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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-02
Mr. Dightman' n's'Medal
For Military Service:

George Dightman is greatly en-
]oying visit from his sister, Mrs.
Mary H. Drew. of Minneapolis, who
arrived Monday and when he had
not seen for forty years. Mrs.
Drew's husband die about two years
ago. Her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Cook, of Minneapolis. and two boys
visited here a number of years ago.
Mrs. Drew brought to her brother
a gift from the state of Massachu-
setts which he prizes most highly.
1t is handsome bronze medal bear
ing upon one side a facsimile of the
great seal of the state and upon the
other the following inscriptions:
THE Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts to the members of the Massa-
chusetts Volunteer Militia who were
mustered into the United States
Service in response to President
Lincoln's first call for troops, April
Is, 1861"
Attached to it is pin inscribed
Massachusetts Minute Men 1851"
and upon the rim Mr.. Dightman's
name is engraved. with the words
Private A, 9th. Reg"
When President Lincoln's first
call for troops was issued Mr..
Dightman was working in Lowell,
Mass, and he was one of the first OF
the Soldier boys" to respond to
the call, enlisting in Company A of
the famous Sixth regiment, COM
manded by Col. Jones, which was
the first volunteer regiment to 60
to Washington in answer to the
great war presidents first call. The
regiment was quartered in the Sem
ate chamber at the National capitol,
having been mobbed in Balti-
more, which was then a seething
hotbed of secession.
The present editor Of the, Islander.
crippled by an accident which per-
manently incapacitated him for
military service, was in Boston buy
ing merchandise for his store in
Vermont. at the outbreak of the war
and he saw the regiment to which
Mr.. Dightman belonged march
through the streets of the New
England metropolis on its way to
Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-02
Insane Tramp Preacher
Murders His Wife

T. H. H. Gardner, the erratic, itin-
inerant preacher who was brought
here from the Holy Roller colony on
Lopez few weeks ago for examina-
tion as to his sanity, killed his wife
near Ellensburg last Sunday in fit
of jealous rage, beating. her brains
out with a stick of wood as the. two
were tramping eastward on the rail
road track. The couple had lived a
wandering life together for several
years and had made number of
trips across the continent In the
county Jail at Ellensburg Gardner
confessed the murder, saying that
he had feared that if he did not kill
the woman she would have been in
fiuenced by his enemies and become
unfaithful to him. He admits that
he had no reason to suspect his wife
of wrongdoing, but he says she was
Influenced by occult messages.
Il became miserable" said Gard
ner, when the messages were first
received and asked my wife about
them, but she laughed at me and
believed her. We lived in Vancou-
yer for several weeks and then made
a trip to Lopez island where we
Joined camp of Holy Rollers. My
suspicious were redoubled and / at.
tempted to get my wife away from
the place, but.when we tried to es-
cape we were followed by a man
named Charles Gourley, and after
knocking me down he took my wife
back to camp. | followed, but
found her locked up in a tent. ]
told the campers that ! did not care
to live and they had me arrested.
was brought to Friday Harbor and
tried for insanity and released.
Then | left for Seattle.''
Gardner is AZ years old. His wife
was SO. He has been travelling
preacher for years, but for the past
seven or eight years has been affili-
ated with no sect, but preached a
religion Of his own. He was ed
ucated in the Western Maryland
Theological seminary in the Metho-
dist Episcopal faith. but after leav-
ing school joined the Plymouth
Brethren ascot which believes that
sectarianism should be abolished
and the Christian religion taught in
the name of God only.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-02
Almost a Nonogenarian

Mr.. Robert Burns. great uncle and
foster father Of Mrs. Alicia M. Gull
yer, died at the home Of his son,
1hos. Burns, in Bellingham. Sunday,
May %, aged .88. years. and was
buried on Memorial Day. Mr..
Burns had been a member OF the
Masonic fraternity for fifty-five
years, having joined Great Western
Lodge No. AZ at Windsor. Ontario.
in 1856. He had been a resident OF
Bellingham for eleven years. The
funeral was conducted by officers
and members of Bellingham Bay
Lodge No. "a, it having been Mr..
Burns desire that he be buried
with Masonic ceremonies. Mrs.
Culver was not aware Of her uncle's
death when she left for Bellingham
Monday morning.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-02
Memorial Day
FittingIy Observed

