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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
3
Village brief compiling visitors, travels, and holiday events around Aberdeen. Residents and guests from Westport Seattle Everett Spokane Lincoln Nebraska Portland Oregon and beyond attend poultry shows church services and Christmas trees. Local officials, businesses, and clubs plan celebrations and civic activities as winter settles in.
Oil has been struck in the Salmon Bay well in Seattle at a depth of 1600 to 1700 feet. The extent and thickness of the sand are not yet known. A bailer yesterday recovered about five gallons of paraffine base oil mixed with sand and water. The Morris Development company has been drilling for over a year and has reached the sand with an 8 inch casing.
Otto Johnson was fined 20 dollars by Judge Snider after a Tuesday incident involving an auto. Joe Chrul and Alex Ozzaiko were detained by Officers Hook with slot machine slugs and booked on suspicion. Jos Bowers was arrested Tuesday night after a clash with a bottle, set for an afternoon hearing on assault.
Crego longtime Grays Harbor resident and former manager of the grocery department at Grays Harbor Commercial Co. Cosmopolis will depart tonight on the steamer Coronado for Fresno California to make his home.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces stenographer and typewriter exams in various cities. Departmental and Panama Canal Service tests are set for January 26 1915 and February 20 1915. Both women and men may take the Departmental and Field Service exams, while the Panama Canal Service is men only. Good chances of appointment exist for departmental exam passers. Apply to the local secretary of civil service examiners in Aberdeen or to the Eleventh Civil Service District secretary in Seattle for blanks and info.
The Sunday school of St Andrew's Episcopal Church will present a Christmas program next Monday evening in the church. The program includes hymns recitations by many pupils, a cantata by twenty children, and a post performance treat of oranges and candies.
D. M. Bowes and Arthur E. Graham signed a five year lease in Seattle for Wishkah Lodge No. 44 to establish an armory in the Pythian Temple on East First Street. The building will be remodeled to serve the Naval Militia Division and Company G N G W, removing the ballroom for a gymnasium and showers, enlarging Company G club rooms, and converting a second floor lodge room into an officers' room for naval militia.
Grays Harbor Credit Association met in Aberdeen Monday night with representatives elect M. C. Harris Hoquiam Dan Pearsall Aberdeen and R. H. Fleet Montesano and Senator elect E E Boner present. They discussed three proposed bills to curb garnishment of municipal salaries require bonds for collection agencies and criminalize false advertising of bankrupt or fire sales.
W. J. Wilson was arrested on a charge of unlawfully exploding powder to catch fish in the East Hoquiam river. Hearing adjourned to Monday due to missing witnesses. Two boys accuse Wilson. F Wilkenson, who helped trigger the arrest of Wilson's wife, testified. Walter Wilkins faces charges of illegally fishing for salmon. Mrs. Belle Hunt's assault case against Miss Margaret Wilson was dismissed by Judge Phillips.
County Auditor Trask reported 2 762 names signed petitions seeking a special election on creating a water district. Verification must await alignment of district lines with voting precincts, prompting a precinct visit to tally voters inside and outside the district.
Byron Forbes relocates 900 Angora goats in four carloads to a 409 acre tract six miles east of Aberdeen. The ranch owner, from Dwyer New Mexico, plans Angora goat raising here as a new industry in Grays Harbor with abundant year round feed and large pasture potential.
This article traces the roots of military ranks and terms. It explains how Captain derives from caput, Colonel from colonna, Lieutenant from holding the place, Lance Sergeant and Lance Corporal from carrying lances, Dragoon from short muskets, Boot and Saddle from French signals, Admiral from Emir of bagh, Commodore from comandante, Mate from Icelandic, and giving quarters from a ransom practice. Pearson's Weekly.
Bruges preserves its medieval character with its bridges and canals linking Ghent Sluys and Ostend. The 353 foot belfry built in the late 13th century houses a 48 bell carillon praised across Europe. Caxton learned printing in Bruges before returning to London.
Lord Uxbridge vents distrust as Wellington feigns ignorance about the day’s plan. The exchange occurs on the eve of a major confrontation with Bonaparte, highlighting cautious leadership and dependence on the enemy's moves.
A teacher prompts students to name a principal West Indies product. Billy hesitates then blurts that sugar comes from neighbors and sometimes the grocer, reflecting a playful exchange from a Chicago News item.
A fragment from London Tit-Bits features a social scene with a woman singly around a house and a child named Little Nell. The text references a ministerial friend and a visit, hinting at domestic chatter and light humor typical of period miscellany.
A poetic meditation echoes Jean Ingelow on reawakening ancient praise in present unrest. The speaker longs to revive holy meaning as if Bethlehem's heavenly vision returns today. God can render old words fresh for a modern heart.
A city man recalls receiving two small cube shaped tea packets from a Chinese laundryman as payment, labeled with Chinese characters. He notes the packets were left beside his bundle after a ninety cent charge, and the man jokes that the packets are labeled Kismus, implying a playful cultural exchange.
An editorial excerpt argues the meaning of Bethlehem's cradle lies in Christ's death and humiliation as essential to redemption, urging readers to connect the birth with the sacred passion and its salvific significance.
A reverent verse fragment frames a memorial hymn urging dawn and light to rise with hope. The lines invite sunrise imagery and spiritual renewal.
The quotation urges that daily tasks must be completed even if unpleasant, claiming forced effort yields virtues the idle lack. It emphasizes discipline and diligence as core character builders guiding daily work.
Fragmentary exchange shows buyers and a real estate agent debating price division. The buyer suggests dividing the price by four to proceed, while the agent confirms the sign and potential sale, leaving the exact deal unresolved.
A fragmentary line draws on force and beauty imagery attributed to Browning. The wording hints at romantic intensity and literary allusion in a compact, evocative phrase.
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