Moclips to Open Sawmill and Local Ventures Update
Chehalis County notes report a Moclips sawmill opening in thirty days and Captain Thompson plans a Quinault reservation beach store next year with government permission. Eastern North Western Lumber representative E. O. McLaughlin visited town. Dr. P. W. Johnson and bride arriving from the east are staying with Dr. and Mrs. Wells. Aberdeen ladies discuss journalism and Sheldon influences. Politicians explore patronage at the capital amid post primary returns and local speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moclips
E. O. McLaughlin
North Western Lumber Company
P. W. Johnson
Bride
Mrs. Wells
Dr. Johnson
Captain Thompson
Enrus
Quinault
Aberdeen
Charles M. Sheldon
Kansas
Olympia
Levi
Ankeny
Elma Area Moves Ahead with Local Notices and Shifts
The W R CG delays its regular meeting from February 6 to February 13. Samuel H Smith, a Wishkah valley farmer, was in town. Esmond and Fismond close Elma stock to focus on Montesano. Thos F Conlan of Spokane returns from a visit to Mrs Elizabeth Carruthers. C M Winiger arrives from Glasgow Ky to visit his brother I D Winiger. A N King of Satsop leases Brady farm. B T Loomis of Humptulips notes pension increase to 10 dollars. A civil war veteran recalls service in Mc Laughlin’s First Ohio Cavalry Company B. Senator Angle proposes one judicial district for Mason and Thurston counties. Mason attached to Chehalis county currently. one judge preferred for efficiency. James Brazel visits harbor. Herbert Bennett from Aberdeen visits. Mrs J L Andrews ill with pneumonia symptoms. H E Evans and Myrtle Losey engaged to be married. Oil boom in Hoquiam. oil stock circulates. Jack Sparling and partners pursue oil. Six to ten inches of snow falls. roads impassable. mails on sleds and foot. forewarned heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. CG
Samuel H. Smith
Wishkah Valley
Esmond & Fismond
Elma
Montesano
Thos. F. Conlan
Spokane
Elizabeth Carruthers
C. M. Winiger
Glasgow
I. D. Wininger
A. N. King
Satsop
Brady Farm
D. HI
Dailey
B. T. Loomis
Humptulips
McLaughilin
Ohio
Company
H. E. Evans
Myrtle Losey
Hoquiam
Jack Sparling
Prince of Loggers
Wm. Austin
I. B. Cooper
Local notes from Centralia and surrounding area
Milan Glover visits Centralia while Harris mill runs steadily. Julius Pomrenk travels to Portland and Vancouver on timber business. Mrs J W Carey of Aberdeen visits. Mrs J H Wolfe breaks ankle on walk. D O H Grand Chief Kitteridge to visit lodge near Thursday night. Neeley family free of serious small pox. W J Moore replaces W R Dickinson as N P agent. Ara Lemmon seeks boundary shift to place extreme west Lewis County residents into Chehalis county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Harris
Julius Pomrenk
Portland
Vancouver
J. W. Carey
Aberdeen
Lewis County
Chehalis County
Local notes touch Montesano Elma firms and a big gun test
Mr C H Clemons of Montesano visits Elma. New licenses and shifts in town plans include four saloons in Ema and a new shop from J W Baldwin. Senator ODonnell attends a funeral. The Navy’s most powerful U S gun is tested at Sandy Hook with shots described, costs and high pressures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Clemons
Montesano
Elma
Anderson Street
J. Will Anderson
P. Murray
Ema
Senator O'Donnell
Olympia
Nellie Case
Joe Miller
Sam Wray
Frank Dodge
Green Cedar Shingle Co
Aberdeen
United States
Sandy Hook
New York
Chicago Record-sTerald
Saved Her Childs Life
Mrs. W. Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery for curing her son after pneumonia left him skeletal and coughing. Despite weeks of medical treatment the child worsened until the medicine restored health. The ad promotes a 50 cent to 1.00 cure with a trial bottle offered by Smits Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smits Drug Co
Supreme Court narrows Northern Pacific land grant reach
Justice Harlan bases the ruling on occupancy by Nelsons in 1881 within the grant area, saying Congress controlled the lands before definite location and that homestead occupancy can affect the grant. Justice Brewer dissents, warning the decision unsettles railroad titles and questions occupancy overriding patent records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Justice Harlan
