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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1913
Page
4
The shop advertises warm coats and new spring goods arriving soon. It promotes substantial savings on dresses waists skirts suits and furs with holiday trade inventory not worn out. A 100 piece lot of Japanese Crepe is highlighted for easy care and value, with further stock coming before month’s end.
Fire drains between 7 000 and 10 000 dollars in damage to Klapper stores at 315 317 East Heron Street delaying the opening of a new modern department store. Stock valued up to 25 000 dollars may have suffered smoke damage. insurance covers 18 000 to 20 000 dollars. Firefighters confined the blaze to a portion of the shop.
A chinook storm hit Montesano with daily rain and rising rivers. Streets overflowed by noon as workers blew the Silvia mill storage dam to save the plant. Water reached the Montesano Electric power house and a slide damaged Oregon Washington tracks south of town, with trains rerouted via Grays Harbor on Northern Pacific tracks.
The Montesano area issued a list of marriage licenses during the week. Names include Dina L. Waterston of Aberdeen with R. L. Wyrick, Mamie Armstrong of Aberdeen with M. A. Graham Cen tralia, Ada M. Van Nest Cosmopolis, Leafy Bushey Malone, Aloysius Plantenberg with Josephine Smith Aberdeen, A. L. Lindholm Portland, Matilda L. Nelson Green Bay, Harry Eastburg Rolling Bay, Helen M. Atwood Aberdeen.
Lieutenant Governor Hart says he and several state officials will attend Sebastian Burnett’s premier at the Grand theater next Thursday night. If Governor Lister cannot attend, most of the official party will still be present. Reserved seats were set aside for Hart Howell Savidge Meath and Judge Chadwick and their wives.
John Strubel died at his Elma home Tuesday afternoon after a long asthma illness. Survived by three sons J W Strubel Frank W Strubel Cyrus Strubel and two daughters Mrs Anna M Wilkinson and Mrs Louisa Walton. Funeral held Thursday morning with Mason lodge blessings and burial beside his wife in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The Elma council approved a 40 year franchise for Elma Light and Power. The city may buy the plant after 25 years. The company will light City Hall for free and maintain eight street arc lights at no cost. In return the city pays $6.60 monthly for 14 arc lights for five years.
The Herald remains the region’s best known newspaper, widely read across Chehalis County and favored by advertisers for broad reach and credibility.
The Chinook rains began Thursday night and continued with a brief pause until Saturday evening. They melted the snow that crippled the logging industry and allowed mill operations to resume, easing economic strain. Over two inches of rain in 24 hours flooded flats and damaged streets and basements, prompting emergency repairs and highlighting drainage and grading issues. Franklin school closed due to a flooded furnace room, as city pumping stations narrowly avoided outages. With the storm ended, town leaders anticipate an early spring and renewed progress.
The Hillview Shingle company in Montesano begins a permanent run under new owner M. J. Carney after W. L. Hart sells his stake and leaves for Tacoma. The mill starts steady production, with machinery in good trim and capacity to produce many shingles daily, boosting local employment and town growth.
The Montesano chamber of commerce passed two resolutions. One seeks repeal of parole laws to prevent pardoning men due to social political or financial standing. The other urges repeal of the national bankruptcy law highlighting frauds under current statutes.
The stock of goods at the Racket Store on Third street in Elma was attached by EF S Avey acting for the Pacific Fruit and Produce Company. The sheriff made the levy on Wednesday. About $1100 in claims are pending against the business.
Mrs J Mauer Mann reports happiness over an 8 pound grandson born January 8 at the home of Mrs Phil Austin in Alberta.
Hoquiam Y M C A captured a brilliant 13 to 11 win over Bearded High School Friday night with a strong first half push 10 to 1. Satsop edged Elma 30 to 28 in a playoff as Veath hit a clinching field goal and county standings show Satsop and Aberdeen H S at top.
W Purdue cites American Cultivator on cabbage as a top green winter feed for hens. Turnips beets and small potatoes offer good poultry value. potatoes should be limited without ample animal protein. Clover hay and shatterings provide valuable winter feed when steamed and chopped.
The Elma council instructed City Attorney Frank Groundwater to draft a fire limit ordinance. It would require future buildings between Second and Fifth streets and Young and Waldrip streets to be of fire resistant construction to reduce fire danger.
A letter from Mrs. T. M. Axford says she has purchased a residence in Sawtelle and will make her home there after visiting California. She intends to dispose of her Montesano property and sends regards to friends in Montesano.
A message to Montesano Mayor Eldridge Wheeler said his sister in law Miss Kate Scott has improved from a serious illness. Mrs Wheeler had been summoned to her sister’s bedside last week as Miss Scott lay very ill.
At the C. W. Miller dairy farm in Montesano the public auction netted 30 head of cows for about $2,500. Instruments and other stock pushed the total to roughly $3,000 from the sale held Thursday.
The article claims goats eat a wide range of plants from hazel to poison ivy and many woods and berries. It notes goats browse weeds for diet variety and suggests venison flavor from browsing, while feeding goat meat to sheep or cows yields a mutton flavor.
Daily dose mixes iodine of potash, sugar, and salt into thirty-two powders to feed horses with oats and bran while avoiding corn. Apply tincture of iodine to lumps every second day until skin becomes tender. Ends with a humorous quip about coaxing Miss Green into singing.
The finance and water committees of the city council plan a special session tomorrow night to consider Engineer J. M. Clapp’s water proposition and other ideas to secure extra water supply.
The retaining wall in front of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Larson at 815 North B Street collapsed outward due to heavy rains Thursday night, causing about 200 dollars in damage. Aberdeen Printing Co., 309 East Wishkah Street, is referenced as a printer in the notice.
Fresh home made ice desserts for Thanksgiving include Pineapple Frappe Lemon Sherbet Maple Mousse and Bisque Ice Cream. Recipes cover ingredients steps freezing methods and serving tips with cautions against curdling and overboiling.
Real estate listings show top class Broadway Hill residence near 6th Street offered at 4500 with cash option 1600 and long terms, potential 38 monthly rent prepaid for a year. Also 5th Street corner lot 1600 cited as best Aberdeen buy with 6th Street groceries store priced 3500 to 4000 invoices, plus 5 room bunga low for rent with utilities and Franklin Apartments furnished options with free utilities.
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