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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
Death Claims Another
Well Known Farmer

III. G. Schmidt. for many years
prominent farmer of San Juan valley.
died at his home at Kanaka Bay Sun
day night. Dec. 6. after long and
painful illness. The funeral took place
Wednesday afternoon, Rev W. j. Nit
chell conducting the service.
Mr. Schmidt was native of Denmark
and was Sc years old. having been
born in 1852. When still boy he
came to this country. during the Civil
war, and enlisted in the United States
navy. eighty seven days before the
close of the war. He served for some
time after the war and when his term
of enlistment expired he accepted an
offer of high pay to serve in the Chill
tween that country and Peru. In
an attack upon Peruvian fort he
was dangerously wounded by she'll
which struck him in the thigh and
and also by sword thrust through
his lungs. He was taken prisoner
by the Peruvians. who treated him
kindly and took such good care of him
that he recovered, although his
wounds we're believed at the time to
be fatal. When he was set at liberty
after the close of the Gillian war he
came to the Northwest and worked
for some years as a contractor. prin-
cipally upon railroad construction.
He came to this county about twenty
FIVE years ago and shortly afterward.
aft 9 r making a trip to Denmark.
bought the fine farm upon which he
resided until the time of his death.
He was married here about twenty
years ago to Miss Christine Marie Kel-
Ter. who survives him. He was a
careful and reliable man In business
matters and was quite well-to-do.
having. besides his fine farm. con-
siderable sum in cash and securities.
He also carried some life insurance.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
STUART ISLAND

Albert Cook was caller at Turn
Point Sunday.
Louis Borchers was caller at the
Cook home Sunday.
A. V. Chevalier and Charles Cook
went to Roche Harbor Saturday.
Ed Chevalier is building a new
lunch for himself on Speiden Island.
Jack Matson returned to Seattle after
spending a week with his fmily on this
island.
Mrs. John Arend went to Roche
Harbor Tuesday and returned We'd
nesday.
Harry Cook is at home again after
working at Roche Har Dor for the past
few months.
Ed Allen and party finished survey
ing the new county road and left here
Friday on the steamer Elmo.
G. Cook sold quantity of wood to
Capt. Chase. of the steamer Elmo,
which will be used for the boat.
Ed Chevalier and Louis Smith made
trip to the county seat Saturday. 60
ing in Mr. Chevalier's launch "Bo
Peep
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Borchers and
daughters Jeanette and Leila. and
son Lawrence made trip to Friday
Harbor Saturday in The launch Turn
Point.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
Beware of Frequent Colds

A succession of colds or protracJ-
ed cold is almost certain to end in
chronic catarrh. from which few per-
sons ever recover. Give every cold
the attention it deserves and you may
avoid this disagreeable disease. How
can you cure a cold? Why not try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy? It is
highly recommended. Mrs. NJ.
White, of Butler. Tenn. says: "Sever-
al years ago | was bothered with my
thI oat and lungs Some one told me
of Chamberlains' Cough Remedy. !
began using it and it relieved me at
once. Now my throat and lungs are
sound and well.' For sale by Friday
Harbor Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

Island
pop. 1850
DOE BAY

liver Matsen went to Bellingham
Monday.
Mr.. Aberg spent day in Bellingham
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Alexander
spent Monday in Bellingham.
Fred Schmidle had his orchard
pruned this week by Mr.. Wilson.
B. c. Viereck returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Bellingham.
j. P. Legbandt returned Monday
from few days visit in Bellingham.
Mr. and Mrs A. J. Biggar enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs Claude Alexan
der at dinner last Sunday.
A. j. Biggar went to Belllngham
Monday via West Sound. stopping
there on his way to transact sore bus
mess.
Miss Estella Smart came from West
Sound Tuesday to spend several weeks
with her grandmother. Mrs. j. NJ.
Nichols.
Mrs. Duncan Bower won the 1st prize
for the best costume worn at the mas
querade ball given here THANKSGIVING
night. The affair was largely attend
ed and good time was had by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Culver went to
Bellingham Saturday. Mr.. Culver
returned home Monday but Mrs. Gull
yer will remain in the city several
days to finish some art work which
! she is doing.
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OLGA

