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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Plum CurCuliO

The presence of the dreaded" plum
curculio" in at least three widely
separated districts of Washington is
indicated by many specimens of in
jured plums which have been receiv-
ed by Entomologist A. L. Melander,
Of the State College, all bearing
evidence of injury by the curculio.
The Importance of this discovery
is that the plum curculio is an insect
pest regarded as one of the most
serious problems confronting
orchardists in the states east of the
rocky mountains. Experiments
station men have known for some
time that the insect was working its
way steadily westward it having
arrived in Montana east of the Bit
ter Roots several years ago. Until
the last week its work west of the
Bitter Roots had not been officially
determined.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
teachers Courses

In response to the demand from
the public schools an announcement
for eighteen teachers courses has
just been made at the University of
Washington. The time of each
course has been put on Saturday,
late in the afternoon or in the ev-
ening. as may be convenient. The
following lines of work are repre-
sented:. Education, six courses:
German, two courses; history, two
courses; music. one course; philos-
ophy, one course; physical training,
two courses; political and social sci
ence, four courses. A large num-
Der of teachers have signified their
intention to join these classes.
There has also come demand from
several societies in Western Wash
ington for the University to inaug-
urate similar cousres which will be
accessible to their teachers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
TuIIoch Party Get
Four Fine Deer

= =
Glenn and Norman Tulloch and
Louis Scribner returned tuesday
from a two days hunt on Mt. Con-
stitution.
They brought home four fine
bucks, one Of which weighed nearly
one hunderd pounds.
They report having surprised two
hunters who were cutting up two
does so they would not be recognize
ed. The culprits ran away and the
carcasa- were left on the ground for
the buzzards.
They saw number Of does.
which may not legally be killed.
Their. were good many deer hunt
ers out but few of them succeeded
in getting any deer. The number
of deer killed during the first three
days of the open season was less
than twenty.
Mr.. Moran and his force Of game
wardens were active in protecting
the Moran domains. Some of the
hunters are reported to have refus-
ed to keep off his property, claim
ing that the land was not legally
posted. Some arrests are likely to
follow for trespass.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
A Good Yawn.

A good, wide, open mouthed
yawn is a splendid thing for the
whole body. A yawn is natures
demand for rest. Some people
think they only yawn because they
are sleepy. But this is not 50. You
yawn because you are tired. You
may be sleepy also, but that is not
the real cause of your yawnlng'
And if you are where you can
stretch at the same time as you
yawn, stretch and yawn. This Is
natures way Of stretching and re-
Taxing the muscles. Indeed, II you
are very tired, but do not feel IKE Re
yawning, there is nothing that WILL
rest you so quickly as to sit on
straight back chair and, lifting the
feet from the floor, push them .1 oa'
in front of you as far as poss,lOe;'
stretch both arms, put the neaa
back, open the mouth wide anu
make yourself yawn. The ten y
nerves will relax, the contrac's =
muscles will stretch, and the wno''
body will be rested.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
DEER HARBOR
Mr.. Will McLachlan of D eer Har
,,or &c visiting friends here.

MIR. VIII lMCLdCuioA " -
Dor is visiting friends here.
Obie Loos took party OF young
people to East Sound Sunday.
Mrs. McLachaln visited with
Deer Harbor folks Sunday.
Mrs. John Lawson who has been
very sick, is much improved.
An excursion party from Belling-
ham calledat Snug Harbor Sunday
Mr. Murray is visiting in SEATTLE,
awaiting the return of Mrs. Murray
from England.
Miss Dolores Pearmain is home
from Friday Harbor, where she has
been employed.
A number Of young people from
here attended the dance at Orcas
Saturday night, reporting a pleas
ant time.
Miss Carrie Loos, Cecil Schmuck
and Anna Lawson visited friends
and relations in Deer Harbor the
last of the week.
Miss Gross, the school teacher is
able to walk a biz without her
crutch. We all sympahize with her
and hope she will be able to walk
soon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
STUART ISLAND

Mrs. j. Matheson is visiting in
Seattle.
E. Erickson and j johnson visited
Sunday at Turn Point.
E. A. Chevslier and Frank Craig
mic went to Bellingham tuesday on
the Fox.
Mrs. Ed. Chevalier and son Will
lam spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs
P. A. Chevalier
Mrs. Albert Droulard who has
been visiting with Mrs. Harry Cros-
by in Seattle and her brother in
Kent, returned home Thursday on
the Monitor.
P. A. Chevalier, asst. light-keeper
at Turn Pont left Tuesday on the
Fox for Bellingham on a 80 days
leave of absence on account of i'll
health. He will be under a physic-
ian's care.
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The Town Election

