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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1911
Page
7
Francis W. Wise of Chetalis and Andrew G. Wise of Minneapolis, estranged for nineteen years, reunited in Chetalis on January 28 with their large families. The cordial but lively gathering ended in joyous reminiscence, with plans for a fishing trip and renewed kinship despite age and past rifts.
Chris Lemon of Bellingham bore two valuable stones at Chehalis after checking in at the Spalding hotel. A monstrous Mexican topaz nearly an inch long and a half inch wide accompanied an opal of about a quarter inch. Mr. Beamon arrived with a mayoral recommendation and seeks a Chehalis business site likely to settle soon.
Many local notices report Theodore Scheuman Seattle engineer visiting Chehalis to oversee a potential new gas plant and return plans to Seattle. Others note Miss Alice Chard of Everett visiting Chehalis, H J Steel taking a position at St. Helens, and L I Vickers in town for a week with friends. C D Davis suffers typhoid pneumonia but improving, daughter Winifred Davis influences Tacoma corporate office, and Rev Jason Jadon visits from San Francisco. Two young Chehalis men James R. Mophdns and Peter C. Vanderkin return from a Castle Rack contract trip. Jorsta Dumont, Spokane native, plans Spokane visit with Aunt and Mor L C Martin and Miss Mary Martin of Chehalis arriving Monday.
A January 31 report from Olympia notes a senate call for an immediate, thorough probe of the State Training School at Cheha Us. The Centralia Chronicle pushes for a complete inquiry into alleged abuses of young girls, urging accountability if charges prove false or punishment if true.
Sheriff Stephens and Deputy Baker pursue fugitives from the smallpox quarantine at Pluvine as they reach Chehalis to reclaim Reeves Alla of Adaon who broke quarantine. He is in Sheriff Urquhart’s custody. Officers seek one or two others who escaped. conditions at the Plustis camp are improving.
A large cougar was killed this week and a $20 bounty paid by Auditor Swofford in Cherhalig. The hunter received the reward after the beast’s depredations on poultry caused ongoing losses for weeks. Local farmers celebrate relief as the predator is removed.
Mayor Querrier has named five trustees for the Carnegie library from city women’s nominations. The appointees are Dr. E. Le Kniskera, W. J. Bar, C. D. Cunningham, Mrs. Ed Bower and Mrs. Susan Crutten den. The board will elect a president and assign terms from one to five years. They will supervise building plans and project approval by Mr. Carnegie, then call for bids.
Commissioners push for county 10 to receive funds amid a growing trend seen as favoring Tacoma. Tension grows over eastern county interest and the diversion of money from Chehalis to Wielapa Harbor as concerns rise about regional expenditure and development.
The State Highway Commission proposes constructing a new road from Chehalls extending westward to Willaps Harbor, outlining route plans and potential impact on local access and traffic patterns.
The Lew is County board notes $60,000 spent on a road from Mayfield to 2 miles from Mossy Rock. They argue the road currently goes nowhere and propose a direct route to the railroad to open eastern Lew is County toward Cen tralia and Chehalis. With $27,000 already tied to the Newanham road, the commission favors state aid funding for a Lewis County project where benefit would be greatest.
Lewis County and city interests clash as officials dispute a proposed 100000 state road grant. Tacoma supporters warn the plan shifts funds from eastern Lewis to Pacific County, tying the issue to a Chehalis to Willops Harbor westward route and a bid to keep eastern counties linked to Tacoma Eastern. The matter, now before Olympia, remains unresolved.
Miss Certrato Mollingaworth assisted by her brother Irwin gave a munificent musical program at Doty Thurs evening. The crowd appreciated the music. Milas Tlollingaworth, one of Contra la's mission teachers, plans to organize a class in Doty. She also has a large clan in Tacoma. She is preparing her pupils for a solo in the near future. The Dutch are noted for a head filled with reinforced concrete which neither absorbs nor rides. The Holland Clear company named a cigar The Taft and it is described as big, fat and very mild. Men from the old country wonder at the Thorties entered here by the women. In the old country, women Rot what's lott.
Washington reports indicate San Francisco appears set to win the Panama Exposition site after the House backed Congressman Julius Kahn’s resolution. The vote rose to 259 to 43, signaling strong support and triggering cheers in San Francisco as the city anticipated hosting duties.
United Press reports from Salem Oregon that a House bill introduced by Representative Biglow would make giving or receiving tips a misdemeanor with possible imprisonment or fines. The piece notes political career advice contrasts business talent with public service.
Centralia will gain a new banking institution the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Centralia Washington with $75000 capital stock. Officers include President Lawrence Bar Vice President B H Rhodes and B H Johns Bion as cashier C Paul Uhlmann and directors Bar Rhodes Johnston Greene Harm Keir Towne. The bank plans modern brick and stone quarters on Tower Avenue and Maple Street and will open soon after charter authorization arrives.
A New York woman doctor advocates that women kept in Turkish harems fare better than the typical married woman in the United States. She may be seeking solo parts, signaling her willingness to join a troupe.
Readable text notes a woman who claims she cleaned the house she left and calls the new residence a perfectly awful move, reflecting on the dirt removal and relocation in a terse, fragmentary statement.
A foster brother, adopted son, and Miss Ethel Keele Corp wed after a prolonged legal dispute over their marriage. Justice of the Peace Beaufort presided in Chehalis as the couple secured a lawful union amid family and community support.
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