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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

the discussion the house
question during the three months the opinions
leading in urging
OF substantial commodous brick building
oners profess to be still doubt public sentiment the
on and with acertaning definitely what that n
ment really is with respect definite proposition before them
they decided to hold special meeting Tuesday Feb for further
consideration of the indicated by the following resolution
WHEREAS large number this have publicly
aed favor of the erection
county, practicable, and
WHEREAS, there
said the
the raising necessary
this session said Board complete plans
architect have been filed with this Board show
building brick with elaborate trimmings
complete with including modern safety
vaults accessible all Offices and heating plant basement be erect
ed for less than $12 900 guaranteed, and
should
opportunity consider said
which the funds shall be raised
whether by the people issuing bonds by exercise by this
Board it's authority bonds its resolution
WHEREFORE hereby resolve hold special session of this
Tuesday, February 10 the determination
interested and their
in the premises
White Seattle the architect referred the resolution
Board submitted large and ink show
perspective view Of the building planned him. and also blue prints
The outline fairly good general
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
COUNTY FAIR TO Be
HELD NEXT FALL
w. J. Court Planning q. General
County Exhibition at Friday
Harbor


w. J. Court, county assessor, Is
planning to hold county fair here
next fallin which the people Of all
sections Of the county will be invited
to participate. He has been prom
ised the use Of the big p. A. F. cam
merry building, which will afford ample
space for the display Of exhibits Of
all kinds. He will endeavor to or
ganize fair association, to insure
the cooperation Of farmers and bust
ness men in all sections of the county.
and it is to be hoped that his efforts
will be successful There is no reason
why most excellent exhibit of the
resources and products Of the county
should not be made here that would
serve as an impetus to our leading
industries, encourage healthy spirit
of rivalry and attract much favor
able attention from tourists and the
people of neighboring cities.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
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Seaside Mill Is
Destroyed By Fire

The New Year visit of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Gould was cut short by
the burning of the big Seaside single
mill at Everett, one of the largest in
the state, and of which Mr.. Gould
and his partner, Mr.. Keen, were the
principal owners. The fire occurred
last Sunday. The mill was totally
destroyed but the dry kiln was saved.
The direct loss is well covered by in
surance. Mr.. Gould left for Everett
Sunday evening and Mrs. Gould re-
turned to Seattle Tuesday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
Friend Of Gov. Steunonberg


Rev. o. /. Bennett, Of Lopez, who
has been assisting Rev. G. G. Pratt
ID special services at the Methodist
church this week, was near neigh
Dor and warm personal friend Of the
late Governor Steunenberg, e Idaho,
whose fIendish assassination st his
homo Il Caldwell ) few days ago Vas
one q he most dastsrdIy events il the
history q the west Mr. Bennett
was chapl,in n tie state senate dur
IL Governor nenberg' = term 40
Mrs. Steunenberg NJ : menber g
his church
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
Bellevieu Case Continued

In the Bellevieu divorce case Tues
day the defendant husband filed an
amendment answer and cross COM
plant charging the plaintiff with
loose and immoral conduct, certain
alleged instances being cited, and
asking that he instead of she be
granted divorce and the custody Of
the children. The court made an or
der continuing the case another month
and directing the defendant to pay
the accrued costs and $45 additional
as temporary alimony for another
month.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

Z. D. Pike and family were pas
sengers on the steamer Z ydia Thomp-
son Wednesday enroute to their home
at East Sound from q holiday visit
with relatives and friends at Astoria,
Oregon. Mr.. Pike says it IS too wet
down there to suit him and be IS glad
to get back to this county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

The special services which have
been in progress at the Methodist
church during the past week will be
continued next week. There will be
services as usual tomorrow, both
morning and evening, Mr.. Pratt
preaching in the morning and Rev. O.
I. Bennett, Of Lopez, in the evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
FRIDAY HARBOR
IMPROVEMENTS
New Buildings Erected During 1905
and Approximate Figures
of Cost

