Post Office Free Money Orders for POWs Abroad
Aberdeen post office will send money orders to prisoners of war in Europe without charge due to orders from Washington. The Hague convention allows fee free orders and requires red ink noting payee is a prisoner of war, with full address on the advice, or a supplemental form if address is unavailable.
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Aberdeen Post Office
Europe
J. J. Carney
Washington, D. C
A. M. Dockery
United States
Hague
Grays Harbor Poultry Show Dates Set for January in Aberdeen
The Grays Harbor Poultry Association aims to hold its annual show in Aberdeen from January 5 to 8 with plans to firm the date at a Tuesday night meeting. The event will follow the Tacoma Christmas week show, aiding exhibitor movement. County Agriculturist C. F. Monroe will speak at the June 8 session in Montesano, as the group negotiates three potential judges for the January show.
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Grays Harbor Poultry Association
Aberdeen
Boner & Boner
Grays Harbor
Tacoma
C. F. Monroe
Montesano
Russell
California
Washing. Com
Grays Harr
Ascension Feast Observed by DeMolar Commandery
The DeMolar Commandery Knights Templar will observe the Feast of the Ascension Sunday at the First Congregational Church Rev. Charles Mc Dermoth to preach. A special program includes choir and solos by Mrs. C Mankowski and J W Barkley.
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DeMolar Commandery
Knights ‘Templar
Charles McDermoth
Mra. C. Mankowski
J. W. Barkley
Aberdeen Guardsmen Praise Wilson At Banquet
Aberdeen Guardsmen of Company G honor President Woodrow Wilson at a banquet in the Aberdeen state armory. Nearly 100 attendees heard remarks from Capt. H. A. Comeau Ira N. Gardner C P L Roberts J M Birmingham W C Pascoe Lieut A E Bradner and Maj O R Austin. Plans include digging trenches and barbed wire entanglements at Westport and a drill at Gate City with Company M Centralia.
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Woodrow Wilson
Aberdeen State Armory
Philadelphia
H. A. Comeau
Ira N. Gardner
Mount Montesano reports a funnel shaped cyclone near Mustard farm
On May 13 residents along the Olympic Highway near the H A Mustard farm between Montesano and Satsop sighted a black funnel cloud. The tornado-like funnel twisted and rolled, drew water from a creek into a ground to cloud spout, then released to the ground in a sheet without reported damage.
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Montesano
Olympic Highway
H. A. Mustard Farm
Satsop
Kansas
Mustard Place
Will of Lachlan McTaggart Filed. Wife Named Executrix
Lachlan McTaggart Hoquiam pioneer dies last month leaving land in a section Portland Hoquiam lots and other property mainly to his wife who is named executrix James T McTaggart receives 500 dollars and each child gets 1000 when of age while title is in Arthur F Crawford Iowa The will directs action to recover titles if Crawford fails to turn them over with about 6000 dollars due to McTaggart.
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Montesano
Lachlan McTaggart
Hoquiam
Portland
Iis
James T. McTaggart
Arthur F. Crawford
Iowa
Crawford
McTaggart
Mills in Montesano county file lumber mill valuations
Montesano May 13 The General Appraisals Company has filed itemized valuations of the county lumber mills with the assessor. The figures are expected to be close to last year’s totals. The mills show few changes over the year with some added dry kilns.
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Montesano
Hill Handles Water Funds and City Clerk Reform
City council discussed transferring water department finances to the city treasurer and debated Mayor J. M. Phillips views on appointing a plumbing inspector. A Hotel Washington communication suggested a possible suit to seek a four year water bill rebate.
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City Water Department
J. M. Phillips
Washington
Local attorney protests long travel for justice court
Montesano May 13. Attorney E. B. Avey of Elma plans a meeting of lawyers and county taxpayers to denounce transporting defendants to Montesano for trial. He says moving defendants past towns with justices of the peace is unjust and costly. Treese, a rancher near Elma, was later acquitted of cruelty to a calf after driving cattle from his unfenced land, calf was injured.
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Montesano
Avey
Elma
John Treese
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Oakville
Treese
Ed. Lambert
Cats Win 1 0 In Electric Park Tilt
Aberdeen team loses 1 to 0 as Hughes dominates with near perfect pitching. Six hundred fans see a classy game where the Cats gain victory and pride in a fan friendly afternoon.
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CATS
Electric Park
Aberdeen
Black Cats
Tigers
Hortie
Hughes
Peterson
Water Department Reforms Bring Budget Savings and Clerk Cut
City council debates moving water department finances to the city treasurer. The water committee recommends consolidating accounts and rentals under the treasurer, abolishing a clerk and hiring a new clerk with reduced pay, saving $35 monthly while boosting efficiency. Mayor Phillips announces two appointments and a dispute over plumbing inspector Wallace.
