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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1905
Page
8
Chehalis County news notes the county commissioners have called for bids to build a bridge across the Chehalis River at Porter. Other items include a summer normal school in Montesano July 5 to August 11, local marriage licenses, arrivals from Seattle and Oregon, and community events in Aberdeen and surrounding towns.
Elma will skip Fourth of July celebrations this year. W A Combes travels to Oregon to file a timber claim. Miss Mabel Parsons visits relatives in Centralia. Elma firemen to take part in Olympia tournament on July 4. McSperitt and Adams pursue timber claims in Oregon and Chicago. Olympia visitors Mrs P M Troy and daughter Marion with local hosts. Mrs Laverty and baby from Hoquiam visit Patrick Murray family. R W McSorley of Aberdeen starts work at The Racket. Chehalis county WCTU holds thirteenth annual convention in Elma June 6 and 7 with 31 delegates.
Property deeds and mortgages across Elma Aberdeen region include Melvina Bruneau selling to Eugene Lorenz a 80x200 ft tract, David Calderwood transferring land to James McKay, tax deed transfers by County Treasurer, homestead declarations, and numerous chattel and mortgage records involving Weyerhaeuser Timber Co, Larkins Logging Co, and local individuals. Entries cover sections 4, 10, 16, 17, 20 and towns Elma, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, with values ranging from 60 to 24 000 dollars.
A string of real estate transfers lists Adams to Johnson Hog to Cook and others in Aberdeen area including Elma and Hoquiam, plus a fare sale for Portland and extended eastbound routes. The article also covers a shipwreck, an excursion rate to Tacoma and a dispute over a county printing bid between Vidette and Aberdeen Post, ending with an ad for Bucklen arnica and a cold remedy.
Catalog notes list ladies mercerized Lisle Der by ribbed vests with silk crochet necks in white pink blue at 50c value. Also Jersey ribbed vests with silk crochet fronts, papina gossamer Lisle hose with garter knees, double toe and heel at 65c. Hosiery includes lifle lace stripes and embroidered designs, 7dc value. topsy fast black cotton hose 25c.
Boat departs from Portland at five in the evening every Monday from the Foot Oak Street Dock. It calls at Hoquiam Westport and Astoria on the way and connects in Portland with rail and steamers serving all points south and east. Dock phone 213 and residence 761 are listed.
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