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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
5
Aberdeen short notes list residents traveling visiting friends and attending events. Christmas preparations at church and social clubs are noted along with local civic matters and small personal milestones. Names include Mrs. Bowes Mrs. Jacobsen Mrs. Lawless and others in routine community updates.
December 80 drill and ball fixed by Company F W N G Hoquiam and Company G W N G Aberdeen at Electric Park pavilion. Captains Austin and Morgan plan a top season event with committees finalizing arrangements.
A Washington AP dispatch reports a presidential gag order restricting the sharing of information with any congressional committee or member except by department heads. The move targets bureau officers and top military officers in Washington and aims to centralize authority in department heads, prompting critique of Roosevelt era publicity promises.
Articles of incorporation filed today with the Secretary of State establish the Grays Harbor Interurban Company to operate trolley cars along Chehalis county roads to Puget Sound. The $500,000 capital is held by A. L. Paine KE O McGiautlin R F Lytle W H Abel Eldridge Wheeler P S Locke and A M Abel, all of Hoquiam or Aberdeen.
The New Boston Store opened to the public last evening in the Dolan Locke building on Heron street. At 7 PM Mr Read’s orchestra played and by 10:30 PM visitors toured the new quarters admiring the layout and display. Read traces the business growth from a small Aberdeenshire start to a prominent city store.
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