The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

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,eou see il in "Fair" I'D. 1t is so.
I. B. Carter returned from Seattle
Monday.
core Gould returned Monday from
hmsiness trip to Seattle.
CHvar Streak Bicycles-One of the
makes-only $25 at Churchill's.
:, van are Intending to purchase a
.m. iicvcle call and see us. Martin &
Jensen
Campho-Naptha Moth Balls Csc per
Md For sale by the Friday Har-
Dor Drug 20.
The celebrated Plano Mowers at $45
and Binder at S125-surpassed by
none-at Churchill's.
George Mullis and James Scribner
,oron work this week on Stafford
Werrifeld's new house.
G. Clinton, formerly of this place,
;o now a conductor on one of the street
railway lines in Seattle.
we will fill your prescriptions cor
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romDanies. Friday Harbor Drug Co.
Try a package of our Golden Eagle
Prize Baking Powder. Every package
draws a prize. Price, 25c. Martin &
Jensen.
The trial of T. P. Hodgson and VIM.
wilson in the federal court at Seattle
for smuggling resulted i'm the convic-
tion of both of them. II
Watches repaired by e. F. Harpst.
Twenty years experience. All work
guaranteed. / also have a Bike and
Gun shop in connection. Next door to
bank, Friday Harbor, Washington.*
]. A. Gould, president of the San
Juan County Bank, has been elected
secretary and treasurer of the Hotel
Stevens Company, proprietOrs of the
Hotel Seattle and the Stevens, in Sc
attic.
James Nj. Simpson, whose venerable
figure has been familiar to residents of
Friday Harbor for several years, left
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his daughter, Mrs. J. P. Hunnel, i'm
Seattle.
The county commissioners have au-
thorized the treasurer to purchase two
more of the county bonds if they can
he secured upon the same terms as
were those already purchased. There
are only seven, of $1,000 each, now out
standing.
The hay crop of the county seems
likely to be larger and somewhat better
in quality than usual, and the potato
crop also promises to be large. In
fruits, however, the yield will be very
small. Many orchardists report all al
most entire failure.
a Sunday school convention for San
Juan county will be held at Friday
Harbor on the 18th and 18th Of this
month. 1t is expected to have two or
three prominent speakers from Seattle
present, and on the 10Th it is the plan
to have an excursion to Lopez and pic
mic there.
A delightful meeting Of the One
Book Month Reading Circle was held
at the Presbyterian church last Friday
evening. Such little gatherings and the
research connected with them do much
10 give healthy stimulus to mental
activity and profitable as well as pleas
ant social intercourse.
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J. Pierpont WEIGH, of the Tourists
hotel has organized little trust" OF
his own, but you can't get him to adj
nit that it is combination in re-
straint of trade.u He has leased the
Bay View hotel property from NJ. H.
Noftsger and will use it as a sort OF an
annex to the Tourists, at which all
meals will be served.
ENelylIll1S Is Ill IcouiuCS0 0o VIZ
cannery to begin operations whenever
the fish come. Last year canning De-
gan about the 10th of July and the
year before on the 9th. A few cases
have already been packed at the COM
panys great cannery at Fairhaven,
but it is not likely that much will be
done here until the sockeyes begin To
run in large numbers.
Rev. B. F. Smith returned to his
home at Brighton Beach, near Seattle,
Tuesday. He is so well pleased with
the situation here and with his recep-
ton by the people that he has accepted
the pastorate of the Friday Harbor
Presbyterian church and Emmanuei
church in the valley and hopes and ex-
poets to return here i'm few days
possibly this week. His wife and one
daughter will reside here with him.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Buxton,
Monday, July ], son. Papa Buxton
came over Tuesday and allowed the
news to leak out. IF he had initiated
ARENAS Ward, who fired "nashunui
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