Commissioners to Build Roads in Montesano Area
Montesano April 28 Commissioner Phil Locke says road finances have improved after an attorney general ruling. The commission settles with the treasurer and confirms funds in the general and district road and bridge accounts must be used only for road building. A new levy will fund prior debts. South Bay Ferry bids range from 5,616.88 to 6,041.44 with Pacific Construction at 5,295.47. The engineer revises estimates upward. The board orders a survey to extend the Hansen Road toward Humptulips and plans work this season if feasible. Bids requested for G. P. Clinton road north of Montesano and Summit Kamilche road. bids open May 19.
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Montesano
Phil Locke
General Road and Bridge Fund
District Road and Bridge Fund
South Bay Ferry
South Bay
Westport
Pacific Construction Company
E. L. Yel
Hansen Road
KE. Fisher
New London
Humptulips
Fisher
C. N. Wilson
G. P. Clinton
Summit-Kalmilche
Mason
Chehalis
Kamilche
Opinion Finds No Deposit Needed for Land Purchases
Assistant attorney general S H Kelleran rules that land board cannot reject preference rights applications for first-class title lands for lack of a one tenth payment. He also says no special deposit may be required and notes a distinction between state granted school lands and tide lands.
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Olympia
S. H.kelleran
Clark V. Savidge
State Land Commissioner
Land Board
Kelleran
Flag Presented to Comrade Friedlander on 75th Birthday
At the Women’s Relief Corps meeting last week a handsome flag was presented to Comrade C A Friedlander of Cosmopolis in honor of his seventy fifth birthday.
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Women’s Relief Corps
C. A. Friedlander
Cosmopolis
New Tariff Bill Stirring Debate In Congress
Washington April 24 The new tariff bill presented to Congress earns broad approval for aiming to cut living costs by placing most market basket items on the free list It also shifts farming protections by making dressed beef free while imposing a ten percent tax on live stock The measure is hailed as the first tariff written for the people since the Civil War with Underwood’s leadership praised for steady work. Washington April 26 Progressive lawmakers face pressure to back Underwood’s bill as calls grow for immediate tariff reductions and a non partisan commission The exchange centers on aligning party platforms with tariff reform and denouncing the Payne Aldrich bill as unjust.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Taft
Canada
Great Beef Trust
Republican Party
Oscar Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Steel Trust
Sugar Trust
Lawrence B. Stringer
Illinois
Murdock
Victor Murdock
Progressive Party
Stringer
Kansas
Pavyne-Aldrich
Labor Commissioner Fights Time-Check Pay In Lumber Camps
Olympia April 28 Labor Commissioner Edward W Olson condemns lumbering camps for paying discharged workers with time checks rather than cash or negotiable paper. He cites cases of penniless men with checks needing long travel to cash. He pledges to enforce the law and end the practice.
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Olympia
Edward W. Olson
Olson
Tacoma
Talks Agriculture at Chamber Luncheon by C L Smith
C L Smith agricultural expert of the Oregon Washington Railway Navigation Co spoke at the weekly Chamber of Commerce luncheon on agricultural development and forming a Farmers League. He is noted as a top state expert with a track record of boosting local production and wealth through soil and crop insights.
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Chamber of Commerce Today
C. L. Smith
Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co
Farmers’ League
Smith
Adjutant General Arranges Gettysburg Veteran Trip
Olympia April 28. Adj. Gen. Llewellyn will handle Gettysburg veterans applications for a reunion on the battlefield scene. Plans include special railroad cars and officers. more than 100 veterans may report. About 200 Gettysburg veterans in Washington expected. fund of 15000 dollars from last legislature to cover travel. Judge J C Pearson, a survivor, will attend. Jacob Heater plans to join as a Confederate veteran participant.
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Olympia
Adj
Llewellyn
National Guard
Gettysburg
Washington
C. W. Clausen
Adjt
J. C. Pearson
Pearson
Jacob Heater
Chehalis County
New Administration Inauguration Presses For City Changes
A week before the mayor and new council take office candidates worry about fate and city workers fear post election firings. The piece argues efficiency should govern employment not politics, noting chronic waste from shifting personnel after each election. The Herald comments on the issue.
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France
Aberdeen Voters Face Referendum on Wishkah Bridge
Aberdeen citizens will vote on funding a new Wishkah river bridge at Wishkah street with a reported 95 000 estimate, though experts say 50 000 could suffice for a modern lift bridge. The city must act per Engineer Lockwood’s Nov 6 1912 report noting light foundations and a faulty end lift system.
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Aberdeen
Herald
Wishkah River
Wishkah Street
The
B. C
D Street
Lockwood
Wishkah
Monteseano April warrants called for redemption
The balance sheet of County Treasurer McGillicuddy shows March quarter tax collections at 659277.87 dollars. Road and school warrants from 1913 across districts 2 to 5 are called for redemption with interest ceasing April 26. Road and Bridge warrants 4538 to 4608 also called.
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McGillicuddy
Montesano
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