The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-28
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OLGA
Pop. 1859

Mrs e. -. Andrews will return to
her ranch ut Summerville next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Hill and Mrs.
j. 8. Shockey spent most OF the week
at the Shockey cottage here.
! The faithful here have all received
personal announcement of the candi-
dacy of Senator Levi Ankeny for an
other term.
So many applications for cottage.
tent and hotel accommodations have
already been made that Olga is GER
tain to have lively season.
The launch Valentine made her
first days run on schedule time. but
the weather on the second day pre-
evented her appearance. The new run
is great convenience to people who
want to get to town and back again
the same day. It will also be q fine
thing for Bellingham people who
want to get to the island resorts in
the daytime.
The home of VIM. Moran at Cas-
cade lake was burned Monday morn.
ing. The house and contents. with
the exception Of few pieces of furni-
ture, we're all consumed. It is be-
lieved to have been insured. The
family was at home at the time. As
Mr.. Moran and family are shortly to
leave for Europe it is not expected the
house will BIZ rebuilt this year. One
other house was burned on the same
site early in the nineties.
Various stories, more or less vision
airy, are continually in circulation
about what the Moraps are going to
do with the vast estate of 1000 acres
which they have acquired here. One
story credits them with the intention
of building fence around their do
main to keep off all hunters and tres
passers. As to this story. John Nor
an told the Islander representative
that they had no such intention, that
such fence would cost 500. 900 and
was out of the question. They have
also been credited. or discredited. with
the intention of persuading the coun-
ty commissioners to abandon and
close up the county road. which must
| likewise be treated as visionary.
Mount Constitution is the chief asset
of Orcss island. The closing of the
road would invoke storm of protest
and retaliation for generations to
come. The mountain trip is the
leading attraction for people who
come to East Sound. Olga and Doe
Bay, for their summer outing. The
latest fairy story is to the effect that
the Morans will build q new road
from East Sound on an easy grade and
located on the other side of the lake.
This road. it is said. they will give
to the county in exchange for the
road now In use, and thus secure
their boundaries from trespassers.
Thus far the Moran Bros. have shown
no disposition to take away any
rights or privileges their neighbors
are entitled to. and it Is not believed
they have any intention of doing so.
Thomas Davis. respected citizen
of Olga. q veteran of the civil war.
and one of the pioneers of this vicin-
ity. died at his home here last Sun
day morning. aged II years. Mr.. Davis
suffered stroke of apoplexy on the
18th inst. from which be rallied for
J few days, but the infirmities of age
we're against him. and he grew grad
ually worse until he died Sunday
morning. Mr.. Davis was born in
Knox county. Indiana. April 80,
1880. lie went to Livingston county.
Illinois. during his early manhood.
where he married Elizabeth A. Phil
lips on January 2. 1859. In 1861
he enlisted in Go. X. Third Illinois
cavalry. in which he served three
years az first sergeant. After the
close of the war he moved his family
to Bates county. Mo-. where he lived
until 1889. He came to Washing
ton in March, 1890 and located at
Olga. where he had since resided.
His wife died April %. 1898. aged
81. OF eight children born to them.
Ave are still living. They are Thomas
E.. of Seattle; John s., of Kearney.
Neb. Mrs. 7. d. Sonden. of Astoria,
Ore. N. b and s. p. Davis. of this
place. Mr.. Davis was ever abreast
Of the march of empire westward,
and has done his full share in the
work of development. He has fur
nished four sturdy SONS to continue
the good work. and he is mourned
by his neighbors as q good citizen and
an honorable man. The funeral ser.
vices Tuesday morning were conduct
ed by Rev. Kimple, of East Sound.