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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1915
Page
1
A Chehalis county contest offers a 1915 Overland touring car as grand prize and a Ford car as second prize to the top vote-getters. Subscribers earn votes, with new subscriptions worth double, and readers are invited to nominate via coupons for more information.
Aberdeen high school lost to Centralia in a closing season debate. Montesano may have won the district crown after beating Chehalis, with Castle Rock undefeated in four contests. Final honors depend on judges' ballots across Montesano and Castle Rock rounds.
W. E. Donohue won the Elma school director race on Saturday defeating John Holman endorsed by Socialists. Donohue will replace Mrs. E. P. French amid criticism of board costs and a pending high school addition and possible bond issues. Elmer Metzger won Hunters Prairie director and W. H. France was re elected at Montesano with 190 of 191 votes.
Following this season s debates, many observers believe Monte sano High School s debating team may yet be declared the winner though the vote appears unlikely.
The wills of Mary Damitio and Anthony Damitio are on file in Montesano along with a petition to appoint John A Damitio as administrator. Anthony Damitio’s will names Thomas Hornsby as executor, but Hornsby is believed to have declined to act.
Phillips won the Republican nomination over incumbent Eugene France by 17 votes, 1,392 to 1,375, in a high turnout primary. Other races included T. H. Hill over W. W. Walk for city treasurer, Glen Snider over W. M. Baumert for police judge, and Peter F. Clark unopposed for city clerk, with council contests across five wards showing close margins.
Carlos Johnson of South Montesano and Oscar Olson of McCleary were slightly hurt when a five passenger auto stage on the Aberdeen Montesano run went into a ditch and overturned Friday evening a mile and a half west of Montesano. The driver escaped injury. Johnson, returning from the Panama Pacific Exposition, sustained facial injuries. Olson had scratches.
A concert last Friday night by the Young Peoples unions of Aberdeen and Hoquiam Baptist churches drew a large audience and proved thoroughly enjoyable. After a program of musical treats, the Hoquiam union was entertained by the Aberdeen union.
Three appointments named last week. Martha A. Esses named postmistress at Melbourne. Clara G. Turner named postmistress at Wishkah. Ira E. Lemmon named post master at Porter.
Deputy Assessor Asa B. Wilson reports astonishment at the surge of new homes in Aberdeen over the past year after field work. Assessor Sherman Hoover agrees no reliable comparison with last year’s tax rolls yet, but notes lumber stocks are larger than anticipated.
The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce executive committee holds its monthly meeting tonight. No agenda is announced but it is understood that several important issues will be discussed.
The Buick Automobile company ships a fifty car trainload of automobiles from Flint Michigan to its agencies in the West via the Northern Pacific railway. The train left Saint Paul on February 26 marking the largest automobile shipment to the Northwest.
Fourth Division of the New Mexico naval militia will join a July cruise to San Francisco to view the Panama Pacific Exposition. Enlistment cutoff is May 1 to qualify, with plans pending until late May. Lieut. A. E. Bradner aims to field the largest division by cruise start.
Congressman Albert Johnson is expected home early next week after leaving Washington last Thursday night. He plans to meet Mrs. Johnson in Denver and make brief visits to the San Diego and San Francisco expositions before returning home.
J Lo Marlatt formerly with Brown Elmore has leased space in the Masonic Building on Heron Street, formerly Kolts Furniture, and will open a shoe store around May 1.
The Washington legislature passed senate bill 37 to move sessions of Chehalis county superior court to Aberdeen. If Governor Lister signs, the measure becomes law. The bill faced shifts in votes but passed 51 to 41 after reconsideration. No liquor legislation is expected to pass this session.
Montesano activists introduce jitney buses with a 10 cent city ride. Leslie Hubble operates three jitneys and Manila plans a possible rate cut to five cents. Nearby town trips will have rates announced soon.
Officers of Company G Second Regiment N G W and Fourth Division N M W plan a ball about April 16 at the state armory in the K of P hall. Early notices promise a major post Lenten event. The organizing committee includes Maj. O R Austin Maj George Robinson retired Monte sano Capt H A Coment Lt Earl Springer Lt E A Bradner Ensign C Hugo Nelson and Capt R R Fleet Montesano.
Copalis Lumber at Carlisle will restart Thursday after a Christmas shutdown. The logging camp began operations last week with the shingle mill running for weeks. About 250 men will be employed across all branches, with fifty currently working in the Corkery logging camps on the west branch of the Humptulips river after months of idle time.
Hoquiam hosts a parade tonight as a curtain raiser for the Splash show by the Hoquiam Commercial club and Eagles. Samantha's Suffrage society arrives at 7 30 p m to lead the procession up Eighth street. The event features seven specialty acts and a six piece orchestra with proceeds benefiting the Splash fund.
March 8 Huquier Ho Qu i am era. The tug Manette has been raised to the surface after sinking twice at her dock. The cause is believed to be a loosened plank in her hull. If the leak is repaired the tug can be made water tight quickly.
At yesterday's gathering in the First Baptist Church the Rev. Charles McLaughlin delivered an engaging paper on Personal Evangelism. The discussion followed, led by the Grays Hegbor Ministerial group, highlighting practical approaches to spreading faith.
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