County Commissioners Push Road Projects and Local Elections
Montesano March 6 The county commissioners focused on road work with bids for floating and pile dock structures, a major roadway project between Laidlaw's Island and the mainland, and a new Copalis Crossing to Aloha road. They also addressed tax adjustments, land sales for a county hospital site, and issued saloon licenses while reporting election results and councilman nominations in Aberdeen.
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Montesano
Bay City
Laidlaw's Island
Laidlaw’s Island
Aberdeen
Cohassett Beach
Rozecrans Pleads Guilty In Aberdeen Census Case
Census enumerator Rozecrans pleaded guilty in federal court to false enumeration. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs, total 182 dollars. G M Powell, secretary of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, collects funds to pay the fine.
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Guy Rozecrans
Aberdeen
G. M. Powell
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
Rozecrans
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Union Depot Contract Awarded to Grant Smith in Aberdeen
Aberdeen officials announce Grant Smith and Company won the contract to build the new 55000 dollar union depot and express warehouse. The firm has shipped machinery to the city and will begin work immediately, with subcontracts expected for portions of the project.
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Grant,Smith & Company
Aberdeen
City Dads approve sidewalk permit rule and street repairs
City council last night approved requiring teamsters to obtain a special permit from the Street Superintendent or Police Chief to use sidewalks in the fill district. Officials noted fines collected, granted Johnston permission to move scales, and ordered improvements on Market Street and alleys. The ordinance for the W and J addition alley, licenses transfers, and street pay projects were also acted on.
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Jlso
C. E. Arthur
Elder
Tenth and
Broadway
Templeman
Tucker
Ss. W. Johnston
F Street
T Street
Market Street
Heron
Custer Street
River Streets
Skull found near former Billy Gohl haunt sparks murder victim theory
John Silva unearthed a skull while digging near cabins once tied to William Gohl now serving life for murderous acts in this county. The skull likely belongs to a young man, lacks teeth, and cannot be identified. It may be another of Gohl’s alleged victims, echoing a prior skull found nearby once linked to Red Miller.
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John Silva
Billy Gohl
William Gohl
Gohl
Silva
Grays Harbor Dredging Deepens Bay for Barges
Hoquiam reports Grays Harbor Construction began dredging at the government wharves north jetty to deepen the bay. The contract aims to remove 20 000 yards of sand to allow loaded barges to land.
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Hoquiam
Mar
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen Chamber Debates Tax Reform and Convent Plans
At the weekly luncheon the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce endorsed the Chehalis County Taxpayers League effort to reform property taxation and set August 15 16 and 17 for the State Hotel Men’s Association convention. Committees were formed to solicit funds for a South Side road and to work with neighboring clubs on plans while Aberdeen declines to field a team this year. Lively discussion covered joining the Chehalis County Chamber and the benefits of hosting the Republican convention in mid May.
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State Hotel Men’s Association
Taxpayers League
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
South Side Road
A. C. Gaillac
W. O. McCaw
H. B. Elder
L. L. Maley
H. E. Phipps
J. B. Benson
Dan Bowes
Allen Dougherty
Roy C. Sargent
W. R. Whiteside
R. H. Keagy
J. M. Bowes
Baseball Committee
H. B. Zimmerman
Grays Harbor Railway and Light Company
Aberdeen
Chehalis County
Brawer
Hoquiam Commercial Club
Hoquiam
J. J. Carney
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
Chehalis
Ax Payers’ League
Phil S. Locke
Jos. Jacob
F. R. Archer
W. W. Boner
L. H
Assessor Jones Faces Timber Tax Plan Debate
Hoquiam March meeting hears Assessor F. E. Jones defend raising timber valuations to about 11 million dollars while proposing a forty percent basis for other property. A civic committee to study equity in county assessments is formed as Jones signals cooperation with a taxpayers league.
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Hoquiam
Chehalis
F. E. Jones
Jones
State Tax Commission
Chehalis County
City of
Brewer
Hull
Hoquiam Mate Believed Drowned After River Fall
Oscar Olsen, a Grays Harbor resident and longtime tugboat mate, vanished after entering the Hoquiam river early yesterday. Last seen at 2 a.m. by the Northwestern Lumber mill night watchman, he is thought to have fallen while trying to board a vessel, mirroring a past mate’s fate. A search is underway. Olsen was active in lodge circles. Nearby visitors Albert Pryce J A Ingram and Ernest Olsen were in town on business.
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Hoquiam
Oscar Olsen
Grays Harbor
Hoquiam River
Northwestern Lumber Company
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Cohassett
Cosmopolis
Chris Johnson
H. O. Puhn
FE. Tompkins
Capt. Robt. Peterson
W. R. McLaughlin
Frye & Co
Dan McCrimmon
J. T. Newbury
Melbourne
West Fork
Ontario
W. B. Mack
Roy Case
A. D
A. D. Devonshire
Aberdeen Tide Lands
London
Thomas
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John F. Myles
H. C. Billings
H. E. Bailey
John W. Fraser
George Stalding
James M. Vasbinder
W. T. Evans
Joseph Thomas
Jacob
Sargent
Tomas
Clerk- Clark
Evans
the Herald
Dana Pearsall
A. E. Alexander
Myles Ee Ey Ee Billings
Eee
Hanson Ferrier Vee
Kaakinen
Kinnunen
Bailey
Davidson Varney
Zumbaugh
Weidland
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Soes
Fraser
Semmen
Stalding Wenn Eee Vasbinder Elder
Rutschow
Millette
Niceq
John Bull
Navy
Boy Scouts
Taylor
New York Evening Sun
Howell
Olympia
I. M. Howell
Albert Pryce
J. A. Ingram
Ernest Olsen
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