Local Notes and Socials from Little Falls and Surroundings
The column records arrivals, visits, and social events in Little Falls and nearby towns. Notable items include the McFarland family arriving from Missouri, weddings of Prof. A. W. Bush and Miss Ella Wright, and various calls on residents such as Mrs. Maggie Netter, Miss Hilda Rolston, and Miss Sadie Koontz. Weather and train delays due to heavy rains, lodge attendance, and illnesses are also noted.
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Little Falls
Chas. McFarland
Missouri
Lance
N. W. Bush
Aberdeen
Prof
A. W. Bush
Ella Wright
Maggie Netter
Portland
T. E. P. Keegan
Hilda Rolston
Winlock
Kate Wright
Mies Sadie Koontz
Toledo
Topsy
Fred K. Bowen
Joe Ferrier
Winlocx
Ferrier
Elmer Rauck
Olequa
Prof. Brooks
Albert Holycross
Frank Shortledge
J. Wallace
Mrs. Allen
High water grips Adna district as duck season progresses
Weather brings widespread high water across the region with local duck hunting noted. Len Goff made thirteen shots, securing two drakes. A quiet marriage between Charlie Fay and Miss Myrtle Duncan occurred December 1 at Boistfort. A buggy accident injured Henry Tramm’s ride. Arthur St John and W A Curtis's child recoveries are reported. Claquato calls for more social activities and a masquerade suit preoccupies a bachelor correspondent.
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Adna
Apxa
Len Goff
Charlie Fay
Myrtle Duncan
Boistfort
R. M. Johnson
Charlie
Henry Tramm
Arthur St. John
W. A. Curtis
Hart
Tacoma
Centralia Happenings Reflect Local Movements and Elections
Centralia reports a flurry of visits and travels from Mont., Tacoma, Portland, and Olympia. A Friday lecture by Hon. J. H. Shively drew a large crowd at the opera house. The city elected F. T. McNitt as mayor and filled council and clerk posts, with other community news including patient visitors, social events, and farm work by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Mattie Graves
W.W. Cannon
Winlock
Walter Crosby
Silverton
Fred Clark
Chas. Gilchrist
W. J. Jenkins
Frank Fulton
South Bay
Frank Stephens
Gleneden
Wm. Whealdon
Perry Remley
Relat
Curdy Nixon
Shelton
C. J. Ogden
Methow
F. W. Stocking
Grand Mound
Garrett Ledford
Aberdeen
T. K. Barnum
Portland
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Cal
Cal. C
Seattle
Rev. Elliot
Parsons’ Orchestra
Queen Esther
Rev. Frazer
Indiana
Christian Church
F.T. McNitt
Troth
Crosby
Huntley
Young
Gilchrist and Batt
Dysart
Ingraham
Toledo Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Civic News
W N Forrester of Everett visited Toledo last week. Doc Van Zandt returned home for winter from Whatcom. Editor Callison gathered material for a special edition. Henry and Dan Farron and Walter Shortledge secured the Little Falls shingle mill. Betsy Sherman visits from Kansas. Fritz Mehl returned from Oregon praised Toledo. Al Brinker of Chehalis visited. H E Herren spent week aiding Dr Powell in dentistry. Chas Dubeau returns after years away. Town jail repaired with new bedding. Grapho phone and Alaska views entertained residents. Toledo whist club formed bylaws. Rebekahs plan a grand ball at Patterson’s hall on the 30th. Municipal election: Geo Manning, W J Conrad, W J Hyatt elected councilmen. Robert Stopper elected treasurer.
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Toledo
W.N. Forrester
Everett
Doc van Zandt
Whatcom
Callison
The
Advocate
Enry
Dan Farron
Walter Shortledge
Little Falls
Betsy Sherman
Kansas
Fritz Mehl
Oregon
al Brinker
Chehalis
H. E. Herren
Winlock
Powell
Chas. Dubeau
Alaska
Toledo Whist Club
Rebekahs
Patterson’s Hall
Geo. Manning
W. J. Conrad
W. J. Hyatt
Robert Stopper
Lincoln Creek Regional Briefs
Grexzpex, Dec. 1. Bert Fogiesong attended the banksgiving ball at Grand Mound. Eastice Childers visited Paris' mill Sunday. Mrs. J. B. Back left for Colfax yesterday where she is subpoenaed as a witness.
