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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
3
Centrailia notes mileposts of daily life with many residents traveling for business and visiting kin. Citizens including Pennington Keaton Ballard and Florence Fields face fevers injuries and recoveries while others relocate travel or shop.
Lynch, engineer of the Stubb, suffered a badly sprained knee after his train collided with a switch freight train at Blakesley last night. The impact damaged one car and shoved the engine car onto its tracks, but no cars derailed and no passengers were harmed. preliminary reports overstate injuries.
Centiclia Deo 10, G. W. Zigler, repairing a tipple at Mendota yesterday, fell forty feet from a ladder on the root to a freight car beam. He was not killed instantly and suffered a scalp gash of two inches. He was removed to hospital by Chehadls in a city ambulance.
Centralia on December 14 4 PM. Twin City Company's car departs City Hall with Ely council members and citizens to inspect the Chehalis plant. Post inspection the city council will discuss resuming a Sowining company contract similar to the old agreement annulled months ago.
The funeral for Thelma Barnes 22 will be held Sunday December 11 at 2 p m from Sticklin Undertaking Parlor with burial at Washington Fort Cemetery. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs L Barnes two brothers Harnox and Vivian and a sister Vivian Barnes of Railroad Ave.
County commissioners awarded a 244 738 dollar contract to Coast Bridge Company for four steel bridges. Work must be completed by April 1911 with weather delays expected early. Bridges include Chal River Guerrier’s Mill Skoaktumchuck near CentrA lia Newaakum near Chebala and Lackutas Creek with lengths and spans noted.
The Model Laundry is erecting a new building on Center Street between Vears and Iron. The 64 by 110 foot structure will be modern and sanitary with new machinery to boost capacity. Alberts and Rogers are the contractors.
Washington reports that the committees appointed to probe the charges against Interior Secretary Ballinger presented a majority exonerating him. Minority reports were filed by Democrats and insurgent Republican Madison. The majority found Ballinger not an enemy of conservation and he did not attempt to influence public officials.
Yesterday about 2:30 PM a Centria Plumbing worker Riessinger was nearly buried when a sewer cave in at 510 Walnut St. The 12 foot deep trench trapped Messerger up to his arms. H D Miller and John Gordon alerted police, and Mr. Mackwell and Mr. Ingraham arrived to help. Messenger was under debris about two hours, then went home but returned the next morning.
In Berlin on December date General von Heeringen, Prussian Minister of War, stated the government’s plan to enlarge the army does not require organizing an automobile battalion. The proposal seeks motorized units with allied aviation support.
Reported last night Coltralia Dar 10 and Mr Lynch of Northern Pacific were injured in a wreck near Gate City stub. Lynch jumped from the cab, suffering a dislocated shoulder and broken leg as several others were hurt in the incident.
In Centralia the city election results show J. F. Guerrier elected mayor with a total of 353 votes across wards including W. A. Viall. W. H. Hodge is city clerk with 385 votes, George Mason chosen treasurer with 2s total, and Beel named city attorney after a single opponent did not run. Council seats go to Stanley Stewart for at large, Mace Kent for fourth ward, Walter Breen for fifth ward, with other ward results noted.
A Northern Pacific passenger train No 508 bound for Centralia wrecked near Kelco between Winlosg and Kelco this morning. The engine, tender, express and baggage cars plunged into the ditch, injuries unknown, and the line remained blocked as of 2 PM with no trains running. clearance time undetermined.
Dr M T Whitmore former Centre resident died Sunday morning at Brother Minnesota at 7 80 4am from Bright's disease. He was a young man of 26 years and recently graduated from the University of Southern California. He was a member of the K F lodge.
Centralia Dee 7 at Camp Royal Neighbors held a regular meeting. Six officers for the year were elected: Willbeth Andrew as oracle Maggie Stockda as vice-oracle Machel Mun ter as chancellor Alaina Canfield as recorder Ann Palmer as receiver Mary Kally as marshal Meda Ruoather as inner sentinel Viola Mayhwo as outer sentinel Minnia Sayre as manager.
Kent Dead Ceaegaont who led the Meh market in conaction with Palnes Mont Market conducted this worning at his bane at 1007 W. Funeral arrangementa will be announced later. Funeral will be held at the Molsonpht Church on Monday afternoon at two o'clock.
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