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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1911
Page
8
Hoquiam officials prepare to turn over city affairs to the incoming commissioners next week. Debts will be settled, inventories submitted, and office books balanced. Salaries to be paid up to Monday noon, including council members. The last council meeting is set for Wednesday night with routine business expected.
C L Peterson, formerly with Western Heating, Plumbing & Construction, starts his own plumbing business in Hoquiam after ten years in the trade. He secured the plumbing and heating contract for a new 12000 dollar concrete schoolhouse at Hump Tulips and lists prominent local projects including the Arnold building, the Westland residence of Frank H Lamb, and the Dr J F Macdonald residence.
Hoquiam reports the schooner Espada loaded with lumber from the Lytle mill arrived in Sydney, Australia after 162 days at sea. She sailed with mizzenmast lost and seams opening, pumps kept working in rough Australian waters. cabin boy George Walton from Hoquiam is aboard.
In Hoquiam on August 6, Kretz Brothers near completion of the Washington school building contract valued at 3562 dollars. Extra work adding black boards extended the timeline by three days under supervisor W. E. Rockwell, with several required corrections noted as the contractors adjusted to specifications.
Hoquiam sees a visit from Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wolfe of Iola Kansas as they plan to settle in Hoquiam. Mrs. Wolfe sister of Mrs. Stroh has been active in Iola women’s clubs and contributed to the Sorosis club efforts.
Of that city has been raised to a high standard in the state. Mr. Wolfe has been a prominent lumberman of Southern Kansas.
Aug 6 Hoquiam reports John Berg's trim Dolphin with launch Ada owned by Harry Ward in port after a Neah Bay trip. Dolphin crew four, Ada two. They fished along the coast for salmon and cod while Harry Livermore with Honker stayed at Neah Bay.
The Garrison farm near Montesano comprising about 300 acres was sold to J. J. Johnson formerly of Arland Johnson. The land will be subdivided into small tracts for sale to numerous buyers, continuing a long local history since the Garrisons settled there 40 years ago.
Montesano citizens and the Commercial club invite Chehalis county residents to attend the dedication of the new courthouse. A club meeting next Wednesday will set a full program and date, with the courthouse open for public inspection, aiming to unite eastern and western county sections and welcome pioneers.
Montesano August 5 A regular monthly Commercial Club meeting is scheduled for Wednesday August 9. Several topics will be discussed including fortifications at Westport tax valuations and prospects for improving the club finances. Local residents are urged to attend for community home interests.
The Fuller school project plans fireproof construction with architect W. J. Arrows guiding the design. The intention is a durable, fire resistant structure.
Aug 6 Montesano reports the plumbing contract for the handsome state courthouse in Hoquiam was awarded last week to C L Peterson P's. The total amount was 000. The building is noted as one of the finest in the state.
Aug 5 list of names includes Charles Flannigan Edna Long Geo Acre Katharyn Hogan N P McMills Lillian Slack G H Freehouse Lulu Campbell Werner Hougel Anna Smiel E H Rice Leota Duell C Wonsouski Elizabeth Gardiner Roy Quinn Jennie Raeder presented as marriage licenses issued in Montesano district.
The Montesano mill under lease to Foss Crozier and Sarall is nearly prepared with new machinery installed. Early next week it is expected to begin operation employing about 50 workers initially, with numbers rising later.
Mr and Mrs E S Avey and son John depart Elma for a combined business and pleasure trip through the Straits. They plan Lake Crescent visits and Port Angeles fishing while inspecting an 80 acre tract at Port Townsend to clear for farming.
Elma Washington Aug 5 bonds were voted at Satsop to enlarge the school building and improve the grounds The plan calls for moving the schoolhouse back and adding an extension The Satsop school is expected to become a fine facility once the work is complete
Elma remembers Mrs. Jack Pratt a longtime resident who died August 1 in Prague. She lived on the old Pratt homestead northeast of town until about six years ago and was a well known early settler in the area.
Elma August 5 Last Sunday morning a son was born to A. F. Gookins and wife weighing eight pounds. The child is expected to soon take charge of the Gookins store in Elma and is described as a likely sturdy heir.
Elma residents will gather next Wednesday at eight p.m. to discuss the water question. The mass meeting was called by Mayor Wakefield with several supporters preferring he issue the call.
James Avey of Elma sustained three broken ribs on Thursday while fishing near McCleary. He fell from a log onto another log and was taken home to Elma Friday morning.
County Assessor Jones resold the Carnahan bungalow and bought the Robert Shore home in Montesano. Mrs. Thornton, Carnahan’s daughter in law, purchased the Carnahan bungalow. J. E. Calder acted as agent in the transactions. Jones paid $3500 for the Shore property and will take possession on the 15th.
Aug 5 Oakville Mr and Mrs Frank Liesner depart for Germany while ex mayor J E Fitzgerald sails toward the British Isles. They plan eastward visits until Aug 22 then sail from New York aboard the Cecelia. Fitzgerald will reach Europe in about six days and the Liesners about seven. They aim to return to Oakville in November.
Montesano Aug 5 The contract for the construction of the new school house in district No 4 near Satsop has been awarded to James Movie for 2700 dollars.
The City Messenger company reports two new telephone lines Nos. 5931 and 5941 with one lines always open. Contact either number and Central will reach us, says manager K. L. Zeek.
A succinct anonymous quotation urges calm self-control: keep your temper when right, but not when wrong you cannot afford to lose it. The saying frames steady judgment as essential to correct action and restraint under pressure.
Margare Kennedy of Lewistown aged 72 received a pension of 25 dollars monthly from Andrew Carnegie after writing to him about her late husband John Wedensall a Pennsylva nia Railroad conductor and friend of Carnegie The pension followed a long ago wedding trip when Carnegie aided the Kennedy family whose Coney Island souvenir stand survived a recent fire.
A Kansas boy born Oct. 23, 1895 in Columbus shows extraordinary learning. He mastered the alphabet by 16 months and could read at two. By eight he began two grades a year, entering Baker University as a freshman after completing high school work, then moving to Lawrence to attend the state university.
The French navy approves Ensign Lemaitre's gyroscopic compass that indicates geographic north instead of magnetic north. It dispenses with variation calculations and remains unaffected by iron or fringe magnetic effects.
At the National Geographic Society dinner in Washington guests including President Taft learned of dasheen as a potential staple. Government experts note large profits from taro and other aroids now being trialed, with South Carolina growing taro at a yield of a ton and a half per acre last year.
Washington announces another probe as James Berry, ex bureau worker, presses charges against Willis L. Moore chief of the Weather Bureau. Berry says funds were spent on experts like Dr Wiles and Rev Dr Odenback in seismographic work amid alleged overreach, with Attorney General Wickersham sending the file to the agricultural department.
The article reports Dora Keen of Philadelphia planning a mountaineering expedition with three Swiss guides to Mount McKinley. It notes Keen’s prior alpine experience in Europe, the possible discovery of a new route to the summit, and the goal to establish safe stations along the ascent.
Burr S. Peck of New Haven dies at eighty leaving an estate valued at about $100000. His widow May Bryne, twenty-six years his junior and once a Yale student house waitress, inherits the bulk of the fortune after a brief marriage marked by separation and a withdrawn divorce suit.
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