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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
Mrs. Anna Roster Dead

% Mrs. Anna Rosler. aged 63 years,
widow of the late Christopher Rosler,
died Sunday morning. July 4. at one
o clock. at the family residence at the
south end of San Juan island. and
was buried Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock in the Valley cemetery, Rev.
Herbert Jones, Of the M. E. church,
conducting the funeral service.
Mrs. Roster. whose maiden name
was Anna Pike, was born at Fort
Simpson. Alaska, in 1916. She came
to San Juan island in 1861 and in
1862 was married to CHRISTOPHER Ros
Ter, then a soldier at Fort San Juan.
and has resided on this island since
that time, 4S years. She was the
mother Of nine children. seven of
whom are living and residing on this
island, except Mark, who is practicing
dentistry in Portland. Oregon. The
other surviving children are Mrs. H.
Merrifield, Mrs. Mordhorst. Mrs. A..
Thrones, Mrs. G. Landau, Rudolph
a. William. The islander and their
many friends extend to them their
sincere sympathy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
May Carry Over
Half of Pack

According to the Post -Intelilgencei'
most salmon packers on Puget souhu
are preparing to carry over at least
one half of the seasons pack OF SOCK
ewes. Arrangements have been maze
between several cannery men whereby
tbey turn over one half of their flsn
to one large firm of brokers at price
reported to be s1.45 for tails. Sl. .oo
for flats and S1.O5 for halves, ana
agree not to dispose of the other hail
of the pack this season. Brisk as Is
the inquiry for future sockeye salmon
aud although packers and brokers
alike declare that tine new pack Will
come onto bare market, they do
not believe that more than one-half
the pack will leave the packers hands
this season.
Preparation has been made for
maximum pack on Puget Sound, and
if the sockeyes run as expected. pack
ers declare the largest pack ever put
up on the Sound will be canned.
A few sockeyes have made their ap
pearance already, but no more than
ale usually seen at this time of the
year. This is what is known as the
fourth year, when the sockeyes run
in large numbers.
Reports brought down from the
North Indicate that the Alaska can
neries are putting up considera BILE
fish already. In Southeastern Alaska
packers did not prepare for big
pack They planned to curtail the
output abou. 800, 600 cases. Prepar-
ations for full pack we're made by
the canneries operating further north
and west along the Alaska coast.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
Builders Boost for
Better Highway

Assembled from all the states in
the Union and incl1ding in it's repre-
sentaton experts from England and
Hawaii, delegates to the first con
gress of American Road Builders were
convened in the Washington Good
Roads building at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition. Samuel Hill.
president of the Washington Good
Roads association, did not participate
in the opening days exercises. but
Governor M. E. Hay paid eloquent
tribute to the services he has rendered
the state as an advocate and practical
worker in the cause of good roads.
Eastern Washington was we'll rep
resented at the congress, among those
who registered being Governor Hay.
j. j. Browne, of Spokane. W. A. Hal
teman. Representative CogsweIl, of
Spokane, Senator j. D. Bassett. OF
Ritzville. l.. P. Hornbarger. of Spo-
kane. Representative E. F. Farms
worth Of Wilbur. George E. Dickson,
of Ellensburg.
The Good Roads building vas form
ally dedicated and presented to the
University of Washington, the pres
entation being made by George b.
Dickson OF the state convention and
the acceptance by President T. F.
Kane. of the University.
Judge j. r. Ronald. president of
the Seattle Automobile club. presided.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

The first three weeks of the sum.
mer school of marine biology ical re-
search will end Monday and under the
agreement entered into by the state
University and the State College tne
remaining three weeks OF the term Will
be passed at Olga, where commo
dious temporary quarters have neen
erected by the State College. Ihere
are fine grounds there for camping
aud Mt. Constitution and its foothilis
afford an excellent field for upland
botanical work. The attendance tnis
season has been much smaller tnan
was anticipated but the students ana
instructors have greatly enjoyed the
work and nearly all express regret
that the agreement made by the TWO
controlling instructions necessitates
. change Of base for the remainder OF
the season.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
A Great Loss to
The Whole Northwest

