Centralia Happenings Preview Labor Day Events
Centralia prepares for Labor Day activities September 6 and 7 with an oration by Hon. A. E. Rice, field sports, and a grand ball at the opera house. Local news notes several residents’ travels, business deals, and a steamer accident followed by repairs.
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Centralia
A. E. Rice
Opera House
Frank Montgomery
Alaska
Skaguay
J. H. Dumon
Dr. Mead
Bucoda
Dumon
Michigan
Westport
A. C. Ennis
Snohomish
C. Crosby
Florence Peters
T. J. Horner
Silverton
Annie Simpson
Neihart
Mont
D. M. Daum
Toledo
T. W. Freeman
California
H. Julius Miller
Whatcom
Marshal Henry Shields
George Miller
San Francisco
Harry Fraser
Schuyler Ward
Adna
Ort Ruggles
Claquato
Chehalis
Valleys
Mr. Fraser
Frank Walker
Rev. Ford
M. E. Church of
Seattle
Windom notes from Chehalis trip and local updates
A Windom letter from August 27 reports busy Chehalis farmers threshing and stacking grain. He notes the new Cowlitz river steamer Dog Salmon making triweekly runs between Toledo and Kelso and mentions local road and fruit-tree issues. He also mentions a pledge from Nugget man to omit gold or silver terms for three months and that I. W. Shultz and Gus Anderson are compiling knowledge about the St Helens mines.
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Windom
Chehalis
Toledo
Cowlitz
Kelloggs
Kelso
Northwest
Layton Prairie
I. W. Shultz
Gus Anderson
St. Helens
J.T
Hop yards loom as rain hampers harvest plans
Torrop residents prepare for summer hop picking with potential labor shortages as rain delays harvest. Frank Donahoe contracts 150 pickers paying $1 per level box while other growers must hire to avoid short handed crews. Local notes include Ed Brouse firing on the steamer Cheater and residents Briggstock and Sherman making property and team changes.
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Torrop
Frank Donahoe
Ed Brouse
Eagleton notes and echoes of farm life in August
Eagleton notes show many residents at hop fields and logging camps while farmers face showers and harvests. Local events include fires destroying Ve reen Clinton’s home, Mrs. Magee’s brother's death, school term start October 1, and optimism about a bountiful grain crop despite economic changes.
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Eagleton
H. Butterfield
Mat Coby
Ed Eastman
Skagway
All Nature
Vereen Clinton
I. N. Bagshaw
Elk Creek
E. H. Painter
Salem
Harmony Prospecting
C. Jergeson
Hop picking begins in Cloquet yards and local notes
September items report hop picking in Cloquet, residents traveling to Portland for visits, mine trips to St Helens, and Klondike correspondents Harry Cantwell Ed Patterson and Hans Anderson returning from Unalaska Aug 14 with a pleasant trip and firm plans not to return.
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Mary
Inez Cravat
Klondikers
Harry Cantwell
Ed Patterson
Hans Anderson
Unalaska
Pe Ell Notes Include Moves and Local Incidents
J A Pearsal moved his family from Dryad to Pe Ell. Nellie Dunckley fell from a horse and broke her wrist. D C Nelson cut over the eye while fixing a mill shed. Weller Hop Company expects to pick in about ten days at 75 cents a box plus later allowance. Germans held a picnic on Rock Creek at Joseph Muller's. Luedinghaus mill to begin cutting lumber mid next week. George Basset and Will Hendricks left for Victoria to trap on Vancouver Island.
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Pe Ell
J. A. Pearsal
Dryad
Nellie Dunckley
W.C. Yeomans
N. P
John Denhof
Chehalis
Yeomans
D. C. Nelson
Weller Hop Company
Rock Creek
Joseph Muller’s
Luedinghaus
George Basset
Will Hendricks
Victoria
B.C
Vancouver Island
Wildwood notes show local trades and people
T C Naylor opened a blacksmith shop at Wildwood while Hoppicking runs strong. Edna Drew's school there closes this week as she visits daughter. Mr and Mrs Hiram Roundtree from southern Oregon stay with Mrs Bailey. Richard Lenz goes to Seattle. Miss Zella Hancock visits district 94 friends. Mrs Vliet visits niece Mrs John Barnett of Lost Valley. Rev Hughes preached farewell, Sunday school adjourned for season at No 94 Solo.
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Vliet
John Barnett
Lost Valley
Hughes
Montesano visits and local notices mix with births and dances
Carrie Wade visits Montesano relatives as threshing slows from rain. Mesears Waller and Gibson return from the mines. Chas Olsen visits. Dance at Moore’s hall Friday. Harry and Nellie Deonard and Stella Allison visit Toledo. Ike Shultz’s threshing crew goes to Toledo. Green River workers assist Mr. Shultz. E S Layton welcomes a baby boy. Victor Carlson and Ida Peterson wed last week.
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Knab. Kwan
Carrie Wade
Montesano
Hanken
Waller
Gibson
Chas. Olsen
Moore’s Hall
Harry
Nellie Deonard
Stella Allison
Toledo
Ike Shultz
Green River
Shultz
E. S. Layton
Victor Carlson
Ida Peterson
Salkum Ladies Honor Retiring Minister Whitfield
The Salkum ladies and neighbors hosted an entertainment Wednesday night August 25 to honor retiring minister Rev. Whitfield. The event was enjoyed by all in attendance.
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Salkum
Whitfield
Dryad World Brief: Mills Run Full Time and School Opens
Dryad reports mills operating full time as school starts with M. De Ices Flint as teacher. Attendance dips due to hop picking. El Gage from Chehalis fished locally Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Garrett of Onn's shingle mill suffered a serious cut to his left hand last Tuesday.
