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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
7
Aberdeen residents engage in club meetings and social events while businesses promote offerings. Gabrielson and Holmer's Capital City Creamery Butter is praised, and multiple civic items such as school resumes, relocation, and construction projects are noted along with forthcoming dances and debates.
The Evening News debuts this week in Port Angeles as a merger of the Olympic Leader and the Tribune Times, consolidating two pioneer weeklies into one daily publication.
Aberdeen residents participate in clean-up and paint up week led by Mayor J M Phillips the council health committee and the council. Citizens report visible benefits from householders efforts as districts show cleaner streets and yards and a spirit of cordial cooperation throughout the campaign.
Registration books reopen at city hall but Aberdeen turnout remains low with about 2200 registrants, roughly 3000 fewer than the last general election.
George Lind a cook on the steamer Coronado was found with eight quarts of whiskey. Deputy Joe Searles arrested him and Judge Ben Sheeks sentenced him to a $100 fine plus costs or 39 days in county jail.
A Washington state board of health press bulletin says the state has the nation’s lowest death rate. Officials note the federal census bureau did not publish the rate in 1914, citing population estimation concerns. Even with lower population estimates, the death rate would still be among the lowest in the United States.
Co. G of the 2nd Regiment North Guard War Emergency launches a plan to split into two units with 65 men in each, starting with 40 men per company. The effort aims to secure an armory building for Aberdeen, backed by the Chamber of Commerce.
Aubrey Cross, brother of Aberdeen’s city attorney, earned high honors at Rush Medical College in Chicago, ranking among the top five students in any of the large eastern medical colleges.
Obituaries report Fred Hank dying April 8 from injuries at Hoquiam Sash and Door factory after being struck by a conveyor while unloading a scow. Gertrude Wells died April 9 aged 63 in Hoquiam, widow of W L Wells, with children in Kirkland Arlington and Hoquiam. Other notices list J B Ray of Porter, William J Dixon, William Paradise, and Abraham Alkie with details of survivors and death dates in Hoquiam and surrounding areas.
N T Hansen a carpenter for Grays Harbor Commercial Co died unexpectedly on April 11 at the Riverside hotel Cosmpolis. He was 71 and is survived by his brother James J Hansen of Manette.
Lester Crouse, 21, a book tender in the Carlson and Callow camp on the East Hoquiam river, was killed April 11 when a falling snag broke his back. His mother lives at Edwards Cross Roads, North Carolina.
Crab fishing in the lower harbor has slowed with 8 of 13 boats quitting for the season due to a poor local market.
Women of Aberdeen attend lectures at the high school auditorium given by Miss Mary F. Rausch of the state university extension department. The session drew large crowds and focused on practical home economics.
R Saunders a junk dealer on East First street was arrested Saturday and three small boys placed in custody in connection with alleged sales of automobile tires to the youths.
A concise local note frames the Aberdeen Herald as the recommended paper, arguing the paper should be bought per reader endorsement. It captures a boastful, self-assured stance praising the Aberdeen Herald as the preferred news source.
A column lauds Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, crediting him with modernizing the fleet, cracking down on the wine mess, and saving the government millions. It argues that enemies from the powder and armor plate industries weaponize slander to curb his reform drive. The piece compares Daniels’s modest manner to Lincoln, noting his impact on naval efficiency and cost savings.
Reports say Pacific Mail Steamship Co sold its fleet last year under wartime price but kept three ships under construction. The Ecuador Columbia and Venezuela will revive the Oriental line, sailing from San Francisco on June 17 under the American flag, despite concerns over the Seamen's Law.
Local Forecaster J. D. Carter notes March rainfall at 19.65 inches, more than double the 7.74 inch normal and higher than any March since January 1915 when 22 inches fell.
R. L. Fromme, U. S. forest supervisor, declares Quinault the correct spelling of the lake beloved by Aberdeen motorists. He bans variants such as Quenault Quinnaielt and Quiniault as taboo spellings in official use.
A call urges residents to spend locally in Aberdeeen to keep wealth in town and prevent financial decline. The message warns that every dollar sent elsewhere impoverishes the community and stresses supporting local merchants and services.
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