Lister challenges state auditor over mansion funds
Governor Ernest Lister blasts the auditor's office for a 741.14 maintenance fund balance claim and says 719.45 was mis charged to maintenance instead of furnishings. He notes a 750 appropriation became law without his signature and warns of future transfers to cover mansion expenses.
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Ernest Lister
Executive Mansion
Lister
M. E. Hay
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Auditor’s Department
State Mansion
State Auditor’s Department
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Hoquiam Sash & Door Co buys Syverson mill in Montesano
In Montesano the Hoquiam Sash & Door Co purchases the Syverson mill from Montecoma Investment Co. The deal ends a two year dispute and promises full operation within weeks with plans to move the Hoquiam plant to Montesano. The sale safeguards 100 mill jobs and boosts local hopes for a new era of activity.
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Hoquiam Sash and Door Co
Syverson Saw Mill
Montesano
Syverson
Hoquiam Sash & Door Co
Hoquiam
Sash & Door
Montesano Lumber & Manufacturing Co
Montecoma Investment Co
Hill Hudson
Tacoma
R. H. Fleet
Fleet
Clemons
Ninemire
Aberdeen Gets New Umbrella Shed at Union Depot
Steel for an umbrella shed has arrived in Aberdeen for the union passenger depot. Erection will start when workmen arrive. The 250 foot shed rests on 16 center columns and connects to depot doors by canopies to keep passengers dry. Estimated cost about $7,500.
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Union
Aberdeen
Income Tax Hopes Rise After Constitutional Amendment
Washington dispatch says Democrats hold a Senate majority as the Constitution grants an income tax. A proposed rate scale targets 2 percent on incomes over 4 000, rising to 3 4 and 5 percent at higher brackets. Rockefeller’s large dividend cited to argue for tax fairness. Works bill advances in Senate and heads to House.
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Washington, D. C
United States Senate
William Jennings Bryan
William L. Wilson
West Virginia
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Campaign heats up in mayoral race with rumors and defenses
The mayoral contest between France and Hood grows tense as rumors circulate about water control and candidate loyalties. The Herald editor denounces injury rumors about France while praising his past tenure and business stature, noting his term ended two years ago.
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France
Hood
Hayes & Hayes Bank
Jacob
Pearson
Club Committee Recommends City Social Club Ban
At the Chamber of Commerce luncheon the committee urged forming a city club with social functions while prohibiting intoxicants and gambling on premises. They favored a mixed, family friendly venue, doubt a strictly men only club, and warned about blending with the Chamber of Commerce. Continued on page eight.
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Commercial Club
Hotel Washington
Special Deputies Appointed for Chehalis County Tax Valuations
Montesano Feb 21 Special. Assessor Robert A Wiley will deploy a corps of deputies to value personal property for taxation using a new line by line assignment. Deputies will canvass real estate in cities for improvements, conduct house to house inspections, and allow public viewing of field books in June to check assessments.
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Chehalis
Robert A. Wiley
Mr. Wiley
Herald
M. Gleason
J. H. Taylor
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Oliver S Morris
Westport
Johns River
Elk River
Newskah
W. Inghram
North River
Elma
I. N. Gwin
Hoquiam
Sherman Hoover
Cosmopolis
Tornow Sightings Reported in Kitsap County
Word from Seattle states that John Tornow has been seen in Kitsap county near Port Orchard and Ola last Saturday. A deputy sheriff was dispatched but the suspect had vanished before he arrived.
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John Tornow
Kitsap County
Port Orchard
Olla
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