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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
8
Hoquiam Secretary M C Harris of the Commercial club lists 1910 building permits by business blocks, dwellings and miscellaneous. The year totals 395 57 with January and September the strongest months. Business blocks reached 322384. dwellings 69115. miscellaneous 3978.
The Western Heating and Plumbing Company of Aberdeen won the plumbing contract for the F. D. Arnold building opposite the New York hotel on Eighth Street Hoquiam. The price is not released. Concrete forms are ready and concrete pouring is expected soon as work advances.
Mose Freeland proprietor of the Capital restaurant in Hoquiam was fined $10 and costs by Police Judge Philbrick for killing two sea gulls. Freeland said he had legal authority to catch and clip the gulls wings and remove them if they bothered him.
Samuel Rowe and John Schmidt were fined 5.50 and 4.50 dollars respectively after being arrested Monday for retailing wild ducks. Deputy Game Warden Elmer disclosed the charges covered seven ducks and noted the penalties under state game laws would normally require at least 10 dollars per offense.
The Grays Harbor Construction company will detonate several hundred pounds of black powder in holes on Campbell hill this Saturday. The blast aids the Oregon & Washington Railroad line grade between Aberdeen and Hoquiam and will provide fill dirt and a roadway up the hill.
The Associated Charities of Hoquiam asks for men’s clothing as demand rises. Mrs. A. B. Brackett, Charities manager, requests donations sent to SOS T Street to aid the local charity drive.
In Montesano January 25 a buoyant business mood pervades the town with optimism for a prosperous year. R. H. Fleet notes active timber market and a last week sale through his agency valued at thousands, seen as a promising sign for local commerce.
Mrs. A K Phelon a pioneer resident of Montesano was struck by paralysis after months of rheumatic illness. She spoke to her daughter before fainting and remains bedfast with gradual recovery hoped. The Phelons settled in Montesano in US2 and later lived in Cheney Washington before returning to stay with daughter Mrs W H Bush.
Rev F L Buzell of Butte Montana will give a free lecture on problems of the day and Socialism at Finnish hall East Second street Thursday evening Jan 23 at 8 00 pm He will answer questions about Socialism and those opposed will have the privilege Cordial invitation extended to all.
Montesano January report notes Charles Leavitt operates four acres on the outskirts with one acre in raspberries and strawberries another in home garden space one in rutabagas and turnips for livestock and remaining land in chickens. He cleared over $1000 last year and believes more effort would yield higher returns from small farms.
The Elma post office has expanded with the city, reporting postal receipts rising from 650 in 1897 to 7152.20 in the year ending August 16, with box rents at 694.8 and 1370 registers issued. Money orders reached 2776 in 1897.
The White Star Lumber company sold thirty four acres east of Elma including the old cook house and other buildings. David Bremmer purchased the land at a high price and has begun improvements to establish a fruit berry and garden ranch with a home to be built.
At a Tuesday council meeting Elma resolutions forbid intoxicating liquor sales in restaurants and ban music and municipal instruments from saloons and cafes. Violations carry license revocation as penalties.
Elma January 25. Clark Messenger, manager, says the M R Smith Shingle company mill at Kuhn will be started once repairs are finished. A new conveyor and dry kiln will be installed and a new shingle machine will follow.
Elma Washington shows a population of 1532, up 638 since 1900, with the 1890 figure listed as 345 according to the census bureau.
A National Stocksman correspondent describes building low barriers of boards and posts near gates to deter cattle and hogs from entering adjoining fields. The plan uses sixteen inch ground nails, fourteen inch stub posts, and boards to block square entry while allowing passage for livestock. Also advice to seal window cracks with paper and putty to protect winter plants.
Poultry pointers advise balanced rooster to hen ratios to prevent infertile eggs and emphasize a dry warm well lit hen house with proper ventilation. Cautions include excessive ventilation in winter and benefits of charcoal, green fodder, and manure collection for next season. A note then discusses solar radiation, claiming Earth receives tiny fractions of sun energy and hypothetical focusing could melt polar ice at vast rates.
Evans Drug Co offers a range of musical instruments from tin whistles to pianos. The ad highlights beginner to intermediate options for customers seeking affordable gear.
Public notice of a sheriff sale in Chehalis county Washington items a judgment for 183 dollars and 8 cents plus costs and interest against Hattie Hewett. The sale of Lot 7 Block 3 Weatherwax and Benn’s addition Aberdeen is set for February 25 1911 at 10 am at Montesano courthouse to satisfy the judgment costs and accrued interest.
A poem from Rev. H. Stubenwoll of Allison Ia extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a health essential. The verse urges households to use King’s pills if other remedies fail and notes a price of 25 cents at A W Shelley.
A call to share the Herald with eastern readers aims to strengthen Aberdeen's profile. Community organizers urge distributing copies and encouraging subscriptions to expand regional readership and support local news coverage.
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