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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1910
Page
3
Local items recap the week in Aberdeen with visits to Elma Westport and Mason County. Residents travel to Spokane Mead owbrook and Seattle while school and beach season wind down. The Swastika club meets and sports teams prepare for fall drills.
Dense smoke hung over the harbor last Thursday as the steamer Norwood bound for California ports with passengers and lumber ran aground in the channel below Hoquiam. It quickly floated free with no damage and remained at Eighth Street dock until the smoke cleared, then sailed again.
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Bowes and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Troutman came home Saturday night from a Bowes auto trip to Vancouver British Columbia. They praised the Skagit and Stillaguamish valleys as suitable for agriculture and well cultivated.
A special Salvation Army meeting will be led by Brigadier Robert Dublin and Staff Captain J Koernen of Seattle. They will speak Thursday evening September 1 at the local corps. All are invited. Regular meetings occur nightly at the armory 410 East Wishkah Street, except Mondays.
Boarding house at Reynolds union mill offers 15 rooms and full equipment for rent. Furniture is also available for sale from Mrs Reynolds and company initials M and lL.
City subscribers failing to receive the Herald by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays should notify the City Messenger Co Tel 5981 and a replacement paper will be sent to the address immediately.
Despite one of the driest seasons, the city water supply remains ample due to a former water committee that installed the Charley Creek system on the south side and George F. McDougall who proposed a new main across the Chehalis river enabling use of Charley Creek water on the north side. Initial opposition faded as the plan proved effective.
The Southwestern Washington Development league executive committee in Centralia discussed sending an exhibition car with regional products on a tour through the middle west and eastern states in the coming winter. Each section would be represented, aiming to promote local industries and attract capital, with Grays Harbor items to be displayed under Aberdeen and Hoquiam allied commercial groups.
Jay D Crary acts as manager as Big Creek Timber with local men and eastern capitalists moves into logging on Big Creek a Humptulips tributary The company valued at 650000 recently acquired C E Burrows property paying 390000 to Stockwell and others Stockwell reserves boomage rights and about 100000000 feet of standing timber Incorporators include Jay D Crary J B Bridges Aber deen J B Stone Seattle and Crarys Warren Pa
The Union Cooperage company of South Aberdeen, operating nearly a year, intends extensive improvements to expand capacity. Planned additions include machinery for shingles, box shocks, and veneering. After a week of repairs the plant resumed operations today amid a highly profitable season.
California fugitive Dean Herrick wanted on a felony charge in San Francisco was arrested Friday night by Detective K Y Church. He was lodged at the city station awaiting California officers. Herrick had claimed the name Wilson at first, but a search revealed his true identity.
A party from Raymond and South Bend led by A C Little rode the Grays Harbor Railway and Light lines Friday under Jay D Crary, former manager, to show Wilapa Harbor residents the benefits of a street car system for local development. Crary and associates have applied for a Raymond to South Bend street car franchise.
City council members led by City Engineer Charles W. Ewart conducted a Saturday forenoon inspection of the South Bend sewer system and street pavements. The visit aims to assess conditions and report on the advisability of municipal improvements in the city.
George J. Wolff employs several workmen to build galleries in the corner of Heron and H streets store room to increase stock storage and display space and enhance customer comfort and store appeal.
A skiff was found adrift in the Chehalis river and the owner may reclaim it after proving ownership and paying shawanse unassee. Contact Harry Wright at 519 West Hume Street, 101-41.
The Herald highlights key local events, politics, and community updates. Report covers notable council actions, school decisions, and upcoming public meetings with emphasis on impact for residents.
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