The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-12-26

Tho Woodruff family mas moves
,.1o, Trout lake to Blakely island.
rim need OF q heating stove send {,
Nnrse Hdw. Go. for cuts and prices.
Mans pants, and mems and ladies
.,noI underwear, a large stock, at Mar
fin & Jensen's.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Danahey, of Seat
,Ia are visiting Mrs. Danahey's sister
Mrs. Jas. Burke.
n w. Martin, for long time ar
.,,nloye of the ISLANDER, is now al
ANACONDA, Mont.
For feed grinding and wood cutting
any length, by power, see &. V. Peter
son. San Juan valley.
Ifvou are i'm need of blue-stone, sui
rhur or lime write the Morse Hdw. Co.
Whatcom, for prices.
For anything you want In the line Of
ruhher goods-boots, rubbers, mackin
toshes, etc.-go to ChurchilPs.
AFR and Mrs. Robert Smith arrived
from Tumwater Monday for short
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Nellie Sweeney and John and
Will Sweeney came home from Seattle
Monday to spend their holiday yaca
ton.
las. B. Fry, of East Sound, who has
be.n repairing the kilns at Cowell's
lime works, went home Monday to
spend Christmas.
DIR. Lee Baker, of Port Townsend
announces that he intends to spend
several days here each month, prepared
70 do all kinds of dental work.
The Blue Front Store has just re
ceiyed new supply of Mems, Ladies
and Children's Rubbers and Rubber
Boots-Iots of them and cheap, too.
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County Superintendent Allen is
spending the week with his family al
Avon, Skagit county. They expect tt
return to their home on Waldrou
island Saturday.
For Sale-Team, wagon, harness and
farm tools, including pillow, spring.
tooth harrow, Planet Jr. l-hOrse cult.
vator, etc, For particulars write P. O.
Box 81, East Sound, Wash.
II. n. Lee, superintendent of the
Standard Lime Company's sworks
East Sound, came over Monday to
spend Christmas with his daughter
Mrs. Laurence Tucker, and family.
The Lydia Thompson did not arrive
from Seattle until O'Clock Monday
having been delayed by rough weather
on the straits. Although she returned
to Port Townsend once, after passing
beyond Port Wilson, and waited sew
eral hours it was still quite rough when
she crossed.
The "Friday Harbor Dare Bass
Team" challenges any dare base team
OH San Juan island to trial OF pro
fciency. Contesting teams must con
sist Of nine or twelve boys under eigh
teen years of age. For further infOrma
ton see Will Strahl, captain, or Alvis
Carter, manager.
Chas. A. Fleming is visiting relatives
and friends in and about his old home
on the island for the first time in twt
years He left the Carriboo gold mines
the latter part of September and hal
been at work since for Stevens Bros.
loggers and lumbermen, at Munroe
Snohomish county. He intends re
turning immediately after New Year,
Mrs. August Anderson has a brigh
article OH the early history of thi
island in the current number OF tn
Normal Messenger" of Whatcom
Mrs. Anderson Is taking course Q
study in the normal school, in which
the enrolment now exceeds 300, which
is considerably more than the com
bined attendance in both of the othe
state normals, at Ellensburg and Che
ney.
A portion of the Stephen Sweene
estate on Orcas island was disposed Q
at private sale few days ago. IN
old farm near Orcas, where Josep
Sweeney had store many years ag
and where w. E. Sutherland bega
business OH Orcas island, was sold I
NJ. l.. Weiberg for 81 200. A lot
about half all acre at West Sound, bs
tween the wharf and Smaby's store
was sold to Mr.. Smaby.
The Post-Intelligencer Of last SatuI
day contained dispatch from Waits
ourg in which Mrs. Elizabeth Pouls0r
apioneer of that section, was referre
TO as perhaps the oldest woman in tn
state" She had Just celebrated he
Ss'th birthday. We have q still Olde
lady in this county, Mrs. Barnum, {
Richardson, mother of Mrs. Jas. Davi
who lacks but a few days Of being 81
And while we are mentioning elderl
ladies 1t Is worthy of note that Mr.
Dennison, of Friday Harbor, has e
aunt in Massachusetts, who will be II
II she lives through the first week
February. She is said to be still brigt
and active, though her eyesight faiie
some years ago. What wonderl'
things she has witnessed during u
That began in the 18th century, COZ
unued during all of the marvel0t
nineteenth century and is now exten'
Ing into the twentieth!
Judge Joiner was on the bench
Whatcom last week during the trial
The Cole disbarment case, which he ~
taken under advisement. Major Col
who has been prominent in RepuD'
can politics for the past ten years a.
who was chairman of the state conve
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