More building improvements were
made in Friday Harbor and immedi-
ate vicinity during the past year
than in any former year in the history
of the town. Since early spring no
carpenter has been necessarily idle
Gay and it has been difficult to get
help for any kind of labor. Most of
the improvements have been of a very
substantial character, some of the
residences being among the best in
the county. Following is partial
list Of those who have made improve
ments and of new buildings erected,
together with low approximate esti
mates OF their cost:
Walter Lamphards residence ..... 81 900
L. c. Larson, house addition.......... 100
J. T. Paine, cottage. ........ 700
George Mullis, two story residence. 1900
Jensen Bros, : ......... l, 100
Mrs. Taylor, % .. ........ 400
]. A. Gould, cottage..--... .............- 1000
Leon Little, :. ............. 500
G. l.. Palmateer, cottage.................. 500
Arthur Malcolm, g .............. 600
VIM. Cooper, 9 .......-.-.. $500. 800
Elias Anderson, 6 .................. - 200
Mrs. Hicks, house addition $500. >. 300
Mrs. Morse, 8 ............... $50
Methodist Church, barn and porch. 200
Gene G. Gould, barn. .....-...............- ESQ
Jensen Bros, barn...... .................... 100
L. J. Irwin, house add. and barn..... 800
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

The number Of tin cans required
By the canning and packing industries
il the United States eight years ago
was Eve hundred million. In l9O4
the output was twelve hundred mil
lion cans.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
Cutter Grant Condemned

The revenue cutter Grant was in
port Wednesday night. Notwith-
standing that the old cutter still
looks trim and handsome it is report
ed that she has been condemned by
construction inspectors as not worth
repairing and that she is likely to be
ordered out of commission at any
time. An effort is being made to se-
cure congressional appropriation
for the construction Of two rev cut
tiers for use on the Sound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

Jas. F. King has secured the con-
tract for carrying the mail between
here and Roche Harbor, his, bid ~hav
ing been fifty cents lower than that
of Fred Lightheart. He received a
fine new canopy top spring wagon
Tuesday, which will probably be used
on the route.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
DEFINITE COURT
HOUSE PROPOSITION
PLANS SUBMITTED FOR BRICK BUILDING.
STONE TRIMMED. TO COST $4,000

commissioners Will Consider Matter Special
Meeting be Held FebruaryArchitect
W. r. White Guarantees Limit
sary-Opnions Of Taxpayers
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

Norman briggs and Alvia Carter
left Monday for Pullman to resume
their studies in the State College.
The young men like the school very
much but they say they don't like the
country round about it, or in fact any
portion Of eastern Washington, any
where near as well as they do the
Sound section and especially San Ju-
an county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

Alfred Lawson has sent to Iowa
for another thoroughbred Percheron
stallion. The horse is not yet three
wears old and weighs 1900 pounds
Mr.. Lawson expects to have HIM
here within two weeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06

L. L. Harris and family arrived
from Orcas Tuesday to make their
home here. Mr.. Harris was DESTROYS
of obtaining better school facilities
for his children than the Orcas dis
trict, of which he has been one of the
directors, affords. The family will
occupy VIM. Cooper's new house until
they can build on their own lot in
Gould's addition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
Long Distance
Cable Repaired

The long distance telephone cable,
which was pulled out of the junction
box at the Shaw island end of the
San Juan channel section, was re-
paired Saturday and through service
was re-esta blished that evening.
Some miscreant had stolen the heavy
rope used to guy the cable between
the water and the junction box, thus
giving it too much play and allowing
drift logs to get under it and over it.
It is thought probable that the beat
ing of some heavy timber against the
exposed part of the cable pulled it
out of the junction box. The expense of
repairing the break and the loss OF
business during the time the splendid
service was interrupted cost the
company hundreds of dollars.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
NO MORE PASSES
Editors Must Pay Railroad
Fare lust Like Com
mon People

Washington, Sept. 2l-The surpris-
ing fact has been disclosed here that
the new railroad law prohibits the ex.
change Of newspaper advertising,
services or property for passenger OF
freight transportation. The inter
state commerce commission so ruled
in an order just issued.
The commission says that in
answer to numerous inquiries from
railroad officials and others and for
the purpose Of giving administrative
construction to certain provisions Of
the law, it announces the following
rulings
Nothing but money can be law
fully received or accepted in payment
for transportation subject to the act,
whether Of persons or property, or for
any service in connection Herewith,
1t being the opinion Of the commiss-
ion that the prohibition against
charging or collecting a greater or
less or different compensation than
the established rates in effect. at the
time precludes the acceptance Of
services. property or other payment
in lieu Of the amount Of money speci-
fed IN the published schedule "
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
Dandy Dixie MinstreIs