Disincorporation is not popular
with the voters of the town who say
it is better to be content with what
we have, than to leave the destinies
Of the settlement to the county COM
missioners.
Incorporation has brought some
improvements, and may bring more
when the affairs Of the town are ad-
ministered by the new voters, the
energetic women of the town. OF
course the men will wake up after a
time, and contest the election with
the women, but the latter are in
the majority and can win if they
pull together.
1t is quite likely that local option
will be an issue in the town election
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Business and Politics

1t is time for the business man to
reenter politics. Let him neglect
his own affairs to some extent, if he
has to, in order to serve the public
and the state. If this were gen
orally done the majority of the vote
RS would soon come to see that the
man who is smart enough tA handle
his own affairs we'll, and who is so
well fixed that he does not sneed to
plumber the public, is all The more
likely to conduct the public affairs
efficiently and honestly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
last weekend returning Monday.

last weekend returning MOuudy'
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. McMillin re-
turned Wednesday from a ten days
visit with friends in Portland and
other points south.
Mr.. j. +. Insley was called to Bel
bingham on account of the illness OF
his son. Later advices report much
Improvement.
Rev. Graham preached his first
sermon at Roche Harbor last Sun
day evening. He was well received
and he is an interesting speaker.
Since the opening of the hunting
season, the rattle Of shotguns can be
heard in all directions, and the wary
pheasant darts for cover to the
denser thickets.
Two grandsons of Mr.. William
Taylor, now living in Bellingham,
paid their grandfather visitot sew
eral lays. They are fine and prom,
Using young men.
Navigator Harper had the mis-
fortune to lose the propeller OF his
motor craft when some leagues
from home how he reached port
is a romance.
A party of Roche Harbor citizens
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. L. M
Harper succeeded in making the as
cent of Mt. Young. 1t required
several hours to accomplish the task
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Ticket Suggested For
Mayor and Council

The men voters are not yet taking
much interest in the town election
and it is evidently their intention to
allow the Offices to go to the women
by default.
The women now having a vote,
an6 being eligible to Office it seems
proper to suggest a ticket for town
offices.
One of the leading politicians of
the town, and now a member of the
council proposes the following:
For Mayor, Mrs. G. B. briggs,
for cpuncilwomen. Mrs. L. Ross.
and Mrs. Higgins; for treasurer,
Mrs. Blaine, who might also act as
town clerk, in the interest of econ
Omy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

The Washington State Dairymen S
Association offers five prizes Of SIS,
$12, $40, So and IS for the five best
essays on the follwing subjects:
The Farm Home.
Raising the Dairy Calf
81 "Succulent Feed FOR the Dairy
Herd"
Producing and Marketing Of
Milk for City Trade. y
Selecting and Improvement
of the Dairy Herd
Boys and girls under the age Of
twenty-one are eligible to this con-
test and each contestant is to select
one subject. The president of the
Association is to select committee
to whom the contestants shall submit
their esseys. Essays rust Re i,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Too Far Entirely.

A young married pair prominent
in exclusive circles have child who
has just reached the age when its
hands are simply way stations to its
mouth-things reaching the former
being sure to reach the latter and
in the shortest possible space of
time.
The father of this infant is
forced for business reasons to
travel great deal and always has
a mileage book on hand. This the
youngster found one day and pro-
ceeded to devour.
When he was discovered he had
used, alas, about 500 miles. The
mother at once told her husband of
her baby's destructiveness, and
quick as flash he responded:
Really, my dear, don't you think
that's going a little too far Pr.
Philadelphia Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
HIS SIMPLE QUESTION. ?
He Didn't Mean Il to Bs Embarrassing.
but II Was.

