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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
1
A tall shaft at Gettysburg commemorates the Fourth Ohio Infantry and its heroic deeds. Surmounted by a figure in full regimental dress, it stands on East Cemetery Hill, marking a key battlefield landmark.
A Tacoma grand jury indicted 13 North River night riders, with nine arrested including Homer Blaine and James C. Simmons deputy sheriff of Pacific county. Bail funds totaling 7,000 were posted by Raymond, South Bend and others to aid those in custody. local towns and citizens are raising defense funds, while Aberdeen has not joined. The editor notes ongoing coverage and shifting public view as federal action progresses.
Captain H A Comeau of Co G 2nd Reg N G W says a general awakening to militia work is under way on Grays Harbor. He plans to recruit a company of 100 men to the state camp at American Lake this year. Deputy Sheriff Gile Quimby and Deputy County Clerk Luroy Herriman have recently enlisted in Company G.
Bloedel and Donovan of Bellingham have taken an option to buy the unnamed schooner under construction at Aberdeen Shipbuilding Company yards for the Balfour Guthrie Company.
A. A. Bator, a prominent local insurance man, has come back home after a trip to the East.
Memorial Day will be observed next Tuesday May 30 in Aberdeen with F W Loomis as orator and Capt H A Comeau marshal. A city parade will join patriotic groups, parade size boosted by European war. Exercises at Grand theater start 2 30 pm with music by Mrs W Y Croxall and Dr O R Austin. Civil War veterans ritual at the cemetery and flower casting at the F street dock.
Machinery and equipment for the wheat tank manufacturing plant of Houck & Son are installed in a Slade mill shed. Houck expects the plant to be ready soon to start operation and will require a large amount of Grays Harbor lumber.
Governor Ernest Lister told 100 at the St Paul Brotherhood of the Methodist church that the dry law is sound but enforce it more stringently. Principal R H Wise of Franklin school opened the dinner and introduced the governor on Good Citizenship night.
Moose Lodge leaders push a fast shaping Splash week program with chairman Harry Druximan noting minimal heavy business contributions as several donations arrive. Three major amusement firms seek concessions to operate during Splash week, promising a lively yet orderly celebration.
Hoquiam high school dismissed football coach John D. Ehrhart amid reported conflicts with Superintendent McDonnell. The board said a replacement who can also teach will be hired, per Aberdeen Printing Co. report.
The council approved paving West Second Street from M to Washington and terraces on Terrace avenue and Broadway from Hume to Heron. Plans for Broadway concrete sidewalks Wishkah to Eighth were rejected at an estimated 4205 dollars. Market and Young streets work paused for a week while funding options for the Wishkah road are studied. George Bowen named water commissioner replacing Ernest Lindstrom.
Judge George D. Abel ruled that the payer, not the present lot owner, receives refunds in the fill district refund cases. The Aberdeen city had sued Samuel Benn to facilitate payments where ownership of lots had changed hands.
Liquor shipment permits issued by the county auditor indicate a rising demand with about 60 permits per day this month, nearly doubling April 2015's total. The pattern suggests a sustained increase in alcohol sales across the county this period.
Hugh Délanty Grays Harbor Steve Dore Company manager made a business trip to Seattle on Monday.
The Indianapolis Soldiers' Monument stands as one of the nation's finest and costliest, rising 268 feet and costing $700000. It was completed in 1900.
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