The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-15

| LION Hiss tnlS cnance. we have aIS<
put i'm complete liae OF Bike sundries
Harpst, the Bikeman.
Eric Erickson, brother-in.law 81
Lighthouse Keeper Christianson, O
the Turn Point station, Capt. Martin
Swendson, and a Mr.. Anderson, all
Norwegian sailors and fishermen, have
been visiting on Stuart island and have
about decided to locate there and EN-.
gage in fishing and have their families
join them from Norway.
A full line of A. Shilling & Co. g
Teas, Coffees, Spices, Extracts and
Baking Powder in stock. Remembers
tw0-thlrds the quantity of Shilling's
Baking Powder is guaranteed to do the
work OF any other high-grade baking
powder, making it cheaper. Absolute
iy pure. Money back if not satisfac-
tory. Martin & Jensen.
Evidences of metropolitanism con-
tinue to multiply at the county seat.
The new telephone line from Roche
Harbor has been started from the Fri
day HarbOr end, some of the wiring
being already underway. AS a conse-
quence of recent visit by DR.. Capron
a number of additional subscribers have
been secured; and soon the "hellon
girl will be one of the features of the
landscape.
Making love to your girl In the dark
ls delicious; but did you ever try NAH
ing love to her Oh one of those Land
some Bikes that Harpst sells? The
sensation is immense.
1t is reported that several families
from the east are soon to locate on
Lopez island in the vicinity of Fisher.
mans bay, while nearly every week
one hears of the arrival of people who
are prepared to locate OH some of the
islands. AS some of the finest and
most productive land i'm the state is to
be found in San Juan county, it will
pay those coming to Puget Sound for
homes to visit and inspect the farming
lands of this section.
The friends of Mr.. A. G.. Norman, of
the u. s. cutter Grant, will be inter-
ested to know that he has been de-
tached from that vessel and ordered to
the u. S. cutter Bear, now at San
Diego, CAL, upon the expiration of a
months leave of absence. Mr.. Nor
man has made number of friends in
Friday Harbor who will be sorry to
learn that his new assignment will take
him away from these waters.
Genuine Yarmouth Bloaters, at
FOwle's.
Lyman Weeks, for over thirty years
n rpSiHapt nf thjS annntv roSiHi,,r IN
Lopez island, died suddenly at his home
near Lopez, last Friday morning at
9:45 O'clock of heart disease, aged 80
years. He was sitting in his chair and
without any warming whatever fell out
of it onto the floor, dead. Deceased
was born in Vermont. The funeral
wa. held Monday at 2 o'clock p. IN.
and the remains were laid at rest in the
Lopez cemetery.
The members Of the crew of the rev.
enue launch Guard entertained large
number of friends at their quarters last
Thursday evening. The ROOMS were
tatefully decorated for the OCCASION
with flags and bunting, and an abund-
ance of suitable refreshments were
served during the evening. A suces-
sion of pleasant games maze the time
pass most delightfully."-; and when the
invited guests left at one O'Clock, it was
with the feeling that they had spent u
very enjoyable evening.
The failure of The Buckeye to arrive
last Friday from WhatcOun made it in
possible for Prof. Mathts, Of that city,
To deliver the lecture advertised to
occur the SAB z mig Int at this place. 1t
is source OF much regret to all those
interested i'm educational matters that
Prof Mathes could not Dc present, as
we are assured that the Lecture. would
have stimulated public lutte est t. re-
new ed activities along the line of nor
NAL school education IN this cOlnmun-
ity. 1t is hoped that Prof. Mathes will
| be able to deliver the lecture at some
time in the near future.
Eastern Oysters. Go to the FOun
tam at Fowle's.
Mr.. Joseph J. Sandwich and Miss
Ellen Matilda Peterson, both of this
island, were married at o'clock p. M.
Yesterday at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Peterson,
i'm the Valley, by the Rev. ThOs. NJ.
church. Only a few immediate friends
of the family were present at the GER
emory. The contracting parties are
prominent and highly respected young
people of our island and are members
of two of our well-to do and best known
families of the county. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sandwich will reside i'm cottage near
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Sand
In rl, hi
with their large circle of friends in
wishing them much happiness and
prosperity.
A delightful surprise party in honor
of her sixteenth birthday was rendered
Miss Stella BreedlOve by her friends
the evening of the 10th inst. Game
were played during the evening and
refreshments were served. The artl-
cles on the menu Of refreshments were
arranged as conundrums, each order
being determined by the cOnundrums
answered. Those fortunate enough to
| find solutions for the cOnundrums en-
joyed bountiful supply, while those
who were unable to guess the right
answers had to content themselves
| with water, tea, tOothpicks, and such
other meager fare, until the more sue
cessful ones were served, after which a
more equitable distribution was made.
| Those present were: Misses Stella
Breedlove, Jessie Strah!. May Middle
ton, Josie Sweeney. Esther Fowle, Ada
Mullis, Frances Taylor, Myrtle Larson,
| Bernice Breedlove and Pearl Simpson
Messrs. Bergman, Osro Strahl, Willie
Sweeney, Elwood Strahl, Charley Den
| nison Nathan Strai,l IOyal Larson,
Eben Firth, Rov Larson Wesley Breed