Out of City Budget Recommendations Cut $66 635
Aberdeen chamber committee urges 1913 budget reductions totaling 66 635 with bonds proposed to cover 144 000 overdrawn past-year, including 10 000 from fire, 9 000 police, 20 000 water, 17 000 street work and 1 735 for employment bureau. council to review next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Fire Department
Police Department
Water Department
City Free Employment Agency
J. J. Carney
W. O. McCaw
Roy Sargent
L. L. Goodnow
Charles Senerer
Aberdeen
Ladpary
Civic
Eset
Health Office
Employment Bureau
POCAL
R. C. Vandevort
George L. Nyere
Doctor Injured in Olympic Hunt Wound Cuts Wrist
Dr O R Austin was wounded while cutting spruce boughs 40 miles above Lake Quinsault in the Olympic mountains. His knife slipped injuring his left wrist severing arteries and tendons. He traveled 48 hours by horse back to Aberdeen and will stay in hospital several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Austin
Aberdeen
Olympic Mountains
Austin
Lake Quinsault
Big Chehalis County Fair Sets Rich Horse and Baby Show Pace
Secretary J E Calder says the second annual fair will be ready by Saturday with new buildings complete and rapid livestock entries. Highlights include 50 horse entries across breeds, ladies saddle horse prizes, draft horse display with high priced stallions, a strong cooking exhibit with cash prizes, and a major baby show with prizes for the prettiest babies and children with curly or red hair. Entries close October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Calder
Chehalis County
L. H. Burnett
A. A. Sphar
F. G. Foster
Hoquiam
R. E. Dandy
Washington
Aberdeen
Night sessions eyed for Aberdeen Chamber meetings
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce secretary N P Bryan proposes one or two evening sessions per month to replace the limited luncheon talks. Members approve, aiming to begin soon to better discuss Harbor needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. P. Bryan
Chamber
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
Grays Harbor builds bulkhead piles east of Eighteenth Street
In Hoquiam on October 3 work began to drive piles for the bulkhead on the east side fill. The Grays Harbor Construction Company is handling the project, and operations started just above the Eighteenth Street bridge.
Political forecast and party updates in Chehalis county
A Chehalis county political analysis projects about 9 000 votes with Wilson at 4 000, Roosevelt 3 000, Taft 2 000 and notes shifts near Standpat and Progressive camps. Reports on Democratic and Republican county meetings, internal tensions, and calls for straight-ticket voting amid party infighting and candidate independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Aberdeen
Chehalis
Chehalis County
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hanna
Fordney
Democratic Committee
Republican County Central Committee
Avey
Republican Party
Noted Author on Harbor Visits Montesano Lumber History
Mrs. Wilson French, noted author, visits Gray Harbor area to gather data for a new magazine piece on the lumber industry. She is widely known by longtime Gray Harbor residents and plans to stay several weeks. French previously visited the harbor as a child in 1887 and spent years with her grandfather Nelson Waite, owner of the Silva mill at Montesano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson French
Grays Harbor
Repairs Planned for Hoquiam Methodist Church
Hoquiam church authorities announce extensive repairs starting soon. The building will be raised and a basement added housing a classroom kitchen and dining room. A new heating plant will be installed at an estimated cost of about 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
Hoquiam Pioneer P S Slack Dies at 87
P S Slack a Hoquiam pioneer and leading Grays Harbor builder died Monday at his home 219 Sixth street. Funeral was held from the home with interment in Aberdeen mausoleum. He was 87 and survived by his widow and two daughters who had recently died in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
P. S. Slack
Sixth Street
Aberdeen
Slack
Grays Harbor
Harbor Elks to Found New Lodge in Raymond
Aberdeen and Hoquiam Elks plan to form a lodge in Raymond with at least 50 members. They will leave Harbor on Saturday October 12 to assist in establishing the new lodge possibly by a special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
City Provides For Idle Men
Aberdeen city reports a record busy month at the Municipal Free Employment Bureau with 426 people finding work including 28 women. Since opening, over 2,000 have gained employment. 151 loggers went to camps, 32 to local mills, 28 women to Aberdeen homes, and 31 gained short jobs. Manager Hill calls the bureau a proven success and council members seek possible expansion and an assistant to Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Hill
Municipal Free Employment Bureau
Aberdeen
Manager Hill
Hill
Handsome Depot Ready To Open
The new union depot serving Oregon Washington Railroad Navigation Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound and Northern Pacific will open to the public next Monday. The $50,000 structure in Aberdeen will shift from the old to the new without a formal program, marking a milestone in Grays Harbor railroad history. The main waiting room, a highlighted feature, features hard oak furnishings and 15 arc lamps from a paneled ceiling, promising ample illumination for future patronage.
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Union
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Northern Pacific Railroads
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
City council meets in quiet session with park talks
The city council, in a brief meeting, sent park site offers from Mrs. J B Stewart and the Book property to the park board for study. Monthly reports from the building inspector and police chief were read and referred. bids for D and Randall streets were re-advertised. A street improvement petition and a water department project for a Stewart creek building were approved with a $250 cap.