Northern Pacific
Congress
Justice Brewer
Interior Department
Kittitas County
Harlan
Cade
Nelson
Tie
Brown
Shiras
Land Department
United States
Uncalled letters advertised at Aberdeen post office
For the week ending Feb 3 1903. Uncalled letters include Bradham Jas C Bush R Edmund Chase J H Cook Smith Fletcher R Granfeldt John 4 Hamilton Frankie Hethley Clarence Hazel George Makela Samhill Eli Naylor Irwin G Smith Wm J Persons calling for these letters please say Advertised R P Campseny P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Bradham
Jas C Bush
R Edmund Chase
J H Cook
Smith Fletcher
R Granfeldt
John 4 Hamilton
Frankie Hethley
Clarence Hazel
George Makela
Samhill Eli Naylor
Irwin G Smith
Wm J
R. P. Campseny
P. M
Six Milch Cows for Sale Near Monte sano on Elma Road
Three cows are fresh and three are due to freshen. Cows available for viewing at the seller’s place, three miles east of Monte sano along the Elma road. C W Roserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Place
Montesano
Elma Road
C. W. Roserts
Mayor West Urges Legislation on County Road Tax Relief
Mayor A J West seeks support from other cities to change laws taxing county road funds. He asks mayors to back legislation returning road tax yields to towns or creating road districts under local supervision. A second item recounts Rev. E R Pritchard recovering stolen chickens with help from youths and their parents, who paid the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Clark
Board of County Commissioners
E. R. Pritchard
Rev. Pritchard
Becky
New Mill at Hoquiam Forms Grays Harbor Lumber Co
The Grays Harbor Lumber Company is organized and plans an immediate mill build in Hoquiam. Incorporators include D B Hanson Seattle, Davenport San Francisco, Geo L Davis Hitchings and I F Williams Hoquiam. They secure twenty acres of tide lands by Sixth Seventh and Eighth streets near the Hoquiam hotel. City to vacate Sixth street tide lands and rebuild the Eighth street wharf for the new firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grays Harbor
Eighth Street
W. C. T. U. Meeting on Memorial Thank Offering Day
Members of the W. C. T. U. are requested to attend the regular meeting Thursday p.m. at Mrs. Myers' home. Arrangements will be made for Memorial Thank Offering Day and other important matters requiring assistance. By request of the president.
Eye Specialist Offers Free Exam and Glasses Guarantee
Dr. O. N. Sullivan promotes eye care warning against ill fitting glasses and misdiagnosis. He offers free examinations with a glasses guarantee and prices starting at $2.50. Office days listed as Todd's Pharmacy from Jan 31 to Feb 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N. Sullivan
Todd’s Pharmacy
Ocalists
Todd's Pharmacy
Pomona
Hoquiam
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Pain Relief
Widely advertised liniment claims to cure cuts burns bruises and inflammations and to treat boils ulcers felons and skin eruptions. It boasts millions of boxes sold yearly and promises cure or no pay at Smits Drug Co's store priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smits Drug Co
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Angle
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Senate
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Herbert Bennett
J. L. Andrews
Oakville
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Centralia
J. H. Wolfe
J. W. Baldwin
K.S. Crain
Mrs. Keulper
Mr. Crain
Weyser Bros
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Northern Pacific Land Grant
Oman
Seattle
A.J. West
City of Aberdeen
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W. C. T. U. Meeting
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Nale At
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I. Harris & Sons
Geo. Fisher
Heron Street
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Furniture and House Outfitter
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