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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Don Carlos, of Bourbon, lretender
to the Spanish throne, is dead.
The United Typotbetae of America
has gone on record as opposed to the
free printing of stamped envelopes by
the government.
The conference for reorganization
of the Chinese navy, which opened at
Picking last February, has come to an
end with no definite results obtained.
1t is reported i'll London that the
Earl of Aberdeen will shortly retire as
lord lieutenant of Ireland, and that
the Earl of Granard may sucrceed him.
The Spanish government has ordered
that 40, 600 troops be prepared at once
for service in Morocco, where the
Moors are besieging the Mellila gar
rison.
Nearly three inches of rain fell at
Duluth in an hour and a half one day
last week. The city was flooded and
damage estimated at nearly a million
dollars was done.
Reports at Constantinople show that
fifteen have been hanged for participa-
ton in the Adana massacres. Thou
sands, it is said, will be sentenced to
hard labor for life.
Secretary Knox and Ambassador Won
Barnstorff have exchanged raticiatiOns
of the German American patent treaty,
which was ratified by the senate sew
eral months ago.
The American commission appointed
to investigate the subject, says Liberia
is not bankrupt, and that the govern
ment, although in some respects crude,
is generally good one.
Fifty thousand able bodied men are
wanted in the harvest fields of the
West to take care of the crops, accord
ing to officials of the department Of
commerce and labor.
The revenue cutter Tahoma, on it's
long cruise to Port Townsend, Wash,
has arrived at Yokohama. The Ia
homa will proceed to the island Of
Attn, in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and
thence to it's station on Puget sound.
Only reasonable charge may be
made by carrier for any interstate
shipment of freight, though no tariff
has been filed with the interstate COM
merce commission covering the ship
ment, according to a decision by the
commission.
Three new agricultural stations are
to be located in Western Canada this
summer. One of these stations will
probably be opened in Northern AL
berta or British Columbia, one in the
inland fruit district and one on Van
couver island.
The definite statement has been made
at the interior department that Binger
Hermann, former congressman from
Oregon, will be tried in Portland on a
land fraud charge this coming fall, and
that Francis j. Heney will personally
conduct the prosecution.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Washington State News

The will of the late Congressman
Cushman indicates an estate valued at
over $3.50, 600.
Mrs. Sarah Rogers, widow of the
late Gov. John r. Rogers. died in Sc
attic last week after a long illness.
The Seattle Electric Company carried
2, $4,000 passengers during the first
week in July, the increase being nearly
a million over the same week last year.
Joseph yesterday, former member
of the state tax commission, has de-
clared that he is not candidate for
the congressional nomination in the
Second district.
Representative Poindexter has rec
commended to the president the appoint.
ment of A. M Storch, of Okanogan
as supervisor of the census for the
Third congressional district.
New plats, approved June 10, by
Secretary Ballinger, have been placed
on file in the land office at North Yaki-
ma, showing an increase Of about 1, 900
acres in the irrigable land under the
Sunnyside canal project.
The large lumber and single mill
of the Ferry Baker Lumber Company
at Everett has been sold to the Port
Blakeley Lumber Company, .owner
of the great mills at Port Blakeley,
Wash.
The Yakima County Horticultural
Union expects to market about forty
carloads of prunes this season. The
prunes are mostly of the Italian va
riety The Union expects to handle a
considerably larger quantity of pears
than it handled last year.
More than $161, 900 will be expended
in Chehalis county during the present
summer months for the construction
of school horses in the various dis
tricts of the county. Many of the
buildings are now in course of con-
struction.
In an opinion to the county attorney
of Chelan county, the attorney general
has ruled that where county commits
sioner has been appointed by the other
members of the board the appointee
holds only to the next general election
and not for the remainder of the entire
four year term.
The president has nominated J. D.
Stage to be postmaster at Blaine, and
W. P. Edris to be postmaster at Spo-
kane. The former succeeds J. T. d.
Primer. deceased, and the latter will
succeed NJ. T. Harrison, who is to be-
come. collector of internal revenue for
Washington after September 1.
Reports from deputies and the rec
ords Of the Office show that fully Is
per cent Of the lumber and shingle
mills of the state are now in opera
ton, says Charles F. Hubbard, state
labor commissioner. Some mills that
have been closed for more than a year
are now cutting lumber and shingles
again.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Pump Water for $4,000 Acres

