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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1909
Page
5
Public funds of Chehalis County and the City of Aberdeen may be deposited with Chehalis County Bank at four percent interest. The notice highlights the large sum potentially involved and promotes the bank as the depository for municipal funds.
Alfred Dinse visits Seattle on Friday. Max Brachvogel travels to Elma on business. Families depart to Tacoma Westport Monte Santo and North Beach for summer or visits. Officials and residents travel for fairs, business, and patients recover from typhoid at Aberdeen General. The Union Cooperage Incorporation lists five Aberdeen backers and F J Easter of San Francisco.
Local notices recount numerous trips to Seattle for the fair and other visits. Names include Jay G Weatherwax William Clark T Durrow and Will Tamblyn with many returning from Portland Vancouver and Aberdeen venues.
The Northwestern Mutual Fire Association of Washington reports a six month earnings for policy holders of 822,295.58 with cash dividends of 55 percent on dwelling and farm property and 25 to 40 percent on other risks. The insurer adds to financial strength, increasing cash assets by over 12,000 and reducing liabilities by over 8,000 for a net surplus of 20,545.58. Its eight year loss ratio averages 31 percent with cash resources four times the amount needed to cover current policies until expiration.
The Benicia barkentine loads for Honolulu at Union mill while the Ludlow schooner loads for San Pedro at West mill. G W Watson loads for Honolulu at Union mill. Robert Searles sails to San Francisco after leaving Wilson mill. Sven departed Friday for San Francisco from Wilson mill. Fair Oaks sailed Saturday for San Pedro from Slade mill. Coronado loads for San Pedro at Anderson Middleton mill. Mary E Foster sails Saturday from Union mill to Honolulu. Tahoe arrived Thursday, loaded at Slade mill, then sailed for San Francisco. A J West arrived Saturday to load at Slade mill for a Mexican port.
An advertisement notes The Cigar in the Green Box priced at 5 cents and claims luck improves smoking, labeling it better than a five cent cigar.
A small notice from Herald Printery at 408 East Wishkab Street asks readers to share positive word if satisfied and to report if not pleased.
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