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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
4
The Aberdeen Washington semi weekly Herald notes its status as Grays Harbor’s oldest paper with a large Chehalis county circulation and states advertising contracts are based on this claim, with payment void if the circulation statement is not true.
James D. Hoge returns from the West to learn his father in law is not secretary of the state board of control and has no job. John W. Hanna, backed by Hoge, sought the secretary post and was told to resign his Seattle city job and prepare to start May first, but on that date Hanna is offered only a book keeper position at 75 dollars monthly, less than his prior pay, forcing relocation to Olympia. He resigns from the promise with sharp rebuke of broken political pledges.
A man charged with murderous assault on L. W. Parkhurst and wife at the Cecil hotel last Sunday morning faced a preliminary hearing before Judge Fox. He was bound over to superior court on a $1,000 bond for assault with intent to kill and sent to the county jail at Montesano. If bail is posted, he faces two additional highway robbery charges and immediate rearrest. B. A. Welsenberger reported the case.
Citizens condemn the Chehalis county board for denying funds to properly represent Grays Harbor at the Lewis and Clark exposition. The record allegedly altered to misstate the purpose, with critics saying the board refused a $500 ad or display budget and showed lack of pride in the county.
A June 6 document notes the state opened a fair and later refused a permanent exhibit. Three months earlier there was an opportunity to gather an exhibit and secure space, which was not taken.
The Aberdeen plans a county wide celebration led by the committee at Grays Harbor with Oakville a rare exception. A parade will feature, prizes for best floats and house decorations, and United States Senator Samuel H. Piles will deliver the ovation. The event aims to attract visiting crowds with planned planking on Heron street and street cleanup.
The Nat Reiss Southern Carnival Co. brings bright attractions to Market Street Aberdeen drawing large crowds. Five thousand watched Madame Lilien perform a high fire dive from a 68 foot platform into a water tank, clothing ablaze yet she escaped unharmed. An extra Lumermen's Day program is planned for tomorrow.
The Text Book Commission of Aberdeen city schools adopted readings from American Book Co. and Maynard Merrill for grades one to eight, plus several other publishers for grammar geography arithmetic physiology spelling civics history and all high school texts. Simultaneously ships and vessels including the John C Meyers Centralia Newsboy Amelia Norwood and Aberdeen steamer traffic moved to and from local mills and ports bound for San Francisco San Pedro Ventura and Santa Rosalia with loading and reloading activity noted.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a promise of curing a cold in one day. It offers a refund if the remedy fails to cure when the user follows the directions and signs the box.
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