Centralia News Roundup Shows Local Troubles and Busy Season
Centralia reports serious illness of George Wastington father of the town. WCTU held a silver medal contest with Maud Ponder Daisy Northrup Pearl Dennis Arthur Ward Kina Parsons and Stella Watson as contestants. Assessor Boyles listed personal property. N P theater drama Prisoner of Algiers shown at the opera house. Mrs D Calderwood is the town’s D of H delegate with Mrs N Watson alternate. Local stock dealer Dan Gingrich opens shop. John Shannon moves to Tacoma for work. Cougar kills two cattle near town. Mrs Bar returns from California. County warrants sold for 200 plus at discount. Chehalis firms buy Miller Kingsbury hardware. A Centralia couple wed. aunt remark about Children not expected. Mrs Trumbo improving in Chehalis. sister Mrs Mills en route from Idaho. Forrest Photo Co. to open Centralia branch for portraits. Merchants expect a busy summer as shingle mills run. 50 bolts daily demand keeps woods active.
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Maud Ponder
Daisy Northrup
Pearl Dennis
Arthur Ward
Kina Parsons
Stella Watson
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John Seamon
N. P
Opera House
California
Murphy & Stuchell
Chehalis
Miller & Kingsbury
Spring Hails In A New Fashion Of Farm Prosperity
Windom notes indicate winter fading as spring hints arrive with warm weather and brimful hopes. Farmers urged to plant large crops as demand and prices rise, while populist rhetoric debates politics and the unseen hand guiding destiny.
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McKinley
Congress
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Clay
Webster
Father Callison
Haslett
Hastett
McKiley
Washington
Cedar Creek
Roger
Dryad News Notes March Progress and Local Changes
All shin gle mills are running except Dennis mill which should start by midweek. J Anderson arrived from Tacoma and plans to move his family to Dryad next month. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs B Harmon. Our Good Templars lodge held a large meeting. The boarding house run by Mrs Dan has new management with a remodeled building and Mrs J McCracken opening a new hotel. G Carpenter plans to build a new house on land bought from Luedinghaus Bros.
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Dennis
J. Anderson
Tacoma
B. Harmon
Babe
Templars Lodge
Death in Toledo prompts schoolwide procession
Edith Mc Nulty, twelve, died Sunday night in Toledo. Her funeral and services were held at the Presbyterian church with a procession from Toledo and Eudonia schools to the cemetery where wreaths marked the grave. The community mourns as teachers and students recalled her diligent work.
Meadow News Briefs Highlight Local Doings
Mrs Stevens reunites with daughter after illness. Logging bee at McCashs proves successful. McCash and wife visit son A McCash before eastward trip. Logging bee planned at Mallernees tomorrow. J K Schobey prepares lower place for seeding. A C Clark chips apples to Aberdeen. Mr Luman's son injures wrist playing. Miss Freda Clark plans music study in Centralia.
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Meadow
Mallernee’s
J. K. Schobey
A. C. Clark
Aberdeen
Mr. Luman
Freda Clark
Centralia
Local Notes From Newatkem March 14
киш The itemized society notes mention L Vogel hauling oats to Oakville, Mern Moses working in a Dryad shingle mill, and several visits among residents of Pleasant Valley and Oakville. Travel to Chehalis and Alaska is noted along with a two week illness and a postponed entertainment rescheduled for Saturday the 19th inst.
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Newatkem
L. Vogel
Oakville
Mern Moses
Dryad
Mrs. Berry
Pleasant Valley
E. Barkley
Bertie Monday
Chehalis
Carrie Berry
Morton Moses
Frank Stevens
Mera Moses
H. P. Marshall
Will
John Berry
Alaska
John Bower
Sumner
Fred Shorey
Local Notes From Kittle Falls March News
March 15 report from Kittle Falls lists residents visiting from Olympia Cougar flat Winlock and Portland. Local injuries hospital stays and health updates include Alfred Meyers cutting his foot, Mrs Ferrier improving, and Wm Price back in Portland hospital. Rumor says factory may restart in April. several town residents appear in and out of hospital and travel for medical counts.
Local Notes and Moving Residents in Winlock Area
George Veness is seriously ill with inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs. C. B. Maxwell of Chehalis visited relatives here last week. Anton Meier and Joe Bremgartner have gone to Frances to work in a shingle mill. John Konig and J. E. Becker have gone to Cosmopolis. Mrs. Minard Haskell of Chehalis visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Wynn Eddy of Brigham City Utah is visiting her parents. The new dryhouse at the mill is nearly completed. Northern Pacific improvements continue near here. Section foreman Gaume will lay at least 7500 new ties this summer. Rev. Doering of Portland traveled to Winston Creek to pursue mining interests with the Polehn brothers. Will Smith and family return from Whatcom and plan to make Winlock their home. Sam Carns and Lon Roe of Ainslie have gone to Victoria B C to work. Miss Emma Woody has gone to Los Angeles Cal for her health. The school board arranged for an extra two months of school making an eight month term.
