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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
2
Publication notice showing weekly schedule every Monday and Thursday at 9 notices, Aberdeen Printing Co. on Wishkan Street. Editor J. Carney and Mgr J. E. Hutchinson circulation manager. Post office registration as second class mail matter in Aberdeen Washington.
Subscription rates listed include six months for 62 and annual prepaid price. Readers are reminded to notify the office if they do not receive the paper regularly. Copy for ads must reach the office by Saturday noon for Monday’s issue and by Wednesday noon for Thursday’s issue.
The Herald rebukes the water department for cutting off supply without adequate notice while arguing a private company would treat customers fairly. It notes monthly rentals due by the 1th, with a $1 fine for nonpayment and advocates post-cut-off reminders as ordinary courtesy.
Counsel for John Klingenberg discuss appealing the murder case of Charles Hadwerg to the supreme court. They seek public funds for costs while questioning if release would prevent future violence, noting potential delays and added costs to Chehalis County from another trial.
The Herald argues the appeal by Klingenberg and Chehalis county shows little to benefit the defendants or the region, but instead fuels growing disrespect for the law by delaying justice and encouraging further appeals.
Aberdeen high school football players trained intensely over summer near the beach. Five miles runs before breakfast and after-school sessions built speed and endurance. Their self devised drills impressed Tacoma observers after a win over the defending champs, with a decisive test coming next Saturday against Lincoln High of Seattle guiding expectations for a possible state title.
Gus Norman, a roaming dog catcher, was pulled in by Officer Leames as a suspicious character during a police chase of hold-up men. Angry at the incident he resigned, reportedly killing about 15 stray dogs and causing around $125 in dog taxes to be paid.
The article reports that Buttner left behind mortgaged household goods and law books, many contracts with ownership retention, and three sheriff attachments on the property. It notes a likely sale next Monday to satisfy chattel mortgages, possible halted by parties claiming under conditional sale, and Sheriff Payette’s pursuit of the absconding lawyer with a broad description release. It cites Buttner’s long criminal record including Sing Sing 1890 seven years for grand larceny and later embezzlement and jail terms in Toledo and St Louis.
Four armed robbers terrorized Aberdeen over three nights with four highway robberies. They failed to loot Norton on Saturday but later accosted G F Westburg at First and Broad way. he fought back with an umbrella causing the assailants to flee. The band then robbed Russell Mack and Duff Millette on West Heron street, taking about $11 and their watches.
The Santa Monica loaded with lumber from Aberdeen for San Pedro was towed into Seattle by the President after a boiler bolt failed and high seas caused shifting cargo and leaking. Captain Olsen accepted towing to protect passengers, citing danger if alone.
Decker of Wishkash Boom Co. loses a valuable team when a collapsed flimsy bridge over a gulch forces them to cross and both horses die. The narrow wrong bridge blamed on county authorities and settlers, with potential lawsuit for damages expected.
Two Hoquiam brothers duck hunting in a small skiff were overturned by recoil and clung to the hull in South Bay. W J Patterson of Aberdeen and James Bradhurst, alerted from shore, secured a sailboat and pulled the men from the water after about twenty minutes. Names of the rescued men were not confirmed.
J G Sorenson proprietor of the Mecca hotel hosts his brother Thomas Sorenson from Alberta. The Sorenson family including N M Sorenson of Vancouver A D Sorenson of Pennsylvania S Sorenson of Seattle Thomas Sorensen of Calgary and J G of Aberdeen plan a Seattle reunion next week for the first time since their mother’s death 27 years ago. The father, over eighty, lives on Bainbridge Island near Seattle.
Debs Eugene V. Debs national socialist lecturer will speak at the Grand Theatre on October 26 on Socialism and home issues. Tickets range from 25 cents to $1.00 with a 40 week subscription to The Appeal to Reason included with each ticket.
A brief note urges readers to praise or complain about the Aberdeen Printing Co and promises to make it right, listing the telephone contact 5401 and claiming the newspaper covers all worthwhile news.
Mary Roberts Rinehart, famed novelist and playwright, travels to Lymope for eye restoration and discusses ideas for ten farce comedies and ten mystery stories. She and Dr. Stanley M. Rinehart return after a cloudburst near Lake Chautauqua, while praising her latest romance The Window at the White Cat and noting her household life and rising success.
New York press notes a curious figure chasing a caiibow, joking about why he bought an airship as part of a playful urban chant.
A concise clipping notes a man forgets good luck by the next day while recalling bad luck for a year, and an Aberdeen Printing Co advertisement touts a light dress that spots easily with a caller boasting he spotted it two blocks away.
The profile outlines William Hickmint Moore and Preston M. Troy as prominent Seattle figures, detailing Moore’s career as prosecutor and Superior Court judge, his stance against corruption, and his support for labor, rail regulation, and the King County political scene. It also highlights Troy’s Washington state roots, education at Olympia and Michigan, and service as Olympia city attorney and Thurston County prosecuting attorney.
Personal notice from a 40 year old bachelor, height six feet, 190 pounds with brown hair eyes and mustache, holding a good position and some property, seeks a wife. Address Aberdeen Herald. One time.
City subscribers who do not receive the Herald by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays are asked to notify the City Messenger Co at Tel 5981 and a paper will be sent to the address tonight.
City Messenger Co is cited alongside the Herald in a note about local news coverage. The brief mentions a telephone contact and promotes the Herald as the source for worthwhile stories.
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