The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-01-15


claims on Mt. Constitution have been
filed for record.
Sheriff McCrary and daughters are
occupying the Rethlefsen house, lately
vacated by Former Sheriff Firth.
Judge Warbass has rented one OF his
cottages to Chas. Thacker, who will
have charge of his place this year.
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j. S. Groll il expected over from
Anacortes in a few days to do some
pile driving ar the Churchill, Sweeney
and Warbass wharves.
James Mcdonald has made app';ca-
non for the purchase of five chains of
tide land at Olga, and the Stock isb
ing Company has applied for 1881
chains fronting Commissioner Bos-
tlan's place at West beach, Orcas isl
aud. The appraised valuation in each
case is $40 per chain.
Laurence Tucker brought to the
ISLANDER. office "a few days ago two
apples still sound, which were picked
pn his place near Sportman's lake dur
ing the fall of 1901. He stored quite
lot of apples in root honse that fall :
aud i'm cleaning it out in October he
took out about peck of apples appar-
entity in as good condition as when
they were put there.
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Capt. Tozier, in command OF the 81
revenue cutter service on the Sound,
has again ordered the launch Scout
stationed here, transferring her from -
Fairhaven in compliance with the re-
quest of Collector Ide. Capt. Tozier
has always regarded this as the proper
station for one of the launches, but
year or more ago hetwas requested to .
transfer tho launch from this STATEN to
Anacortes IN order that the collector OF
the district might communicate by
wire with the officer i'm command.
Neither the Anacortes location nor the '
change to Fairhaven was satisfactory,
and now the launch returns here with .
the expectation that, the change Will -
be permanent, except, perhaps, for oc-
casional short intervals. Judge War '
bass is arranging to extend and ell
large the wharf at the launch station Z"
so as to make better landing place for 3
the cutter Grant, or other vessels
bringing coal.
1t may be quite shock to the friends =
and neighbors of County Clerk Larson
to learn that he is suspected of having
ing been engaged in deep, dark and
diabolical conspiracy to blow up the
old court house and>the retiring board
of commissioners, whose strong belief
in the great need Of q new and credit p
able county building is well known.
Last Thursdayya few hours before the
old board was expected to adjourn sine
die, Mr.. Larson brought TO the audi
tors Office, where the commissioners
were In session, box of fine looking
apples, which he left for them with his
compliments. A little examination re-
yealed the necks Of two or more bottles
sticking up in the midst of the fruit. :
Naturally enough the weary officials.
engaged in the dry work of examining
road supervisory reports, etc., were
curious to see what the bottles contains
ed and so, just before adjourning at
noon to take q little nourishment,
Commissioner Bostian took one OF the
bottles from the box and suggested
that its contents be investigated. lie
cut the string over the cork, shook the
bottle and looking critically at the
LIQUID observed with evident satisfac-
ton that it "has bead on it," He
then handed 1t to Clerk Clark, who Is
very accommodating man aud draws
corks as cheeerfully as he does war
rants, whenever the commissioners so
order. Mr.. Clark was holding the
weapon in his hand, muzzle up, when
there was a loud report, sounding some
like blast at the Roche Harbor lime
quarry. and the cork and contents OF
the bottle shot upward to the ceiling
aad made the room look as though
geyser had been in eruption there.
The officials present not being accus-
toned to such disturbances of their
peaceful routine quickly adjourned to
places of safety. 1t is expected that
they will exercise great care in the a
fntura in handlin, any Ifouid with 81