Gems and Local Notices From Chehalis County
Chehalis County items from the Herald cover illness in Hoquiam Hospital and travels to Tacoma Portland and San Antonio. Readers note burglaries at Hattabough Morion Levee Street and social events including a surprise birthday at 901 Chewept Avenue. Hoquiam Commercial Club eyes new officers and a big banquet at the Hotel next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eh Bee Vvey CL Heermans
Hoquiam Water Counwis
Ata Commercial Club
P. J. Mourant
M. C. Harris
Montesano News Roundup From Local Visitors And Moves
Local residents and visitors fill the week with travel and social news including North River resident L. Morgan, Portland trips, Mrs. Nelson Aberdeen visits, and Roma Jameson from Aberdeen attending a band dance. The SunSet Shine company elects officers with Connor as president and Everett as trustee.
Local society notes and moves in Elma area
Mrs K H Moore shows improvement this week. Von Bargen family left Sum mut for Rathdrum Idaho on Thursday. Miss Hazel Bessex arrived from Tacoma for a two weeks visit with friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs Archie Monaghan left Thursday for Tacoma after visiting relatives in the city. Miss Monna Herriman hosted a small gathering Wednesday evening on West Main. Mrs Charles J Stindetts and baby returned to Tacoma after visiting Rev and Mrs J W Fres is. Mrs Olmstead and children left Tuesday for Prine Jasmine after visiting Mr and Mrs Locrt ster east of town. I E Avey sold an undivided
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K. H. Moore
von Bargen
Summut
Rathdrum
Idaho
Hazel Bessex
Tacoma
Archie Monaghan
City
Charles J. Stindetts
Baby
J. W. Fres
Half Block Sale Planned on Third Street and Injury at Camp
One half interest in the half block on Third street to August Hanny or Elma with plans to erect business buildings. Mr. Bissell, bookkeeper at the Bissell logging camp, was seriously hurt Tuesday when struck by a flying line across the arm and chest. He was moved to French hospital in Elma in serious condition with internal injuries.
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Third Street
August Hanny
Elma
Bissell
Oakville News Briefs Include Births Property Sale and Moves
D M McIntyre sold his Oakville house to Jas Pierson. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Jas Williams on January 11 and a girl born to Mr and Mrs Wright on January 18. Elsie Stark left for Centralia to visit relatives. Jas Mauermann sold apples for 1.50 a box at Gate. Otto Sateen and Robert Mauermann visited the Jos Mauermann home. J Maggard, retired Aberdeen merchant, seeks Oakville rental and wood, planning to become a citizen.
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D. M. McIntyre
Jas Pierson
Jas. Williams
J. Maggard
Aberdeen
Fry
Oakville
Mills of Hoquiam Make New Record
Hoquiam 1909 lumber output sets new high with five mills cutting 216,907,765 feet of lumber 67,981,990 lath and 255,214,712 shingles valued around 4 041 655. Shingle and cargo shipments saw declines due to market conditions and strikes with 192 447 190 feet of shingles 883 750 250 and 37 732 990 lath shipped by cargo valued at 2 795 989 20.
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Hoquiam
Grays Harbor
Polson Shingle Company
Aberdeen mill output to Seattle assembling shop launch
C A Lillie of Union Cooperage Aberdeen announces a Seattle site opening February 1 for an assembling shop to process 8000 barrels daily from Aberdeen mills. Initial location at Stewart Street and Railroad Avenue, with plans to buy land and build own shops. Wage roll covers twenty employees at 2000 per year.
Olga Nethersole to star in The Writing on the Wall at Grand
The Writing on the Wall marks Olga Nethersole’s first American drama appearance. She inspired author William J. Hurlburt in writing the play about tenements run by Trinity church society, drawing praise from critics clergy and audiences.
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Olga Nethersole
Grand Theater
Miss Nethersole
William J. Hurlburt
New York
Trinity Church Corporation
London
Nethersole
Pinero
Clyde Fitch
Sapho
Alphonse Daudet
Dramatic Moment Explored in Modern Play
A critic praises a performance for its stupendous drama and its relevance to a pressing question of the moment, noting the cast member’s best plays and the live impact on audiences who witness it.
