The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-02

Among tho numerous Christina
...onts received by Mr.. and Mira
r.u. G. Gould was . check for $5O(
from Mr.. Gould's father.
III. funeral Of the late Governor
Rogers took place at Puyallup yester
a,v afternoon. Appropriate memorial
.sr,icss we're held here at the Meth
OdIst church.
Mr., Broder, Of the San Juan cream
.,y and clam cannery, says there is {
.ood demand for all the CLAIMS he CAL
ant ND. He buys the raw material
nrincipally from the Indians. Twenty
an. sacks were brought to him recently
IN one day.
The annual meeting Of the San Juan
Club, for the election Of two trustees t.
s,rys for three years and for the trans
action OF such other business as may
come up for consideration, will be hello
At the club rooms Tuesday evening
January IA, at 8 o'clock.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Z. Gould and lit
tie Joel went to Seattle Saturday. Mr..
Gould will return for few days, this
week probably, but he expects to spend
tn. greater part Of the remainder of the
winter in Seattle with his family while
his father and mother are in California,
where they intend going shortly.
Warren Dightman caught a Chinese
pheasant in his yard Sunday. There
were two of them and they had been
fgting and one of them came within q
few feet Of the house. Although 1t does
not appear to have been injured in the
least it made no effort to fly when Mr.,
Dightman ran after it and caught II
easily in his hands.
Auditor Clark is much pleased with
the new book typewriter, recently pur.
chased for the county by authority Of
the commissioners. Although designed
particularly for recording, it is adapted
also for correspondence, and Mr.. Clark
though one of the best penmen in the
county, already does most of his record
ing as well as letter writing with 1t.
Rev. Henry Harpst was much sur
prised and of course greatly pleased to
receive Christmas gift of $50 in cash
from the people of Roche Harbor. Ths
substantial present indicates deserved
appreciation Of Mr.. Harpst's zeal and
ability In his work. Mrs. Harpst also
received an appropriate and welcome
rift from Roche Harbor-a fine, fat II
pound turkey, sent to her by Mrs. NC.
Millin.
The many friends of Robert Firth
sr., whose serious injury was reportet
In last weeks ISLANDER, will b.
pleased to learn that he has improved
50 much that his family is now advised
by his physicians that his recovery i
not only possible, but probable. H
was moved Monday from the residenc
of his son-in-law. Andrew johnson, t
his own home at Bellevue farm.
The ISLANDER has received . lot Q
garden seeds from the agricultural de
pattment at Washington for distribu
ton by mail to its subscribers unde
tho franks Of Senator Foster aud Con
gresham Jones, aud in addition 1t ha
furnished to Congressman Cushman
by his request, . list of several hun
dred names Of residents Of this count.
to whom seeds will be sent direct from
the department under Mr.. Cushman'
frank. II those who receive the seed
are desirous Of having the favor cou
tlnued to them annually by the cor
gressonal delegation they should sho'
their appreciation of it by complyin
with the request made upon each see
package to "Plesss report tho result .
your trial to this department."
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The Post-Intelligencer Of sunday ~
nounces the award to the Puget Scum
Navigation Company of the mail col
tracts OH all of the routes now operate
oy the Thompson Steamboat Compan.
and the statement is made that Il
successful company will immediatel
begin the construction Of Ave ne
steamers, of the general type Of Il
Rosalie, now running between 6eatt
and Victoria. One of the new vesse
Is to be 200 feet long and 40 feet bean
one is to be the same length ~ the r
salie, $50 feet, and the Others each !
'eet, beam % feet and depth of hold
ieet and s inches. 1t Is stated that the
aggregate cost wall not be less tbs
100000. They are to be equipped VII
triple expansion engines and have
guaranteed speed Of thirteen miles
hour. The amounts at which the -
erai contracts were let are not stat'
In the article referred to. but it II otht
wise reported that the compensate
On this route IL to be $500. The pr
ent contract pay Is $5,9A.S9, and y
Ger the previous contract It was ssh
No public announcement Of the AVA
OF the contract on the route now sery
py the steamer Buckeye has yet be-
made hut a. D. s,s.~rsA~2 mann shat