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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1902
Page
8
Local notes record illnesses including Mrs. M. D. Freeland and H. Rychard with mumps and heart trouble respectively. Births, travel, and community events feature boxing, a WCTU meeting, a Pow Wow delegate, survey work, and new construction projects in Chehalis County.
Oscar Monk began a term of school at Grass Creek near Hoquiam. County officers collected cash fees last month: Clerk 284.15, Auditor 9.35, Sheriff 38.75. Montesano women exercise under Miss Quackenbush. Mrs. Porter returned to Aberdeen. Auditor to lease Lot 6, section 16 16 11, 203 acres on May 3. Marriage license to Thomas R. Stewart and Lucy Howell of Hoquiam. Leonard Hall and Perry Keller released from Montesano quarantine. Rev W E Thompson aims to secure M E church annual conference in Montesano. County auditor to sell timber on May 17: NW quarter of section 36 19 09 appraised at 324. W H Bush summoned to Seattle over telegram about brother-in-law Fred Phelan.
A death notice about Mrs. Ogburn was a mistaken report though a Mrs. Ogburn died near Dawson. H R Bellamy travels to Seattle for oil men’s meeting and plans drilling in North Beach country. About twenty five settlers from Tennessee, relatives of Crass brothers, arrive to locate locally. Eight prisoners remain in county jail with varied detentions. Gus Stratton from Tenino reports cattle buying for Ninemire and Morgan and optimism for oil near Tenino at 1100 feet. Angus Campbell resigns as treasurer deputy to join First National Bank of Hoquiam. Auditor Martin seeks a replacement since Campbell departs early next month.
Local residents report moves and occupations in Cosmopolis including Mr and Mrs Wm Foundry relocating to Seattle J C Bryant heading to a Wyncodie river logging camp James Rowland buying furniture from Wm Foundry for the Home Restaurant lodging house A sentencing of Cosmopolis gamblers by Justice Brower with fines around five dollars and costs Mrs Anna Hopkins returns home G M Powell reports cattle thriving and twenty five head wintering open His family plans move from Distler Jersey Dairy to Aberdeen R M Johnson to Keehler block dealer in sporting goods Mrs Ray Benson visits Cosmopolis to see her parents E W Cook and its about Sugar Pine Lumber and Grants Pass Oregon. Also malaria notes tout Electric Bitters as preventive and remedy with testimonials and ad copy plus dye products from Putnam and Evans Drug Co.
A seller in Aberdeen Grays Harbor offers five 50 by 130 foot lots with 26 hogs including 12 sows with piglets soon, valued by experts at 75 dollars each. Also a horse and wagon, 2 cows, 1 Holstein yearling, 60 old hens and 25 young chickens, implements, good road and water. Call or write E Turati Aberdeen Box 636.
Total taxes paid since the Certificate of Delinquency amounting to 1.62 with 15 percent annual interest. The plaintiff seeks judgment in the Superior Court of Washington to foreclose the lien on the mentioned lands. Defendants must appear within sixty days of first publication or pay the due amount plus costs. The attorney is L H Brewer, Montesano Washington, with the first publication dated March 20, 1902.
An observer recalls a man who swore off alcohol yet repeatedly breathes brandy from his hands at a Broad Street hotel. The bartender notes such abstinence tricks as variants of dodging temptation, while others fear bitters as a risky substitute. the tale underscores how some swear offs fail and lead back to liquor.
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