Memorial Day was appropriately
observed at the Valley church and
cemetery as usual, and there were
also appropriate religious services
in honor of the occasion at the Pres-
byterian church here last Sunday,
the pastor, Mr.. Nelson. preaching q
vigorous and thoughtful sermon up
on ''patriotism," in the course OF
which he administered well de-
served "roast,.' to the financial pl-
rates and captains of industry
who have amassed great fortunes at
the expense of their country and
their countrymen. Patriotic music
was rendered'by large choir and
Mr.. Leon Little and Mr.. Cecil Car
ter sang the veterans favorite song.
Falling Into Line.
Tuesday, Memorial Day, was an
ideal day for the beautiful and i'm
pressive services annually held un-
der the auspices of the Grand Army
posts. The ranks of the veterans
are fast thinning as the years roll
on and only eight mem bers OF Sllas
Casey post marched last Tuesday
beneath the flag which they so vail
antly followed with quick and Wig
orous steps on the battle fields OF
the great war between the North
and the South over half century
ago. The music under the direction
of Mrs briggs, was very appropri-
ate and was much appreciated, and
by special request Of the veterans
DR. Reed sang Falling Into Line"
Miss Juanita Murray recited in a
most excellent manner Lincoln's
famous Gettysburg. Address and Mr..
R. E. Morris delivered an able ad-
dress to the vetera ans to which all
present gave the closest attention.
Following the program in the
church the veterans marched among
the graves of their departed com
rades and laid upon them their silesgf
tribute Of flowers, Of whicha fine col
lection had been gathered and ar
ranged under the direction of Miss
Frits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-02
The Commercial Importance Of a Clear
|! Atmosphere During the Tourist Season

archipelago, or if they have visited
one Of our indescribable mountain
parks. they will have a never ending
topic Of conver alton with their
friends all Of which is the best of
advertising.
With smoke in the air, as is usual
each summer on Puget Sound. the
visitor, not having enjoyed our seen
cry, may have little that is good to
say of us. This is one of the most
vital questions before us today and
the object of this article is to pre-
sent the views of one who has given
the matter much consideration from
the standpoint Of community in
terest.
Every new dollar brought into
the northwest and put into circula-
tion will benefit every individual in
the community. The tourist will
spend money here that was earned
elsewhere and his presence in our
community creates a local demand
for our products which reduces the
necessity of looking for a market
away from home. If you were to
visit the east, or any of the scenic
wonders of our great west the
Yellowstone National Park, the
Yosemite. or the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado, you would be grievous-
ly disappointed if the great works of
nature you had made the trip to see
were hidden behind a pail of smoke.
So it is with OUR visitors. Clear
air will make boosters and investors;
smoke will create knockers and nom
investors.
Now, Mr.. Farmer, can you see
your way clear to make temporary
sacrifice by doing your burning be-
fore the 18th of June and after the
18th of October? If we can get the
majority of those most vitally
affected to plan their burning be-
fore or after the above dates and
live up to that agreement, the COM
mercial bodies and county commits
sioners of the Sound counties, trans
portation companies and individual
advertisers could incorporate in
their booklets and phamplets the
important fact that with the help of
the farmers and other land owners
we are eliminating the smoke from
the atmosphere during the tourist
season.
Remember that your farm or your.
orchard if you are fortunate enough
to own either, will appear best to
prospective buyer if the air is clear.
]. A. MCCORMICK.
Friday Harbor, May 20.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-02

The piles for a floating dock at
the foot Of Sprng street were driven
Wednesday and the long wished for
fine landing place for small boats
will soon be in "Ship Shape =
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
Copyright 1909, by the Bobbs-Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he Is called
by his friends: Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused to do so. his
art IT, considered q huge joke. except to
himself, II he asked people to dinner ev-
eryone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
of HIS divorce. Those who attend the
party are Miss Katherine McNair. who
every one calls Kit, Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Brown. the Misses Mercer. Maxwell Reed
and Mr. Thomas HARRISON, a South
full swing when Jimmy receives a tele-
gram from his Aunt Selma, who will ar
rive in four hours to visit him and his
wife. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
Selma and after he marries she doubles
his allowance. He neglects to tell her OF
his divorce as she is opposed to it. jim
my takes Kit into his confidence. he tries
TO devise some way so that his aunt will
not learn that he has no longer wife.
He suggests that Kit play the hostess for
one night. be Mrs Wilson pro tenn. Kit
refuses. but is finely prevailed upon to
act the part. Aunt Selma arrives and the
had never seen Jim's wife. Jim's Jap
servant is taken i'll. his face is covered
with spots. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife.
fnters the house and asks Kit who is be-
ing taken away in the ambulance? Bella
Insists 1t Is Jim. Kit tells her Jim Is well
and is in the house. Bella tells Kit 1t
wasn't Jim she wanted to see. but Taxa
Mira, the Jap servant. as she wished to
secure his services.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24