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George Veness
C. B. Maxwell
Chehalis
Anton Meier
Joe Bremgartner
Frances
John Konig
J. E. Becker
Cosmopolis
Minard Haskell
Wynn Eddy
Brigham City
Utah
Gordon Sweany
Northern Pacific
Gaume
Rev
Doering
Portland
Winston Creek
Polehn Brothers
Will Smith
Whatcom
Winlock
Sam Carns
Lon Roe
Ainslie
Victoria B. C
Emma Woody
Los Angeles
Cal
Boist Fort News Notes Movements and Local Gossip
Boistfort reports many local comings and goings. Albert Grove travels to Seattle and eastern Washington to settle, while Mrs. Lenz plans Seattle visits for treatment. I. S. McCash sold a farm to Mr. Cook and will live with his son in Illinois. F. J. Griffin takes a sick twin daughter to Chehalis for care. Shipler moves from North Boistfort to Wildwood to supervise workers at a new camp.
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Albert Grove
Seattle
Washington
Chehalis
Mr. Shipler
North Boistfort
Wildwood
Uso
Local notes from Gleneden on logging and farming progress
Ernest Childers returned home from a logging camp near Hoquiam while Eustace Childers headed to Eloquiam to work in another camp. Portland mercantile representative B A Whittier sought members. Henry Tilly reported about 20 cattle deborned. Fine weather over the past two weeks aided spring plowing progress.
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Gleneden
Ernest Childers
Hoquiam
Eustace Childers
Eloquiam
B. A. Whittier
Portland
Henry Tilly
Local notes from Forest in March on farming and business
Frank Smith recovering from illness. J Bernier runs hop yard leasing half to John Roney Sr. Tom Hoyne visited father. Salter valley shinglemill at full blast. P Bernier Sr hauling glebolts to middle fork with 50 cards to deliver. John Hyden sold cattle to Chehalis parties at 4.40 per cwt. Question posed on profitability of livestock in this evergreen state.
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J. Bernier
John Roney
Tom Hoyne
Salter Valley
P. Bernier
Middle Fork
John Hyden
Busy West End Lumber Mills Run Full Steam Ahead
Chehalis Junction to Pluvus on the Northern Pacific South Bend line shows active mills and bustling workers. Dryad Pe Ell and Reynolds Davie area plants expand with new saws and shingle operations while log crews push 50 000 feet daily on Rock Creek timber.
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Chehalis
South Bend
Northern Pacific
Pacific County
Lewis County
Chehalis Junction
Pluvus
Claquato
Adna
Ceres
Dryad
Luedinghaus Bros
Houser & Skleenar
Dennis
Elk Creek
G. H. Shearer
Chas. Pole
Chas. Wakefield
C. A. Packingham
Pe Ell
W. C. Yeomans
Pennsylvania
Luedinghaus
Rock Creek
Harry McCormick Co
McCormick
Rock Creek Canyon
N. J. Murphy
Railway Company
Fred Hoerth
Reynolds & Davie
J. W. Reynolds
Napavine
Davie
Tacoma
McCormick Reaper Co
Reynolds & Davie’s
Mealy Lumber Co
Toledo News Highlights and Local Visits
Gabe Stopper and Postmaster Stopper family returned from Portland last week. Superintendent Tucker visited Toledo schools. J F Laughran and family of Chehalis visited. Toledo schools logged 1716.5 attendance days for the month ending March 4. The Presbyterians installed a new organ.
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Gabe Stopper
Postmaster Stopper
Portland
Toledo Presbyterians
Whatcom County Republicans Aim to Elect Entire Ticket
The Whatcom Reveille notes voters are fatigued by populism and predicts the county GOP will carry every name on its slate, signaling strong party unity and optimism ahead of elections.
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Whatcom Reveille
Populists Question Seattle Vote After Fusion Discrepancies
The Tacoma Ledger notes populists analyzing the Seattle election find little satisfaction in their study. Populist candidates trailed Democratic nominees by several hundred votes, prompting reflection on fusion’s merits and the changing nature of political agreements.
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Seattle
Tacoma Ledger
Populism Repudiated in Seattle City Election
The piece lauds a Republican victory in Seattle, calling the result a turning tide for the party and predicting broader gains for the state. It emphasizes personal sacrifice behind the win and ties it to prosperity and stable governance.
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Seattle
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