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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1909
Page
8
A roundup from Chehalis County highlights may be drawn from Aberdeen Herald correspondents and county exchanges. The column compiles items of interest across the region.
Miss Vernice Gilkey enrolls in business shorthand at Grays Harbor Business College. Mr and Mrs J B Carlile visit relatives en route to the exposition. Eastern Star matron to visit next Tuesday night. William Wright buys a new fifteen horsepower J I Case threshing outfit. Charley’s barber shop sold to S M Dyer. Ernest A Bergman injured by a cave while working on Main street sewer. no lasting injury. Several marriage licenses issued including Wedgpeth Daws Lentz Smith and others.
Miss Essie Grayson returns from California. Lee Byles departs for Portland en route to Chico for the winter. M Gordon and family visit Seattle relatives. Illinois visitors Mr. Germond and Mrs. Stofflebaum visit the Walters. Pythian Sisters initiate two candidates Mrs. L. P. Bendixon and Miss Effie Rasmussen. Ladies Aid of M E Church hosts social at Mrs. Hurd. Surprise party for Barney Donaldson’s return from Alaska. Robert Howe returns to Elma after years in Missouri and contemplates selling his Missouri ranch to return home to Elma which has grown into a thriving town.
EOQUIAM reports Mrs. E J Mclean of Kelso visiting friends in the city for several days. Mr and Mrs J O McGauflin and Mrs R B Gawdy return from a eastern visit. Mrs W Foesenfield and daughter Henrietts come back from Tolland. A son of Mr and Mrs J B Gill Espie broke his arm while playing. Mr and Mrs F J Townsend of Corning New York stay with Mrs Harry C Heermans for another week. The young son of H J Rice, previously bitten by a dog, is ill though healing progresses and he still needs care.
Percy Rynvann sold 71 acres of bottom land in the Humptulips river valley near Wilderness to Ed Bechdolt. The price was about $2,000. W D Hoover of Rialto California with wife and daughter is visiting brothers Ed and Lerman Hoover. Hoover, an orange grower from Rialto near San Bernardino.
The piece contrasts approaching autumn and early winter cold with a calm off year in politics. It reflects on seasonal change, Thanksgiving imagery, and a claim of peace while critiquing campaigning and leadership. It also muses on technological progress from steam to aviation and ends with a wry exchange about beginnings.
A terse exchange reveals a quick courtship and an abrupt conclusion. The speaker recalls the first proposal upon sight and questions a supposed second marriage, only to note that there was no second time.
The passage mentions a senator planning a home visit and constituents, with a sly line about offering pipefuls versus a clear approach. A side note mocks a local figure Jones, while chatter about a baseball injury and a French flyer hints at broader headlines and record chasing.
An England India anecdote tells how a Middlesex battalion awaiting boots for a Delhi parade faced telegram delays. Calcutta firm sent a cryptic reply asking for a specimen after referring to male and female middle sex, causing delays amid the colonel's mounting concern. The page also cites David A. Wasson poetry about lofty aspiration and humility.
A famed heavyweight once sporting editor laments writing daily columns and contemplates resignation. A friend quips about an amanuensis while the boxer jokes about trying many writing tools to ease the burden. A separate quip has a man in a coma mistaken for dead, doubting afterlife since his feet and stomach tell him otherwise.
General Creagh recalls a private asking to exchange a carved prize for a meat knife and fork after noting the carving set was hard to use at meals. The exchange illustrates a humorous request from a soldier in India.
The quotation asserts that knowledge of nature and its hidden sweets and virtues, in earth water plants and skies, grants the richest status. Only those who call upon nature as masters can achieve true magnificence through its aid.
The tale follows Harry the Highlander pressured to make a splash in England. A famed Scotsman in shipbuilding circles delivers blunt counsel with a firm hand on the shoulder and a single word, Hoot, mon.
Witty observations on promptness money summer philosophy and foolish fame. Notions about patience one goal thinking suffragette stigma and hierarchy in social life noted with light humor.
The speaker claims to have sought an affinity and confirms that the match has been found. A terse exchange follows noting the action taken to reach the result and the immediate outcome.
A terse exchange framed as Breaking the News presents a mother asking if her son may swim and a boy replying that yesterday would be acceptable. The fragment evokes a domestic moment amid the era’s public discourse.
A reflective note questions worth and character as fines are examined. The piece contrasts flashy labels with actual consequences and hints at public perception of justice and propriety.
A reflection on enduring hardship with a smile, the balance between optimism and cynicism, and the folly of those who expect reward without merit. The text contrasts half baked optimism with kiln dried cynicism and mocks the prized idiot who waits for promotion from a modest station.
In the Superior Court of Washington Chehalis County the estate of John Morarity deceased seeks all claimants. Creditors must present their claims against the deceased or his estate in accordance with court notice terms.
The notice warns creditors to present vouchers within one year to the administrator at No 406 East Wishkah Street Aberdeen Washington or be barred. Dated Sept 10 1909 with F W Loomis as attorney. Publications from Sept 13 to Oct 4 1909.
In the matter of the estate of Wilhelm Siems deceased creditors with vouchers must present them within one year from the date of this notice to the administrator at his Aberdeen Washington business location 406 Mast Wishkah Street or be forever barred. Dated Sept 10 1909.
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