Seattle, July carbohydrates of
the Milwaukee Land Company, the
townsite corporation of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Company, will be moved from Spokane
to Seattle August l. The land COM
pany has IS townsites either plated
or in process of plating in Washington
and Idaho. The company will reclaim
Is, 600 acres of land in in the Moses
lake country. in Washington. It is pro-
posed to build an immense pumping
plant on the shores of Moses lake.
which is one of the largest bodies of
fresh water in Eastern Washington
The lift will be about 80 feet.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
End Of Smoke in Cascade Tunnel

Seattle. July 26.-M. ]. Costello,
assistant traffic manager Of the Great
Northern, announces that hereafter all
trains would be hauled through the
Cascades by electric motors and that
steam would henceforth be dispensed
with. Mr.. Costello says that inter-
mittently for two or three weeks the
electric motors have been tried in both
directions through the Cascades and
have worked so satisfactorily that it
has been decided to dispense with steam
there and use them exclusively.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
TACOMA QUOTATIONS

Wheat-Milling bluestem. $3.50;
club, 81. IA; export grades, autumn de-
livery, bluestem, 81. GA; club, 81; red,
CSC.
Poultry-Turkeys, live, Zoe; dress
ed, &c; spring chickens, dressed, Zoe;
hens, dressed, 18c; ducks, live, 12c;
hens, live, 1Oc; spring chickens, live,
16@17c; geese, fresh dressed, 15c.
Butter-Washington, SOC; fresh
Easern, soc; Oregon, 29c.
Eggs-Washington ranch, candled,
Soc; Oregon, &c; Eastern, Use.
Oats-$44@45: rolled oats, $45@46.
Hay, Alfalfa, Etc.-Wheat hay, SIG
@18; timothy, $40 a22; mixed, $16@
10; wild, $13@15: clover, $18@19;
alfalfa, $10451; straw, $1I@12.
Feed-Corn, $36os8; wheat, 43@
A; barley, whole grain, $32@33 /:
rolled, 34@35; shorts, $50. 5O@31. SO :
bran, $27. 5002s. 80; middlings, $320
"a; oil meal. IA
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
TACOMA TRACTION WAR ENDS
BY ABSORPTION OF ONE LINE

Tacoma, July 27.-Word has reacnea
here from Boston that the Stone y
Webster company had bought out uls
Pacific Traction Company lines "
this city and suburbs. The sale ma' a.
the end of bitter street railway hsn.
which began several years ago c SntA
Elmer J. Felt, backed by Z. B. oSD r
we'll and w. B. Thompson, Oh NJ"
York, secured franchises for street iar nt
ways over many Of the lmpoi'au'
streets. A line was built to Amern ~.
Lake, with a spur reaching 10 sn'
Steliacoom asylum and South laool ar;
All told the company owns apPv vas
mately twenty miles OF tracks D and
were also projected to olympla; ' IN.
Centralia and Chebalis. A elecis =
terurban to Seattle was aslo taiAeu ~, -,
besides the construction OF nuu. ..sn.
lines through the city, for whlcH a ~ of
chises are secured. The sale pii''
the road is not known here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
ZONES URGES RATIFICATION
OF INCOME TAX AMENDn'"

Washington, July 27.-senato1h ;u 70
has written to Gov. Hay urging nlu ths
exert his influence toward naVi 1aes;sls
present special session OF tho ,n a TO
ture ratify the proposed ameno ih,e The
the constitution making posslolo CON-
imposition of an income tax. -. ln sort
ator is much impressed with .l :, bigh
of tax, and believes it is helo - BE
favor by large pant OF the s'a' At its
thinks that if the leglsla1uilV1 10 mes.
present session would ratlfy .no have
sure, Washington would prooaua.s If The
the honor Of being the first sta'0
Union to take such action.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Japan's New Ambassador

Washington, July 26.-Baron 11oh;
aa' 1t Is rumored, will succeed Taxa.
nlra as ambassador of japan to The
onited States. He was formerly con.
nected with the legation in Wasb;na
ton. He has been connected With 70
Japanese embassy at VIENNA recen+1r
IL IS believed that if he succeeds TaLs
n.ia tne latter will be promoted tn
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Seattle Market Report
Purchasing Prices

