Christmas Socials and Local Moves Across Chehalis County
Chehalis County notes from Aberdeen Herald show holiday visits and family gatherings. Janet Smith of Hot Lake Ore returns home for holidays while Edith Difim visits from Tacoma to see her parents. Local residents travel, move plans emerge, and a box factory shuts for yearend break.
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Janet Smith
Hot Lake, Ore
Edith Difim
Tacoma
G— W. Dole
Aalpha
George H. Emerson
Holiday News and Local Movements In Montesano
Miss Lillian Fleet returns home for holiday. J Hutcheson buys home adjacent to A Foss. The Montesano club plans the first New Year dance at Kelferman’s Hall. Miss Vera Worden and others receive marriage licenses from Rosmond. Glen Marbles leaves for Leavenworth for Christmas. Charley Delmore visits his father in Montesano. Miss Mertonoe joins Kaufman Bros. in Aberdeen. Ethel Baker and Mrs. Byles travel to Dryad for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelferman's Hall
Glen Marbles
Law Bros
Leavenworth
Elma Holiday Visits And Closures Across Town
Elma residents report visitors from Aberdeen Edmunds and Tenino including Mr and Mrs H B Elder Miss Ida Dixon and the Chilson family. Mrs George Eldridge travels to Portland as husband is away. All local lumber mills and camps shut for Christmas holidays.
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George Eldridge
Portland
Elma
Lee Stutterfield returns from Rayville with two winter residences
Lee Stutterfield has come back from an extended stay at Rayville where he built two residences this winter. Cards are to be issued for the wedding of Miss Anna Von Bargen and Mr. Jesse W. Ellis of Summit in January. On Monday, December 27, lodge officers of Elma Lodge No. 65 and the Eastern Star will be installed at the Masonie rooms.
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Lee Stutterfield
Rayville
Anna von Bargen
Jesse W. Ellis
Summit
Elma Lodge No. 65
A. M
Eastern Star Lodge
Muasonie Rooms
Oakville Holiday Visits and Local Moves
Oakville reports include Prank Erikson negotiating for the CG. M. Forest place. Misses Jessie and Priscilla Weiland are home for the holidays. Miss L. Palmer visits Elma. John L. Miller, railroad foreman, rents a house and plans to become a Oakville citizen. Fred Myers from Caldwell Idaho visits W. T. Neeley. Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon travel home to Roy after a week with son J. L. McCutcheon and Eunice Hunter, who returns home from Hoquiam for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Hunter
Hoquiam,i
Mrs
Henry Hunter
Philosophy of life from Geo H Murray at Top of the World
Geo H Murray of the Top of the World company offers a maxims filled view of life. He lists contrasts and social judgments that label success wealth religion and age as sources of fault or virtue. He concludes life is one damn thing after another unless Bailey and Austin appear in The Top of The World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Murray
Bailey
Austin
Pioneer Beardsley Dies After Long Life of Aberdeen Ties
Charles Rollin Beardsley born 1829 in Fairfield Vermont died at 80 in North Yakima December 21. Funeral held at 115 West Fourth Street with Baptist ministers presiding. Survived by four of seven children including Charles A and O O Beardsley of North Yakima and Frank E of Travers City.
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Charles Rollin Beardsley
North Yakima
L. W. Herrick
West Fourth Street
A. W. Hause
E. Burton
F. K. van Tassel
The
Baptist Church
Beardsley
Aberdeen
Travers City
Michigan
Christian Church
Church
Aberdeen Christmas Observances Amid Holiday Business Slowdown
Aberdeen reports a festive Christmas with churches clubs and homes celebrating as weather brings rain and light snow. Merchants note holiday trade up about 25 percent from last year and post office activity nearly doubles 1908. Community groups distribute gifts at Elks and Knights Templars events while families host large dinners and reunions across the city.
