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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09

were unsurveyed When surveys
were made "squatters' rights were
recognized and he proved up on his
claim as homestead in 1878. The
decision of Emperor William, of Ger
many, IN favor of the American claim
was rendered October Fl, 1872, and
the county was organized the follow
ing year. The county seat was 10
Gated at Friday Harbor and Capt.
Warbass, first auditor OF the county,
filed on 100 acres of land here for
county seat purposes, in the name OF
the county. A little rough board
building was erected near the foot OF
what is now Spring street and this
served as the s'court house. until the
two-story frame building was erected
on the corner of Spring and First
streets in 1883 which has served the
county as court house and office
building since that time.
Mr.. Bowman was elected to sue
ceed Capt. Warbass as auditor and
he came here to reside in 1876;
Shortly afterward he bought from
the county fifty-six acres OF the town
site here for $171 a.d paid for it out
If his fees as auditor. The purchase
included what is now the principal
residence section of the town and it
seems almost inconceivable that 1t
was sold thirty years ago at such a
ridiculously low price. At that time,
however, it was not considered worth
any more. Chas. Mckay, still resi-
dent here and at that time one of the
board of county commissioners, sane
toned the sale. Subsequent to his
service as county auditor Mr.. Bow
man served as probate judge, as did
also Capt. Warbass and Jos. 3.
Tucker, and it is to this old territor-
ial Office that they owe the honorary
title of Judge" which they have since
borne. Mr.. Bowman built the first
dwelling in Friday Harbor. It is now
owned by Mrs. 1del Nichols and
stands nearly opposite the ISLANDER
Office, q little back from the street.
He acquired and disposed OF other
property here from time to time but
be never purchased any lots from the
county after the townsite was plat
ted.
Comparatively few men have spent
as many years on the Pacific coast as
lMr Bowman and few are as hale and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09

The editor Of the ISLANDER is in
- receipt of a letter from Prof.
I. G. Frye, head of the department.
of botany in the state university and
well known here through his connec-
tion with the summer school of BIZ
ology, in which be says that he and
DR.. Carl E. Magnusson have per-
fected processes for utilizing common
kelp, so plentiful in the waters of the
Sound, for the manufacture of edible
products. They have applied for
patents and are now enlisting capital
to build one or more plants on the
Sound, in kelp regions, with view
to manufacturing from this years
crop. When DR.. Frye was here last
spring it was for the purpose of max
ing further examination of kelp in
our waters and ascertaining how
early it appears. He says in his let
ter:
1--WE use the bulbs and larger stalks in
producing sugared products to take the
place of candied cftrons. We use smaller
stalks for all sorts of candies, preserves,
marmalades, and also for all sorts Of
pickles-sweet, sour and dill. The evil
taste is completely eradicated and any
flavors may be secured. 1t makes at
tractive material in every form and is
perfectly wholesome, pure vegetable pro-
duct. Everybody likes it. have eaten
it off and on ever since last fall, in various
forms. aad it is ali RI ght in every way.
''It will take capital to build the plants
possibly $4,000. Locations will require
plenty of fresh water, easily accessible to
large beds of kelp. A plant would en-
ploy from six to fifteen men or women,
depending upon the scale of operation.
and the season will be from about June
Is to about February 1.r
Dr. Frye left for the east Thurs
day. He expects to spend most Of
the summer at the botanical gardens
at Bronx Park, New York City.
Possibly he intends to Morganize his
kelp project while there. However
that may be, the ISLANDER most cor
daily wishes him abundant success.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
I0hn S. MCMlllln
Charged With Fraud
Application Made Bye V CoWe for Receiver for the Tacoma
and Roche Harbor Lime Company Temporary Injunc
tion Granted to Restrain Proposed Sale, Pend.
ing Hearing June II