The state of Washin gton, Alaska
and the entire northwest have suffered
must serious loss in the death of
hon. Francis W. Cushman, of Tacoma.
for ten years a memb Der of congress
from this state. A brief.account of
his Illness and of his life and services
Will be found in our general news
columns on page 2 He enjoyed a
most extensive acquaintance through
out the state and no man in< public
life in the northwest has ever been
more generally and deservedIy popu-
lar. A man 'of the people" he was
always s'for the people,. Frank.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
Capt. George" Buried
on Vancouver Island

Through Jas. M. Fleming, the we'll
known pioneer of Kanaka bay, the
islander learns that Captain GEORGE
died on Vancouver island last Novem-
Der. To nine tenths, or perhaps
ninety nine hundgedths of the people
OF this county, this simple announce
ment. unaccompenied by any expla-
nation. would convey little of inter-
est. But the memories of the few re-
naming pioneers of the county who
may read this notice will bark back
to the time when this old Indian
played an important part in the his
tory of this island and was welcome
guest at the fresides of the officers
and soldiers at Fort San Juan Half
century has now elapsed since he
rendered valuable service to Captain
George E. Pickett when British naval
vessels appeared off the south end of
San Juan island and the landing Of
an overwhelming force to take poss
ession was threatened. Such an overt
act of war was prevented by the cool
ness and intrepid bravery of Pickett.
whose bold assertion of American
rights and defiance of British claims
caused the withdrawal of the hostile
force of $50 men and lead to the
peaceful agreement of Joint occupan-
cy which continued in effect for thir-
teen years.
Mr.. Fleming says that Captain
George was so named because of his
high regard for Captain Pickett and
that valiant officers appreciation of
his loyal service. The word sloyal"
is used advisedly. for Captain
George was an American Indian,
having. according to his old friend
Paul Hubbs. been born on San Juan
island. of Clallam father and
Samish mother, in 1880. During
all the years of the joint occupancy
he was priveleged character at
American camp. going and coming as
he pleased.
Until a few years ago he and his
faithful squaw lived in rude" ranch
erie" down near the south end of
this island. close by American camp
and the old buildings of the Hudson
Bay company. There they dwelt in
the usual fashion of the Indians of
the Sound, improvident and care
less. taking little thought for the
morrow and obtaining scanty liveli-
hood from fishing and hunting and
the meaeeI bounty of occasional vis-
itors. The old man was quite court
ly, kindly and hospitable in his
manner and it was one of his proud
est boasts that be was can American
citizen And yet he never received
much. if any, recognition by the gov
ernment for his services and his body
now lies buried in British soil.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
City of AndCOrtes
Starts on Her Run

The fine new launch City of Ana
cortes, built by William Fl. F.. Reed
at his Decatur island shipyard for
the Island Passenger and Express Co.
(Fuller.on and Driggs,) started on
her regular run between this port and
Anacortes. Monday morning, touch
ing at Lopez, Port Stanley, and De
catur. She is IS feet long. y foot
Eeam. and is one Of the most so bstan-
TALLY built boats ever turned out by
Mr.. Reed. She is equipped with a
IS horse power Troyer Fo. engine and
on her trial trip developed speed OF
twelve miles an hour. It is the ex :
pectation of her owners to better this
by at least one mile an hour as her
engines loosen up and are able to turn
up the number of revolutions they
are guaranteed to make. Her en-
gine is working perfectly. but like
all new machinery is rather stiff and
will have to be gradually broken into
harness. Just abaft the engine room
is large ladies' cabin and back of
that comfortable smoking room !;
50 built that any person may walk
around in them without STOPPING.
Seats are also placed around the stern
of the boat so that passengers may sit
on deck in good weather if they so
launch feet plying out of Friday Har-
Dor, and we wish for her owners the
best Of success.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
The First National
Conservation Congress

