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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
3
Aberdeen column notes social visits and street life including Evans Drug Co offerings and multiple residents traveling to Seattle Portland and Tac oma. It mentions church services at Swedish Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, a Fourth of July event, civic meetings, and local business moves and births.
James Fisher a city salesman for West Coast Produce who had been missing for two weeks is reported to be in British Columbia. A letter to his wife says he will not return to the Harbor and will seek location in the Dominion. Mrs Fisher gave birth to a son Thursday at her parents' Hoquiam home and is coping.
The first blood less surgery named after the Lorenz operation was carried out yesterday at Grays Harbor hospital. Dr. Caryll T. Smith, assisted by his brother Dr. E. H. Smith, operated on a little girl with hip disease. The elder Smith has previously performed several successful cases and the Grays Harbor outcome is being watched with interest.
Grays Harbor mills report a renewal in activity driven by rising inquiries and quotations as demand returns after years of limited buying. Steel and road orders grow with Panama Pacific exposition construction and railroad buyers reentering the market, signaling a potential prosperous era for the timber sector.
Bay City whaling station waste allegedly kills beds of Grays Harbor Oyster Co in South Bay. R. L. Philbrick and T. C. Soule of Hoquiam start the industry, transplant Atlantic biolaves, harvest crops, and sue American Pacific Whaling Co for 406000 dollars.
The town plats of Copalis and Mc Intyre's Addition to Copalis have been approved by the county commissioners and filed with the auditor. With the Hafferty dam cannery at Copalis established, the area looks to become a center of fishing farming and lumbering activity in the region.
The Public Library closed for needed repairs and will stay shut until about August 1. The roof leaks have damaged the ceiling and walls. books will not be loaned, but the basement reading room remains open from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
Mary Hopkins Trask wife of LaFayette L. Trask died Friday evening at 65 after a prolonged illness and an attempted cancer operation. A native of Ohio she lived in the Middle West before moving to Washington in the 1920s and twenty years in Chehalis county. She was mother to eight, including Roy Trask Montesano and Jeanor Trask of this city. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Robert E. Cooper, body sent to Tacoma for interment in Masonic Cemetery.
Mr A F Taylor arrives from Portland to take a position with Grays Harbor Trunk Co. He previously spent six years as foreman at Portland Trunk Mfg Co and brings extensive trunk industry experience. His wife is expected to arrive about mid month.
Mr and Mrs J S Waugh of Aberdeen returned Wednesday from a pleasure auto trip through Vancouver Island. They camped each night and enjoyed a splendid trip seeing deer and other game, noted for their tameness during the journey.
Mrs. Jean B. Stewart and her sons A. J. and Malcom Stewart returned from a month long automobile tour in Oregon. A. J. Stewart reports a very pleasant trip and notes Oregon land boomers have Grays Harbor beat to a frazzle, as Teddy was fondly noted to say.
A nine pound son was born Saturday evening at Grays Harbor Hospital to Mr and Mrs Arthur W Ninemire. Mother and child are reported doing nicely. Grandparents Mr and Mrs George W Ninemire arrived from Montesano to welcome their grandson.
City Detective Peter Stone waived an examination in justice court on a charge of assault filed by R. P. Damitio. Stone paid 500 bail to answer in the superior court after Damitio testified Stone struck him twice with a night stick as he walked home from the Fairmont hotel last Tuesday night. The case was halted when Stone’s attorneys announced 12 witnesses and an information was filed directly in the superior court.
A six room house in excellent condition sits on 55 by 210 feet of ground with eight bearing fruit trees strawberries raspberries and a good garden. Close to the railroad depot. Selling now for 1300 dollars. Call or address Ed A Johnson Elma Wash 76 21.
The Herald reports on the eArontisera event highlighting key figures and plans. Readers learn about participants, venues, and expected outcomes as organizers prepare for a public presentation and related activities.
Sunday school at 10, church service at 11, Wednesday 8 pm. Reading room 231 Finch Building open daily 1 30 to 5 except Fridays. Located on First Street near Broadway.
A ladies gold open face watch and fob were lost in Montesano on the evening of July Fourth. Finder should return it to the Montesano Steam Laundry for a reward.
Mrs. G. T. Messer and two children returned to Tacoma Thursday after a visit with Dr. Messer. He intends to dispose of his Tacoma home and either buy or build a residence in Aberdeen, aiming to be settled before school opens in September.
A midsection note urges riders to attend to tender feet and careful shoeing. It warns that a horse cannot perform beyond the limits set by its feet and cautions against overloading animals while stressing attentive feeding and conditioning.
The guide advises forming a unified flock with pure bred sires, intensifying selection, and careful culling. It recommends starting small for experience, using ewe lambs, and timing breeding from September to December with 140 to 150 day gestation. It also suggests managed ram exposure, supplemental feed, and keeping ewes in good condition for better lambing.
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