company more than $3.50, 900 and tnat
he caused his dummy board of di-
rectors, to issue negotiable bonds
to the amount of $125, 600 in 1894,
which bonds he is alleged to have
personally acquired Through and by
means of funds fraudulently diverted
from the company"
An affidavit accompanying the com
plant sets forth that the statements
contained in the complaint are sub
stantiated in statement from VIM.
Shultz, for many years superintend
ent of the company and fully informed
as to it's affairs.
The case is set for hearing in Judge
Hanford's court Monday, June IL.
The papers in the suit are said te
have been served upon Mr.. McMillir
just as he was about to conclude ne
gotiations with an. eastern syndicate
for the sale of the lime company's
property at valuation of $500, 900
The assessed valuation of the com
panys property, both real and per
sonal, for purposes of taxation i
$50, ,295. The Staveless Barrel Com
pany was never assessed until las
year, when it paid taxes upon a valu
alton Of 81, 1853.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
Farmers Advertise

The farmers in Iowa have taken to
advertising and they say they are
making money by i. 4 sold s2OO
worth Of hogs with . fifty-cent adver-
tisement, said . farmer in Winter
set. That's pretty big return
One-haH Of one per cent IS not 9 very
large advertising charge. One Of
these days the farmers viii get TO be
as wise and as shrewd as the most
successful merchant and the men who
sell real estate and stocks. Farmers
often advertise in the IsLANDEH, or.
dinarily in little reading notices wmcn
cost only Ave cents . line for each ln-
sertion, and they seldom fall e nno
il profitable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09

~ the application of E. " Cow
~ ell, of San Francisco, tempor-
ary Injunction was issued in Seattle
Friday of last week by Judge Han
ford, of the United States district
court, restraining the Tacoma &
Roche Harbor Lime Company from
disposing of any of it's property, and
John S. McMillin, president of the
company, from disposing of any or
all of his stock in said company pend
ing the hearing of the application of
Mr.. Cowell, as a minority stockholder,
for permanent injunction and the
appointment of a receiver.
The complaint alleges that Mr.. Nc
Millin secured control of the COM
pany's stock in fraudulent manner
and alleges some very questionable
transactions in connection with the
organization and management of the
Staveless Barrel Company, all of the
stock of which Mr.. McMillin owns.
1t appears from the complaint that
when the lime company was organ
lied in 1886 Mr.. McMilin subscribed
and paid for eighteen shares of the
capital stock at the par value of 800
each. At the first meeting of the
board of directors he was elected
president at salary of 81, 500 a
year, which salary was increased
from time to time as he increased his
holdings of stock until it was fixed at
$12, 600 year, at which it has re-
NAMED since 1895. It is alleged that
he is still drawing this salary from
the company although acting as a
member of the state railroad commits
sion at a salary Of "a, 900 year, and
it is further alleged that he derives a
profit of about $40, 900 a year from
the barrel factory which the lime
company owns but which he operates
under lease in the name of the Stave-
less Barrel Company.
It is set forth that, while the lime
company has been conducting large
business on an immense profit, no
dividends have been declared since
January, 1908, which the exception
OF dividend of $40, 900 in January,
1903, and one Of $6, 900 in January,
1906.
Continuing, the complaint charges
that Mr.. McMillin has used certain
tugboats, steamboats, and vessels
owned by the Tacoma & Roche Har-
Dor Lime Company for his private
gain, and has sold large quantities Of
rock from the quarries owned by the
company to smelters and paper mills,
for which he has neglected and has
refused to make an accounting to the
company, and that the exact amount
of these transactions can only be se-
cured by an accounting to the court.
It is alleged that Mr.. McMillin has
diverted from the earnings Of the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
HJOHN H. BOWMAN. one of the

H. BOWMAN, one of the
Oldest Sc tiers and best known
pioneers of the county. has disposed
OF all OF his property here and gone
away. He went to Seattle Tuesday,
undecided as TO where he would go
from there. He thoue ht it improb-
able that he would return here.
Mr.. Bowman came to this county
thlrty-four years ago and located on
a tract of a little less than 100 acres
of land on Orcas island which includes
the present townsite of OF sa At
that time the celebrated San Juan
boundary controversy had not been
settled and the lands of the county
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
KELP TO BE USED
FOR EDIBLES
PROF. FRYE AND DIR. MAGNUssEx
DISCOVER IT'S VALUE