knocker, and standing back with his
head on one side to see If it was
straight.
What are you doing?" Jim de-
manded fiercely, but the man only
drove another tack. 1t was Mr.. Har-
bison who stepped outside and read
the card.
1t said Smallpox"
Smallpox" Mr.. HARRISON read, as
If he couldn't believe it. Then he
turned to us, huddled in the hall.
1T seems it wasn't measles, after
ALL" he said cheerfully. Il move we
get into Mr.. Reeds automobile out
there and have vaccination party.
suppose even you blase society folk
have not exhausted that kind of diver.
sion"
But the man on the step spat his
lacks in his hand and spoke for the
first time.
NO, you DON'T" he said mot on
your life. Just step back, please, and
close the door. This house is quar-
| antined."
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
NEAR JAIL DELIVERY
Foxy Parker Sheriff Nips Very Clever
Plan to Aid Prisoner

Foxy Parker Sheriff Nips Very Clever
Plan to Aid Prisoner
Parker-By q shrewd scheme Sher-
If Bailey and City Marshal Wendt,
of this place frustrated an attempt
to release a prisoner in the coun-
ty jail A friend of the prison
er voluntarily applied for lodging
in the Jail over night. putting up a
pretty smooth story as to his finan-
cially embarrassed condition and
having no place to lay his weary
bones. The officers were suspicious
OF the stranger. however. and that
night, Aft0 the stranger had been
admitted. Sheriff Bailey put a couple
more men in Jail, apparently as pris-
.,ners but really as spies. The two
prisoners in due time pretended to
fall asleep and when they had COM
menced snoring the stranger moved
cautiously over to the first prisoner.
a man named Austin. who is charg-
ed with the burglary of store at
Monroe last fall, and engaged him
in conversation in suhdued tone.
Enough was heard by the two spies.
however. to prove that the stranger
and Austin were pals. and that the
stranger had been Implicated with
Austin in the robbery at Monroe. Ac-
cordingly Sheriff Bailey now has
lodged a charge against him and he
will remain in Jail to be tried with
Austin at term of state circuit
court, which convened in Parker to-
day
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
All, WHO kNOWs7

do you know" she said. Il didn't
want to come to this place at all
had an idea that 1t would be awfully
stupid"
And haven't you found it stupid"
he asked.
You know l haven't"
How should l know"
mo place could be stupid II you
were there"
1T Is very nice of you to say So"
Il shall be SO sorry when you leave.
It has been the most glorious week Of
my life"
Il am glad to know that; but hope
there may be many more glorious
weeks in store for you"
After he had gone to the tennis
court and left her alone ON the wide
veranda, she sighed and said to her.
self:
How sad 1t is that a woman is de.
MED the right to tell a man she cares
for him! Who knows what would
have happened If l might have told
him all?"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24

