Water Project Debate Spurs City Council Decision
Citizens' Committee to assist in acquiring a water supply for Wyncoche faces a pivotal vote as council stalls over a 6 to 5 first reading on a proposed ordinance. Mayor Philips casts deciding vote after Egerer challenges suspension rules. A twelve member citizen panel will study options and boosters will work with officials. A Seattle bonding house offered financing while a chlorine purification proposal awaits final review by health and water committees.
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J. M. Philips
W. J. Egerer
Swift
Pat Ige
Egerer
Ordie
E. E. Wieland
Wieland
J. W. Fraser
A. J. Grand
E. A. Milette
E. E McKnight
Anton Pista
J. M
J. D. Walker
A. S. Brecht
H. McWhinney
0. W. I. & N. Company
Tke
F. O. Girdler
Walker
Grant
McWhinney
E. M. Faulk
Hoquia
Aberdeen
Fry Creek
Maror Slough
F. C
Ircher
Wyncodie
Empey
Marty
A. E. Cross
George H. Tilden & Com May
Seattle
Ays A
Referendum Petitions Circulated on Harbor Measures
Petitions to submit seven measures from the last legislature to a referendum were filed this week with City Clerk Peter F. Clark in Hoquiam Harbor petitions also oppose three acts. Aberdeen and Hoquiam clerks report petitions against measures 3 4 and 5 with others 6 7 8 9 in Aberdeen. Signatures range from 12 to 40.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Peter F. Clark
Assessors and Mills Clash Over Tax Figures
Mills and assessor figures converge as nearly all mill valuations move to the assessor’s office. Many mill companies report higher values than the assessor, while others match or fall below. Log, lumber and mill figures will soon be released.
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Montesano
Record Payment on Lot 94 for Street Improvements
A check for 2284.69 was given by Ed Benn for Samuel Benn to the City Treasurer. It covers the first installment of assessments for street improvements on 94 lots, marking a record payment by the treasurer for unusually large coverage.
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Samuel Benn
Ed Benn
State Examinations Hit Eighth Grade in County
Eighth grade pupils in every school in the county sat the state examinations for the first time this year and the list of graduates will be published in a few days. The exams were stiff and some failures are expected, which will honor those whose names appear.
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Montesano
Oakville Odd Fellows Plan Cemetery Decoration and Picnic
Oakville and Porter Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will decorate graves at Shar on cemetery Sunday at 2 PM. A post event picnic follows Monday with an invited program after dinner.
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Oakville
Odd Fellows of
Porter
Sharon Cemetery
Rebekahs
Union Address Delivered in the South
The fragmentary speech exults the Union's resilience and future power. It envisions a century hence a Crescent City thriving with industry, learning, and art, contrasting a northern bleak landscape with southern prosperity.
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Eta
Plans for Two Big Chehalis River Hatcheries
State Fish Commissioner Louis H. Darwin in Seattle outlines two new salmon hatcheries on the Chehalis river near Satsop and at the Samson state hatchery. Each will have about 20 million eggs capacity, more than doubling prior efforts, described as surpassing any state initiative.
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Chehalis River
Satsop
Louis H. Darwin
Seattle
Samish
Darwin
Splash on Grays Harbor plans travel across East End
East End Chehalis County towns will be told about the third annual Splash on Grays Harbor by boosters starting from Hoquiam. They will visit McCleary Elma Satsop Montesano sharing literature and inviting volunteers to join.
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Chehalis County
Grays
Harbor
Hoquiam
Boosters
McCleary
Elma
Satsop
Montesano
N. P. Nelson
Montesano East Side and West Side Baseball Benefit
Montesano annual city event features East Side versus West Side business men in a charity game. It will be played Monday May 31 at 2 30 PM with all gate receipts going to the Montesano fire department.
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Montesano
Montesano East Side
Cats Open Season At Electric Park With Vancouver
The home opener features the Black Cats vs Vancouver in Electric Park as the Beavers hold a two to one edge in the series begun Monday in Vancouver. Weather hopes keep fans hopeful after an embargo on games yesterday across the Northwestern league.
