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Newspaper

Aberdeen Herald

Location

Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1908

Page

2

Bodies Found In Lake After Horse Theft Pursuit

Two young men believed to have stolen horses from Arrow and Eagle livery stables last week were found drowned in a lake near Stratford after attempting to swim the animals to safety. Authorities pursued them across multiple towns, ending when one man fell overboard dragging the other. Conductor Bond survived with scalp wounds and a cut above the eye after the trolley car plunged down a 200 foot embankment on Jefferson avenue.

Wenatchee Arrow Eagle Straford Waterville Chelan Coulee City Wilson Creek Ephrata Tacoma Jefferson Avenue Tacoma Railway & Power Company A. W. Williams South Twenty-seventh Street H. J. Bond E. G. Gordon Northern Pacific Bond

Wireless telegraphy aids sheriff in locating witness on long reach

Sheriff Crowley of Kittitas county set a record by securing witness J J Brown on short notice. Brown, a former Clealum resident now in the US Army signal corps, was traced from the cruiser Washington 50 miles from Bremerton in Puget Sound. He reached Ellensburg in two and a half days, testifying in the W G Jones burglary trial before being discharged and heading to Seattle as the Washington sailed to San Francisco.

Ellensburg Crowley Kittitas County W. G. Jones Clealum J. J. Brown Signal Corps United States Army Brown Washington Bremerton Puget Sound Seattle San Francisco

May Day Flower Drop Ends in Shot Wounding Boy

Seattle boy Eddie Gregg, 12, left a basket of flowers at A W Copeland's home near Foy Station. When Copeland opened the door, he fired a shotgun wounding Gregg in the thigh. Doctors fear blood poisoning may prove fatal.

Seattle Eddie Gregg A. W. Copeland Foy Station

Mistress of Montgomery hotel shot in lobby passage

Mrs. North, hostelry mistress, was shot in the left temple Friday as she moved from the lobby to her room. She was taken to Spokane badly wounded but expected to recover. A suspect has been traced to Camden Washington, with no arrests yet.

Elk Montgomery

Thief Steals $5000 in Diamonds at Tacoma Jewelers

In Tacoma last week three thieves entered the Frank C. Hart jewelry store at 950 Pacific Avenue while staff worked in the rear. One thief stole about $5000 worth of loose diamonds emeralds and rubies from a table drawer near the entrance. A second item notes a Centralia gold discovery during sewer work by A R Strachan Perth Coal Mining Company manager who found about $1 60 in gold from gravel in a sewer ditch behind his home after digging about fifteen feet.

Tacoma Frank C. Hart Pacific Avenue Centralia A. R. Strachan Perth Coal Mining Company

Kenne Steamer Launches at Seattle Shipyard

The passenger steamer Kenne is launched at a Seattle shipyard and expected to depart for Portland where Captain Tosste will take command. The move marks a notable Upper River feat as the vessel begins service under new ownership and route.

Spokane Kenne Seattle Portland Oman Wvasco Priess Ravice

Washington News in Brief

Within ten months the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad will reach Tacoma. Aberdeen man C. M. Pardue fatally injured by a falling tree on the Newskah River. Palouse frosts caused little damage. May Day events at Ellensburg normal school. May term court sessions open May 1 in North Yakima. Yakima Pioneers’ Association organized with L. L. Thorp president. Dr. C. H. Bentley to assist in welcoming the battleship fleet. May queen crowning and May pole festivities at Ellensburg. Castle Rock man J. B. Porria arrested for branding a neighbor’s heifer. Moran Shipbuilding directors declined $2,590,000 offer for Seattle plant. Italian gardener Vincent Carlino robbed and killed in Seattle. Cherry and apple crops look strong in Walla Walla valley. Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Co. at Kent expanding dairy output. Spokane social clubs to face retail license rule. Dupont powder plant work to resume at Nisqually flats, Tacoma. Gray & Chapman report ready for steel on regional rail connections. D. E. Smith, Aberdeen logger, dies from perforated stomach. autopsy confirms natural cause.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Tacoma C. M. Pardue Aberdeen Newshkah Palouse First Baptist Church North Yakimaw Alaska-Pacific Express Company Sitka H. Moses Haines Mission United States Circuit Court District Court Southern Division North Yakima Yakima Pioneers’ Association L. L. Thorp Yakima County C. H. Bentley Garfield Mead Olympia Bentley Ellensburg J. B. Porria Castle Rock Porria Moran Shipbuilding Company Seattle Vincent Carlino Walla Walla Valley Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company Kent Tin Can Department Spokane Moore Ben Rice E. I. Dupont- de Nemours Powder Company Nisqually Flats Gray & Chapman Portland & Seattle Regon Washington D. E. Smith St. Joseph’s Hospital Smith

Local notices mix health cure, street prank, and salacious humor

In a column of scattered items, M J Leach of Walcott IV touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as curing a bad dysentery attack. A tale from the Tenth Street viaduct describes a dancing party encounter with a “yellow nigger” and a police stop after a chase. Other snippets include a British instrument maker boasting torture devices, jokes about smoking and poker, a Madagascar fortress with a hidden passage, and local frost damage notes from Ellensburg with county officials mentioned.

