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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
8
An Aberdeen area page promotes Evans Drug Co offers including ladies purses and handbags, toilet sets, books and music, picture books and games, fancy stationery for Christmas and New Year, Bill books, leather goods, and holiday gift items linked to a local dentist and the Canterbury area.
Chehalis County notices gathered from Aberdeen Herald correspondents across county exchanges. Summary of local items from Chehalis area including community updates and brief notices.
The notice lists births and marriages around December 1908 including Miss Lillian Fleet in Tacoma, a twelve daughter for Mr and Mrs Masterson in Montesano, a Montesano birth to Mrs Fred Rosmond, and a Payette couple arriving in Montesano. It also mentions Anna Clemons visiting Portland, Christmas plans of Mr and Mrs E M French near Shelton, Justice Pettijohn tying two weddings for George W Lane with Clara E Davis and W L Crisp with Alva Hessinger of Elma, plus a list of numerous marriage licenses issued in the past week with many names and partners.
Brief items report on Oakville residents and activity. Itlenn of Bellingham is mentioned along with Harris Lumber Co. east of town. Mrs G C Rutledge travels to Seattle and Everett for the holidays. J E Fitzgerald runs a logging camp three miles east of Oakville. Social plans include a party at Dr Van Winkle on Dec 30. Gertrude Anderson is home from Tacoma for vacation. Judge Wilson and wife are home. the judge attends law school in Seattle. Aberdeen Semi-Weekly Herald offers local news summaries for Grays Harbor.
Harvard announces William McNeal Rand as captain for 1909 as a premier high hurdler. He placed fourth in the 110 meter hurdles at the London Olympics last summer, where Forrest Smith set a world record to win. Rand joined Harvard in 1905 after Exeter success.
The next year’s regatta at Poughkeepsie New York will be held on the last Saturday in June with races run upstream from one mile below the bridge to the northern end. The change aims to address tide effects and land mark shortages that affect coxswains. Likely competitors include Columbia Cornell Syracuse Pennsylvania Wisconsin Georgetown and the Pacific coast winner.
Thomas Hueston world three cushion billiard and pool champion weighs an overseas tour to promote the game. He must first defend the Jordan Lambert three cushion emblem against Alfredo De Oro and the pool title against John Horgan before planning travel abroad.
The Anglers association of Syracuse New York will award four gold medals each year to the member who catches the largest trout pike pickerel or bass in the season.
Syracuse resumes a handball league season while Amherst College makes swimming compulsory. Tommy Burns weighs plans for a 196 pound ring debut against Johnson. Bookmaking opens for the Mexican racing season including the 1910 Derby. The Aero Club of France offers 20000 for a fall aeroplane race in France. McKinney reaches 108 standard performers in the century sires. Pacific Coast league lists three 800 batsmen Slattery Easterly Killian from Oakland and Los Angeles.
A 15 day offer promotes a $5 Barnatto Simulation Diamond Ring claiming high brilliance and 100 percent profit for sellers. It seeks men and women worldwide to market the ring, warns against passing it as genuine, and urges immediate action with a free sample offer from The Barnatto Diamond Co. Chicago.
A Grays Harbor ship with one to three million feet of lumber now passes with little fanfare, signaling harbor improvements at the entrance and inner channel. The Jupiter, a Spanish tramp steamship, arrived Monday and will surpass prior notices.
The Jupiter, 4,896 gross tons, will carry 3,800,000 feet of lumber with 200,000 extra over Thyra’s record. She steams over the bar at low tide to Hart-Wood mill to take half, then loads the rest at National Lumber's Hoquiam mill. Crew of 36 all Spaniards. ship shows cleanliness.
Laws about aerial travel are expected soon to protect inventors during experiments. Public may tolerate chimneys being knocked down and roofs damaged if the flyers are harmed. Historical bans in France and other nations show strict limits on ballooning and fire risks. The public will support innovation but reject reckless ventures that threaten property or lives.
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