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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
3
Community notes reveal visits travel and work moves from Aberdeen to Palo Alto Juneau Seattle and Los Angeles. Local church services resume, poultry show plans, library visits, weddings, outings to Lake Quinault and Quinault area, and residents returning from trips. Multiple social and civic items center on residents, clubs, and institutions in Grays Harbor.
Mr and Mrs O C Gage of North D street entertain an old friend David Lee Johnson who recently finished two years in the Panama Canal zone. He will join Mrs Gage to Lewiston Idaho for a brief visit with Roy A Gage, her son, formerly a local resident.
The first authentic information on the operation of the rural credits law is in Federal Farm Loan Bureau Circulars No 1 and No 2 issued by the Treasury Department. Congressman Albert Johnson has a limited number of these circulars for distribution. Farmers of Harper County may address his Washington office to obtain them.
The Aberdeen city council discussed Curtis Street graveling contracts with Independent Sand & Gravel at 8592 dollars, buying a tow truck for the water department, and a payment plan for delinquent water rents. They also filed reports on road improvements, passing resolutions for West Boulevard, West Market Street, and Pioneer Boulevard works, and opened drainage district bids from Haukeli & Hegg and Carl Gylling.
Aberdeen officers arrested a man for drunkenness as Jamaica ginger and cash were seized during a jail search. In Odessa a man was arrested for selling flavoring extracts mainly composed of high power alcohol. A woman in Idaho died after consuming orange shellac when deprived of liquor.
Herman Brown was found guilty after a Sunday arrest for possessing liquor above legal limits. He was fined 50 dollars and plans to appeal, claiming the liquor was bought before the dry law took effect. Raids of rooming houses found no evidence of violations.
A special committee convened by Mayor Phillips met at the Washington hotel to evaluate building a natatorium in Aberdeen. Architect C E Troutman put the cost at 25000 dollars for a suitable facility. Patterson proposed buying a park for the site. The panel formed Patterson Rev T H Simpson and Troutman to investigate sites and report back.
Grays Harbor celebrates Labor Day with a monster parade on Riverside Avenue Hoquiam forming on East Hoquiam and crossing the bridge. Twenty three unions participate with floats and music. Prizes total for best float best appearance and largest union in line. A noon basket lunch at Electric Park precedes athletic contests and a nine inning Hoquiam versus Aberdeen Moose game. Labor Day speakers include J B Brown and H M Hughes.
Horace Lorimer lauds The Three Godfathers as the best story in The Saturday Evening Post. Bluebird Photoplays, Inc. has acquired rights and presents the narrative tonight at the Starland theater by its top camera actors. Three bandits become godfathers to a newborn in the Mojave Desert after the mother dies.
The Germania society will repeat its picnic near the fish hatchery on the Satsop river this Sunday. The previous event drew a royal time and sparked a strong desire for another outing.
A sale listing offers common Mason jars half gallon and dozen quarts priced per dozen. The brief item notes availability and unit pricing for home canning supplies.
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