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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29
A Reliable Dry Goods Firm

The ladies of the county will be
interested in the advertisement of
Montague & McHuRh of Bellingham.
on page eight of this paper. Every
representation made by this firm may
be depended upon az absolutely reli-
able. Montague & McHugh have been
in business ON BellInRham bay for
nearly twenty years. and have lone
been the most extensive dealers in the
state north of Seattle, in the various
lines comprising their great stock.
Their beautiful new store is one OF
the finest in the Northwest. Mail or
ders are promptly and carefully at
tended tu and samples of piece goods
are cheerfuIly furnished if requested.
They are not seeking to encroach up
on the trade of local merchants. but
desire to increase the number OF their
already numerous customers IN this
county for goods which cannot be OBJ
tained at home.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29
Prizes Awarded San
Juan County Exhibits

w. j. Court returned from Seattle
on Monday. having completed his
work as superintendent of the San
Juan exhibit at the A.-Y.-P Fair.
ALI OF the exhibits were brought back
here last Friday on the steamer Rosa.
lie. except q few specimens of fruit.
grains and grasses. which Mr.. Court.
at the request of the Great North
ern Railway Co., turned over to tnem
to be used for exhibition purposes.
In the matter of prizes. this county
tared well, as is clearly shown by the
list of awards which we publish in
full as follows:
Gold Medal-San Juan County.
Grains. grasses and forage plants. j..
6. Smedburg. of West Sound, fruit
and vegetables.
Silver Medal j. T. r. Wotton,
of Friday Harbor. Vegetables, Peter
Bostian, of East Sound. Tobacco leaf.
Corban E. Judd, of East Sound. Fruit
and Vegetables.
Bronze Medal Corban E. Judd
East Sound, Cherries. William Ho.
gan, of Orcas. Pears. Sam Wilson. of
Richardson, Vegetables. w. W.Scott
of Deer Harbor, Fruits. MRS. 6. N.
Culver. cf Doe Bay. Oil painting.
Mrs H. L. Atkins. of West Sound
Oil paintings. Jack Douglas, Friday
Harbor. Eagle and Deer heads. Owls
and pbeasants. G. Il. Adkins. of
West Sound, Turnip. GeurRe Myers,
of Orcas. Fruit. George Randalls, of
Friday Harbor, Frui. and vegetables
James Crook. of Roche Harbor. Cher
ries. San Juan County. Lime and
Lime rock Geo. F Burroughs. East
Sound. Fruit and vegetables Hans P.
Hanson, East Sound. Fruits. W. j
Court, East Sou,d General display
of San Juan County g products.
Homo rable Mention. Mrs. Cecil
Willis. of OLGA. Curios. William Ros
Ter. of Friday Harbor, Potatoes Nor
man Frazier. Friday Harbor. Potatoes.
O. Van Moorhem. Orcas. Apples.
Charles Lawson. Orcas, Apples; Joe
Vetter. West Sound. Apples: Peter
LaPlant, Orcas. Vegetables: Vernon
Curtis, Lopez, Pears; s. W. r. Daily.
Seattle, Lime rock and lime; Glass
684 Marble; Wallace Bolton. Richard
son, Apples.
In the Womans' department. the
following awards we're made: Gold
medal, Mrs. Charles Wood, ArRyl le.
Batten berg collar; Silver medals. Mrs.
S. D. Martin, Friday Harbor. Lunch
Cloth: Mrs. Fl. W. TempliD, Eas:
Sound, knitted bed spread: Bronze
medal, Miss Mabel Broder. Friday
Harbor. Center piece Honorable men
tion. Miss Louise Wallberg. Fri..ay
Harbor, Water Colors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29
School Notes

Arthur Wright entered school on
Monday.
Miss Louise Wallberg visited school
on Friday afternoon.
This being examination week, the
pupils are busy reviewing their les
sons.
These 1intery days seem to have a
sleepy effect on the parents of the
children in the grammar school. or
tne clocks must gain an hour or two
each DAY, especially in the forenoon.
Let's be up and doing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