With the biggest olio feature ever
introduced in minstrelsy, $4,000
spectacular first part and a new musi-
cal comedy after-piece, the "Dandy
Dixie minstrels'' will offer the seasons
most notable Offering at the opera
house on Sept p. The entertain
ment begins in the Royal Palm Grot-
to" where Messrs. Voeickel and No
lan's company Of clever colored per-
formers, headed by John Rucker, the
Alabama blossom, will be seen in a
10Th century first part. Theolio COM
prises a host OF novelties which we're
the special features at the New York
Theatre roof garden last summer
Concluding with the farce "A Fowl
Deed" and the famous Cotton Pick
ers Band" Of solo musicians, the
DANDY Dixie minstrels" offer the
best available talent in any minstrel
organization Of the decade. Among
the all-star performers, besides the
Alabama Blossom, are, James Cros-
by, "the elongated comedian, six foot
six inches,'' with dancing muscles
from toe to crown, ''3 Spiller Musical
Bumpers, William and Stevens comic
.inpers0nators, the Toney trio ''dare
devil acrobats," Benny Jones' "the
Texas teaser, p Mack Allen, 'the death
defying slender steel-thread walker
H. S. W00ten, Indian Territory
tenor. = John Prampon, comedy jugg-
ler. and forty other headline singers,
dancers and merry minstrel men.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
TEXAS DEMOCRATS
ARE AFTER BAILEY
An Effort Will Be Made to Prevent His
Reelection, in Spite Of His En-
dorSement at Primary.

Wall street crowd, which bought the
railroad and helped him make s225,-
O0p, comelbefore congress to kill bills
introduced TO put stop to this graft?
What show viii there be for tie plain
people who have given Mr.. Bailey
the influence which enables him to
make such magnificent trades in Wall
street?
Mr.. Bailey's speech in the Senate Of
June n is reviewed and is pronounce
ed a confession OF guilt to the shame
of the people Of Texas. His "trip to
Texas in the interest Of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, which the state
had spent vast sums in prosecuting,
and finally had convicted, is set forth
and Mr.. Bailey is charged with hav-
ing used his senatorial influence and
political powers in defeating the
courts and the Will Of the people and
the Texas laws by replacing it upon
its former pedestal 1t Is charged
that Mr.. Bailey was rot innocent Of
knowledge Of connection Of the Wa
ters-Pierce On company with the
STANDARD, and that Senator Burton's
crime was not greater. Then follows:
The Standard OH crowd and their
associates, the system, already con-
trol the railroads of the country. Ia
the secrecy Of committee rooms OF
congress our representatives balance
the interest of the people against the
intarest Of the system. How is
the balance apt to turn when our
trusted servants have been bribed with
fat fees? Mr. Bailey has been an
active politician all his life He has
never practiced law to amount to any
thing. Can he be SO egotistical as to
claim that it was his consummate
legal ability only which induced the
STANDARD Oil company to get him to
'intercede" in its behalf before the
secretary Of state at Austin?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
CAR OF DYNAMITE
Exploded in JeIIiCO, Tenn, Kill
ing Many and Destroying
The Town.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 2l-Sever-
eral persons were killed, many injur-
ed and the entire business portion Of
Jellico, Tenn, was wrecked by ter
rlble explosion Of dynamite early to-
day in car in the yards Of the Lou
isville & Nashville railroad. The ex-
plosion occurred near the center Of
the business district. Many bodies
are buried in the debris, for every
warehouse in Jellico along the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad was des-
troyed
Nearly every store In town was
blown to pieces or damaged beyond
repair. The entire third floor of the
Carmarthen inn, large brick hotel,
was blown off.
At least nine we're killed and so in.
jnred. The known dead follow;
George Atkins, telephone lineman'
John Cook, car inspector.
Walter Rodgers, warehouse clerk.
Five other bodies have been found,
so badly mntilated that they are be-
yond recognition. 1t is estimated
that one-seventh Of the population Of
the town Of Jellico are homeless.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
.UNSOLD LOTS
MUST ALL GO

