Chehalis County May Day Track Meet at Elma
Chehalis county high and grade schools hold their annual May Day events at Elma with county fairgrounds track races, a Elma Cosmopolis high school baseball game, and an evening declamatory contest. Prize medals awarded for top high school and grammar school performances.
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Chehalis County
Elma
Cosmopolis
Elma Theater
Marion Crary
E. B. Crary
Aberdeen High School
Mary Alice Smith
James Whitcomb Riley
Gertrude Thomas
Cosmopolis High School
Bobby Shafto
Florence MacLean
Hoquiam High School
Cobe Wartman
Montesano High School
Darius Green
Elma High School
Andrew Newman
City Council Delays Park Board Request for Dabney Hill Access
The park board asks to spend up to 1000 on Olympia street improvements aiding Dabney hill, including removing earth and building a wooden walk. City Engineer L D Kelsey carries the plan to the council, who table the request amid concerns over unequal funding.
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Whight
Park Board
Dabney Hill
L. D. Kelsey
Iity
Olympia Street
Lafayette
Miles Street
Fred Davidson
Olympia
Clinton Street
Benn Street
C. E. Troutman
A Irvine
L G. Hum
Milette
North Deen
Diplomas for 32 Aberdeen High Graduates
Aberdeen high school will award diplomas to 32 graduates on June 10. The complete list includes Arthur F. Anderson, Agnes Mabel Anderson, Nova Evadne Bell, Jean Charlotte Camby, Celia Rose Cahn, Herbert Gfreed, Stanley Marcellus Deilosh, Frances Perry Douglas, Helena Anderson Elway, Mary Louise Filler, Louise Martha Finch, Rupert Garrian, Ercel Goehrend, Ellen Marie Gylland, Mary S Heikkila, Ivana Jennie Sophia, Mary Edith Johnston, Kris Kesterson, Florence Rose Kolts, Frances C Kolts, Oscar Madison, Aur Villa McGregor, Evelyn Rene Milette, Guy Morgan, Marie Katherine O’Hare, Minnie Frieda Penn, Andrew Marshall Reid, Dornford Allan Reid, Harold Spoon, Agnes Bigelot Thompson, Carl M. Weatherwax, and others.
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Aberdeen High School
Anderson
Arthur F
Agnes Mabel
Bell
Nova Evadne
Market
Camby
Jean Charlotte
Cahn
Celia Rose
North M
Gfreed
Herbert
North H
DeiLosh
Stanley Marcellus
Douglas
Frances Perry
Elway
Helena Anderson
Filler
Mary Louise
Cedar
Finch
Louise Martha
North M. Garrigan
Rupert
N. Broadway
Goehrend
Ercel
Gylland
Ellen Marie
Heikki
Aurvilla Parkhurst
1St Ave
Milette
Evelyn Rene
Morgan
Guy
W. Wishkah
O'Hare
Marie Katherine
Penn
Minnie Frieda
E. Wishkah
Reid
Andrew Marshall
Dornford Allan
Spoon
Harold
Thompson
Agnes Bigelot
E. Market
Weatherwax
Carl M
North K
Opening Leggett suits in U S district court
Families of Leggett disaster victims sue the Francis Leggett owners in San Francisco federal court this week. Claims total about 40 000 and allege the vessel sank due to negligence as the owners face a consolidated group action from Aberdeen Hoquiam and Montesano claimants.
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United States District Court
San Francisco
Francis Leggett
Aberdeen
Hoquiam and
Monteesano
Leggett
Orthy
Garrard Creek Seeks $4000 Bonds for Community School House
Garrard Creek in Montesano district advertises for sale of 4000 dollars in school bonds to build a central school house and community hall. Supt Hodge and local settlers fostered unity, while a new road project expands access, with local officials calling the valley rich and progressive and deserving county support.
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Montesano
Garrard Creek
Oakville
Supt. Hodge
C. N. Wilson
Kirkaldie
Johnson v Carr verdict honors note dispute in Montesano
The jury awarded Mrs. Alice B. Johnson 3011.25 against Dr. F. L. Carr over a 2500 note tied to the estate of Johnson's husband. Carr plans an appeal claiming stock cancellation offset the debt, with the Montesano National Bank involved as plaintiff.
