The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-05
EAST SOUND
Hrea 81 90. N

Friday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Smith left on
Monday evening for business trip
10 Friday Harbor.
Al orchestra OF stringed instru-
mente is one of the new features to be
given at the minstrel show.
Mrs. John L. Whitley and Miss
Benson, of FRIDAY Harbor. are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cramer.
Many applications for East Sound
tide lands have lately been made and
as a result sale will be held at Fri
day Harbor in April.
Mr.. Gafford has begun tee planting
of his eighty acre orchards to which
the latest and most approved methods
of scientific farming will be applied.
Mr.. and Mrs j. M. Shea. VINO re-
Gently sold their place to w. h.
Smith. have gone for visit to Sedro
WuoIley. They will later move to
Idaho where tney will hereafter re-
side.
Word was received here during the
week of the death of Mrs. S. j. War
rem. of Monroe. Mrs. Warren was
the wife of the former pastor of the
Methodist church and lived at East
Sound for two years.
Election for a school director will
be held at the school house on Satur-
day. Will Langell is the only candi-
date who has so far declared himself.
and unless dark horse is being
groomed somewhere, he will receive
a heavy vote.
That the mountain road is not
purely local affair is demonstrated
by the interest shown by outside par
ties. Contributions of money are
still being made. One of the latest
is $1,000 received on Monday from
two Seattle gentlemen.
Work was begun on Monday on
the new mountain road. Three eights
of mile was slashed. and the men
who composed the party declare them
selves greatly pleased with the road
as mapped. The work is unexpected
ly easy and the grades surprisingly
light.
Miss Davies entertained the young
er set at very pleasant party at the
Odd Fellows hall on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Luther Sutherland, Mr..
and Mrs. E. W. Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. s. Donohue and DIR. and
Mrs. l. M. Harrison were the chaper-
ones.
Mrs. Judd read very interesting
paper on ''The Negro Question" and
Mrs. Hill gave a demonstration of In
dian rug weaving at the last meeting
of the Msdrona club. Mrs. Luther
Sutherland was the hostess for the
day. Miss Templin will entertain at
the next meeting.
The Citizens club and the Madro-
ma club have prepared a memorial to
our representatives from this county
requesting them to secure an appro-
priation for the purchase Of the Prin-
die property. on Mt. Constitution.
The tract comprises 800 acres, and in
cludes the spring and the desirable
camping places. Mr.. Prindle agrees
to sell for 81, OOO-and HIS word is
good.
Arrangements are being made for
"bee" on the Mt. Constitution road
on Saturday. March .13. Every man
or boy who can work, and every wo-
man or girl who can cook or serve is
asked to make an effort to be pre-
sent. AS the road is matter of in
terest to every citizen. each one should
feel it his duty to contribute either
time, money or effort to its accom-
plishment.
The Madrona club library was open-
ed to the public on Saturday after
noon. with Mrs. Blaine in temporary
charge. The library will be open
each Saturday afternoon from 2 to
4: 80. Any responsible person is ell
gible to take books. and the only fee
will be from fines collected from pa
irons for books mutilated or over
due. Books may be kept two weeks.
One of the members of the Madrons
club will be present each Saturday.
Mrs. Butxon will be in charge March
6.
Mrs. G. B. briggs, of Friday Har-
Cor. representative OF the women's
interests of San Juan county at the
A. Y P. Exposition. expects to be
at East Sound within a short time,
when she will endeavor to arouse a
greater degree of enthusiasm among
the ladies here. So far. the project
has been regarded with the greatest
apathy. no one. apparently. devoting
either time or attention to it. The
benefits of a full and complete display
for this locality should not be over.
looked. as this is an advertising
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