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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1914
Page
3
The WAUGHS store advertises its fifth annual July clearance with broad discounts across goods from colored wash fabrics to silks and linens. It notes a return of business optimism, price cuts proportional to stock levels, and special low prices on dresses, suits, waists, shoes, and housewares.
J S Waugh a longtime local cook was buried Sunday afternoon after services at the Pinnick Kenny chapel Aberdeen friends conducted the funeral. Relatives of the deceased were not heard from.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT announces John F Myles as a candidate for the Republican nomination for county assessor subject to the primary on September 8.
Commissioner declares candidacy for county commissioner in the Republican party. He states the run is subject to party voters in the local commissioner district at the party primary on September 8.
Jerry A. McGillicuddy Jr announces Democratic candidacy for re election to the office of County Treasurer Chehalis County Washington subject to the voters at the Democratic Primaries on September 8 1914.
WwW W C Birdwell announces candidacy for the office of County Clerk of Chehalis County Washington. The primary election is set for September 8 1914 and voters will decide the nomination.
The County Board of Equalization will meet on the first Monday in August to examine assessments and equalize the 1914 tax rolls. The session lasts three weeks and taxpayers are urged to appear early in the first week for fuller attention. R A Wiley assessor and ex officio clerk.
County Treasurer McGillicuddy has filed for re election and faces no opposition for the nomination. The article notes his first term, banking experience, and an economical courteous businesslike record that favors another term. It mentions his democratic past and broad approval compared to President Wilson.
Suit filed in Montesano to stop Hoquiam city from paving Riverside avenue. Plaintiffs East Hoquiam company and Harbor Land company allege bad faith by the city commissioners who moved from graveling to paving. They claim paving costs about 17000 while district assessed valuation is around 13685.
A log buyer reports log supplies on Grays Harbor and Chehalis rivers below needs of mills, predicting active logging for two weeks or more. Lumber quotations are rising and buyers from large firms are placing orders, signaling renewed mill force and higher activity.
The Montesano district lists licenses issued last week for Carl Shearer Audrey Rigg Cen tralia Willis Edwards Vera Thompson J E Todd Stella Maynard J M Howerton Eunice M Williams Guy Stephens Daisy Birkower Arvid Thitz Lizzie Makela Nels Nordquist Edith Jansson Edward Skinnion Marie Kalinowski Julian Klekota Felisca Swienca W F Ross Sigrid Lindstrom Pasko Jelovich Mary Sutlovich Wm Kuill Alice Slater.
Mrs Del la Maker sues Seth C Maker for divorce in Montesano claiming desertion three years ago. Married in Aberdeen in 1899 with a 13 year old son. She seeks $100 a month alimony and custody of the child.
The message asks the Herald to relay inquiries from Eastern readers twice weekly.
Aberdeen and Grays Harbor prepare for wide recognition after moving pictures of the Splash parade and water sports gain strong coverage in the Portland Oregonian. The Weir theater shows four nights, with further dates in Hoquiam Cosmopolis Montesano Elma and McCleary as Geo J Wolff expands distribution across Oregon and beyond.
The State-wide Prohibition Committee of Washington argues nationwide benefits from prohibition, asserting that Washington would gain wealth and prosperity as Kansas has. The notice, filed June 25, 1914, records the endorsement in the secretary of state's office.
Hoquiam Automobile club plans uniform traffic and speed ordinances for all Chehalis county cities. A three member committee will coordinate with authorities to standardize limits and post county line signs to warn travelers and encourage compliance.
Installation of local Knights of Pythias officers occurred Thursday evening in the lodge hall. Thos. P. Horn of Olympia reported on the May state convention in Spokane. Installed were Frank OBrien C C, Dr F K Walsh V C, Frank Probst prelate, W W Waite master of arms, W L Leighton master of work, Fred Crook inner guard, Chester Fowler outer guard.
Victor Ericsson proprietor of City Messenger Co. married Gorrie McRostie at her parents home in East Olympia on Sunday. After a weeklong trip on the Sound the couple will reside in Aberdeen in a bungalow Ericsson recently built at Simpson Ave and Myrtle St.
Rev and Mrs James A Sutton and son Stanley depart Hoquiam for Epworth Heights Redondo for a three week vacation. Sutton will direct the Puget Sound conference Epworth League institute, a school of methods for Methodist young people.
An explosion occurred in Raymond when a gas burner tank connected to a storage tank ignited after a spectator, Councilman Shumway, touched the drain pipe with a match. James Welch of Willapa Electric suffered a four inch gash while others were jolted by the blast.
James Cahill 30 a logging brakeman died after diving beneath a logging train at Polson Logging works. Despondency and hallucinations about being killed prompted the act. Scene described by witnesses. body taken to Pinnick Kenny parlors Aberdeen. Funeral held this afternoon at Fern Hill.
Sam Bonis is held in the city jail awaiting a hearing on a charge of assault and mayhem. He reportedly attacked J. Bost at the corner of Hume and Washington streets as Bost was leaving work, leaving him severely beaten and bitten on the neck and hands. Bonis will have a hearing this afternoon.
A fire between 10 and 11 last night gutted an unoccupied dwelling at 812 West Hume street with $700 loss. The adjacent house owned by James Livingston was badly scorched but saved. origin of the fire remains a mystery.
The Washington Supreme Court reversed the Chehalis County Superior Court and dismissed the case of the city of Montesano against F L Carr. The suit sought a judgment to satisfy a $1000 claim Carr owed to Montesano Planing Mill Co for a stock subscription. The court held Carr owed the money and that payment would benefit all creditors. Both sides appealed and the action was dismissed.
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