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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
3
Terse items from Aberdeen chronicle travel notes and social bits. Numerous residents like B L LaBlanc Grace Johnson and W H Burns head to cities such as Denver Tacoma Santa Rosalia and Seattle. Local business listings and society notices accompany upcoming events and civic actions.
Wanter seeks a second hand boiler and engine. Needs a 40 45 or 50 HP boiler and a 20 HP engine. Willing to buy anywhere in the state. Contact H. C. Miller at 270 Sixth St Portland Oregon.
A roster of hotel arrivals includes G. L. Davis and J. E. Rainey in Seattle with others from Tacoma Portland San Francisco Spokane Olympia Centralia and Salem among guests and names such as J. Moody D. Gardner C. Wallis and E. Lavellen.
Alexander Hind of New York represents Caston Williams & Wigmore Steamship Corporation to receive the newly launched vessel at Grays Harbor Shipyards. The firm holds contracts for two vessels built there and ordered another, with two more under construction at Portland yards.
Harbor dredge Oregon starts near Grays Harbor City with five month plan toward Cosmopolis. Attendance at a Japan tea fundraiser for parking on West Market Street plus a church meeting reports growth. officials monitor booze permit complaints and a ship keel laid for W R Grace.
William Griggs, back from four months in Northport Washington, says Roy A Young and Yoder ship galena ore to Trail British Columbia smelter and are making money. Miss Mary Johnston of Detroit, sister of S W Johnston, left for home after attending a funeral. Mrs J L Woodland, sister of Johnston, returned to Portland. Miss Gertrude Grey of Detroit stays on with Mrs Johnston for a time.
Mrs W T McBride arrives in Aberdeen from Oregon to join her husband who bought cattle in Quinault country. They plan to range cattle in Humptulips valley until fall and promote a cheese factory at Quinault, engaging local farmers.
Ida C. Everson 27 died Sunday night at 923 West First Street after illness. She is survived by mother Mrs. Helen Christensen and Mrs. Randal Elliot, sister of St Johns, Wash, and brothers Palmer Adolph of this city and Henry of Galveston Wash. Funeral held Wednesday with interment in Fern Hill cemetery. Rev A Wold preached at the Norwegian Lutheran church.
The London Spectator notes that two headed emblems on Russia and Germany flags arise from dimidiation, a primitive method of pairing two coats of arms by halving and joining them. It cites strange results like lion and eagle hybrids and suggests the griffin may originate from this practice.
Hoquiam to host a mass meeting this Friday March 30 to organize a Home Guard before wartime needs. Mayor McKee will call the meeting to order as officials push for a speedy, workable unit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Critchfield celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary Monday night surrounded by many friends and relatives. The couple were married in Iowa and moved to Washington in 1882 when the state was a territory. Guests presented gifts and a sumptuous dinner marked the event.
The article recounts Buffalo Bill Cody sharing experiences with Indians and telling of a bald Cherokee he met on the Fort Scott trail. It notes his fondness for ice cream and that at his Cody Wyoming ranch every day felt like Sunday due to daily ice cream.
An aphorism from F W Robertson reflects on daily purpose as each new day emerges from eternity. It urges readers to act before the day fades into nothingness.
Aberdeen resident Frank Stark reports severe lumbago attacks with kidney pain eased by Dean's Kidney Pills. He uses them at the first sign of backache and finds they always relieve the trouble. Sold at all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
Superior Court minutes record new cases filed and real estate transfers. County auditor files miscellaneous instruments.
A sequence of civil actions lists garnishments, foreclosures of tax liens and mortgages, and divorces. Plaintiffs include G W Elliott, Quinault Shingle Co, Anna Ryckman, Milwaukee Land Co, Henry Bauer, Vogue Hat Co, and more with various attorneys like T H McKay, W H Abel, O M Nelson, and C W Smith.
Records list numerous transfers and deeds across Grays Harbor, including Goehrend parcels, Carras to Karavanos, and multiple quitclaims and plats in Hoquiam, Montesano, Aberdeen, and surrounding towns. Entities include Edison Thomp, Lindner, Gust Carras, Nick Karavanos, Musgrove, Ellingson Estate, and White Star Lumber Co., with numerous lot and block references and water rights noted.
Interested buyers can find a compact acre lot in one of Grays Harbor County five towns. The property blends farm benefits with near city conveniences, appealing to poultry hobbyists and buyers seeking rural living with urban access.
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