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots, f. o. b. Seattle.
The prices are subject to change with
out notice:
Eggs-Select ranch, 31@33c.
Poultry-Live hens, 12@14c per lib
old roosters, &c; spring broilers, Is
g Zoe; ducks, lac; geese, &c; live tur-
keys, Zoe; dressed turkeys. 21c.
Potatoes-White River, $2O@25 ton.
Dressed veal - Small, 9b@1Oc
large, 7@9kc.
Dressed pork - Small, 9@91ac;
large, 5081ac.
Butter fat-31c per lib.
Ranch butter-19@2Oc.
Spring LANDSLIDE.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Plans Big Ocean Crossing Hotel

New York, July 24.-The papers
here print the following dispatch from
London: Fred Sterry, of New York.
will Immediately place an order for q
magnificent 8.0O0-ton steam yacht, $40
feet in length and with speed of 10
to 70 knots, to run between New York
and southampton, carrying selected
parties of Americans at charges consid-
erably above the regular steamship
rates Mr.. Sterry' 8 scheme is to make
the yacht q floating hotel
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
PACIFIC COAST LOCCERS
CLOSE FIRST CONVENTION

Seattle, July 24.-Declaring them
selves in favor of careful logging meth.
DDS tending to the preservation of
young timber and the fostering Of Sec
ond growth, the first annual session of
the Pacific Coast Logging congress
completed it's sessions at the Hoo Hoo
house, on the exposition grounds. The
sessions were principally devoted to
the reading of a umber of carefully
prepared papers on the technical fea-
lures of the logging industry and dis
cussiOn of the same.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Liquor Traffic Stih Restrained

Olympia, July 24.-An informal ru,-
ing has been rendered by the attorney
general to the effect that the new
criminal code does not repeal that see.
ton OF the Ballinger code regulating
the sale OF liquor outside of incorno.
rated towns and that, therefore the
impression that has prevailed in Some
counties that there was no longer anv
restraint in country districts is erro
Aeous.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Workmen Elect Officers

Seattle, July 24.-At the annual
state convention of the Washington
grand lodge, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, which has completed a three
days session here. the following Off
GERS were elected. Thomas Jacka of
Hoqulam, grand master; H. ]. Berge.
OF Davenport. grand foreman: D. r
Moon, OF Seattle, grand overseer; J.
d. Hemer, OF Seattle, grand recorder !:
J. A. Fisher, of Tacoma, grand re-,
ceiver.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

New York, July 26.-Superior Court
Justice Bischoff has ordered former
United States Senator T. G. Platr to
produce the books and papers of the
United States Express Company for
examination in the suit brought for an
accounting and for the appointments of
receiver.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Chicago Begins War on Crafters

Chicago, July 24.-In his war on
grafers, State Attorney Mailman has
secured the greatest number of indict-
ments ever voted by grand jury in a
single day. One hundred and five were
returned Wednesday, involving more
than 800 persons, representing big and
small alleged grafters. The charges
affect the levee districts, slot machines,
saloons, gambling and even country
towns.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
New Alaska Bills

Washington, July Ex-senator Per-
kins, of California, has introduced the
following bills affecting Alaska: An
appropriation of 5000, 900 for the cree
ton of capitol building at juneau !;
Creation of legislative assembly !;
more effective regulations to protect
the lives of miners; creation of min
ers' labor lien.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Large Realty Deal at SpokAns

Spokane, July 24.-Propers .ynted IS
at $500. 900, believed to be ,wsa;,usukee
q terminal by the Chicago, Mn .st been
& st. Paul railroad, has us' Front
bought along the north side a ~ Of
avenue, near the business ~ nlsn 70
Spokane. It appears to be 1ho !. depot
make th Sacred Heart Hospital al pu-
There is mystery about the sSs North
chaser, some thinking It Is s ";ty are q
Coast railroad, but the ma1olr;s; rsukes
the opinion that it is the WIN IN fol-
that Is behind the deal. Cash
is being paid for the properly
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Bids Asked for Railroad Work

Victoria, July a The Canadian
Pacific railroad has called for tenders
for grading and bridging the new
branch from Cameon lake to Alberni.
the last section to connect the Victoria
Nanaimo road to the West coast port.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
$4,000 Daily From BAG SaIes

Olympia, July 24.-The state treas
urer is receiving about $1,000 q day
in remittances from the pen itentiary
for the sale Of grain bags.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
TIE SPIRIT OF THE WEST.

