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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
1
Items from Chehalis County shared by Aberdeen Herald correspondents list visitors and departures across Montesano Elma and Hoquiam. Notables include Mrs G G Parman of Condon Ore visiting sister Mrs J A Hutch egan, plus local trips by Van Horn Cheney and law clerk Guy Cheney.
Mrs Ridings left Tuesday for London Washington to join her husband. Mrs R J Penny of Winnipeg visits sister Mrs John Dearss. Chas Wilson returned from an extended visit in British Columbia. Miss Kibbe went to Aberdeen to visit sister Mrs J B Ford. Mrs K H Moore went to Wenatchee for a two weeks visit with friends. Mrs L I Wakefield and Miss Lizzie McSperitt purchased Mrs Herriman's millinery store. G F Woodland and wife left for Parsons Kansas. Capt and Mrs Kirkaldie and Mr and Mrs Hayes returned from Summit Lake. M M Wakefield and wife left for Portland and Oregon points for about two weeks. J A Booth returned from Lind and Eastern Washington. Senator O'Donnell returned from the Harbor with fences strong against grafters. Mrs Emma McDonald left for England to visit old home and will return before storm season.
Roy Phipps of Olympia visits friends in the city while Augusta Hoffsmith of Montesano stays with Mrs. C M Davis. Mrs G F Dryer and daughter of Seattle visit with Mr and Mrs M L Cagley. Peter Autzen returns from Portland on business. Selena Gilson dies at home after illness. Dan Dineen of Seattle arrives with Co F for a few weeks.
C B Vandevort moves into ER on Main Street. Buzzard family and Cecil Griswold trek to Muclips for a week’s outing. Arthur Baldwin led a party to Oregon to settle White Salmon River lands near the Columbia. A 160 acre tract recently sold for 8000 dollars. Ballard’s Snow Liniment advertised by I T Bogg and Shelley's Drug Store for rheumatism and other pains.
Cowl is arrested charged with organizing armed men for intimidation at the instance of Capt. Lilliquist. William Gohl, Sailors' Union agent, is jailed over the battle between the picket boat White Boy and schooner Fearless last June. The case cites a 1893 law restricting armed guards, with Gohl bail set for a Saturday hearing before Judge Fox.
The city is divided into seven county precincts and six city wards for voting. The Fourth Ward has two precincts. Precinct and ward boundaries are defined by streets and rivers, including the Chehalis and Wishkah rivers, Market and E H L streets, and city limits.
Major Hamm of the Constitutionalist in Eminence Kentucky recalls a severe assault four years past. He credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with a full recovery in ten days and no subsequent trouble. The ad notes the product as a quickest healer of burns sores cuts and wounds at 25 cents at Evans Drug Co. and Postoffice Pharmacy.
Democratic voters are urged to contribute one dollar to fund campaign efforts aimed at winning the House in the fall and exposing graft in government departments. J M Griggs, chairman, asks loyal Democrats to send remittances to the Munsey Building Washington DC and promises campaign literature in return. Also notes Ballard's Horehound Syrup testimonials and a dissolution notice for Hilligoss and Ladue dated 1006.
Council to replace planked streets with earth and gravel for permanent paving after settling. Engineer Osbourne to draft plans for lowered street margins, curb compatibility, and gravel filling costs. Montesano road work ordered with three weeks for plans, contract approvals pending.
The organization extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved mother sister and son and resolves to copy and forward these resolutions to them and to the city press. The resolutions will be entered in the minutes of the Aerie as a testimonial to the memory and worth of the departed Brother Robert Rowland.
The report lists multiple ships loading or sailing from Union Slade Aberdeen and American mills for San Pedro San Francisco Santa Barbara and other ports. The Philippine Bee Melrose W J Patterson Robert R Hind Wrestler Golden Shore G C Lindauer Henry Wilson Roy Somers Metha Nelson Solano Abbie R C Slade Watson A West and Commerce are noted with departures and port calls. The harbor’s bar bound vessels have gone to sea. The Herald is published twice weekly.
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