N. B. Davis was BelIingham visi
tor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Lane. of Beach,
are guests at the Moore home.
A Christmas celebration is to be
held at the hotel here on the oath.
Mrs. Andrews and Frances Rice are
expected to spend the holidays here.
VIM. Poyser was here a portion OF
the week shipping his logs to Belline
ham.
Mr.. and Mr.. S. P. Davis will spend
Christmas with relatives in Belling-
ham.
T. D. Van SAINT and family will
spend Christmas with friends in Se-
attic.
Miss Hildebrand, of Bellingham.
ls expected to teach the Olga school
for the next term.
President Rawson, of the Queen
Brick and Lime Co. is expected here
on Saturday. Good progress is being
made with the building operations at
the lime ledge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
DEER HARBOR

VIM. Dewey and bride are now set
tied in their home here.
Miss Lena Stroud was the guest of
Miss Frances Stages Sunday.
Carrie Loos was the guest of Dor
othy Lee Saturday afternoon.
Miss Ina Bayne. of Bellingham, ar
rived here Monday to attend school.
VIM. Norton is making visit here
after several months spent in Walla
Walla.
Mrs. Lee and daughters, of Seattle,
are guests at the home of her sister.
Mrs. D. Murray.
Jennie and Maude Stages, of West
Sound, spent Saturday and Sunday
with their cousins. Frances and
Louise Stages.
A very good Christmas program is
being prepared by the school, which
will be rendered on the evening Of
December 23rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stearns. of Sc
attic, have returned to their home
after spending THANKSGIVING with
Mrs. Stearns' mother, Mrs. Lawson.
A surprise party was given at the
home of Clara Stroud Saturday after
noon in honor Of her fourteenth
birthday. Those present we're Misses
Frances. Louise. Jennie and Maud
Stages, Emma Lawson. Claire Thomas
and Alice Norton.
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SHAW ISLAND SCHOOL NOTES

Mr.. Jones family have moved to
Belllngham. making four pupils less
in school.
There was no school Friday after
noon on account of the teachers meet
ing at Friday Harbor.
The pupils all enjoyed their Tn anks-
giving vacation and we're all ready
for work again Monday.
Three new pupils have entered dur
ing the last month, Iva Glossop.
Lilly Glossop and Ethel Bruins.
Those having perfect attendance and
an average of 80 for the past month
are. Ruth Shaw. Florence Shaw Irene
Shaw, Nellie Hoffman and Arthur
Hoffman.
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EAST SOUND
Hrea 81 So. NJ.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. PrIndle lave
returned home from brief visit in
Seattle.
Mis-. Drought left on Tuesday for
Tacoma. where she will remain for
the winter.
Mrs. Estyn Chalmers and Mrs. Nc
Clure spent Sunday with friends in
the village.
e E. Simpson. N. B. Hutchinson
and Arthur johnson. of Seattle. came
ND the latter part OF the week for a
few days hunting.
The Christmas season is expected
to be very gay at East Sound this
year. as nearly every family is look
ing forward to the return OF some of
its absent mem bers for more or less
lengthy stay.
The hall on Friday evening. given
for the purpose of starting fund for
the building of shorter road up Mt.
Constitution. was an artistic and So
clal success The affair was under the
direction of Frank Dorviller and H.
A. Templin, and reflects great credit
upon their management.
In response to call issued by Pre-
sident Roosevelt urging farmars to
hold district meetings large num-
Der of rauchers met at Odd Fellow VS.
Hall on Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Patterson read an able and exhaustive
paper on ''The Farmers Social Life. -
FL. B. Williams subject was "Good
Roads, and Ben f. Harrison delivered
an address.
No concerted action has yet been
taken toward the organization of a
commercial club-and unless some of
our worthy citizens overcome their
very decided inertia the road will re-
main where it is now. unbuilt. Give
up the warm Preside and daily paper
for one evening and make arrange
ment for the work to be accomplish
ed. 1t is a matter of interest and
benefit to every property owner in
the place and should receive every
ones support.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
SAYS OrCas Island
GravenStein Is Best