ming around-like this-but there is
not a servant in the house! They
have gone, the entire lot
That's odd" he said slowly. Gone!
Are you sure?'
In reply l pointed to the servants
wing. Trunks packed" l said trag-
ically- rooms empty, kitchen and pan.
tries full of dishes. Did you ever
hear of anything like it,"
Never" he asserted. TT makes me
suspect" What he suspected he did
not say; instead he turned on his
heel, without word of explanation,
and ran down the stairs. l stood star
ing after him, wondering if every one
in the place had gone crazy. Then
l heard Betty Mercer scream and the
rest talking loud and laughing. and
Mr.. HARRISON came up the stairs again
two at time.
How long has that Jap been ailing,
Mrs. Wilson," he asked.
IL don't know" replied helpless
ly. What is the trouble, anyhow"
II think he probably has something
contagious" he said, "and it has
scared the servants away. AS Mr..
Brown said, he looked spotty. l sug-
gested to your husband that it might
be as we'll to get the house emptied-
in case we are correct"
ooh, yes, by all means" said
eagerly. l couldn't get away too soon.
''I'l go and get my" Then l stopped.
Why, the man wouldn't expect me to
leave; l would have to play out the
wretched farce to the end!
"I'll go down and see them off,"
finished lamely. and we went together
down the stairs.
Just for the moment I forgot Bella
altogether. I found Aunt Selma
bonneted and cloaked. taking a stirrup
cup of Pomona for her nerves, and the
rest throwing on their wraps in hur-
ry. Downstairs Max was telephoning
for his car, which wasn't due for an
hour, and Jim was walking up and
down, swearing under his breath.
With the prospect of getting rid of
them all, and of going home comfort
ably to try to forget the whole wretch
ed affair, cleered up quite lot.
even played up my part of hostess, and
Dallas told me, aside, that l was
brick
Just then Jim threw open the front
door.
There was a man on the top step,
with his mouth full of tacks, and he
was mailing something to the door,
Just below Jim's Florentine bronze
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
Lease Samaritan Hospital

Aberdeen-The county commission
ers of Brown county and the rep
resentatives of the German Bap-
lists of North and South Dakota
adopted an agreement Friday where
by the German Raptists lease the
Brown county hospital, known as
the Samaritan hospital for one year
BY the terms of the agreement
the church people are to assume
entire charge of the hospital, paying
the county 500 a month rent, and
the county is to pay the hospital $1O
a month for each patient consigned
to it's care as county charge. The
German Baptists recently decided to
build a hospital in Aberdeen. as the
most central point in the Dakotas. but
by the agreement with the county
they will be able to carry out their
hospital project with a substantial
building and an established hospital
all ready running.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
CHAPTER v.
From the Tree of Love.

from the Tree OF Love.
There is hardly any use trying to
describe what followed. Anne Brown
began to cry, and talk about the chill
dren. (She went to Europe once and
stayed until they all got over the
whooping cough.) And Dallas said he
had a pull, because his mill controlled
forgot how many votes, and the
thing to do was to be quiet and com.
Portable and we would get out in the
morning. Max took it as huge joke,
and somebody found him at the tele.
phone. calling up his club. The Mer-
Ger girls were Historically giggling
and Aunt Selma sat on a stiff-backed
chair and took aromatic spirits of am
monia. AS for Jim, he had collapsed
on the lowest step of the stairs, and
sat there with his head in his hands
When he did look up, he didn't dare
to look at me.
The HARRISON man was arguing
with the impressive individual on the
top step outside, and l saw him get
out his pocketbook and offer a crisp
bundle Of bills. But the man from the
board of health only smiled and
tackled at his offensive sign. After
a while Mr. HARRISON came in and
closed the door, and we stared at one
another.
Il know what I'm going to do"
said, swallowing lump in my throat
I'm going to get out through a base
ment window at the back. I'm going
home"
"Home!" Aunt Selma gasped
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
Sioux Falls Naturalist Notes List Of
Birds Wintering Here

0iOuN = ais NdtuTdsSt tNOtSS ItSt OF
Birds Wintering Here
Sioux Falls-A writer In The Press
of this city under the pen name of
"Oriole," gives the following list of
birds which he observed in the wood
sheltered vicinity of the city on Sum
day, February IL:
Prairie chicken, about $50.
Short-eared Owl, 1.
Downy Woodpecker, 2.
Horned Lark. rather common.
Crow, about 10.
Blue Jay, 2.
Redpoll, about ZOO
Loagspur, seen, others heard.
Tree. sparrow 4.
Chicadee, 5.
White-breasted Nuthatch, 3.
Brown Creeper, 2.
Robin, l.
Robins cannot always be counted on
seen them before in the winter in the
past years. Other birds which the writ
err has seen during the months of
December, January and February in
the past six years are:
Mallard.
Bob White.
Mourning Dove.
Rough-leg Hawk.
Long-eared OWL
Saw-whet OWL
Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl, q subspec;es.
Belted Kingfsher.
Hairy Woodpecker.
Flicker.
Goldfinch.
White-winged Cr0sshill..
JuncO.
Cedar Waxwing.
Northern Shrike.
Winter Wren.
Golden Crowned Knight.
This makes total list of 81 species
that | have seen here in winter. Per-
haps some other observer has seen as
many or more.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
CHAPTER ". (continued.)

