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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1914
Page
2
The store promotes summer arrivals with a wide range of silk parasols priced 2.50 to 7.50 and rubber bathing caps from 0.50 to 1.00. White pumps and patent leather shoes sell 2.00 to 3.50, with many 2.25 specials. New suits coats dresses waists arrive fast, and odd lots are heavily discounted as they prepare for the season. Buy Fourth of July splash outfits here and save auto tickets.
The Herald objects to proposed initiative measures tied to farmers and labor unions. It accuses the Grange and Federation of Labor of trying to steer state law, calls for open discussion, and demands clear information on Measure No. 11. The piece warns against class legislation and urges scrutiny of the authorship and merits.
Practical guidance on using colored clay to engage a child, including setting a low table and chair, encouraging varied forms, and pairing clay play with simple model imitation to build motor skills and creativity.
The obituary notes Lucy Oberg died last Friday at her home four miles east of Montesano. Nearly 66, she lived in the county since 1856, raised 13 children with first husband W T Glenn, and owned hundreds of acres of top Chehalis river bottom land, perhaps the county’s largest agricultural taxpayer. She was born in Wisconsin and married Peter Oberg in 1896. he died three years ago.
Embroidered baby articles should be washable for frequent freshening. White covers suit cribs and perambulators best. Pique and linen are favored for lingerie carriage covers with simple eyelet and solid embroidery, scalloped edges, and daisy designs.
The listing highlights discounts on a wide range of bed spreads towels and sheets. Regular and sale prices are shown for items including guest towels face towels bed spreads and various sheet sizes from multiple brands. The advertisement emphasizes per item savings across the entire table linen category.
A single rack features about thirty five women dresses selected for half price. Regular prices range from 35 to 3.75 with sale prices listed such as 17.50 9.00 6.23 4.96 and 3.75. Total sale value shown as 448 across the rack.
The article describes tiny crib sheets with hemstitched ends and embroidery designs. Options include simple embroidered designs, scallop and buttonhole tops, and eight inch turned-down tops.
Outdoor amusement centers on sand play and proportion lessons. Buckets and shovels of varying sizes, tin cups and molds in different sizes aid discovery. Secure toys from a local builder and board off a corner of an outdoor shelter for sand experiments.
A traveling bassinet is described using two-section baskets or suitcases. One half serves as a cradle while the other acts as a shield from drafts. Line with quilted cotton sateen. when not in use, pack baby belongings in the basket and carry by shawl strap. it opens on trains or boats.
Fragmentary prose questions the allure of fame and applause. It contemplates the vastness of the world and the insignificance of individual ego within the infinite sea of human attention.
A young man named Sweet and his fiancée Lowe planned marriage after attending church together. While walking down the aisle the choir sang the hymn Sweet and Low, unaware of the pun and its humor for the couple and congregation.
In Montesano Judge Ben Sheeks presided Friday as two cases were non suited after juries had been seated. L A Poulson vs Thos C Moulton failed to prove Moulton left the cart causing Poulson’s injuries. John Halmlund et al vs A F Coates Logging Co. was dismissed since the land claimed by the plaintiff had been removed by the defendant and was not owned by the plaintiff at removal.
The jury found William Hacker not guilty of murder in the March shooting of his father-in-law John Benn. Defense argued the jaw fractures could be caused by a 30-30 bullet at close range. The trial lasted six hours with testimony from experts and defense counsel highlighting the weapon's potential effects.
The bullet struck the skull and shattered both jaws. Hacker arrived in Aberdeen on Friday and will search for harbor work for several months before moving to a mining prospect near St Helens.
J E Rogers wins a damage verdict of 1350 against Grays Harbor Railway and Light Co for injuries from a car collision on Eighth street Hoquiam. The original suit sought 5350.
Continued from page 1 the grammar school will graduate next Friday. The 24 names include Carl Anderson Edgar Anderson Frederick Arnold Glen Atchison Beulah Beedon Roger Blackburn Albert Boyd Bryan Brecht Willard Doble Clarence Drum Lulu Edmiston Edward Edwards Newton Evans Florence Fiz Roland Gerhardt Ernest Gilbert Kathryn Hanninen Ralph Harris Beasie Hendrickson Ernest Hodges Esther Howenstine Aaron Ingram Oscar Johnson Marvel Johnson Dorothy Loomis Julia Lucas Gertrude Michaels David Morley Denver Nordgren Elva Pavola Fritz Pavola Roy Peterson Hazel Ray Elsie Schiessz Helen Sedlack Clare Shutt William Smith Hilda Stout Esther Siream Roy Thompson Arthur Veldkan Gertrude Veldkan Tell Willikeon Lorena Wyndearo Mildred Zent.
City carrier service failed to deliver the Herald on Tuesday and Friday by 6 PM. Readers are asked to call City Messenger Co. at phone 72 to receive an immediate replacement copy.
June 8 recall bid against Cosmopolis mayor J. L. Neubert and councilmen including Willis Challicombe H L Davis Thos J Hagerman Frank Wines and M H Eldred prompted an injunction to stop the city clerk from calling an election. Attorneys James P H Callahan of Hoquiam represents the mayor and councilmen. Charges allege misfeasance for employing Eldred and paying him from city funds in violation of rules prohibiting dual city positions.
Hoquiam Elks Exalted Ruler L. H. Brewer outlines a Flag Day observance for June 14. Sept E. L. McDonnell will read the flag history, C. C. Pinnick directs a musical program, City Attorney James P. H. Callahan delivers the address, and lodge officers host the 2:30 p.m. program inviting public attendance.
Montesano June 8 W T Arthur known hunter and trapper arrested last week by deputies in an alleged poaching case. The report notes Arthur’s long-standing activity in the trapping trade and the police action underway.
Warden H H Pennell faces a charge of shooting a deer out of season with a hearing set for next Tuesday. The arrest stirs local comment in Montesano due to Arthur’s wide circle of friends. At 64 he says he never before faced criminal accusations and his supporters argue any shot was for food.
C O G H L A N of Aberdeen a Civil War veteran and longtime voter must prove his citizenship or establish it in court. He discovered decades of presumed status may be uncertain after learning his father never completed final naturalization papers. Coghlan has held county and other offices and had federal recognition for homestead rights.
G E Fenlon district manager of the National Mercantile Company limited of Vancouver BC was bound over Saturday to the superior court by Justice Pettijohn on a charge that he is selling stock in a concern not doing business under state law bonds were posted immediately all the news all the time is the Herald
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