1t is announced at Seattle that
the attendance at the big exposition
has been so great that the financial
success of the great show is assured.
This in spite Of the distance of Seat
tie from the great centers of popula-
tion in this country, which one
would think would fate the fair to
failure at the start. Considering
the heavy losses which large exposi-
tions have so frequently entailed, it
will be matter of great interest to
know how our Western cousins did
it.
There probably is no more of the
spirit of hustle in Seattle than in
lot of other American communities.
But they have way of all pulling
together in the far West that is of
enormous value in making things
go. The East and middle West is
full of the spirit of knocking. If
man brings out a new idea, host of
people arise to kick because it was
not managed differently. In the
great new country of the Pacific
slope. all take hold and pull to-
gether.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
JUBILEE AT L. C.
Golden Jubilee Anniversary Of DIR.
Laur Larsen as College PrOfes.
sOr to be Celebrated Oct.
18th.

October 14th is always an event
full day at Luther College, for it is
the day upon which the founding of
the college is celebrated with a
foot ball game, program, band music,
the illumination of the college build
ings, ETC., but this year it will have
special significance, for in addition to
the above, the iftieth anniversary
as a college professor of Rev. DR..
Laur Larsen will be celebrated. He
will be presented with an engrossed
address, extolling his life's work.
signed by the leading men of the
Norwegian Lutheran Synod. Also a
large portrait is being done for the
occasion by Herbjorn Gausta. the
we'll known Minneapolis artist.
This venerable scholar is over 76
years Of age, and although no longer
at the head of Luther College. re-
tains the chair of Hebrew, and edits
the Synod church organ. Seven
years ago he retired from the pres
idency to lighter duties, being sue
ceeded by Prof. C. X. Preus
DR.. Laur Larsen completed his
theological studies at the University
of Christiania in 1855, and two years
later came to America to minister to
The spiritual needs of the Norwegian
settlers in the Mississippi valley. At
ter two years of unremitting and
fruitful work, he was called to Con-
cordia seminary. st. Louis, to in
struct Norwegian students, begin
ming his work Oct. IA. 1859.
When the Norwegian Lutheran
Synod. a few years later, opened the
first Norwegian college in America.
DR.. Larsen was placed in charge. He
began his work with eleven students
in the parsonage of Halfway Creek.
Iowa. Though the start was hum
BILE. Luther College, under the wise
and energetic administration of its
president, has become one of the
leading educational institutions of
Iowa. M
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
HOLLANDERS IN IOWA.
First Settlement at Pella in Marion
County. Another Dutch Settle-
ment in sioux, City County.

In the year 1S47 about nine hun
dred Hollanders disembarked from
three sailing ships at Baltimore and
thence made their way to the prai-
ries of Marion county. Iowa-by
railroad. by canal, by steamer and
on foot. In 1870 was established
the second large Dutch colony at
Orange City in Sioux County, which
is now nearly as extensive as the
mother colony at Pella. AS story
of immigration and colonization, it
is all very interesting. ~
While it is true that from time to
time there have appeared articles of
a popular nature on the settlement
of Hollanders at Pella in Marion
County, still no account has given
more than a casual mention of other
Dutch settlements such as the large
one in Sioux county.
A volume on the Dutch people in
Iowa, now in course of preparation
by The State Historical Society or
Iowa, will afford a comprehensive
history of the Dutch element in
Iowa's population. The causes OF
their emigration from Holland and
their subsequent settlements in
Iowa, their social institutions, relig-
ion, and other matters will be given
full treatment.
Materials for the proposed volume
are being collected by Mr.. Jacob
Van der Zee, himself native-born
HOllander. whose familiarity with
the language and character of the
people among whom he has lived
many years both here and abroad,
and whose education at the State
University of Iowa and as Rhodes
Scholar at Oxford University, Eng
land, will enable him to treat the
subject thoroughly, authoritatively.
and without bias.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
DISTRICT COURT CLOSES.
Judge HobsOn AdjOurns September
Term Saturday, After OspOsing
of Much Business.

