The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-03
With this issue the ISLANDER upon its sixteenth


the enters its sixteenth year.
The comfy commissioners will meet next Monday upon
the question house. Each commissioner
the wishes OF tile taxpayers
resident respecting this important matter The
published opinions nearly seventy prominent tax
payers representing the county, aage majority OF
them strongly favor of the erection
considerably expensive building than
provide keeping the public records and facilities
count business The idea every
spirited that time should lost erecting
suitable building whatever the cost to expend
900 they doing the ends sought be
expenditure half much much the better The
definite proposition before the seems to be des
able for the erection of attractive
building 60 70 feet in sze OF brick with
trimmings, feproo INTERIOR ample vault and
heating plant outlay not exceed which
third cent of the assessed vau
alton property. Architect White offers to furnish
of plans specifications
by and Bengham might
the work. and bids from responsible contract
ors furnish ample bonds secured within the limit
fixed will county nothing If
satisfactory by
ing good faith Mr. White paid
three the contract price for the plans
specifications he personally superntends
the building nspecs the work and material every
oener The ISLANDER believes that the
should the proposition and hasten the work fast
possible.
county apparently
to which Chilly" mickey" accustomed It re-
longer than
be necessary remain there long he has
enough little by furnishing saw
jack-kne or hairpin.
Both editorial departments
gncer has anded" the the Valencia
c ability There has been inge Of yelow journalism
treatment of the terrible tale it's
have been and pertinent especially scathng
al its of last Saturday under the caption Where
Grant, and the article in the Monday issue pointing
life stations of which there fifteen
cfc the United Atlantic
board and the gulf OF the Pacific only
the Washington
Aong the long stretch bound Cape
Faey there not avng station post telephone
absolutely of speedy communication any
matter OF days. sometimes before reaches telegraph station
wreck along the Washington Along length the
Strait through sound and the
ports of British Columbia reached there single esavng
station single surboat which might
be manned by volunteer aver strait
volume ofhpping which probably surpassed by that
which enters Atlantic port with the exception
We understand that meals furnished prisoners the county
Jail do not include might suspected that Ward
and Lumm used to effect their picking lock or
ing open the grated door,
The presentation German opera Iohenor;nn Nv
Henry w Savage theater Bineham F.
49, will be the most notable the history of
western Washington questionable there another town n
the United States larger than Bngham which can boast Of
alter in which such could by such
company cedab construction nearly
roed It's puolc spirited builder whose friends rejoice
now fair that he will years be able to tread his
clear to the property and eventually reap having
given to Belngham of the largest heaters in Amer
m Music loving people this county should take advantage the
exceptional opportunity the worlds greatest
operas presented by one of the worlds
American which by way
propensity tor roasting the ISLANDER occasionally
eoo does not look the
Americans point of view special "Homeseeke
edition. and be taken granted credit to the