23 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1905
Page
1
Chehalis County news roundup covers land sales, town plots, new signs, millinery store reopening, hospital visits, saloon license denial, farm moves, and local rail and telegraph work. Notable items include Elma Creamery officers, new river-sides, and mason work along Main Street.
The Aberdeen chamber met in council chambers to discuss reorganizing the chamber and preparing for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Members favored a five dollar initiation fee and ten dollar annual dues, with officers elected after sufficient membership. A committee was named to solicit members and report next Monday evening, while other committees will draft by laws and assess a site for a box factory.
A Olympia Herald column notes the house passage of a capital removal bill despite sparse debate and local editorial opposition. It critiques railway commission bills, reports on Lee Johnegan’s penitentiary chaplain bill, and mocks legislative pay, charity dances, and Tacoma Olympia trade tensions amid the capital relocation controversy.
A Colfax dispatch to the Tacoma Ledger reports Whitman county forming a fifteen member committee with John M. McLean of Oakesdale as commissioner to lead the Lewis and Clark exposition exhibit in Portland. The board seeks a $5,000 county appropriation, up from $3,000, to ensure a strong showing and early work on gathering exhibits.
Charles Jessup drowned while crossing the large pond at the White Star mill near Elma Monday morning. He was alone. friends searched after dinner prayers until about 4 o'clock, finding the body. His watch stopped at 8, and coroner Campbell held an inquest at Hoquiam on Tuesday with a verdict of accidental drowning.
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