30 May 1913
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
1
Poem recalls annual military salutes for fallen soldiers. It evokes Civil War memory with images of battle smoke, red sun, and the flag. It honors the blue uniforms of 1862 and fallen comrades, linking past and present through ritual.
A 1913 Memorial Day poem recalls battlefield friends from Shiloh and Lookout Mountain. The speaker reflects fifty years later on comrades lost, the nation’s flag, and the hope that future generations honor the dead as they did their own duty for country.
A satirical critique rails at tariff excesses in Congress. It mocks Pacific Coast Shippers' Association and Canadian reactions to tariff talk, noting sugar wool and lumber interests warn of no net consumer gain. It questions logic of free trade fears and laments policy rhetoric.
Memorial Day events in Aberdeen closed post offices banks and schools as veterans and related groups formed at Knights of Pythias hall and marched to Fern Hill cemetery. The program featured invocations addresses and songs with the Gettysburg Address, a taps salute, and flowers cast on the water.
Gov Lister names George Everett of Montesano to be accountant in the governor s office and act as checker on state offices and institutions. Everett, formerly with the industrial insurance department, will pursue investigations outside his regular duties and replace Frank Fuller as assistant secretary.
Hoquiam rider Ed French left Hoquiam for Portland to compete in Friday races on Decoration Day. Promoters expect him to perform well barring accidents.
Governor Lister announced the appointment of English of Mount Vernon Pat McCoy of Seattle and W W Emery of Napavmne to the state forest fire commission to replace Joseph Irving Everett R W Condon Port Gamble and F H Lamb Hoquiam. The Morton vacancy held by F M Broadbent remains open following resignations.
Stoughton Cooley comments in The Public likens protectionists to clowns once worn by Josh Billings and Bill Nye. He notes the tariff remains a joke and mocks Mr. Carroll author of Alice in Wonderland.
City council action highlights urgent repairs and improvements to Wishkah valley routes. A petition from local property owners urges paving and maintenance of the Wishkah road linking to the county road. bids to repair the Heron street bridge were authorized, with a revised plan and $2,350 estimate. The chamber urged fixing the Markham road before summer rail service to beaches, and various ordinances and housekeeping items were approved. Executive session followed on securing a permanent water supply.
The Aberdeen Civic Improvement club will hold its regular meeting next Wednesday afternoon.
Washington May 29 The senate finance committee debates free versus duty on cattle wheat and oats as part of the Underwood tariff revision. President Wilson backs equalization of raw materials while leaders push to reinstate the 5 percent import discount for American ships. The income tax section draws a brief from Darwin P. Kingsley opposing mutual life insurance taxation.
At the May meeting of the county board, contracts were awarded for Humptu lips Quinsault and North River roads. Resolutions authorize improvements on two stretches costing up to 34000 dollars, with up to 17000 dollars allocated to each segment. The Wishkah river road segment runs about 5.6 miles from Aberdeen toward Section 10, and the Pioneer street to State Road No. 9 segment spans about 9663 feet through Montesano.
Articles filed in Lewis county authorize a $50000 capital logging railroad company with a 50 year life. Three trustees manage until November 1, 1913: R W Mersereau E L Mersereau both of Doty and W B Mersereau of Portland. Plan to build logging road and telegraph lines from Doty to Cosmopolis.
A terse note asserts that in the Herald’s pages a figure or score is zero. No further details are given about context or attribution.
The Daily Produce News notes Grays Harbor and Aberdeen form a close, city-linked region with three transcontinental railroads and 19 sawmills employing over 4,000 workers. Aberdeen, Hoquiam, and Cosmopolis show strong populations, electric trolley, and thriving public works while settlers target cleared lands for farming, poultry, and dairying to meet rising markets.
A local advocate, E. L. Koehler, circulates a petition urging Aberdeen to study building a dam on the Wyncodi e Humptulips rivers to supply water and generate electricity. He seeks federal help to reserve water rights, bond funds, and keep power development local against private speculators.
The Herald stands as the region’s most read newspaper in Chehalis County, making it the preferred choice for advertisers seeking broad reach and visibility.
The board of education opened bids for a new West End school house yesterday and postponed awarding the contract until tomorrow after another meeting.
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