Grays Harbor stump lands seen as farming potential
The article argues that timber cleared lands in Grays Harbor and surrounding counties are highly productive. It notes high conversion rates, growing land hunger among European immigrants, and the role of logging land sales in unlocking agricultural development. It urges sellers to release parcels at moderate prices to spur regional growth and dairy farming.
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Setler
Washington
Oregon
Nebraska
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Aberdeen
Wishkah
E. W. Ferris
Ferris
Chehalis
Europe
Elma
Grays Harbor
Herald
Southwest Washington Settlers’ Agency
Southwest Washington Development Association
Barnes
Settlers’ Agency
Southwest
Little
Raymond
Chehalis County
Jersey Heifer Yields 24 Pounds Milk Daily
John M. Taylor of the Wyncoche valley owns a Jersey heifer with calf that yields 24 pounds of milk each day. Judges call the animal one of the state's highest types and Taylor rejected a $500 bid for it.
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Montesano
John M. Taylor
Jersey
Wyncoche Valley
Taylor
Aberdeen man dies of pneumonia at 26
Ray Hollis aged twenty six died at a local hospital Sunday after a short illness. He had lived in Aberdeen about three years and his parents live in Hopedale Massachusetts. The body is held at Whiteside undertaking parlors awaiting instructions from the parents.
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Ray Hollis
Mr. Hollis
Aberdeen
Hopedale
Mass
Whiteside
Tax suit filed over timber valuation and taxes in Montesano
Hogan & Graham of Aberdeen filed in superior court for William T. Cameron president of Aberdeen Timber Co seeking a tax reduction on a timber quarter section. Cameron claims 20,000,000 feet per county cruise vs 16,000,000 claimed and seeks $127.81 relief or a restraining order to halt tax collection until hearing.
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Montesano
Hogan & Graham
Aberdeen
William T. Cameron
Aberdeen Timber Co
Equalization Board
Court House
Simpson Logging Co
Weyerhaueser Timber Company
Weyerhaueser Company
Chehalis
Simpson Co
Miss Mabel McClymont Heads to National Sorority Convention
Miss Mabel McClymont arrives from Berkeley California where she studies at the University of California. She will depart soon for Chicago to serve as a delegate to the national convention of her college sorority.
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Mabel McClymont
Berkeley
University of California
Chicago
County Dads Act On Satsop Flooding And Westport Incorporation
Montesano October 21 The county commissioners recess to inspect Satsop valley where the river cuts a new course threatening farms and a dyke district is urged. Westport seeks incorporation based on a census of 888 with hearing set for November 3. An appraisal plan for county lumber mills is discussed and interest on warrants to possibly drop from eight to six percent is debated.
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Montesano
Satsop
James Gleeson
Locke
Wilson
Fisher
Gleeson Place
Westport
Pollet
Wiley
Aberdeen
City Attorney and officers return from Portland trial
City Attorney A. E. Cross and officers Church and Hook returned Saturday from Portland where they testified against John Alago who pleaded guilty to white slavery in federal court.
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A. E. Cross
Rail and ship traffic link at Aberdeen new waterfront switch
The O W R N rail line and Aberdeen Warehouse company seal a deal to lay a joint switch linking Chehalis waterfront docks with rail yards for cargo. The project, costing over 5000 dollars, enables freight transfer from San Francisco routes to Portland, aided by Aberdeen dock expansion and a larger freight shed and offices. Local manager Potter praised for pushing the agreement.
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Chehalis
OW. R. & N. Railway Company
Aberdeen Warehouse Company
Columbia
Wilson Bros. Lumber Company
O.W. R. & N. Company
Aberdeen Dock Company
St. Paul Company
Elks Flag Raising At Hoquiam Draws Huge Crowd
Hoquiam residents gathered in the library grounds to witness a flag raising by the local Elks lodge. A flag formerly flown over the Washington DC capitol was donated by Congressman Albert Johnson. A 100 foot pole was erected by foreign born American citizens with speeches by Frank H. Lamb and Rev. J. W. Beard.
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Hoquiam
Hoquiam Lodge of Elks
Capitol
Washington, D. C
Hoquiam Elks
Albert Johnson
Elks
Frank H. Lamb
J. W. Beard
Commission Form And Its Success In Other Cities
The Herald urges Aberdeen to adopt a modern commission form of government. The piece cites widespread adoption in 289 cities and highlights gains in debt reduction, tax relief, and improved services as evidenced by examples in Houston Dallas Haverill Gloucester Keokuk Sioux Falls and a rising national trend toward the short ballot system.
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Aberdeen
Herald
Centralia
Chehalis
Hoquiam
North Yakima
Walla Walla
National
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Galveston
Dallas
Des Moines
National Municipal League
Boston Finance Commission
Boston
Eliot
Harvard
Illinois
Houston
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Haverill
Mass
Gloucester
Keokuk
Fred Weir Receives Sixty Days in County Jail
Fred Weir, a young man known for troublesome acts this fall, pleaded guilty before Judge Mason Irwin in Montesano and was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail.
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Montesano
Fred Weir
Mason Irwin
Attorney Boner Buys 80 Acre Elma Farm
Attorney W. W. Boner trades Tacoma property for an 80acre farm near Elma. He expects Nebraska relatives to help run the new venture and will become a partner in the enterprise.
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W. W. Boner
Tacoma
Elma
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Neushkah
Wyncoche
DE Bunko
Bradley
Chicago News
Weyerhaueser Timber Co
Westport Incorporation
Aberdeen Dock
River Street
Sioux Falls
S. D
Weir
Boner
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