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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
8
The train halted at Centralia around 8:30 to allow a evening passenger, while the I W W performed with singing dancing and speeches. Spectators praised the show as the finest seen under canvas.
Hoquiam February 9 to Centralia February 10 and Elma February 16 at Ebma. Olympia February 17 at Olympia. Shelton February 23 at Hoquiam and February 16 at Shelton. Centralia March 1 at Hoquiam. Two games with Aberdeen.
Hoquiam public school children contributed 1.50 to 200 percent articles last week to the Washington Children's Home Finder society in Seattle. The Hoquiam schools led the way with voluntary gifts packed in large boxes and sent to Seattle today.
Elma voters face an uncontested city election next Tuesday with the Citizens ticket leading. Mayor candidate L I Wakefield treasurer A L Callow councilmen J B Kirkaldie James Glancey and J H Brewer currently hold their offices. Voters may write in additional names for offices.
The Grays Harbor Poultry Association closed its second annual show in Hoquiam with strong results. Judging by W. M. Coats of Vancouver and prizes awarded to Fred Jon of Tacoma, the event drew notable entries including Beaver Brothers Aberdeen with the best Barred Rock Cock. Pigeons exhibited by F. J. Ilton of Tacoma featured prominently. Awards and trophies from local commercial groups were displayed as attendance lagged.
The gasoline sloop Phoenix that went ashore at the Queets arrives at Thoquiam port. It was not a total wreck as initial reports suggested and was floated at high water with minor damage.
Hoquiam voters reelect F A Powell Dr D M Ogden and Dr E L Hurd to the school board yesterday. Mrs Alex Polson narrowly defeated by 14 votes. The slate of others who ran is listed as also ran.
Otto Glock a well known Hoquiam bartender reported to police that he was held up and robbed Friday night on his way home. J A Acheson corroborated seeing Glock struggling with a person near his home and another witness followed the robber.
About forty I W W members from Aberdeen and Montesano traveled through Elma on the rock train last Monday evening. Citizens gathered to persuade them not to stop, but about twenty remained on two flat cars and showed no desire to stay.
Word from James Glancey says his Tacoma physician pronounces him better and advises a period of rest to regain health. Friends express relief after his illness had caused deep concern.
Rosemont home of Mr and Mrs Chas H Clemons hosted a Monday evening party in honor of Miss Emma Loos a bride of the week. Guests shared needlework enjoyed violin and piano music then adjourned to an elaborate eleven o'clock luncheon in the dining room.
Miss Emma E. Loos formerly of Montesano wed B A Benedict of Libby Montana in a ring ceremony at the Episcopal church conducted by Rev Webb at the home of Mr and Mrs J J Yuill in Tacoma.
J E Calder president of the Montesano Chamber of Commerce C N Wilson and W H Bush attended a luncheon of the Graysport Commercial club at the Graysport hotel in Hoquiam. They discussed the upcoming state convention of the dairymen to be held in Montesano December 5 and 6.
The Montesano license office issued several marriage bonds during the week including Lyman A. Fritz with Ida J. Johnson and Peter J. Johnson with Lillie Hickerson. Also listed are Aatos Forsen with Hilda Parvola and Simon Arra with Mathilda Talsa.
In Oakville a hot coffee spill over M. Langdon left severe burns. The superior court jury awarded Langdon $385 against Halley, the Oakville hotel proprietor, finding the incident was not proven intentional despite Langdon's claim of a deliberate act after an altercation.
Hoquiam Dec 2 The Hoquiam high school basketball team has arranged 12 games for the coming season. Manager Shanberger set the schedule with games including Montesano at Montesano January 13 Olympia at Hoquiam January 20 Elma at Hoquiam January 27 Montesano at Hoquiam.
Hoquiam December 2 The Mountain eers a mountain climbing club based in Seattle plans an Olympic expedition next summer. Charles Albertson returns from Quinsault scouting to assess terrain. The party aims to ascend the Elwah river cross the divide and descend into Quinsault creating packhorse trails.
An excerpt from J Roger Rees quotes Southey’s reply to Byron era duel challenge. Southey demands four conditions including marriage and four daughters then a life bond of 24000 and public falsehoods before meeting. He adds a test to convert him from Christianity and notes limits on ink and lead in Edinburgh Review.
The article traces the growth of paper box production from primitive methods to modern machinery. It notes a vast array of box types and machines, a major New York capital base, and the shift from simple pasted designs to advanced packaging processes over the last century, highlighting Edison Monthly insights.
A report describes a man viewing a submarine from an air height of 3000 feet using an infrared feromone system. The sighting highlights aerial reconnaissance capabilities and potential naval implications.
The piece discusses foreign difficulty with English, noting its many meanings per word and the challenge for learners. It includes a Turkish legend about tongue origins, examples of fast in different contexts, and a scene of missionary misadventure illustrating cultural misunderstanding.
In early Persia missions locals kept wary watch for any item in homes that might exert a harmful influence on visitors. A Persian woman visiting an American missionary lady asked to sit in a rocking chair, a detail reflecting the era’s cautious atmosphere and superstition surrounding household objects.
A lament on memory and legacy asserting that nothing truly dies and that even a dead infant lives on through the good deeds and reviving thoughts of those who loved it The passage hints at charity mercy and refined affection growing from dusty graves through a century tone quotation from Dickens
Sapleigh asked if he should marry a beautiful or sensible girl. Hammersley warned he could not marry either. The joke rests on the idea a beautiful wife could do better and a sensible wife would know better, per the Pittsburgh Press.
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes a rare familiarity with Epictetus amid discussion of rapid medical progress in treating contagious diseases. The dialogue contrasts classical philosophy with modern science.
An eccentric exchange about selling a vacuum cleaner leads to the grave, as a line from De Maintenon frames a morbid moral. The fragment paints a humorous yet dark vignette on temptation and mortality.
A collage of maxims on right and wisdom, friendship, and service. Quotations urge action from inner virtue to public good, with examples from Tennyson, Syrus, Cary, Ruskin, Watkinson, and Stowe. The tone reflects moral reflection and social duty.
Rosa Bonhenur, a striking explorer in a masculine style, shares a playful bond with her brother Isidore. While on her country estate she dons practical attire, aided by a French government permit, and a dining room tale unfolds about a gifted drawing sold for money to finish a newly furnished dining space.
Two female clerks work all day in the Treasury basement sorting refuse for stray bonds checks and other discarded items. One found a $1 United States coupon, a discovery highlighted as evidence of long term thrift and value saved to the government. The two have saved many salaries over years.
A New York Press item praises the care taken to protect locomotive engineers and pilots on the Hudson and Long Island Sound. It stresses that engineers must be kept in darkness to avoid temporary blindness from searchlights, preventing misreads of signals on rail and water crafts.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a speaker confesses limits in baking, finance, and sales while explaining a turn to the poetry business. The piece uses a humorous, self deprecating tone acknowledging failures in common skills.
Avron faces an odd deviation from expected humor duties as the track veers into slapstick missteps. The moment captures a clash between professional rhythm and whimsical improv, highlighting the tension in maintaining consistent comedic tone.
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