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Newspaper

Chehalis Bee

Location

Chehalis, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1897

Page

3

Chevalis Editor Ban W. Bush

Notice from Chevalis Washington dated December 3 1897 banning W B Bush from the editor and proprietor role at the local newspaper authority.

Ban W. Bush

Karnival de Kommerce in Chehalis Provokes Advertising Debate

A Chehalis opinion notes the Karnival de Kommerce drew local interest but produced little financial gain for organizers and merchants. It contrasts with Yakima where profits stayed local, and argues that printer’s ink and cautious advertising by retailers offer better value than community carnivals run by outside brokers.

Chehalis Karnival de Kommerce Yakima Barnes- Rockwell Barnes and Rockwell National Bre Brr

Portlands Merchants Visit East for Trade Insight

Portland merchants toured eastern Oregon and Washington to study country and trade conditions. The piece urges Chehalis merchants to undertake a similar two week trip, believing the lesson on road quality will inspire an active push for better roads to aid regional progress and prosperity.

Portland Oregon Washington Lewis County

Tar Advocate colonel seeks tax rebate from county

The Northern Pacific's representative asked Lewis county commissioners for a 50 percent reduction on back taxes. The legislature awarded about $10,000 rebate on penalties and interest, but the company’s agents were left hoping for similar treatment and received nothing.

Tar Northern Pacific Lewis County

Spokane Chronicle Responds to Prosperity Comments

The Spokane Chronicle counters the claim that prosperity is too scattered by noting that prosperity in spots is a marked improvement over nationwide destruction despair personal crisis reports and soup houses seen during the Cleveland presidency.

Spokane Chronicle Columbia Chronicle Cleveland

Nuxe Football Players Killed This Year

Report notes the deaths of Nuxe football players in the country this year and compares the danger of the game to murder in King County, highlighting fatal incidents and regional violence.

King County

Centralia Citizens Plan State Militia Company

Local residents in Centralia move to organize a state militia company. Community organizers seek volunteers and outline steps to form a structured unit under state law.

Centralia

Donahoe road law urged for Lewis county

Opinion urges Lewis county to trial the Donahoe road law to build more miles of roads. The writer notes Hatcom county has completed roads under the law and residents are paying for them, asserting determination beats legislation for road building.

Hatcom County Lewis County

Who Buys City Councils and Courts in Our Land

The Tacoma Sun quotes populist commentator George Turner asserting that corporations and the rich own influence over city councils state legislatures and the federal and supreme courts, not the poor. The piece questions power in American governance and political funding.

Congress Supreme Courts Tacoma Sun George Turner Washington

Congressman Lewis May Suffer From Tired Feeling

A Tacoma Ledger image of Congressman James Hamilton Lewis prompts speculation that the colonel is suffering fatigue. The caption ponders why it is 80, suggesting a curious reference or joke tied to the scene.

James Hamilton Lewis Tacoma Ledger

Progress of St. Helens Alines and Winter Plans

A. Hoofer, early St. Helens miner, plans to return to his fifteen Chicago group claims on the mountain’s north slope but expects not to work them through winter. Other owners will mine during cold months, with assays up to 340 dollars per ton in silver and averages of 25 copper, 12 gold, and 2 silver.

A. Hoofer St. Helens Mr. Hoofer Bullion Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Co Tacoma Gold and Silver Mining Company South Bend Minnie Alice Hoofer Davis Lake Cowlitz Montana Winston Creek Vancouver, Wash Post. Intelligencer

Death of Mrs Rapier in Chehalis Community

Mrs. Jane A. Rapier died at her Chehalis home on November 28 from paralysis after a stroke on July 27. Born March 5, 1835 in Montgomery county New York, she was active in Rebecca lodge, church since age sixteen, and known throughout Chehalis. She leaves a daughter Mrs J D Rice, a son W H Rapier of San Diego, and her husband.

Jane A. Rapier J. D. Rice W. H. Rapier San Diego Cal

Bereaved family thanks friends for sympathy

In thanks for acts and words of sympathy lightening the burden after the death of our wife and mother. Signed by W. I. Barrer and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rice.

W. I. Barrer J. D. Rice

County Commission Proceedings Match Tax Settlements

The November 23 1896 county board approved full tax settlements totaling various amounts for parcels across Centralia and Winlock areas. Acceptances include 123 25 for several described tracts in sections 3 12 2e 1893-5-6, 3350 for Eastern Land Co add, 20 for Agnew’s add lots, 15 for 1893 on various halves and quarters, and 5944 for Hart’s add between blocks. Also authorizes road fund disbursements to multiple individuals and approves 40 for M A Clark road fund, with numerous listed bills and a separate November 24 1896 agreement with Judge Langhorne for the Schna ber ditch case.

Eastern Land Co Centralia Biks Agnew Hart Winlock M A Clark HM Johnson I Palmer JJ McElfresh G F McHlfresh S Kosier Centralia Imp Co’s J J Keasling John Roney Ira Johnson Jas Urquhart John Paulson John Clay Bounge H Pogge R Bounge M Padham Wisner O Ja A D Lawrence P Young F Stange J Young W Senn F Johnson M Johnson W M Harper G Anderson Treasuer Birge & Leitch BF Bowers H Roth F Campbell J Hurn A Lange F Dexter W McAllister J Duffy BF Pritchard E Sage A Rose G Gross J M Meyer Z Muller A Sherman O Casto C Wilcox VE Barne J Sadler S Collet DS Mitchell F Wigant J , Radant G Waller J Meier J Brengartner H Neuert G F Meier F Schlittler F Schlittler ‘and Son $9, J Blanchard $3.40, Mrs. Robt Champ K Schlittler K Waller G W McLaughlin J Neel O Layton ES Layton T Layton J M Lewis SM Farrell L Roe H Yanson J Roe M Yanson Ferrier C Carnes J Snow C J Hampton S S Green A M Anderson Naslund K Mauerman Henriot Bros H Dorn John Utter Klaus W Waybright N Handy B McCandlass E Knittle A Blake F Yates O Schuster J Eastland J Wall Langhorne Lewis County J Gadbill J Holland Gerdon M Shea R Booth Holycross T Garvey B Lovell L Patton E Bronsberg I Gerdon F Holyross JS Ferrier G Wright J Clognet A Gordon

