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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
SHERIFF,S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of an execution issued out Of the
Superior Court OF the State of Washington for
the County of San Juan, and to me directed and
delivered, for judgmen of foreclosure reuder-
ed i'll said Court Oh the 10th day of November,
A. ID. 'ooS, in favor of II. Harrington, plaintiff,
and against Eagle Lime Company Thomas
Bovd and Catherine A. Bovd, defendants, for
the of $6,S25 10 with interest at the rate of
per cent. per annum from the said 10th day of
November, A. ID. 1908, and the further sum of
$3.50 attorneys fees and $I2 costs OF suit, have
levied upon the followed described real estate,
to.wit
N All of Lots one O. and two (2) in setrion
thirty 1901, and Lot one (D and the Northwest
quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NWI of the
NEH) of Section thirty-ohe (3I), all i'll Town
ship thirty $50 North of Range two West
of the Willamette Meridian, in San Juan Coun-
ty, Washington, together with all the tide lands
owned by the said Eagle Lime Company, abut-
ting on any of SAID above described premises,
together with all the tenements aud appurten-
ances thereto belonging or il any way apper-
tanning;
(2) And also the undivided one-half of the
Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter
(SWH of the NE1) and the Northwest quarter
of the Southeast quarter tNW4 of the SEI4 } and
the North half of the Southwest quarter (N1z of
the SW4O and the Southwest quarter of the
Southwest quarter (SWH Of the SW4),all in Sec
tiou twenty-nine (29) and the Southeast quarter
of the Southeast quarter (SEl4 of the SEQ i'll
Section (5o), and the Northeast quarter OF the
Nor beast quarter (NEH of Che NE4) of Section
thirty (SIl and the Northwest quarter of the
Northwest quarter tNW14 of the NW4l of Sec
ton thirty-two tS2l, Township thirty-seven T371
North of Range two West of Willamette Merid-
ian, Situate, lying and being San Juan CounA
ty, State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, the
9th day of April, A. ID. 1904, at the hour of IL
O'Clock a. M. of said day, at the Court House
door, in Friday inrbor i'll said County of San
Juan, will sell all the right, title and interest
of the said Eagle Lime Company, Thomas Boyd
and Catherine A. Boyd, defendants in and to
the above-described real estate, at public auc-
tion to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy
said execution and all costs
The premises first above-described shall be
first sold. and should said premises fail 10
bring a sum sufficient to satisfy said Judgment
interest costs and attorneys fees, then, and in
that event only, shall proceed to the sale oil
the premise last above described.
Given under my hand this 2nd day of March
a. ID. 1904
W. II. McCRARY,
Sheriff of San Juan County Washington.
First publication March S, 1904.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
RANK ANNOUNCEMENT

The san Juan County Bank takes pleas
ure in announcing to its patrons and the
general public that it is now prepared to
draw drafts and money orders payable IN
New York. Boston, Chicago, New Or
leans, Dallas, Tex; Denver, Col; San
Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu, FL. l.; Ha-
vana, Cuba; the Republic of Mexico, the
Dominion of Canada, and, through It's
foreign exchange department. in 1900
cities and towns in Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia and South America.
1t is also prepared to handle foreign
coin and bank notes ut the market rates,
make cable transfers of money to Europe.
collect foreign drafts and notes and at
tend to the collection of legacies in for
eign countries.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
Pure California Port Wine $3.50 per
gallon at Void q Lightheart's.
SHERIFF,s SALE OF REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of an execution issued out of the
Superior Court of the State of Washington, for
the County of San Juan, and to me directed and
delivered for a judgment rendered in said
Court on the aud day of March A. ID. 1904, in
favor of B J Massey, plaintiff, and against
John S. Munro, defendant, for the sum of s4Se. IS
with interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per an
mum from said end day of March, A. ID. 1904, and
s23 IS costs of suit, have levied upon the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wt:
All of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Section Two 81 Northeast Quarter
OF the Northeast Quarter of Section Eleven( II =.
and the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of
Section Twelve [I2l of Townseip 60 North of 2
w, w NJ, Washington, containing 100 acres, sit
ate, lying and being in San Juan County, State
of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday the
5oth day of April, A. ID. 1904, at the hour of 10
O'Clock a III. of said day. at the Court House
door in Friday Harbor, III said County of san
Juan, will sell all the right, title and interest
of the said John 5. Munro, defendant, in aud to
the above described real estate, at public auc-
ton, to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy
said execution and all costs.
Given under my hand this 24th day of March,
A. ID. 1904.
W. II McCRARY
Sheriff of San Juan County, Washington.
Date first publication March 20, 1904.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
$50 MORE HELPFUL ASSET"

