The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

of ten men, down to Cape Flatterv to
fish for salmon. If the experiments l.
successful 1t will have an important
bearing upon the fishing industry on
the Sound.
The steamer Thompson run on n
rock at Richardson Yesterday
breaking off one of the blades of her
propeller, and had to be beached. al
West Sound, for repairs.
For hrst-class watch, clock and Jew.
elry repairing go to Arthur Lord. the
watch -makerand jeweler, Friday Har.
Dor, Washington. After many wears
OF experience in some of the best East.
ern houses, L am prepared to guarantee
hrst-class work in every respect. Prices
reasonable.
Landlord WEIGH is making some fine
improvements to the Tourists Hotel.
and also to his other property. He is
having the Office and rooms beautifully
papered and painted, and coat of
paint put on his barn, which greatly
improves its appearance. Others should
follow his example.
The following birth notice recently
appeared in tie columns of a Kansas
paper: Born, to the wife of Jim Jones,
a boy. The boy favors his old dad i'm
several ways, viz, he is bald, has a red
nose, takes to bottle like a bumblebee
TO lump OF sugar and makes a lot of
noise about nothing. Selah"
A full line of A. Shilling & Co. IS
Teas, COffees, Spices, Extracts and
Baking Powder i'm stock. Remember
two-thirds the quantity of ShilIing'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 IL Jensen.
Mrs. f. w. Cook, Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and two children, Paul and
Richard, arrived here Monday to visit
her uncle, Mr.. George Dightman, and
family and other relatives. Mrs. Cook
is the only child Of Mr.. Dightman's
sister, who also resides in Minneapolis,
She will remain here for a month at
least and possibly two.
Considerable business of Importance
was transacted in the superior court
during the term held here Monday and
Tuesday of this week. Among other
public and private business of import
ance attended to, orders were signed in
the matters of Lundblad, Gurnett, Nc.
Lachlan, Marschand, and White, in
probate. Judge Houser will be here
again August 6.
The Fourth of July will be cele.
brated here this year in grand good
shape. Quite a purse of money has
already been raised for the occasion,
and the committee is now hard at work
perfecting a program, fixing up picnic
grounds, etc. "A grand display of fire
works and dance in the evening viii
conclude the days fun. For further
particulars see large bills and program;
also large ad. in this issue.
Chas. Hall, of st. Louis, who arrived
here short time ago to visit his
brother, A. S. Hall, has decided to
make this his future home. He will
leave shortly for the east again to pack
his effects and will return i'm the near,
future, accompanied by his oldest
daughter. His daughter, Bessie, who
is Erw here, will remain with her
uncle during her fathers absence. Mr..
Hall is much in love with this country
and we are glad to learn that he is to
become one of our citizens.
/ J. Il. Corbett, of Seattle, represent
ing II. q. Dun & co. Mercantile
Agency, was in the Harhor the last of
the week getting the ratings of our
business men. Mr.. Corbett stated to an
ISLANDER reporter that there were bat
few towns in the State of Washington
where the merchants showed better or
as good standing as here. sin fact, F"
he says, "this is the case all over your
county," The same might apply to
most of our farmers. Good credit and
good name are two fine things to
have and to keep.
Mrs. Anna Z. Sloggett, wife of DIR.
| III. &. Sloggett, formerly of this place,
died at her hcme In Honolulu, H. l.,
May %, 1909, of heart failure. Those
who survive her to mourn her loss are
her husband, DR.. Sloggett; "a son, Dig
by G. Sloggett, of Ehlers Il Co., and a
daughter Myra, wife of John f. HON
berg, of the firm of III. Hackfield d Co.
The funeral was held at St. Andrews
cathedral, the largest Episcopal cathe-
dral i'm Honolulu. While residing here
deceased won the high esteem and re-
spect of all who knew her, and long
before she left here with her family for
Honolulu, she had made many warm
friends who will be sorry to learn OF
her death.