Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-01-17
COUNTY, STATE and GENERAL.
COUNTY HAPPENINGS,
FROM COSMOPOLIS,

Saturday.
Mr. Baker, of Elma, was in town on
the l4th inst.
Andrew Anderson, OF this place, leaves
for California today for his health.
Mrs. Harper was guest OF her sister,
Mrs. Pohgratz, a few days this week.
The gravel train is busy fixing up the
washou.s caused by the recent high
tides.
G. +. White, accompanied by his wife,
is doing business on the Sound this
week.
Last Friday night was the hardest
storm OF the season in this part OF the
country.
The new band saws have arrived for
the Grays Harbor Commercial Com.
pany's mill.
The Link shingle mill was closed down
one day last week, on account of no logs,
but is now running full blast again.
The Grays Harbor Commercial Com
pary is having about $4,000 circulars
printed at the Cosmopolis Enterprise to
send out all over the country, giving
prices on lumber and shingles.
Butcher Karshncr is erecting fine
large building on Front street, which he
will occupy with his meat market. 1t
has been needed for long time and will
be appreciated by his customers.
The water was the highest last Friday
and Salo, gay that il has ever been known
here. The Grays IIarbor Commercial
Company's mill was closed down on
those days, as its wharvcs were flooded.
The steamer Point Iona sailed from
here for San Francisco, sunday morning
at 10 10 O'Clock, with 236 900 feet OF lam
Der, go cases Of salmon, the balance of
the cargo from this port being made up
Of lath and pckets.
The passenger train could not get down
to Cosmopolis Saturday evening, on ac-
count OF the high water having weakened
the track, so we did not get any mail
until Monday morning, when the train
came from Ocosta.
Frank lIazcn went to Montcsano Sat
urday, January II, 1898, and proved up
on his presumption claim, section %,
township l6 north Of range s west. His
witnesses were Messrs. j. d. Campbell
and Caleb Tarlcton.
The trial of j. Cross against J. w.
Heron came off before Justice Of the
Peace Stanley Smith, at this place, last
Saturday, and resulted in judgment be-
ing rendered in favor of defendant in the
sum OF 81 .45 and costs.
II. G. Converse, head book-keeper in
the Grays IIarbor Commercial Com
pany's store, started Saturday morning
for San Francisco, on a vacation. He
went to Portland, Ore. by the N. p. II.
r. and from there by steamship to
Frisco
r. f. Rogers expects to go on the road
next Friday or Saturday in the interest |
Of the mill at this place. 1t is our
opinion that Supt. White could no; have
selected Il better man, as Mr.. Rogers is
IN old hand at the lumber business and |
thoroughly understands his work. 1t is
our loss and the company's gain. Sue
cess 80 with you, Mr.. Rogers.
One OF our citizens concluded to 70 out
and get an elk. lie went by wav of |
North river and met man who was |
after the same kind Of game, SO together
they struck out on some fresh tracks and |
were so interested with the bright pros
poets ahead that they did not notice the
approach of night until it was so dark
that they could not follow the tracks any
longer. and feeling somewhat tired and |
hungry concluded they would camp
They had taken few slices of bread and
all that was need was fire, SO they laid |
down the lunch and in all earnest went |
about to find some dry wood (which was
not very plentfuD to start the fire. The
faithful dog, having the same tired and
hungry feeling, walked up to the small
lunch and proceeded to devour it. When |
the hungry hunters returned with dry |
wood and seeing the last mouthful of
their only food disappearing they we're at
once more tired and hungry than ovor
They, however, proceeded TO build fire
and make the best Of their deplorable |
without food, tent or blankets,
until the welcome daylight appeared, |
when elk tracks were forgotten and foot
tracks were retracked homeward. The |
elk, we suppose, are still ON their way
up the mountain.