County Happenings Across Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald reports items from Chehalis County including illness of Mrs. Burton in North Hoquiam and Mrs. John Idle’s Seattle visit. Cyrus Johnson’s child ill with cholera infantum. W B Ogden back from the Sound. Senator Polson returned from Seattle after Tait reception. Me nghah burglary at Grays Harbor City worth 100. Edward Breen injured but survives. Bridge pier permit granted for 34 foot Steel bridge at Eighth street in Hoquiam River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
North Hoquiam
John Idle
Seattle
Cyrus Johnson
W. B. Ogden
Sound
Fred Halbert
Puget Sound Lumber Company
Port 'Udlow
Alex Polson
President Tait
William Menagh
Grays Harbor City
G. H. Johnson
Seventh Street
B. J. Dunn
Edward Breen
Polson Bros
Hoquiam River
Eighth Street
United States
Major Katz
Grays Harbor
Puget Sound
Elma Social News Highlights And Local Weddings
Miss Myrtle Thornton visits Hoquiam two weeks as friends hosted. Bonnie Beckwith returns from an exposition trip with Mrs. Matthews visiting Mineral relatives. L. C. Thornton visits in Elma with J. W. Thornton's family as guests. Local couples travel to Seville for a church group visit. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. Tompkins home October 6. M. M. Wakefield sails to Southern California for health. Sampsons return to Tacoma after White Star visit. Gordon family visits Seattle from Elma. W. A. Combes ferries Gordon party home by auto. A wedding occurs in Elma with Miss Janette Privisette and Roy F. Blomdorf uniting in marriage at a local home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Beckwith
Robert Matthews
Mineral
L. C. Thornton
Hoquiam
J. W. Thornton
Elma
Pat Murray
Jos
Glancey
Seville
M. E. Church
F. E. Tompkins
Wednester
M. M. Wakefield
California
John Sampson
Baby
Tacoma
M Ted Gordon
Seattle
Elmendorf Nuptials Noted in Local Society Notes
The notice cites the groom and bride within a society round up, naming the groom’s parents Mr. and Mrs Rufus Elmendorf of the city’s Third and Young streets corner, as part of the wedding acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Elmendorf
Third and
Young Streets
Oakville Rail Work Nears Grays Harbor Line
The Grays Harbor line rails are nearly to Oakville as local residents travel for business and leisure. John L Williams and wife left for Smith county Kansas to manage a large farm. A J Moore returns from Carlock Illinois and is summoned for a murder trial at Peoria Illinois. P J Fitzgerald and wife of South Bend Indiana visit Oakville with their daughter Annie and son Arthur and head to Seattle for a fair. T J Watkins begins an extended east and south tour through Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arizona and California and plans to return around May 1 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grays Harbor
Oakville
John L. Williams
Smith County
Kansas
A. J. Moore
Carlock
Peoria
P.J. Fitzgerald
South Bend
Annie
Arthur
Seattle
T. J. Watkins
East
Mr. Watkins
Iowa
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
California
Narrow Escape From Water Near Hoquiam
J Twombly assistant superintendent at North Western Lumber narrowly escaped drowning yesterday afternoon when he slipped between two logs while inspecting them. His cries drew attention and a workman named Mr Tilley rescued him from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
J. Twombly
North Western Lumber Company
Twombly
Mr. Tilley
A Pretty Wedding at Sixth Avenue Home
Miss Angelina Baila and Mr. Carl C. Ritenour united in a Catholic ceremony at 12:30 p m on Sixth avenue. Twenty guests attended as Julia Baila and John Baila served as attendants. After a dinner, the couple departed by 38:40 train to Portland en route to Brady Nebraska to start their home.
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Sixth Avenue
Angelina Baila
Carl C. Ritenour
Father Gribbin
Julia Baila
John Baila
Portland
Brady
Nebraska
Verna Woods
Sunset
Lost telescope grip reported in Aberdeen near July Fourth
Lost at Aberdeen around July 4 a canvas telescope grip belonging to the undersigned. The name was on an envelope inside the grip. A liberal reward will be given for its return. Address
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Aberdeen
Dustin Farnum Stars in Cameo Kirby at Grand Theater
Dustin Farnum appears October 4 in Cameo Kirby a Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson drama set in the early 1830s New Orleans region. The western star widens scope beyond cowboy roles in this new play following The Man from Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Farnum
Grand Theater
Cameo Kirby
Booth Tarkington
Harry Leon Wilson
Astor Theatre
New York
New Orleans
McDougall’s water main across Chehalis river succeeds
As superintendent Geo F McDougall pursued a revised cross river water main to unite city systems. The project cost the city 4800 dollars with about 300 dollars in surplus material. McDougall, a mechanical engineer, stood by his claim it could be done for that amount, pledging his professional reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F. McDougall
Chehalis
McDougall
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Cree Lis County
Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald
Myrtle Thornton
Mobile
Janette Privisette
Roy F. Blomdorf
Sunset Telephone Company
Ben Dean
THE
Boston
Nottingham
Negligee School
Val
Torchon
Rockers
Birds
Yours Truly
Washington
M’dougall
Chehalis River
Stine Bloch
A. W. Barkley
Eied
Grand Theatre
Chicago
Philadelphia
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