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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
1
Voters approved the Wishkah river water project by 1585 to 231. Despite only half of registered voters casting ballots, the result reflects a citywide sentiment as supporters and opponents comment on the measure.
A promotional note urges merchants to use regular and generous newspaper advertising to compete with Seattle, Portland, and Tacoma. It contrasts storekeepers with true merchants and promises an in-house ad expert ready to help anytime.
Col George Pope president of the National Association of Manufacturers and James A Emery chief counsel for the National Council for Industrial Defense will be honored at a Saturday noon luncheon in Aberdeen. The visit includes tours of Polson logging works and a Grays Harbor Country Club appearance with a dinner at the camp headquarters.
The Aberdeen city council voted to purchase the A. J. West toll bridge and run it as a free bridge. A. D. Walker directed morning bridge repairs while L. D. Kelsey was named city purchasing agent for street building.
Marauders visited the Grays Harbor Country Clubhouse Saturday and Sunday nights, foiled by employee John Anderson who fired at the would be burglars on both occasions. The MacLafferty wallpaper and paint shop at 211 East Market Street was robbed Saturday night with $9 in change taken from the cash drawer through a rear window. No arrests yet in connection with either case.
O. D. Wilson grand master of Washington domain visited the Aberdeen lodge Monday night. George W. Blanchard high priest of the encampment branch of Odd Fellows from Seattle toured the local lodge last week.
Adam Schubert a self confessed arsonist slashed his throat in city prison and died three hours later. He had been arrested on a charge of attempting to burn his tailor shop at 307 East Wishkah street and confessed to plans to use an insurance payout. He left a wife and daughter in Philadelphia and wrote farewell letters before his death at 7 40 a m.
The August 5 Garrett Creek harvest picnic drew a large crowd with E G Towne O Blechschmidt and J F Sullivan in charge. Hon Albert Johnson spoke on The Country Editor as games sports and contests filled the program.
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