Waterfront cargo moves and shipyard repairs update
A fleet of schooners and steamers load and sail from West and Wilson mills for San Francisco and San Diego while repairs continue at Lindstrom shipyard. The Newburg and Tahoe depart for San Francisco, and ships from Aberdeen reach San Pedro. Kilburn waits for a tug bound for Melbourne with Blats discussing Greys Harbor tow operations after a five day delay and coal losses.
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Kilburn
Slade Mill
Melbourne
Australia
Bland
Greys Harbor
Ys Harbor
Olympic Canal company plans deep water link from Olympia to Grays Harbor
A. P. Gillies filed articles of incorporation for the Olympic Canal company with capital stock of 200000. The project aims to build a water level canal from Olympia to the Chehalis river at Elma, dredge necessary sections, and bypass the Strait of Fuca by steamers serving Puget Sound. Trustees Gillies Davis and Scheel, with financing from the FM. M. Andrews Company of New York, will name the officers. Gillies argues the canal would spur Puget Sound development beyond two transcontinental railroads.
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Tacoma
A. P. Gillies
Olympic Canal Company
Puget Sound
Grays Harbor
Strait of Fuca
Sound
Olympia
Chehalis
Elma
Gillies
H. C. Davis
H. P. Scheel
Tenino
FM. M. Andrews Company
New York City
May Condemn Land Involving Grays Harbor Boom and Humptulips
The Supreme Court reversed Chehalis county's Superior Court ruling in State ex rel Grays Harbor Boom Co and Humptulips Driving Co v Peeler. The case allows condemning land damaged by river overflows caused by both companies. Peeler had prior judgments and seeks damages for his property abutting the river and tidelands.
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Superior Court
Chehalis County
Supreme Court
Grays Harbor
Pealer
Bereaved mother seeks settlement of Max Rostel estate
Mrs Augustina Rostel of Yreka California writes City Clerk P F Clark seeking the High Court's answer about her son Max Rostel a Aberdeen dentist drowned while crossing to Hoquiam in his launch and details of his estate including ships tools and a witch.
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P. F. Clark
Max Rostel
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
High Court
High Lodge
Germany
May Rostel
Wein
Max
Tam
Julius Rudolph Rostel Jie
Chehalis
Augustina Rostel Yreka
Cal
Schooner Race Ends In Close Pacific Finish
The schooner Wilbert J L Smith wins by two days over the William Nottingham in a race from Grays Harbor to Callao. Both ships belong to Globe Navigation Co of Seattle and are famed Coast lumber carriers.
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Seattle
Pacific
Wilbert JL. Smith
Callao
Grays Uarbor Bar
William Nottingham
Nottingham
Cape Flattery
Smith
Globe Navigation Company
Coast Lumber Carriers
West
Grayport Hive of Maccabees Organized in A O U W Hall
The Grayport Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees was organized Thursday evening in A O U W hall by Mrs. Mary E. Burgess deputy grand commander of Washington and Oregon with 17 charter members. Officers elected include Commander Mrs. Charles Cloud past commander Mrs. O C Lillie lieutenant commander Miss Josephine Smith and other posts. Initiation involved Maccabees from Aberdeen and Hoquiam. The lodge will meet first and third Mondays at 7 PM in A O U W hall.
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Grayport
Matzen
Helen Austin
Winnie Ballew
Maccabees
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
A. O. U. W. Hall
Karroo Bush Deep Roots With Live Sap After Drought
The Karroo bush in South Africa resists drought through roots extending deep underground. After ten months of drought the surface soil is baked and cracked, yet breaking a dried stalk reveals a pale green sap-filled thread running through its center, still alive.
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South Africa
Lightning and Mystery of Electric Ball Phenomena
A Palmeress overview of natural and man made lightning reveals unpredictable behavior. It cites feats like silent thunderbolts in Brad ford and blue fire balls in Swanscombe and Sydney dust storms with electric fire rain. It notes dramatic lightning displays on mountains including a violet ball explosion in the Caucasus.