no Oi0n't WS6n " 20 DC 6moaTTdSSsn3,
but It Was.
81 don't want to embarrass yea
sir" said the tall, thin man as he
leaned across the aisle of the street
car to address the short, fat man,
"but let me ask you if Washington
is not called the Father of His
Country"
Certainly" was the reply.
"Again, without wishing to en-
barrass you in the slightest, let me
ask if you have read American his
tory p
aWhat do you take me for?'' ex-
claimed the fat man. perhaps you
doubt that | can read. Of course
| have read the history of my coun-
try"
"Then you must have read all
about Washington as commander.
Don't be embarrassed over the ques-
ton. If you have been too busy
just say so and it will be all right .
'But I tell you | have read ten
times as much about Washington
as you have. Who are you to ques-
ton me in this way ?"
"Now, no hard feeling. l was
simply getting ready to ask ques-
ton. Good lands, but | am not the
man to embarrass another man!
You say you have read of Washing
ton in the feld?"
'Of course / say sop
s'Then, sir, without any desire to
embarrass you in the slightest de-
gree and begging your pardon for
the liberty l take, let me ask you
to name two battle in which Wash
ington commanded"
'SWhy-why"-
Don't hurry, sir. Lots of time. I"
But the eyes of all the passen..
gers were on the fat man, and after
half minute he rose up with very
red face and passed out to the plat
form and dropped off.
'FToo bad-too badw sighed the
lean man. "1 didn't want to en-
barrass him in the slightest, and
then I went and embarrassed him a
great deal. l must stop asking
questions about Washington. Elk
change.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
DOE BAY

Dick Drain secured a fine deer
on monday.
II. Meredith is getting the lum-
Der for some new buildings.
Mrs. F. Foskett has returned to
her home in Bellingham for the win.
ter.
Joe Ives of Bellingam got the re.
cord buck on Doe Bay mountain last
Sunday.
q. N. Culver is now able to move
about on the lawn in an invalids
chair at the home of his son in Fri.
day Harbor. He hopes to be able t.
return to his ranch within a few
months.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
One More Tulnbler

Fresh from his triumph of last
saturday when he topped the Rocky
mountains in a fight from Helena,
Mont, Cromwell Dixon, 10 years
old fell to the earth from a height
of about 100 feet in his initial per-
formance at the Spokane interstate
fair grounds last tuesday. Witness
ses saw Dixon bank his, planes for
turn, and it is thought sudden
gust Of wind coming Though deep
cuts caught the planes and overturn-
ed the machine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
DOLPHIN BAY

Several hunters were out Sunday
but got little game.
The Social Club met last thurs
day with Mrs. w. A. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs.J. F. Iotte were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bull
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. N. Martin visit
ed at the Hunt home at Deer Har-
Dor Sunday.
Mrs. E. F. Morrow spent satur-
day and Sunday at home; Miss Ed
ma lotte accompanied her.
An unknown man tried to get into
Bert Smiths house last monday ev-
ening and later in the night made
away with jeff. Moore's row boat.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
LOPEZ

Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall returned
from Seattle On Saturday.
The Ladies' Guild will meet with
Mrs. S. Kendall Oct. IL.
Mrs. Ed. Wilson and Mrs. Root.
Burt of Richardson visited Mrs.
Thornton on tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Franklin of
Seattle are visiting her brother and
family Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kalberg
On saturday Mr.. Hutchinson re-
ceived a DART for $1,000 the
amount of insurance carried by the
late Thos. Upston in the M. w. A. in
favor of his wife.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
No Trespassing

We the undersigned do hereby
agree to prohibit hunting or tres
passing on our premises during the
open season by any person or per.
sons other than signers of this
agreement or members of their re.
spectjve families. Any person hunt.
ing or trespassing on our premises
will be prosecuted.
Donald Erickson, Stephen H
Boyce. Frank Stafford, Charles Ian
dahl, Henry Schuman, Anton
Thrones, VIM. Roster, John Carlin
R. H. Roster. R. E. Jefferries, R. H
Ackley. Joe Lachapell, Andrew
johnson. j. T. Smith. H. Buchanan
A. Fleming, VIM. Begin, j. Firth
VIM. Bailer, Henry Bailer, E. P
Bailer, H. E. Wiley. D. Phillips,
Steve McNamee, Bob Fleminga. G.
Heidenr;ch, Squire Stewart, Ray
Edwards, Ralph Boyce, John Stamm
Mrs. M. H. Smith, D. Fountain,
BE-. Hannah, James Taylor, Henry
j. Hannah, F. M. Boyce, O. R.
Boyce, John Dougherty. Mrs. M
McIlroy, M. N. Labar, Mrs. M. j.
Wills, ]. j. Sandwich, Mrs. II. M.
Emmerling, VIM. Chamberlain, Paul
E. Peterson, W. Hemphill, Miss
Lizzie lawson, Lyle King. D. w.
Cakes, VIM. Cakes. R. M. Gaines,
G. A. Mcconnell, Ole Void, Chas.
V. Peterson, D. Madden, P. Madden,
Geo. Jake, Chas. Buchanan, j. o.
Bergman, Jr., John E. Dougherty,
Geo. Malcolm A. Erickson, W.. A.
Buchanan. Jr,, Robert Owens, John
H. Boyce, j. o. Bergman, Henry
Cowell Lime and Cement Co. per C,
Coghlan, Mgr. Alex. j.. Lighthea t
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
AN OLD TIME FEAST
The Proper caper In 1875 w.
Serve Thirty.two DISH.