Patents Applied For to Cover Pro-
cesses of Manufacture of sugared
Products, Candies, Preserves. Mar
malades, Pickles Etc. Capital Be.
ing e listed to Build Plants.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09

The steamer Buckeye IS now on The
Belling CHAM Blaine Point Roberts run,
making three round trips . week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-09
JOHN h. BOWMAN
HAS GONE AWAY
VENERABLE PIONEER DISPOSEs
OF ALL OF HIS PROPERTY

He Homesteaded the Townsite of
Olga, was the Second Auditor of
the County and Built the First
Dwelling in Friday Harbor--Vet-
ran of the Mexican War.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27
THAT ONE WEAK SPOT.

Kidney sickness robs the back of all its power and strength. It's hard to lift, to stoop or straighten, and even to get up from a chair.
 This indescribable weakness of the back, the endless dull aching that goes with 1t. are never failing symptoms of kidney complaint. A bad back is Ma ture's signal of distress. a call for help from the kidneys The aching tells of dangerous congestion that robs the kid neys of their blood Altering power, or painful, wasting inflammation, There Is immediate need for Doans Kidney Pills, to relieve the pain and heal the diseased kidneys, to ward off more fatal and painful disorders.
 If you are not sure your kidneys are affected. but do suspect it. try the urine. Set a bottleful aside for 24 hours. and if 1t then shows a cloudy settling at the bottom, or sandy sedi- ment, you will know you need Doan's Kidney Pills at once. Neglect of such little troubles as these IS what brings on thousands of cases of dropsy. dia- betes and fatal Bright's disease.
 Healthy kidneys keep you we'll by keeping the blood pure. Sick kidneys keep you sick by falling to purify the blood This is the cause of many forms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27
At Chickamaugn

We met at Chickamauga, I hadn't seen
 him since We looked across the trenches and his
 bullets made me vince But both shook hands in friendship,
 as hearty as could be Though he had marched with Sherman.
 and had marched with Lee We walked across the ba tile field
 where once the bullets flew, And the green and binding grasses felt
 the fall of crimson dew; And we talked the whole thing over,
 when the flag was waving free: How he had marched with Sherman
 and l had marched with Lee The drums had ceased the beating, we
 saw no sabreS shine; The hair about his forehead fell as
 snowy white as mine, And voices seemed to call us OCT the far eternal sea,
 When the men who marched with
 sherman are in camp with those
 of Lee.
 We parted; eyes grew misty, for we
 knew that nevermore, We'd meet until the roll call on the
 other peaceful shore; But both shook hands in friendship, as
 hearty as could be, he had marched with Sherman,
 and l had marched with Lee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27

part of the country for service in that same section don't like to make a long shift to a different part with another climate. More assertions result from 1 the shifting about of regiments than ever appear in the figures.
 Soldiers that get mixed up with wo- men outside the post gates are partic- ularly liable to desert when their out fits are ordered away. The soldier rare- ly has the funds to pay the woman's way to the new station, and he doesn't feel like leaving her. and so there's only one thing left, and that is to duck.
 Any old country looks good enough to some soldiers who became involved case of that kind ever saw, and I've seen a lot of such cases. happened when the layout to which I was att tached vas about to leave the Philip pines.
 With us was snappy, hustling kid from Kentucky. boy about 22 or 30, who got the corporaTs chevrons right soon after he took on for bright work in campaigning, and who had all the makiugs of a fine soldier. Fact is, he was in line for a commission.
 But he got mashed on pretty Ffl- ipino girl the daughter of a Filipino commandante, and when we were or-
 
 for the States he couldn't sec the thing of leaving her. believe they had been married. or something like that. Any how, when we went to Manila, this judgn1ent-lacking fool boy stayed with his Filipino woman.
 But he did something even more foolish than that When the old man sent a noncom and some men back af- ter the kid. he was locoed enough to join the enemy instead of just taking to the buttes and staying there for while. until tho search for him was over.
 '"They got him by the time our trans port reached the States Dye know what that promising, good-loolxing boy from Kentucky is doing now? He is doing ninety-nine years on Aicatraz Is- land for deserting to the enemy-the court -martiars sentence was death, but 1t was changed to a life sentence"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27