Wedding of Educators A W Bush and Ella Wright at Little Falls

Rev Wheeler officiated the Thanksgiving night ceremony at the bride’s parents home in Little Falls. Prof A W Bush of Aberdeen and Miss Ella Wright, both longtime Lewis County teachers, wed after a pleasant ceremony and bountiful repast. The couple had taught at Pe Ell the past two years and were traveling there Saturday. The Ber extends best wishes for happiness and prosperity.

Wheeler Little Falls A. W. Bush Aberdeen Ella Wright Prof. Bush Pe Ell Lewis County Ber

Real Estate Transfers in Lewis County 1897 Week

Real estate transfers reported by Settemaie Abstract and Security Co Chehalis for week ending Nov 27 1897 include Pet Hartman to Fred Dingerson 4 acres in section 3i lot line to right, D B Rees to Chas H Miller 12 Centralia lots 1500 dollars, Charity E Washington to Chas H Clark 5 acres in Centralia, US to Chas Oberg 8 half of southeast quarter section 1 to 15 west, CA Doty to E K Gruber 3 lots in Pe Eil and Wintock lots 125 dollars, US to WS Seaman quarter section to 12 r2 w patent, John S Nealy to WS Seaman lot 4 block 3 Great Northern addition Winlock 33 dollars, Anna B Seaman to WS Seaman half interest in northwest quarter section 20 tpl2r2w and lot 4 block 3 Great Northern add Winlock 1 dollar, Susan C Patterson et al to Maggie B Paterson one sixth interest in nine Toledo lots 100 dollars.

Lewis County Washington Settemaie Abstract and Security Co Chehalis Wash Pet Hartman Fred Dingerson Rees Chas H Miller Centralia Charity Chas H Clark Middle Centralia U S Chas Oberg Great Northern Winlock Susan C Patterson Maggie B Paterson Toledo

Swede at clinic mocks byverted questions ends with wage clue

At a Chicago Medical College nervous clinic Professor B- struggles with an awkward Swedish patient who finally reveals he earns 17 cents an hour on a machine. The scene, recounted in Harper's Magazine, mirrors onlookers doubting a poet’s honesty as a Tribune note recounts.

Medical College of Chicago Harper's Magazine

Stubbs Reprises Fare Dispute On Street Car

In a Chicago News tale, Stubbs evades a conductor's fare request by claiming he already paid. A later touching exchange prompts the conductor to demand again, while Stubbs defends his prior payment. A witness exits, and Stubbs later exacts revenge on a crowded car with a small payback.

Stubbs Chicago News

Not Used to Hotel Ways Aims Day Job at Uptown Inn

A young woman, neatly dressed, enters an uptown hotel through the women’s entrance and, after nervously signing her name, asks for a room with bath. She explains she has just started work as a chambermaid and did not expect to pay, prompting puzzled clerks to question the arrangement.

Mary McClosky West Ninety-third Street New York Tribune

Milton and His Daughters A Challenging Family Portrait

The Academy reflects on Milton’s stern Puritan character and his demanding rule at home. It notes how his three wives and daughters endured a rigid household and languages they did not share, contrasting Milton’s fame with his difficult personal life.

Milton Shakespeare Exeter Hall Academy

Woman's literary club on South Side suffers fragmentation

A South Side women's literary club fights disbandment amid internal rivalry and shifting focus from classical criticism to essays. a vice president's lofty poem provokes mixed reactions as harmony remains elusive. The column also notes a bank receiver hearing date and heavy local tax payments by the McFaddens.

Association of Fair Students Homer Carte Shakespeare Milton Spenser Edwin Arnold Bock Indy Acre

Miracle fish run on Neckar near Heilbronn idea of air

Citizens along the Neckar at Heilbronn rushed from homes with pots pans spades and baskets as the river ran muddy after heavy rains drawing fish to shore in search of air. Scientists explained the fish swam to the banks seeking oxygen in the thick water.

The Neckar Heilbronn Westminster Gazette

Discovery of mushroom bodies in bee brain noted

Scientists at Clark University study the honeybee brain and identify mushroom bodies as key objects that may explain the insect’s ability to adapt to its surroundings. The claim attributes new insight to Dr. Kenyon’s work.

Kenyon Clark University

Germany Gas Output and Coal Use Report

Official returns show gas production in Germany last year at 25,887,000 cubic feet with 2,750,000 tons of coal used in manufacture. The number of flames in use totaled 5,735,000.

Germany

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Chevalis, Wash Progress of Earth Commissioners Proceedings Tolc Cowper Tribzane Milton’s British Benevolent Institution wTaves Holland Manu Ansonia Sentine Mount Lebanon Maynard McFaddens Castoria Pitcher’s Castoria Samuel Pitcher Hyannis Massachusetts Pitcher’s Castoria,” Which Has Been Used In the Homes of the’ Mothers of America Centaur Company Chas. H. Fletcher King Kingebury Gordon Gools W. M. Urquharts Pionze ASTO Re, Market Stret Chehalis, Wash Inter Ocean West Fae Inter Ocesa West Alleghany Mountains Tase Daily W. T. Crumb S. D. Lovell Olive Minks Morton Murphy & Stuchell’s Druggista the Bee Dr. Kitmer & Co Binghampton, NX. Y
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