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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
8
In Chehalis Hoquiam January 18 Riverdale Improvement club organized with officers elected and by laws approved. Over 100 members attended as the group debated Riverdale legislation and decided to petition the city county to accept the Riverdale plat.
Hoquiam residents Norum and Hanson have bought the Palm bakery on Eighth Street from Vern Smith. The transfer occurred early this week, with the purchase price not disclosed. Both new owners are local men. Mr. Smith has not announced his future plans.
Mose Freeland a Hoquiam restaurant owner claims he killed sea gulls after they stole food meant for his chickens and says he will fight the charge brought by Deputy Game Warden C S McKenzie. He was arrested on a warrant sworn by McKenzie after police intervention. Freeland cites ongoing gull problems as the motive for his actions.
Hoquiam January 18 frame Firemen's Athletic club to stage Friday night smoker in Firemen's hall. Percie Cove meets Dick Large in the feature bout with several preliminaries planned. No decisions will be given but matches are evenly paired.
Reports note growing interest in a bout featuring Cove, a widely recognized name across the United States, against rival Large who is less experienced but regarded as a rising boxer.
Charles B. Pemberton, who abandoned his wife and child last October while the mother, in the last stages of tuberculosis, and the child were found destitute in a Portland tent, was arrested there and brought to Hoquiam for arraignment. He was bound over to the superior court after the Justice of the Peace hearing.
At Montesano on Tuesday afternoon Game Warden Colin McKenzie oversaw a meeting of local sportsmen who passed resolutions to amend current game laws. Proposals include raising the county hunting license for aliens from $1 to $10, shifting open deer season to September 1, and increasing coyote bounty from $1 to $10 due to growing pest problems.
An entertainment at the Montesano opera house on Tuesday evening January 24 aids the Montesano High School band. The Wanichek orchestra and quartet, vocalists Mrs Eli Brumberg and R G Trask, and pianist Miss Elizabeth Wolf assist. Band members solicit patronage with ticket prices of 85 and 40 cents.
The Grays Harbor county sheriff’s office in Montesano is now fully organized with Dan Royce as chief deputy and Carl Swartz and Lou Herriman as deputies. Herriman also serves as jailer. The jail faces crowded conditions requiring strict inmate supervision.
Elma Thursday night hosted the Rebeks lodge as officers were installed Friday evening. Local members gathered for the ceremony with officers taking posts and pledges of service. A reception followed the ritual in the hall.
The installation of officers elect was held at the Friendship Lodge hall. Names listed include N. G. Mrs. J. T. Thornton and other officers such as P. G. Mrs. Maxwell, Fin. Secy. Nellie Kirkaldie, Rec. Sec. Mrs. Carrie Lobaugh, Treas Luther Roles, Warden Mrs. Frank Strubel, Conductor Mrs. W. W. Lea them, R. N. Mrs. J. E. Murray, L. N. G. Mrs. Gwin, R. V. G. Mrs. Walker, L. V. G. Mrs. Holcomb, I. S. G. Mrs. Bender, O. S. G. Mr. J. T. Thornton, Chaplain Mrs. Kirkaldie.
Fred Fredericason, a worker at the Port Blakely camp near Elma, was brought to the French hospital Wednesday where Doctors Chamberlain and French performed a successful appendicitis operation. Early recovery is expected.
Elma January 18 Miss E. E. Wolfe will give a musicale at the Baptist church Friday evening January 20 at 8 p m assisted by local talent. Miss Wolfe needs no introduction to music lovers of Elma her name and management assure a treat.
Elma January 18 Lynch and Anderson appointed selling agents for the Sound Pacific Land company lands totaling about 2000 acres directly north of Elma. The arrangement designates the brokers to market and offer the property to buyers, with prospective bidders directed to the agents for details and negotiations.
A short plea urges sending the Herald to eastern friends to help boost Aberdeen's profile and readership across regional lines.
A. H. Marsh of Aberdeen promotes American Beauty Corsets highlighting style comfort durability and a price from one dollar up. The ad claims the corset combines fashion improvements with affordable cost and many more features for shoppers.
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York is installing a monumental organ costing $70,000 with between 6,000 and 7,000 pipes. Built by Ernest M. Skinner, it features two electric motor assistants and three organists locally coordinating from the chancel loft. The instrument promises unprecedented tone color and volume with 33 stop combinations operable by ivory pistons.
A London Outlook account portrays Moscow’s middle class plutocracy indulging in lavish excesses. Dishes like coch on de lait Moscovite and fresh sterlet, live fish tanks, and pricey wines showcase opulent dining. A bear performer and a champagne-filled grand piano add further extravagance to the social panorama.
In Skowhegan Maine about fifty residents sleep outside year round, either on piazzas or under sleeping porches. The practice spans winter and summer and is not limited to the sick, but includes generally healthy people.
The Philippines currently has two active coal mines, one government owned and one run by a private corporation.
Adam Seypert, noted American statistician, presents 1791 national wealth data based on censuses. The estimates show wealth rising from about $8.75 billion to a higher level with an annual growth around 8.14 percent, while average capital per person grows from $188 to roughly $1,359 as population reaches 92 million.
A Maryland woman patents a hair comb with perforated teeth and a rear reservoir to apply tonies as hair is combed. The device allows simultaneous styling and tonie application as the comb runs through the hair.
An architect from Paris envisions future cities with roof top aeroplane landings and beacons on towers. He predicts 500 meter structures for air travel and wireless use, plus aerial police to prevent chaos overhead. A single 22 story Chicago hotel already uses its roof as an aeroplane landing pad, illustrating the idea.
The Blackstone theater in Chicago boasts the finest stage curtain in the United States, an 80 by 42 foot Aubusson tapestry costing 25000 not including duty. Woven near Paris, it rivals Milan and Russia in rarity, with painting by M Lemiville and weaving begun at Aubusson last June. The subject shows young dancers on a Louis XIII era green.
Plans by Dr. Z X Snyder to buy a two acre riverfront plot along the Poudre in Greeley to build a swimming pool prompt female students at Colorado Normal School to prepare bathing suits. He argues daily swimming and morning walks foster physical fitness and discipline for chapel attendance.
A remote island plan introduces floating schools to provide residents with access to education. The project aims to overcome transport and accessibility barriers by bringing classrooms closer to island communities and encouraging continuous learning.
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