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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-11

H. V. Smith for cheap lots.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-11
November Banner Month.

Up to the present time Novem-
Der is the banner month for mar
riage licenses, seventeen having
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
School Notes

Miss Hattie Francis taught the pu-
pills in the primary room Monday
and Tuesday, Miss Mcneil not get
ing back in time from Bellingham.
where she spent Thanksgiving with
her parents.
The intermediate room secured the
banner for attendance last month. en-
titling them to one-fourth of day
holiday.
Florence Barris has entered school
again after an absence Of one month.
The grammar grade and high school
rendered an interesting program on
November "a. the day before Thanks
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
Caucus Held to
Nominate Candidates

Pursuant to call posted by g.. A.
Ludwig a caucus was held at the court
house last Friday evening for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
municipal offices to be voted upon at
the regular city election to be held
next Tuesday. Mr.. Ludwig called
the meeting to order and asked for
the election uf chairman. The or
ganization was perfected by the eiec-
tion of Fred. Peasley as chairman.
and Virgil Frits as secretary, Mr.
Morris. who acted as temporary secre-
tary asking to be excused or the
ground that he was not registered
voter. Attorney Morris advised the
chairman that it would be necessary
to designate some party organization
in order to certify the candidates and
get their names upon the ticket. where
upon Mr.. Ludwig proposed the name
of "Non Partisan Progressive Citizens
Ticket" which was adopted. Nomi
nations we're called for mayor and the
name of Jos. S. Groll, who was alb
sent. was suggested and voted upon.
Uf the f1fty or more present only sew
enteen voted: Mr.. Morris stating that
any who voted that night would be
disqualified from voting at another
caucus which might possibly be held
later. Other nominations were made
with the following result For treasur-
er. Loyal B. Larson and for council
men. VIM. Fowle, Martin Nichols. @,
H. Baker, B. O. Cahail and G. B.
briggs.
Another caucus has been called for
this evening when a second ticket
will be placed in the field.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03

Apropos of the complaints and cri-
ticisms indulRed in by people who
were passengers upon the gasoline
launch Yankee Doodle when she ran
upon the Peapod rocks. in Rosario
strait. Monday night. Deputy Customs
Collector Culver. of this port, says
"While 7 congratulate the crew
and passengers of the launch upon
their escape from what might have
been very serious disaster. do not
feel that the passengers are en-
titled to any great amount of sympa-
thy because of the discomfort that
they experienced during the hours
that they were Obliged to remain up
on the barren rocks without food or
shelter. They were fortunate that
the rocks projected enough above
the water to afford them refuge.
Complaint has been made to me that
the launch carried no boat in which
passengers might have reached the
shore of Orcas island and comfortable
shelter in hospitable homes near by.
That is quite true, but the passengers
knew that. or ought to have known
it, before they went aboard. They
knew, or ought to have known. that
any person incurs considerable risk
who. at this time of year, undertakes
to cross q wide expanse of water IN
any gasoline boat that is not requir
ed by law to carry any life saving
equipment except life-preservers.
Motor boats of less than fifteen gross
tons burden are not required to carry
life boats or life RATS, or to be navi-
gated by licensed officers, or to be
inspected annually by officers of the
steamboat inspection service. They
must carry and display after SUM-
down certain lights. have an "ef1-
cient' whistle. fog horn and bell and.
if engaged in carrying passegers for
hire. must carry one life preserver
for each passengertthe number of pas
sengers being limited only by the
number Of life-preservers) and must
be in charge of someone licensed by
the steamboat inspectors. such licen
ses, however. being obtainable with
out technical examination upon the
recommendation Of reputable citizens
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
Ticket Pretty Badly
''ShOt to Pieces

