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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
The Legal Aspects
Of Incorporation

Practically all of the legal points
involved in the question of incorpor-
alton are clearly covered by we'll
known firm of Seattle attorneys in q
letter to Gene G. Gould in RESPONSE
to number of inquiries submitted
by him. Nearly every point touched
upon in the attorneys letter has been
brought out in the Islander before.
when ths question of Incorporation
has been under discussion. but as the
legal aspects of the matter are not
now fresh in the public mind it may
be we'll to Ie lew them briefly again.
Section 1887 of Pierce's Code says !:
"Not more than one square mile
shall be included within the corporate
limits of municipal corporation of
the fourth class, nor shall more than
twenty acres of unplatted land
belonging to any one person be taken
within the corporate limits without
the consent of the owner.'
Section 1874 provides that the
Board of County Commissioners may
strike property out of the limits
proposed by the petition but shall
not include any not included in the
petition.
The governing power In an incor-
porated town of the fourth class is
/ vested in q mayor and five council
men. Such towns are not divided
into wards. all councilmen being
elected Eat large" They must serve
without pay and are prohibited from
bidding upon or becoming financially
interested in any town contract or
from furnishing any supplies to the
town. The compensation of the clerk,
treasurer. marshal. attorney and
police justice, or other employees of
the town. is fixed by the council.
there being no minimum or maximum
limit.
The tax levy for all purposes can
not exceed ten mills on the dollar
for any one year.
The council may or may not grant
liquor licenses. IT such licenses are
granted the annual fee shall not be
less than $500 nor more than 81. 900.
and whatever the amount ten per
cent. goes to the state and ninety per
cent. to the general fund of the town.
Road taxes collected upon property
within the corporate limits would be
paid into the town treasury for street
improvements and repairs.
Towns of the fourth class are
expressly exempted from the provis-
ions of the direct primary law in the
matter of the nomination of candi-
dates for elective offices. They are
chosen by political party or mass
conventions called for the purpose.
A majority vote only is required
to decide the question of incorpora
tion when submitted and any quail
fed elector may vote. There Is no
property qualification for voting at
any election in this state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
Country Life Meetings

Editor islander:
am in receipt of letter from
the Spokesman Review, of Spokane,
relative to the public meetings to be
held December 5th in the school
houses in rural districts over the
entire United States. Editor Smith
asked my opinion of this simultane-
ous meeting and submitted to me
twenty five questions for my choice
of five and asked me to give this
communication as wide publicity as
possible.
l heartily endorse this idea and
have selected the following as my
choice of topics:
Prices of farm products-Mutual
buying and selling.
Farming as a misunderstanding.
Credit. Insurance.
Organizations for mutual improve
ment and social pleasure.
Legi Station in behalf of the farmer.
Thought as farm capital.
If the farmers of the country will
rise to the occasion this county life
commission will result in the greatest
and most far reaching good. perhaps
not directly. but certainly it is
suggestive and q move in the right
direction. Please publish this and
call the attention of the public as Tar
as possible to the same and urge that
interest be taken by school officers.
teachers, ministers. tec.. and oblige,
Ben e. Harrison.
East Sound. Nov. "a, 1908.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
Characterization

DR.. Brayton Muscott and Miss
Nellie Rushton were married at the
Friday Harbor hospital Wednesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev. Herbert
Jones officiating.
The wedding was a complete SUR
prise even to the DOCTORS most inti-
mate friends. His bride. who is q
trained nurse. has been here only q
short time. She came here from
Denver. where she graduated from a
training school for nurses. Her
former home was in Cloud county.
Kansas. Her hospital duties since
her arrival have kept her SO closely
confined that she has made but few
acquaintances here, but she is most
highly esteemed by those who know
her.
The Doctors numerous friend
here and throughout the county
extend to him and to his bride their
most cordial congratulations and best
wishes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
County Teachers Meeting

