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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1909
Page
5
Aberdeen residents attend visits and events across town. Notables include Captain and Mrs. Lundvall visiting Westport, J. Morrow and daughter returning from Ocosta, and Mrs. J. A. Vance shopping in Elma. Local clubs host dinners, meetings, and fairs while businesses shift shops and crews for mill work and new offices.
Light or heavy hauling offered by A. A. Star Transfer Co with quick service. Telephone V4 listed for contact.
W R Grace and Co. declares it will not abandon Grays Harbor, despite pressure from Sailors' union agent William Gohl. Henry Rothschild of Rothschild Stevedoring in Aberdeen argues wages can regulate labor without abandoning ports. Rothschild says Grays Harbor is essential to any firm seeking trade.
The column names numerous issued licenses for the week including Edward J. Hoffman and Eileen L. Roy. Andrew Ross with Mary Tapio. Frank G. Tefft with Mrs. Josephine E. Carrier. Axel Neiminen with Hilja Sepponen. W. W. Walk with May R. St. Earl. Frank murder listed as a name. Estella Blumberg. Mate Vusovich. Draga Siomoss. Martin Wingarten. Bertha G. Bower. E. J. Anderson with Mary Jones. Phillip H. Price with Mary Maxwell. Harry H. Champ with Lillie Demings. Kenneth V. Peel. Flora I. Sawtell. Ed. L. Foger ty. Elizabeth C. Johns. W. N. Mack. Elizabeth Shelley. Frank L. Rock well. Edna Rena Rhodes.
The Grand theater Kirmess is set for December 2 and 8 with rehearsals for children already under way. Mrs. C. S. Prescott is named queen. king to be chosen. A list of chaperones includes Mrs. W. B. Mack, Mrs. Frank G. Jones, Mrs. F. C. Furth, Mrs. C. TI. Prescott, Mrs. J. R. Douglas, Mrs. C. M. Weatherwax, Mrs. A. L. Davenport, Mrs. L. G. Hamburger, and Mrs. N. D. Coons among others for various acts.
The schooner Eva docked in San Francisco with her deck awash after a voyage from Aberdeen via Mahukona. She weathered two gales off the Columbia River on October 25 and 29, shipped 100000 feet of lumber overboard to stay afloat, and will be taken to drydock for repairs.
Robert Davis of Saginnaw Logging company barely escaped death when a donkey engine toppled from a scow into the Chehalis river. Davis and two workers were swept into the water. Davis was trapped beneath the engine and freed by frenzied struggle before collapsing upon rescue.
The body of Waldemar Nessen who committed death by own action last Thursday by severing his throat on the steamer Saginaw was buried this morning from 8 A. Randolph’s undertaking parlors. An inquiry found he was not in good standing with his union and the burial was at the county’s expense.
As winter and holiday goods arrive by train, Geo J Wolff reports his store crowded and warehouses full. He flags ready to wear garments and millinery for rapid sale in a short sale, hoping to ease congestion within a few days.
Gillett of North River visited the city Friday to assist S hk Bowes with the North River subscription. He notes rains stopped the overflow in the bottoms with no serious damage. Travel remains by horseback or on foot until spring. more permanent road work is hoped for next summer.
Theodore Knows and Jack Hastings, boarders at a city restaurant, tried to skip their bill by leaving on the Thursday evening train. Deputy Sheriff Youngeberg captured them in Tacoma and brought them here Friday. They were taken to Montesano on Saturday morning.
Judge W. W. Langhorne, newly relocated from Chehalis, has secured offices in the Thomson block at 29% South H street Aberdeen. His suites adjoin the real estate firm of K Bowes & Co, marking his firm’s formal establishment in the city.
Judge Phillips fined seven hoboes $20 each with suspended sentences and escorted them to the city limits by Officer Church. Henry Donaldson was fined for disorderly conduct. Edward Ingalls Tony Salmon and Alfred Martin were fined for lingering over wine. B Goodrunson was treated for delirium tremens. E Budwist Mondace Hilmer and Charles Wise posted $10 each after a Saturday night misstep. A EF Larson was found in a demented state and hospitalized at St Joseph's.
A brief notice notes a new departure in laundry work titled Rough Dry. It requests a GET list from Aberdeen Steam Laundry. tf.
Local Evans Drug Co advertises fine stationery with prices aimed to suit every pocket, inviting shoppers to browse a budget friendly assortment.
A deal consummated Saturday transfers ownership of the Hart Wood mill property to Hicks and Haupt and E Hicks. FP A Hart and W H Wood will shift attention to the Raymond mill, with Hart managing the new company and Wood returning to San Francisco as manager for Hart Wood interests. The sale excludes steamers and sailing vessels, retained for Raymond interests, and the price is said to be well into six figures.
Invitations announce the wedding of Warren Egerer to Miss Grace Walsh tomorrow at Way City Michigan. The Herald joins Aberdeen friends in extending congratulations.
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