Local Chehalis County Notes and Community Changes
J S Law plans retirement and offers Main street store for sale. Mrs Thos Stevens visits Aberdeen from the city, then heads to Porter. Morgan & Co of Satsop retire Sept 1 with closeout prices. The Volant sails 400000 feet of lumber to San Francisco. Baremore family moves to Montesano to pursue building and bridge work. William Leslie returns from Alberta to resume his job with Clemons. climate favors Washington. Hay crop strong but weather and scarce labor pose risks. prices rise. A Montesano shooting tournament sees Cosmopolis win club trophy and W S McLaughlin post best individual score with 23 of 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Stevens
Aberdeen
Godhnour
Porter
Morgan & Co
Satsop
Morgan
Chehalis County
Volant
Montssano Lumber Co
San Francisco
C. W Baremore
Arctic
Montesano
Baremore
North River
Salmon Creek
Wm. Leslie
Alberta
Leslie
California
C. H. Clemons
Washington
Olympia
Elma
Cosmopolis
W.S. McLaughlin
Local Births and Business Notes From Oakville Area
Births include a son born to Mrs. Win. Simmons on Garrard Creek and twins born to Mrs. Marnest Ball of Connie. W. F. Porter travels to Olympia for carpenters to build his house. A Mr. Smith buys J. Simmons timber at Connie for a log ging camp. Berry grower Mr. Post reports nearly two hundred dollars per acre from strawberries. Contractor Hall crews work on Williams and Cedar Creek bridges. Hay weather brings crop quality up toward average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruy. E. L. Hughes
Win. Simmons
Garrard Creek
W.F. Porter
Oympia
Post
Hall
Montesano
Williams
Cedar Creek
Local items note visits, teaching post, and club news
A Snohomish visitor stays with John Emley family while Miss McCann tours. Mrs. Beckwith’s mother returns home to South Tacoma. K L Moore secures a teaching post in Hunter’s Prairie. W O W organizer A W Connett to lecture July 31. Avey bicycle trip to Oregon to inspect timber claims. Local gun club sends seven men to Montezano tournament. R H Wade donates a rubber blue rock trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourquin
Dwight Beckwith
Tacoma
K. 11 Moore
Washington
Hunter’s Prairie
A. W.connett
Woodmen Hall
E. S. Avey
Oregon
Trent Beckwith
R. H. Wade
W. C. Campbell
Sam Wray
Charley Lewis
C. M. Avey
Roupe
Montesano
Local notes and notices from Montesano and nearby towns
Mrs. L. H. Brewer visits Montesano and many locals travel for business and social events. A new Basil & Biggart laundry is planned near the Eighth Street bridge, while the Huqham Manufacturing company builds a vault foundation. A Montesano wedding and various excursions and visits are recorded along with a critique on government by injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. P. Story
Portland
Walters Furniture House
Hoquiam
Lena Rogers
Montesano
Mina Girard
Basil & Biggart
Everett
Monogram
Eighth Street Bridge
Mr. Sattherthwaite
Olympia
Methodist
Queets
Huqham Manufacturing Company
Sixth Street
John Cooper
Rosaie Astells
New Carlise
Quebec
John Drumm
Presbyterian Church
Wm. Ruston
Martin Jorgenson
The
Foresters of America
Westport
George Crawford
Spokane
Don Cupid
George
Springer Opens Boat Yard at Wishkah Foot
N A Springer resumes business at the foot of Wishkah street offering boat building, estimates, and contracts for any description. Boats for rent available and Sundays require advance engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Springer
New Place
Wishkah Street
Courts and people in authority debate power transfer
A discussion argues that any transfer of authority to the courts should be decided by the people. The emphasis is on preserving the people's control rather than allowing courts to seize power. The piece centers on constitutional principles and democratic legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Brewer
Supreme Court of the
United States
State Bar Association of
Iowa
Justice of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jefferson
Supreme Court of New York
Times
Papers Fill a Long Felt Want in Park Row
Poem notes the rise and fall of little papers born to die and sold for a penny in Park Row. It contrasts artful, blunt, tart, and earnest papers and marks their fate in Potter's Field as mortals after death. Also a testimonial for Ballard's Snow Liniment praising relief after sciatic rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Row
Potter’s Field
Roy L. McCardell
Criterion
W. L. Riley
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad with Refund Guarantee
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money refund offer if the cure fails. Each box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. Price listed as 2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Cure for infant illness with Remed y and castor oil
This advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for a dangerous infant disease when properly used with castor oil. It claims a certain cure and notes the product is for sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aberdeen Herald
J. S. Law
Main Street
Oakville
Marnest Ball
Connie
Clay
Miss McCann
Snohomish
John Emley
Geo. Watkins
Clifton
Hloon’s Canal
Mrs. L. H. Brewer
Mrs. Schofield
Peter Auiten
Mack
Ema
C. A. Thayer
E. K. Wood Mill
W. L. Adams
Bellingham Bay
Washington State Banker’s Association
Grays Harbor
J.G. Foster
State Bar Associa
Tion
Public
Chicago
Telescope
Wash
Cures Sciatica
Goldman’s
Seattle
Dabney Bldg
Smith’s Hardware Store
GEO
J. Wolff
GEO. Fisher
Douglas and Florshem Shoes
O. N. Sullivan
Ji.c.smith &Co
Scrhehmin
Majtestic Arp
OH Torring ES
OLTLS
C. E. Pinckney
T. C. Moulton
Market Street
Coptes
WM. Griggs
Studebaker
General Hardware
Heron ST. Tel
Barkley & Thompson Outfitters
Aberdeen, Wash
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