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Stewart
Cty Park
Park Board
Park Purchase
J. B. Stewart
Park Committee
D and
Randall Streets
A. L. Davenport
Eighth Street
Superior Court
Dan McGillicuddy
Martin Antich
Water Department
Stewart Creek
Hunters Rally Duck Bags After Storm Lifts Birds
Heavy rains and strong winds push ducks into inland marshes. Aberdeen and Westport report large bags across Sunday night through Tuesday, filling the harbor area with hunters returning with good catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Bay
Aberdeen
Westport
Harbor
Rancher’s Big Barn Burns in Humptulips Valley
A large ranch barn owned by Peter Hunley, once the Morgan barn, burned last Saturday night in the Humptulips valley. The loss hovered around $2,000 with $1,000 insured. Hay valued at over $300 was stored inside. Fire cause remains undetermined.
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Humptulips Valley
Big Ranch
Peter Hunley
Morgan Barn
ELOPING COUPLE MEET DISASTER
Grace Shaw 16 and Charles Risk wed at Justice Tucker office under a misapprehension about age and license. The couple were arrested on perjury charges with Pedemonte facing similar allegations after police traced the marriage while officers sought legal confirmation and county officials noted innocent involvement by Judge Bush and Harry Chandler.
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Charles Risk
Adolph Pedemont
Risk
Grace Shaw
Belle Shaw
North G Street
Bijou
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Tucker
Yosemite
San Francisco
Lower Bay
Pedemonte
N. W. Bush
H. J. Hughes
Harry Chandler
Tucker
Aberdeen
F. K. Drake
A. E. Cross
Parlette Promises Greatest Day Of Life In Lecture
Ralph Parlette declares this day his wisest, happiest, and greatest work yet as he urges living fully through daily lectures. He tells reporters his creed powers three or four men's work and vows to keep traveling and writing year round. He will lecture at the high school auditorium Tuesday night October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Parlette
Earth
Aberdeen to Form Clerk Union with Tacoma Speaker
Aberdeen clerks plan to organize a union with 50 or more members eager for the move. Final arrangements will be made tomorrow night at the A O U W hall. C R Case of Tacoma will attend and speak after the organization is completed.
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Aberdeen
A. O. U."w. Hall
C. R. Case
Tacoma
Testimony Begins in Creech Case Trial
In Montesano Oct 3 first testimony opened in the Creech murder trial. J S Creech of Aberdeen is charged in the death of Frank Welch a former Aberdeen police employee found behind the Creech home July 3. Chief L D Templeman testified Welch was employed by the city and killed on the date charged. Dr E R Ahlman testified he was at the scene. Templeman again testified this morning with similar account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Ahlman
Hoquiam
Temple- Man
Fire Chief Tamblyn Back From Convention Trip
Fire Chief Wm Tamblyn returned Sunday from a extended vacation. He attended the National Association of Firemen at Denver and visited friends in St Paul and Minneapolis. He notes gasoline and electrical apparatus replacing old horse drawn equipment as seen at the Denver convention. The Roosevelt special train accompanied the Aberdeen chief during the Portland to Payette trip and he heard the Bull Moose along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck
Wm. Tamblyn
National Association of Firemen
Denver
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Tamblyn
United States
Portland
Payette
Idaho
Aberdeen
Aberdeen High Prepares for Tacoma Game Saturday
Aberdeen high school football faces a tough test with two top players out. Coach Bell expects a hard fast game on the Tacoma grounds next Saturday despite a disappointing showing last week. DeLosh is injured and Burt will likely be sidelined. the team plans to leave Aberdeen Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen High School
Tacoma
Tacoma Grounds
Bell
Stanley DeLosh
Victor Burt
Aberdeen
Lytle Offers 200 Acres to Hoquiam Industries
Robert F. Lytle of Hoquiam proposes donating over 200 acres along the east bank of the Hoquiam river above its confluence with the East Hoquiam river to attract new industries. He states the land is offered as an inducement for manufacturers to locate in Hoquiam.
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Hoquiam
Robert F. Lytle
Hoquiam River
East Hoquiam
Lytle
Gus Yungeberg Marries Georgia Dudley Volmer at Tacoma
In Tacoma Gus Yungeberg wed Miss Georgia Dudley Volmer with Rev Lane performing the ceremony. The couple returned to Aberdeen and are at home at 319 South I Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus. Yungeberg
Gus
Herald
Tacoma
Lane
iFrat Methodist Church
Georgia Dudley Volmer
Aberdeen
South I Street
Moose Order Plans Wire for Election Returns Event
Local Moose members arrange a special wire to receive election returns on November 5. A smoker during intermissions will feature excellent athletic numbers promised for the event at night.
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Moose Order
Aberdeen Printing Co Handles Local Printing Services
Aberdeen Printing Co located at 809 East Wishkal Street offers custom printing for businesses and individuals including job runs, business cards, envelopes, and promotional materials with prompt turnaround.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen Printing Co
Particular Printers
East Wishkal Street
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Council
DR. Austin
Alice Carpenter
American Press Association
Mrs. Wilson French
Hoquiam Pioneer
Ore
Municipal Bureau
Union Station
Lower Harbor
Creech
Montesano
Robt. Lytle
Volmer-Yungeberg
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