"When l want to buy a Craven
stein apple for fancy trade" says j.
III. Ellrath, u Seattle commission man.
in the Sunday Post-Intellieencer, 81
do not go to the widely advertised
districts to get my stock. Instead l
make trip to the San Juan islands
and on Orcas island particularly am
always able to buy Gravenstein apples
that are better than any others grown
in the state.
Mr.. Ellrath is now the senior mem
Der of Western avenue commission
house. and was an apple buyer for ten
years.. In that capacity he travelled
through all the apple districts of the
state and is considered an authority
on apples by other men on the street.
According to Mr.. Ellrath. the best
apples grown on the Sound are picked
in San Juan county orchards. the Bell
flowers and King varieties doing par
ticularly we'll on account of peculiar
conditions of soil and climate, and
the Gravenstein is outdoing both.
"The Puget Sound Gravenstein is
the best of it's variety in the state"
Mr.. Ellrath is quoted as saying. cit
has good color. good shape. It is
firm. large and juicy, and has as good
reputation as has the Wenatchee
Spitzenburg or other varieties which
are adapted to climatic conditions on
the eastern side of the mountains.
"The quantity of apples grown in
the Orcas island orchards is small as
vet. and there is an unexcelled oppor
tunity for man with small capital
to engage in fruit farming in San
Juan county. About 5000 boxes
of apples were shipped from the is
lands this year and they were con
sumed in Everett. Bellingham and
Seattle. When more apples are rails
ed and when they are as extensively
advertised and exploited as other
apples are. then Washington will have
another apple district to add to
those already in the state.
zone of the chief drawbacks to the
Sound apples is that early settlers
planted trees In any old way. took no
care Of the trees. and as a result apple
pests obtained foothoId that the hor-
ticulturists have had hard time in
shaking off. The newcomer has done
good work, and by spraying and
pruning and careful selection is rapid
ly Kidding the islands of pests.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
DOLPHIN BAY

DR.. Hiatt. of Olga visited Dolphin
Bay Monday
Capt. Weldon, of Orcas. was Dol
phin Bay visitor Monday.
Alfred Bull was the guest of his
brother Robert Sunday evening.
John Penson was the guest of W.
A. Jones and Lewis Allen Saturday
afternoon.
Nurceis Iotte will soon have big
cattle ranch He traded one COW for
two again with Capt. WELDON. CT Or.
cas-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Allen and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bull and son spent Saturday evening
at Joseph IOtte's.
w. d. Schmuck returned Thursday
from across the bay where he had been
working for week with his team,
hauling lumber for the new lime com
pany.
very enjoyable surprise party
was given at the home of G. W. Wool.
ard Sartuday evening by a number of
old friends. Mr.. Woodland was at
West Sound attending lodge when the
crowd got there but they soon got
word to him By phone. and he hurried
home and found the crowd enjoying
themselves dancing. which was kept
Gp until a late hour.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

You know as well as anyone when you
need something to regulate your system.
If your bowels are sluggish, your food
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. It al
ways relieves. IS cents, Tea or Tablets.
Friday Harhor Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
For Eczema letter and Salt Rheum

The intense itching characteristic
of these ailments is almost instantly
alIayed by Cham beralin's Salve. Many
severe cases have been cured by it..
For sale by Friday Harbor Drug
Co
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

When winds shrek high in fiendish glee,
And enters winter with his key
Protect yourself from disease be free
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Friday HarhOr Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

FOR SALE-Pure bred Jersey
Bull Calf. Solid fawn, black tongue
ana switch. Dam tests 60, gave
Qua lbs. 6 OF. butter fat last wear.
rice low for quick sale. W. 81.
Mawdsley. Orcas.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

Fresh Fruits, Choice CONNECTION
cry. Cigars and Tobacco at McCrary
& Bakers Billiard and Pool room.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

FOR SALE-Cream separator
in good condition. Will exchange
for produce. Separator may be seen
and priced at briggs store.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

This is the season of decay and weaken
ed vitality; good health is hard to retain.
Ii you'd retain yours, fortify your system
with HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea,
the surest way. 30 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Friday Harbor Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

See Nash it you want to insure your
house, barn or furniture. 5-12-tf
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

For Bread. Buns etc.. go to
McCrary & Bakers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12
Lopez leland
RICHARDSON
Hrea 70 0q.Mtles
Pop. $50