The Atlanta Constitution. one O
the broadcast and greatest papers q
the south. pays the following wei
appreciated tribute to the country
press:
"The country press is an INSOFAR
able factor from the forces that
make up our civilization 1t is Oh
and of the soil. 1T is the mirror OF
the human problems Of its environ
mcnt. 1t is more nearly the organ
of public opinion than the mammoth
journals whose strongest purposes
are commercial
Every community owes the prime
duty of support to its local press. II
man can afford to take only one
paper he should take his home pa
per. If he can 90 further and take
q daily. let that be but the supple
mcnt to his county paper. The old
Greek adage, know myself, should
be expanded into know thy neigh
bors, and the way to do that is to
support your home paper There is
no better or more helpful asset to
any county than good newspaper,
filed with ncighborhood news, and
dealing with all issues of common in
terest as the weekly press usually
does-fairly and honestly"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

The city council Of Bellingham has
established a vicious precedent in
contracting with two weekly papers
for the publication of the municipal
charter in daily editions not yet es-
tablished They are pursuing a petty
policy in rejecting the reasonable
offers of real daily papers that have
been the most constant and Jealous
champions of the city's interests for
fourteen years in order to effect a
nominal saving Of a few dollars and
give thirty days lease of life to two
additional dailies for which there is
no field, to be created for the express
purpose of publishing the charter
and which will almost certainly sus.
pend as soon as their contract is full.
filled. 1t is not to the credit, of the
lawmakers if the law makes It posi-.
bic for mayor and council TO graft
fy their their luminosity toward es
tablished papers in such a manner.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

Asael Larson and his attorney, L..
T. Irwin, returned Tuesday from
everett, where they went to defend
he action for divorce brought in the
superior court there by Mrs. larson
Her application for separation was
lot contested by Mr.. Larson, but he
underworld to secure the custody OF
The children and avoid paying all
nonv. The court ordered, however,
that the children remain, Temperate
", at least, with the mother, under
certain conditions, and that the ia
Their contribute so a month for their
support. The allegation was made
by the plaintiff that the defendant is
an anarchist" and such statement
was printed in one of the Everett
papers, which also printed an article
written by Mr.. Larson denying the
allegation, which his friends here
know very well to be untrue. Mr..
Larson is a wcll-read man land per
haps is imbued to some extent with
the doctrines of socialism, between
which and anarchism there is so wide
a Gulf that the two 'isms" have little
in common, though often enormously
associated together.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
SUMMONS IL FORECLOSURE OF
TAX LIEN

In the Superior Court of the State of Washing
ton, for san Iu;in County.
Ehen wood PiailtiH,
Thomas Middleton, Mary Doe Middleton, his
wife: heirs of Thomas Middleton and all
persons unknown, II any, having or clam
irg to have an interest in and to the real
property hereinafter described, Defendants.
The state OF Washington to Thomas Middle
ton, Mary Doe middleton, his wife; heirs Of
Thomas Middleton and al persons unknown, If
any, having OF claiming 10 have an interest in
and to the real property her einaiter described;
You and each Of YOU are hereby notified that
the plaintiff above name is the holder of Ger
tiicate of Delinquency mum Sered POI, issued on
the 10th day OF january, 1901, BY the Treasurer
OF san Juan County, State Of Washington, for
the amount OF -. IS, the same being the amount
hen due aud delinquent thereon. upon real
property assessed to Thomas Middleton and of
which you are the owners or reputed owners.
situate i'll said county and particularly bounded
! and described as follows to-wit:
Lot !. section IS, township 81 north, range 3,
obtaining twenty acres, and upon which he
has paid taxes assessed against SAID property as
follows.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
"a Long and EventfuI Career,

