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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
5
Local items recount sales at the Racket and Royal restaurants, new farms and land sales near Wishkah and Montesano, shipping and surveying work, a public school concert, and weathered circus setbacks with injuries to attendees.
The Junior League hosted Mrs. James Barrett at a Methodist Church reception and presented an oil painting for her League leadership. A jail Andrews court case Hood vs Murray awarded Hood $25, with a burglary at Satsup post office noted but intact beyond cash. Government survey shows 18 inch harbor water rise at Cow Point to nine and a half feet low tide. Funeral of Mrs. Maud Smith at Cosmopolis with local lodge escorts. Public meeting planned by Maccabees and L O T M leaders with free admission. Fire near Dabney block contained by rapid response. A mountain lion seven feet eight inches long was shot by James Dickson near Quinault agency. Stose Academy commencement celebrated with multiple student prizes and honors.
Memorial Day events in Aberdeen under George Crook Post include a morning cemetery decoration procession led by the G A R Post and participants from city societies and schools. An afternoon program at the Congregational church features an anthem, prayers, Lincoln address reading, orations, school excerpts, and musical selections with local musicians and singers.
The Ander son and Middleton mills sent the Melanthen and Laura May to San Francisco and San Pedro respectively. Chas. R. Wilson arrived from Honolulu to load for San Francisco, and W. F. Wetzeman lingered at Wilson mill for Hawaii. Occidentals and other vessels moved toward Oakland Honolulu and Alaska, with Pioneer to Honolulu and Expansion loading for a Mexican port. The Coquille River sailed to San Francisco from Aberdeen mill.
A committee reported cordial reception and liberal subscriptions for Aberdeen’s Fourth of July celebration. About 400 subscriptions were recorded with more expected, and organizers plan a grand event on Grays Harbor, awaiting a larger turnout to form committees next Monday at 8 pm.
The Oregonian reports huge Saturday matinee demand at Cordray's theatre for Uncle Tom's Cabin with Toysy and Marks providing comic relief and Old Uncle Tom and Little Eva drawing young audiences. Acme opera house adds a May 30 show with popular prices to capitalize on interest.
List of uncalled letters includes Mr Charles Kertelsen Mrs L R Bishop Mr Webster J Earl Alphonso Enderlin Mrs Magziee Hodges Mr Franklin Kirkland Mr F W Robbles and Mr Shuil y C. Postmaster urges the callers to say advertised.
The new through train service from Portland to St Louis via the Northern Pacific and Burlington creates a near transcontinental link. It connects the Northwest and Southeast with cities including Kansas City Helena Butte Spokane Seattle Tacoma and Portland by a fast luxuriously equipped train between Portland and St Louis 2374 miles apart.
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