Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-01-30

Floyd Bush went to Olympia Monday
and made final proof on his timber claim.
Postmaster Clark this week added a
larger revolving newspaper case to the
general delivery department.
If the person who found the navy blue
coat and black stiff hat last Monday
morning will leave them at Bachelor
saloon he will confer favor upon the
owner and be rewarded.
Deputy Sheriff Whitney came down
from Montesano Tuesday to serve the
attachment papers in case OF Thompson
vs.. Blackwell and Fogerty, and while
here took in the Clusters at the opera
house.
At the earnest aud oftimes repeated
request Of many residents OF Aberdeen,
Rev. S. Alonzo Bright, d. D., will on
Monday, February 8, begin a series OF
talks to the "Laboring Men," A cordial
invitation is extended to this large
majority Of our citizens to be present
at these talks. Everyone welcome.
Services begin promptly at 7 80 p. m.
The law points Of the Mason-C Cross con.
test were argued Tuesday before Judge
Irwin. Mr.. Cross motion to quash the
writ, upon the ground that under the
common law such action could not be
maintained, was denied, the Judge hold.
ing to his former decisions that the stat.
ute was sufficiently clear, and therefore
governed. The case will be tried on it's
merits Saturday.
We take pleasure in calling to the
attention Of his many friends in this city,
that Rev. A. J. Joslyn will occupy the
pulpit Of the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday at II a. NJ. Sacrament OF
the Lords Supper administered at the
close OF the sermon. Mr.. Joslyn should
be greeted by full house in this his old
home. The subject in the evening will
be, "What is Man,"
John Thorpe died yesterday morning
at his brothers. residence on G street, OF
Bright's disease, aged 6S. He came tc
this part of the country fourteen years
ago. residing up the Wishkah river until
last spring, when he came to Aberdeen
He was unmarried. The funeral services
were held in the Methodist church at 1C
O'Clock this morning and the remains
inferred in the new cemetery.
The fifth annual ball of the Aberdeen
Fire Department, which will occur on
Saturday evening, February %, promises
to surpass all former efforts of the fire.
men in the way OF social enjoyment. All
arrangements for it's complete success
are being made; the Aberdeen Orches-
ira, the best musical organization in
Southwestern Washington, will furnish
music, and the several committees will
be alert to their respective duties, so that
none will regret having attended.
The Good Templars elected the follow
ing officers for TIE ensuing term at their
meeting last Friday evening: CHIEF
templar, Mary Mcneil; vice templar,
Mabel Downs; secretary, Ada Lawrence
financial secretary, VIM. Dilley; treas
urer, Myrtle Barrett; chaplain, G. L.
Hilton; marshal, Chas. Borden; guard,
Essie Lewis; sentinel, T. P. Roe. They
initiated four new members. Company
A came out ahead in the credit system
and therefore will eat cake at Company
BIS expense week from tomorrow night.
New carpets, 2 and 3-ply, ar
rived at Kauf1nan's; prices from
IS ceuts up; they are world-beat-
ers and finer than silk.
Mr.. NJ. Herrick, an experienced can.
neryman from The Dalles, Oregon, has
been in the city this week, in relation to
the new cannery proposition, and has
been in consultation with the Fisher
mans Uuion and number Of the citi-
zens. The deal has not progressed far
enough to warrant giving out the details,
which were explained to the HERALD
last evening, but there is fair prospect
Of its being contaminated. Mr.. Herrick
left for his home this morning, expecting
to return in about two weeks, to then
close up the matter if possible.
Some bargains in real estate are of.
fered on the fourth page.
The school board will meet Saturday
to determine whether there snail be six
or seven months of school. The board
had expected to have seven months this
year, and there was enough money in the
1895 special fund for that purpose, but
the county treasurer having used $500 Of
it to pay interest ON the school districts
bonds does not leave sufficient for thu
length of school this year. 1t is thought
however, that a resolution by the board
instructing the treasurer to return that
amount to the special fund from the
general fund will overcome the difficulty
Get your milk at the Pioneer Dairy, i
you want good milk and good meaure.
The Whatcom Reveille, in speaking o.
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