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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1902
Page
5
A crowded misc of brief items notes many residents traveling to Walla Walla, Montesano, Hot Springs, Astoria and Centralia, plus local visits to Hoquiam and Aberdeen. Several public notices mention a lost certificate of deposit, a mill start up, a new teacher appointment and a church/society leadership election.
Local items report Grays Harbor business activity with the Junk Co offering secondhand logging gear. abductions, saloon disputes, and a court case against S C Coleman and Mike Goldsmith. injuries from a fall, a Foresters ball, and funeral for C P Petrie Jr. Fire destroys three Aberdeen dwellings. partial road lament for Genzel and Lund. coastal society and shipping touches noted.
Ed Hurlburt adds a fine colonial porch on Wishkah and H streets as part of general improvements. The Herald seeks agents in every county precinct with lucrative terms. Other notes cover Fourth of July outings, marriages in Chehalis, register to vote for the city bond election, a barber burned his hand assisting with fireworks, and a piano tuner from San Francisco relocating to Aberdeen. County assessor Jones reports 1902 property valuations down from 1901 by about 97,000 with declines in agricultural and bicycle goods. Charity drive seeks clothing donations for South Aberdeen fire victims, with pickups arranged at two local homes.
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