Chehalis County Happenings and Local Notices
Chehalis County scene includes clergy visiting Aberdeen for a bazaar and guild events. Satsop native S J Smith heads to Jacksonville Oregon for a year abroad. St Marks Mission Guild bazaar a success while Washington State Colonization talks progress. A funeral in Olympia area draws attendees from Lacey Wapato and Aberdeen. Mrs Everett travels to Tacoma for T J McDowell funeral and Christmas plans follow.
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Ashland
Ore
Jay
Marigold
Aberdeen
Washington State Colonization Company
Messrs
J. W. Howard
Olympia
J. F. Wells
Yelm
W. P. Cossairt
Gus
Lacey, Wash
A. J. Golden
Dencan Campbell
Woman’s Club
George Everett
Tacoma
T. J. McDowell
Local notes from Elma and surrounding area
Albert Carney visits Charles Reynolds. School children report 3540 books for the new library. Elections name school directors F A Powell E L Hurd and B J Dunn. Concrete building boom with Wade office project and new pavements. Municipal race features Citizens and People's tickets with Vance Emley winning crested by Callow as treasurer.
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Albert Carney
Pine Bluff
Ark
Charles Reynolds
W. Smith
Wala Walla
George P. Anderson
Colorado
Utah
A. Backman
Winlock
Olof Oberg
R. H. Wade
Citizens
People’s
Joseph A. Vance
John J. Emley
A. L. Callow
Thurston County
Oakville Briefs Highlight Illness and Local Activity
Miss LaVida Wilson is seriously ill. J C Price and wife visited friends in Moxic last week. Engineer Lee Rusk reports shutdown at the stone quarry. Clyde Williams of Cedarville made holiday purchases. Mrs P S Austin, formerly of Oakville and now in Alberta, visits her Oakville parents. W A Jennings of Cedarville reports a logging contract and plans to begin next week.
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LaVida Wilson
J. C. Price
Storms on Sea and Land Move a Sailor and a Sorrowful Woman
A poem attributed to Sophia Bryant Larson from Aberdeen Washington dated November 16 1908 parallels sea storms with personal grief. It contrasts a dangerous voyage with a fragile home facing loss while urging faith to steady the heart. The verse contrasts male courage with a woman left alone and reflects early 20th century sentiment.
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Bryant Larson
Aberdeen
Wash
Aberdeen and Hoquiam unions select delegates for 1909 meet
The Aberdeen Trades and Labor Council and Hoquiam counterparts name delegates for the State Federation of Labor gathering in Walla Walla January 6 to 9 1909. Elected are B L Beall Wm Gohl John Brunette W D Phillips A L Kellogg Jos Koch H A Livermore M Schrambaugh L L Alexander M H Leonard Leslie Wright Jas Slack Z B Archer G Putman Joe Farrell. A bear hunt near the Interurban line draws many hunters with Brain killed by Frank Law and over fifty hunters with as many hounds present.
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Trades Unions of
Aberdeen and
Hoquiam
State Federation of Labor
Walla Walla
Aberdeen Trades & Labor Council
B. L. Beall
Wm. Gohl
Hoquiam Trades & Labor Council
John Brunette
W. D. Phillips
Musicians’ Union
A. L. Kellogg
Jos. Koch
Hoquiam Painters
Aberdeen
Brain
Frank Law
Perfect fitting glasses sale ends January 10th
Advertises glasses with perfect fit from $1.59 at the office daily until January 10th urging readers not to wait for age to require eyewear.
Dr O N Sullivan Eye Specialist Advertises Practice
Muscular pains in the instep troubled Mr S Pedlar of Toronto in summer 1903. He was cured by a single bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and now recommends it to friends. For sale by Evans Drug Co.
Land Opening in Roseburg Oregon January 20 1909
Announcement of a land opening at Roseburg Oregon scheduled for January 20 1909. The notice offers lists blue print maps with vacant lands marked and full information on filings in exchange for a $2.00 fee.
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Roseburg
Oregon
Jetty Work Stopped For Winter On Grays Harbor
United States Engineer Carpenter in charge reports the North Side Jetty work paused for winter with about 100 men laid off and 15 kept on to maintain repairs. He notes the jetty could extend the harbor’s entrance to over thirty feet of depth, with unused funds of about 400000 dollars to extend roughly 2000 feet. The Herald twice weekly covers the progress.
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United States
Philadelphia
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald
Montesano
Mabel Crawford
Winnipeg
Spencer
Centralia
J. B. Croston
Jos. Calami
Watkins Camp
Charley Dunlap
San Francisco
D. G. Drandy
Texas
F. G. Fayman
Seattle
George Jackson
Oakland
Cal
August Anderson
Salt Lake City
Peter Lant
General Hospital
Cavalry Presbyterian Church
East Hoquiam
A. E White
Jos Kane
John Schemehorn and Son
Summit
I. J. Smith
Evelyn
Chas Clay
Robert Matthews
Sound
George Brown
Hoquia i
Elma
Ben Crain
Chas. Dornbey
London
England
Oakville
LABOR
Bear Hunt
Seventh Street
Washington, D. Cc
O. N. Sullivan
Yakima
Davidson Bros
Heron & Kansas Sts
Free Homes
Roseburg Abstract
the Herald
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