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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
8
Items across Chehalis County compiled by Aberdeen Herald correspondents. Notes from county exchanges cover local happenings, brief updates, and community notices gathered for readers.
Mrs. Sarah S. McMillan returns from an eastern visit while Miss Barbara Lynn of Tacoma visits Miss Isma Flanders. Dinners and summer plans unfold as Dr. J. F. Tifft of Colfax travels to Grayport then beach outings ensue. The article lists residents and visitors including N. S. Richards of Oakville aiming for county treasurer, and A. C. Girard preparing to move to Albany Oregon to lead a furniture factory.
Montessano items report arrivals departures and relocations. Mr and Mrs B Taggart of Arlington Washington plan to live nearby. Bert Schofield and Lawrence Smith depart for a month long outing in Olympic foothills. Dr E C Story retires selling stock to W F Bower and closes dry goods. Rev Booker Smith to fill church of Christ pulpit for summer. DomNik Siseykovich and family leave Montesano after twenty years for Isola di Lesina Dalmatia. J W Watson reports success in Alberta. Cora Berrigan returns to Tacoma. Fannie Madden travels to Seattle and Tacoma.
Local merchants report strong Fourth of July business confirmations. Chas Potter, Satsop hotelier, visited Elma on matters. Joe Kinnaman returned to Oakville after a parental visit. Mrs Ehland Kramer and Tony Frisch traveled, while Asa Mallett and Geo Martell fished the Cloquallum for 144 trout.
H S Kay and family and Mr F C Wilcox and family arrive as guests at the Essex. Dr E W Sharpless and family rent a cottage, with Mrs Howard D Thomas and daughter Emilie among late arrivals. Mr H Barker and family from Aberdeen rent a cottage. Mrs L S Bolecolm visits Aberdeen and Hoquiam with relatives. Mrs W B Paine of Aberdeen hosts a party at the Essex. A seven passenger Winton automobile is added this season. A 30 mile beach drive offers a premier route, rivaling Florida’s boulevard. autos available for hire at modest rates.
Ross Bussard builds a new house north of the depot. Horses running at large in Oakville are a town nuisance to be abated. P. J. Fitzgeralds return from Pacific county for the Fourth. Auto speed through town raises complaints. M J Murphy assumes duties as postmaster and moves office into Wakefield’s former saloon building.
Chehalis County Anti-Saloon League calls a mass meeting at Aberdeen Baptist church on Monday July 20 at 8 PM. Rev. Martin Carlson will open. The gathering aims to nominate county representatives and officials and to plan a countywide rally circuit with committees and speakers.
The Herald emphasizes its position as the most widely read newspaper in Gray's Harbor, appealing to smart advertisers who value broad local exposure and trusted news coverage.
Public notice states political announcements will be carried in the Herald until the September primary election at usual advertising rates.
Frank O. Dole declares candidacy for coroner of Chehalis County subject to Republican party approval at the coming primary. Signed by Frank O. Dole.
Dr D A Schumacher announces candidacy for coroner subject to Republican primary election. He has practiced medicine in Chehalis County for years and pledges to give the office the best possible attention.
A candidate declares intention to seek the Republican nomination for sheriff pending Chehalis County September primaries. He frames the run as a formal party bid and awaits voter action.
A. H. Hoefer of Hoquiam announces as a candidate for county treasurer to Chehalis county voters, subject to the Republican primary in September.
Superior Judge candidate Mason Irwin declares his bid for nomination in Chehalis County. He states the decision rests with electors at the September 1908 primary.
A Republican candidate for County Superintendent of Schools asks friends to support him in the September primaries as he pursues the nomination.
The undersigned declares his candidacy for the Prosecuting Attorney nomination subject to Republican voters at the September primaries. E. S. Avey announces his bid.
A 19th century promotional note claims Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy began in 1872 amid widespread diarrhoea and cholera. It says the remedy proved superior and has since extended nationwide and abroad, with nine of ten druggists recommending it, selling through Evans Drug Co.
The National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announces active operations from its Washington headquarters. It plans a campaign handbook for release by July 1 and seeks broad national support, urging contributions and help in distributing the handbook to supporters and local voters.
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve calling it the best in the world It cured a felon on my thumb and always heals any sore burn or wound It costs 25 cents at Evans Drug Co and Postoffice Pharmacy.
A listing names fire alarm box locations in Aberdeen including Box No 4 at Young and Thomas and Box No 81 at Franklin School and notes a prominent Republican candidate for County Treasurer. The readable items include boxes at mills docks depots streets and schools across Aberdeen with several gaps for imaginary boxes marked by an asterisk.
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