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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
8
In Aberdeen and nearby towns activity includes a lodge gathering, typhoid fever case, street Works on Pacific avenue, a fall injuring Waldron, literary club meetings, a 90th birthday celebration, and a new steel bridge contract valued at 65 099 dollars. Also reported are land purchases by Yerer Thunles, flags funeral in San Vespeisco, and a Buick collision with a Northern Pacific freight train leaving Cros tan unhurt.
Avey plans a new structure on Third street near the old Taylor place and a coffee shop. Paul G Winston, Forest Mullen, and Statph Dennis left for North Dakota. A concrete walk on the west side of Third street in front of the old Taylor place was completed. S. W. Gustillans bought six city lots in Oakland’s addition for 300 dollars. Lawrence Martinez was successfully treated for appendicitis at French hospital. Gore and son test onions on hill lands with Yellow Nevers and Red Weth ersey varieties. Mr and Mrs A L Bunnell are moving to town and purchased a house from Deering. Deering placed three lots on West Anderson Street at 750 dollars. Dames Lewis bought the Old Kentucky Home peeger near the Northern Pacific depot. frontage 125 feet, 158 feet deep.
A two story residence with fourteen rooms and the furniture inside is described. The listing notes the size and scope of the house, with emphasis on the interior furnishings and layout.
A. J. Minkler nears completion on Wyncodie bridge approaches. Aberdeen relatives visit Montesano. Odessa Hunter recovering from appendicitis. J. M. Shelley of Eugene visits Rev. R. L. Shelley. brothers meet after twelve years. Contractors begin Pioneer street brick work. weather may finish block from Main to First. Frank Harley to move to Washington with Sanello. Mrs. Olson harvests a second crop of green peas. experiments with saving peas from Mrs. Nethery’s plot yield sweet, table-ready pods by late August.
A Kimball piano goes to the A Moon home while Mrs and Mrs Geo Pearson plan Oakland wintering. Geraldine O Neil resigns from Stevens Mercantile and heads home to Rainier. Jim Rowe contracts twenty tons oats for Olympia delivery. Hilton and Co expand oil clothing plant with new machinery. Engen advertises Loraine garden tracts in Chehalis County near the U P Railway line.
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City council debates granting a franchise to the Northern Pacific Railway Co for a spur track to serve Wilcox shingle mill Bousfield factory and Union mill. After lengthy talks the franchise passes while other related ordinances and public works measures move to committees or second readings.
Evans Deng Co presents a full supply of water bottles fountain and bulb syringes horse bottles and fittings for trolley cap service. Evans Drug Co promises purity and freshness in medicines used in our start.
Thomas Harlan editor of the Oakville Cruiser and independent candidate for Congress visited Aberdeen on Tuesday to promote his platform. He denounces modern Republicanism as bossism tyranny while pledging to represent all constituents and secure regional appropriations for Grays Harbor Willapa Sound.
The quarterly report to September records nine months profits of 121000.47 and a 55 percent dividend to policy holders on dwelling policies. Undivided profits total 40882.68, with $228081.08 in cash and securities, four times policy needs. The mutual company stresses non assessable policies and rapid loss payments, and has helped force lower theft rates as stock rivals cut premiums.
Mrs Join F Tangstad died last Sunday at her daughter’s home 407 West Hume Street aged 66. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Norwegian Lutheran church Rev Saar officiating. She was born in Norway November 23 1842 emigrated to the United States in 1868 and after homesteading in Wisconsin moved to Washington with eight children Iver Peter Hanna Olaf Mary Thorlena Thomas and Tena surviving with her husband.
Mr John P Tangstad and family extend thanks to friends who aided them during illness and death of their wife and mother See Engen 897 KEK Wishkah St lots in the new town of Loraine in
J. R. Hanify of San Francisco now owns 100 percent of the American Mill Co after buying A. F. and A. Coats and B. E. Johnson stakes. The sale excludes stock in local steam and sailing vessels used with the mill. A. F. Coats relocates to Seattle with cement interests, while A. S. Coats buys into Coats & Larkin Veos shingle mill at Rainmond. Johnson shifts to A. F. Coats Logging Co. and Quackenbush likely retains mill management.
The Aberdeen Herald serves Grays Harbor with twice weekly issues. Prices listed at $1.50 yearly, prepaid.
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