Mushroom venture draws in Grand Rapids grower in Anna county
Peter Smith from Grand Rapids arrives near Anna county to set up a mushroom operation in either Nandle or Little Falls. He has farmed mushrooms in basements and sheds, expects to receive spawn from the east, and plans shipments to Centralia Chehalis Tacoma and Portland once production begins. Meanwhile police report a surge of cold spell shelter seekers at the city jail with many transients arriving along Main Line, mostly unemployed laborers seeking warmth and dry clothes.
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Greenwat
Washington
Peter Smith
Grand Rapids
Nandle
Little Falls
Mr. Smith
Anna County
Centralia
Chehalis
Tacoma
Portland
Jall
Mpre
Relic of the Big Seattle Fire Found in City
Erastus G Herchey owns a rare artifact from the June 1889 Seattle fire a single sided crude morning journal. The tiny yellowed paper likely the only copy in the area showing the editors presses and dire conditions of the crisis. Police locate four wandering cows as owners sought.
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Erastus G. Herchey
Seattle
Seattle Morning Journal
Dames
Toledo gains electric lights and theatres in town
The Toledo area installs electric lights and a moving picture show aided by Mr and Mrs Joseph Lavern who plan a permanent theatre. Town officials note the investment is warranted by strong local support and prospects for continued entertainment venues.
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Toledo
Joseph Lavern
Maelora
Luong
Women of Lewis County Push for New County Official
In a letter to the Centralia Daily Chronicle the Women's Christian Temperance Association calls for a new prosecuting attorney in Lewis County. They pledge support to elect an official who will act, praise the chief of police for reforms, and credit women for improving Centralia's governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia Daily Chronicle
Women’s Temperance Union
Lewis County
Centralia
MIS ROBERTS BECOMES BRIDE OF W D SIMPON
Miss Vaunda Muriel Roberta, eldest daughter of Chief and Mrs Roberts, married W J Shopeon a civil engineer in a ceremony at the Presbyterian church officiated by Rev H W Thompson. The couple will honeymoon at Puget Sound and reside in Hoquiam. guest Miss Constante Guerrier, daughter of Mayor Guerrier, attended.
Popular Tacoma Couple Settles in Centralia
Misa Dorothy Cooper of Independence Oregon and Mrs Sidney Plummer will move to Centralia. The Tacoma Ledger notes Mr and Mrs Plummer plan to make Centralia their home leaving Tacoma soon. Several informal dinners and bridge parties are planned as farewells.
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Misa Robinson
Misa Dorothy Cooper
Independence
Oregon
Sidney Plummer
Centralia
Tacoma Ledger
Tacoma
Plummer
Mouch
Mra. Plummer
Mra. O
North IC Street
Tacoma Ladgor
Unclear Claim About Breathing While Handling Boa Constrictor
A fragment discusses a scientist claiming a boa constrictor cannot suffocate you when held and your breath is safe. It suggests the snake loosens its grip and your breath is squeezed out as the animal rests. The text is garbled and lacks verifiable context or names.
Convicts Return to Meskill Quarry Spring Work
Eighteen convicts in khaki pass Chehalis en route to the rock crushing plant at Meskill quarry. The quarry detail grants privileges, men are called by name, and Superintendent Belding is praised for humane treatment and orderly conduct under his system.
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Meskill
Chehalis
Belding
Baldin
Mrs Laurea Pate Dies at 412 South Tower Avenue
Mrs Laurea Ellen Pate wife of H E Pate of this city died at the family residence shortly after midnight. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 pm from the Presbyterian church with Rev Henry W Thompson officiating. Interment in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers from Woodmen of the World. Survived by widower and three sons.
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Laurea Ellen Pate
H. E. Pate
South Tower Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Henry W. Thompson
Mountain View Cemetery
Jraves
Maura
Ford's Prairie Social Notes Prompt Events At Feb Dinner
Mr Sable traveled to Seattle on business. Clarence Ipe was injured by a horse and is reportedly recovering. The Ladies Aid hosts a meeting at Mrs Channel's on Thursday February 16 as the Deestrick Skule is the main topic. Mrs S A Howe held a picnic dinner on Monday February 18 in honor of Mrs A H Haskins who leaves for Idaho. Guests included Mrs A Haskins and many Ford's Prairie residents with music and toasts.
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Mr. Sable
Seattle
Clarence Ipe
S.A. Howe
A. H. Haskins
Idaho
Mosdames A
Haskins
Washington state budget set at about 6.6 million
Washington lawmakers plan about 6.6 million dollars in appropriations for state departments and institutions, with several budgets cut from earlier estimates. The university budget faced a major reduction, while Eastern Washington school for the feeble minded is slated for 32 thousand dollars. Senate and House leaders resolved differences through conferences among Poulhamus Taylor Falconer and Davis.