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F. L. Carr
Alice B. Johnson
Montesano
Johnson
Carr
Jobpeon
Johknson
North Jetty Stone Bids Opened for Grays Harbor Work
Bids were opened by Lieut Col J B Cavanaugh for 200000 tons of stone to strengthen and maintain the Grays Harbor north jetty. Hercules Sandstone Co. offered 1.55 a ton for 1600 tons daily, with other bids from Cascade Contract Portland J M Clap Seattle McCormick Lumber Co McCormick Owen Eden Seattle. Bids go to Washington for approval and work to start by June 28 and finish by December 1.
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Seattle
J. B. Cavanaugh
United States Engineering Corps
Grays Harbor
Hercules Sandstone Company
Tenino
Cascade Contract Company
Portland
J. M. Clap
McCormick Lumber Company
McCormick
Owen & Eden
Washington, D. C
Hercules Company
Wood Waste Exchange Run
The government forest service in Washington launches a wood waste exchange to link lumbermen and manufacturers for mutual use of waste. Over 40 manufacturers seek inclusion, with twice monthly bulletins detailing waste availability and needs to boost forest material and money savings.
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Washington, D. C
Michigan
Forest Service
Money for Queets Road Pushed by Olympia Visit
Chehalis county commissioners engineer Robertgton and Chehalis county delegation members met in Olympia to advocate extending work on the Olympic highway toward the Queets valley. The state highway commission agreed to clear and grade part of the road and use the $48,176 appropriation for the project.
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Olympia
Chehalis County
Robertgton
Oquiam
Olympic Highway
Lake Quinlault
Queets Valley
State Highway Commission
An The Sews All The Time To The Gerald
A fragment notes constant sewing activity directed toward the Gerald. The readable text implies ongoing garment work or textile labor connected to a person or place named Gerald.
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Gerald
War drives man insane in early wartime case at asylum
The first insane patient linked to the European war was committed to Fort Steilacoom asylum. Frank Butcher, a German who came from Cosmopolis, claimed he and a partner faced a Russian regiment and escaped with five or six men. Police linked his wanderings to war fears, and he was taken to Montesano for examination.
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Pean
Fort Steilacoom
Frank Butcher
Boettcher
Cosmopolis
Aberdeen
W. J. Seaman
Europe
L. L. Goodnow
T. E. Delehanty
Montesano
Prisoners Help Restore Ailing Sparrow In Montesano
In Montesano on April 29 two county prisoners and passing children aided a baby sparrow attempting its first flight. The men warmed the crowd by gently boosting the bird hoping it would reach a nest, then placed the frightened bird on a ledge above the courthouse steps.
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Montesano
Court House
Saloon brawl leads to arrest after leg injury
Hoquiam reports Roy Brown was arrested after a local saloon fight in which C. B. Jacobson sustained a broken leg. The incident occurred on April 29.
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Hoquiam
Roy
Brown
C. B. Jacobseon
Jury costs shrink in Montesano term as docket stays light
In Montesano on April 29, juror costs for the past term totaled 1176.60 versus over 2000 in prior years. Judge Ben Sheeks kept cases moving, avoiding idle juror wages by ending the term with settled or dismissed actions, despite a crowded calendar earlier.
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Montesano
Ben Sheeks
Sheeks
Exhibition Drill by Company G Washington National Guard
Company G Second Regiment N G W staged a fine Wednesday evening drill at the armory for visiting state militia officers Col Willard Inglis and Maj John Carroll. A banquet followed and Inglis and Carroll spoke. Preparations loom for Company G to visit the Panama Pacific exposition in August as the sole Washington National Guard unit to make the trip.
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State Militia
Willard Inglis
John Carroll
Inglis
Major Carroll
Washington National Guard
Jones to Speak in Montesano for Chamber Event
Senator Wesley L. Jones is slated to give an illustrated lecture in Montesano on May 17 or 18 at Chamber of Commerce invitation. Efforts focus on May 17, while May 18 is booked for a lecture by William B. McCracken of New York City for the Christian Science Lectureship Board.
