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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
3
Local notes list Mr and Mrs Robert Ciats leaving for San Francisco. Several residents visit Portland Spokane Jamestown and Seattle while community groups meet at churches. A small house fire damages 608 Curtis street and the M F All Star beat Hoquiam AOUW 46 to 14.
Importers offer business selling imported laces kimonos and fancy dry goods. Well established in a prime Aberdeen location with profit over $100 weekly. Reason for selling given as good. Inquire at Herald office. 27-41
A large crowd attended the Evergreen Rebekah lodge installation Tuesday night. Officers installed include Mrs. Gay Hills as noble grand, Mrs. Crissey Miller vice grand, Ellen Van Guilder recording secretary, W H Pearson financial secretary, Margaret Beltz treasurer, N Ingebrigtsen warden, Mabel Hennick conductor, Minnie Graf chaplain, Lucy Mack right supporter noble grand, Gertrude Graham left supporter noble grand, Hannah Hollinger right supporter vice grand, Eva Epton left supporter vice grand, P L Tune outsider guardian, and Alice Trimmer inside guardian.
Eben E Blunt died Sunday at a local hospital. His body was shipped to his sister in Union Maine Wednesday night. Blunt possessed property valued at $15000 in this country and Geo Seaman of Cosmopolis has been appointed administrator.
A two story frame house on Herons street between Michigan and M streets burned Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. Fire started from an overheated stove causing $400 to $500 damage. The property is owned by Ben Jensen and tenanted by the families of F G Chapman and F Osborn.
George W. Williscroft proprietor of the Pioneer saloon died at his home after a short illness aged 51. The funeral will be held this afternoon with Rev. F. F. W. Greene of St. Andrew's Episcopal church officiating. He is survived by his wife and his aged mother in Ontario Canada and a brother who arrived to escort the body to Fern Hill cemetery.
L Erwin Ireland known as Kid Irish, a featherweight champion and weight lifter from Portland and formerly Walla Walla, arrives in Grays Harbor and plans to open a high class gymnasium in Aberdeen soon. He promotes athletics and volleyball though exact location is not announced.
W E Boyce a Northern Pacific car inspector bought an 80 acre tract from the ranch at Mc Consisting of logged on land. He plans to clear 15 to 20 acres next season, erect buildings and fences, and winter in about a dozen head of livestock from his 120 acre Elma ranch.
President Mumaw announces the executive committee to serve the coming year at Abdeen Chamber of Commerce. The list includes W. J. Patterson A. W. Middleton J. H. Wilson Edward Hulbert Wm Donovan Sr 8S M Anderson and others totaling forty three members.
A handicap sweepstakes golf tourney is set for Saturday and Sunday at Grays Harbor Country Club. Play begins 1 p m Saturday with 18 medal holes and an entry fee of one golf ball per player. Prizes for first through third place._entries to William Welsh club professional.
Aberdeen secures a three year league baseball contract with John S. Barnes for the Ballard franchise. Local supporters contributed 4000 of 6000 dollars with Barnes taking 1000, and funds from Hoquiam and Montesano covered the shortfall. The agreement protects Grays Harbor interests and ensures stable ball for the period.
One dead and three injured after a car drove onto a Milwaukee Road track near the Chehalis river bridge. Victim Harry Beck, 18, died instantly. Chas Gordon driver survived after being thrown 40 feet. Injured K W McCauley Elma T M Harris and Gordon & Lane Auto Co. worker.
The civil service commission lists exam dates and locations for state department service in Washington. Tests occur in Aberdeen Bellingham Blaine Centralia North Yakima Pasco Port Townsend Pullman Raymond Seattle Spokane Tacoma Vancouver Walla Walla Wenatchee on March 10 14 dates and April 14 with additional April 5 for Seattle.
Greeks hold that a child’s fate is governed by three unseen women called the moral or the fates. After each birth these invisible figures are said to visit after sundown, prompting parents to leave a feast and money to appease them.
A Topeka Capital quip notes that if exercise truly extended life, farmers would live to 2008 years old. The comment plays on the idea of extreme longevity with humor.
Chop old trees and keep a record of removals while ordering replacements. Use wood ashes as grapevine fertilizer with poultry droppings to curb excessive growth. Currants need protection from deep snows. Monitor mulched strawberries for heavy mulch and warm muggy weather risks. Farmers with land and help can achieve best gardens using cold frames and simple root cellar methods for rhubarb forcing.
A report from the Minnesota experiment station warns that seed treatment does not stop late blight and dry rot. Healthy seed and field spraying with Bordeaux mixture can control the disease, while seed importation from Germany is noted. Kansas houses 7137 silos changing the state’s agricultural landscape and prosperity.
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