The teachers of the county are to
meet at the court house next Friday
afternoon and evening. Dec. 4. tor
the discussion of professional topics
and for social intercourse. Follow
ing will be the program:
Benefits of teachers meetings,
Miss Anna Trafton
How may we secure better attendance.
Miss Ruth johnson
Ideas for busy work.
Miss Mary Kennedy
How may we have fewer classes and
longer periods in the rural schools.
Miss Ericka Nordberg
School libraries.
W. r. Nichols
School yards,
G. W. Guibor
Spelling: Results to be kept in mind.
How to teach it,
Miss Lizzie Hicks
Writing: Objects and method.
Miss Julia Frits
Short intermission.
Value of dictionaries. In what grade
should use of dictionaries begin? i?
Miss Sarah Armstrong
Drawing in rural schools,
Miss Juanita Barry
Should much time be spent upon
stocks and bonds in the eighth grade
and why?
Mrs. j. @. Myers
History: devices and methods.
Miss Ora Stronger and
Miss Orel Handy
Reading: aims and methods.
Miss Charlotte Andrews
Analysis as applied to grammar and
arithmetic.
Miss Margaret Warren
Parent. pupil and teacher.
Miss Hildred Davies
Athletics,
Miss Cora Scribner
Ventilation.
Mr.. Charles Sudweeks
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
state Lands Under Contract

State LANDS UnOer OOnCTssCU
October 1. 1908, which is the
date of the biennial report now being
prepared by Commissioners Ross.
there were 214, 355 acres Of state
lands held under contracts OF sale.
These lands were sold during past
years at public auction for gross
considerations of "a. 776. 108. Most
Of the land WIS sold under the ten
year payment plan. So that now
there is due So, 733. 217 on the pur-
chase price, on which deferred pay
ments the state is drawing 6 per cent.
per annum interest.
October l, 1906. the aggregate Of
state lands under contract Of sale
was but 90. 466 acres. In 1904 It
was 6s. 368 acres; in 1902 It was
but As. 353 acres. These figures are
exclusive OF the large area sold under
contracts whore final payments have
been made and deeds have besn
Issued.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
A UniQue Hotel and A. Y.P. Advertisement

Among the original advertisements
gotten out in Seattle, advertising the
A laska- Yukon Pacific e 9 ! t q,
there is none better or more appropri
ate than that being sent out by the
Antlers Hotel. Corner of Fourth Ave-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
What Whatcom Hunters Want.

What WhatcOm Hunters Want:
Sportsmen over in Whatcom county
have declared themselves in favor OF
changes in the game law as follows:
s'Opening the season for ducks,
Chinese pheasants. native pheasants.
quail and grouse at the same time
October l.: limiting the bag to five
birds Of each kind or ten all told !;
letting the law permitting the hound
ing of deer stand; forbidding the
killing Of deer in water: protecting
Golden. Hungarian and Reeves
pheasants for five years changing the
trout fishing season in lakes from
April to November to from May to
December and the placing OF the
protection of game under state
instead of county jurisdiction and the
placing of the hunting license to be
good in all parts Of the state at ~. :
The Whatcom sports can count upon
active and earnest opposition in this
county to the hunting of deer with
dogs and to q state license fee Of
&2.UO.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

capped Mount Rainier IN the defiance.
In the upper corners is q repreeen-
tation showing that commerce by
land and sea meet at Seattle. An
Alaska miner mushing in over the
snow with his dog team and mine I
washing gold from q creek with bis
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Editor Islander: In my work
among the people of the islands ]
have been told that there is an effort
being made to establish hospital al
Friday Hsrbor and believing this IL
something we need should like ia
assist in the establishment of hos
pital where any of our physicians
may wait upon their patients OF
perform an operation without the
necessity of taking then to Seattle or
BellinRham.
If those having the matter in hand
will give assurance that the hospital
will be open to all patients a nd
physicians on the same terms. and
some of our papers will print the
tags free. believe we can have tag
day throughout the county that would
materially help. By sending the
tags to several postoff1ces and schools
throughout the county. I believe the
people will all help. The steamer
Islander will carry any donations of
fruit or anything that is for the hos
pital free.
I think the people of Friday Har-
Dor will see the need and will
respond.
will be glad to hear from other
ministers of the Gospel who are
interested in caring for the sick.
Rev. James D. Hudson.
Beach. Wash.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

nue. nd Union Street. q cut of which
appears in this issue Of the islander.
It shows the central portion of exposi-
tion grounds. machinery hall, aRricul-
tural building and fountain. In the
background is shown beautiful Lake
Washington. on the shores OF which the
exposition will be held, and snow
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
40 NODERN OUTSIDE ROONS
IN CENTER OF CITY

gold pan are typical scenes in Alaska
and on the Yukon, while in the cen
ter is + cut of the Antlers Hotel and
street scenes in Seattle. The catchy
phrase 81 say. Hello. Bill. meet me
at the Antlers Hotel, will be q BY
word with many who visit Seattle and
tie exposition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