Understanding that four at least of
the seven gentlemen who we're ncmi-
mated in caucus last Friday evening
objected seriosuiy to the use of their
names on the municipal ballot, a rep
resentative of the Islander took coca
sion to interview them on the subject
and get their views of the meter.
Three of them had no hesitancy what
ever in expressing themselves and ask :
I'd that We allow them space to defend
their position, as they were not present
at the meeting and knew nothing of
their being nominated until after
their names had been certified. with
the city clerk. We quite them as
follows:
JOS S. Groll. nominated for may
or. says: 81 was not present at the
meeting but had | been [ would not
have allowed the use of my name.
Under certain conditions l would not
object in the least to serving the town
in any capacity that 1 could. but as it
is positively refuse to qualify for
the Office if elected on the ticket that
my nome has been placed. will ap
preciate it if you will make this state
ment for me-"
G. B. briggs, nominated for cOun
Gilman: "Who can | see to have my
name taken off from that ticket?
I don't want to have anything to do
with the matter, az have troubles OF
my own and dort want to shoulder
any of the city's burdens. 1 have
refused point blank to be candidate
and further than this would not quail
ify for the Office if elected to it. l
am not seeking any Office and posi-
lively refuse to accept any"
B. o. Cahall, nominated for coun
Gilman :'I was not present at the eau
Gus and had no chance to defend my
self. 1 did not know that my Dame
was to be presented but had l. would
have been there and made my kick.
I am not seeking any Office and dc
not want any. and should I be elect
ed on that ticket Or any other for that
matter. would not qualify. It is on.
ly fair for me to say this in order
that others who might be willing tc
serve may know just where l stand. u
AS for the fourth. we have been
reliably informed that Loyal B. Lar.
son. nominated for treasurer, has stat
ed to his closest friends that be would
not qualify for the Office if elected
to 1T.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
Some Pertinent Suggestions About
Fruit Raising in San Juan County

Editor islander:
Il you will kindly allow me a lit
tie space in your valuable paper I
would like to state my views of the
apples grown in San Juan county and
on Orcas island in particular. l am
only ian amateur in the fruit-growing
business and perhaps l should not
try to stir up enthusiasm among the
older growers, but as no older or
wiser heads have come to the front
with their views I hope may be par
doned for presenting mine.
have just returned from the Ma
tional Apple Show held at Spokane.
where l saw the grandest display of
apples any man ever looked upon
carloads to the number of thirteen
boxes and plates galore, all
magnificent apples from twenty three
states of this country and two provin-
ces of Canada. There were apples
there. and fine ones, from every coun
ty in the state east of the Cascades
and only two displays from the west
side, one being from Vashon island
and one from this place, which took
over and for which had the honor
to carry away blue ribbon. Nothing
else from the entire Puget Sound
country, one of the best fruit sections
of the state!
Now comes the question, Why was
not San Juan county represented there
with it's fine fruit, aside from the lit
tie that took because of its unusual
character? Is there no fruit grower
In this county who cares enough about
his fruit to show it? Or does he
want to be as far behind with bis fruit
and prices as we are now? Perhaps
he does not believe, as do, that we
can grow as fine fruit in this county
as is grown east of the mountains.
True, some varieties will not color
as highly with us as they do on the
east side. but others will, and the
flavor oe our fruit is far superior to
that grown upon the irrigated lands.
But soil and climate will not do it
all. 1t takes work and lots of it.
We must clean up our orchards,
prune. spray and fertilize until we
get them in the condition of the
commercial orchards of Eastern Wash
ington, and then our fruit will be as
fine in appearance as that grown east
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
OrCaS Island Home
Destroyed By Fire

The dwelling house owned by 8.
j. Graft, of Bellingham. and fur
nished and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Burke, Mrs. Crafts parents, on the
place known as Sea Acres, near Point
Lawrence. was destroyed by fire last
Friday forenoon. entailing loss Of
about six hundred dollars on furni-
ture. The house was we'll insured
but no ineurance was carried on the
household effects. The fire originat-
ed in the timbers about the fire. place
and before it was discovered was rag
ing up between the outer board wall
and inner ceiling Both Mrs. Burke
and Mrs. Craft made desperate efforts
to extinguish the blaze, but soon find
ing it useless set about eaving what
furniture they could. They succeed
ed in getting out small portion. q
good deal of which was afterwards
ruined by falling cinders. Mr..
Burke, who was on the way from Doe
Bay, reached there soon after the
blaze was discovered, but too late to
do more than aid in saving the per.
sonal effects. AZ is usual in we'll
furnished homes, there were keep
eakes lost. the value Of which could
not be estimated in dollars.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
November Breaks The
Record of Rainfall