The Country Boy Heals Wounds With Dust and Bandages

Harper's Bazar notes the country boy uses brown fungal dust to stop minor bleeding. For deeper cuts he suggests warm water with carbolic or chloride of mercury, removing debris, and pinching the wound before applying adhesive strips. If bleeding is heavy, he advises tying a bandage to form a clot.

Harper's Bazar

Gems In Verse Inspire Busy Work Ethic

Song urges readers to wake from idle dreams and get to work with urgency. It cites Mark Bozzaris and a Turk as motivators, urging effort, perseverance, and communal effort to bring about a better age. It blends lines from Somerville Journal and Baltimore Sun to praise humble toil and the bloom of simple life through steady labor.

Mark Bozzaris the Turk

Whooping Cough Remedy Endorsed by Durand Resident

In February our daughter had the whooping cough. Mr. Lane of Hartland recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it gave best satisfaction to his customers. We found it effective and recommend it to anyone with children troubled by whooping cough. For sale by Evans Drug Co.

Lane Hartland Chamberlain A. Goss Durand, Mich Evans Drug Co

Practical Ear Nose Throat Practice in Aberdeen

Office in Crowther-Wooding block at G and Heron Streets with hours 10 30 to 11 30 am 1 30 to 4 30 and 7 00 to 9 00 pm telephone 135 limited to EYF EAR NOSE AND THROAT rooms 3 4 6 Koehler Bld Aberdeen Wash office hours 9 to 12 am 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 pm

Crowther-Wooding Block G and Heron Streets Koehler Ble Aberdeen Wash

City Fire Alarm Boxes List with Locations

A list details real and imaginary fire alarm boxes by number and cross streets in Aberdeen, Highland Home, High School, Northern Pacific Depot, South Aberdeen, mills, and schools. Items include Box 4 at Young and Thomas, Box 5 at B and Cleveland, Box 7 at Terrace Ave and D Street, Box 8 at Burrows Dock, Box 9 at Hume and K, Box 12 Boone and King, Box 15 Wilson Bros Mill, Box 17 S E Slade Mill, Box 21 Market and F, Box 23 American Mill, Box 25 Heron and F, Box 27 Fourth and G, Box 31 Franklin School, Market near Jefferson and Marietta, Box 82 Hume and H, Box 85 Anderson and Middleton Mill, Box 37 Heron and Broadway, Box 388 Third and Broadway and notes on a lumber company's building and street names.

Young and Thomas North Aberdeen Cleveland Streets Highland Home Terrace Avenue D Street High School Burrows’ Dock Hume and K Streets Northern Pacific Railroad Boone and King Streets South Aberdeen Wilson Bros’ Mill S. E. Slade Mill Market American Mill Heron F Streets Fourth G Streets Franklin School Jefferson and Marrieta Hume H Streets Anderson & Middleton Afill Broadway Third Hart-Wood Lumber Co Bil Tan Streats

The Most Common Cause of Suffering Rheumatism Relief

Rheumatism causes pain and suffering and Chamberlains Pain Balm offers relief enabling rest and sleep. Relief may be temporary at first but can become permanent, especially in older sufferers. damp weather and chronic rheumatism lessen cure prospects. Evans Drug Company sells 25 and 50 cent sizes.

Chamberlain Evans Drug Company

Free City Library Reading Room Opening Hours

Public notice for Aberdeen city hall listing library and reading room hours Sundays 2 to 5 30 p m with librarian Mrs J M Walker and contact details for more information including a website.

City Library City Hall Aberdeen

Also Mentioned on This Page

News OF the Washington News M. J. Leach Walcott Tenth Street Omaha World-Herald Siam China Birmingham New York Press Boston Record X’adagascar Vegetarian Club Gertie Mollie Cleveland Plain Dealer Nashville American Japan Kulicker New York Sun S. W. Maxey John D. Atkinson Toeauty James Heran Elensburg William O. Bradley Kentucky Somerville Journal Faith Baltimore Sun DR. Watkins Bon. Maclappfperty Mayme Maclapferty Physicians and Surgeons Zelaska Boston DR. McNiven J. C. Cross Wishkah Block Wishkat E. H. Fox Ben Sheeks Room Dabney Austin M Wade Wishkahb Block Aberdeen, Wash Colonial Hotel Ss. K. Bowes Patterson & Locke Co South G St L. L. Maley Telephone 1701 General Insurance Agents T. G Street Samters Qways We.com J. M. Walker Harper Sout Werke Dasette
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