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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1898
Page
2
Vancouver Columbian noted Col Brant has left the fusion camp and joined our side to advocate the Republican cause. He is now aligned with Republican efforts and publicly supports their platform.
Strong demand in Chehalis for residences renting from 66 cents to 10 dollars highlights scarcity and tight housing. analysts view it as a positive sign for the town’s real estate market.
Col Puililis of the Ilwaco Journal went to Portland recently and during his absence an unknown person reportedly rang an editorial into his paper denouncing a top political friend. Col Phillips should prepare a critical piece about his print shop when he departs.
The Castle Rock Advocate argues against fusion tickets, claiming fusion failed and Democrats will learn this after the elections. It says fusion serves only to win office, and Democrats should avoid it to regain prestige while Populists benefited from fusion as Democrats fell behind.
At a state convention last Thursday reformers split evenly yet a majority backed naming both supreme judges. Morning shifts show rebels yielding as Democrats unite to back Governor Rogers for the U.S. Senate, a move that will be vetoed when the Republican legislature is elected.
In Ellensburg the democrats forced a one candidate for supreme judge and compelled the fusion ticket to form. The slate includes Lewis of Seattle Democrat, Jones of Spokane Free Silver Republican for Congress, Houston of Tacoma Populist, and Godman of Dayton Democrat for judges. Ex republicans in the populist camp may balk at voting for three democrats and a silver republican.
Lewis county delegation to the state Republican convention will nominate N. B. Coffman of Chehalis for Congress. Coffman, a longtime Washington resident, is described as a conservative, sincere advocate of Republican principles and capable of representing the state’s growing interests.
In county news J C Cantwell is named postmaster at Little Falls while the Mossyrock case against Daniel Shaner for concealed weapons is dismissed in Judge Elliott's court. Shaner alleges about 300 in costs against counties and urges an end to persecutions.
A house owned by C. E. Ball and occupied by Wm. Wassen on Boistfort was completely burned last week. Other local items include residents recovering from illness, new arrivals from Oregon, and social notes on visitors and shoppers around Chehalis.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a curing tonic with claims of wonderful cures and universal good from users in all sections. Hood's Pills are advertised to cure liver ills. Mailed for 25 cents by C. I. Hood & Co. Lowell Mass. The notice also mentions travel updates for John M. Kepner and Emer Clark from Dawson City with Clark planning to stay locally and Kepner heading to New York for a winter business stay.
An advertisement declares that Pheasant Pharmacy uses good drugs and accurate compounding, charging honest prices and offering a higher standard of quality than bargain druggists. It warns against cheaper shortcuts and urges customers to get prescriptions filled correctly the first time.
In Lewis County Superior Court H A Lesure sues Wilber J Osborne Mary E Osborne John Klosterman Mrs Sophie Klosterman T I Blankenship Mrs Mary Blankenship Oliver Workman and Elizabeth Workman to foreclose a June 4 1891 mortgage to Lombard Investment Company on Lots 3 4 and SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 Sec 24 T12N R3E containing 113.2 acres and to recover $1133.65 with interest and 2 percent attorney fees plus costs. sale of the described real estate and a 60 day summons period beginning after September 11 1898.
Notice that the assessment roll for Sub-sewer Pistmet No 2 Chehalis has been delivered to the city marshal. If not paid within two months from September 7, 1s, the assessments become delinquent with ten percent added and interest at ten percent per year plus costs. St W A Westover City Clerk dated Sept 7 Chehalis Wash.
Eastern trip ends for M and Mrs Al J Miller. Watches advertised include Crescent Steel at 16 50 Aggurton and Tracy at 13 40 PLS Burneyi at 7 50 Elgin and Wanham from 3 50 onward at Gyelman’s. Also lists Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials and endorsements from West Truax Waters Kinyan Myravin.
The writer examines lava flows and crater formation, noting lava as a slow creeping tube rather than a torrent. He explains Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea geography, describes local religious shifts near the volcano, and sketches Hawaii’s rugged topography, lava fields, and distant Kanalas vistas with remarks on Captain Cook’s death site visit.
In a discussion echoing the A wards and Topkins correspondence, scholars debate whether a god must be moral and absolute. The group is divided, one side calling the figure divine while others insist morality cannot bind a deity.
A narrative of Hawaii from Kamehameha I to the provisional government. It traces royal succession from Lunalilo to Kalakaua, notes foreign influence and Christian conversion, and describes population declines from war pestilence and disease, with reflections on civilization and Kanaka life.
A fragmentary tale from a Swiss hillside describes Queen ST ztoze wife of Louis Bonaparte seeking four leaf clover luck. The narrative blends royal exile with a humorous quest as health falters and a reader companion aids the search amid a dreamlike Alpine setting.
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment describes separating “btde shades” and lavender with pink, then a doctor noting a man’s defective eyesight despite passing exams. The speaker recalls sympathy, a railway trail joke, and the claim the engines know primary colors.
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