The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-10

+ W. Freel, road supervisor of the
,r,.t Sound district, was in town the
first of the week.
Miss Pearl Simpson and her Sunday
.obooI class enjoyed a picnic at Nc
nouald's beach yesterday.
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The outlaw Tracy is said to have
h.ou seen near Renton, OH Lake Wash
irrton Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Isaac Sandwich and Miss Sand
with returned yesterday from their
trp to Wyoming and California.
rbos Hansen is back from Anacortes
where he was employed for number
Of weeks repairing boats and scows for
III. North American Fisheries Com
pany
Nv. H. McCrary, of Roche Harbor,
was in town Tuesday. He IL a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
sheriff and will doubtless have the cor
dial support of the delegation from his
precinct.
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Mrs. George Mullis returned yester.
dsy from an extended visit with rela.
lives and friends i'm Kansas, and on her
way home she spent few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Morehead, near
Ellensburg. =
.Supt. Huntoon, of the p. p. & n. Co.,
visited most of the company's traps in
this county Tuesday or the steamer
Alpha. He reports the big cannery in
farhaven running, though only with
comparatively small. force yet.
.Chas. Killing was over from East
Sound on the Fourth. He H. in the
employ of the company which rs open
Ing the Sucia island stone quarry. A
mill for saving stone is being erected
and it is expected that 1t will be ready
for operation about August L.
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The high tides of last week did con.
siderable damage to fish traps, especial
ly to the P. p. g. n. Co.'s big trap at
Mosquito pass, the big A. P. A. trap on
the salmon banks, and the Wormer
trap at the south end of Lopez. The
Graft trap at Point Lawrence was also
damaged and doubtless there were
many others injured to some extent.
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The Eastern Washington wool clip
has been pretty we'll transferred to the
hands of buyers. OF 1000, zoe pounds
marketed in the Yakima district, about
100000 pounds have been sold, while
10000 pounds are stated to, remain
still In first hands at Ellensburg, While
last year the market averaged perhaps
scents pound, this year it has been
lOcents.
4. q. Eaton, road supervisor OF Lopez
district No. l, was in, town Tuesday.
lie reports that the new Lopez Port
Stanley road will soon be completed
sufficiently to admit Of summer travel,
pat considerable amount of grading
and draining will be necessary before 1t
Will be fit for winter use. The new
read will lessen the distance between
Ine two terminal points about three
quarters of mile, making it only two
miles and a auarter. q At,
Capt. E. D. Warbass, of this county,
isohe of the few surviving veterans of
'he Indian war of 1855 who will be
benefited by the pension bill which re-
cehtiy passed congress. Z 1t is a tardy
recognition of brave and efficient SER
vice at trying time in the history Of
'''e northwest and it is much to be re-
e'elted that it has been 50 long delayed
.na' there are few left to profit by 1t.
apt Warbass commanded company
''ia' was stationed OH the Cowlitz river.
nno'her veteran, also we'll ktiown In
WIS county, is U. e. Hicks, how at the
''H'e soldiers home at Ortingan ,.,.i
nor Sale Cheap.-Furnitute and
Col II
H0uSehold goods. Dorley, Madden's