The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-19

70 20 Churchill's for binding tv,ne
County Clerk Farmland -.1.,
rom Seattle yesterday. s'''he'
Orin Barker has been d,.ch.-,...
'o'1 Tue Steilacoom asylum.
y. -. Hackett has taken : c,..,.,,
pos'Con In Churchill's store.
FOR prices on galvanized wire c,o.h
'or lruit drying send to Morse Hdw r.
We carry g complete line Of Toi,e.
Friday Ha Nal. and Snd hear our prices.
we vii! fll your prescriptions or.
rectiy Ior les money than Seattle dino
osu'es. Friday Harbor Drug Co.
iour bread may be good now, but viii
% better II you use Majestic sfae1 a.
range. Morse Hdw. Co., Whatcom.
| -
Daniel Brown, assistant genera, man.
ager OF the Brown lumber mill ra-
turned Tuesday from a business trim to
Mn. J. w. Firth has Just received q
iuiI iine OF Fall and Winter Millinerv
latest styles and patterns. Cali and
examine. ""u
The fact that the mail steamer lydia
thompson is not displaying any fac at
haII mast is naturally occasioning some
comment.
| On account Of illness in her family
MRS. Wiley has been obliged to post
pone the rattle of her horse from Sen.
tember 20 to October Is.
The Thompson Steamboat Company
is giving round trip rate Of one and
one-fifth to Whatcom this week on
account of the county fair. =
DIR. Lee Baker, Of Port Townsend.
announces that he intends to spend
several days here each month, prepared
to do all kinds of dental work.
| Majestic malleal,le and iron steel
range IL a permanent fixture. a savings
bank In fuel, food and repair bills.
Send postal card to the Morse Hdw. Go.
for illustrated catalogue.
]. E. Mellen's house, below Trout
lake, was entirely destroyed by fire
Monday night, together with all the
contents. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion or over.
turning of lamp.
John Stamm was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Deputy Collector Culver
for smuggling and selling contrahand
opium, and the Chinaman who bought
it was also placed under arrest. The
arrest was made In the rear of Jack
Douglas saloon. Fifteen cans were
| secured.
The published summary of the GUS
toms business of this district, which
| includes tbs entire state, for August
shows that Friday Harbor ranked
sixth in the list Of thirteen ports in the
matter of the valuation of exports.
When it comes to imports. however, it
is mot in it,n or hasn't been yet.
Complaint is made that nonresident
hunters are hunting deer with dogs In
some places Oh Orcas island and
Strengthening them w the wholesale"
It would serve these hunters right II
residents of the island would combine
and prosecute every man found hunt
ing deer with dogs. A few fines to the
legal limit might possibly teach them
a little respect for the law.
DIR. Calvin Teager, of Arlington,
SnOhOmish county, has bought the
Friday Harbor Drug COmpany's entire
stock of drugs, medicines, stationery,
etc., and also DR.. Caproil's lot and
building on Spring street, to which the
stock will he removed as soon 'as tie
necessary alterations and addition to
the building can be made. Although
she had succeeded in building up q
very satisfactory trade and In estab-
fishing very pleasant relations with
San Juan people, Mrs. Summers made
up her mind some time ago that she
would retire from business whenever
favorable opportunity should Oner, IN
order to have more time to devote 10
the care and education OF her children.
A. s. Hall grew some exceptionally
| fine Gravensteim apples this year on
his place at Sportsman lake. They are
! unusually large, one sample which ne
| left at the ISLANDER office Tuesday
/ measuring very nearly ten Inches III
circumference and weighing twelve
and q half ounces. The skin is free
from blemisi and they are vel! colored,
for Gravensteins. II anyone mas any
that can beat them, OF this variety, We
will be glad to hear Of them. Mr. HaI
also has some handsome red apples,
quite highly colored, OF which ne
would like to learn the name. Speci-
mems of them may Dc seen g sne
j IsLANDER Office. They are consider.
4 ably smaller than the Wagner or the
Baldwin, being more like the Cann1a
Red Tor Renette) in appearance. me
Renette. however, IL 2 late keepeI,
while the apple In question y quite an
aarly variety. :.
| poetmaster (,arrothers, of Otis. re-
contIv wrote to the editor Of the TeIe.
wranR Ace. New York, asking him f0f
If,.fnrmat2on about the best means Of
electric comm unication between islands
sitnated as are those Of this county.
The editor referred the letter to nrm
Of dealers in telegraph, telephone and nc,
II electric supplies who replied that II
! TIE isIands are not located more than 9
connle of miles from each other we
, would suggest powerful megaphones 9,
the best and most inexpensive mode 2,
communicating between them: -
r ~-,,,rao u,iralesa fe1enrnDhv would De