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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
7
Joseph Mirachler reports his residence at 718 Washington Avenue burglarized June 1. A gold watch and fountain pen were stolen. Police released details this morning and seek the thief and the missing items. No further clues identified.
Forty riders passed Centralia yesterday morning in the Seattle Motorcycle Club annual endgranes run from Jetty to Porthind. The first four riders crossed Centralia within a block as they surged through at intervals of minutes, speeds dropping to around 20 miles per hour through the city.
Haley and Hauseman hit home runs as Chehalis defeats Hoquiam 5 to 2. Archer pitched shutout innings, allowing six hits with two homers and three doubles overall. A sixth inning double play highlighted Chehalis infield defense. Final: Hoquiam 2, Chehalis 5. Batteries Starkell Wilking Archer Taylor Umpire Golden.
Yesterday in the community two Centralian residents marked birthdays. Mrs D Spain turned 73 with a garden party and basket dinner attended by relatives and neighbors. She is mother to ten children, nine living, with thirty-nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Nearby Mrs Sarah McNeil celebrated her 70th birthday with friends and music at her H street home, and her husband Mr McNeil, recently improved in health, plans a visit to Spring Valley, Minnesota.
A delegation from the local judge of Eagles led by Judge Charles Hoss and members Clarence Ekman Ed Newell and Beverly Hastings attended the dedication of the new $5,000 hall in Toledo on Saturday night. The program featured dancing speeches and a banquet.
The State vs Charles Bever ended with a guilty verdict by a jury Saturday afternoon. Judge Rite sentenced Bever to Walla Walla. Police say Bever was recently arrested at Mesikiti on a charge of assault with intent to kill after terrorizing the town with a .22 rifle and narrowly missing Deputy Sheriff Van Bluber.
The State versus Frank Berry opened in superior court. Berry is a 16 year old Centralia youth arrested for assault on a six year old girl. He waived preliminary, expected to plead guilty in higher court, but his grandfather arrived to contest his relative's freedom.
A hunting party including J A McCorkle John Stevenson Archie Davis Dr Perry Hubbard Charles Blackwell and H A Steele set out to capture a bear yesterday morning. While pursuing near the Centralia Meat Company slaughter houses on Ford's Prairie the bear fled toward Coffee Creek. John Stevenson halted the chase with a rifle shot and killed the bear just north of Davis' hill. This marks the fifty second bear killed by Mr Steenein in the state.
A flood of romantic notions surrounds the western plains as outsiders project idealized visions of frontier life. They imagine vast skies, rugged independence, and untamed landscapes shaping a timeless myth beyond actual settlement.
Centralia defeated Aberdeen 7 to 1 to salvage two of three in the series. Jorstad twirled a strong game for Centralia, with key hits by Hollis and Miller and two clutch catches by Holderman and Giddings. Aberdeen led early but could not score after the first inning as Centralia pulled away.
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