Total .Oo373
1t does not look, however as though
any blame can be attached to the
commissioners upon any of these
items. We a:e indebted to Prosecut
ing Attorney Morris for the follow
ing clear statement of the reasons for
the increase:
''The raise in the State levies is a
matter over which the county anthor.
tiles have absolutely no control. The
amount of the levy being fixed at
Olympia by the state officials and
certified to the commissioners. the
law does not p1emiu them to alter the
amounts so fixed. While this in not
true in regard to the State HorticuI
tural fund, nevertheless the amount
of this levy vas fixed under the In
structions of the Attorney General
TIE raise of one half mill for the
county current fund was necessary for
the reason that this fund no longer
receives the saloon license fees. as
has been the case heretofore. These
amount to s21OO.OO. and ara now
paid to the tom OF Friday Harbor.
The eApenses Of the county are hgur
ed at the same sum approx omately for
1909 as for 1908. In order to meet
the expenses incurred by the county's
exhibit at the Exposition it was nec-
essary to raise the A. Y. P. fund one
tenth of one mill over 1908. This
is an expenditure that no tax payer
should object to as the benefits that
will accrue to the county generally
from its exhibit will repay all hun
dred fold. Finally, under the 1909
session laws, the comm issioners we're
obliged, by its express terms, to levy
five mills for school purposes. This
is new tax, bnt it really causes the
property owner no hardship for the
reason that special school levies are
correspondingly decreased.
"ln view of the reasons stated
ABOVE 1t does not look as .Ough any
possible charge of extravagance can
be laid at the door of the county
board.
'In some OF the school districts
there are also increased levies, but
these depended entirely upon the e.
nancial condition of the several dis
tricts. matter which is under the
control of the directors and not the
commissioners. In the case of the
ruad districts, those living within the
same are directly benefited by what
ever raise there may be, for the rea-
son that Improvement of the roads is
g tirely proportionate with the
amount of taxes paid.''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29
No License for second Mates

The decision of Capt. T. P. Deer
ing and Chief T. J. Heeney, acting
United States steam boat inspectors,
in declaring several of the Puget
Sound Navigation Company and asso-
ciated companies to be illegally oper-
ated owing to the fact that they CAR
ried only one licensed mate when
their certificates called for two mates.
has been declared to be unjustif1ed
by Supervising Inspector John Berm-
ingham. of San Francisco, to whom
the case was appealed by the defend
ant steamship company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29
Reasons For Increase
In Taxes This Year

Considerable comment has been
heard throughout the county on a.
count of the raise in the tax levies
for the year 1909 over the year l9oo.
That takes for the coming year will be
considerably higher is plainly anpar-
ent from the following comparative
schedule of the 1908 and 1909 levles
for State and county general funds.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

The Friday Harbor Packing Co.
closed it's seasons work OF packing
saImun last Tuesday evening Wild
aboue 65, 900 cases to it's credit. Ine
women and girls were paid OFF IN 1uli
and the com pany very graciously pre-
sented each with box OF choice can
dies.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

W. q. Dawson. of Lopez. was
brought to Friday Harbor on Iuesoay
by John Holman. to be tried Tor ID
sanity. Court Commissioner Garter
adindoed him insane and committed
him to the asylum.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

Miss Jessie SandWith. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sandwitb. mar :
rowly escaped serious injury on Mon
day. when her horse became frighten-
cd and ran away, overtIrn'ng ana
completely wrecking the EuRRy.
Miss Sandwith escaped with a few
bruises.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

Albert Jensen has been busy this
week laying concrete walks at his and
bis sisters new home.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

Mrs. Baumgartner and son, who
have been visiting DIR. and Mrs. Mus
cott. left on Tuesday for their home
at San Diego. Cal. They we're ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. O.
Robe and two children. who have just
come down from their home at Daw-
son, Yukon Territory. Mr.. Robe is a
son of the late Brig. Gen. Robe, U. s.
A.. and Mrs. Robe is the daughter
of Mrs. Baumgartner.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. BuRRe enter
tained Miss Ranvi BugRe. OF sequlm,
for q few days last week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29

Mr.. Newhall aud his guest. Mr..
Swensen. of Boston, went to Bellina
ham Tuesday to visit the government
bulb farm near there. They return
ed Thursday. Mr. Swensen is so de-
lighted with the Sound country that
he intends to remain and is now look
ing for home location. He has
been employed for many years in q
big Boston carpet house and at one
time owned large orange grove in
Florida.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29
Must Elect FuII
Set of Officers

