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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1915
Page
3
Local items trace visits and travels of residents to Portland San Francisco Seattle and Alaska. Readers learn about engagements weddings births and society events at Aberdeen and nearby towns with names like Mrs. Weatherwax Miss Young Mr. and Mrs. Gaillac and the Pioneers picnic set for July 15 at Samuel Benn home.
Mare ten years old weighs 1300 pounds with a colt. black horse five years old 1650 pounds. horse three years old 1550 pounds. gray buggy horse twelve years old 1000 pounds. Inquire at Herald office. See 73-41.
J. A. Waugh's dry goods store announces a big removal sale starting Tuesday to clear stock ahead of moving to the Electric Building. The move aims for a mid July opening in the new store, as local shoppers expect real bargains during the transfer.
A quiet wedding breakfast marked the golden anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. West. They reside in Aberdeen, a 31 year milestone noted as the pioneer couple traveled to Ranier Park for a week with relatives, including E. R. West, Mildred Keyes West, Jane, Kathryn, and Arnold, with others joining to Olympia.
Chris Foelkner of Aberdeen skid his Studebaker into a ditch on the Hump Tulips road last Sunday afternoon. The slow speed prevented serious injuries to Foelkner, his wife, daughter Mrs Edward Trudeau of Hoquiam, granddaughter Anna Trudeau, and four younger children Arthur Francis Lucille and Violet. Only minor bruises reported.
The Knights of Pythias lodge holds Memorial day services at the K P temple with the Orpheus club performing two numbers. Rev Charles McDermoth and Rev F F W Greene give invocation and benediction as Hoquiam Lodge joins and Pythian Sisters participate. Flowers from decorations will be distributed to sick homes tomorrow.
Westport cottages now furnished with reservations taken at Address A and C Maginnis Box 496 Westport Washington 472 10t.
American Red Cross field staff Dr W T Davis and Dr W N Lipscomb provided first aid instruction to loggers and mill workers in Grays Harbor last week. Their Pullman car toured Polson Logging camps on the Hoquiam and Humptulips rivers before moving to Independence and Saginaw then to northern areas. Lipscomb remains on Grays Harbor this week visiting Lytle camps Montesano and Bordeaux camps.
Prof and Mrs Kirk of Sedalia Missouri arrived in Aberdeen Friday evening as guests of Mrs Sarah E Myers at 518 East First Street for several days. They will visit Mrs Kirk s niece Mrs D A Watson in Markham before occupying Mrs Myers cottage on Markham beach for the summer. They have toured the San Diego and San Francisco expositions during their coast trip.
Elmer L. Cowan William Lane and Aaron Lowe arrested in Montesano charged with holding up two pedestrians. Judge Ben Sheeks declined habeas corpus relief. The trio likely will stay in the county jail until the next jury term.
The Robert Dollar company announced from San Francisco that all its vessels will register under the British flag due to the LaFollette-Furuseth seaman's act. The move is to comply with the act as stated in Friday’s dispatch.
Judge Ben Sheeks awarded $300 against L A Poulson in the damage suit arising from the death of Mrs Leitch in the Bertrand automobile. The court found Poulson negligent while demonstrating the car as part of a prospective sale to Mrs Leitch.
Four abandoned log dams north of Hoquiam were blown out last week to allow fish to bypass Hansen Fairchild and Deep creeks and reach spawning grounds.
An Aberdeen advertisement from Dr. Phillips in the Wheeler Building at 10515 E Heron St offers comfort with coins off your feet and promises satisfaction or money back. Contact phone 410 73 41.
HAS FACTORY PROSPECT H A Stevens of the Aberdeen Hardware company returned Monday night from a visit in Muskegon and other Michigan points. He feels confident he has secured an important factory for Aberdeen and will soon present a proposition to the Chamber of Commerce.
Charles Goettert and John G. Sorenson of the Hotel Savoy have dissolved their partnership Sorenson retires Goettert continues management Sorenson contemplates returning to Alaska where he previously did business eight or ten years ago in Aberdeen.
The city of Aberdeen wins a damage suit brought by Aberdeen Construction Company to recover 7 damages, as a jury at Grays Harbor County Superior Court found against a man injured in Heights improvement work and awarded judgment.
Anton Benes files suit to recover 249.51 from Frank Sigmund, claiming he paid Aberdeen Realty to keep Sigmund’s realty payments current. Benes seeks repayment of the sum in dispute.
The historic liberty bell will be on display in Olympia on July 14 from 6 to 10 p.m. Olympia commercial and civic groups plan a gala evening with officials visiting the state capital to view the exhibit.
Samuel Ibbit son announces that R. J. Clark, secretary of the Y M C A at Meadow Creek in Grant county, has been hired as Y M C A secretary in Hoquiam. Grant will move to Hoquiam with his family in September.
In June 1895 the Review club held memorial exercises for Mrs. N. S. Arnold. Myers shingle mill moved from Johns River to Whitehouse Crimmins building. Jessie Haynes visited from Oakland for two months. Aberdeen beat Hoquiam 15 to 11 in a recent ball game. Mrs. S. Benn and Leta returned from Eugene and Portland. Mrs. Weatherwax and two Misses travel to Greenville for education and health reasons.
Property listing offers 43 acres total with 21 acres cultivated located one mile west of Malone. Asking price is $3,600. Contact H. M. Dunlap in Elma Washington R R No. 1 for details.
An alarm from North Aberdeen led to the former Young homestead where a tree fire threatened Judge J. C. Pearson's home but was extinguished before firemen arrived. Friday a small house next to the Western Cooperage mill caught fire and was quickly put out with minor damage.
The Fairview reservoir, costing $45,000, is completed after construction, with the project finished on Tuesday.
The city school superintendent reports enrollment rose by 85 to 2045, while teaching costs fell by 1378. Teaching cost per pupil is $2.45 lower than last year when 1960 pupils were enrolled. Average attendance improves to 97.8 from 97.1.
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