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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
3
A long item filled with society visits business trips and travel notes from Aberdeen and nearby towns. It lists Mrs. Cross hosting the Needle Craft club, Mrs. Tobey entertaining Swastika club, and many residents visiting Seattle Tacoma North Yakima Grays Harbor Spokane. There are railroad and infrastructure notes, D A R trips, depot work, and Easter sale plans.
G A Gillette, contractor for graveling a three mile county road east of Aberdeen, presses ahead with completion and hopes to finish within three weeks as gravel is laid across the route.
Prof W D Lyman of Whitman College spoke at the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce luncheon on water transport and the Panama Canal. He promoted harbor advantages for Pacific coast business and urged Aberdeen to back Spokane's bid to host the next National Rivers and Harbors Congress.
The council opened bids for B street paving with Warren Construction at 16082 and Barber Asphalt at 14077 for bithulitic pavement while Barber Asphalt 14249 and Hauke Hegdale 13108 quoted asphalt. The Pacific Pipe bid 3000 feet of six inch wooden pipe was accepted and bids for 15000 feet of two inch pipe were called. The street committee favored Chicago avenue sidewalk from Market to First, and Houtari Addition platted. Harriman street improvement petitions were filed. March arrests totaled 90 with 132 dollars in dog licenses, fines 272 dollars. The council debated enforcing the dog ordinance amid noisy disruptions from pound dogs and jail-yard crowds.
The Chehalis County Democratic Central committee met in Aberdeen and chose delegates to the state convention in Walla Walla on May 6. Delegates listed include Montesano L Bignold and D W Fleet. Aberdeen Charles Neeson. Hoquiam A S Hodgdon and C W Hodgdon. Elma W A Combes. Porter Gentry Butler. Oakville J K Fitzgerald. and others. Louis B. Bignold presided, with A S Hodgdon as secretary.
Bids for ferry slips, highway and trestle for the South Bay road to connect with Westport and Cohassett beach were awarded at Montesano by county commissioners Creech and Walker as successful bidders at $2,210. Work to begin at once. Standard Transfer Co. won the highway contract near Hoquiam. All bids for the Aloha road were rejected.
Holy Week is being observed in city churches with special services planned through Easter Sunday. The local Knights Templar will join at Episcopal Church next Sunday for a featured service. Tomorrow is Good Friday with several churches offering special services.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Fair returned Tuesday from a four month visit with relatives in New Brunswick and other eastern points. Mrs Fair resumes her position leading the alteration department at Geo J Wolffs department store.
Hilts R J, a longtime Elma politician, gives up city duties to farm seven miles from Elma. Former street commissioner for four years and councilman for two, he was ousted by peers after accusing them of fraud and later reinstated by the Superior court.
Tomorrow at 1 30 o clock the new fire engine will undergo its official test at the foot of Wishkah street with the city council and citizens in attendance. The machine has passed several tests recently but the main demonstration will occur tomorrow and Saturday.
Evans Drug Co offers barber supplies and toilet articles in a small local stocking record. The ad notes convenient location and prompt service for customers seeking grooming products and daily essentials.
Roger Blackburn ten year old son of Mr and Mrs J L Blackburn was accidentally struck in the back with a javelin thrown by a high school student while practicing yesterday afternoon on his way home from school. The lad was not seriously injured.
E. W. Morley of Saginaw Michigan visiting with son A. J. Morley in this city. He will depart this evening for Seattle and spend a few days there before returning home, accompanied by his son as far as Seattle.
A six man posse leaves Tuesday for the Wynoochie headwaters to pursue John Tornow, accused killer of Sam Creighton and two trappers Scotty and the Swede, with plans for several weeks of systematic search in wild country. The group, seasoned in woods travel, aims to locate the fugitive despite difficult terrain and long odds.
At the Montesano meeting on April 3 the board approved plans for State Road No. 2 improvements and directed a route examination for Humptulips Quinsamult road. Licenses and contracts were issued for saloon operation, dock work, and highway improvements while several tax roles and road petitions were processed.
The report notes the selection of the peace officer and the constable for Malone precinct, detailing appointments and responsibilities pending formal confirmation.
The Aberdeen and Hoquiam Building Trades Council resolves that socialist and I W W publications alleging AFL labor collusion with the I W W in the Grays Harbor strike are false. It pledges support for law and order and orders public notice in Grays Harbor Post Aberdeen World Grays Harbor Washingtonian and Aberdeen Herald, dated April 2 1912.
Christian Science church at First Street near Broadway offers Sunday school at 10 a.m and church services at 11 a.m. Wednesday evening services are at 8 p.m Reading room at 231 Finch Building is open daily except Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m
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