Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-12-15
cHEHAL1s COUNTY HAPPENINGS

CHEHALIs COUNTY HAPPENINGS.
From Ocosta Pioneer:
The Johns River shingle mill shipped
10000 shingles to Kansas City last week.
Hubbard shipped his team in from Alb
erdeen and is now doing hauling for Wat
ton.
Jerry Gillen and Duncan Little have q
contract for getting out shingle bolts on
the Johns river.
Alex. Poison received new steam
winch this week for use in his logging
camp on Andrews creek where he has
now some twenty men at work.
From The washingtonian:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. MCGEE rejoice in
a new baby boy, born Dec. I'd.
N. P. Willis and wife are the proud
parents of boy, now about two weeks
old.
J. L. Davis ("Link') is now captain of
the Typhoon, and he is one Of the best
shippers on the Harbor.
Tug Traveller will soon go to San Fran.
cisco, for overhauling and general repairs,
and the Printer will then again take her
place on Grays Harbor.
Alex. Poison steamer, the Thistle, was
launched last week, and appears to be a
very trim and handy little craft. AS
convenience in his logging business,
Alex. we'll says, 'Thistle do"
The big Hoquiam mills are still making
additions and improvements. The log
carriages, and tracks are being length
ened, and soon they will be able to cut
timbers up to $50 feet in length
Schooner Arago is loading at the N. w.
L. Co. Is big mill, and part Of her cargo
consists of some more monster timbers
for the big dredger building at San Fran
cisco. There are some pieces ninety to
ninety. five feet in length and some that
are two feet square.
VIM. Murray, the prospector, appears
to have discovered very valuable iron
deposit, near Elma. Some most extra
ordinary and flat!ering reports are heard
regarding it, and we hope that all may be
more than true. Thers's good deposit
of limestone close by here, and snug
port for iron works, etc.
Some novices took the sloop War Eagle
down the Harbor last week-or the sloop
took them-or the Tillie took both, and
as heavy weather prevailed the next
night all hands went ashore at Ocosta
and the sloop went adrift, finally ground
ing in the north bay. Nose Freeland
boarded her and stayed with her until
the waves and storm subsidized, then
patching hole in her hull, piloted her
back to Hoquiam. He claims $75 as
salvage.
The union sailors made another attempt
to visit the non-union crew on the
schooner Eureka, but, as they were in
formed that their vicinity YVES "picketed"
and well armed, determined to fight il
necessary, the job was given up and
order reigned once more on the water
front. The Eureka sailed with her non.
union crew on Tuesday.
From vidette:
Mrs. Forrest Bell, of Aberdeen, is the
guest of Mrs. E. C. Story.
The plans Of 9. H. Fenner for 14O-
foot bridge across Williams creek have
been adopted by the commissioners.
We have it on good authority that
Treasurer-Elect Lewis has offered the
position of deputy to D. R. Jones, who
has accepted the offer.
A contract has been made by the city
council with the Stetson Manufacturing
company to run the city's electric light
plant for five years at a compensation Of
$3.50 month. This will give Montesano
an all night service.
James Gleeson, ST., has just shipped a
bundle of oats East to be exhibited at
the Worlds fair. They averaged eight
and one-half feet in length. Mr.. Gleason
proposes to keep Chehalis county at the
front Of the Washington display.
J. A. McGillicuddy, undoubtedly the
best timber cruiser in the county, says
that there is single section of land on
South bay with enough cedar on it to
keep all the shingle mills in the county
busy cutting for the next ten years.
A petition is being circulated by the
citizens Of Oakville for bridge across the
Chehalis river at the most favorable point
between the mouth of Garrard creek and
Sicman's ford.
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