Centralia and Newaukum May 3 Local Notes
Rev I R Lovejoy moves to Whatcom to preach and Rev McDermoth succeeds him at Centralia M E church. Miss Kate Ward arrives from Olympia for kindergarten, John Shannon heads to southern California for health, Amy Wear home from Tacoma, and delegates Sadie Joyce and Landrum attend Spokane federation in June. Local movers include Dan Gingrich selling stock to John Buchanan and Maud Ponder and Fay Calderwood wedding on April 24.
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Centralia
I. R. Lovejoy
Whatcom
McDermoth
Mr Lovejoy
M. E
Kate Ward
Olympia
John Shannon
Southern California
Jas. Gilchrist
Helena
Amy Wear
Tacoma
Mises Sadie Joyce
Mrs. Landrum
State Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Spokane
Cyrus Sweet
Stockton
Cal
Dan Gingrich
Chehalis
John Buchanan
Maud Ponder
Fay Calderwood
National Union
Jesse Hamilton
Nebraska
D. of H
Pe Ell Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Mr Martin Gruber visits Pe Ell as Horace Howe travels east. Weller finishes hop poles while McCormick mill cuts cross arms. A new baseball nine forms led by George Prigmore. Hubbard of St Paul heads McCormick Lumber Co. officers. School downstairs closes Friday. upstairs exams follow. Madder leaves McCormick to join Yeomans as engineer and mechanic.
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Pe el
Martin Gruber
C. A. Doty
H. W. Weller
McCormick Mill
Horace Howe
Washington
George Prigmore
F. B. Hubbard
St. Paul
Local News Roundup Mossyrock May 2 1898
Births, visits, moves, and incidents recorded in Mossyrock and nearby areas. Included are a new baby born to W A and EF Birley, a dance at Doss hall, visitors from Swafford, store improvements, medical consultations, cattle transport, school start in Sparks district, residence fire on Cougar Flat, minister selection, and various town notes and travel.
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Mossyrock
W. A. EF. Birley
Doss’ Hall
Everett Stinson
Swafford
W. R. Belcher
F. M. Hall
James Bacon
Winlock
J. O. Doss
Chehalis
Sparks
W. O. Doss
Fred Reige
Mossy Rock
Fulton
Meadow Notes From Mesapow April Update
Meadow and Vance notes report rains delaying planting and several injuries and illnesses among residents. Smith Sponenbergh dislocated shoulder after a wagon mishap, J. K. Schober and A. McCash are ill, and school classes are paused due to the teacher’s health. Local items mention Montgomery’s workers, district 101 teacher arrival, and a bear killing a hog before Big Bottom hunter James McMahan displays two cubs. Also a local store advertises new baby buggies.
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Smith Sponenbergh
J. K. Schober
A. McCash
Mr. Montgomery
Bear-trap sighting and fire report in Lewis County district
Toledo Tidings notes a bear trap encounter by Albert Taepelt near Dryap and reports a Cowlitz area mill fire with $5000 damage, unknown cause, plus a long column of local notices including council resignations, personnel changes, and community events.
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Toledo
Daum
Mitchell
Gray
Cowlitz
Col Bailey's Tacoma & Columbia River Railroad Fails
Debts exceeding ten thousand dollars unpaid herald the collapse of Col Bailey's Tacoma and Columbia River Railroad. Creditors likely include Lewis county ranchers grading the road. Col Bailey left for New York with promise to return. Meanwhile Phil Kearney Post Toledo to celebrate its twelfth anniversary with a banquet next Tuesday May 10.
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Col. Bailey
Tacoma & Columbia River Railroad Company
New York
Lewis County
Phil Kearney
Toledo
Sixth Annual Lewis County WCTU Convention Planned in Chehalis
The sixth annual convention of the Lewis County Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held May 11 to 13 at the Methodist church in Chehalis. The programme includes devotions, officer reports, and addresses by union representatives including Centralia, with speakers such as Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Harmon among others.
