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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
2
Numerous residents and visitors are listed in Aberdeen society notes. J M Birmingham returns from a Westport outing while other locals relocate visit and travel from Hoquiam Olympia Saginaw Mich Oshkosh Wis and Alaska.
Miss Virginia J. Elliott daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Elliott of Heron and M streets wed Garfield Lobdell of Hoquiam at 7 30 Sunday morning. Rev Amos E Minneman of the German Lutheran church performed the ceremony at the bride’s home. The couple planned a honeymoon trip to Puget Sound before settling in Harbor.
The fire department was called twice yesterday for minor blazes. At noon an oil stove in a cigar store at Hume and H streets filled the room with smoke triggering an alarm. At 6:30 p m a fire was found in the foundry department of the Douglas Iron Works on River streets. It spread from a cupalo after workers left and was extinguished before major damage, insured for a few hundred dollars.
H. F. Rody, a painter who set up a North G street shop a few months ago, has disappeared taking with him the losses of several creditors. It now appears he passed several bogus checks before leaving. Police have hunted for a week without success.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Karshner and their son Dr and Mrs W M Karshner of Puyallup along with Mrs Louise Karshner and Miss Leta Benn formed an automobile party leaving this morning for a camping trip in Rainier National Park.
Henry W. Savage brings the production to Grand Theatre with thirty seven speaking characters all played by distinct actors. The company assembles over one hundred fifty performers in the ensemble for Everywoman, showing Sunday August 17.
The article previews Auto Polo at Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill’s Wild West show in Aberdeen on Wednesday August 13. Inventor Roltz King and a team of famed drivers present the auto version of polo, substituting autos for horses, billed as a lasting century thrill.
Rev Caroline Bartlett Crane, a nationally known speaker on sanitary and civic reform, will visit Aberdeen on August 7 under the Grays Harbor Federation of Women's Clubs with support from the State Board of Health and the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs. Her tour includes topics on water supply, sewers, street sanitation, garbage disposal, milk and bakery sanitation, and public health administration.
F E Jones of Aberdeen seeks letters of administration for A R Dabney estate. Will shows total value 77000 with annual income 13050. Heirs include Pauline Dabney widow and four daughters in Oakland California. A grandson Albert Dabney Schwaner receives grandfather's watch and 500.
Chas. H. Clemons, a Montesano logger, plans to raise high quality cattle on his farm west of the county seat for beef. Albert Nvenson traveled to Oregon and bought two thoroughbred Durham bulls later sold to Clemons. Clemons intends to cross Hereford cattle with Roan Durhams to produce a large milk breed noted for beef quality.
St Andrew's Episcopal Church at First and G streets is moved to the rear to clear space for a new Aberdeen church. The old 1895 structure by A I Fox and J J Carney was a notable addition to the town's church buildings.
Eagles representing the Aberdeen Hoquiam and Montesano series selected Westport as the picnic site with the event set for next Sunday. Two excursion boats and a scow are chartered for the crowd while two bands provide music. The program features horse and foot races motorcycle speed contests and a ball game along with a clam and crab bake for dinner.
Aberdeen and nearby lodges including Hoquiam Cosmopolis Montesano Elma Sat sop and Oakville plan the annual Odd Fellows and Rebecca picnic at Elma on August 14. The day will include picnic sports basket lunches and speeches with possible special train arrangements to Elma. Last year rain disrupted the event.
A poem praising a suffragette mother who endured prison and violence for women's votes. The speaker lauds her daring actions from arson and wrecking to hunger strikes and public speeches, claiming renown and undying glory in the cause. The piece cites destroying landmarks and clashing with authorities as proof of dedication.
The Pittsburgh Press questions whether a compilation claiming to hold all knowledge would resemble a leaf let more than a real book. The tongue in cheek remark contrasts grand ambition with format concerns.
The exchange centers on the number of doors to the senate chamber. The chairman questions eight doors as insufficient. The architect asserts eight doors suffice for ingress and egress, while the chairman urges doubling the count to allow sena tors to appoint doorkeepers.
In a playful exchange from the Chicago Tribune, Mr. Flyre asks Miss Flyppe why aerial thoughts can’t be written, while she replies such ideas would be beyond ordinary mortals, as he sails thousands of feet above the earth.
A Boston Transcript quip criticizes eugenists arguing their provocative notion that the groom should always be the best man at a wedding. The remark uses satire to highlight controversial pseudoscience.
Comedic brief notes Mrs. Young and Mrs. Tubbs quip about marriage with a mandolin metaphor. The exchange features Mrs. Younger asking about the instrument and Mrs. Young replying that she constantly teases her husband.
The article advises careful boot fit and conditioning to prevent blisters during long walks. It recommends using soap plaster for red heels, washing broken blisters, applying vaseline, and avoiding dye contact with skin. Tips include thick socks well soaped inside and rubbing feet with methylated spirit before long tramps.
A brief lyric exchange from the Philadelphia Public Ledger frames a speaker urging a woman to be all flowers. The woman resists by insisting she cannot embody every bloom and must be called Lilac.
A bride complains her cook won t obey and fears the example will affect her husband. The dialogue echoes a Washington Herald summary noting suspicion that such behavior could shape household dynamics and public opinion.
Aberdeen resident L. P. Totten, among the city's oldest citizens, reports strong personal benefit from Plant Juice after illnesses. The remedy is praised as a vegetable tonic that cleanses the system, improves appetite, sleep, digestion, and energy, with Eaton & Swaney Drug Co listed as a seller.
Mrs. Phoebe Kinnison and Miss Leta Benn return from land claims near Bend Oregon to spend the summer with their parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Benn.
Public notice seeking buyers for Cascara peeling contracts. Arthur W. Isaacs invites inquiries at 216 South H Street Aberdeen to secure stumpage and pay the highest market price upon delivery. Contact Aberdeen Printing Co. at 309 East Wishkah Street for details.
Subscribers who miss the Herald on Tuesday or Friday by 6 p m should call City Messenger Co at phone 72 for immediate delivery or mail the Semi-Weekly Aberdeen Herald to inform eastern friends about Grays Harbor country.
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