SsPer IN 1875 W..
Serve Thirty-two Dishes.
Our ability to eat, if 5ono :,
judge from the old records, ano aal
! cookbooks and such bits Of N litasa
| ture as deal with the subies t''a :
slowly dying out. A half gla ss' !:
milk and q piece of bread are a's 81, u
posed by some persons to be an sd aS
quate meal for a man of TODAY NN'
As against this it is interest;nc :.
set down what Gervais MARKHAM !; !
1875 sets forth as "a human m. -
keep in his family for the entert,;.
ment of his true and worth,
friends" First warning the ma:
ter of the feast that he must CON-
suit the season of the year, SIM.
summer affords what winter want,
and vice versa, he goes on to say.
ut is good for him who intend,
to feast to set down the number If
his full dishes-that is. dishes n
meat that are of substance and mt
empty or for show-and of these
sixteen is a good proportion for one
course unto one mess (meaD. a,
thus for example: First, a shield Of
Drawn with mustard; secondly, a
boyled capon; thirdly, a boyled
piece of beef; fourthly, a chine Of
beef roasted; filthy, meats tongue
roasted; sixthly, pigge roasted;
seventhly, chewets bak'd; eighthlv,
a goose roasted; ninthly, a swan
roasted; tenthly, a turkey roasted;
eleventh, a haunch of venison roast.
ed; twelfth, a pasty of venison;
thirteenth, a pigge with pudding
in the belly; fourteenth, an olive
pie; the fifteenth, a couple of ca.
pons; the sixteenth, custard Of
dousets. Now to these full dishes
may be added sallets, fricassees
quelque chooses and devised paste, as
many dishes more, which make the
full service no less than two and
thirty dishes, which is as much as
can conveniently stand on one table
and at one mess. And after this
manner you may proportion your
second and third mess, holding full
ness in one half the dishes and
show in the other, which will be
both frugal in the spender, content
ment to the guests and much pleas
ure and delight to the beholders.'
.-Harpe's Weekly.
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Not For willie.

A country woman and her little
boy were visiting the city, and while
seeing the sights Of the place the
mothers eyes were attracted BY the
SNOWY display Of stuffed animals in
q taxidermist's shop window.
Lets go in here and see what
we can get for you, Willie" said the
mother.
"Sure, ma, and" His eye fell
upon sign over the door which
read, Let us tan your hides"
sOh, 10, no, ma; let's don't 60 in
therel I get mutt Of that 1t home, !"
he cried excitedly, and they passed
mp thes taxidsrnist's shop. Ma
iicaal Monthly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
A Deliberate Suicide

After Strengthening out his bust
ness affairs, writing note to a dist
ant relative directing the manner in
which his funeral should be con-
Quoted, B. C. Slagg. rancher on the
Smith road, nine miles from Bell
inghm, some time saturday or sun
day walked into a shed on his prem
Uses, placed a 80 caliber revolver to
his right temple. and sent bullet
into his brain.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

But if some men are skep'lIlh o
others place an implicit faith n .hs ss
doctors prescriptions, and .. , .usnt
was . man in Limerick VINO "
to the undertaken to order c0r
for Pat O. Cornell. .,or
Dear me- said the under,a "a mt
rs poor Pat dead 2" mo, ne s Int
dead YET" answered the other, ~. to
he viii die tonight, for the o0e md
ssys be can't live I'll morning, az -
"A knows what he gave him; 1r;sh
Fanu in Seventy Years OF -
Life. 2 :
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
A New Booze Regulation