The local teachers are spending
their Thanksgiving vacation at their
homes. Mr.. Nichols left Wednesday
afternoon to 60 to the home Of his
parents at Van Buren,. Whatcom
county. and Miss Barry and Miss
Kennedy went to Seattle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

White Salmon. Washington. the
apple center of the ssNorth Bank
road. holds the record for liberaiity
in raising an advertising fund. The
entire population of the village and
valley Of White Salmon does not ex-
seed 600 people. and at recent
meeting they raised $4,000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28

Mr.. aud Mrs. G. M. Tucker, Mrs.
Martin and Miss Nella Jensen were
Thanksgiving T guests Of the ladiess pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Jensen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
Beach. W ash.

In connection with the above
excellent suggestion of Mr.. Hudson's.
it may be we'll to say that the Friday
Harbor hospital. established by DR..
Muscott, is open to all physicians
and their patients. All hospitals
have ''house physician" in general
charge, who attends to patients unless
a preference is expressed for other
attendance. but all reputable doctors
and their patients are welcome.
Mrs. Muscott is q skilled nurse, q
graduate of a Denver training school
for nurses. and all patients have her
watchful care and attention.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20

Alleging that his wife's affections had
been diverted to an affinity Leonard
McTassney, of 70 Bergen street, has
| filed papers in a suit against Frank
Pinzino, a barber, of 2SS Bank street,
for $500 damages, in the First District
Court, through his counsel, Frank A.
Boettner The case is set down for
trial May 27.
'Pinzin1 made practise of calling
on my wife while [ was away from
home" dec lares McTassney. "They
would sit ON g sofa and hug and kiss
by the hour. / can prove this by wit
nesses VINO saw them through the key
hole.
Mrs McTassney used to go to his
barber shop often after this, and Pin
zinc would spend hours shampooing her
hair and massaging her face. She used
to go to Olympic Park with him, to
Coney Island and to the theatres and
other places"
McTassney and his wife, Louisa, were
married March %, 1904. They lived to-
gether happily until August 25. 1907,
when the husband, he says, first learned
of Pinzino's attentions. Soon afterward
she left him, and is now with friends.
McTassney declares that she no longer
loves him, and that her affections have
been transferred to Pin2ino.
"By means of which grievances" the
complaint continues. whereby the hap
piness of the plaintiff has been de-
stroyed. his home broken up, the love
of his wife alienated pain and mental
suffering caused. kind sympathy and
nursing prevented and her services lost.
the plaintiff has sustained damages to
the amount of $500"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
CONTESTS OVER
COMMITTEES IN
P. f. CONVENTION
Eight Candidates Named for
Standing Committee in Dioc=
esan Gathering.

The feature of the Protestant Episeo-
pal convention in Trinity Church to-
dav. the last day of the convention.
was the annual election of officers anu
members of the several diocesan com
mittees.
The clergymen voted first and the
lay deputies later Printed ballots
were used. Bishop Lines said they
contained almost as many names as
an election ballot. The bishop APP
pointed the Revs. w. p. Taylor and q.
p. Armstrong and Mr.. ID. c. M. Cole
teers for the clergy. and the ReVs.
Fl. w. Mcguire and Charles f. Foster
and Mr.. Arthur S. G. Sherman tellers
for the lay members. Secretary Keller
called out the name of each delegate as
he deposited his ballot in n box. Here
is the result of the voting:
Standing Commttee-The Rev. DR.
w. w. Holley, Christ Church. Hacken-
sack the Rev. DR., f. b. Reazor, st.
Marks, Orange; the Rev. l.. S.
Osborne. Trinity, Newark; the Rev. DR.
w, K. Jenvey, st. Paurs. Hoboken.
Treasurer--Edwin A. Stevens. Holy
Innoeents', Hoboken.
Auditing Commttee-Richard T.
Stevens, St. Barnabass, Newark; John
Farr Christ Church. Short Hills
egistrar-Fredericll +. Hodge
There were eight candidates for the
standing committee. Besides the -four
elected they We're the Rev. S. a.
Weikert, of st. Marks, Paterson; the
Rev. J. S. Miller, of the House of
Prayer, this city; the Rev. f. b. Car
ter, of st. Luke's. Montclair, and the
Rev. d. S. Hamilton, of st. Pauls,
Paterson.
An effort to deny the Rev. John
Keller, secretary of the convention, a
seat and vote in the convention, on the
ground that he was not physically in
capable of performing the duties of a
minister, was defeated at the session
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Keller re-
signed his rectorship in Arlington about
a year ago. and is now living in New
York.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
RAINING? SURE!
THE CROPS NEED|T;
Be AN OPT|M|ST
No Rain, No Wheat, No Bread,
So Smile at Every
Drop.
MAPPING OUT SCHEDULE
OF GET TOGETHER MEETING
Reasons Innumerable Sent to
EVENING STAR TO Prove
Sun Always Shines.
Are you smiling?