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Water Department
Water Committee
J. H. Empey
J. D. Walker
E. E. Wieland
Escaped patient returned to Montesano asylum scene
Martin Hanson formerly Olson, one of the insane patients sent to Fort Steilacoom asylum, was recognized by guard W P Bailey as the escaped man Carlson. Chas Thompson remains in custody after prior hospital stays in the East. he had about 200 dollars and two watches.
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Montesano
Martin Hanson
Fort Steilacoom Asylum
W. P. Bailey
Hanson
Olson
Carlson
Chas. Thompson
Thompson
Rain boon to ranches in Montesano fields and berries
Rain benefits reach berry crops first as strawberries and later raspberries ripen for market. Meadows and pastures show signs of revival aiding dairy men and farmers who feared feed shortages. Local fields need steady rain to sustain pasture into harvest season.
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Montesano
Cloud
Shelly
Vall
Sailor Alfred Malm Drowned In Hoquiam River Incident
Alfred Halm an aged crippled sailor fell from the motor boat Nymph onto the platform of Ivar Chilman’s boathouse and drowned in the Hoquiam river. He was under water 15 to 20 minutes before extraction and could not be revived at Grays Harbor General Hospital. A Swedish native, he retired years ago due to rheumatism and lived in a cabin at C street doing odd jobs.
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Hoquiam
Alfred Halm
Malm
Ivar Chilman
Chilman
Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor-General Hospital
Sweden
C Street
Quinault Hatchery Details From Hoquiam Addresses
Henry O'Malley, superintendent of the U S bureau of fisheries, spoke at Hoquiam to the Commercial club and Hoquiam High School. He recalled visiting a year ago and deciding to establish the Quiniault hatchery which handled 6,000,000 eggs last season. Four million were Quiniaults or blue bucks. The station feeds fry the first season, but permanent funding is pending after a $26,000 Senate appropriation. The bill awaits House action.
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Hoquiam
Henry O’malley
United States Bureau of Fisheries
W. L. Jones
Senate
House
Fifty Added for Aberdeen School Census Names
Aberdeen census adds about fifty names after A F Sparks completes review of territory missing from first enumeration. Sparks estimated 45 more names to add and expected a few more as he works. The 50 names at 30 dollars each bring 1500 dollars to the school district funds.
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Aberdeen
A. F. Sparks
Sparks
Governor Lister Unable to Attend Flag Day Speech
Word came Wednesday that Governor Ernest Lister could not attend the Elke Flag Day event in Aberdeen on June 15. Warren Egerer, flag day committee chair, conveyed the governor's regrets, saying he would be heading East before June 15.
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Ernest Lister
Elke
Warren Egerer
Aberdeen
First Cruise for Militia By Naval Force
Lieut A E Bradner leads fifty members of the Fourth Division Naval Militia aboard the torpedo boat Fox for a cruise to Raymond and return starting tomorrow at noon The Fox will stop at Westport on the return so the naval militia can observe Company G Second Regiment N G W maneuvers and enjoy shore leave
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Raymond
Fox
A. E. Bradner
Naval Militia
Westport
Northwest Commercial Club Meets to Bring Rivers Committee
A Grays Harbor delegation will attend the Northwest Commercial club meeting in Tacoma to aid plans for inviting the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce is represented by Secretary N P Bryan and Hoquiam Commercial club by Secretary C D McClure, with the Grays Harbor port commission also sending delegates.
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Northwest Commercial Club
Tacoma
Grays Harbor
House of Representatives’ Rivers and Harbors Committee
N. P. Bryan
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
C. D. McClure
Hoquiam Commercial Club
Grays Harbor Port Commission
New Rate on Limestone Promises Farm Soil Boost
May 13 Montesano Washington farmers gain access to affordable ground limestone through a new freight rate and pricing plan. C F Monroe reports lime 20 mesh in carload lots delivers at 4.50 per ton, vs costly water slaked lime costing 16 to 20. The change aims to improve clay soils and calcium supply while avoiding caustic effects.
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Montesano
Washington County
Chehalis County
C. F. Monroe
Monroe
Washington
Lime Company
Seattle
Gas Plant Survey Underway in Aberdeen Hoquiam Area
Preliminary survey for the Aberdeen and Hoquiam Gas Company plant progresses in Aberdeen with Louis H. Burnett as president. Construction hinges on Montesano plant retorts arrival. six weeks to install. If Montesano completes in July, Aberdeen could be ready early next year, employing about 30 men and delivering cheaper gas to local manufacturers.
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Aberdeen and Hoquiam Gas Corporation
Louis H. Burnett
Montesano
W. W. Boner
Gas Company
Bremerton
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Chehalis River
Lavena Annis Granted Divorce From Wilfred Annis
Lavena L. Annis has been granted a decree of divorce from Wilfred A. Annis in Montesano. The decree was issued on May 13.
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Montesano
Lavena L
Annis
Wilfred A. Annis
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