The month of November broke the
record OF twenty years in the matter
of rainfall in this county. the precipi-
tation for the month, as measured in
the government gauge at the weather
station at Woodside farm. Orcas is
land, having been 9.45 inches, the
greatest previous precipitation record
ed in any one mouth having been
9.44 inches in December. 1891. The
wettest previous Novembers. according
to the Woodside record, which is the
second Oldest continuous record on
the Sound, were in 1892, when 8.72
inches of rain fell; 1898. when the
precipitation was 6.12 inches: 1894
with record of g. 81 inches; 1896.
6.23 inches, and 1901. 662 inches.
Not since 1901. until this year. has
the Nov ember rainfall reached six
inches and the average for the past
ten years has been less than Eve in
ches. In 1905 it was only 1888 in
ches. The average December rain
fall is approximately the same az
that of November. More than half
as much rain Tell in this county last
month as fell during the ten months
from January to November !. At
Tacoma the precipitation last month
was about IA inches and at Seattle
about 10 inches. The yearly average
in this county is about three inches
less than the average for the entire
state.
The general averages for the eastern,
central and western sections Of the
state are shown by the following flg-
ures: At Ritzville, Adams county,
eastern Washington, the nor NAL rain
fsll is 9.5 inches: at Ellensburg.
Kittitas county, it Is 9.93 inches: at
at Mckee. Yakima county. it is 8.88
inches: at Lakeside, Chelan county,
it is II. 65: at Port Townsend, Jeffer-
son county, it is about 20 inches. and
at Clearwater. in the same county, it
is l27. The statistics TOR 1908 show
that the rainfall throughout the state
was notably deficient. The average
total precipitation, 1928 inches, was
about IA per cent less than the nor
NAL. The yearly precipitation ranged
from 4. 38 inches at Wahluke. Doug
las county to 1910 inches at Quin.
ault, Chehalis county.
The region with least precipitation
was the Columbia valley, where over
several counties, it was less than IL
inches for the year In the counties
bordering on the Pacific ocean the
yearly amount was 60 inches or more.
The average snowfall was 40 inches
in the western division and 3O.8 In
ches in the eastern division.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03

OF the mountains and superior to il
in flavor and keeping qualities.
And what about the packingP The
northwestern growers, as was stated
in the Islander last week, have made
new rules for grading. the grades to be
known as extra Fancy" Clancy
and "Orchard Rum Now the great
or part OF the fruit shipped from this
county Looks like Orchard Run and
that is. as one man at Spokane ex
pressed it, "put the boxes under the
trees and then shake the trees.' Now
the pack has lot to do with the price
paid for the fruit-just as the value
OF coat depends upon the making
as we'll as upon the quality of the
material used. The fruitgrowers OF
the northwest have their associations
and unions and they compel every in.
dividual grower to pack his apples
right. | would like to have the grow.
ers In this county know that they can
do the same thing and l want them
to know also that il they will clean
up their orchards and give them the
attention that is required to grow fine
fruit, they will soon be getting sl.5O
to 50. SO per box for their apples in
stead of IS cents to $3.50. know
there are many growers who will not
agree with me, but, nevertheless.
fully believe what say and always
will unless experience teaches me bet
ter.
The demand for good fruit is
stronger today than it ever was and
it will continue to get stronger year
by year. The demand for our fruit
from all European countries Is such
that we will never see the day that
good 6rst-class fruit will be drug
on the market. We need never be
afraid of over production. The more
We grow and the better we grow it.
the better the price we will receive
for it. believe that the day will
come when we will receive, not 81. 90,
50. 90 or So. 90 per box for our apples
but SIS. per box for all first class
fruit.
Yours for better fruit and more OF
it and for fine display from San
Juan county at the Spokane Natioual
Apple Show in 1910.
T. d. Van SAINT.
Olga, Nov. 80.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03