The First National Conservatio n
Congress of the United States will be
held in the Auditorium of the Alas
ka-Yukon- Pacific Exposition, Seattle.
Washington. August 26, 27. %. 1909.
Arrangements for the convention are
being perfected by the Executive
Board of the Washington Conserva-
tion Association, comprising some of
the most representative citizens of
the state. Tt is planned to make of
that meeting the most interesting
gathering of Conservationists since
the Convention of Governors, at the
National Capital, when former Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt launched
the campaign for concerted action of
States and Nations in conserving ma
tural resources.
The famous Mormon Tabernacle
Choir, of six hundred voices, promises
to be one of the interesting features
of the Conservation Congress. The
celebration of Utah Week at the Ex
position occurs simultaneously with
the Congress, and entertainments may
be merged in order to give visitors an
to hear the Choir render
the famous Irrigation Ode. prepared
expressly for singing in national con-
Conservation is the watchword of
the day throughout the State of Wash
ington. The natural resources com
prise almost everything required to
build an independent com Ierciall
of prosperous citizens.
There are possibilities in soil and eli
mate. in water and forests and in
minerals and the depths of the sea. |
Bot the spirit of modern commercial
ism threatens to destroy the soucres
of wealth if not properly restrained
by public sentiment and the enforce
ment of conservation laws. 1t is the
purpose of the people to take immed-
late steps to conserve that which SUD-
niles and necessities and comforts OF
life before it is too late to close the
wasteways of destruction. The hrst
National Convention. OF ConserVa-
tionists will be an educational testl-
val.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09
Worlds Finest Pear
Orchard in Oregon

A dispatch from Garfield says
Charles Whistler of Medford. Ore.
owner of the finest pear orchard in
the world, is in Garfield with Mrs.
Whistler on his way to the A.-Y.-P.
exposition at Seattle. Mr.. Whistler
was a pioneer of Garfield for IA years
and owned splendid wheat and fruit
farm. He SOLD out and went to Pali-
sade. Colo. where he set out pear
orchard, which be sold after four
years for $4,000 an acre.
He then came to Medford, where
he purchased 230 acres of land. con-
tanning 2OJ acres of wheat is conced-
ed to be the best in the world. For
this orchard he paid $3.50. 900. The
property is worth today not less than
$780, 900 Two years ago one car Of
Bartlett pears was sold from this or
chard which brought in cash s4226,
the highest price ever paid fora car
of fruit in the United States.
While President Taft was at Charles
ton several months since Senator
Bourne of Oregon sent him 20 boxes
of pears from this farm. the president
saying they were the best he had
ever seen.
Mr.. Whistler has on this 230 acre
farm besides pears, 5000 winter apple
trees, mostly Newtown Pippins. This
fruit is. all for export and commands
the highest market price. A few
years ago Mr.. Whistler was poor
man, but today he is wealthy and has
made it with fruit in 10 years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

generous and warm hearted staunch
and true to his friends; an earnest
and able student of political and eco
nomic conditions; of the strictest in
tegrity and highest moral charact er !;
of great ability as public speaker.
his talents and his influence in public
life were ever 1sed to advance what
her rronscientiously believed to be the
styeiest good Of the greatest number.
He leaves place in the hearts and in
the service of the people of this state
that it will be hard to fill.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

Rev. Jas. Thompson. Jr., of Quinv.
cy, will hold services at the valley
Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon and at the Friday Harbor Pres
byterian church in the evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. George Cary and Mrs.
VlnlnR left on Thursday for Seattle.
where they will visit with relatives
and spend a few Gays at the fair.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

There are thirty-two purse seine
outfits, with 160 men, at Kanaka bay
and about twenty boats and 100 men
at Eagle Cove. There is also quite
a large camp at Iceberg point, near
Richardson.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

F. l.. Whipple. of the Tourist
hotel, entertained his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Whlpple. of Lynden, over
the Fourth.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

Mrs. G. e. Hartman and two child
rem. OF Lopez, visited her parents Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Smiley. near Roche
Harbor during the week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

Mrs. Arthur McCrary aid children
who have been visiting with relatives
at Tacoma and Seattle returned home
On Friday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

