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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
2
The 1911 Alien commission plan faces renewed debate in Aberdeen as city officials consider budget cuts and tax hikes. Proponents cite Hoquiam’s use since 1911 as evidence of efficiency, while opponents fear change. Petitions for a special election may circulate, and past boosters now back the reform after years of caution.
Reports from SATSOP MONTESANO OAKVILLE MONTESANO ELMA HOQUIAM MONTESANO and other areas cover farming yields a shooting incident a library movement and a budget draft. James Foster claims 170 bushels per acre while Emil Anderson is wounded in Oakville. ELMA seeks a Carnegie library and a Sunday School convention returns.
The piece attacks the city hall dispute involving the Mayor, Police Committee, and two discharged officers. It criticizes the Herald’s grasp of facts and urges proper action by Mayor Phillips, the Police Committee, and Chief Schmidt to resolve fitness concerns and restore public confidence. Time will prove the outcome.
A well connected traveler praised Aberdeen declaring the city the best on the coast with brighter prospects than Tacoma Seattle or Portland. He blamed local merchants for stagnation saying many have quit and failed to compete with mail order houses and distant competitors.
The Herald declares pride in its eight page issue and strong representation from leading firms. It emphasizes its role as a family oriented paper and notes a rapid, ongoing growth of its readership.
Annual budget estimates for 1916 will be presented by all county officials at the Grays Harbor county commissioners meeting on Tuesday Sept 7. Officials do not expect estimates to be much higher than last year.
The city engineering department purchased a small concrete mixer for 230 dollars from Willis R. Lebo & Company. The machine is expected to pay for itself through the jobs it serves.
Grays Harbor County schedules a state board of equalization hearing for September 11 as reported to County Assessor Sherman Hoover. He hopes for strong county representation at the session.
Sergeant S Mitchell of Montesano and Captain H A Comeau along with Sergeant Calvin Teaman and Corporal Victor Hugo of Aberdeen qualified Sunday at the Montesano range to join the rifle team bound for American Lake this month. The full team will total six men.
On a Welsh bridge a crowd urged a man to avoid danger as he fell into the river. A swift rescuer fetched a rope and hurled it to him, restoring hope and proving decisive in the sudden crisis. The tale ends with the narrator praising the Aberdeen Herald as the paper to buy.
A collection of local obituaries and death notices from Aberdeen and surrounding towns. Entries include Mrs. Sarah Emma McKay 44 of 420 West Sixth Street, and John Plantenberg of Royalton Minnesota, plus several others names and brief funeral details. The items cover fatal accidents, illnesses, and intercity notices with affected families and survivors.
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