Mrs. Capt Schroeder has gone away
for short visit in Seattle.
A. D. Davis has finished hauling
wood for Hodgson & Graham.
Mrs. Wheeler has returned from q
weeks visit with her parents in Bel
bingham.
W. A. Graham is reported little
better. He has gone to Seattle Tor
medical attendance.
There was quite q nice surprise par
ty given Friday evening IN honor OF
Miss Hazel Wilson'S birthday.
Captain j. A. Buchanan, OF the
launch Skip Jack, and Geo Walrod
arrived safely at Richardson. having
struck only q few boulders en- route.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-12

FOR SALE-Good Work Team.
harness and wagon cheap. Inquire
at Islander Office.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-14

some time. Another younger woman
climbing "a particularly mountainous
road has had a severe fall One of
our members, after a single year OF
| faithful service has been called to her
Heavenly home. She told me on her
death bed how she longed to go back
to her circuit, gather the women about
her and tell them once more the story
of the Christ love. But all of these
things are only battle scars-IMFIRNl-
ITIES-in which we glory, that the
POWER of Christ may rest upon us.
One of our women has gone with
three little children to our farthest
off appointment where the darkness
is so dense. The two older children
care for the baby. while the mother
goes off on her daily itineraries. The
children of this wild, turbulent, fish
ing village are not especially kind 20
these little care-takers and they, too
often bear in their bodiedS the marks
of the Lord Jesus. The patient father
is toiling on as best he can at home
making the long distance to see his
wife and babies as often as he can
get away from his nets and fishing
He is lonely, and she and the children
are enduring great hardness for the
sake of the Kingdom, and yet, how
gladly they bear it all for the sake of
being in the work of the Master. Ia
thinking of the persistent assault these
women are making, under great diff
culties, and in great HUMAN weak
ness, against the strong holds of Sa-
tan | am reminded of the words of
the Book.
For We see your calling, brethren,
how that not many wise men, after
the flesh, not many mighty, not many
noble are called: But God hath chos-
en- the weak things of the world TO
confound the things which are nigh
ty and base things of the world, and
things which are despised, yea, and
things which are not, to bring TO
naught things that are: That no flesh
should glory in his presence
MAMIE GLASSBURNER
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-14
MISSION WORK !.
in THE FAR EAST
A DETAILED STATEMENT OF MISSION
WORK In CHINA.
MISS CLASSBURNER'S LETTER.
Curious Chinese Customs Related. Mich En-
couragement to Workers.

Haitang, via Foochow, China, July
"a, 190S-Dear Friend and Co-worker:
| want you to glance in turn at
each department of our work, that you
may the better bear us up in a wider
sympathy and in more definite and
purposeful asking at the throne of
grace, for the things that we so great
ly need.
First-and what should come first?
The Romanized Station Class perhaps
since it certainly deals with some
very crude material, and no doubt,
what you would like to hear most is
what it has done for some of the
women whose lives it has touched.
Here is little woman from our own
Tang-tau village. whose husband is as
far removed from being an intelligent
Christian as one could be and still be
called an inquirer" He was never
sure for two days in succession wheth-
er he wanted his little wife to study
OR not, but there was no such waver-
ing on her part. She endured bravelv
the seedlings and threatenings that
fell to her lot and in spite of many
interruptions and distractions, she got
the RomaniZed system so we'll in a
single term that she could use her
hymn book quite readily The second
term her husband declared that she
could not come again, so she is work
ing patiently away at home, coming to
church when ever she is allowed, able
to sing the praise of her God, and best
of all is that during her stay with us
the Holy Spirit touched her heart so
that even in the midst of her loneli-
ness she is yet mot alone"
Then there is an old lady, "Auntie
we call her. Her eyes were faded
when she came to us, so she could
only read the very largest characters
that are printed. but how she did long
to know more of 1.-The Doctrine" AS
the words, "As o Lord my God" When
l think of her there comes to mind
the words, "As the hart panteth after
the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee, o Lord my Cod" When We
examined her class in our little book
of Scripture texts she did better than
any of the younger women. So she
has kept on, one character at a time
f(for her eyes We're too clouded to dis
tinguish the letters of the Romanized
AlphabeD until she has read the Cos
pei of John, the Acts of the Apostles
the Catechism, over two hundred
hymns, as we'll as one or two books OF
the Old Testament. How earnestly
she prays. We cannot keep her long
er now but must let some one else
have her place but we know she will
never cease 10 be a light in the dark
ness of the little village to which she
goes. We cannot but thank God fol
the opportunities that have been hers
and pray that the Station-class may
do for many many other hungerine
ones, just what ii has done for Aunt
ie.''
o Saeng is another one, whose story
] should like TO ten YOU She come
to us practically a heather woman, fol
though her mother was a Christian
she had herself been bettothed into
a heather family In hr oarly 9iil
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-14
Lame Back.

