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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
5
Aberdeen area items include business openings and closures, auctions, and retail notices. Jewelers Pfund and Lars Shaker advertise sales, while Oswald Bell opens a plumbing tin shop. Community events cover church entertainments, school staff changes, and city government salary discussions.
The Washington Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a superior court ruling dismissing M. C. Steeples damages suit against Panel & Folding Box Company. Steeples, a night watchman, fell ten feet from a second floor platform lacking guard rails at Hoquiam factory after searching for his hat in darkness. He claimed 10 000 dollars. The court found gross negligence for walking on the platform in the dark, noting the danger was obvious to a reasonable person who accepted employment there.
The R C Slade loads for San Pedro at West and Slade mill while Comet loads for Santa Barbara at American mill. Centralia sailed to San Francisco from West and Slade yesterday. Sequoia left Bryden and Leitch mill for San The San Pedro sailed to San Francisco this afternoon from American mill. H D Bendixon loads for San Francisco at Anderson and Middleton mill. Newburg arrives to load at West and Slade mill today.
City officials approve buying Wishkah street school site for 5000 while fire chief salary removal is discussed. Mayor West backs steam plant, water rents to be collected by city engineer, and several sidewalk and street projects approved. Budgeted bills listed for streets, police, printing, supplies, and labor.
Theodore F. Comstock died at St. Josephs hospital from heart failure after six weeks there. He was 64, born in Union Springs New York in 1839 and lived in Aberdeen since 1889 with two years in Michigan. He belonged to Warren Lodge No. 147 F and A M Union Springs NY and leaves a brother in Aberdeen and three sisters. Funeral from Beardsley Bros funeral parlors tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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