Miss Hawley left on Friday morn
inq for q short stay in Bellingham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

The literary exercises for the
Fourth of July were held at the band
stand at Hackett's grove. The pro-
gram consisted of an Invocation by
Rev. Herbert Jones. a very able and
patriotic address by r. E. Morris
and the recitati on of "Lincoln's Get
tysburg Address, by Miss Juanita
Murray. "America' and s'The Star
Spangled Banner" with accompani-
ment by the San Juan Military Band
we're sung by fifteen girls who rode in
the Liberty float. They were God
dess of Liberty. Mae StoIiker; Wash
ington. Estelle Gerard thirteen orig
inal states, Emily Wright, Pearl Stol-
iker, Beth McCrary. Vivian Todd.
Mrytle Troupe, Mrytle Churchill, Hat
tie Francis, Frances Mullis. Ethel
Perry. Dora Mosena, Juanita Murray.
Lena Higgins and Stella Fowle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

Frank Baker, who has been at Har.
rison Hot Springs for few days. re,
turned home Thursday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

A volunteer fire department was
organized on Wednes day evening at
the office of Attorney F. P. Christian
sen. S. M. B,gge conducted the
meeting. and appointed a committee
to draw up constitution for the per-
manent organization whichwill be per
fected on Thursday evening when an
other meeting will be held. The com
pany Will be known as Friday .Harbor
Hose Company Mol. The fire signal
agreed upon is four short and one long
blast from tbs creamery. cannery and
mill whistles. Those who have al
ready si0nified their intention of ioin-
ing are S. M. Bugge. F. P. Christen-
sen. R. E. Morris, Jack Douglas. Karl
Templin, loyal Larson, Warren
Dightman. Virgil Frits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. SWEET. of Los Anqe-
les, have been the guests of their
cousin. W. b. Purcell for the past
few days, stopping here on their way
10 the mountains OF Montana where
they intend to camp for several
months. Mr.. Swett is cattle man
and the owner of severa! large ranree
in Montana.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-09-09
INSPECTED THE C. N. BRIDGE
County Commissioners and Eng
ineer Bowen Here
Final Action Up Next Tuesday

Messrs. Bell, Peterson and Finstad,
commissioners of Bonner county, arrived
in Newport Monday evening for con-
ference with Division Engineer Bowen,
of the Great Northern. and to inspect
with him the old Great Northern bridge
at Afbeni Falls, with view to the coun-
ty purchasing it for wagon bridge,
Mr.. Bowen arrived Tuesday morning
and the gentlemen, accompanied by
members of the Newport Commercial
Club and President Evans. of the brick
plant, departed for the Falls in VIM.
Moeser's auto and Krause's launch.
On arriving at the Falls the bridge
was carefully looked over, as were also
the approaches on both sides. A very
feasible grade for an overhead crossing
OF the tracks was found on the south
side, one that would also materially
lessen the grade up the Poirier hill. The
bridge itself was found in irst-class con-
dition, and while it was not built to
stand the present day weight of locomo-
tives, it is good for many years of use as
wagon bridge. with but small expense
in the way of maintenance.
Mr.. Bowen quoted price on the
bridge, which the commissioners feel is
somewhat greater than they feel war
ranted in paying. The Great Northern
will soon start the wrecking of the
bridge unless the commissioners decide
to buy it for the county. Next Tuesday
the matter will come up for final decis-
ion at the meeting of the board at Sand
point. when it Is hoped that the COM
missioners and the Great Northern can
get together on a price.
The commissioners feel that in max
ing the purchase of the bridge at this
time they would be looking forward to
future needs of this section. The
bridge occupies the best site for bridg-
ing to be found along the Pend Oreille
between Box Canyon and Lake Pend
Oreille. 1t can be purchased for small
fraction of what new bridge would cost.
If this country develops as, We all firmly
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-09-09
believe it will the bridge will be mighty
useful means of communication.