AS predicted in our last issue, the
September term of the district court
closed on Saturday noon, after a
busy term, the most of the time
occupied with equity cases. Judge
Hobson has the reputation of dispos-
ing of court business as rapidly as
absolute justice to all parties will
permit, and the result is that many
matters were disposed of during the
term. The next term will be in No
vember. with Judge Fellows on the
bench. Following is list of the
cases disposed Of since the report in
our last paper:
A. A. Hawks VS.. L. j. Orke-Con-
tempt-Defendant pleaded guilty,
fined 5000, costs and $50 attorneys
fee.
s. R. Ringoen vs.. Peter Anderson
Final report of guardian approved.
guardian discharged.
Frank Woldan VS.. James Woldan
Final report of guardian approv-
ed, resignation of Frank Woldan ac-
cepted and s. R. Ringoen appointed
permanent guardian.
James I. Garrett ct al VS.. William
Alford--Prayer of original petition
denied, title of William Afford es-
tablished and confirmed. Judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
Edward r. Scott vs.. Elling o. Void
ct eal-Adjudged that plaintiff re-
cover from Elling o. Void $4,000
with interest from Oct. 81, 1908 and
costs. judgement lien on premises
described.
Geo. Benz e. Sons VS. Frank J.
Linzenmever-Jndg against de-
fendant for $4,000, interest and
costs.
O. c. Evans vs. Bertha Maria
JOhnson-Defendant adjudged of
unsound mind and insane. A. T.
Holton appointed permanent guar
uian.
NJ III. Culbert VS.. George Nieber-
line-Decree in accordance with
memorandum on file.
The Standard Telephone Co. VS..
John Vance-Temporary writ of in
junction as prayed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06

A bitter controversy has ended
between the state board of control
and Superintendent Kirschner of the
state tuberculosis hospital. The
board of control seemed to think
that tuberculous patients deserve
no better or more select food than
the inmates Of the penitentiaries.
- kapt. Kirschner wanted. them
10 have fruit, mutton. milk, eggs,
etc. The board assumed the right
to dictate in this matter, although
they do not pretend to be experts in
the treatment of tuberculosis. The
state legislature established the hos
pital for the purpose Of curing the
disease, and it appears to us to be
the height of folly for the board of
control not to allow the superintend-
ent, himself competent specialist
and a former consumptive, to pre-
scribe what he thinks best for his
patients. kirschner was on the
point of resigning his position, until
the matter was fixed up by visit of
Gov. Carroll to the institution and
q decision made whereby Kirschner
is to be his own Judge of the needs
OF the hospital and the state is to
foot the bill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-10-06
A Live Teacher.

An eight-year-old boy came home
from school in Marshalltown this
week with his eyes fairly swapping
with interest and delight in his
school work. His mother, who could
not help but see that there was
something more than book drudgery
going on at school, asked what the
little fellow was learning. "Oh,
geography and lots of things" he
replied and then he related what the
teacher had told them about the
Wright brothers making machine
that would fly and of DR.. Cooks
success in reaching the north pole
-up-to-date information which
correlated with geography and which
that child would be buying news
papers and magazines in very few
years to learn for himself. The
teacher was alive and realized that
she was dealing with live minds
hungry for information about live
things.
Schools conducted upon this plan
draw out an intense interest on the
part of the children and set them to
work learning rudiments three times
as fast as the old fashioned speed.
because they find nothing dull in
their work. If this teacher is an
exception it's pity. She ought to
be drafted for normal school instruc-
tion. If her methods are part of the
policy of the administration. let
more care be exercised that such
policy be executed in every room.
Public school work can not be
made too full of the life that is going
on about us. We have all been con-
verted within the past ten years to
the high mission of manual training
for boys, and we are just beginning
to open our eyes to the vastly greater
necessity for manual training for our
girls. Ten years from now we will
be turning out of every high school
young women experts in food chem
istry and the science of health.
whose management of the homes of
the next generation will revolution
ize our vital statistics. 1t is the
general policy of teaching live things
and creating live interest in school
work which distinguishes the ad-
vancement of modern school meth
DDS from the antiquated conditions
of the past. The little boys teacher
above mentioned has begun right at
the start and the hope is here ex-
pressed in behalf of the mothers and
fathers Of this day that she may
have imitators In every grade and in
every ward.-Marshallto Times
Republican.