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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1908
Page
2
The Aberdeen Herald lists publication days as semi weekly on Mondays and Thursdays at 403 East Wishkah Street Aberdeen Washington. It provides advertising rates ten cents per inch and five cents per line, with subscription prices 1.59 in advance and notices about content deadlines for ads and mail circulation.
A sharp critique targets Hoitor Clark over allegedly inflated job printing prices to unions. The piece accuses him of trying to bar a union-labeled shop, labeling him a leading city unionist prone to graft remarks. It cites an alleged $400 or $500 city printing cost as a model of graft.
Bonds and Mortgages highlight Washington lead in railroad under construction with 1550 miles more than any state. Projected two year expenditure for Tacoma terminals totals 16 million dollars across Union Pacific, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul, and Northern Pacific works.
The piece discusses misunderstandings about the new primary law and its bans on paid political announcements. It notes William Irvine, citizen nominee for Second ward council, publishing views on municipal management. It also mentions Amies Augur of Chicago having a “coming out party,” humorously affecting her family finances.
A cluster of vessels including the schooners A 3 West F M Slade and Andy Mahony load for Honolulu or await orders at Slade and West mills. The steamer Fare Oaks San Pedro and Coronado San Francisco bound ships also feature, with several vessels loading lumber for Aberdeen and piggyback trips to San Francisco. The Newbury, Centrana, Newsboy, Quinault and G C Lindauer work in port or depart for loading duties.
Representatives from Pacific coast yards except Morane Seattle met in Portland to form a temporary shipbuilders organization. John Lindstrom of Aberdeen and Eureka was elected president with George Matthews of Hoquiam as secretary to set a wage schedule and labor-union practices across yards.
Chief of Police Birmingham joins eastern chiefs in promoting the golden rule for arrests. He says officers should know when not to arrest, warning that minor infractions can ruin lives and hinder self respect. He aims to reduce arrests while preserving law and order with common sense.
In the primary law debates critics note defects and vagueness as officials discuss council terms. Attorneys question if appointed members must disclose long or short terms in filings. Clerk Clark seeks an attorney general opinion on long versus short term endings in Franklin Hart and Parks wards.
Officers Licht and Gorman arrested nine sitters in a saloon for vagrancy. Four were discharged after a show of good behavior while five were escorted to the city line and told to leave. Oscar Ruski, 16, faced a bike theft charge and was admonished by Judge Loomis. Frank Hanson couple faced school attendance case. case continued with dismissal if girl attends school. Remaining Sunday law cases for O C Vammen and Ed Dolan were postponed. Judge Loomis handled several disorderly cases in a 15 minute session.
County commissioners adopted a resolution requiring county deposits with designated depositories to be covered by surety bonds or secured by securities equal to 1.5 times the deposits. Securities must be approved by the board and L N Hanson & Co., Tacoma, agents for the American Bonding Co. The Hanson office is designated for security deposits and changes require joint approval.
The purchasing committee granted supplies contracts totaling about 900 dollars. The Herald Printery gets thirty thousand letter heads. Fire department dormitory supplies go to T. C. Moulton and Geo. J. Wolff. Standard Feed Co. supplies one thousand pounds of chopped feed. Chehalis Produce Co. to supply five tons hay and four tons oats. Will Herren to receive fifty cords or more of slab wood at 1.75 per cord. Broadway Pharmacy to supply bicarbonate of soda. Water department orders total 391.50 to Vulcan Iron Works.
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