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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
5
Town chatter covers residents visiting Portland and Tacoma, a new warehouse for Standard Transfer Co, building permits issued in February, and local society events. Mayor Benn returns from California with rheumatic gout while court moves to Wishkah block and police seek a missing fireman.
General Lyman Banks attended a reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Birmingham on Tuesday. Nearly all members of the G A R and W R Corps were present at the gathering.
Andrew Peterson offers 20 acres east of Italian Gulch to the city for 8000 dollars. He will donate 2000 dollars back to beautify the tract, making the land cost about 300 dollars per acre. The site lies within city limits with two streams and a favorable location.
A Sunday storm wrecked property in Grays Harbor with heavy rainfall and 60 mph winds. A house near Electric Park was ripped from its foundation by a landslide, while nearby residents Milly ratty and Joga suffered no injuries. Shipping in the harbor dropped anchors to avoid sand damage.
The Aberdeen Equal Suffrage club will gather next Saturday at 2 30 PM at 511 West First Street the home of Mrs I E Jones. Mrs Nmima Smith DeVoe president of the State Equal Suffrage association will attend and all supporters are urged to join.
Information is sought on the whereabouts of William Borger last heard from in Aberdeen in September. He is a dark complexioned fireman about 5 feet 6 inches tall, 160 pounds with a stooped posture and may be employed at a logging camp. Reports should be sent to Mrs George White at 1015 North G Street Tacoma Washington 51 21.
Mr and Mrs W C Buchholz and family on Wishkah Road express gratitude for the kindness shown after a recent bereavement.
The Chehalis County Dental Association held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening in Dr. F. E. Lane’s offices. President S. L. Monk of Montesano presided over the session.
I H Pettit of Montesan o Wash testifies that after using Doan's Kidney Pills in 1908 his kidney weakness and back pain disappeared and have not returned. He praises the remedy as more effective than others and credits it for his renewed health and daily work ability. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Wester-Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
The February treasurer report shows cash on hand across funds including current expense 5876.99, water 5390.58, special improvement 50134.84, interest 60.66, sinking 31771.70, park 667.92, library 920.61, Finch deposit 500, Aberdeen Co. 2000, totaling 98822.80.
Workmen uncover a living insect embedded in a large stone block at the new high school construction. Professor Treenleaf estimates the fossil is at least a millennium old and Professor Hodge plans to send it to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington for study and preservation.
A long list of pleased patrons anchors the Herald Printery ad offering services from milk ticket printing to full sheet posters. The note invites local customers to plan their business with the printery.
The council reviewed police and treasury reports, fired in officers W F Parks and Robert Dinse, and heard sewer maintenance bids from Jos Marsall. Building permits rule for churches and revised street/pavement ordinances were approved, with discussions on creosoted wood block pavement and deeper mains on Sixth Street.
A meeting will be held at Grayport Hoquiam next Sunday by representatives from Aberdeen Hoquiam Montesano Elma Centralia Chehalis Olympia and Tacoma to form an eight club baseball league for the coming season.
Pioneer clothing merchant George Fisher sells his Aberdeen shop at 411 East Heron Street to H. and P. Abramson and will devote his efforts to his San Francisco store. Fisher has run the Aberdeen clothing business for 20 years and also operated a San Francisco shop for seven years, moving his family there for Mrs. Fisher’s health.
During February the police department made 117 arrests and served 616 meals. They collected 1850 dollars in fines from prisoners, 32 dollars in dog taxes and 4 dollars in cow fines.
Joseph Cozine, formerly of this city and now in Elma, reports the Chehalis river high and likely to cause damage upstream. He says the Montesano valley area is under water and danger extends along the river.
Among over two thousand US mutual companies the Northwestern Mutual of Seattle ranks in the top fifty. At nine years old it has no prior failures at similar strength. The firm issues non assessable policies that share profits and on its dwelling and farm policies pays a cash dividend of 55 percent annually.
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