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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1909
Page
8
Aberdeen Herald correspondents compile notable female figures from Chehalis County gleaned from county exchanges. The collection highlights local women in various civic, social, and community roles within the region.
Local residents and visitors travel in Montesano and surrounding areas. Elma and Aberdeen figures attend gatherings, dance events, and family visits while engagement invitations circulate for Viola Allen and Frank Jackson. Olga Davies visits Montesano from Montana and family members host guests.
Roy Harrington of the Pollow company was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Martell on Wednesday for violating the cigarette law. It being his first offense, he was fined five dollars and twenty cents.
William Burch Oakville Westover arrives to visit relatives. Nina Reynolds Puyatlup visits Cedarville. Al Jennings Tumwater visits relatives. A mare owned by William Wakefield killed by eastbound train. Mrs J Freebury Bear Creek Montana arrives for summer with relatives. Dr Van Winkle Ed Oldfield travel to Seattle likely to return with auto. George Hyder moves family back and will reside at Criss residence on Oak Street.
City subscribers who do not receive the Herald by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays should notify the City Messenger Co at Tel 3551 and a paper will be sent to the address immediately.
A brief note from Herald Printery at 408 East Wishkah Street invites readers to share their work and suggests spreading the word about the service.
Homer W. Jackson argues brick roads offer long term savings and durability. Washington County officials back brick highways with two new projects and a public debate supports bonds for brick road construction. The article details costs, road widths, bases, and curb differences between brick and stone roads.
The state highway commission plans a patrol system for state and county roads with 180 patrolmen each overseeing ten miles, costing 60 dollars per mile annually. It cites Massachusetts and foreign examples and aims to fund a research bureau to test construction methods for automobile traffic damage.
Road improvement and weed control are linked as farmers are urged to maintain roadsides. The article notes increasing auto use, local pride, and the need to curb noxious weeds along roadsides to reduce seed spread and pests. It references Hagenbeck Wallace's Show as a related act.
In Leon County Florida a new road method mixes earth with sawdust to create a six inch bed between dual earth ridges. A road machine forms the width, then a smaller machine blends earth and sawdust. The contractor G H Averitt reports costs at 297 dollars per mile. The Florida True Democrat notes historical Georgia roads held for twenty years with five still sound, suggesting durability. The county soil is clayey.
Central Illinois near Springfield the state highway commission tests oil on country roads. The top six inches are mixed with asphalt oil to improve road quality on heavy black soil. While oil roads exist elsewhere the prairie state lacks stone paving and drouth drainage. results will draw close attention.
Bad roads reduce farm usefulness by five twelfths and lower intrinsic value by about eight to nine percent. They deter settlement and drive away young people and desirable citizens from farm life, especially on farms ten miles from town on roads impassable for months.
On Aberdeen Saturday July 10 guidance explains using two large back pillows to support softer ones on a divan. Add extra soft pillows, with material covers and a heavy edged cord. If against wall, a third pillow provides additional framework for stability and comfort.
A reader endorses permanganate of potash mixed with water as a cure for ailing hens, noting one successful recovery after prior deaths. The letter contrasts with a social critique of Elinor Glyn and a brief comment on immigration policy and deportation.
The article notes Dr. Mary E Walker praising the sheath gown as an improvement on bloomers and suggests the old young friend may eventually wear skirts. It also mentions the weather man as an ally of those who would hinder high tanks at Coney Island.
Julius L. Baer seeks foreclosure on real property in Chehalis County Washington for taxes 1903 and 1904 plus penalties interest and costs. The suit names William Mauser and Mauser his wife and unknown parties with a lien on Lots 19 and 20 Black 8 Depot Addition Aberdeen. The first publication is July 1 1909 with sixty days to respond.
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