Indian Inspector J. George Wright
has issued orders for the sale Of lots
still unsold in the following towns Of
the Cherokee nation on the dates
specifed
Texanna, about 20 lots, Oct 10.
Collinsvile, about . lots, Oct. 26.
Hillside, about l3 lots, Oct. p.
Ochelata, about lots, Oct. 20.
Oolagah, about lots, Oct. 30.
Campbell about 90 lots, Nov. 2.
Cans, about 60 lots, Nov. 3.
Hanson, about 81 lots, Nov. 5.
Long, about lots, Nov. 6.
Westyille, about ? lots, Nov Z.
TahleQuah, about lots, Nov. Z.
Grove, about 4 lots, Nov. 10.
Alton, about 55 lots, Nov. u.
Fairland, about i2l lots, Nov 13.
Welch, about | lot, Nov. Is.
Bluejacket, about 10 lots, Nov. Is.
Ketchum, about ] lot, Nov. IL.
Adair, about lot, Nov. 10.
Pryor Creek, about lots, Nov 20.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
TOMORROW BIG TRIAL
The Dayidson-Rea Case
Draws Crowd to
City Hall.

@. A. Davidson and Emmett Rea
we're arrested this morning by Police
man John Britt on a warrant sworn
out by Mayor Ed Shanahan. They
are charged with a violation of the
city fire limits ordinance. Their tri-
al was set for o'clock this afternoon
in the mayors court
Messrs Davidson and Rea, who are
the proprietors Of the Vinita Produce
company. yesterday began moving
their building from the Frisco right Of
way to the new location on Vann
street in the rear Of the
Cobb hotel The building is frame
structure, and therefore is for
hidden within The fire limits. Mes
srs Davidson and Rea claim, howev-
er, that they were granted permis-
sion by the last city council to move
their building within the fire limits,
and that therefore Mayor Shanahan
had no right to stop them
The mayor takes the position that
the former council gave them the def
mite permission to move toa desig-
mated spot on the Katy right Of way,
while they are now moving to an en-
tirely different place. The mayor
says, morever, that the council had
no right to pass a resolution suspend
ing the operation ofan ordinance, and
TO do so was to ettempt to do some
thing which it had no power to do.
In the absence Of City Attorney
Smith, G. N. Bebout e M Probasco was
retained to defend the city, while
the produce company retained
B. Turner W.P Thompson and
Attorneys Seymour Riddle, John
B.Turner Preston S. Davis.
Ats o'clock a jury had not been
selected for the case. Objection is
being raised to having any man on
the jury who has an opinion on the
fire limits question, and as most people
In Vinita do have an opinion and
have expressed it during the Ironside
litigation, but slow progress is being
made toward getting jury. From
yresent indications the case will not
be concluded today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
Commercial Club TOnig ht-

The Commercial club will meet to-
night. and a full llattendance isdesired,
as much important business is to be
transacted. Railroad matters will be
up for discussion, and the question Of
the entertainment Of the senatorial
investigating committee in November
will also be taken up. The meeting
viii be held st 8 O'Clock in the club
rooms above the post0nice.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
Both Graham and Por-
ter Will Be in
Vinita.

There has been nothing new in the
way OF railroad rumors since the visit
here the first of the week of Vice
President Graham of the Oklahoma
Western. Mr.. Graham went away
promising TO. be back here Saturday
with the engineer of the New York
financiers for the purpose of talking
over railroad matters with the rail-
road committee of the Commercial
club.
Senator S. M. Porter was to have
been here today with Engineer Gil
lespie of his line, but he has not APP
peared, nor has he been heard from.
1t is possible that he and Mr.. Giles
pie may arrive yet today, but pos
sibly they have been delayed.
From all indications, both Mr..
Graham and Senator Porter are in
earnest and they seem to be doing
everything possible to make their
dreams a reality.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
NO CONTEST
OF SAGE WILL

