The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-10-16

Dor for four years from October 2Otn
has been awarded to Jas. +. King for
S29S year. The contract provides
that mail shall be delivered to and col
lected from residents along the route
who comply with the department reg
uulations as to boxes, etc.
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The Rev. j. w. Ellis, state president
of the Washington Chiidreu's Home
Society, spoke at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday and presented the
needs of the society and the great work
it is accomplishing for homeless child
rem. The sum of $500 was raised by
the people of the valley and Friday
Harbor to aid him in his good work.
DR.. Capron reports that the wire. has
arrived from Chicago for the Orcas
island telephone system and he says
that the work of setting the poles and
erecting the line will begin us soon as
the ground gets soft enough for the
easy (?) digging of the holes. 1t is exs
pected that the liIe will be in opera
tion from Deer Harbor to NeWhall this
winter.
G.. c.. Randles raised some very large
potatoes this year on his place near
here and some of very peculiar shape.
Five which he sent to the ISLANDER.
office this week as samples weigh
twelve pounds and seven ounces and
one Of the five weighs three pounds
and six ounces. 1t is not claimed that
these are exceptional "spuds," but
merely fair samples OF what San Juan
upland will produce.
DR.. +. S. Lewis, of Port Angeles,
Democratic candidate for state senator
for the district comprising this county,
expects to visit the county and meet rs
many of the people as he can sometime
during the month. While it is pretty
generally conceded that the doctor is
up against it" politically, his reputa-
ton as a genial gentleman should in
in the Republican strongholds of the
district.
Chas. Oakes is confined to his home
in the valley with II welldeveloped case
of smallpox. He came home from
Whatcom Thursday morning on the
Thompson feeling somewhat i'll and his
face. was broken, out some, but the
eruption had not then reached the pus-
tnlar stage. 1t had, however, by Sum
day when DIR. Wright, was called. He.
pronounces it clear case of smallpox,
of the mild type so generally prevalent
in recent years. The Oakes place has
been quarantined and local people
known to have been exposed have been
vaccinnated.
John Archambault was accidentally
shot in the left thigh just below the
groin Sunday while visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Chas sutton.
One of the boys had been out hunting
with 22-caliber rifle and upon return
ing he set it down in the house. Not
knowing the rifle to be. loaded Mrs1
Sutton picked it up,and,lrad it in her
hands when it was discharged. The
ball is quite deeply embedded IN the
thigh so close to, the femoral artery
apparently that Drs. Wright and Ca
prom, both of whom were called, did
not think it advisable to probe for 1T.
The patient was quite weak from loss
of blood when the wound was dressed,
but the injury Is not considered dang
erous.
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The Cushnan GlappI meetings at
East Sound West Sound and Friday
Harbor Tuesday were among the best
ever held in the county. There were
large, attentive and enthusiastic audi
ences at all places and the speakers felt
highly complimentedl by the hearty
cofdiality of their reception. The ex-'
cellent music of the. West Sound band
contributed nucAto the success of the
meetings and fer this feature mucha
credit is due 20 W.. Court Chairman
Blair and Secretary Gould. of the
county.committee, aud Judge Thacker,
candidate for representative, attended
both the Orcas island meetings. The
meeting here was very orderly, ex-'
ceptionally attentive and well CON-
Quoted throughout. Mr. Blair pre-
sided