TITS immoral" 1 protested. Its
Immoral to steal your"
my own butler!" she broke in i'm
patiently. You're not usually SO
scrupulous, Kit. Hurry! l hear that
hateful Anne Brown"
So we slid back along the hall, and
rang for Takahiro. But no one came.
Il think I ought to tell you. Bella,
1 said as we waited, and Bella was
staring around the room-"I think you
ought to know that Miss Caruthers is
here" Bella shrugged her shoulders.
well, thank goodness" she said,
II don't have to see her. The only
pleasant thing remember about my
year of married life is that l did not
meet Aunt Selma"
rang again, but still there was no
answer. And then it occurred to me
that the stiffness below stairs was al
most oppressive. Bella was noticing
things, too, for she began to fasten
her veil again with a malicious little
smile.
"One Of the things 1 remember my
late husband saying" she observed,
was that he could manage this house,
and had done 1t for years, with flaw
less service. Stand on the bell, Kit"
did. We stood there, with the
table, just as 1t had been left, be-
tween us and waited for a response.
Bella was growing impatient. She
raised her eyebrows (she is very
handsome. Bella isl and flung out her
chin as If she had begun to enjoy the
horrible situation.
/ thought l heard a rattle of silver
from the pantry just then, and hur-
ried to the door in rage. But the
pantry was empty of servants and
full of dishes, and all the lights were
I could have sworn that l saw one of
the servants duck into the stairway to
the basement, but when l got there
the stairs were empty, and something
was burning in the kitchen below.
Bella had followed me and was peer
ing over my shoulder curiously.
There isn't servant in the house,
she said triumphantly. And when we
went down to the kitchen, she seemed
to be right. 1t was in disgraceful or
der, and one of the bottles of wine
that had been banished from the din
lng room sat half empty on the floor
Drunk" Bella said with conviction
But I didn't think so. There had not
been time enough, for one thing. Sud
denly l remembered the ambulance
that had been the cause of Bellas ap
pearance-for no one could believe
her silly story about Takahiro.
simply left her there, staring helpless
ly at the confusion, and ran upstairs
again: through the dining room, pas
Jimmy and Aunt Selma, past Leila
Mercer and Max, who were flirting OF
the stairs, up, up to the servants bed
rooms, and there my suspicious were
verified. There was every evidence O.
q hasty flight; in three bedrooms five
trunks stood locked and ominous, ant
the closets yawned with open door
empty. Bella had been right; there
was not servant in the house.
AS emerged from the untidy empti
ness of the servants wing, l met Mr.
HARRISON coming out of the studio.
II wish you would let me do SOM
of this running about for you, Mrs
Wilson," he said gravely. You arr
not well, and can't think of anythin!
worse for a headache. Has the but
ler's illness clogged the household ma
chinery?"
"Worse." l replied, trying not t.
breathe in gasps. Il wouldn't be run
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
Another Kind.

"1a!" said the Russian count. with
a fierce scowl on his Muscovite fea.
lures. This worm of an American
writer has insulted me with his pen!"
HAS he written a biting satire
about your" inquired the fair charmer
to whom he spoke.
Nothing SO gentlemanly!" yelled
the count. HE has named his pig
after me!~
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
Ready With Proof.

An earnest preacher in Georgia, who
has a custom of telling the Lord all
the news in his prayers, recently be-
gan a petition for help against the
progress of wickedness in his town
with the statement:
20 thou great Jehovah, crime is on
the increase. 1t is becoming more
prevalent daily. I can prove it to you
by statistics "-Everybody's Magazine.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24

Taking Garfield Tea will prevent the re-
currence of sick headache, Indigestion and
bilious attacks All druggists.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24
Literary Atmosphere.

Literary Atmosphere.
mark Twain was not widely read
man. How do you suppose he ever
managed to turn out SO much good
stuff"
II don't know, unless it was because
he smoked SO much"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24

The self-made man rarely extends
the process as far as his ideas.