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Montesano
Wesley L. Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. B Mo Cracken
New York City
Christian Science Lectureship Board
Rent Car Ordinance Advances With 80 Dollar Tax On Rentals
Final passage of a jitney and rent car ordinance moves to the incoming city administration. The first reading occurred after discussions among council members and jitney operators, with a minimum annual tax set at 80 dollars for rental cars and scale up to 60 dollars for vehicles seating over 15. The measure outlines licensing, applications, and fees across 15 sections.
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Committee of Six
Bowes
Brecht
Grant
McKnight
Women hear Mrs Sewall at Grays Harbor federation meeting
Mrs May Wright Sewall delivered an engaging address at the fifth annual Grays Harbor federation of women's clubs in the First Methodist church. Officers for the coming year were elected including Mrs N G Wheeler as president and Mrs J R O'Donnell as treasurer, with delegates and alternates named for the Spokane state convention. A four course luncheon honored guests Mrs Sewall and Mrs J S McKee.
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May Wright Sewall
First Methodist Church
Grays Harbor
Jury Awards $50 in Katainich vs Ljubich Suit
Chehalis county superior court wrapped Tuesday after the jury awarded Joseph Katainich $50 against Jacob Ljubich. The Chehalis Boom Company vs Washington Boom Company ended with a voluntary non suit by the plaintiff, after court ruled rental could apply only to Preachers Slough portion in use by the defendant.
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Montesano
Chehalis County
Superio
Joseph Katainich
Jacob Ljubich
Chehalis Boom Company
Washington Boom Company
Boom Companies
Preacher
Open Season for Anglers Begins at Dawn
Tomorrow marks opening day for trout season with many heading to Humptulips Wilderness Tulips and other streams. Local residents including Dr and Mrs Smits, Mr and Mrs Lupton, Ex Mayor James Parks and Mrs Parks, and Theo Bruener plan trips to Lake Cushman and nearby rivers.
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Aberdeen
Paul Smits
W. Lupton
Cushman
James Parks
Northern Pacific Freight Department
Crescent Bottling Works
August Wallin
A. A. Star Transfer Company
Winton
A. A. Star
Hume Streets
Isaak
Cows Cause Damages. Mahar Awarded 12 Dollars
In Centralia on April 29 the Superior Court upheld Mahar’s claim after Swayne’s cows damaged Mahar’s fence and garden. Initial judgments ranged from 25 dollars to 12, with costs around 100 dollars in the Justice Court and higher in Superior Court. Judge Rice reduced the verdict to 12 dollars but held Swayne liable for costs, about 200 dollars total due to the cost discrepancy and trial duration.
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Centralia
J. Swayne
W. A. Mahar
Mahar
Swayne
Three Aberdeen Teachers Resigned from High School
Miss Ruth A. Fogle sister German and English instructor Miss Lottie Jellum domestic science teacher and T W Bibb science resign from Aberdeen high school effective at year end. All three have given excellent service with Miss Fogle in the school department for eight years.
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Aberdeen High School
Ruth A. Fogle
Lottie Jellum
T. W. Bibb
Miss Fogle
Montesano Pioneer Dies in Town Home
J Peter Fangstead, aged about 86, died at 832 West Pioneer Street after a lingering illness. Born in Norway in 1841 he came to America in 1867. He and his wife settled in Wisconsin before moving to Chelis tia county where they have resided ever since. Surviving children include Iver Peterson Pete Peterson Mrs H W Hastings Olaf Peterson Mrs Mary Agiem Mrs J C Hansen Thomas Peterson and Mrs Tena Ferraro.
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Montesano
Hanved
Fangsteed
Kigne
Iver Peterson
Pete Peterson
H. W. Hastings
Olaf Peterson
Mary Agiem
J. C. Hansen
Thomas Peterson
Irs
Tena Ferraro
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Elma Theatre
Hodge
Spokane
Downs
Wee Herald
Ttail
Wood Waste Exchange Run
The
Queets
Chehalis County Jail
Court House Yard
Jones
Council
Lake Cushman
High School
Miss Jellum
Montesano Pioneer
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