Mill Valuations Contested by Grays Harbor Mills
Aberdeen attorneys file suit on behalf of eight Grays Harbor mills to reduce board of equalization valuations from 25 to 50 percent. Defendants named are the county assessor R A Wiley and treasurer Jerry McGillicuddy. The action seeks an injunction to halt tax-roll placement and calls for a court ruling to establish fair taxation and end ongoing friction over mill valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Board of Equalization
R. A. Wiley
Jerry McGillicuddy
E. Slade Lumber Company
National Lumber & Box Company
Anderson & Middleton Lumber Company
Bay City Lumber Company
County Board of
Equalizaton
Supreme Court
Chehalis County
Hutcheson Buys East Spruce Street Residence
Hutcheson purchased the H Owens home on East Spruce Street for 3000 dollars. Owens will move to Tacoma and hand over possession around November 1. Veteran broker Wm. Allen arranged the deal. DEATH OF ED DIX
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montesano
J. A. Hutcheson
H. Owens
East Spruce Street
Mr. Owens
Wm. Allen
Owens
Tacoma
Mr. Hutcheson
ED DIX
Ed Dix Dies After Long Illness in Aberdeen
Ed Dix died Sunday at his nephew Louis A. Dix's home on West Hume Street after a long illness. A 52 year old Aberdeen resident for 15 years he belonged to the Eagles Redmen and Moose lodge. He is survived by his mother and two sisters in Excelsior Minnesota. funeral plans not settled but likely for tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Dix
Louis A. Dix
West
Hume Street
Mr. Dix
Aberdeen
Eagles
Redmen
Moose Lodge
Excelsior
Minn
Wace
H Street
L Street
Heron Street
Water Front
East
Fire Department
Oregon Senator Lane Fights Department Land Policy
Senator Lane of Oregon declares a campaign to curb executive power over land laws and opposes Department of the Interior and Agriculture rulemaking. He argues Congress alone may enact public land disposal laws and that patents should follow statute, not departmental regulations. He aims to challenge rules despite opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senator Lane
Oregon
Congress
Lane
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Executive
Interior and Agriculture Departments
Wena
Daily Mail
County to issue bonds to cover current expenses
Monts sanno Oct 6. County commissioners plan to bond the county for about 180000 to take up all outstanding current expense warrants and reduce the tax levy and interest rate. Attorney Stewart to prepare notices. State Accountant Gormley approves legality and lower interest. Bonds may be 10-year with option after five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gormley
Montssano
Stewart
Oil Drill Opens At Tahola Gas Mound
The drill started operations this morning at the Indian Oil company ground near Tahola and will be prosecuted diligently until oil is struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahola
Indian Oil Company
Income Tax Now Withheld At Source Warned By Treasury
Washington Oct 5 Internal Revenue Commissioner Osborne orders collectors to require employers to withhold 1 percent income tax at source and remit to the government. Effective November 1 the measure may be collected by coupons checks or bills of exchange as licenses and regulations are issued. An application for a license may be treated as compliance until formal rules are in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of
Osborne
Fatal hunting accident claims Aberdeen bartender at Wishkah valley
John Leonard age 29 a Loop saloon bartender was killed when the shotgun he carried discharged after he stumbled on a rough Puncheon road in the Wishkah valley. He died from blood loss after telling his wife a final message. Leonard leaves a wife and was a member of the Eagles lodge. Funeral plans pending word from Mrs Linders parents.
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John Leonard
Loop
Wishkah Valley
Leonard
J. E. Ekstrand
Puncheon Road
Ekstrand
Aberdeen
Grant
Second Erteets
Eagles Lodge
Believed Insane Aberdeen Man Taken for Examination
Abraham LaChance a 55 year old Aberdeen resident was taken to the police station Saturday and sent to Montesano for insanity examination. He has been regarded as incompetent for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham LaChance
Aberdeen
Montesano
LaChance
Wife Beating Charge Filed After Nearby Arrest
Captain Church arrested Geo. Shlegers on a wife beating charge at Cherry and Wooding streets at 11 30 last night. He is set for a hearing this afternoon before Judge Phillips in the justice court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Church
Cherry and
Wooding Streets
Geo. Shlegers
Phillips
Justice Court
County Fair in Elma Declared Most Successful Yet
The third annual Chehalis county fair closed Sunday as the most successful in its history for exhibits and attendance. Weather was ideal, and Grays Harbor participation boosted crowds with about 4000 harbor visitors Sunday. Motorcycle races won by Ed French and Anderson of Hoquiam, horse racing drew packed grandstands all afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chehalis County
Jupiter Pluvius
Elma
Grays Harbor
Electric Park
Ed. French and
Anderson
Hoquiam
Baker returns from extended eastern trip with Hartford reunion
F J Baker father of Mrs W J Patterson returns from an eastern trip meeting his daughter in New York and visiting his Hartford New York birthplace where a Baker family reunion brought together elders who recalled their youth in a joyful yet nostalgic gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Baker
W. J. Patterson
Lister Replies To McArdle Over State Audit Report
Governor Ernest Lister fires a reply to State Auditor C W Clausen asserting an omission of a $16000 appropriation for deficiencies in the fish commission related to patcherte work. The letter targets L D McArdle a state examiner whose criticisms prompted the missive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Ernest Lister
C. W. Clausen
Bureau of Inspection
State Fish Commission
Department of Patchertes Ang
L. D. MceArdle
L. D. McArdle
City to adopt manager form in La Grande
La Grande will switch to a city manager system within sixty days after voters approved the plan by 4384 to 188. The three commissioners will hire and meet weekly with the manager who may earn up to 3600 dollars and can be discharged with or without cause. The municipal judge will also be appointed by the commissioners, while all other employees come through the manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grande, Or
Mississippi
Swedish Church Plans Tabernacle on Third Street
The Swedish Congregational Mission church will sell its Market and H street property, realizing about $10,000, and build a tabernacle on Third and K streets. The new corner lot at Third and H streets is large enough for a major religious building and big public gatherings. The tabernacle is expected to cost at least $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedish Congregational Mission Church
Market
Third
Leybold Purchases 1914 Stutz Roadster
Elma reports William Leybold bought a new 1914 Stutz roadster. The 50 horsepower six cylinder car is described as first class and was chosen after Stutz won first prize in Tacoma races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma
William Leybold
Leybold
Tacoma
Aberdeen City Budget Cut Proposed by Citizen Committee
A city council meeting last night reviewed a comprehensive budget report from a citizen committee proposing about 71 thousand dollars in reductions. The panel detailed departmental savings and suggested shifting clerical work, plus reorganizing police and fire services to improve efficiency before final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Mass
W. J. Patterson
Myles
Charlie Murphy
First Ward
Sawyer
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Taxpayer’s League
Hutcheson
Department
Donahey
Cleveland
Commissioner of Interior Revenue
Lister
Northwest
Siicewaje
Tease
Water Department
L. Dee Saitoh Baliane
Cnet
Aberdeen Police Department
Dpomcg
Olerces Geeretss
South Aberdeen
City Hall
East Heron Street
Pacific Coast
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