Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-08-05

land, Tuesday evening. TO worl, in III,
ship yard.
Orockery has gone up % per cent, bu
Emerson still pays $3.50 IL day at hi.
little saw mill.
Inc Scandinavians held very pleasant
ana successful ice cream festival at tbei,
church, last Saturday evening.
The postoflice at Copalis has beer
turned over to H.. G. Langley, postmaster
at the mouth Of the Copalis river.
DR.. Frary and family, Mrs. S. A. Hoap
Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Powell picnicked
at Grays Harbor City Wednesday.
Charley Britton, who was hurt in Geo
Davis logging camp two weeks ago, is
Still in the hospital, improving very
slowly.
The cable on one OF the carriages at
the N. w. l.. Co.'s mill broke Tuesday
afternoon, causing short shutdown Of
the mill.
sam Robinson returned last Friday
from trip through the Willamette val.
ley, Oregon. lie reports times very Quiet
in that section.
The steamer Annie Jane, plying be-
tween Grays harbor and the Queets river,
arrived here Tuesday with a load of fire
brick from the Queets.
The Hoquiam Manufacturing Co. has
received notice of so per cent advance
in the price OF glass. Another benefit OF
the tariff to the consumers.
Mrs. j. f. Soule and family, Mrs. O.
Il. Chase, OF Hoquiam, and Miss Matte
Ansley, Of Portland, went to Boon creek,
on North Beach, today, for two weeks
outing.
In the case OF the N. w. L. Co. VS.. N.
q. kaufman, for the recovery OF personal
property, before Justice Brodrick, con-
tinuance was taken in order to obtain
further evidence.
Chester A. Condor, president of the
Grays Harbor Townsite Co., arrived in
Hoquiam last Thursday. What for? We
presume to build a railroad to the great
Clondyke gold fields.
Robert Beggs is laid up with a badly
sprained leg, the result OF fall from a
bicycle. The injury, though serious, is
not thought to be permanent, and he ex-
to hn e.,
Joe Anderson, who was knocked in
sensible by falling on the sidewalk, at
Aberdeen, July Sd, has recovered from
the effects of the injuries and been dis
charged from the county hospital.
Several Of the ship carpenters en-
ployed at the shipyards here have gone
to Seattle to help build boats for the
Yukon river. This may cause some de-
lay in the building OF the steam schooner
at this place.
County Superintendent McKillip has
appointed |. Il. Cooper, director, and b.
S. Philbrick, clerk, of the Hoqulam
school district; the former to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Mr.. Crawford.
Capt Lawson is here, and will take
charge of the tug boat Printer, which is
being fitted up for sailing, and will be
loaded with lumber for San Francisco.
Capt. Lawson made a similar trip once,
on which the quickest time ever made by
this boat was accomplished,
A regular Corbett-Fitzsimmon scrap
at one OF our mills, the other day, re-
suited in a complete victory for the light
weight and favorite. 1t pays to remem-
Der that even workingman is man
and has some rights that should be re-
spected by so-called aristocracy.
James Smith, an employe at the N.
w. l.. Co.'s mill, was injured, about 2 p.
m. Wednesday, by pile of lumber fall
ing on him and badly bruising his back
and leg. He was taken to the st. David
hospital. Mr. Smith has a ranch on the
Wish kali river, where his family resides.
II. G. Ansley, formerly of this place,
whom the Seattle Post-Intelligencer re-
ported as being fatally injured by falling
into crevasse while descending Mount
Rainier, has returned to his home in
Portland. and says it was all mistake,
and that he intends scaling many more
high mountains.
Geo. II. Emerson and family returned
on Tuesday from a two weeks visit at
Ouiniaut lake. Mr. Emerson reports
having assembled the mountains at the
lake, where he got fine and distinct
view of Grays harbor and Damon's and
Peterson's points, Hoquiam, Aberdeen
and Cosmopolis.
S. A. Hoag is putting an addition Of
twenty feet on the rear OF his building
occupied as grocery store by Powell u
Ross. Owing to the increased demand
in trade which the widespread pros
perity has brought about by the passage
of the tariff bill more room is required
for business. We expect soon to see
additions to other business houses. God
save the Queen.
FROM COSMOPOIIS.
Mrs. James Marvin, OF Centralia, is
visiting her friends here. Mr.. and Mrs.