"a Long and EventfuI Career''
Under the.above heading the Ana
cortes Sentinel, in its issue of last
week, says:
An interesting gentleman, indeed,
is the Rev. Henry Harpst, who for
two years has been pastor of the
Methodist church at Friday Harbor,
and who this year, having given up a
regular charge on account of Mrs.
Harpst's health, is living at Burling-
ton. Mr. Harpst is "A years of age.
He and Mrs. Harpst have been walk
ing together, as he puts it, for fifty
three years. Since 1856 he has been
active in the ministry of the MethO-
dist church, and, from what the
writer has observed, increasingly so.
In 1854, having then been teaching
in the state of New York, he re-
ceived state diploma from that
state. Mr.. Harpst is active in evan
gelistic work and is doing good in
every way. he can. His interest in
and his grasp of current events in
national, state and county affairs, of
church, educational and society mat
ters is surpassed by that. Of no man.
Rev. Harpst is a splendid man to
meet"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
THE SIZE or JAPAN

II is common impression that
Japan is a dimimutive nation, almost
n pigmy whose hardihood in attack
ing the Russians colossus is quite
equal to that of brave little Jack
the Giant Killer" The following fig
urcs from the Statesman's yearbook
may correct this impression, for it is
only when compared with Russia
that Japan can be considered little:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
Total amount of taxes paid since date


of Certificate of Delinquency So 81
all of said amounts bearing interest ut the rate of
ifteen percent per annup from the date of l'ay
meut of said respective amounts; and you are
further notihed that he will apply to The Su-
pelior Court OF the State of Washington, in and
fot said County, for judgment ioreclosing his
lien against the property herein before men
tidfed; and YOU are hereby summoned to APP
pea wit in sixty days after the service of this
sUmmons upon you, exclusive of the day of
Sc ryice if served personally; if served by
pr olication, then within sixty DAYS from
aud after the date of the first publication
of this notice and summons. exclusive of the
day of said first publication -towit, within six
ty days from and after the 3oth day Of Febru-
ary. A. u. 1904, and defend this action or pay
the amount due, together with costs; and in
case of Your failure to do So, judgmsnt will be
rendered toreelosing the lien for said Certificate
of Delinquency, taxes, penalty, interest and
costs, against the lands and premises hereiube-
fore mentioned. l. $50
Any pleading or process may be served upon
the undersigned at the address here natter men
toned. sS;f
EBEN WOOD, Plaintiff.
p. 0: address: Waldrous San Juan County,
Washington. "'-as' =
w. WYNN, JR., Prosecuting Attorney and
| rPiai.tih S Attorney 7. .. Address Friday
Harbor. Washington.
! First publication Feb. 70, Ioo4u
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

Inc crown Of WOranhOOU Is fnOtherh0oSg
But uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown or anticipates this coronation, when
there is lack of womanly strength to bear
the burdens of maternal dignity and duty.
The reason why so many women sink under
the strain of motherhood is because they
are unprepared
81 unhesitatingly advise expectant moth
ers to use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, writes Mrs, ]. W. G. Stephens, of Mia,
Northumberland Co., Va. The reason for
this advice is that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the best pTeparative for the
maternal function. No matter how healthy
and strong d woman may be, she cannot
use "Favorite Prescription as a prepara-
tive for maternity without gain of health
and comfort But il is the women who are
not strong who best appreciate the great
benefits received from the use of "Favorite
Prescription For one thing its use makes
the baby's advent practically painless. II
has in many cases reduced days of suffer
ing to few brief hours. 1t has changed
the period of anxiety and struggle into a
time of ease and comfort
The propretors and makers of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted in offering to pay $500 for
any case of LeucoThea, Female Weakness,
Prolapsus, or Falling of Womb, which they
cannot cure. All the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Proprietors, of Buff
falo, N. ", ask is a fair and reasonable
trial Of their means of cure.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

