Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-04-14
ROUND The COUNTY
Fresh Pick-Ups. From the County
News DisseminatOrS.
SOUTH BAY TO HAVE BRIDGE
Road to be Surveyed Between Aber-
deem and Montesano-Newsy
Notes Newly Noted.

w. P. Eshom, OF Sharon, announces
himself az a candidate for assessor.
The discovery OF mine containing tin
and silver is reported between Gate City
and Oakville.
Even the Oakvlle small boy carries
specimens of quartz bearing rock in his
pockets.-Globe.
f F. ohinabarger has announced him
self as candidate for county superintend-
en-, of schools, subject to the Democratic
county convention.
A car load Of ash timber was shipped
from here this week to the Western Bas-
ket and Manufacturing Company at San
Francisco.-Elma Chronicle.
The county commissioners have de-
cided not to build the bridge over the
Chehalis between Montesano and Wy
nooche, owing TO lack of funds.
An Indian boy, 4 year old, tie son OF
Jim cquatson, was drowned in the Satsop
river Sunday. The body was recovered
the 70 lowing day.
The following applicants for pensions
were examined Wednesday by the exam
lining board in Montesano: Joseph n.
Locke, Of Montesann; James Coyle and
G. J. Mclaughlin, of Aberdeen.
Two hobos stole the Gate City BARRIERS
L., Il
made them pungle at the point of a
revolver. Evidently there were razors
a fyin' in de air. "-Oakville Globe.
1t take eleven deputies to make the
assessment this year while only six were
used last year. This increase becomes
necessary, we suppose, by reason OF a
useless census that must be taken.-
Democrat
The North river settlers sent delega-
ton to the meeting of the county com
missioners last Monday to protest against
building a bridge across the Chehalis
river at Montesano before road is pro-
vided by which the bridge can be
reached.-Elma Chronicle.
The county commissioners have de-
cided that bridge across the narrows of
South Bay was public necessity, and
ordered that bridge with draw of fifty
feet be built across said narrows, and also
approaches thereto on either side by
elevated roadway across the tide fats.
Quite little breeze has been raised in
the Methodist church over the admission
of Mrs. r. f. Lewis to membership in
that congregation. 1t is not yet certain
how the matter will terminate. We
understand some of the members threaten
to withdraw if she is admitted.-Monte-
sano Democrat.
On Saturdays mail the contracts signed
by the company, arrived for the signature
of the officers of the Business Mems Club,
which assures Montesano of a single
mill Of capacity of 10000 shingles per
day OF ten hours each. The contracts
will be promptly signed and forwarded.
Democrat.
Mrs. james Kelley narrowly escaped
severe injury Wednesday morning. While
kindling the fire with kerosene the can
exploded, burning he: fingers and scorch-
ing her hair, and damaging the carpet.
She extinguished the fire ON her clothes
with some difficulty. 1t was u narrow
escape for herself as well as the building.
-Montesano Vidette.
Rollie Langdon, Of Montesano, arrived
in Elma Thursday from Wenatche, where
he has been sill &c last March. He SAYS
the rush to the Okanogan country is
wonderful, averaging about fifty men per
day. Laborers are very plentiful, wages
81 per day, board $5.25 per week. Mr.
Langdon thinks that country will be full
of "broke" men the coming summer
Chronicle.
Surveyor G. II. Fenner has been EN-.
ployed Ivy the county commissioners to
make a survey OF the county road be-
tween Montesano and Aberdeen, show
ing what portion Of the county road has
Deen taken by the Tacoma, Olympia &
Grays Harbor railroad and furnish All
estimate OF the cost of building a good
and sufficient road in lieu of the road
taken by said railroad company for their
right of way.