The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18

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Mrs. James Guards father anc
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cham
berlain, have sold their farm neal
Moscow, Idaho, and with their sor
are coming here to reside. Their
household furniture has already ar
rived. They are now visiting friends
but are expected here within two
weeks.
Among the subjects of his majesty
King Edward VII recently here on
business were Indian Dick, of Sa-
anich, Charles Henry and Chemainus
Sampson, of Chemainus, and Seymour
Sam, of Kuperisl and-an descendants
of the first families of British Col
umbia and all prominently identified
with the clam trade.
Mr.. Baalam, of Stuart island, will
be permanently crippled as a result
of getting one of his feet caught un-
der the coupling of the shaft of his
gasoline launch about two weeks ago
when returning home from Friday
Harbor. The foot was badly man
gled and many pieces of broken bones
have been removed from it by DIR.
Capron.
The Post-Intelligencer says that
the name of Hon. John S. McMillin is
prominently mentioned as possible
appointee on the state railroad COM
mission, though not in any sense as
an active candidate Mr.. McMillin' S
business interests are so large that it
hardly seems conceivable that he
could be prevailed upon to accept
such an appointment if rendered.
Mrs. Samuel Todd and children ar
rived Saturday from Lompoc, yCalifor-
MIA, where they spent several months.
Mr.. Todd is working temporarily at
the Mare island navy yard, near San
Francisco, but is expected here in
the course of week or two. Ali the
members of the family like the Puget
Sound country much better than any
part of California which they visited.
7 Urban E. Hicks, who was a res
ident of East Sound for quite num-
Der of years and was the fusioncandi-
date for the legislature in this coun-
ty in 1898, was almost instantly kill
ed at Orting Monday by falling under
moving train. Mr.. Hicks was one
of the pioneers of the northwest, hav-
ing crossed the plains to the coast
over half century ago. He was one
of the oldest printers in the state and
worked on the first paper published
in the territory. He went to the
State Soldiers Home about four
years ago, having been admitted as a
veteran of the Indian war of 1855 Sc
His wife and two sons, Gwin Hicks,
former state printer, and Dr. Frank
T. Hicks, of Tacoma, survive him.
He was " years old.
John Crook, the venerable old sol
dier who went from here to the nat
ional soldiers home at Los Angeles
about three years ago, has ordered
his ISLANDER subscription discon-
tinued for the very sad reason that
his eyesight has entirely failed, and
he is unable to get anyone at the
home to read to him. He is consid-
erably over eighty years of age and
has had varied military experience.
He was in the English army at the
time OF Queen Victoria's visit to
Scotland soon after she ascended the
throne and he acted as one of her
guards at one point on the journey.
He spent some years in Canada and
was one of the soldiers sent to Alaska
Immediately after the purchase Of
the territory from Russia. When
his company returned from Alaska
it was stationed for some time at
Fort San Juan and the old soldier
military service ended on this island.