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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
8
About fifteen automobiles from Hoquiam Oakville Montesano Aberdeen Olympia and other places arrived before noon. The travelers displayed town streamers and cheered for their homes and Centralia while touring the city for a couple of hours on their way to the Southwest conversion event.
Centralia Elks renewed fellowship on a Vancouver trip to attend the dedication of a new lodge pew. The party included a judge, band, and members from Tacoma, Seattle, and points north, with many returning home after the event and Anne staying in Portland for a few days.
W M L Kilgore son of Mr and Mrs J W Kilgore of the Palace hotel died at his home after months of illness He was 2 years old a well known town figure He led Sonneveld's cigar stores before illness Graveside rites will be conducted by Modern Woodmen Pallbearers to be chosen at the funeral Tomorrow afternoon services at the Presbyterian church at 2 30 conducted by Rev Mr Thompson
Chohalis swept the Southwestern Washington high school baseball season without a defeat, earning the Southwest title. Despite postponements by Pea BN and graduation activities, Chohalis remains undefeated, with Captain Witting praised for developing the winning squad. Monograms will be awarded to players before the semester ends.
The Centralia Rochester interurban line attracts broad backing, with plans for electric cars to run from Centralia to Rochester and connect to the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound system ten miles away. The Centralia Electric Light & Traction Co, funded by local capital, has sold half its stock and secured most of its right of way, much on the old Hunt grade, needing only ties and rails.
Visitors gathering in Centralia and Chehalis for the Southwest Washington Development Association quarterly meeting will tour Centralia’s aging passenger depot and bottleneck railroad yards. Three transcontinental lines plan to invest over Allen dollars for a summer overhaul including a sixty stall round house, expanded yardage, warehouses, depots, and a car repair shop employing hundreds, with Tacoma delegates warned of Centralia’s higher rail traffic.
Lon Kitchen and Mollie Kitteben, long married in Corvallis in 1890, face a Lewis County divorce suit filed in Chehalis Court House. Mollie seeks custody of their 14 year old daughter, division of community property, alimony, and costs amid quarrels and alleged intoxication. The Hoping Hand League of Centralia Chehalis elected officers for the coming year, with Mrs Pp C Beaufort president, Mrs Anna Yeager secretary, and Mrs George Geisive treasurer.
The Blues won a long running Sunday school contest at the Chehalia Methodist church by over 300 points on June 1. Reds briefly led the pace but could not hold it as attendance neared 490. Aware of an agreed prize, Reds will give a vease for the winners amid eager local interest.
Fred Tuell, a youth living with his mother west of Littell, was turned over to Sheriff Urquhart in Chehalis yesterday and committed to the Lewis County jail. His mother, Mrs Tuell, had begged to bring her son home, promising reform, with a hearing expected today.
Dune 2 GS H Hubbard state labor commissioner states there is no misunderstanding about the eight hour law for women. The law prohibits any female worker in factories stores hotels or cafes from working over eight hours in a 24 hour period. The notice explains that the public works statute does not apply to women and that enforcement will include posting copies of the law and penalties for noncompliance. It also notes that railroads must provide full train crews by June 8.
B H Barrow, formerly Chehalis plumber, opens a factory in Centralia on Fords ice to manufacture acetylene gas generators. The plant opened last Monday but lacks machinery, so active work will start next week. The machine produces a clear white light with no odor and the company has already received several substantial orders. It is claimed acetylene gas is far ahead of artificial light and electricity.
B H Gary chairman of United States Steel testified before the House investigating committee that the Bureau of Corporations has spent six years examining Steel Company records. He said it cost the company several hundred thousand dollars to the government and admitted subsidiary firms are controlled by Steck Corporation, though they sometimes act independently.
James J. Hill places a blanket mortgage on his Great Northern assets totaling 600 million dollars. Many view it as a step toward a railway merger to control Northern Pacific and Burlington systems, though Hill denies planning such a merger and cites age and a wish to leave the road in good shape.
The first quarterly session of the Southwest Washington Development Association opened in Chehalis at 2 45 this afternoon led by N R Coffman. Mayors and bankers from Chehalis Raymond Tacoma Seattle and Portland were represented with speeches by C C Gingrich A A Hall and others focusing on trade and commerce among the three cities Portland Tacoma and Seattle.
The 14 month old child of John Hagley of City Fight Market was badly burned this morning when a pantry shelf can dye powder burst from a blast. The infant's mouth was burned severely before the mother could rinse. Dr Nayid Mying sulin Wis treated the child but stayed after one hour to alleviate pain. No powder was swallowed.
Tacoma dispatch reports a federal grand jury has indicted 26 census enumerators including Charlen Jaeger and Alphonsa Carbone. Each faces padding charges totaling about 1600 dollars. Indictments list irregularities tied to statements from Seattle Everett and Bellingham areas with further investigations pending locally.
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