In order to check to some extent
the desires of former retail liz uor
dealers to engage in the wholesale
liquor business, which is permitted
conditionalIy under the local option
law, County Attorney Bixby Of Bel
bingham intends to prosecute all
cases of delivery of ''booze'' to
rooming houses or hotels, unless the
persons purchasing the liquor have
resided there for at least thirty
days.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Check Swindler at AnaCortes

The operations Of slick check
swindler came to light tuesday in
Anacortes, when collection Of eight
beautifully written checks made out
in the name of C. w. Fleming and
cashed by various saloon keepers
saturday were presented to several
banks for payment, each being for
$14.50. The swindler is supposed
to be one Carl Tanner.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Kings Arm a Measure Standard.


Although innumerable yards of
silk, satin and cloth are being
bought and sold every day in this
country, it is probable that very
few persons, whether purchasers or
statesmen, could say offhand how we
got our yard measure. It represents
the arm measurement of King Hen
~ l., which was thirty-six inches,
and it was he who ordained that the
length of his own arm should be
the standard yard Of cloth measure
AN ordinance that has been pre-
served in British commerce to this
day. Observant Londoners and
others may be aware that the i'm
perial standard lengths are record
ed in stone on the north side Of
Trafalgar square, where they were
engraved in 1876. Westminster
Gazette.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Aged Couple Weds

Charles E. Phillbrook a minister
aged 70 and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hoff,
age SO applied for a license in Bell
ingham Monday. Mr.. P. Philbrook
gave his residence as Beach, Lummi
island and Mrs. Hoff is from Los
Angeles. Cal. They are said to be
he oldest couple to receive a mar
riage license in Whatcom county.
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the hands of the committee not later
than one month prior to the next
annual convention.
The five best essays will be read
by the writer's at the next annual
convention.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
The state fair

With an attendance of 1893 from
8 O'Clock in the morning until six
o'clock at night the largest ever
had on the first day. the eighteenth
annual state fair opeaed at North
Yakima on Monday. The stock ex-
hibit is the largest ever gathered ia
Washington with the exception Of
+kc 4. Y. P.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
The Four Lettered Name Of God

Is it not passingly singular =. ~
least that the name of God sa0uiu
be spelled with four letters IN Il a. u
most every known language! IT, -
Latin it is Deus; Greek, Zeus; no
brew, Adon; Syrian, Adad; Aiar
ian, ALA; Persian, syria; Tar1a aaat.
Idga; Egyptian, Aumn or ,. nsms
East Indian, Esgi or Zenl; JaPa. ..
csc, Zain; Turkish, Add; Scan "aa.
Wan, Odin; Wallachian, Zenc; I T,r.
tian, Doga; Dalmatian, Rog1;c t ~
rhenian, Eher; Etrurian, C CnM (:
Margarian, Desc; Swedish oouS'
Irish, Dich; German, Colt; freIsn'
Dieu; Spanish, Dios; feru'''
Liam.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Plants That Hate Each other.

Fancy two plants being SO I'M
friendly that the mere neighbor-
hood of one is death to the other!
Yet that is the case with two well
known British plants. These are
the thistle and the rape. If the
field is infested with thistles, which
come up year after year and ruin
the crops, all you have to do is to
SOW it with rape. The thistle will be
absolutely annihilated. London
EEt.a-a..ard
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Pays to Advertise

It pays to advertise state or a
city if the advertising is done judic-
iously and intelligently. just as it
pays to advertise business. This is
being fully demonstrated by the in
creasing number of states and cities
that are exploiting their advantages
through the press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
ROCHE HARBOR

The Ladies Aid Society met this
wednesday afternoon and took tea
with Madam Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Harper visited
relatives and friends in Belliroham
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NOTICE to HUNTERS

AM THE OWNER OF A LARGE PORTION OF THE EAST Fam !,
ORCAS ISLAND, INCLUDING LANDS SURROUNDING THE LAKES wv
MY PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE the DEER and OTHER GAME
NONE or MY OWN PEOPLE KILL GAME.
There NO PUBLIC LAND to hunt and ALL ARE TRfspA
WHO COME HERE FOR That PURPOSE YOU ARE NOT WANfD H
HUNTERS by ANY Of the inhabitants and HOPE you will STAY wM
Very respectfully, ROBERT MORAN