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United Press
Olympia
Washington
Joint Committees On
Mate
State University
John C.higgins
Regents
Capital
Seattle
Eastern Washington
Senate
House
Poulhamus
Taylor
Falconer
Davis
Legislature Likely Increases Southwest and Yakima Fair Funds
Dr. E C Truesdell headed to Olympia for a joint meeting of the house and senate appropriations committees. They recommended $15,000 for the Southwest Washington Fair and $10,000 for the Yakima fair, with both houses favoring the measures.
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E. C. Truesdell
Olympia
House
Senate
William Sands suffers stroke at home in Centralia
William V. Sands, pioneer resident, moved from Big Bottom to Centralia last fall with his grown children. He was stricken with paralysis late tonight in his home. Given his advanced age, anxious for his recovery, though his condition has shown some improvement after fasting and rest.
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William V. Sands
Big Bottom
Centralia
Mr. Sands
Noble family to visit from Dakota in February
February 17 note from W Noble, president of the Chahalia National Bank, that his father and mother from South Dakota will visit with their son and daughter in law. The Noble party plans to stay about seven weeks.
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W. Noble
Chahalia National Hank
South Dakota
Mia
Noble
Severn
Centralia Militia Commended by War Department
A letter from Earl Newman of the Regular Army praising Centralia Company M non commissioned officers follows examinations across Washington. The officers listed include 1st Sergeant Prince Richardson and others, with Company M scoring the highest average in Drill Regulations and Guard Duty among examined units.
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Earl Newman
Regular Army
War Department
Washington National Guard
Friends of Co. “M
Romé
State of Washington
Military Department
Adjutant Generals Office
Seattle
Wash
Centralia
Washington
Earl A. Newman
Sergt. Newman
Prince Richardson
M. B. Jaques
H. N. Coon
Lord Dysart
WH. OL. Reid
Frank van Gilder
Chas. Watson
Amos Rhodes
Dewitt’ Younger
Hben E H. Pleraon
Frank Ward in Unchanged Mental Condition
Friends report Frank Ward remains mentally unbalanced with no improvement. Ward, recently married, is being treated privately at a hospital in an effort to recover without county intervention, causing deep concern among relatives and supporters.
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Terret
Fred Ward
Ward
Honda Hospital
Centralia Banker Robbed in Vancouver Event
George Mason, manager of the Union Loan and Trust Company, returned to Centralia after a Vancouver visit for a Southwest Washington development meeting. A hotel room robbery occurred the night before with $26 taken, and Mason was spared valuables by a thief who entered the room.
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George Mason
Union Loan &Trial Company
Centralia
Vancouver
Southwest Washington
Mason
Boma Perdon
Ha Roon
Nieht
Chief Roberts Daughter to Wed Tonight
Misa Vaunda Muriel Roberts eldest daughter of the city police chief will wed William Simpson of Hoquiam this evening. The ceremony by Rev. Thompson of the Presbyterian Church will be quiet. Miss Roberts is described as charming and accomplished with many local friends. Mr Simpson is a civil engineer with Oregon & Washington and they will reside in Hoquiam after the wedding.
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Misa Vaunda Muriel Roberts
Roberts
William Simpson
Hoquiam
Thompson
Presbyterian Church
Miss Roberts
Mr. Simpson
Oregon
Divorces In Lewis County Total Forty Eight This Year
Olympia reports 48 divorces in Lewis county for the year, part of 2,735 statewide. King, Spokane, Pierce, Yakima, and other counties show higher totals. Lewis also had 36 criminal convictions and 148 probate cases amid state totals of 2,418 crimes and 5,091 probates.
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Olympia
Lewis County
Two Pardons For Lewis County Men
United Press reports two Lewis county clemency cases among Governor Hay’s pardons. Herbert Dilley, freed March 11, 1910, had pleaded robbery with a five year sentence from April 27, 1906, based on prosecutor and seven jurors’ recommendations. Frank Ardigham, sentenced March 20, 1908 to death for first degree murder, received a commutation to life imprisonment on jurors and county officers’ recommendation.
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United Press
Olympia
Lst
M. E. Hay
Lewis County
Herbert Dilley
Frank Arldgham
Waa
Tewis County
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Mre. Roberts
W. J.shopeon
Eivil
H.W. Thompson
Collmple
Mag
Pate
Ford's Prairie
Mrs. Castle
B.S. Russell
Alvin Dings
Centralln
Fraina
Russel Formarly
Jaco
Mexico
Maelvan Ag
William Sands
Dakota
Centralia Militia
National Guard
Frank Ward
Robert
Vaunda Muriel Roberts
Willam Simpson
Emis County
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