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| Year | Stories |
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| 1891 | 3 |
3 stories matching found
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- A County With No Hospital Turns a Private Home Into One
When the injured and dying were thrown on San Juan County's mercy, the new Overseer of the Poor had nowhere to put them but his own house.
- A Steamer Cruise Through the San Juan Islands, Past Lime Kilns and Seal Rocks
A correspondent rides the Evangel out of Friday Harbor at sunset, taking in Lopez, Orcas, Mount Baker, Roche Harbor's thirteen kilns, and an island said to grow the finest potatoes in the world.
- A New Editor Rides Into Friday Harbor, Promising Independence and a Paper Second to None
The Islander introduces itself to San Juan County with a defiant platform: no party dictation, no saloon-baiting, and a pledge to be booted around town if it ever breaks its word.