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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1910
Page
2
The store pushes fall goods while claiming unbeatable values on blankets robes crib blankets and drapery with over 300 gait pairs 50 cents to 10 dollars and more than 50 bed covering styles. It highlights cash sales avoiding debt interest and urges shoppers to compare prices.
Hoquiam, Aug. 13. Parents seek help locating Joseph E Hubbard aged 15 who vanished July 6 from Dorchester Massachusetts presumed en route to the Quinault Indian reservation. They provide his description and clothing and ask readers to contact the Y M C A or Rev T S Gasson at Boston College with any information.
Buckles of the Northern Pacific reports Grays Harbor activity surging with shipments from Hoquiam and Aberdeen nearly doubling in six months. Main line equipment is being added to handle 15 to 12 pound cars, with daily rail traffic around 1,800 tons as growth accelerates toward Lakeview. The Hoquiam Aberdeen corridor is described as rapidly expanding commerce and rail capacity.
An Hoquiam display today organized by the Commercial Club secretary Harris features lumber samples logs and fish specimens. The exhibit aimed to highlight regional forestry and fishing industries to visitors.
Aug 13 Hoquiam reports First National bank plans a splendid new building on its corner Eighth and I streets site, razing the present wooden structure. Neighbor S A Hoag pledges support to clear wooden fire traps, with potential razing of wooden structures along Eighth Street between J and K for a concrete block. Eleven substantial residences are under construction elsewhere in the city.
Hoquiam faces depleted finances as rapid growth and permanent improvements drain cash. Mayor Mourant will not sign warrants classified as nonlegal without council support, shifting blame to council members. City owes about 180000 in warrants at 8 percent. plans to float bonds at around 5 percent next spring to save over 5000 annually in interest.
Hoquiam August 15. John Sigurdson, a Realty company building construction worker, fell from the second story Saturday but escaped serious injury.
Mrs Wal ter Goss of Melbourne left for Everett to visit a sister. Mrs Er C Story remains seriously injured after last week s auto accident but is not considered in danger. John Carstairs 17 of Matlock drowned in the Satsop river last Friday. funeral held Sunday. Marriage licenses issued include John Northgren Hilda Swenson and others. A quiet wedding united William J Rowe Melbourne and Cynthia Maxwell Westport at Melbourne with Justice Rufus Redman officiating. Rowe will work at Camp No 1 cook house.
John Mc Comas owner of the clothespin mill seven miles east of Elma appeared in Justice Pettijohns court Friday and asked for a continuance of his case until next Wednesday after arrest for operating his plant without spark arresters.
Several tracts on the hill road known as the C C Combes tracts were sold by Lynch and Anderson. John Sammonson of Aberdeen purchased land near the hill. Mr Sturgill of Northern Pacific at Elma bought an acre and plans to build a residence.
James M. Hutchings of Olympia buys two acres on the hill tract and plans a home with fruit and a garden. J L Divine acquires two more acres adjoining his garden tract, while J J Anderson expands his West Anderson street residence prompting local speculation.
W H Sargeant, jailed for selling obscene pictures in Aberdeen and sentenced to nine months, was recaptured by Deputy Dan Royce after a brief woodland escape while working on Wyncodie county road. He hid under a log before surrendering, saying he enjoyed a few hours of freedom and that the town needed excitement.
Chehalis County experiences multiple fires confined mostly to slashings with no green timber destroyed. Weather kept winds light aiding containment as Fire Warden G B Reed and deputies worked hard to keep flames from spreading. Aberdeen Fire Chief Adam Schneider coordinated efforts on hills north of the city and fighters saved several Polish dwellings.
Open season on all game birds begins October 1 this year and bans hunting until then. Upland birds October November December. quail bag 10 daily 30 weekly. Water fowl season October 1 to February 1 with 20 daily 50 weekly. Deer season October 1 to November 30. Penalty for violations $50.
The Rexall Store at 216 South H Street emphasizes its well equipped prescription department and its special attention to this branch of the business.
The Herald emphasizes its broad coverage policy with concise, timely reports across local events and public notices. Readers receive brief summaries highlighting key people, places, and dates from the community.
Henry Caldwell Captain logs daily boat departures from Aberdeen to Markham Ocosta Western Andrews Creek and back across Aug 16 to Aug 21 with times for each leg and docking at City Dock Wishkah Street contact 6592.
Women spearheaded the memorial project in Frankfort, Kentucky, honoring Daniel Boone. The monument marks a shift from male neglect to female initiative, honoring the frontiersman’s character, leadership, and role in Kentucky's early settlement and civilization.
A London byline notes European monarchs are mostly shorter than their wives with several exceptions. King George V sits well below Queen Mary while the Belgian king and others show notable height gaps. The Belgian monarch is reported as the tallest king in Europe at x feet two inches.
The London Standard notes that female smoking is not decadence but a survival of hard life. It describes women and even young girls in tramps’ lodging houses puffing clay pipes with black twist tobacco after men have finished using their pipes.
The London Tit-Bits profile lauds Sir Claude de Crespigny for crossing the North Sea by balloon and swimming the Nile cataract as the only white man to do so. He escaped a python, swam with sharks to aid friends at Bermuda, and joined as a Boer War scout to avoid England delays while three of his sons served at the front. He excels in swimming, shooting, running, riding and rowing.
Article notes rabbits overrun Australia prompting a near civil conflict. Early profits from exporting rabbits ended when a government law allowed farmers to poison the pests. Rabbit exporting firms were shuttered and now push to repeal the poisoning statute.
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