New York, Sept. 21-By settle
ment arrived at today the legatees
under the will of Russell Sage are to
receive from the executors double the
amounts of their legacies upon con-
dition that the will is not contested.
1t willE therefore be admitted TO pro-
bate without contest.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
MRS. CONNER
IS INDICTED

The grand jury which has been in
session this week in Miami found
many indictments. Among them was
enc Of murder against Mrs. Minnie
Conner, the Shawnee fullblood who
killed her husband in Seneca nation
While he lay asleep one night last
month. The officers who have had
charge Of Mrs Conner, however, are
Inclined to believe that she is insane
IL not, if she is merely pretending to
be insane. they say sheis one
of the most consummate actors
ever known. Insanity will without
doubt be the defense urged by her
lawyers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21
Intervention Will
COME in FEW DAYS
|ope Of Any Other Solution Of Cuban
TangIe Given Up--ConditiOns Worse
Than Anticipated.

department has received dispatch
from Cienfuegos saying that 225 ma
rines from the cruiser Dixie have
been landed there. The Dixie immed-
lately sailep again for her old station
at Monte Cristi. The Cleveland, which
arrived at Havana this morning, has
been ordered to proceed at once to
Cienfuegos to take the place of the
Dixie. General Funston was again
in conference here today with General
Bell over the Cuban situation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21

Houston, Tex, Sept. q Following
the action Of Wood county voters, an
address to the people Of Texas was
issued this evening by the Harris
Good Government club, of which III.
f. Ring is president and 1000 voters
are members 1t calls upon the voters
of all counties of Texas to take action
against the rechoosing Of Senator JOS
eph W.. Bailey for the senate. A
half million copies are being issued
and mailed
"The shame of Texas" Is the title
of the address, which is in part as fol-
lows:
Joseph w. Bailey, by his own ad
missions, is a traitor senator. He tells
the people he has been bounded by
scandal mongers. We are not person
al enemies Of Mr.. Bailey. BY his own
word Of mouth we denounce him as a
self confessed traitor to the people,
We simply ask that he be judged by
his own utterance, All lover this state
there are mutterings Of disapprovaI
and disgust at the idea Of returning
Mr. Bailey to the United States SEN
ate.
Few, II any, in private conversation
attempting to defend him. An over
whelming majority who have read Mr..
Bailey's speech of June 27, in the
United States senate in defence OF
charges against him agree with us
chat he can no longer represent the
people Of Texas. A million copies
of this appeal, including list Of all
Texas newspapers which fail to pub
lish it, will be distributed in pampn-
let form.
We shall indulge in no trade Of
abuse. During his brilliant career In
congress Mr.. Bailey has become a
wealthy mar, as wealth is estimated
Ia Texas, but that is not the point.
A statesman may often acquire wealth
by fair means. How has he acquired
his? He does not deny that he made
sl25, 900 oft in negotiating deals as a
lawyer with Wall street magnates.
When he made his June q speech
Mr.. Bailey attempted no denial or
explanation Of this, altho publicly
accused.
When Jonn II. Kirb5 desired to rea-
lie on some of his investments, tc
whom did he go? To broker In
New York? Did he himself 60 tc
Hartman or Ryan or to any other
great railroad operator and endeavor
to interest him in the matter with
out the aid of a United States sem
ator? No. He went to Joseph w.
Bailey, who posed as disinterested
friend of the people, He went to a
man whose vote and influence in the
senate could largely assist in the
making or in the marring Of the very
men to whom he was trying TO sell
men who are part Of "the system"
They w only too glad OF the
chance to help Mr.. Bailey earn his fee,
Was Mr.. Bailey paid s225,OOO for his
services as lawyer, or was 1t paid
for his influence as a United States
senator? Does Mr.. Bailey claim that
he has right to sell his influence,
which the people gave him? Where
does Mr.. Bailey stand when the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-21

Havana, Sept. PA crisis in the
attempt of the American mediators
10 settle the Cuban quarrel appears
.0 be approaching. The indications
Today seem to be that Secretary Taft
win not be able to settle the difficulty
Without definite and real interven-
tiDn.
Secretary Taft is uncommunicative
today, but he is known to have been
III frequent communication with
president Roosevelt and it is said
tliat he has reported that conditions
ire far worse than he had supposed.