The town council met in regular
session last Tuesday evening with the
may or. CLERK, and Courcilmeu Church
ill, Carter, and BuRee present. absent
Councilmen Mckinnis and Douglas.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
At the request of Mayor Gould.
City Attorney Frank P. Christensen
tIed with the council written opin
ion regarding the city election and
set ut rest all ideas as to whether or
not any of the present officers could
hold over The statute provides that
the first set of officers chosen shall
hold only until the regular annual
election which is held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
December, (this year on the 7th.
when it will be necessary to elect q
mayor. treasurer and f1ve councilmen,
the clerk and marshal being appojn-
tive otf1cers.
Marshal Williams fled new bond
naming DR.. George s. Wright and F
N. Culver as sureties, which was ap-
proved.
The Western Mills and Lumber Co..
in reply to request from the fire.
water and light committees. submit
ted proposition for operating fire
pump. Action in the matter was
deferred until later date.
Bills we're allowed and warrants
ordered drawn As follows:
@. M. Tucker. treasurer's
commissions SO. 40
The Islander Co.. notices pub
lisbed 5 90
E. S. Pease. drayInR l.OO
City Treasurer G. NJ. Tucker filed his
report for the quarter ending Septem :
ber 80. showing balance of So, $50. II
Warrants in the amount of 1921. 1S
we're paid during the quarter.
The Marshal was authorized to en-
ploy two deputies for Halloween night
should be deem snch action necessary.
deed to the city of small strip
of land on Spring street was filed by
Mrs. Nichols and, family. also plat
of tile new Nichols addition to the
town of Friday Harbor. The matter
was laid over until the next meeting
of the council so Ehat all members Ut
the council may pass upon it.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-10-29
Not Unlawful to
Draw Small Checks

The Islander, in its issue of Octo-
Der 8. contained an article headed
| 'Checks for Less than One Dollar
| illegal. !" The same item appeared
in many other papers, in various sec.
tions of the United States, and caused
bankers and people doing business
with them. to "sit up and take no.
tice." President Gould. of the San
Juan County Bank. always mindful
OF the best interests of his patrons.
wrote the treasury department. at
Washington, for information on the
subject. as follows:
Friday Harbor. Wash. Oct. 18th.
To The Honorable Secretary of the
Treasury.
Washington, D. G.
Dear SIR
Enclosed herewith l beg to hand
you clipping from a recent issue OF
local paper will be very great
ly Obliged if you will have the klnd-
uess to inform me if the statements
therein contained are correct. A
number of our customers have been
in the habit of drawing checks on
this bank for sums less than one dol
lar and it ia for their protection that
this inquiry is made.
Thanking you in advance, Il have
the honor to remain.
Respectfully yours.
Gene G. Gould
President.
In reply to the above he has re-
ceived the following. which is self
explanatory:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office o: the Secretary
Washington. Oct. 21, 1909.
President San Juan County Bank,
Friday Harbor. WASHINGTON.
Sir:
In reply reply to your letter Of the
18th. instant. asking tor information
concerning the law prohibitinG the
drawing of a check for less Sum
than one dollar. l enclose herewith
a copy of Department letter of the
4th instant addressed to Hon George
P. Lawrence. explaining the law re-
ferred to and the construction placed
thereon bv the Treasury Department.
Respectfully.
G d. Hllles.
Acting Secretary.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office of the Secretary
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.1909
Hon. George P. Lawrence,
North Adams, Mass.
Sir:
l have to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 2nd. instant. re-
questing a copy of the new law pro-
hibitinx the drawing of checks for
u less sum than one dollar which will
90 into effect January /, 1910, and
that copy be sent to the Judd Pa
per Company of Holyoke, Mass.
The law referred to is Sec. J78 OF
the new penal code approved March
4th, 1909. 1t is not new law but q
reproduction of an old one in codify-
ing, revising and amending the crim-
inal code of the United States; see
Sec. 2, Act of July II, 1862, Statutes
at large Vol. IL, p. 80 ;also. Sec. *583
Revised Statutes of the United States.
1t does not make it unlawful to issue
a check for less sum than 81 except
it be "intended to circulate as money
or to be received or used in lieu of
lawful money or the United States.o
A bank check is an order on q
banker to pay particular sum OF
1t is not designed to be put
in circulation as substitute for
money, and therefore. there is no CON-
fiict with this ancient law in issuing
such checks for any amount however
small. This has been the construu-
tion place upon this law by the
Treasury Department from the pass
age of the act in 1862 down to the
present moment.
The Department has no copies of
the law for distribution.
Respectfully.
G. D. Hilles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05
MANNING CORRESPONDENT
Pythian Delegates Were Charmed
With Charleston Hospitality

