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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
3
State Senator H B Hewitt reports from Seattle that Paulhamus of Pierce will likely be president of the senate with thirty pledged votes. Hewitt says the next legislature will cut needless state expenses and limit patronage, in Hoquiam on December 21.
In Hoquiam on December 20, David Sandgren coaxed his dog Tige a Newfoundland to the window. The animal leaped through one plate glass pane, startled, then crashed out through a second pane in a single incident at the family home.
Core proprietor of the Log Cabin saloon and Charlie Bear pleaded guilty to gambling before Judge Philbrick. Dore paid a $50 fine while Bear could not pay and was jailed. Bear later paid and was released. Warrants came from P. C. Paulson who alleged losses two weeks prior at his Hamm an baths.
Gerald Patterson a shingle weaver was buried Monday afternoon from Trinity church where Rev Frederick K Howard preached the funeral sermon. Interment followed in Hoquiam cemetery. He died early Sunday morning at Hoquiam general hospital and had lived in Hoquiam about a year. Little is known of his relatives.
Polson Logging company shuts camps and mills through January first. More than 700 workers travel to Hoquiam for holidays as local banks plan to pay out over 150000 dollars before Saturday.
Hoquiam readers report the dedication of a new Catholic church at Second and L streets on Sunday. The event marked a milestone for local parishioners and community members.
Bishop O'Dea of Seattle and Father Jieriz of Hoquiam conducted a morning service in a well attended church, the gathering lasting about two hours. The event drew a large congregation and the atmosphere was described as comfortably filled.
Hoquiam Elks will host the city’s children for a Christmas afternoon event at the clubhouse on Seventh Street. The program was moved from next Friday to this afternoon and will become an annual Christmas affair.
Hoquiam suffragists will elect delegates for the Equal Suffragists State Together meeting in Seattle on January 14 at a Friday, December 2 local gathering.
Montesano reports the new dry kiln of the Person Lumber and Shingle Co. nearly finished after a fire destroyed the previous unit. The modern facility will process at least 170000 dried shingles per day, with work resuming on fir and cedar as the mill prepares to market its entire product.
Frank Brisco, charged with connivance in the escape of Charles Hirte and harboring him afterward, was discharged after a superior court jury found insufficient evidence to convict.
The report notes McParland's height reach and weight advantage over Welch and his proven skill, suggesting a possible upcoming fight with Attell. Welch is described as fast, but McParland’s superiority left him looking like a novice. The piece mentions contract loyalty and readiness for a major showdown.
Gordon Simmons buys Mrs. J. W. Hall's house on First street and will reside there. Mrs. Hall purchases the cottage opposite her daughter Mrs. Shorey and will move to that home in the future.
Mr and Mrs Ben Tinzell of West Anderson street were surprised by a group of Epworth league members last Friday evening. The gathering included Jessie Booth Edna Breeding Maud Thayer Liltie Fleming Della Peugh Marguerite Jones and Charles Breeding Harvey Weir Alva and Willis Peugh and Vernon West with games music and refreshments.
Elma notes William W. Pryde, longtime Ford's Prairie resident near Foster, will receive a bequest left by his father in Minersville, Pennsylvania about 25 years ago. Through his attorney E. S. Avey Pryde moved to California in the 1860s and has lived on the same homestead for almost thirty years in the Northwest.
Several homestead relinquishments in the Quincy Valley for sale. 28 51 A E McSorley Quincy Washington.
Dan O Leary announces a six day walking event for St. Louis in March. College rivals Cornell and Michigan set a baseball clash at Ann Arbor on June 3.
The traction plow saves time and horses and is proving its value in regular farm work. Farmers once skeptical now see the four horse implement as indispensable in small fields, despite initial fears of slow turning and rough furrows.
Kansas farmers waste hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of land says J TB Koontz Santa Fe general freight agent. He notes 25 000 acres along the line are covered with useless straw stacks. If sown to wheat yearly the yield at a fifteen bushel average would be 75 000 bushels. At 90 cents a bushel the stock area would bring 857 500.
The article stresses humus as essential to fertile soil and recommends crop rotation using clover or alfalfa. It also advises returning stable manure to the soil and using abundant straw in bedding to conserve liquid manure.
The piece advises on dairy feeding using bran in moderation to avoid hard churns and pale butter. It emphasizes selecting a bull with strong butter fat lineage, using the Babcock test to distinguish profitable cows, and notes returning Maine farmers to dairy from potato growing. It cites University of Wisconsin grain rules: feed grams equal to butter fat output weekly.
A. W. Shelly's advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the remedy for frostbite, chilblains, chapped skin and other winter ailments. It claims fast relief for burns, boils, piles, cuts, sores, eczema and sprains, priced at 25 cents.
A concise line from Aberdeen Printing Co proclaims quality while noting printing prowess. The slogan emphasizes superior results beyond competitors, signaling pride in craft and service.
City schools close for two weeks as teachers attend the Washington State Teachers' Association meeting in Seattle next week and the county teachers' institute comes the following week. Parents may view an exhibit of manual training sewing and painting this afternoon. Five students—Allanson McDermoth Claude Smith Bert Glidden Clara Schneider and Inez Balia—graduate January 20 at the first half year exams in Aberdeen.
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