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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
5
The Aberdeen Herald announces subscription prices at 2.00 per year with discounts for advance payments and shorter terms. It claims to be the oldest paper on Grays Harbor with the largest circulation in Chehalis county and notes that city advertising contracts depend on this claim.
The July 25 1901 editorial urges careful consideration of Chehalis County road law options. It criticizes the current system with forty five road supervisors and highlights the proposed plan reducing to four county appointed supervisors to curb costs and factional fights. Prominent Aberdeen growth prospects are noted with US Engineer Col Jerad A Smith praising Grays Harbor’s potential and predicting a booming town within years.
Advertisement copy must reach the HeraLp office by noon Wednesday to ensure publication in the current issue. Submit earlier to avoid missing the deadlines and ensure inclusion.
Aberdeen supporters urge a united Republican slate to nominate a collector for the custom house so the city does not risk losing the post. The Herald shows no preference but warns against chances that could send the position elsewhere.
A compilation of brief items lists people visiting or traveling to Aberdeen from nearby towns, ongoing business and social notes, a registration cutoff for a special election, local arrests and fines, employment ads, marriage news, and short notices about residences, studies, and community events in the region.
The column lists a Star Employment Office ad seeking 100000 second hand grain sacks at three cents each. Grays Harbor Junk Co announces contact details. Several individuals relocate or sell interests, including T Dabney rebuilding on Heron street, A L Fife selling Humbolt saloon interest to Fred Hewett and departing for San Francisco, Ed Rupert sourcing asphalt roofing via W F Entrop agency.<A0> A county treasurer recalls warrants before April 1 1896 and school district warrants numbers 5 106. Sateop bridge repairs force trains to use a freight line causing a three hour delay.
The cargo below decks totals about 609000 feet of lumber making the Eldorado the vessel with the largest load yet for Grays harbor. After full deck load she will carry about 1200000 feet. The Kona sailed from West & Slade mill Saturday and anchored in South Bay to take on more cargo before sailing to Santa Rosalia Mexico.
Friends of Hall of the Hoquiam Gazette use a prank to test his views on a Montesesano road issue. A Manila luminous fish story with two specimens preserved in compressed air backfires, revealing the absurdity of the tale and shaping the editor's stance on the road question.
The remains of John S Pearson, killed in action on Luzon September 28, 1900, arrive from the Philippine Islands and will be buried in the family grounds. A funeral at the M E Church will be conducted next Sunday under the direction of local Spanish American War veterans with attendances expected from the fire department fraternal orders and members from Hoquiam Montesano and other counties. John S Pearson was born February 3, 1881, in Fowler Indiana and enlisted in Aberdeen in 1899 with Company M 45th U S Infantry.
The report lists multiple vessels departing or preparing to sail for San Francisco. The schooners Guide Charles R. Wilson Jennie Thelin San Bernaventura W. F. Witzeman A. J. West Eldorado and the steamer Newburg are tied to various mills including American, Wilson, Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle Co. West & Slade and Anderson Middleton with Hoquiam and San Francisco on their routes. Various cargo loading statuses and departure times are noted.
Notice states all listed warrants of the city and Local Improvement District No 19 will be paid when presented to the city treasurer. Interest on the warrants ceases Monday August 5th 1901. P F Clark city treasurer.
Notice states the partnership Fife & Hewett at 7 Heron Street Aberdeen Chehalis County Washington is dissolved by mutual consent. A L Fife retires. F Hewett continues the business. Hewett will collect all debts and settle claims. Dated Aberdeen Washington July 24 1901.
Witson Bros. & Co. offers a five hundred dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of any person who cuts lines or turns adrift any rafts or boom sticks tied to the wharf or boom on the Chehalis river.
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