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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1914
Page
2
We offer SUMMER COATS SUITS OR DRESSES with neat cotton dresses from 1.50, silk dresses from 12.50, light wool from 9.75, plus child dresses and fresh white fabrics. Hosiery at 25 35 50 cents and silk up to 2.00. Red Cross shoes and Fownes gloves featured, best summer dress goods in Southwestern Washington.
Memorial Sunday observed by Washington Post, Grand Army of the Republic and allied groups in Hoquiam. Members gathered at Eagles hall for a 10:30 a.m. march to the First Presbyterian church where Rev. J. W. Beard delivered the address.
Joseph L Quinn aged 25 died at 6 30 Saturday morning at Hoquiam General hospital from hemorrhage. He had worked at Polsons camp No 5 and fell ill Friday afternoon in his rooms. Funeral services were held this morning. He was a member of the Eagles Odd Fellows and Elks and born October 8 1889 in St Louis. He came to Hoquiam in 1910 and was an engineer at logging camps. Father Peter Quinn resides in Hoquiam. mother in Vader.
The message requests the Herald to forward inquiries from Eastern correspondents on a twice weekly schedule. It notes a steady tempo of communication and aims to expand regional coverage.
The Herald carries a compact update of ongoing events with brief items across city politics, schools, and community happenings. Readers find quick takes on meetings, schedules, and notable local developments in a single-page digest.
A fashion note describes a heavy Scotch plaid silk slip on paired with a washable guimpe suitable for all occasions. It highlights a loose velvet ball as a slip-through decorative element.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the First Presbyterian church for Mrs Minnie Leitch who died Thursday in an automobile accident. Rev F F W Greene officiated. The body lay in state at Whiteside chapel and was viewed by many mourners. The service, under the Order of Eastern Star, featured white robed officers and floral tributes from Masonic lodge and local groups. Interment followed Sunday in Centralia Cemetery beside her husband John H Leitch.
Preparations for the Grays Harbor Splash are underway in Aberdeen with decorations led by Sam Kaufman P A Bertrand J J Kaufman J S Waugh and W H Clinkenbeard. The event will run July 2 3 and 4 and local merchants will provide all decorating without outside decorators. The finance committee reports ample funds and optimistic prospects for a grand event.
Aberdeen police searched Saturday for a man using the name Chas Lewis who issued four checks for 47 50 each, claiming they bore Ray S. Smith signatures from Hoquiam. An arrest at the skating rink proved misidentification and the man was released.
A saying urges moving from blame to action by advising how to regain success rather than detailing past failures. It emphasizes constructive outlooks and resilience.
The nation produces twenty million baseballs each year and fans relish long shots from players who regularly power the ball over fences.
May 25 Montesor? reports the first home grown strawberries of the season. Weather conditions may yield a bumper crop if sufficient rain comes now. a wetting could boost production, while no rain would shorten harvests and shift timing earlier than last year.
Salvation Army Staff Captain J Garabed known as Joe the Turk plans a June coast visit to Elma Montesano Aberdeen Cosmopolis Moclips Hoquiam with sacred concerts in each city to raise funds for Aberdeen Hoquiam work. Ten cent admission expected.
The United Spanish War Veterans convention in June will bring about 500 delegates to the area. Local officers seek private boarding house space and ask those able to accommodate delegates to contact E. A. McKenna with capacity details and addresses. Elaborate decorations are planned, including 20 drapery drops from the union depot to Heron street bridge with an American flag centerpiece and a large Welcome drop in front of the Hotel Washington.
The Aberdeen Motorcycle club to stage its second speed contest of the season on the Elma track at the county fair grounds on Sunday June 7. Final contest arrangements to be decided at a club meeting next Friday.
Rainy weather slowed the spread of widespread forest fires in Western Washington. The forest fire service stayed busy last week and timbermen now rejoice at the reprieve before the dry season resumes.
W. B. Mack manager of the Slade Mill company returned from Washington where he joined a three man committee to press for an appropriation to continue the north jetty work. The engineers were impressed after reviewing Aberdeen compiled data and the harbor’s importance. Mack notes watchful waiting slows capital, but crop prospects suggest business should improve in months.
A letter from Jay D. Crary president of Jefferson Oil Co reports the Hoh River well showing progress as sand cleared and the crew aims to reach the string of tools by Monday. Crary notes the drill has been stuck for long, but optimism remains about a possible pulling of the drill string and a potential big oil strike per Jack Boggs an Oklahoma field expert.
The unoccupied Hotel Reynolds at Michigan Avenue and Hume Street was destroyed by a noon fire. Leased from Edward Dolan of Seattle, Adam Johnson had moved furniture from the Crescent hotel and planned to reopen next month. Insurance covered most losses. fire blamed on a defective flue after Johnson burned rubbish in the building.
John Parker who was charged with robbing a neighbor near the Standard Oil plant was released Saturday on a writ of habeas corpus through attorney Frank Beam. He was quickly rearrested on county attorney Stewart’s order and will stand trial.
A. Morrison, brought from Markham Friday, became critically ill and died soon after arriving at a local hospital. The body rests at Pinnick & Kenny morgue awaiting funeral instructions as Geo L. Morrison of Cascade, Montana, is wired and asked to hold the body until further word.
The Aberdeen Moose lodge baseball team lost 7 to 6 to Centralia at Chehalis on Sunday. Centralia scored the decisive run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs.
Hoquiam Water company to lay new water mains this week. Extensions run through Little Hoquiam addition and Myrtle avenue in East Hoquiam. Northern line over a mile, Has Side line about a half mile.
Captain Jack Doddridge a noted Grays Harbor steamboat figure died May 13 in Whitehorse Alaska. His body was brought to Seattle for burial where his brothers William and Adelbert Doddridge attended the funeral. He left Aberdeeen for Alaska about five years ago and commanded Yukon river steamboats.
The funeral for John Humberg who drowned last week in the Donov an Mill Pond was held yesterday afternoon at Whiteside chapel with Mrs. Wilikarner presiding.
Dalton failed to show in the Moose smoker preliminary, allowing Kid Holland to claim the Bantam weight championship of Grays Harbor.
About 200 Greek friends attended the funeral of Nicholas Dubar Sunday afternoon. A Greek church priest from Portland led services at Pinnick & Kenny chapel, and the procession to Fernhill cemetery, headed by a band, paraded the city streets.
The Geiger brothers Wallie and Alexander and their sister lost their home at 513 Rogers Street, South Aberdeen, when a Sunday night fire destroyed the residence. Firefighters faced a long hydrant and station run, preventing salvage of the property and leaving household goods a total loss. The house belonged to F. Burgeson, a former city officer now in Peterson, Town, with no known insurance.
The local aerie of Eagles designates Sunday afternoon June 7 for its annual memorial services honoring deceased members. A committee plans the program with musical numbers and addresses. The chief speaker has not yet been selected.
The Herald touts nonstop reporting, promising “all the news all the time” with wide coverage across local, national, and world events. Readers are urged to stay tuned for developments, updates, and breaking stories throughout the day and night.
The report lists valuations from Wiley and General Appraisal Co. for several lumber firms including Donovan Lumber, Anderson Middleton Lumber, Bay City Lumber, Federal Lumber, and E. Slade Lumber. Owner valuations are provided for each, with Wiley's and General Appraisal Co.'s figures contrasted.
The funeral for Frank Fields, who died by his own hand after shooting his wife, was held Sunday morning under the Eagles lodge. Services occurred at Pinnick and Kenny chapel with interment at Fern Hill cemetery.
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