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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
3
Town merchants advertise gas lamps, fruit and confections at Goodman’s, Hartman and Nathan announce big department store sales, Ingalls Bros offer livery services, and local residents attend social and political events. Wares range from clothing and hats to cosmetics and farm equipment with multiple calls for notices of estate sales and warrants.
A patchwork of Chehalis news covers church preaching by Rev Hasikeli in Winnock, sales at Urquhart’s, new dress goods, and a broad mix of local business, school renovations, and farm updates. Mentions include Gem Drug Store, L. Cogswall moving Jenkins foundry ruins, school improvements costing seven hundred dollars, and residents visiting Portland and Seattle for work and shopping.
The Dobson yard finishes today as the last picked with an estimated 2500 boxes. The Patterson yard at Oiqua yielded 5036 boxes. A countywide bale estimate uses seven boxes per bale, with six in some cases. Numerous yards list quantities and buyers including Loomis and Richardson, Navier Myer, George Young, and Pat Roundtree, with prices and purchases reported.
Sept 27 report from Wrpwoon notes P Ve Grove restarting his shingle bolt camp and plans to move on in a few days if fees to haul are secured. Grove has completed tasks in upper Vaile and grain hauling is active. Robert Grove of Chehalis attends to affairs and hauling. Hops quality in the valley remains good with no rain. Ella Naylor staying at Salam with the Naylors. Mr Brown of Napavine visited relatives last week. Kay Webster badly cut his hand. Florra Lozier leaves for tech obelis to study this winter. Kenz shows improvements at home. wife and husband visited their daughter in Seattle then plan to live with another daughter in Kansas. One of FL Griffin’s twin girls, three years old, has been ill five weeks with a fever. recovery slowly improving.
A Chehalis post office list shows letters remaining unclaimed for the week ending September U. Names mentioned include Geo. and ALD. Cook, and officials T. Union and C. BL Lintroe. Advertisements note Persors calling for the above letters will be advised.
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