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Lincoln Creek
Grexzpex
Bert Fogiesong
Grand Mound
Eastice Childers
Paris’ Mill
Colfax
Thanksgiving ball thrives in Wixpom with peace and plenty
Wixpom reports a perfect Thanksgiving ball with music and refreshments. The writer praises local peace, laments regional turmoil, notes Toledo press issues, Klondike mine rumors, and local developments from Knab to St Helens. He jokes about law studies and a sealed death threat, hoping for deer instead.
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Edonia
Mary Magdalene
Earth
Toledo
Knab
Klondike
Berg
Mr. Shultz
Ike
St. Helens
White
Mumford
Blackstone
Chas. Stebritz
Alpha Notes Plowing for Spring as Local Trade Expands
Aura December 1 reports ranchers preparing fields for spring crops while local merchants boost business by importing goods. Postmaster J Hovies offers three stamps for a nickel, and residents visit relatives from Everett and Napavine. Plans for a turkey and chicken shooting match at the Alpha store on December 25 are noted amid rumors of illness.
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Aura
T. Myer
Alpha Store
Rain chokes roads as Swarrorp reports local notes
Heavy rains make roads nearly impassable in Swarrorp. Ben Blee returns from eastern Oregon after ten months. Fat cattle head to Chehalis and sell to Mr. Clayton. Miss Sallie Harris comes back from Chehalis where she studied. Mrs. H F Chapman and daughter Clara visit Sallie Harris. N. Jordan ships a fine young horse to Pomona California last week. I Key Wat ir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarrorp
Ben Blee
Oregon
Chebalisast
Clayton
Sallie Harris
Chehalis
H. F. Chapman
Clara
Harris
Local Notes From Winlock and Nearby
Winlock reports a newborn daughter born Tuesday November 30 to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Leonard. Eva Looney returns to town after months in Chehalis. J. B. Nealy brings in a 15 pound turnip. A Prescott of Salem Oregon visited last week to check on sawmill activities and stocks.
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Winlock
C. E. Leonard
Eva Looney
Chehalis
Nealy
A. Prescott
Salem, Ore
Local Notes From Puin to Blackhawk and Beyond
J A Veness travels to Puin Minnesota on business. Chris Neilson and family move to Blackhawk Colorado for work in a stamp mill. W H Bender notes extensive damage to Boist Fort road bridges and culverts from the recent freshet. Bob Champ reports loss of several prized gobblers. Turkeys escaped Thanksgiving then fell to coyotes multiplying on the prairie. The mill halts this week due to log transport issues but dam repair work continues and a week should restore operations.
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J.A. Veness
Puin
Minn
Chris Neilson
Blackhawk
Col
W. H. Bender
Boistfort Road
Bob Champ
Centralia militia company poised for muster
Centralia reports a militia company likely to be mustered soon with sixty three enlisted. meanwhile Judge Landrum officiated a marriage at Porter Parks. other items note relocations, business success in Hoquiam, a broken limb, ill health in Ohio, and Representative Richmond pushing real estate act in Seattle.
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Centralia
Laraway
Schubert Symphony Club
E. T. Hughes
C. M. Pierce
Ohio
Richmond
Seattle
Toledo Tidings Census and Local Notes
Mr E B Morris travels to Chehalis for a medical exam for an old soldier pension. Justus Conrad leaves a ten pound white carrot and ten pounds of potatoes from Carpenter’s Salmon creek farm. Mrs Eadon of Eadonia suffered a paralyzing stroke last week and is speechless. Mrs Hansen of Knab has a similar past event but recovering. At Wednesday caucus two tickets for councilmen were listed and Robert Stopper was the sole candidate for treasurer.
