pair of shoes you bought at Carter,
two years ago, aud / kicked on the
price? Well. they are just now about
gone, and az | am going tn town TODAY.
| would like $3.50 to get another pair. u
"All right, old girl; / told you Carter,s
shoes were all right"
w. J. Court, who was a candidate f,r
the Republican nomination for ma.
SCISSOR, was In town the first OF the
week, talking Loyalty for the straight
Republican tickes. He especially con
deDns the efforts that are being made
by means of circulars and otherwise tn
defeat the Reelection of Mr.. Buxton
for assessor.
The Fairhaven Herald reports the
birth of boy to Mr.. ard Mrs. Max
johnson, formerly of Mitchell bay. this
county. The Herald also saws that
MAX johnson, manager of the p. A.
+. sailing department., is receiving be.
tween forty and fifty barrels of herring
per day from Stuart island. The her.
ring are all of large and ffne va.
riety."
0. H. Culver & Co. and Isaac Sand.
with each received fine thorough
bred, registered Oxford Down ram
from the CIoverdale stock farm, Clover.
dale, b. c., a few days ago. They were
exhibited at the New Westminster ex.
position and the owners were offered a
considerably higher price for them
than they had already contracted them
for in the spring.
EVERY voter in the state of Wash.
ingtOn should contribute the influence
of his vote to indorse and maintain the
expansion policy which President Nc.
Kinley's administration has adopted.
but " hich Mr. Bryan stands pledged
to abandon in the event Of his election.
A vote for the Republican ticket this
fall Is vote for the prosperity of the
farmers and the growth of the com
merce of the state.
Capt. Davis was in town Monday
and Tuesday and left Wednesday to
visit Stuart and Waldron precincts.
accompanied by Assessor Buxton. The
captain il making ali energetic and
efficient canvass and Is confident of
getting the usual large Republican
majority at the election next Tuesday.
And so is Mr.. Buxton also, notwith-
standing the great efforts being made
by lis opponents to defeat him.
Most of the p. A. F. Co.'s steamers
have been laid up for the winter at
Eliza island. The company has large
marine ways nearly completed there
and intends building a sort of big side
truck in connection with it OIL which
the steamers will be lined up side by
side as they are hauled out. A we'll
equipped shipyard is to be operated
there also and new vessels built and all
repair work done there. The island
has lately been made a voting precinct
by the commissioners of Whatc0m
county.
Ell. Carlson. who has had charge of
one of the p. A. + Co.'s big pile drivers
since last spring, spent few days OH
the island last week visiting friends
lie started from Roche HarbOr fur Sc
attic last Saturday, hut got oil here
and walked across to Argyle to take the
steamer there, ~ 40 many do. but She
failed to call, 80 Ell spent Sunday al
the county seat, not because he l,artic-
ularly wanted to, but hs:,us' he had
to. He Intends going east soon 10 visit
his sister and ser some of the sights of
"Greater New York" and other cities.