Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-03-17
ROUND The COUNTY
Fresh Pick-Ups From the County
News Disseminators.
MANY MINING CLAIMS FILED
Medal For Mrs White-Polson Not a
charlottesville of the Hunt
Road-Fire at Ocosta.
COUNTY.

Work mas begun on the Montesanor race
track.
Porter has now a shingle mill and box
factory ready for business.
The county commissioners have decd-
ed there is urgent need of roadway and
bridge across the narrows of South bay.
If you can't speak good word for your
town keep your mouth shut, it is the peo-
pie who are at fault, not the town.-Elma
Chronicle.
Mr.. Painter, of Chehalis, spoke on
temperance at Cosmopolis two evenings
last week and secured about 100 signers
to the pledge.
The resignation of +. r. Bankhage as
justice of the peace for Grays Harbor
precinct has been accepted by the county
commissioners.
Miss Ellis, Of Aberdeen, was in the
city Wednesday making application for
citizenship papers. she being Canadian
by birth.-Vidette.
The county is building seventy-fve-
foot bridge across the Johns river at
Markham when will be boon the set
tiers in that vicinity.
Mrs. Edward White has been pre-.
sented with a handsome gold medal by
the Portland, Or, chamber OF commerce
for her bravery at the Ferndale wreck
Rev. Reville, of Kansas, has been ap-
pointed to the Hoquiam charge of the
M. E. Church, and is expected to arrive
here with his family this week.--Tribune.
Lewis & Cooks sash and door factory
at Ocosta was destroyed by fire last
Thursday morning. The origin of the
fire is unknown. Loss $4,000 No insur-
ance.
The mining excitement in this region
is growing more intense daily. Every
man you meet has pocket full of speci-
mems, and claims are being located by
the wholesale.-Elma Chronicle.
April is set aside by the county COM
missioners as a day for public hearing on
the necessity of a bridge across Chuhalis
river from where gravel road touches the
river near the Northern Pacific dock at
Wynooche.
William Murray, who has located an
iron mine near Elma says Of his find: 1 |
had it thoroughly tested and the returns
are 63 per cent iron, or 1860 pounds solid |
iron to the ton, carrying percentage OF
1902 in gold.
MIR. Alex. Poison, of Hoquiam, wishes
it distinctly understood that he is neither
in the hands OF his friends or enemies
that he is not candidate for the Office of
assessor or any other office, reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Porter cornet band is practicing
and is progressing rapidly. The leader
Mr.. Ford, is rejoicing over the advent of
an eight pound girl who was born on the
18th OF February. Her birthdays will be
few and Tar between.-Vidette.
Mineral claims have been filed in the
auditors Office by James Lewis, w.
Rust, W. P. Rice, r.. Sherwood, d. d.
and W. I'll. Calkins, w. S. Grant, and
B. f. Johnstan, Of Aberdeen. The claims
are located in the eastern part of this
county, in township IS, range 5 west,
three miles east of Elma, and the claim
ants are confident they have struck it
rich.-Elma Chronicle.
Chas. E. Sears, of Walla Walla, chief
engineer for the Oregon & Washington
Territory railroad, known as the Hunt
system, was in Hoquiam Tuesday ON
business connected with the road. Mr..
Sears stated that the United States court
had set the sale Of the Hunt road to take
place on April |, and in all probability
Jim Hill would get control of the system.
w. S. Ladd, of Portland, one of Hunts
creditors, is also interested in the sale.
Mr. Laid has large property interests on
the north side of Grays harbor. Tribune.
Colonel Milroy who is now in charge of
the poor farm, states that the majority Of
people have an erroneous idea as to the
character OF the land-many believing it
to be either entirely unfit for cultivation
or OF very poor quality. This is entirely
wrong, according to his statement. He
has carefully examined the soil, and finds
that about thirty acres of the farm is the
finest of rich bottom land that cannot be
excelled in the county. The balance is
bench land and suitable for fruit raising