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Dryad
M. de I.ces Flint
el Gage
Chehalis
Garrett
Onn
Real Estate Transfers in Lewis County Week End Aug 27 1897
Transfers reported by Settemaier Abstract and Security Co Chehalis list numerous parcels in Lewis County Washington including N P Ry Cato Albert to Albert Loska 13 r3w 200 dollars. Sheriff to W E Swentzele 3 acres nw of se 14 sec 38 342.20. Tony Pircher buys 1 acre on West Main Chehalis for 1 dollar. Several deeds involve Winlock Centralia Chehalis and Pe Ell with prices from 1 to 600 dollars. Names include McNitt Ragan Pircher Finch Brooks Tauscher Bennett Dobson Rose Astlet Cushing Ball Wenzel Mairs and others.
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Lewis County
Washington
Settemaier Abstract and Security Co
Chehalis
Wash
Ry Cato Albert Loska Aw
F T McNitt
Mary J Ragan
U. Sto Thomas BR
Ragan
Ed Boyce
H Thomas
Stevens Ad
Winlock
Jas
Garrett
Cushing
Cu&tco
C E Ball
Donahoe’s Ad
E Ball
Misses Agusta
Bertha Wenzel
Donahoes Ad
T Mairs
Sav Joan & Bldg
Colot
Diat
Klondyke at Home Wheat Forecast
Washington expects ten to twelve million bushels of wheat this year with strong yields noted as valuable as nuggets by Tacoma News.
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Washington
Tacoma News
Say St Helens District
The Klondike country is all right for those who are successful in digging out the gold. But how about the disappo inted ones. Why not stay at home and develop our own mineral resources. Auburn Argus.
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St. Helens
Klondike
Legion
Auburn Argus
Reassess Pension Laws for Old Soldiers
The Olympian calls on Congress to introduce and pass a bill revising pension regulations that force veterans to perform impossible tasks to qualify for a pension, labeling current rules as ridiculous. The editorial argues lawmakers may seek to immortalize themselves by reforming the system.
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Congress
Hope in Wheat Tariff Brings Possible Economic Relief
The Tacoma News expresses cautious optimism that a new tariff could aid business as duties are settled. It notes the current hope rests on abundant American crops and an unusually large world wheat supply, suggesting brighter times ahead.
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Tacoma News
Calamity talk fades as economy improves across communities
In most communities business shows improvement while a few croakers cling to doom say Republicans caused none of it. The Montesano Vidette notes the shift from gloom to acknowledgement of better conditions amid partisan explanations.
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Montesano
Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Internal Remedy and Guarantee
An old newspaper ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with claims of internal action and a nationwide reward offer. Famed local firms West & Trevax and Waters, Koesax & Manvix, wholesale druggists of Toledo endorse F J Cheney and his companys reliability. The ad notes the product price at 7 cents and offers testimonials free.
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Provo
Toledo
Heney
F. J. Cheney
West& Trevax
Watorsa, Koesax & Manvix
Pacific Northwest Farmers See Strong Prices In Harvest Season
Press comment from the Ilwaco Tribune notes improving farm prices in wool, wheat, hay, and hops. Sherman County Oregon expects the wheat crop to fetch about two million dollars, roughly five hundred dollars per resident.
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Pacific Northwest
Sherman County
Oregon
Ilwaco Tribune
Harvest Help Wanted Sign Sought by Kansas Farmer
A Kansas farmer posts a fence sign seeking harvest hands and a hired girl described as blonde and genial. The notice mentions cabinet organ music in the evening, pie thrice daily, sugar with every coffee, various sleeping comforts, and schedules with a 9 am rise and a noon rest.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Trusts must prosper only after people have money
A Chicago Inter Ocean editorial argues that prosperity begins with wage earners and buyers, not tariff protected trusts. It notes that high wages and widespread work create demand, while trusts cannot prosper when common people lack money to buy.
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Democratic Party
Chicago Inter-Ocean
False savings claims spark editorial pushback in Olympia
The Vancouver Independent brackets a critique of populist papers pushing savings figures for state expenses. It quotes state treasurer Mr. Young denying the claims and inviting inspection of the treasurer’s books. A comic aside promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets and a medical book offer.
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Olympia
Young
Olympian
Vancouver Independent
Pierce County Fair Set for September 6 to 11
The Pierce County Fair will be held September 6 to 11 with likely visitors from Lewis County. The event plans to showcase local agriculture, crafts, and entertainment during the early autumn period.
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Pierce County
Lewis County
Gambling and Sunday Closing in Chehalis Opinion Letter
A Chehalis letter writer argues for strict enforcement of gambling laws and Sunday closing. He cites crime linked to gambling, cites Anthony Comstock and Chauncy M. Depew, urges community support for lawful conduct and Sabbath observance, and appeals to local citizens to back authorities.
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Carnatta
the Ber
Anthony Comstock
The
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Chauncy M. Depew
Chehalis
Kexxeru
Warning to trespassers on premises of the undersigned
All persons are warned not to trespass on the premises of Geo. W. Clark Fred Scheuber C Winz el berger T Hankey Frank Allen R N Ashmore for hunting or any other purpose under penalty of prosecution under Washington laws.
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State of Washington
Geo. W. Clark
Fred Scheuber
C. Winzelberger
T. Hankey
Frank Allen
R N. Ashmore
Felton Offers Neat Painting and Kalfe Mining Services
Local reader notes H. W. Felton does a neat painting job and kalfemining work. Call for estimates and details from this skilled tradesperson in the area.
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H. W. Felton
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Cloquet’s
W. D. Bowen
Portland
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Fred Bowen
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World’s Dispensary Medical Association
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