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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
3
Local items from Aberdeen cover a wide array of townsfolk visiting nearby points, church events, family visits, road and building work, and a handful of civic notices. Names include Dale Craft, the Foxes, Overmeyer, Cosgrove sisters, Mendenhall, Lennox, McCullough, Gabriel, and many others.
Norman S Richards, former county Progressive party leader in 1912 and now a Portland lawyer, was in town this week on business and to greet old friends. He backs President Wilson this year and wrote to the Democratic national committee, noting that no true progressive can do otherwise. He commented on a jokey editorial in the Aberdeen World and said the line, Let the heathen rage, made him smile.
A playful exchange notes Mr Flubdub cruising near the business section as someone seeks his overt connections to coaling stations in Kansas City. The quip echoes a local newspaper style with a light tone.
The city council held a lengthy session Wednesday with little business yet notable debate. An Evans street improvement ordinance passed, Marion street filling awarded to Independent Sand & Gravel Co., Endresen shipyards leased for 10 years, and repairs to the Heron street bridge contracted. A fire alarm box request and West boulevard project faced delays and protests, while a new weights ordinance and West Market street improvement were to be drafted. Water reservoir interior lining was recommended. Plumbing Inspector Wallace’s discharge was debated. council kept his position 8 to 3. An earth slide on B street prompted direct corrective steps by the engineer.
City Clerk Peter Clark will register voters at city hall after hours on Saturday evening and on demand on other evenings. Registration is lighter than it should be and voters must register before September 1 to participate in the primary election.
Freeman Fitzgerald, star football captain of Notre Dame, formerly a local high school student, visits his parents in the city during a break in the season. He is hailed as one of the best players on the gridiron today.
Twenty years ago Walter Goss sold logs to the West and Slade mill. W B Fetterman returned from Cooks Inlet Alaska after a long visit. James Stewart delivered a premier raft of logs from his camp near the water works. A toddler suffered a minor lye burn at Councilman Spoon’s home, now healing. Gustavus Murcard travels to Montesano to prove homestead rights. George Wood reports a severe fire destroying a barn hay and oats at Satsop. Robert Forbes marries Leslie Hiesler at the bride’s Ocosta home. Stay-at-Home club members share hayseed jokes during a picnic and tea with Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Becker.
Mrs J A Ames of Fox Island near Tacoma died Saturday evening while at a surprise party with her husband. She was mother of Mrs F P Porter of Aberdeen who went to Fox Island with Mr Porter to attend the death. Interment plans are undecided whether here or in Nebraska.
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