Manning, May 31.-Rev. c. w.
Blanchard has returned from Louis
vile, Kentucky. where he has been
in attendance at the Baptist conven-
tor
Mr.. Edwin L. johnson. w:u has
beer attending the 9uresta .reek
Academy. North Carolina, has re-
toned home for the sGmmer.
j. d. d. G. c. j. McSwain Woods
on his return from Cha 'leston. ex-
pressed himself in the mos glowing
terms of the splendid hospitality ex-
tenGec TO the knights Of Pyth,as at
t"eir recent convention. ny The people
OF Charleston and she was surely the
banner city of the nation when il
came to entertaining large bodies of
representatives. The courtesy of the
men was only equalled by the beauty
o. the women and his departure was
saddened at the thought of leaving
behind him so many fair maidens.
p. c. c. and c. c. of Clarendon
Lodge, No. 173 s. Oliver O'Bryan was
equally grateful at the magnificent
hospitality extended the knights.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05

Max. June 3.-Mr. Meats Of New
berry. was the guest of Mr.. w. y.
Goodman for few days recently
Mrs. r. c. Severence and daughters
OF Timmonsville. spent last Sunday
with DIR. and Mrs. T. II. Kelly.
Mrs. f.. NJ. Hicks left yesterday to
visit her daughter. Mrs. T. II. Har-
rison, of Gaffney. She will also at
tended commencement of Furman
University. where two of her sons
Messrs. Wilbur and Elijah Hicks, are
students. The former will graduate.
Miss Annie Truluck is with her sis
ter, Mrs. Lena Truluck. whose eldest
son. Billie Is very sick
Mr.. Elijah Mott. is very sick.
There has been several slight cases
OF sickness.
Relatives of Mr.. S. G. Moore re-
ceived the sad intelligence of his sud-
den death. at his home I'm Texas, on
the 18th instant. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
were natives of this county, but have
been residents OF Texas for 25 years
They were of large families. Each Of
their parents raised thirteen children
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05
DALZEIILI.

We are having ideal grass growing
weather now and the farmers have
all they can do to keep it under con-
troll, and we see some we feel sure
has about got the best of the man
ayers, for the grass is about five in
ches high and we all have all we
can do. The frequent rains we are
having makes it hard to control
The oats are about all gathered and
the crop generally has been a splen-
did one.
Corn is looking very we'll and we
have a large acreage planted this
year. Mr.. w. d. Carson has about
as pretty field of corn as your cor
respondent has seen this year.
Cotton that has been worked up
is looking WELL but there is a consi-
derable acreage we see badly in the
grass. Vegetables are plentiful and
Of good quality
The work on the new Methodist
church is progressing satisfactorily and
1t will be far the incest church in this
section when completed, and will add
much to Dalzell and the surrounding
country.
Mr.. E. p. Scarborough has his new
addition to his house nearly complet-
ed.
The Third Quarterly Conference
for the Providence charge, was held
at Providence on Saturday. Presid-
ing Elder w. T. Duncan preached a
good sermon after which dinner was
served on the church grounds, after
which the business session Of the Con-
ference was held, which was enjoyed
by all present, all the churches Of the
charge being represented except Be-
thesda.
Miss Katie DeVaux, who has been
teaching school near Dalzell for the
past year, returned to her home in
Summerville, S. c., on Wednesday,
the End.
Miss Clara Martin, who has been
attending Clifford Female Seminary
at Union, S. c., returned home on
Wednesday.
Preaching at Providence M. E,
church next Sunday at II o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05