Are you smiling?
Every one else is. so why not you?
What if it is raining? The sun is go
ing to shine tomorrow, anyway, and.
besides, if it didn't rain once in while
the crops wouldn't be as big as they
are going to be.
Large numbers of optimist letters are
constantly pouring into the Office of the
Optimist Editor. Everybody recognizes
the good policy in smiling, so they
smile. When you have smiled often
enough and long enough, it Will become
a habit, not only of facial expression,
but of mental attitude-and you will
be glad you are alive
Newark is going to he The happIest
town In this state. Don't forget, there
Is going to he Eet-together meeting
of all the Optimists very soon.
II. c. Hoagland, advertising manager
for w Y. Snyder & Co, and a member
of the optimist committee, has written
the following striking reasons why he
is an optimist:
To the Optimst Editor:
You wanted 10 know why I'm an op-
timist? That's easy! First. because it's
logical-a man in the dark makes a
lght--so do l. mentally Second, it's a
matter of sentiment-ano optimistic mind
makes a systematic heart and pes
simist wife has my condolences. Third
it's good business-the cheerful will
ingness 10 take pains to please the GUS
toner of any sort usually sells the
goods Fourth, it's a good sporting at
tribute-the cheerful loser" has the
respect of his acquaintance, no matter
what game in life hc plays. Fifth, it's
healthy--sunshine was ever good
tonic. Sixth, it's a fine moral help--the
chap whose mind is open to only the
Continued 0n Second Page)
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
SAM B|RN KNOWS
THAT FLUSH BEATS
STRAIGHT IN POKER
"It's Ny Business" He Tells
Court in Trial of GAM
bling Charge.

That Samuel Birn, who is court crier
in the Court of Common Pleas, knows
game of poker was made evident in
the course OF the trial today of Jacob
Kugel, charged with conducting ques-
tionable resort at 1O5 Prince street, be-
fore Judge Davis, in the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions.
Birn played most conspicuous part
in the raiding of the place. He testified
that it was he who had arranged with
Police Captain Nogel to make the de-
scent as long ago as last July.
He testified that he watched the
house and saw men playing a game of
cards.
WAS it pinochle?"
Yes, sir, and poker
"You know the latter?"
Enough to know that a flush beats a
straight and other fine points like that.
It's part of my business to know these
things"
Kugel himself fatty denied all knowl-
edge of gambling in his place. and had
a host of Prince street merchants to
prove that he conducted an honest busi-
ness.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20