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Pearson's Weekly
Bradford
Swanscombe
Kent
Ave
Rhetris
France
Count G. Hamilton
Ele
Lake Wener
Sweden
Sydney
Australia
Caucasus
Howeven Grawn
Coventry
Some Sear
Stilton Cheese Origin Tied to Widcote Village
The article explains Stilton cheese was historically exclusive to the original inventors family under contract to Cooper Thornhill of Stilton. It notes Stilton arose in Widcote village east of Leicestershire, about thirty miles from Stilton, suggesting Widcote as a more apt name.
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Cooper Thornhill
Stilton
Widcote
Leicestershire
London Standard
Fortune Teller Suggestion Sparks Wedding Plan
In a playful exchange, Mr Backward Weller Yes discusses consulting a fortune teller to learn who he will marry. Miss Coy counters by proposing they simply marry now and use the fortune teller’s fee toward the ring.
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Miss Coy
The Thicker Grass Easier to Mowe Alarie
The note claims thicker grass eases mowing for Alarie, suggesting a practical tip for lawn care. It states that denser turf reduces mowing effort and could influence maintenance choices for homeowners.
Money Divided in Dunkin Damage Suit
The Hoquiam case awarded Harry Dunkin $7,500 in damages but records show only $3,899.75 to Dunkin, $2,845.97 to Morgan and Brewer, and $1,397.80 to W. H. Abel from the $8,200 paid. Warrants drawn on the accident fund bore 6 percent interest until paid.
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Harry Dunkin
Hoquiam
Supreme Court
Ogden
Dunkin
Morgan & Brewer
W. H. Abel
Montesano
Washingtonian
Printery Request Highlighted by Local Text
A short note from Herald Printery on East Wishkah Street invites feedback with a prompt to tell others if pleased or to inform of dissatisfaction.
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Herald Printery
Wishkah Street
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Herdeen Herald
Cacnenges
Sam Rowe
Froquiam General Hospital
William S. Campbell
Pacoma
R. EB
M. Nelson
Hoquiam #seneral hospital
R. S. Snow of
Portland
James Hillard
D. B. Baker
San Antonio
Texas
Suzanne Baker Watson
Hattabough & Moiron Leveen Street
Garry
Joseph Woods
L. Morgan
North River
Charley Sparks
J Kesterson
Myer Eonenic
J. P. Nelson
Thurst
L. S Norin
J. D. Walker
Creech
Roma Jameson
Genie Story
Rl Brumberg
San Berardino
Mrs. Brumberg
R L. Schell
Louis W T. Reinkins
Ethel B. L. Seemkens
Curtis Mann
Floroar SI
Ackroyd
Sunset Shine Company
Thomas Connor
J. J. Ladley
H. B. Muarcey
George Everett
W. H. Ymch
Thos, Connor
W. 3. Bush
Treas
Monna Herriman
West Main Street
I. E. Avey
Elsie Stark
Centralia
Otto Sateen
Pe Ell
Robert Mauermann
Jos. Mauermann
Mills OF
Aberden Cooperage
Alvena
Redondo
Churchill
Wilson Mill
Valpariso
I. M. Slade
San Francscon
Newburg
San Francisco
Tarus
Lindstrom Shipyard
Union Mill
Chas. R. Wilson
Hart-Wood Mill
Eric
W. J. Patterson
San Pedro
G. W. Watson
Norwood
Bee
Coronado
Comet
West Mill
San Deigo
Tamalpais
West & Slade Grocery Co
KE. Kk. Wood Mill
Tlans
Olympic Canal
Franklin School
Reading
Donald Packer
Lee Carey
Elizabeth Levy
Horace Cook
Frances Paine
Madeline Harrison
Arthur Wilson
Wilson
Irwin
Boom Company
Cane Flattery
Peru
Grayport Hive
A.W. Barkley
G St
Nick Katurick
West Heron Street
BAY View Hotel
F. R. Wells
Prop
Hume Street
West Heron St
West Coast Employment CO
Grays Har
East Heron St. Aberdeen
Wade
Sam Jacobson
Cub Saloon
Tom Dolan
Phillips
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