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Toledo
E. B. Morris
Chehalis
Justus Conrad
Carpenter
Eadon
Eadonia
Hansen
Knab
Local Property Moves and Arrivals in Pe Ell
M. J. Madden bought the cottage recently owned by Frank Ast. The Luedinghaus Bros. near completion of a 75 foot dock beside the depot siding. Dr. and Mrs. Howell of South Dakota visited the Dunlaps en route to California winter quarters. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Harlan of Boist Fort moved into the Leslie cottage. they will join Mr. Chas. Mattis who will live with them as local residents.
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M. J. Madden
Frank Ast
Luedinghaus
Hobos Must Work In State Crackdown
The Post-Intelligencer reports tramps moving north and causing trouble at Chehalis. It urges that every man who comes to the state find work and that those refusing labor be set to breaking rock, with food provided only in exchange for labor.
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Chehalis
Post-Intelligencer
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Offer Constipation Cure
An ad claims office workers skip outdoor exercise and proper meals, causing digestion issues. It asserts nine tenths of world sickness stems from constipation and promotes Pleasant Pellets as a tiny sugar coated remedy to cure constipation and indigestion.
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Dr. Pierce
Dryad pair leases Wilson shingle mill plant
J. A. Dennis and Dell Rogers of Dryad have leased the Wilson shingle mill plant at Bay Centre Pacific county. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as curing scrofula catarrh dyspepsia rheumatism weak nerves and other forms of impure blood. Hood's pills are the only pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Easy and efficient.
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South Bend Pilot
J. A. Dennis
Dell Rogers
Dryad
Wilson
Bay Centre
Pacific County
Hood
Timely Topics on One-Man Power and State Papers
A breezy, satirical column from Centralia News and Aberdeen Republican referencing the rise of a “one-man power” and potential media buyout. It critiques political influence, urges caution of governors, and contrasts local industry with governance in Tennessee through dated quotations.
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le Re: Turner
Aberdeen
Turner a political rascal behind silver rhetoric
The article criticizes Turner as a calculating political rascal who uses silver rhetoric to appeal to silverites. It notes he is an owner in a British gold mine and argues his silver stance is for political advantage rather than principle. The piece cites The Oregonian’s harsher view of his truthfulness versus courtesy.
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Oregonian
Turner
Washington
Populist Reaction to Economic Change Cited in Kent Journal
The Kent Journal criticizes populist indignation over wage cuts and bank failures while chiding support for wheat price changes. It claims reformers mock the public unless policies advance populist goals and attacks plutocrats as manipulation.
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Mark Hanna
Kent Journal
Bryan to Lecture on Mexican Finances After Football
The piece humorously portrays William Jennings Bryan preparing to discuss Mexico's finances after playing football in Columbia Missouri. He travels to Mexico City with Tom Crittenden, aiming to illuminate the silver question, then returns to the United States to present his insights for half the gate money.
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Columbia
William Jennings Bryan
Mexico
Tom Crittenden
Bryan
New York
San
A Hop King's Home at Little Falls
Patterson's hop ranch near Chehalis holds about seventy five tons of hops worth around twenty thousand dollars. Buyers seek hops at roughly twelve cents a pound. James Knox of Puyallup says the lot is very nice. The clay soil farm yields a ton per acre. The ranch owner, a Kalama hotel man, built a fine home with trees and improvements, making it one of western Washington's best rural houses.
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Patterson
Little Falls
Chehalis
James Knox
Puyallup
Portland
Kalama
Washington
Tacoma Ledger
Census reports ignore wives who sustain families at home
A Lewiston Maine letter argues census figures on self supporting occupations omit the wife and mother who run a large household. The writer notes women manage chores, child care, nursing, and daily duties from dawn to night while supporting the rest of the family with little recognition.
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Tommy
Lewiston. Me
Journal
Fine perfumery for Christmas at the Gem Drug store
Gem Drug store advertises Christmas perfume selections with prices and specials for the season. Includes fragrance lines and gift sets priced for holiday shoppers.
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Gem Drug Store
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