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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1909
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald announces its semi weekly schedule and office details. It asserts leading circulation in Chehalis county and links contracts to truthful statements, while praising Aberdeen’s civic progress and moral development despite its roughness.
A Hoquiam ward votes to recall a councilman, but the city council refuses to call a required special election. The matter heads to court as the council plans to use city funds to contest the recall clause, a provision critics call essential for public accountability.
The Herald echoes Mayor France in praising Civic Betterment aims while arguing that shouting “iniquity” may deter desirable residents. It questions Aberdeen’s wickedness, noting its relative order as a seaport and its recent transformation from a rough city.
The piece argues favorable trade with Mexico for zinc ores and iron ores from Cuba, opposing home producers and tariff barriers. It presses for reducing imperial military spending and tax burdens by cutting defense costs and stopping large battleship outlays.
Andrew Carnegie hints that future economics may require fixing the price of all commodities. He questions whether a paternal government enforcing such control would save the economy or ruin it.
The text questions how many lobby agents they would become if uniformed as urged by a sagacious legislator. It frames a hypothetical Army of lobbyists poised to descend on Washington for the approaching extra session of Congress.
The article notes Senator Knox would accept service for free if the Secretary of State salary is reduced, highlighting his patriotic readiness. It contrasts his potential earnings from private counsel work for trusts with public service.
The county board meets in adjourned session and corrects assessments, transfers property, and approves repairs and contracts. They set salaries for deputies and clerks, order bids for a bridge, and plan a Seattle exposition contract. The next meeting is scheduled for March 1, 1909.
The funeral for Dora Suther land Melrose who died February 18 was held at her 417 West Fifth Street home. Born March 19 1865 in Maine she married W M Melrose in Sank Rapids Minnesota February 9 1889 and moved to Aberdeen in 1905. Survivors include her husband daughter Edith and two nephews Philip B Locke and Robert Locke.
Construction begins on the Finch five story block at the southwest corner of Heron and H streets with a 75 by 130 foot frontage on Heron and a 130 foot on H. The adjoining three story block for Dudley Mapes and Patterson measures 25 by 130 feet. Ferro Concrete Construction Co of Seattle holds the Finch contract. Both structures will be reinforced concrete brick and stone.
Edward Hendricks, driver for Thien Bros., barely escaped a robbery while driving from Hoquiam to Aberdeen. A cyclist-traveler followed, tried to enter the wagon, and, after Hendricks drew a knife, fled when the imposter mistook it for a pistol.
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