believe it will the bridge will be mighty
useful means of communication.
1t would cost the Great Northern a
considerable amount of money to wreck
the structure. 1t is of type now not
used by them. They have therefore
made reasonable price to the county
and will doubtless make even greater
concessions. The officials realize the
benefit the bridge would be to the COM
munity as wagon bridge and are dis
posed to do the right thing in the mat
ter. At the present time the bridge
would prove great benefit to the brick
plant at the Falls as we'll as to all the
ranchers residing in that neighborhood.
1t would insure means of crossing the
river at time when the river is frozen
over or the ferry otherwise put out of
commission.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-09-09
EXTRACTS FROM THE LAW
Strict Penalties for Violations Of
Local Option Statute.
Saloons Given 80 Days to Close.

I'll the majority of the qualified elec.
tors voting on such question at any such
election shall have failed to vote "For
license" the same shall be conclusive
evidence that the political unit to which
such vote was applicable has voted
against the sale of intoxicating liquors
within such unit, and, thereupon, 30
days after the date of such election. in
the case OF special election, and on the
first day of January following any gen.
eral county election at which a vote has
been taken under this act, such result
shall become operative, and no intoxi-
eating liquor, save as hereinafter pro-
vided, shall be sold within that unit
until permission so to do be granted at
an election held for that purpose under
the provisions of this act. When ma
jority of the qualified electors in any
unit wherein intoxicating liquor has
heretofore been sold and licenses have
been issued by the city council or by the
board of county commissioners under
existing laws, shall fail to vote in favor
of the sale of Intoxicating liquors within
such unit, upon such vote becoming
operative as herein provided, the city or
town council or the board of county
commissioners. as the case may be, shall
return to each person holding valid,
unexpired license for the sale of intoxi-
eating liquor 80 per cent of the unearned
portion Of the license fee which shall
have been paid to such city, town or
county"
''Within 10 days after the date when
the result of any election under this act
has become operative, every retail
liquor dealer, except druggists, trahick-
ing personally or by agent within any
unit which shall have voted against the
licensing of the sale of intoxicating
liquor therein, shall remove, or cause to
be removed, all Intoxicating liquor from
his place of business, its appurtenances
or dependencies; and failure to do so
shall be prima facie evidence that such
liquor is kept therein for the purpose of
being sold, given away or otherwise dis
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-09-09
NEWPORT WAS VOTED DRY
Majority of Sixteen Against Ii.
censing Saloons.
County Unit to Vote Nov: 9th.

By vote of 10 to "a, the citizens Of
Newport voted on Tuesday, Sept. 7th,
against the licensing of the sale of in
toxicating liquor in their town.
The election passed off very quietly.
Both sides had teams out rounding up
the voters and hauling them to the polls
Outside of the saloon men there were
no active workers for their cause The
drys wore badges proclaiming their al
egiance and worked hard School chill
dren and ladies also wore dry badges.
Wintemutes tent was utilized as head
quarters for the "drys" and the ladies
in sympathy with the cause served
coffee and lunch during the day. A
large number of ladies were at the
headquarters lending the inspiration of
their presence to their workers.
Out of registration of 254, there were
but 204 votes cast. A number of those
registered were unavoidably out of
town and number of work men are at
present in the harvest fields of the Pa
louise and Big Bend coutries. The anti
saloon people had prepared list of 25
of those registered whom they intended
to challenge but of these but seven ap
peared and tried to vote. Of the seven.
four withdrew when challenged and the
other three were sworn in and deposit
ted their ballots.
The arrest of James Pote for illegal
registration on Monday evening doubt
less kept quite number of those regis
tered, about whose right to vote there
might be some doubt, from attempting
to exercise their right of franchise
Pote was arrested on papers issued by
Justice Hart. He took a change of
venue to Justice Long and was released
on bond until Wednesday afternoon
when hearing was held and he was
discharged on the ground that there
was not sufficient evidence of illegal reg
istration introduced by the anti-saloon
prosecution. Pote is a plasterer, who
it is alleged, registered for the Spirit
Lake, Idaho. municipal election of last
spring. Attorney Sherlock appeared