complied with the law, have been
very courteous and accommodating to
the public and have done their best
to give good service. They are rum
ming some risk and making little. II
any, money in operating their boat
during the winter and they probably
would not 40 so IL there were not
some demand for the service they are
giving. II hardly becomes the pub
lie to complain about what Il seem&
to insist upon having. =
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
Statement of the Law as TO
Operation of Gasoline Launches

that the person so recommended is 6
suitable person to be so licensed.
''The laws requirements have all
been complied with in the case of the
Yankee Doodle and no officer of the
customs service or revenue marine
service has any power to impose any
additional restrictions. although they
are unanimous in the belief that the
law as it now is does not afford prop
or protection to the travelling public
and is an unfair discrimination
against steam vessels. equipped with
life saving appliances, annually In
spected and navigated by officers duly
licensed after serving long appren'
ticeshlps and passing rigid examina-
tions.
"Owners of small gasoline motor
boats engaged in carrying passengers
for hire resort to every expedient to
bring their boats under fifteen gross
tons burden to evade the requirement.
of the law as to equipment and IL
censed officers. Many of them be
lieve the law to be too lax but they
naturally take advantage OF it's laxity
because others do with whom they are
competing for business.
"People are often strangely blind
to their own interests in matters con
cerninR their safety until some calam
ity opens their eyes to their folly.
It ought to be still fresh In the pub
lie mind that Only last summer one OF
the largest. safest and swiftest motor
koats on the Sound sought to estab'
lish itself on route between here
and Bellingham. touching al mum.
ber of intermediates points. She Il
of 46 gross and 26 net tons burden.
is propelled by an engine Of 100 In
dicatad horse power, navigated by II
censed officers and thoroughly
equipped for winter az we'll as sum
mer service. Had she received the
loyal support Of the travelling public
she doubtless would have been on the
route now. A ruinous rate war with
the very boat against which the public
n now sskicking'' ensued and the at.
tituda Of the public drove the swift
and safe Falcon from the route. The
owners Of the Yankee Doodle have
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03

r. E. Morris and e. Ed. Allen
have rented and moved into the Sand
with house recently purchased by
Miss Kirk. They intend to keep
bachelor''s ball there.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03

giving.
Those in the grammar grade neither
absent nor tardy during the month
of November were Floyd Carter, Ar
thur Groll. Thomas Hansen. Eddie
HRrpst. Paul Hackett. Norman Ohur-
chill, Glep McElvain. Ray Whitley,
Wilverna Francis. Adrietta Higgins
and Floy Larson.
Mr.. Newhall returned Wednesday
from u trip to BellinRham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-03
November Weather Report
Following is summary of the re-
port of the Olga weather station for
tho ypnrkh - 1OOO

Attorney r. e. Morris spent Sun
day with friends in Bellingham.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-19
BILL MAGOON
MAY STEP into
CRANES SHOES
ASSOCIATED Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The ar
rival here late today of William 2.
Magoon, late provincial governor of
Cuba, and at that time President
Tafts first lieutenant in the ISL
ands, promptly gave rise to the ru-
NOR that he had been summoned in
connection with the new vacancy in
the diplomatic post at Peking, from
which Charles E. Crane was re-
moved before he had had time o
proceed to the Chinese capital.
Mr.. Magoon insisted that he had
not been summoned by the state de-
partment to report here, but would
not discuss the matter further.
In this connection, it is declared
that the minor officials of the de-
partment had nothing to do with
the recall of Minister Crane.
Secretary Knox isued the order
personally from his summer home
in Pennsylvania, where he is at the
present time.
The fact that Mr. Magoon cut his
vacation in half and returned unex-
pectedly from Europe lent color to
the report.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-19
MEXICAN MAY
Be DEPORTED BY
AUTHORITIES
(By Associated Press. }

