Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-12-31
FROM UOQUIAM.

FROM UOpUIAM.
Leo +. Staffan left for Rossand, B. c.,
Monday.
Mrs. j. w. Reed is expected home from
Oregon this week.
J. A. Sells will move his family to
the county seat Saturday.
Miss butcher spent part OF the week in
Montcsano, visiting friends.
N. Il. Stewart, from Grass Valley,
Cal, is the guest of the family OF &. w.
France.
The Masonic and Eastern Star lodges
had a joint installation OF officers Mon
day night.
The school fair was a success in all
respects, about 1925 being cleared for the
piano fund.
FROM PORTER.
Mr.. Boyer is busy putting logs in the
river.
Mr.. Pease and family are visiting at
Steilacoom at present.
Mrs. Mallory is visiting her parents at
Black River junction.
The single mill at this place will start
up again in about one month.
Mr.. McMasters and son, George, ar
rived home last Saturday night.
c. o. Butler had some specimens of
gold in bottle that he found in the hills
near here.
The people OF Porter and vicinity have
Il good literary and debating society,
which meets every Friday night.
There will be an entertainment in the
Episcopal church at this place, New
Years eve. for the benefit OF the organ
fund.
From Hoquiam washinetonlan:
The big mill Is nearing completion and
the sound Of the big whistle will soon be
heard. The people have been waiting
Il long time for it and it will be most
pleasant so.nd.
The black sand OF our beach may prove
much more valuable than gold mine.
Parties have taken quantities and smelted
it and found that it makes the fnest-iron
in the world. Specimens have been sent
here to Capt. Erickson and Sam Rowe
with information that it is liable to lead
to large smelter being erected at Ho-
quiam for the reduction OF sand.
From Montesano Vidette:
j. j. Lee, state veterinary surgeon, was
in Porter the first OF the week, where he
killed four horses which were attacked
with CHAMBERS.
r. l.. Morgan was in from NORTH. River
this week and states that number Of
ranchers there are already preparing for
logging operations, now that the jam is
out and they can get their logs to market.
There is Il large amount OF fine timber
tributary to the river, which is described
by experienced men as the finest logging
stream in The state. The stream is mar
row with high banks and there are no
low places or islands OH which logs can
be chung up" after they are once started.
The North river valley should receive
large addition to its population, now that
settlers can sell the timber while clearing
their land.
A. G. Little, who is prominent cam
didate for the Office OF state fish com.
missioner, returned last Saturday from
trip to the Sound, where he had been
| feeling the pulse OF the next legislature
in regard to matters pertaining to the
fish industry. One object was the secur-
ing of an appropriation to build the fish
hatchery authorized by the last legisla-
ture to be built on the Chehalis river.
Another object was to secure legislation
which would prohibit the use OF the
destructive trap-net, which has nearly
ruined the once great industry OF stur.
geon fishing on the Columbia. Mr.. Little
thinks the chances are good for securing
both OF these. While he thinks that
ECONOMY" will be the cry in the next
legislature, he does not believe it will
adopt the 'pennv wise, pound foolish"
policy.