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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
13
Voters are reminded that next Tuesday is the final day to register for the November general election. The notice notes total registrations to date and urges timely action. A local High School football game is previewed with Central team seeking a big win at home.
The News Examiner reflects on its 22nd year in Centralia, tracing the paper’s birth in 1887, its early Centralia growth, and its move through Chehalis, Pe Ell, and finally Centralia in 1901. The article praises community support, notes economic ups and downs, and recalls key figures and local businesses shaping the paper’s history. It highlights Centralia’s growth to about seven thousand residents and the paper’s role as a steady local record.
On Wednesday Ed Corrie suffered a serious eye wound when a steel fragment entered his right eye during wedge pounding. An operation Thursday removed a thin steel scale. his prognosis was guarded. Nearby, G W Graumanales arrived for similar eye injury treatment after a fragment pierced his lower lid and entered the eyeball, endangering sight with uncertain outcome.
East Side residents push for street widenings on Plans straw between Tower Avenue and Dtame Street while a petition for a sidewalk and grade work is considered. The council approves audited debts and discusses appointing a plumbing inspector as Mayor Miller prepares a special meeting.
The city has divided into fire districts with numbered stations and map cards. When a fire occurs the district number sounds at the station and the bell rings to direct responders. The system aims to speed up response by detailing district numbers and street locations on each card.
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