, II have only seen the murderer three
or four times in my life and l feared
| him always.
"At the times that T did see him he
denounced me, but knowing his mental
condition l paid no attention to him.
..No motive except insane hatred
could have prompted the son to Kill his
father
"The son was provided for gener-
ously in his fathers will Mr.. Sterry
had drawn up a will in which his sons
and l shared equally
Miss Blake was greatly agitated
throughout her remarkable statement
to THE EVENING STAR. She would
have gone more into detail regarding
the tragedy had it not been for the
Rev Mr.. Eddy, who terminated tho
interview by stating that she must say
no more.
| As a result of the shock she has sus-
tanned Miss Blaikie broke down this
afternoon and had to deny herself to
| callers.
SINCE the tragedy of yesterday noon.
the Rev. Mr.. Eddy has taken charge OF
! the Blailiie home in East Orange. He
is young man of fine appearance and
| las long been a close friend OF the
! school mistress.
He was selected by both the slain
merchant and Miss Blaikie to marry
| them.
| The date of the wedding had been
! set for June 3. and the ceremony was
| to have been solemnized at the home
of Miss Biakies brother in Englewood.
| Miss Blailiie was in the actual act of
addressing her wedding invitations from
Tiffany's when she was apprised by
telephone from New York of the trag-
edy. She had not addressed more than
six invitations when the news came to
! her.
| Belief now exists with both the New
York and East Orange police that
young Sterry's insane hatred OF his
father undoubtedly resulted from the
| fathers determination to marry Miss
Blaikie. The son was so incensed at
the time of the marriage announcement
that he ut that time threatened to kill
both Sterry and Miss BIaiLie.
Young Sterry's explanation of Crime.
! No more terrible letter has ever been
penned than that of young Sterry
found on his body and deliberately
written to explain his patricide and
self-destruction.
| This letter follows in full:
| ITO Whom 1t May Concern (the coro-
| ner first. presume):
| 81 took a solemn oath (to MYSELF
that my father should never disgrace
the memory of my sainted mother.
| There is not taint of selfishness in
me. Had my father engaged himself
| to lady of mature age l certainly
would not, nor would any of my
brothers have failed to bid him more
than luck and trust he would live for
ever. L certainly always desired a long
and happy life for my old mana
term which l frequently and a fec
| tionately used to him.
| This is now II o'clock. May 10, 1908.
! "Now, no one is in my condolences,
but my brothers may draw a conclu-
sion from my double murder. Thera
J is point which struck me as particu-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
SLAYER Of THREE
RAVING IN CELL;
MEMORY A BLANK
Zastera Loses Mind After Being
Dragged Over Scene of
Crimes.
CANNOT FIND PLACE
WHERE HE BURIED MONEY
Thousands Surround House at
Funeral of Lieutenant Shep-
herd and Wife.

FREEHOLD, May 20.-Frank Zas-
terra. self-confessed slayer of Lieuten-
ant William B. Shepherd, Mrs Shep-
herd and their maid, Jennie Bende, last
Saturday morning, is raving in his cell
and his mind is a blank.
The sudden change occurred soon
after his return from the scene of the
triple crime. where he was taken by
the authorities in the hope of recover
ing the large sum of money he stole
from the house in which his victims
lived.
He told Assistant Prosecutor Stokes
that he had buried the money in sew
eral different places, but when he was
taken TO the farm and led from place
to place he denied all knowledge of
knowing where he had placed the
money.
His only answer was that he could
not remember.
The funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. Shep-
herd was held yesterday at the home
of Mrs. Shepherds father, Patrick
Ryan, POI Eighteenth street, Brooklyn.
The Rev. Thomas S. Duhigg, who off,
ciated at the marriage of the couple.
preached the sermon. There were 5000
peTSOHS dDO1I the UOuSGs anu lldlL that
number attended the services in the
Church of st. John the Evangelist.
Eight members of the Seventy first
Regiment. National Guard. of which
Mr. Shepherd WAS "A member. acted as
pallbearers. With few exceptions, the
members of Company 3, of which Mr..
Shepherd was lieutenant attended the
funeral. A physician accompanied Mrs.
N TsfI nd bo
of the Holy Cross, as il was feared she
would collapse.
Among the many letters of coincidence
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan was
one from President Roosevelt. In the
Spanish War Mr., Shepherd was one
of the soldiers to climb San Juan Hill.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20
CHILD SETS SELF
ON FIRE AND DIES
IN DOGS KENNEL
Especial to the Evening star1

TRENTON. May 2O.--Joseph Johnson,
of Ellisdale, a child of 4 years. was
burned so badly today that he died
within one hour after his clothing
caught fire. The child was playing
with a dog and crawled into the dog
kennel, after which it is supposed he
started to play with matches. which
became ignited. The accident was not
noticed until the mother of the child
discovered that the dog kennel was
afire. When she went to extinguish the
fire she was horrified TO find the boy
inside and enveloped in flames. The
child died before medical help could be
summoned.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-20

~ feared his with dn andnev
sRacheB Newark school teacher
e
this
exclusive
at 81 Prospect street.
EastO
i'll her home this afternoon and was unable
see the many friends called.
the widow of
condition of violent Sster
she will no
congregational Church East
MIR SerryN Naspre the interview
I would terrible att
temrt agtated
sandh had
against all our lives until ne head
feared suppose that wouu
receive of i fat theirs
for his Georse who
daily the son. ~nom
I to be absin drug-crazed
mInute
killed