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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1912
Page
3
A parade of short items from Aberdeen society and business life. Oscar Boettiger visits Seattle on business while A J Brewster departs for New Orleans. Mrs F Archer ill at West Wishkah and Miss Lillian Fleet visits from Montesano. Various locals head for Calgary Chicago Tacoma and other destinations for work residence or family events. The community discusses canning season Sea Beach packing and a Grays Harbor special train plan.
The mid-winter camp meeting runs for two weeks with daily speakers. Rev. F. F. W. Green of the Episcopal Church speaks Thursday, Rev. T. J. McQueen of the Methodist Church Friday, Rev. R. E. Cooper of the Presbyterian Church Saturday. All are welcome.
The Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation company issued a neat illustrated booklet showing Chehalis county cities and farming scenes. It is designed to promote tourism and immigration travel beginning next week.
George Bartlett pleaded guilty to stealing a diamond ring in Seattle and was sentenced yesterday to one to fifteen years in the state reformatory at Monroe. A former Aberdeen resident, Bartlett raffled the ring for eight dollars before fleeing.
Deb Clark formerly of Aberdeen remains jailed in Chehalis awaiting trial for the murder of banker Lawrence Bar during a robbery attempt at a Centralia bank. The hearing is postponed to the June term of court in Lewis County.
F R Archer allotting agent experiments with a male sea gull and a female guinea fowl to create a new poultry breed. He believes crossing the birds may yield a novel member of the feathered tribe.
Mrs Estella Hart says she was unduly influenced by hypnosis and that caused her to elope with Harry Glass. They were tracked to Seattle by ex police chief G F Gibson and brought back to Hoquiam.
March 6 in Hoquiam the Chehalis County Tax Payers league held an organizing meeting electing C. di as president and Sidney Moor Heath as secretary The group plans public articles on tax inequality and upcoming meetings to discuss equitable taxation with a goal of about 100 members in Aberdeen and surrounding areas including Finch R Archer as an early signer.
The State Agricultural Experiment Station at Pullman Washington lists fruit varieties suitable for western Washington west of the Cascades. The guide notes apples pears cherries peaches apricots plums and prunes with timing indicators E M L and other varietal notes. It includes Gravenstein Grimes Golden King Northern Spy Olympia Ortley Wagner Yellow Bellflower Yellow Newton Anjou Bartlett Clairgeau Comice Flemish Seckle White Doyenne Winter Nells Bing Black Republican Hoskins Lambert Royal Anne Richmond Montmorency Northwest Olivet May Duke Reine Hortense Alexander Charlotte Early Crawford Triumph Gibb Moorpark Abundance Bradshaw Peach Wickson Hungarian Italian.
Frank Rogers, former head of the U S Agency, keeps operating on F street despite an ordinance. He does not charge workers and is funded by leading logging camps and mills that rely on his service to supply labor.
Residents of the North end push Grays Harbor Railway and Light to extend service to the Little Hoquiam bridge. A offered bonus and new homes in the area spur property owners to seek the line.
Aberdeen Printing Co announces affordable, quality job printing services with phone contact 5401.
Dr. A S Austin announces relocation of his residence to 106 West Wishkah street beside Grays Harbor hospital with telephone 642. His medical office remains at the hospital.
From my fine pen of Montana winners, S. C. White Leghorns headed by second prize cockerel at Tacoma. $1.50 for 15 eggs. Inspection of pen requested by J. C. Broulette, Aberdeen Meat Co., or Box 733.
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