Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-04-19

Sunday evening.
The singing class will not meet next
Saturday night, but will meet Sunday
morning. The members expect to take
their dinner and have pleasant time, as
that will be the last meeting of this term.
! FROM MoNrEsANo.
Prof. r. E. Bryan is teaching Il term
of school in the Woods district, east Of
town.
Mr.. Abbott, Wynooche farmer, has
rented his place and moved to Mon
tesano.
Some Of our people are hopeful OF bet
ter times ere long. With the wonderful
resources of this country it is folly to
prophesy ruin and bankruptcy. All sec
tons Of the universe are passing through
the same ordeal as we. One thing is
sure: complaining and kicking at every
imaginary cause OF our misfortunes will
not mend matters in the least.
The Satsop Creamery Company has
just placed separator in the building
erected for them Ey the farmers, west Of
town. We understand they will begin
work next Monday. This will prove 4
vertable boon to the farmers, affording
them a sure, cash return for their milk
ana at the same time saving 4 vast
amount OF hard work incurred in butter
making.
| An important business deal was con-
summated the past week in which the
Bank Of Montesano was purchased by
w. A. Dckey and others. AS to whether
the First National Bank and the Bank OF
Montesano will be merged into one, your
correspondent is not advised. The Bank
Of Montesano has by honorable dealings
won the respect OF every one. 1t is to be
regretted that the obliging cashier, Mr..
Gilkey, has severed his connection with
the bank.
From Elma Eagle.
w. II. Campbell will erect Il cedar mill
on the T. A. Ray place, north OF town, in
the near future.
The Reynolds & Ray Manufacturing
Company have run out about $4,000 feet
OF beveled cedar siding and are now wait
ing on lumber.
Ex.State Superintendent Il. B. Bryan
began three months term of school in
the Wood district, at Satsop, Monday.
We cerainly think that district is en-
titled to congratulations.
Joseph Anderson has Il brass token
about the size OF a quarter-dollar which
he found on the river bank. On one side
in the center is the picture Of a beaver.
around which are the words "Northwcst-
ern Company, and OH the reverse is a
vignette OF John Jacob Astor, above which
date, 1920.
From Montesano Vidette:
Nearly three thousand dollars Of the
delinquent taxes of 1891 and 1892 were
collected during the quarter ending
March 81.
County Treasurer Lewis informs us
that the total tax collections for 1893 up
to April 1st were little over $4,000, or
not quite fifty per cent. OF the entire
amount.
County warrants on the general fund,
ordered drawn at the last session OF the
| r.I &c sousC "a
ready for delivery on Wednesday OF next
week.
The city has contracted with j. N.
Baker for 10000 feet OF three-inch plank,
with the privilege OF taking $4,000 more,
at 81 per thousand, delivered, for the pur-
pose of e-planking the long bridge. The
first order will a little more than hall
cover the bridge, and if it is found posi-
BILE to do so, the balance will be covered.
Robert Milroy has been appointed gov
eminent weigher CT nails, and will soon
report for duty. lie will probably be put
on the Tacoma Ocosta route. 1t will
take about thirty days to do the work,
and is done before the renewal of con-
tracts by the government in order to
make an estimate of the amount OF mail
carried.
From Washington Economist:
Nothing definite has been done toward
the consolidation OF the Bank OF Monte
sano and the First National Bank, so we
are informed by w. A. Dickey.
Floyd Bush and Tug Graham drove to
Puyallup Sunday. They will return in
few days with some horses which they
went for.
The Populist county central committee
met at Satsop last Saturday afternoon
and made ARRANGEMENTS for opening the