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Newaukum
CH. Manning
Reynolds
Allgshouses
West
Metsker
Honeywell
Temperance Legion
Graves
Reform School
Short
Spencer
Laura Peters
Equal Suffrage Children
Crow
Lewis County
Miss Bristol
Chicago
Eastern Conservatories of
Addition
Peters
W.C.T. U
Addittion
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Chehalis
Methodist Church
A. E. Harmon
Felton
Clark
Colvin
Seymour
S. Short
Eva Parker
Flower Mission
Clara Felton
Centralia
Real estate transfers reported for Lewis County Washington
Transfer of two week period ending April 30 1898 list by Settemaier Abstract and Security Co Chehalis includes Lylia E Wilson to M M Bannister five Centralia lots valued at 1000 dollars John J Clark in sale of section 28 township 12 range 5 east patent U S to Ed W Oldham 148 acres in section 12 township 11 range 2 west patent U S to Jacob Martin wife of section 26 township 13 range 1 east 1000 dollars U S to James H Wilkinson 160 acres in section 26 township 15 range 1 west patent Northern Pacific Railway Co to Reynolds and Stewart transfer of land in Chehalis to William Gleason two lots 2233 dollars and 33 cents E C Meacham to P K Holbrooke three of set section 26 township 12 range 3 east 1 dollar J B Hendricks to Belle Topper lot 7 block 2 Woodham and Sprague addition to Centralia 100 dollars C H Trousdale to J W Spencer 80 acres in section 12 township 12 range 4 east 600 dollars R Livingston to Freehold Land Mortgage Co Galvin's addition to Centralia 1 dollar.
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Lewis County
Wash
Settemaier Abstract and Security Co
Chehalis
Lylia E. Wilson
M. M. Bannister
Centralia
John J. Clark
U.S
Ed W. Oldham
Chehalis Voter Registration Notice for June 11 Election
Registration opens May 18 and runs to June 1 1898 for Chehalis voters. City Clerk W A Westover sets 7 to 8 pm hours for registration at the clerk’s office. Eligible residents must register by the deadline to vote in the school district election on June 11 1898.
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Chehalis
W. A. Westover
Advertised letters in Chehalis post office May 6 1898
List of unclaimed letters for the week ending May 6 1898 includes Abe Ambein Clarence Baltegare Mrs Jennie Bower W F Bowers Wm F Keyton B B Lang J N Leonard Wilber Lewis Miss Sadie Phillips A Robinson Antone Jose Readers must say I advertised when calling for these letters C E Liiumpop P M
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Chehalis
Abe Ambein
Clarence Baltegare
Jennie Bower
W. F. Bowers
Wm. F. Keyton
B. B. Lang
J. N. Leonard
Wilber Lewis
Sadie Phillips
A. Robinson
Antone Jose
C. E. Liiupop
P. M
Judge Elliott Sentences Cronin to 20 Years in Prison
Saturday in Olympia Judge Elliott denied Cronin a new trial and sentenced him to twenty years in the penitentiary. The Thurston county judge has received praise for his dignified handling of the Cronin case with prompt rulings and sound legal support. Fresh eastern and Sound oysters advertised at the Acme restaurant.
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Elliott
Olympia
Cronin
Eliott
Thurston County
Early Babylonian surveyors plan from 4000-year-old estate
A Babylonian clay tablet from Tello shows an estate of King Dungi with a dimensioned plan divided into rectangles triangles and trapeziums. The scribes record areas by two methods and calculate the total area by averaging figures using the gan unit about 4199 square meters. The find, discussed by Hammer and Eisenlohr, supports ancient surveying accuracy and measurement concepts.
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Zeitschrift Fur Vermessungswesen
Hammer
Tello
Constantinople
Dungi
Reisner
Berlin Academy of Sciences
Eisenlohr
Eisen Iohr
Peary’s Polar Route Praised by Dr Nageen on Return
Dr Nageen, back in London, commends Peary’s route to the pole as promising and notes Peary’s high rank among Arctic explorers. He doubts the notion of a easier alternative and says he might accompany Peary, though the report is treated with skepticism.
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Nageen
London
Peary
Pole
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