Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-03-10
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sources.
ANOTHER NEWS DISSEMINATION
Gold Excitement Rife-G A. r. Want
Grounds-Other Notes of
Importance.
COUNTY

Democratic primaries will be held Nav
IA, and the county convention May 81.
The Montesano Democratic club has
recommended Editor RAIDER for county
organizer.
The petition for a bridge over the
Chehals at Wynooche has about four
hundred Signatures.
Levi Shurlock, OF Copalis, was exam.
ined last Wednesday, for Il pension, by
the examining board.
II. d. Weyer writes from Tumwater
that his company will locate their shinge
mill at Porter.-Vidette.
S. M. Heath, Esq, is candidate for
nomination for the Office OF county attor-
ney.-Hoquiam Tribune.
The railroad station at Montesano was
burglarized last week to the tune OF $7S.
The safe was blown open.
The Hoquiam Dramatic club has new
play in preparation with which it pro-
poses to delight the people soon.
Chester IL. Warner and g. l.. Sharp
stein, tide land commissioners, will visit
the Grays harbor region in about week.
F. NJ. Peterson is making preparations
TO build lsrge hotel at the point and
will commence work ON the building
soon.
From County Treasurer Carter we learn
that about $4,000 of taxes have been
collected, leaving about $40, 900 yet to
collect.
The Ocosta board OF trade held meet
ing Tuesday night and took preliminary
steps toward the celebration of Grays
harbor centennial.
A newspaper will begin publication at
Westport Beach about the first of April,
with Mr.. Thompson, late of the Stella
COON News, in charge.
The county treasurer states that large
number of inquiries are now coming in
from Eastern capitalists regarding the
sale of school district bonds.
Robert Hunter, rancher living near
Copalis, has been quite sick recently,
and his neighbors have kindly turned
out, looked after his stock and done
everything possible to tighten his afflic-
tion.
Two gentlemen from Aberdeen have
found a gold mine ihree-quarters of
mile east from our school house. They
have been prospecting since last August,
and will spend $1,000 testing the ORE
South Union Note in Elma Chronicle.
Services have been held at the Cosmop-
oils M. E. church the past week, Mr..
Cosper, from Montesano, conducting the
services one night, and Rev. T. W. But
Ter, of Aberdeen. several nights. The
meetings have done great deal OF good.
The leap year party at the residence of
J. L. Lyons, at Cosmopolis, on Monday
night was decided success. The thirteen
young ladies Of that TOW n had pity on the
boys, as not single engagement has yet
been announced as a result Of the party.
Thomas A. Ray OF Elma says there is
quite an excitement over the mines on
the Mox Chehalis. He had sample of
the ore assayed which yielded "a per cent
of iron. Great excitement prevails over
the find, and claims are being rapidly
saken.-Democrat
Sergeant Marsh, in company with J.
N. Loche, made this Office friendly
call last week. Mr.. Marsh was asso-
ciated with the O'Neill expedition, and
is one OF the best posted men in the
northwest on the Quiniault and Olym-
pic regions. He will soon 60 on pros
pecting tour on the Doswallips river,
which empties into Hoods canal. Mr..
Marsh is enthusiastic in regard to the
region about Quiniaull lake, and predicts
that it will prove to be the richest region
in Western Observation-Disclosures.
The Soldiers Pacific Reunion associa-
ton is arranging to secure permanent
grounds for the purpose OF holding their
annual reunions, and that propositions
from generous owners of suitable land, to
donate the same to the association for
their use for such annual reunions would
be thankfully received. 1t is the desire
of the association to secure grounds near
the ocean beach, and it is also the inten
ton Of the association to improve the
ground with permanent and suitable