The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-29
ABERDEEN NEWS.
New Armory for Company K-The City
Electi0n--Many Local improvements.

New Armory for Company K-Tho City
Eiection-Many Local improvements. &
ABERDERN, Nov 2S-isp cial I--Tne contract
for the Armory hall, to be built in this city By
Johnston 4 Finch for Company K, N. G. W..
has been let, . d work viii be mmenced next
Monday. The building is 70 b. 50xlo5 feet, two
stories high, well 1,i shed throus h out aud will
cos compiets. 5000
Toe following named have been nominated
Tor c0ur linen Ia this city Ior the ems ling
term: First ward, Thomas Trethrske. s. JWnise,
William Anstie; 6ee0ad ward, q. Scott rhonss,
J. A. Taft. kugene Fra lce. c,nvention vii
be held tonight for thu purpose OF nosninaffn :
the mayor, health ofier, . ,1ssor aud treasurer.
Much interest Is taken III this electi,n, as the
uncti wilt have the expenditure of $4,000 1, r
water-wcrEa, besides q very large amount for
street. improvements There Is also Q 6xht for
the treaturer's on e, presumably because this
money ID to be handled. There will DO two or
three tickets in the field. all non-part san, and
on personal merits. Peculiar - it may seem,
! the recent Chinese troubles here viii have some
inhn.nce in this election. ANY man-lf any
there b known to hold any sym patty for the
Chinese will be bitterly fought By portion Of
the voters, Though no nominations will be made
in that interest
Wishkah Lodge. No. a, K. Of p. gave Z bali
and supper last night ct the Sargent hotel. Ex.
cursiun boats were run from eli the river anu
harbor towns, and . large crowd was in attend.
anca Every one present spent pleasant even
ing. and this, the first entertainment given here
BY the KING =. was voted grand success.
w. g. Hopkins secretary and treasurer Of the
West Aberdeen Land and Improvement Com.
pany, left yesterday for an Eastern trip, for
the purpose Of advertising the many ivaata es
possesaei by the Gays harbor country In gen.
eral. and Aberdeen In particular. The company
which M Hopk ms represents IL composed Of
some Of the wealtniest men In the state, Or,
Boob, the millionaire, being vice president, an
a. ]. West, one of the heaviest laad Wners in
the county, 10 president Mr.. W, ct owns one Of
the large mills in tails city, Lesides number OF
blocks Of city property which IL wsn bu 1t mp.
The company has . large force of men at
work on the construction of = sawmill OF $780,
QUO daily capacity. This will be the iarg ut mil
on the hafbor. aud valuable addition to Aber.
deems industrie& In audit on TO this the COM
pany will ~, in = large foundry and m .chine
shops, which will employ from fifty to seventy.
I'VE men, also . band-saw mill and shingle ma
chine.
Plans have been ordered for new city hall.
which will be built here this winter The buiia.
Ing Will contain offices for the various city on
ciale. and engine 70 ms for the fre department
COUNCILMAN Koehler has let the con. tract for {
large two-stoiy building, 50 ct front, on Huron
street, and . large forcs Of men are tusy at
work on the frame. Tue building viii cost
about s. 900.
Cornelius Driscoll. OF Seattle, grand past com.
mander Of the Knights Templar, 10 in the city.
81 Is assisting De M0lay commandery In con.
ferring the Kuight Tempar degree Mr. Dr.scoll
says that the equipments OF this lodge ara sxc.
cnd to mono on the G At