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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
4
June 17 Centralia residents and visiting couples from Portland and North Yakima toured the city after attending a Tagom wedding. They praised Centralia’s improvements while passing through en route to Portland. Mrs Estabrook’s first visit sparked surprise at the town’s rapid growth.
Robinson Bros store in Centralia is sold to James Stokan and H A Todd. They secure a 10 year lease on North Tower avenue quarters and take possession July 1. Stock will be reduced by about 7500 as the old owners depart. The new owners, experienced in mens furnishing, will move here with families. Stokan is a retired Michigan lumberman newly moved to Centralia. Todd was with Den Selling Co of Portland. The firm has built up a large local business and improved Tower avenue with two brick buildings.
Phylander Burgett, a Centralia resident for two decades and a Grand Army of the Republic veteran, died last night at age 76. Funeral services will be held at Advent Church tomorrow afternoon under the local G A R post, with interment at Washington Lawn cemetery.
John Nelson a Lincoln resident died at his home this morning at age 66. The remains are in Newell parlors as funeral arrangements are pending in this city.
The premium lot book for the 1912 Southwest Washington fair, edited by George Walker, secretary of the Southwest Washington Fair association, goes to circulation today. It contains 198 pages of items of interest to prospective exhibitors and will be sent free on request.
Work on the new Carnig library moved forward after its cornerstone laid at the Hub City Festival. Brick walls are completed and roof work begins this week with occupancy expected around October 1.
Washington June 18 the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a general inquiry into rates practices and rules governing the transportation of anthracite coal by the railroads. The inquiry aims to determine if coal mined under the authority of common carriers is properly transported.
Lam Deering, once a noted New York City accountant, long associated with mills and logging camps in Lewis County, is described as destitute in Chehalis. Townspeople seek aid to help the aging man aged about seventy, with only a short time to live and no apparent means to sustain himself.
Fragmentary text praises Sherman Clay and Company for handling Wish Grade Manos with utmost care and integrity. Mentions a broad roster of entities including Biohiway, Ae Ue Gan, Meaty, Melility, Mawson, Karts, and D4ias. One part of the text references lapses in extension.
Elie Metchnikoff argues that a typical human lifespan should be set at one hundred years. He details biological, social, and economic factors supporting a century as a standard lifetime, examining aging, healthcare advances, and population planning implications.
The American Sunday School Union in the Pacific Northwest expands work with Oregon Washington and Idaho as the Upper Coast District. E R Martin to lead from Portland with twelve Union missionaries and sixty new schools in three months. Eleven schools serve 366 scholars with 42 teachers as rallies join the International Sunday School Association in late July and early August.
United Press Leased Wire reports Washington’s 114 Taft delegates eight at large and two from each congressional district were seated by the national committee. Roosevelt claimed subverted primaries and armed guards, while Taft argued Roosevelt delegates were not eligible. King County primaries were ruled irregular and Taft voters did not participate.
United Press dispatch from Chicago reports Roosevelt forces pressing a proposition to bar a vote on temporary organization unless a 640 delegate majority is seated. Taft supporters call it a bid for harmony, while Roosevelt claims the move is for party reunification and Taft opposition sees it as a setup.
William H. Carver owns the block facing the new union depot where a modern two story brick building is to rise at Tower Avenue and Magnolia Street opposite City Hall. Concrete foundation work started last week with floor and brick work to begin after drying. The structure will be brick two stories high with room for a third, facing depot and Tower Avenue as originally planned.
The Thursday opening at the fair grounds between Centralia and Chehalis promises a pivotal series with Chehalis leading the gate. A double header will draw big crowds and a single admission covers both games.
In the superior court, the United States National Bank of this city is charged with selling special warrants to the Northwest Fair Association. The warrants valued at 5600 dollars were sold for 4925 dollars to Wm D Perkins & Co of Seattle. The sale occurred on October 8 1909. County Auditor Swofford allegedly refused to authorize the warrants without mandamus proceedings.
S. E. Mills and Wm. B. Mills two Centralia boys have opened an up to date cleaning pressing repair and artistic tailoring establishment at 119 South Tower avenue. The firm is expected to be very successful given their expertise in tailoring and related services.
Queen Alexandrina serves as consort to Christian the new Danish king. The royal designation emphasizes her role alongside the monarch in the early period of his reign.
A Sunday birthday celebration for Mrs. Remley at her Grand Mound home surprised her with lunch, lawn tables, and a day of singing. Centralia, Tenino, Rochester, and Olympia guests shared gifts and well wishing as the group enjoyed a bountiful meal and later parted with cheers for many happy returns.
Herman Brow moved yesterday to their new site on North Tower venue in the former Mayer 5-10 and 15 cent store building. The remodeled room will host a select men’s furnishing stock, positioning Berman Bros as one of Centralia’s nearest such shops after opening a year ago and quickly expanding.
A large group from the G A R and auxiliary organizations gathered in Chehalis to observe Flag Day with a joint program at the training school and a G A R ball. A noon lunch was served at the G A R hall and participants planned future joint meetings between Guswin City groups.
The notice references Lewy County Clerk and an election matter with terms like Totanos Lineath schandl and Waipore Taverns. It appears as a damaged OCR fragment mentioning a county election, the clerk’s office, and advertising language urging action or filing by a stated party. No clear dates or outcomes are readable.
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