The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-27

SCut1iN'
will aud John sweeney returned
Monday from Seattle, where they have
haau attending school for several
months.
John Douglas has lumber on the
,xround for a new building which he
Intends erecting OH Front street, to be
r-4d as "a barber shop and bath house.
lanes Mcdonald, who was in the
General merchandise business ut Olga
several years ago and moved from
tb4re to Whatcom, sold his Whatcom
store last week.
II is said that sugar has never before
beeu sold rs cheap here as Churchill! is
selling it now-only $3.50 for lGO
,ounds. The wholesale price in Sc
attIe has not been so low since 1894.
The steamer Charles COunselman
formerly belonging to the Pacific
American Fisheries Company, has
been sold and has gone to San Fran
CISCO Ell route to the Hawaiian ISL
auds. whe she is to he operated.
The seductive game of "Black Jack"
is said to have accustomed a nominal de-
felt of over 900 in tie treasury de-
partment of Friday Harbor citizen
last week. He considers it fortunate
for him that the collection of a gam
bling debt cannot be enforced by law.
At special meeting of the Santa
Juanita Club held last Saturday at the
home of Mrs. Firth it was decided to
give social i'm few weeks. The pro
gram vii consist of a farce, a comedy,
rotations, character song and in
strumental music. After the program,
baskets are to be auctioned off. Extra
baskets will be provided for ladies who
are not club members.
A
you are going to paint this year,
drop postal to the Morse Hdw Co.,
Whatcom, for the late color folder OF
the 5herwin- Williams paints.
The postal authorities are now
convinced that the sack of mail found
soMe weeks ago on the Whatcom beach
was accidentally lost overheard from
the steamer Lydia Thompson at the
Whatc0m dock. There is no evil
dence that the mail was robbed. 1t
contained quite number of letters for
various island offices and in one of
them was draft for $1400 for the San
Juan County bank.
We are leaders in high-grade shoes.
style ard quality are correct and prices
.. *. Try a pair.-Martin Jensen.
This evening Thursday at the Odd
Fellows hall there will be an enter
tainment given by the pupils of the
Friday Harbor school for the purpose
of buying books for the library. The
entertainment will consist of a farce
entitled "Striking OIL" together with
songs, Rotations, hoop drill and a
cake walk. A cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all. Admission, adults 20
cents; children Is cents. Performance
begins at s O'Clock sharp.
Mrs. w. III. Parsons, will be in Fri
day HarbOr by April LIST, for one week
only, with her usual fine assortment OF
Millinery. Pattern Hats at reasonable
prices.
Inc company which now owns and
operates the steamer Lydia Thompson
ana other vessels of tine Thompson fleet
Is SAID to be spending quite large sum
III advertising, in the east, the scenic
ana other attractions of the San Juan
Islands, with a view to attracting the
attention of tourists and pleasure
seekers, as well as homeseekers. And
II Is reported also that the company
cohtemplates running frequent excur-
SONS from Seattle to island points
uuring the summer by the fine steamer
"Nlajestic".
Is. Cavanagh, a retired farmer of
northeastern Nebraska, accompanied
ny MS son and two daughters, arrived
mere few days ago to spend the sum-
lllef and escape the fierce prairie heat
lie mercury rppisterAd nc hioh 40 lie