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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1911
Page
8
Montesano July 1 Sheriff Ed Payette took possession of delinquent personal tax lists for 1909 and 1910 totaling over 10000 dollars. Collections accrue fees and penalties. failure to pay may lead to seizure of sufficient property to cover the debt.
The corpse of Herman Hardwick son of ex patrolman J B Hardwick was found in the North Western boom by two boys on July 1. He drowned May 15 while attempting to jump a loaded scow at Grays Harbor Construction docks. Undertaker L McTaggart took charge. remains to be shipped to Oklahoma.
Hoquiam July 1. J. Koch former councilman sent two miners to a placer claim about 80 miles from Hoquiam to determine its wealth. The men left last Monday and should return by Saturday. Koch says discovery was more than three years ago but work lagged until recent gold finds prompted action.
County School Superintendent N D McKil lip approves plans for a 10 000 concrete school house at Humptulips City by P L Granstrom. Bids will be called Monday. The one story and basement building has brick veneer and includes a heating plant fuel room and large play room. Upper story holds two large school rooms. Building measures 40 by 60 feet and includes a windmill and septic tank.
Thieves steal $100 worth of clothing from the Wakefield general store in Kelma on Thursday morning. Entry was gained by a hole cut in the floor and the suspects fled on a hand car from the Northern Pacific section house toward Gate. No trace found yet.
Chehalis, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Garfield, Jefferson, Lewis, King, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish, Stevens, Whatcom, Whitman and Yakima counties adopt highway plans under the last legislature act. King and Whitman counties each file three resolutions. Clallam and Jefferson promise to use all available funds. Whitman will charge 15 percent of road costs to nearby property owners amid town rivalries for state money.
On July 1 the town of Moclips unanimously approved a $4500 district bond to build a modern two room schoolhouse with a ventilated basement and play room for bad weather. Since last winter’s storm washed away the prior school, classes have met in a rented building and enrollment has doubled with job growth at the Kurtz cannery.
July 1 The following marriage licenses were issued this week by Auditor Trask Martin D Wood and Ethel Hanchett Mati Maki Aino Ollus H L Hutchinson Bessie M Divinse John Sorenson Marie Price C A Nelson Vivian O Sullivan John L Hudson Nina M Palmer E Korjolainen Karatina Mylund L E Rader Nellie Kirkaldier Sandstrom Maria Nygren Samuel Dalzall Maggie Truesdale Leslie L Scott Ethel M Evans Albert P Cloes Jessie P Glidden
Elma notes a July 1 marriage license for L. E. Rader and Nellie Kirkaldie both of Elma. Rader is the elder son of L. E. Rader a former Harbor newspaperman. The bride is daughter of Captain Kirkaldie of Elma linked with Minard & Co. hardware. the family once lived in Montesano.
About 11 o'clock Wednesday forenoon an alarm of fire sent Fire Chief Bush and crew to the E. K. Bishop mill. The blaze, caused by a boiler fixture bursting and backdraft spreading embers, was extinguished by the mill's own equipment.
John Tuckey of Nevada has flooded 160 acres at Beck's prairie to test irrigation on the Beck ranch. He demonstrates water flow uphill to farmers and has planted alfalfa, which is thriving as an experimental crop potentially benefiting local growers.
Construction crews in Elma are pouring concrete walls for the new high school. Forms are in place and the wall structure progresses quickly, with roofing and woodwork following soon.
Elma July 1. Tom Dolan foreman of the White Star mills wed his bride in Seattle after a boyhood courtship. The ceremony marks a notable union for the lumber community from the mountains to the Pacific as Dolan brings his wife to this region.
Hale and hearty pioneer William H. Bower turned eighty four this Saturday. His son Isaac hosted a family reunion at North Aberdeen with many relatives present including Mrs. S. K. Bowes, Isaac Bower, Harry Bower of Bellingham, Mrs. John Stacey of New Mexico and Mrs. May Shelley of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Schlentz returned Friday night after eight weeks traveling through the Middle West and parts of California Minnesota and Illinois. They preferred Aberdeen for its cooler ocean breeze after the East heat.
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On farms grain storage is moved away from stables into vermin proof granaries. Metal bins stay sealed and dry to prevent mold, rodents, and pests. A brick wall, concrete floor, and wire screen cribs deter mice and sparrows, with records kept above storage to track feed.
Readable fragments urge steady care for details and perseverance in right action. Encouraging tones push through weariness toward a promised goal, while odd misprints hint at advice on diligence and social conduct.
A Valley Falls widow asks about medicinal herb gathering to earn income for herself and her daughter. Based on Farmers Bulletin No. 188 “Weeds Used In Medicine,” burdock roots are best harvested in fall from biennial plants, dried with air, turned regularly, and should snap when bent. roots lose about 80 percent weight and fetch 3 to 8 cents per pound, with seed 5 to 10 cents. Horehound leaves are harvested just before flowering, dried like burdock, turned during drying, and pay 3 to 8 cents per pound.
The excerpt discusses practical advice from farm and home sources on humane pest control, water as a staple drink, pig conditions tied to teeth, avoiding scams, silo ensilage storage, poultry transport and housing, and a mix of quoted humor from Browning’s Magazine and Puck. It reflects rural life tips and periodical quips.
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