Congress appropriates annually
Sc, $50, 600 for agricultural mere
trihe compared to what is appropri-
ated to support our navy:
"Were all the power that holds the word
in terror,
Were all the wealth disbursed on kings
and courts
Used to free the human mind from error,
There were no need of arsenals Oh
tOrtsn
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
TRULY AMERICAN

Our stately maize, the golden corn,
is the one plant we have which amply
fulils these conditions. 1t is pc
culiarly and absolutely American
never a kernel in the world elsewhere
IN carried from here by Columbus.
1t grows from the Lakes to the Gull
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

A cheap dodger, like a beggar, is
most always stopped at the front
door, while a newspaper, like a friend
of the family, gets right into the best
room in the house and is always wei
come-Printers Ink.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

A few hundred dollars to loan on
first-class real estate security. In
quire at ISLANDER Office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

Us. Groll moved his family over
from Lopez yesterday. They are oc-
cupying Mrs. Blair's cottage on
Spring street.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

WANTED-FAITHFUL PERSON TO CALL
on tetail trade and agents for manufacturing
house having well-sstablished business; local
territoy; straight salary $40 paid weekly and ex
pense money advanced; previous experience I'M
necessary; position permanent; business sue
cessfu1. Enclose self-addressed envelope: Super
intendent Travellers, COS Monon Bldg, chieago'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

Bert Chalmers has bought 40 acres
adjoining his Grow valley farm,
Orcas island, from E. G.. Jones for
$3.50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

md from ocean to ocean. 1t wildly
'ecalls America whenever its name
: heard or its real or pictured form
5 seen. A recent traveller among
he fiords of Norway, surprised to
zee some stalks growing in the gar
len. said to the inn keepers daugh-
err. why do you plant the maize
when its grain can never ripen?
Oh" replied the child, eve plant
t to please the Americans! They
mile when they see it and say that
a their land it grows like a forest,
md the bins are filled with its golden
ears before the SHOWS can fall. 1t
part of the history of the New
World. and is invested with the tradi-
ion and sentiment and poetry and
progress of all the American ages. =
dina Dean Proctor, in National
dagazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

Spray Material, Wholesale and Retail
Caustic Soda, cask, 34c h. less, DC n. Sal
phur, sacks pc h; less, 34c ID. limestone,
bbls, &c III; less, 64c lb.-Morse Hdw. Co.,
Rallinpham,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26

MAY print kiss on your lips?" L said.
And she nodded her sweet permission'
50 we went to press, and rather guess
We printed a full edition.
The New Yorker.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-05
-----------------
vlcERoY IS SATISFIED.
Aiexieff Visits Port Arthur on Tour Of
Inspection.

Alexieff Visits Port Arthur on Tour o'
inspection.
TIEN TsIN. April Alt is stated
that vlceroy AlexiefT. who for the past
four days has been at Port Arthur on
a visit OF inspection, has found every
thing satisfactory. The damage done by
the bombardments OF the japanese feet
is said to have been Insignificant.
viceroy AlexIeff will return to Mouk-
den Tuesday.
The coal sales OF the Hal Ping
Mining Company for the past week
show a record of over $4,000 tons,
which. considering the existence of the
war, Is regarded as highly satisfactory.
1t Is generally believed that the Jap
anese win not attack Niuchwang. 1t
Is thought that their opportunity has
naysrd. The Russian forces are pre-
pared to defend the place. The task Of
The Japanese if they should be even
tually successful is becoming daily
more difficult.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-05
Old Steamer Days.

