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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
5
Brief items list social calls business travel and local happenings around Elma Cosmopolis and Montesano including visits, entertainment, shop sales, and public works such as street lighting and construction. Mentions discussions of a fire masquerade ball and a new six hole steel range sale at the Second Hand Store.
Fred Green and P McHugh purchase Robt Waldron logging camp and outfit and send crew and scow of provisions up the Cae a river to operate the works. Governor Rogers and J T Ronald will address gatherings at Gage Harbor and Elma on Oct 24 and 25. Ruth Townsend returns from Attic to Grass Creek teaching job.
Mrs Frank Kaufman visits a daughter and checks a nearby farm bought by Mr Kaufman. John Blaun of Tacoma Trend e visits Aberdeen promoting Scandinavian readership. Brecht & Co take over Entrop’s grocery, with D Brecht leading. Hoquiam rally draws tepid turnout. Judge Gay praised as storyteller. The Dailey Company opens at Acme Opera House with New South each night. Garman & Barkley advertise 806 hats direct from factory. George Brazel, logging foreman, injured by rolling log at Black Hills camp near Olympia. Special superior court term set for Oct 22. jurors drawn. list in court news. W Mahan killed by falling limb at Elk River camp. 28 years old, unmarried. brother in Hoquiam. Congregational church chicken pie supper Oct 19, 6 to 8. Firemen’s ball prizes announced for best dressed and various categories. Ella Ray held on $125 bail for alleged theft at Diamond Front. victim recovered money after head injury. T J Shelley reports Harry Dillon and family thriving on a Greer Idaho ranch. Shelley now on ranch. longing for female society. Chehalis county registration indicates growth. 1898 supreme court vote 2,204. current tally 2,525 with Aberdeen 903, Hoquiam 647, Montesano 47, Elma 319, Cosmopolis 282. Dr Stapp’s block near completion. Mrs Dalton rents ground floor for restaurant and upper floors for lodgings. C B Siedell from Humboldt to operate bakery. dwelling to be moved for bake oven.
An old patent medicine advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Luxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It offers money back if it fails and notes E W Groves’s signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
Saturday night the council discussed ordinances regulating cows at large and bicycles on sidewalks, set over sidewalk planking, verified the water report, extended time to report the tax levy, directed broad street assessment equalization for Broadway and Fate on Oct 27, and referred water, jail expansion, and sewer matters to respective committees.
The Guide loaded at American mill on Saturday for San Francisco while the Phillipines left West & Slade mill also for San Francisco. Henry Wilson departed Wilson mill last Thursday for San Francisco. Lillebonne sailed this morning from West & Slade mill for San Francisco. John A arrived Monday at Anderson & Middleton mill to load for San Pedro. Laura Madsen arrived yesterday for San Pedro. Volante sailed yesterday from Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Co. for San Francisco. Coquille River left Aberdeen mill Friday for San Francisco. Viking arrived Monday and loads at Anderson & Middleton mill for San Francisco. Abbie sailed today from Bryden & Leitch mill for San Francisco. Maggie E Russ sails tomorrow for the same port. San Bernaventura sailed Saturday from Aberdeen mill for San Francisco.
The Sunday Oregonian lists John G. Pearson of Aberdeen as killed in action at Pili Luzon while serving in the 45th Infantry. Born about 1880, he enlisted in 1899 in Aberdeen. His parents request war department aid to bring his remains home for burial. The couple asks for the community’s sympathy.
Jno J Carney fusion nominee for representative and W F Crawford fusion candidate for assessor will address gatherings at venues including Gillies Logging Camp Oct 18 Sirik? and various dates Oct 19 to Oct 27 in Monk s School Nieves Porter Summit Satsop Schafer s School House Cosmopolis Neushkah Ocosta and Onakville.
The Northern Pacific offers reduced one way and round trip settlers rates from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Duluth St Louis and Omaha to Spokane and western points. One way from St Paul to Spokane and west is 25 dollars round trip 40 dollars. From Chicago to Spokane and west 30 dollars round trip 50 dollars. Tickets sold on Tuesdays Oct 16 to Nov 27 1900 and Feb 12 to Apr 30 1901.
In the M. E. church on Friday evening a library project social will feature a literary musical and social program with refreshments. Admission is 15 cents or a book. The public is invited to participate.
Five hundred dollars reward for the arrest and conviction of any person cutting lines or turning adrift any rafts or boom sticks tied to the wharf or boom on the Chehulie river. Allyr Witson Bros. & Co. offer the bounty.
A vintage patent medicine claim promises a cure in one day for a cod, with a no cure no pay offer and a 25 cent price. The blurb emphasizes quick relief and affordable remedy from a patent medicine seller.
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