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Electric Park
Black Cats
Vancouver
Beavers
Jupiter Plavius
Spokane
Grays Harbor
Indians
Cats
Sockeye Hatcheries and Fraser River Tensions Rise
The piece discusses doubling hatchery capacity at Samish and Chehalis, record egg takes with 22 million at Chehalis, and plans to propagate Sockeye on the American side. It notes Fraser River dominance of sockeye, Canadian resistance, and a proposed American scheme to trap fish and transport eggs to nest sites. Also mentions upcoming baseball games with the Beavers and Spokane in Grays Harbor.
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Samish
Chehalis
Puget Sound
Fraser River
British Columbia
Skagit River
Salm on Fry Liberation Under Federal Hatchery Plan
In Quiniault Lake and tributaries 200000 salmon fry were released as part of a federal hatchery operation begun last fall by Supt Henry O Malley and J R Russell. Another million fry are in troughs and expected to be released around July 1. The hatchery produced about 3.5 million fry from roughly 4 million eggs.
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Henry O'Malley
J.R. Russell
Students to see games free at Franklin and Aberdeen schools
Franklin school children ages 8 to 12 will attend a baseball game between the Black Cats and Vancouver Beavers free of charge. James A. Hond started the movement with the Elks and similar free gate rights will spread to Aberdeen schools next week. In Elma, Elma high school commencement exercises Friday night at the Eagles theater will award diplomas to seven graduates from a class of 21: Andrew Newman Audrey Craik Maude Trayer Jessie Baldwin and Adaline Hillgrove.
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Franklin School
Black Cats
Vancouver’ Beavers
James A. Hond
The
Elks
School of Aberdeen
Elma
Elma High School
Eagles Theater
Andrew ‘Newman
Audrey Craik
Maude ‘Trayer
Jessie Baldwin
Adaline Hillgrove
Strommer Sues for Profits on Gravel Contract
Matt Strommer sues Montesano county for 485 dollars claiming loss from the cancellation of his graveling contract for the Ocosta Bay City road. He seeks 475 in profit plus 10 for bond costs, alleging he sublet the work and would have earned 4765 if the contract stood.
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Ocosta
Bay City
Montesano
Matt Strommer
Ocosta-Bay City
Strommer
Caldwell
Small boys show calm pluck on risky bridge incident
Elma May 27 Conductor Wilburn Fairchild reports two six year old boys following a freight train over Cloquallum trestle risked the gas car behind. They stepped to the outer edge and climbed into a fire barrel as the bridge whistle warned them, water near their necks but they stayed calm.
Chehalis Boom Company sues over log storage in slough
The Chehalis Boom company files an $18,000 damages suit against the Washington Boom company over use of Preachers Slough for log storage on the river. A prior similar suit was dismissed on a legal point during the last trial. The Chehalis firm owns most land along both riverbanks and is the river’s pioneer boom operator.
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Montesano
Chehalis Boom Company
Washington Boom Company
Preachers Slough
Washington Company
Chehalis Company
O.W
Sleepers Lie Beneath Hillside Peaceful Graves
A 1915 poem celebrates soldiers buried on a hillside under blue May skies. The lines描描 evoke quiet graves marked by white stones, robin songs, and a fluttering flag, honoring those who rest in peace.
Aberdeen Observes Memorial Day With Parade and Programs
Citizens of Aberdeen mark Memorial Day with a 9 AM G A R and Spanish War veterans gathering at K P Hall, a 2 PM parade including local groups, and a 4 PM flower ceremony at Burrows Dock to honor fallen sailors and marines. The event retraces Civil and Spanish American War memories and features speeches, music, and tributes.
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Aberdeen
K. P. Hall
Fern Hill Cemetery
W. C. Pascoe
George Crook
A. H. Blood
W. V. Lincoln
Eric Strommer
M. Mankowski
Joseph Barkley
H. E. Holmquist
Clarence Lillie
America
Charles McDermoth
W. Y. Crovaifl
Burrows Dock
United States
Lee
Dixie Land
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Coin
Iitips
Citizens’ Committee
East End
Comrades
American Press Association
Canada
Washington Fisheries Department
Lamish
N. P
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Chehalis Concern
Washington
Eugene C. Dolson
Hida i
Grand Theatre
F. W. Greene
Lee Tas
Texas
North
South
Ide. M. Tarbell
Abraham Lincoln
Stierman
Hatavoes
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