Our Fallen Heroes. .sThe manner of their death was the crowning glory of their lives. s."--Jener- son Davis. ,y But there are deeds which snould
 not pass away.
 And names that must not witner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27

of rheumatism, neuralgia and gout; Of such nervous troubles as headache. ir7 ritability, dizzy spells. depression; of palpitation of the heart. stomach trou- bles. liver complaint; of Ia grippe, colds. chills; of half the aches and ills of hu- manity,
 Learn to keep the kidneys well. Doans Kidney Pills will do 1t for you. Grateful residents of this city testlry. Their statements prove 1t to you.
 Montgomery Proof.
 George Bernard, the we'll known fruit dealer, of no Jefferson Street, says 'I knew for some time that my kid- neys Were affected. There was drag ging pain through the small or my back. and I was weak and easily tlreo' The pain grew very sharp and annoy ing when I worked hard for any length of time. I heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and got a box at E. G. Fowler 2 drug store. They did me so much gooo that I procured another The pills soon cured me entirely The aching pains disappeared and I have not been trou- bled for some time"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27
this work, for the uplifting of human

this work, for the uplifting of human ity.
 The Superintendent of Education, in answer to an inquiry made at his of- flee, reports that IS per cent of the white population of Alabama are H. Nterate. To secure means by which these conditions may be ameliorated is the purpose of the Southern Indus trial Educational Association. There is; an association of Northern capitalits known as the Southern Education Board with Mir. Ogden, President, whose funds are donated to Normal schools and colleges exclusively.
 Let us hope that we can form a sim liar association according to the plan proposed by Mrs. Gielow, whose funds will go to the founding of Industrial Rural Schools in the Southern States.
 The advantages derived by industrial training are too we'll known to need and emphasis. The time seems most cpportune for the Daughters of the Confederacy to assist in this work.
 The work for which we have all la bored--the Jefferson Davis monument will be unveiled next spring and the monument on Shiloh which has been the work of the Alabama Division for nearly ten years. Is about ready for erection. Let us unite in this great educational en- terprise, and thereby memorialize our and ourselves.
 A member of the Cradle of Confeder- acy Chapter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27
A Great Work.

One of the most important works of the convention held in Union Springs May g, was the hearty endorsement by the Alabama Division of the Educa- tional Work represented by Mrs. Gie- low.
 A resolution was unanimously adopt ed recommending that every chapter ia the division become auxiliary to this great and noble cause. The work of educating the white children of the South appeals to every individual of the Southern Anglo-Saxon race.
 It lies within the power of the 45,000 Daughters of the Confederacy. by a united effort to lend a strong arm In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27
A MearI.one sermon.

Bishop Strachan, of Toronto, once received two church wardens who com plained that their clergyman wearied the congregation by repeating a ser mon. He had preached it twelve times The Bishop asked for the text. Neith- CT of the church wardens could remem- Der.
 GO back" said the Bishop sternly. and ask your clergyman to preach the sermon once more, and then come back and tell me the text"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27
Playing the Royal Game.

There was golf symposium in one of the House cloakrooms a few days ago, says The New York World.
 The most remarkable golfer I ever knew" said Representative Longworth, was a man out in Cincinnati who had passion for the game. but who com plicatsd that fervor with an appetite for Scotch high-balls that was the wonder of Ohio.
 His theory was that there should he a drink served on every tee. and he worked 1t by means of an army Of caddles. One afternoon he came in and announced that he had renounced the game.
 What's the matter Jim7" asked a friend.
 " Oh he said. wearily, fits no use. I give it up Whenever can see the ball can't hit 1t, and whenever I can hit it can't see it,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27

