The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-11-28

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List your real estate with Gould
Void.
The bank and the county offices viii
be closed today.
Send to Morse Hdw. Co. for price
90 bluestone and sulphur.
Ifin need Of q heating stove send {,
Morse Hdw. Co. for cuts and prices.
Iudpe Joiner is holding court at Spo
lsne and Is not expected hero agair
until January.
mr., Baker came over from Por
Townsend Monday and will be her,
until Saturday.
For feed grinding and wood cutting
.uy length, by power, see G. v. Peter
son, San Juan valley.
For anything you want in the line Of
rubber goods-bOots, rubbers, mackin.
toshes, etc.-go to Churchil's.
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The revenue cutter Grant and the
launch Scout were In port Saturday
night and left Sunday morning.
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We pay the highest prices for farm
nroducts and sell yon goods at the
lowest cash prices.-Martin d Jensen.
Churchill has just received fine
line of boys clothing, winter under
wear, mackintoshes, boots, shoes aud
rubber goods. Call and see them.
The Blue Front Store has Just re-
ceived new supply Of Mems, Ladies'
and Children's Rubbers and Rubber
Boots-Iots of them and cheap, too.
All persons sending minors to the
drug store for spurious liquors must
seud an order from their doctor, pa
rents or guardian, stating for what
purpose it is wanted. Teagar, phar-
macst.
Taxpayers who have paid only one
half OF their taxes this year should re-
member that the second half must be
paid this week to avoid delinquency
penalties.
Henry Cayou has been appointed
agent in this county for tho Chemawa
Indian school at Chemawa, Oregon.
Persons desiring to send pupils there
should call upon or communicate with
him at Decatur.
briggs & Urfer are ready for busi-
ness in their new store, adjoining the
IsLANDERoffice, which looks as neat and
bright as new pin. They have q nice
fresh line of groceries and provisions,
and also shoes and glassware, but their
dry goods and furnishings have not yet
arrived.
The dinner and social given by the
ladies' of the Methodist church was
very we'll attended notwithstanding
tHc luCleiucuI WcotuCi C0liy AL VIC
evening. The net proceeds were $40
and just that amount was appropriated
by the ladies for needed repairs to the
church building.
At the Methodist church next Sum-
day full choir Is expected to aid in
the Sunday school in the morning and
at the meeting of the Epworth League
in the evening. In connection with
the latter there will be song service.
J. w. SmoOts will have charge Of the
meeting. Mrs. Dowell will be present
to render aid at all the services Of the
day.
The tariff of ten cents per pound on
tea imported into this country should
be repealed. It was all right as war
revenue measure, but it has no OtheI
claim to consideration. 1t ID no longer
necessary as measure of raising rev.
enue and as a protective measure 1t has
no place, for there are no American
manufacturers or producers to pr0tece
in this line. An association has lately
been organized In New York City fol
the purpose of securing the repeal Of
this tariff on tea, which only makes
prices higher to the consumer and re-
duces consumption. - West Coast
Trade.
c. A. Anderson, the well known
farmer and staunch Republican O
south Lopez, was in town on business
the latter part of the week. 1t wa
largely due to his efforts and repre-
sensations that the establishment Of I
postoffice at Otis was secured, tnvolv
Ing as 1t did the appointment Of
Democrat as postmaster. because OF hi
ownership and occupancy Of the mos'
suitable location. Mr.. Anderson IL DO
Ing all he can to advance the Interest,"
OF his neighborhood. He is hopeful Q
the establishment of steamboat mA!
service at the Otis Office before the laps
OF many months.
The islander il advised that thor
is considerable complaint about tn
mail service rendered by the steame
Buckeye lately on her trips from Ana
cortes, because Of frequent failures .
orlng through mail from Seattle. IN
complaints are without any just f0un
dation 30 far as the Buckeye - con
cerned. Her contract requires her z
remain at Anacortes until . certain
hour to await tho arrival Of the 6eatti
mai, which is carried by the steame
State Of Washington. Although Oh
Is often held beyond the time fixed sh
Is not infrequently obliged. because Q
the States irregularity, to leave with
out the Seattle mail. It should Be Re
membered that her contract also re
quires her to reach WhatCom by ceI
tain fixed time.
Bids for carrying the United State
mails on the various star routes IN tnl
state fOr fos,p No. -, fv>,rrn fInn APnt 60'