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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1915
Page
2
WAUGHTS NEWS notes rising costs across cotton wool linen fiber and raw silk due to global demand and reduced supply. It predicts higher prices ahead and scarce bargains, urging customers to shop now while stocks and low prices last at the busiest store in Southwestern Washington.
In Montesano on May 24 28 individuals from diverse nationalities including Gustav Hillman Daniel Charter Thomas Keeley Henry Arbelius Frans Miller William Fee Arthur Stokes James Johnson Bernt Klokk Gustaf Nelson Peterson Magnus Anderson Gunnar Biggstedt Per Mattson James Shaw Jacob Holmeide Nick Dola William Wias Loucas Sidorikis Peter Hatta Frans Svensson George Karamatic Henry Ostrom Edward Lof Emil Lindstrom John Nelson George Moschos Hugh Musford await final papers during naturalization day scheduled for June 5.
The Greenwood Timber company files suit against S. E. Slade Lumber in Montesano seeking 2158.52 for logs alleged delivered over a year ago.
Raymond May 24 The Creech Brothers Lumber mill and site were sold by the bankruptcy trustee to W G Shumway of Raymond for 12000 dollars subject to confirmation. The property was appraised at 36000 dollars.
The Aberdeen Black Cats lost to Vancouver 7 to 2 at Electric Park. Hark ness Engle and Byler pitched for Aberdeen while Reuther Colwell and Brottem worked for Vancouver. Despite the setback, fans praise the team’s recent form and look forward to next Friday’s home series with Vancouver.
Aberdeen's Black Cats showed strong form by winning four of six against Victoria, moving them from the top of the ladder. The club trained hard at home as they had done against Tacoma the prior week.
Roland A. Nichols, famed for The Man Worth While, joins the Ellison-White chautauqua troupe and will speak in Aberdeen in July. He has not lectured on the western coast before, making his first appearance here a notable event for the season.
Mrs C H Clemons held a miscellaneous shower in Montesano on May 24 honoring bride to be Miss Lillian Best. Seventy guests attended as sewing and a late lunch followed, with gifts presented to the honoree. assistants included Mrs B V Law and several young women.
Legal notices record undivided interests and mortgages across several Aberdeen and Hoquiam tracts. Transfers include Lanning to Greenough, Hess to Benedict, McBride to Douglas, Smith to Lumberman’s Bank, and Polet Independent Political Club to Walkowicz, plus chattel and trust deeds totaling substantial sums, and a $1,000,000 deed of trust by North Pacific Public Service Co. to Columbia Trust Co.
Multiple contract and conditional sales across Hoquiam firms and residents list transfers of autos furniture adding machines typewriters and a piano. Notable transfers include C W Becker to H D Thompson Ford auto 425 Montesano Auto Co to R B Mc Laughlin Ford 375 and Northwest Supply Co to Wm Dutcher log equipment 650 with other items such as barber shop equipment and a piano.
Hoquiam May 24 Mayor James S. McKee will request a juvenile officer from the superior court to help police preserve order on the streets. The move follows difficulties enforcing arrests of minors and is expected to be approved.
The Herald provides continuous coverage of daily events and breaking stories. Readers find brief items, community notes, and regional developments presented in a concise period voice. End.
County Auditor W. D. Campbell frets over the new automobile license law amid confusing horsepower formulas and varied fees. He notes hire vehicles and stages incur higher charges, with Ford cars at 25 horsepower paying about three dollars and higher rates for larger or hired vehicles, plus extra fees for trucks, demonstrations, and ancillary costs.
British upper chamber dubbed the Chamber of Horrors and the lethal chamber. Lord Chatham the tapestry of the chamber. Figures like Chesterfield and Beaconsfield offered wry comments on its grandeur and fatal toll.
The passage recalls postwar Britain with honors, taxes, and public distress. A crowd at Downing Street demanded liberty or death, the sentry warning of death. It notes hard actions and the era of the Iron Duke amid reform agitation.
A brief exchange notes a request for funds and a reply that the sender is short of money. The Philadelphia Ledger records a terse back and forth with a farewell quote.
The article notes parasols from 1820 to 1880 reappearing with shirrings, puffs, piping and cordings to emphasize ribs and borders. Sand tones dominate tailored looks while vivid contrasts appear in dressy models. Colors include battleship gray with reds and blues and Japanese and Chinese influences reemerge in patterns and embroideries.
Fashion notes warn against placing pockets where they are hard to reach as polonaise styles rise. Pockets may hide under draperies or folds, affecting both skirts and coats. Braided effects imitate pockets on novelty materials emerge with new dressy trends.
Henry W. Gordon is held on a charge of firing three shots from a pistol at Ad Smith and William Webster during a Colored club meeting in Hoqui am. He will be tried before the Chehalis County Superior Court at the next jury term opening June 14.
A small fragment from the Philadelphia Ledger presents a witty, roughly formed remark about aging and brightness. The line reads as a playful reflection on youth versus maturity and keeps a casual tone despite garbled spelling.
Joe N. P. Willis, former Hoquiam streets commissioner, wins the two mile 22 foot road way project on the Pacific highway south of Kelso with a $22,000 contract.
Muddled OCR text shows fragmented dialogue with stray punctuation and stray phrases. No clear names dates places or events emerge to anchor a factual summary. The readable portion suggests a casual conversation fragment rather than a complete news item.
Transportation Co announces daily and Sunday schedules from Westport to Aberdeen Markham Ocosta Bay City and Cohassett with multiple departure times including 12:00 p m 2:30 p m and 8:00 p m. Stage leaves garage 419 East Wishkah Street and stops at Hotel Washington Oviatt Real Estate Office and End of Bridge in South Aberdeen.
Subscribers missing Tuesday and Friday copies by evening hours are asked to call City Messenger at extension 73 for immediate delivery of the Chehalis County paper. Advertisers should note the missed issues and ensure timely distribution.
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