O. the banjo. let them contribute sone- thing to the program.
 You will find 1t a good plan when ever you have a social function of any kind ahead of you to provide carefully for every detail. Nothing should be left to accident.
 When commencement days are over and YOU start your preparations for something new, whether 1t be a vaca- tion Journey or a little practical house. keeping, a visit to grandparents or country cousins, or some special work that will fit you for a higher institu- tion of learning, do not let go your hold of the old friends. Those who live in the same town will naturally meet often. Those who reside in places apart will find their interest growing less. and as this Is great pity and sort of waste it Is well to keep the fire of friendship alight by means of correspondence.
 Write often to one another and tell the small bits of news that mean noth- ing to the great world. but mean much to girls who have been good comrades, Believe me, girls. on the road of life, you and I will find few thing more worth while than comradeship IT your school does not teach you how to i've lONluS4y anu uHSClnSillg WASA4 cNi CTS. does not make you courteous and polite and ready to lend hand, it has not been the best of schools. Geogra- phy, history and mathematics are very well in their way, but none of us can get along without philosophy and poe try, the other names for which are pa tience and politen ness.
 Says Mother Goose:
 The king was in the parlor counting
 out hls money,
 The queen was in the kitchen eating
 bread and honey"
 Underneath the homely stanza there is a stratum of truth. Perhaps it may not be your lot to spend very much time in the parlor counting out golden coins with the king, but your work will lie in the kitchen somehow and somewhere making bread and spread ing 1t as the queen did with the honey for yourselves and your dear ones. Ii you are bright students in the school room, you will be bright home makers by and by adding honey to the daily bread of life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-27

United Daughters of the Confectionery.
 Editor, Mrs. Harvey E. Jones. State Historian. Spring Hill. Mobile County Alabama.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-14
|Fll!leP q Company Purchased En-
lire $4,000 Issue al Par.
SWILL PAY ACQUIRED INTEREST ALSO


al the meeting of the Phoebus
town council last III 5ht the bids for
the sale OF S4O,Oy0 street paving
s;Alond issue were opened AMI The
bonds We're awarded 10 Mcssrs. #.
sL. Fuller ~ Company, brokers' OF
S;Clevcland. Ohio.
When the council me, 10 canvai
lille bids oniy tour bidders had offer.
aed propositions for The issuc.
t5lMessrs. Fuller & Co, offered To take
the entire issue at par, allowing Tie
council accrued interest from now
g1intil the bonds are printed and tho
L money finally turned over To the
clown officials. This was decidedly
the best offer made ana The council
unanimously determined To accent II
S IOmnry, Anderson & Company
cleveland, made nm offer of $aS.OOD
4 straight for the $4,000 issue. John
stNuveen & Co, OF Cleveland. Offered
do take The bonds ut par, provided
Lille council would hold another
I election and mako the rillc OF interest
~ instchd of 8 per cent, w. i. Hayes
~ Sons, Chicago made II straight
offer OF $4,000 for the issue. but dc.
3allanded II return al $4,000 I'm com.
missions for selling the bonds ana!
required The council TO pay all tho
costs of printing the bonds
Just rs soon MS the bonds can be
Sa'rlhted ana tho money is received
ny The town the work of paving tho
streets with verified brick viii be
commenced
Mr.. j. a. Barlam. of The Public
Service Corporation, appeared before
tho council. and discussed Tho matter
81 opening the streets for laying
fplpes. "
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-14
stephen t:srnrd. Ilero.

A tablet "in {. -o,nemoratio of tie
courage ana humanity displayed by
Stephen Girard during the epidemic OF
yellow foyer in the year 1903" in
Glrard college in Philadelphia discloses
phase OF Character in tile plilan
tEroriSt not gcncra!ly understood. Dur
ing the fever epidemic lie gave up his
business nRd ais luxurious home end
assumed the s'ipcrintendcncy Of Il yel-
low fever hospital. lIe took up the
work others rccoiled from AMI did tie
work because it WAS his duty.