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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
5
Aberdeen brief items show visiting City figures, birthdays, socials, family visits, and small town business. Includes mentions of W A Harney in Seattle, local clubs, weddings, hunts, theatre and church events, and civic notices from merchants and officials.
The Sven loads at Wilson mill for San Francisco while Westerner loads at Western mill for San Pedro. Raymond at Hulburt for San Pedro, Newburg at Slade for San Francisco, Tahoe sailed for San Francisco, I M Slade at Slade for San Francisco, Eva to Hawaiian Islands, Wilbur L Smith at Wilson for Callao and Peru, Santa Monica sailed from American mill for San Francisco. BE B Jackson on Lindstrom shipyard ways undergoing repairs.
The lighthouse tender Heather arrived at Grays Harbor on Tuesday with lighthouse supplies for the entrance. After tending the beacon area she proceeded to Aberdeen and remained there until yesterday morning when she sailed again.
County commissioners at Montesano appointed election boards for each precinct to serve at the special congressional election on November 2. Strong names and precinct details were listed for polling locations and supervision.
The article states a special registration is not required to vote in the coming congressional election. Any voter who has registered in their present precinct at any time during 1909 is entitled to vote in all elections held that year.
The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday night in the city council chamber to discuss the North River road and other city matters. Also in classifieds a for sale lot on Second Street near Michigan Avenue, 50 by 130 feet, inquire at Herald office.
Otto FM and Axel Niemi appeared in police court charged with petit larceny. Otto is alleged to have stolen a watch from John Viaamatia in North Aberdeen and traded it for liquor, with the watch recovered from a downtown saloon. Niemi faces a similar umbrella and shoes theft from an East Aberdeen lodging house. No ruling yet.
A. P. Stockwell of Aberdeen received praise from the art association for handling a herd of Ayrshires bought in Seattle. The cattle, moved from Bryn Mawr, Pa, were to be exhibited at a Pacific coast live stock show. Mr Snell commented on their ruggedness noting they can produce milk by eating fir bark.
Slade Lumber Co has purchased the interest of Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Co in the Staunton Land Co whose stock was held by both firms. Staunton Co owns a large body of fir timber in township 21 N range W containing about 400000000 feet of standing green timber. Consideration not made public.
J. S. Kirk sues Grays Harbor Logging Co and Chehalis county for 610 dollars claiming a deep ditch cut by log hauling on the Wishkah river road north of town damaged his automobile. The suit alleges the logging operation caused the loss and seeks compensation.
The committee completed all arrangements for the charity ball to be held at the Pythian temple on East First Street. Dr N D Coons will oversee music with an orchestra of 10 to 12 pieces and dancing will begin promptly at nine o clock.
Wood to burn and pyrography outfits to burn it with are advertised by Evans Drug Co. as practical tools for wood crafting and decorative burning projects.
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