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Grays Harbor
Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Co
Hotel Washington
Aberdeen General Hospital
Knights Templars
United States
Washington
C. C. Quackenbush
I. W. Green
Elks Lodge
Elks
Shirley A. Randolph
A. D. Randolph
John Stanford
K. Bowes
Dan Bowes
J. M. Bowes
Isaac Bower
Frank Rogers
Sixth
E Streets
N. Grant Wheeler
Wheeler
Flora Medcalf
Cosper
Coper
Goodell
Medcalf
Montesano
Julius Efteland
John Efteland
Efteland
Frank Wheeler
Ellicott
Randall Ellicott
Anthony Damitio
East Second Street
John Damitio
A. Damitio
Charles Damitio
Carrie Damitio
Hornsby and Child
Ross Pinckney
Charles Pinckney
Miss Mottley
George Huntley
J. W. Clark
West Market Street
P. J. Anderson
A. B. Clark
K. C. Berg
Klara
Judith
Rachel Anderson
A. W. Middleton
West Third Street
A. Ss. Austin
A. J. Kingsley
Portland
G. E. Anderson
Third
Broadway
E. C. Miller
Prize Winners at Geo J Wolff Christmas Draw
The Geo J Wolff store awarded prizes Friday night as eleventh hour shoppers packed the store. A blindfolded girl drew ballots. First prize went to Aldeen Wilson of 195% West Market, second to Miss Dinsmore of Sunset, third to Ticket No 37 448, fourth to Clara Stillwell of Ocosta who should call at the store.
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Geo. J. Wolff
Aldeen Wilson
West Market Street
Miss Dinsmore
Clara Stillwell
Ocosta
A. A. Star Transfer Co Hauling Services
For light and heavy hauling call the A. A. Star Transfer Co., Phone 4201.
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A. A. Star Transfer Co
Depositors Paid in Keifer Bank Failure
State Bank Commissioner Young announced all depositors of the First State Bank of Keifer were paid. Of the eighty thousand dollars disbursed, forty thousand came from the bank guaranty fund.
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Muskogee
Okla
Young
First State Bank of
Census Enumerators To Have Easy Exams
Washington D C December 25 The census bureau announced that applicants for census enumerator jobs can pass a simple test on February 5 The test mirrors the twelfth census and includes filling a population schedule from narrative descriptions Rural district applicants may also fill an agricultural schedule Requirements include US citizenship age 18 to 70 good health honesty education and legible writing At least 68 000 positions will be filled by mid March for an April 15 enumeration
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Washington, D. C
United States Census
Durand
Census Bureau
United States
Local Man Jailed for Board Bill at Montesano
L. D. Burnett was jailed in Montesano Saturday to serve a $34 fine imposed by Judge Bush. He was convicted of attempting to beat the Union Hotel of South Aberdeen out of a board bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Burnett
Montesano
Bush
Burnett
Union Hotel
South Aberdeen
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L. Chapman of
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George Rhynes
W. E. Rhynes
Joe Bilyen
North Beach
Mrs. T. Tilly
Miss Vannie
Anacortes
Mrs. Compton
Ed Jas. Wilson
Minneapolis, Minn
National Lumber & Box Company
Cr. J. Sayers
Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle Company
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Fred
Sidney Halbert
Port Ludlow
I. L. Halbert
Frank Robinson
Bastile
Oliver
Glenn Abbot
Milorence
Olympia
H. &L. Ellsworth
Abbot
Mrs. Ellsworth
Montland
Lillian Fleet
J. L
W. C. Beardalee
Moses Lake
J. Hutcheson
A A. Foss
Mr. Hutcheeson
Ethel Baker
E. J. Byles
Dryad
Charley Delmore
Reno
Nev
Chas. Delmore
Miss Merttn Oe
Kaufman Bros
Shee
Rosmond
R . Williams
Vera Worden
Ausa M. Colby
Laura M. Peterson
Teese L. Lamb
Sadie M. Hoover
Carl J. Carlsen
Anna Lundgren
Noah W. Williams
Henriette Fesenfeld
Anna von Bergen
Wm. F. Leroy
Inez Langford
Winnie Leybold
H. B. Elder
Ida Dixon
Ellensburg Normal
D. A. Chilson
Edmunds
George Avery
Robert Matthews
Mineral
George Murray
John
R. Maxwell
Mabene
P. C. Kibbe
Baby
Tenino
Oakville
Prank Erikson
Jessie
Priscilla Weiland
Miss L. Palmer
Jno
L. Miller
New Road
S. G. Bussard
Fred Myers
Caldwell
Idaho
Eugene Oregon
W. T. Neeley
Mrs. McCutchceon
Roy
J. L. McCutcheon
Philosophy OF Life
Pioneer
North
Yakima
Merry Christmas
Boston
Isabelle Fox
Genii
Boys’ Auto
Chesterfield
Oklahoma
Herald
City Messenger Co
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