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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
2
Montesano attorney L. B. Bignold has filed for justice of the peace, and is the only Democrat of record as July 27 reports that Democrats remain reluctant to file for offices, believing there will be enough positions to go around.
Hoquiam July 27 Miss Esther Lundin is the first woman to hold the city clerk post she assumed office Monday succeeding Clarence A Morgan who has been named postmaster of Hoquiam
An auto milk delivery wagon from Thein dairy driven by Walter Lewis collided with a streetcar at Monroe and Washington streets Tuesday afternoon. Milk spilled while the wagon's front tire and back wheel were damaged. Lewis escaped injury while the streetcar, operated by Motorman Brooks, was badly damaged and later replaced. Lewis blamed the rattling milk bottles for the missed warnings.
Dr Joseph E Walker 72 a native of Washington and missionary in China for 44 years visits Grays Harbor relatives with his daughter Miss Josephine Claghorn Walker. They arrived in late November 1914 in the United States aboard the Mongolia and planned to go to Europe before war halted travel.
Simpson Avenue Methodist Episcopal church of East Hoquiam plans the region’s first ocean baptisms at Pacific Beach. A Sunday morning run by auto will gather converts and church members for a consecration sermon by Rev. E C Todd as baptisms take place in the breakers.
Officials outline key dates for Montana voters in 1916. Registration closes before primaries, candidates file by August 12, and books reopen after the primary until twenty days before the general election on November 7. The second Tuesday in September marks the primary.
Elizabeth Roiter of Aberdeen, a widow, has applied for a mother's pension. She has one child a year or two old.
A roughly thousand strong crowd gathered for an open air Elks band concert at the Hoquiam corner of Seventh and K streets. At 8 pm the band also performed outside the Elks club in Aberdeen. The concert featured an unusually projecting bandstand that carried music clearly to both corners and beyond, with listeners seated along Sixth and J streets as well as in front of the stand.
Oscar Blechschmidt of Oakville raises Garrard creek dairy ahead by erecting a large silo the first on the creek. D W McKay nearby follows with a silo and several east end farmers plan silos, signaling a regional modernization trend.
Oakville July 27 The state board of education, on recommendation by State High School Inspector Twitmyer, placed Oakville High on the accredited list for ninth tenth and eleventh grades. Twitmyer advised the local board that if teaching standards and enrollment remain strong, next year the school may gain full accreditation for the twelfth grade.
A barn on the old James Arland ranch in Montesano was destroyed by a 3 am fire. Machinery and five or six hogs were burned. The blaze, likely started by tramps, was near the city but protected adjacent outbuildings as the department fought the flames.
The Herald stands as the region’s leading newspaper in Grays Narber county, widely read by residents and trusted by advertisers seeking broad reach and proven local impact.
A collage of quotes and observations from multiple papers. The pieces touch on class differences and humor about romance and marriage. The note cites Sanekrit and the site history of St Pauls London.
Workmen began extensive alterations and repairs to the Hotel Grayport on July 27. The project, planned for some time, will take about two weeks and cost roughly $300.
Three timber tracts and two land parcels in Montesano are posted in the courthouse to sell on September 5. Timber values: south half 16 20 10 at 20685, east half 36 18 5 at 23812, northwest quarter 36 20 8 at 7919. Lands: south half southeast quarter and lots 5 6 16 17 9 at 1870. west half southeast quarter 36 20 12 at 1425.
In Montesano July 26 Hattie Dubay sues William Dubay for divorce alleging squandered money on candy for their children while she supported the family. They married in 1901 and have two children. petition asks division of some property. The case also mentions Anna A Peters seeking a divorce from William H Peters whom she married in 1915 at Hoquiam.
Readable notes report Walla Walla expects a strong wheat harvest this week and Vancouver to start a $140,000 post office project soon. Other items cover irrigation in Underwood, a Kettle Falls ferry resume, and a large Lewis County road bond drive.
The article notes two presidents censured in U.S. history. Andrew Jackson was censured by the Senate for improper removal of government deposits and later had the resolution expunged from the Senate journal. John Tyler was censured by a House committee for an improper veto of the 1842 tariff bill.
An exchange from a London Mail piece features a meek husband admitting he clears out rather than clears up a muddle in company books. A second vignette shows a furious wife blaming a “worm” and the husband replying he is not the kind to turn the mangle despite the plea.
The train crews on all railroads vote to authorize leaders to strike and demand a $100 million wage increase. Rail service is public, funded by passengers and taxpayers, with 44 cents of every dollar paid going to employees. Western railroads in 1915 show 75 percent of train workers earning specified wages.
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