This ailment is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles of the
small of the back, and is quickly cur
ed by applying Chamberlain Limi-
ent two or three times day and
massaging the parts at each applica-
ton. For sale by Phi. A. Schlum-
berger. Ala
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Farm For Rent.

l have $50 acre farm for rent
four miles southeast of Kenwood
Good buildings. Nearly all land un-
der pillow. Address VIM. Topf. of
Charter Oak. 35-tf
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The Training School chooses its ma
teria from the Station-class. OF our
thirty Hai-tang Day-school teachers
and Bible-women twenty-one have
| been prepared for service in the
Woman's Training School. This branch
of our work has grown out of a great
emergency. When people We're dying
| no one to go to them, how could We
wait for the children of Christian par
ents to grow up and be educated and
then grow to the age when a Chinese
woman may with propriety go about
teaching. The Kings business requir-
ed haste and these schools We're es-
tablished, wherein Christian WOMEN
whose circumstances permitted could
take a four years course that would
prepare them to tell the Gospel story,
or to teach a group of children. where
ever there We're those whose parents
We're willing.
| Yes, there are announcements to
the work. The women pursue their
course in the midst of hindrances un-
dreamed of by our American woman
hood. Then most of them did not be-
come Christians until they were
women. Their habits and modes OF
thought are SO much more fixed than
those of the girls, that it takes great
work with them. Often times, be-
cause of family cares, woman must
drop out of school for term, year,
or it may be for EVER This is dis
couraging to her patron as Well as to
her missionary, and yet do not think
that her training has been in vain.
of Our spring term. 1t was Il sore dis
appointment, but one day, she came
into my study to tell me of her home
life. Her family was the only Chris
tian family in the village. But she
had been going about from house to
house telling them of the Doctrine as
ing glad to listen. One houshold had
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The Washington times., 1908-09-19
PROPOSALS.

OFFICE of the Commissioners. D. c., Wash
ingtcn. DC, September 16., I90S-Sealed pro-
posais will be received at this office until
Thursday. September "A. 1905. at o'clock
D. m for furnishing terra Gotta sewer pipe
ana branches during the remaining portion Of
The fiscal year ending June 30. 1893. Specif-
cations. blank forms Of proposals. and all
necessary information may be obtained at
the Office Of the Property Clerk D. c.
HENRY B. +. MCFARLAND WILLIAM
KELLY tAeting), Commissioners, d. c
seIS, 1871
OFFICE OF the Constructing Quartermaster.
Tszorua Sub-StatlOn. Washington. d c.
e,e 1tember Is, 190S.-Sealed proposals, in trip
licate subject 10 the usual conditions, Will be
received here until i O'CLOCK NOON
STANDARD TINE. OCTOBER II. 1905. and
Their. opened. for the furnishing and installing
Combination Gas and Electric Fixtures at the
Walter Reed Army General Hospital Wrsh-
fngton y. 9 Plans. specifications blank
proposals and further information furnished
on application- T. s reserves right to reject
or accept any or all bids or any part thereof
Proposals 10 be marked Proposals for Gas
and Electric Light Fixtures and addressed
to H. L PETTUS. Constructing Quarter
master. sells. l9, u, 22oc15,I
The Washington times., 1908-09-19

HOMES or EASY TERMS
WITHIN ONE CAR FARE CAPITAL OR
CITY AND SUBURBAN LINE. . MN
UTES FROM TREASURY.
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suBURBAN AND FARM PRoPERrY.

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farm purchase IN Maryland unless your title
Is guaranteed by a certificate Of MARYLAND
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