A party Of gentlemen were discuss
ing in the corridor Of the Palace the
peculiarities Of different people in the
manner of conducting business in diff
ferent parts of the world. zone thing
that struck me as peculiar when 1 was
in Victoria, 3. c., few weeks since"
said one, "was the fact that during the
noon hour one cannot make any pur-
chases in the torres. Every business
man closes Mt the lunch hour to par
take Of the MONDAY f1eal."
That reminds me-" said one of the
listeners. gray-haired California
pioneer, ''of San Francisco when we
were 30 days away from home. This
was before the days of ocean grey
hounds, pony express or telegraph. It
was when the mails came by way OF
the Isthmus Of Panama and were car
rief on board of the old sidewheel
steamers. When a sidewheeler was
sighted at the outer station the long
black arms on the Telegraph Hill sta
ton would be put in position and 1t
was always about two hours before the
steamer would come to an anchorage.
That signal was for several years
signal to ignore business. II a GUS
toner who had not noticed the signal
entered store to make a purchase he
would be told, Come in later; haven't
got time to do any business; steamers
coming in The intending customer
lost interest in what he visited the
store for and became engrossed with
the topic OF the hour wondering If he
would get a letter from home. The
thought of receiving news from the
dear ones at home after silence Of
so days united all the old San Fran
ciscans for business on those occas-
ions"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-05
japanese Commission Consider
Ing Advisability Of Adopt.
ing Christianity.
EN- ROUTE FOR AMERICA
Commission Decides That Chris
tian Religion IN Failure In
England Minister Trem.
bles for America.

CHICAGO, April Whether Chris
tlanlty or Buddhism is the ideal re-
llgion for japan has been discussed by
Dr. w. n. Clarke In n sermon at the
Second Baptist church. He referred 10
a Japanese commission sent to Amer
lea to investigate the practical results
of Christian teachings.
~ IL reported that this commission
Is to determine whether Christianity
should supplant Buddhism IN Japan" "
said DR.. Clarke. ut ls to decide from
a.tun: observation whether our re-
ligion can be recommended, and II is
siid. the commission already has de-
cided that In England Christianity Is
a failure.
What VI America? Is II not true
that there is great deal Of nominal
Christianity, not worth transplanting?
we say we live In Christian country
an! stlll the saloon fiourishes here as
vel as the church. We send beer and
whisky 10 foreign countries I'm the same
ships with our missionaries
1T In necessary that the Japanese
commission hould be able to judge be-
iwcen nominal and real chritianity or
elss It nigh: decide that heather re-
ligion Is better"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-05
Worlds Champion TaIker.


The champion fast talker of the
world has been discovered in Balti-
more. He is lloyd Conway, about 80
years old, and holding clerkship in
the Baltimore and Ohio offices in that
city. He claims that he holds the
talking record. and in support Of his
claim he has issued a challenge to
every man, woman and child in the
world to long-dlstance talking con-
test
Conway claims that he can talk 65-
O4O words an hour, and that he can
and has talked necessarily eight hours
day for nine consecutive days with
out any Ill effects. He also expresses
the belief that he can exceed this re-
markable record.
Conway's claim for unparalleled
rapidity of speech is almost Incredible.
but hundreds Of his friends can testify
as to his wonderful vocal powers. He
says that by actual count he can speak
at the rate Of 1,O4S words a minute, or
about is words second.
The greater part of his daily duties
consists in reading off pay checks, and
he keeps two clerks busy checking off
the payrolls, and ten clerks equally
busy making out the checks. The work
is one that requires absolute accuracy,
the slightest mistake meaning loss
in dollars and cents, and since he has
been thus employed Conway has made
but one slight error. The pay checks
read by Conway one month recently
totaled $4,000, and this was done with
out a single error. The checks are
written by ten different clerks. and, OF
course. are in ten entiely diffeent styles
Of writing. This is one Of the most i'm
portant particulars to be considered in
order to realize Conway's accomplish
ment. Were the checks all written in
the same hand, the reader would soon
become accustomed to the style and
learn to read It as rapidly as printed
words, but the different checks are 50
mixed that almost every one he reads
is made out in handwriting different
from the preceding one.
The proper reading of each check
involves the pronunciation Of from 20
to "a words, and Conway says that he
can read about 1900 checks an hour.
As has been explained, however, the
reading of the checks requires great
care and accuracy. and is very differ
ent from sight eading of book or
newspaper as a feat. Another thing
to be taken into consideration is the
great variety of names that he is called
on to deelpher and pronounce In read
Ing the checks.