Pinopolis. May 31.- have thought
fsr some time would write you from
Dsrkeley. but have put of from time
- time.
am pleasantly situated at Pino-
pciis. beautiful village. We have
shrec churches. a good school and
daiiy mail. Most all the farmers who
own the large plantations In Berkeley
County, summer here. 1t IL not con-
ssdered healthy on the farm. We
don't see any cause for this except
the water. We have lime stone water
which ID UNIT for use. There are sew
srai artesian wells here. but not
snough TO be Of special benefit. There
- . nice well at Chicora. just three
Diles from our farm. We use water
from II In the winter and have good
water at Pinopolis in the summer.
Some OF the best people in the
STATE live here. The land is good and
labor plentiful. The worst drawback
60 farming 10 the stock law. Some
sections Of the county are open. that
y the stock run at large all the year.
me rest Of the county the stock run
IN the fields from the 18th Of Novem
ber to the 18th Of March. A curse to
Any farm. They come in by hundreds
and eat out everything that should
De piowed In for manure. You don't
have TO buy land here to raise stock.
1sst buy stock and raise on some one
o,se's land.
Farmers here are thirty years be-
hnnd the times. They plant corn on
= bed. plant potatoes and drop cotton.
- they did thirty years ago. They
lave nne corn in the spring. but I'm
- summer II "firss'' and makes very
Utus.
We have had fiie rain here In the
Dast few days. but We had very little
MN In May.
We expect to send the Item cot
- bloom in ten days or two weeks
- the least.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05

ed diplomas to Miss Annie Rutledge
and Messrs. Julian Scarborough and
Allston James. Quite a number of
Manning's young people attended
these commencement exercises. All
of the teachers, excepting Miss Ida
Scarborough of this place, left on the
following day for their respective
homes. We hear with regret that so
few of these will return another ses-
sion.
Miss DesChamps of Wisacky has
been visiting her friend, Miss Bertha
G. Davis of this place.
Miss Marie Fewel, of Rock HILL has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. b. c.
Ragin.
Mr.. l.. 3. Martin. of Port Harrel-
son. s. c., spent several days in town
last week.
Misses Madge and Christine Cosk-
rey, Sue and Cora Cantey have re-
turned from the Columbia College sor
,heir summer vacation.
Misses Louise and Margie Scar
borough, who have been teaching in
the Manning graded school, are at
home for the summer.
Miss Sallie Anderson has returned
from Rock Hill. where she attended
the commencement exercises of Win
thrOp College.
Dr. and Mrs. a. F. Doty spent a
few days last week with relatives at
Durant, S. C.
Miss Eta SCARBOROUGH has return
ed from the Greenville Female Col
lege.
Messrs. Shore. Haynsworth and
Rowland, of Sumter, spent Thursday
in town.
The Timmonsvile baseball team is
expected this afternon, and a match
game will be played on the local dia-
mond with the Summerton school
team. A series Of games was played
last week with Bishopville, all three
of which were taken by the home
team.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05
REMBERTs.

Rembert, June 3.-Farm work
Is again at a standstill. owing to too
much rain. still the crops are look
ing we'll, and should the weather
clear. and they can be worked up.
the prospect Is encouraging.
1 Oats are all harvested and the land
is being planted. some in cotton,
corn and broadcast peas.
Our music teacher. Miss Annie AL
ford. will give recital to her music
class Tuesday evening, sth inst. at s
O'Clock In the auditorium room OF
Rafting Creek High School building.
and the public Is cordially invited to
attend. A very pretty program has
been selected, and those who are
lovers of music will enjoy a pleas
ant social evening and I trust large
attendance will be present and see
what progress can be accomplished
In this the first year. by the little
school girls.
Don't forget that Children's Day will
be observed here at McLeod's church
Saturday. June 18th. The Sunday
School here has invited the Rethes-
da school. also the Pisgah Sunday
School. and basket picnic will be
held on the church grounds, and af-
ter dinner several speakers will talk
Oh Sunday School work.
Prof. Henry c. Davis. of the South
Carolina University, came over from
Columbia last Monday and delivered
I'm his pleasing manner very fine
address on High School work. and
what Is being accomplished in the ru-
raj high schools Of the State. am
very sorry that owing to the press of
time among the farmers at this sea-
son Of the yaar only a small audi
ence were present to hear this scho-
larry address.
Miss Amelia Howard. of Claussen.
Florence Co., and Miss Elizabeth
White. of Sumter. are on a visit tc
their uncle, Mr.. w. c. Harllee here.