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1S.-Guiter-
rez De Lara. the Mexican attorney
and author, was arrested today by
the United States immigration SER
vice, acting upon orders from the
department of commerce and labor
De Lara was arrested October g.,
two days before Taft's arrival, to-
gether with three or four other
Mexicans, charged with disturbing
the peace and making alleged incen-
diary speeches in public All were
discharged today, but De Lara, who
has been at liberty under a bond,
was re-arrested Immediately.
According to the local immigra-
tion office, the specific charge that
will be placed against De Lara is
uttering words against the United
States government, and he is acusa /
of being undesirable, as the pris-
oner has not been in this country
three years and may be deported if
found guilty by the secretary of
commerce and labor, who will ex-
anime the testimony in the case.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-19
TO TEST THE
RAILROAD LAWS
Of NEVADA

SPARKS, Nevada, Oct. 18.-A
complaint was filed yesterday before
Judge Pollock in the justice court
here by Attorney General Stoddard
against the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. company having for it's effect
test of the constitutionality of the
law relating to what is known as
the t'full crew act" The complaint
charges that the railroad has vio-
lated this newly enacted law in
failing to have the required six men
to constitute the crew of SO car
freight train.
This action was taken at the in
stigation of the Nevada railroad
commission, which bases it's suit on
the act of the railroad on Septem-
ber II, when a freight train was
maintained between Sparks and I'M
lay, consisting of 72 cars, with 4
crew of but five men, no fiagman
accompanying the train. The claim
is made that for a time following
the enactment by the last legisla-
ture the law was complied with by
the railroad, but after awhile It's
requirements were violated.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-19
ARREST TWO
MANHATTAN men
FOR ASSAULT
BELMONT AND SCOTT, ALLEGED
HIGH GRADERS, WILL FACE
GRAND JURY

C. j. Belmont and Phil Scout
were brought in from Manhattan
Sunday evening and taken to the
county jail, where they will re-
main until the grand jury convene-.
Both men were arrested Saturday
at the placer camp, ON suspicion of
being implicated in the high grad
ing at the Plamenaz lease, although
they are charged with assault with
intent to kill. If they are the men
wanted, they took a prominent part
in the midnight battle at the collar
of the shaft, with Deputy Sheriffs
Martinson and Santos. Both officers
of the law are confident of the cap
ture, as they say they recognized
the mems voices as they were as
cending the shaft preparatory to
the revolver duel that followed.
At their preliminary hearing both
prisoners maintained their innocence
and sought to prove an alibi. The
court did not take much stock in
the alibi and bound the men over
placing them under a heavy bond
The alleged high graders could not
secure the bonds and were conveyed
to this city At the hearing at Man
haitian the district attorneys office
was represented by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney j. H. Morris, of this
city.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-19
Two Take Refuge in Hay Stack and
are Driven Out When Farmer Sets
Fire to Their Hiding Place.
Running Battle Ensues in Which One Convict
is Wounded---The Pair are Finally
Secured by the Officers.

den in straw stack near by. The
farmer who owned the stack, by a
curious coincidence, decided this
morning to burn the stack, and ac
cordingly set it on fire. The flames
soon drove the convicts from their
hiding place and they took refuge
in the long grass. Suspecting the
identity of the pair, the farmer tele-
phoned to the authorities at Inde-
pendence. The city marshal re-
sponded to the call with a posse and
captured the men after a running
fight. George Duncan, who was
wounded by Deputy Sheriff Johnson,
is not expected to survive the night.
The officers wounded in the man
hunt will all recover.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-19
JOHN KIRCHEN VISITS
THE MAVERICK PROPERTY

BISHOP, Cal, Oct. 1S.-John
Kirchen, of Tonopah, has been Wis
iting the Maverick mine, recently
purchased by Malcolm Macdonald
and associates from Owen Neylon
for 100000. Kirchen has his mead
quarters at Tonopah, the Mavericx
mine being under the management
of William Eva, formerly of Big
Pine.
Eva has left for Tonopah to Oe
present at a meeting of the Maver-
ick stockholders. The company s
working a gang of men at the Nav
erick now, and has just received a
carload of steel track to be used III
the tunnel. The company is plan
ming extensive development work on
the Maverick.