Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-30
COUNTY ITEMS.

FROM HOQUIAM.
Bert Lemly left for the Sound Saturday
to renew his study OF dentistry.
James Gleason, of Satsop, was IN town
Monday last selling the products of his
dairy.
Miss Matte Ainsley left Hoquiam Sat
uraay for her home in Portland Or, after
a two months visit with her friends.
F. l., and G. 4. Morgan left Saturday
for term OF school at the Portland Uni
versty. The former will take course
in law.
\ break OF belt tightener on one OF
the main belts caused the N. W. Lumber
Co.'S mill to shut down last Saturday
afternoon.
Arthur Erickson, employed at the n.
W. Lumber Co.'S mill, had the misfor
tune to get his foot quite badly bruised
by heavy slab falling upon it Tuesday
morning.
On the 9th inst. the mail schedule to
Markham, Ocosta and Westport was
changed to Il thrice week service. Run.
ming to those places on Mondays, Wedn-
esdays and Fridays.
l.. II. Harlow, employed in the N. w.
Lumber Co.'s mill, got his hand caught
between the end OF board and plat
form, last Thursday, cutting two fingers
and decorating the back OF his hand very
severely.
G. 7. Reuter- started Monday for his
copper find near Fish lake, in the Cas-
cade mountains. He will employ force
OF men and develop The vein sufficient to
determine whether they have paying
proposition or not.
Emmett Mailer, after spending the har-
vest season in the Spokane and Walla
Walla country, returned Monday. He
says he would rather work in the saw
mill for $3.50 per day than take his
chances in that country this winter.
Frank Roberts returned Monday even
ing from Walla Walla, where he has
been for the last three months. He re-
ports the farmers there quite jubilant
over their good crops and good prices
this season republican prosperity, you
know.
Harry Under, Oscar Olsen and four
others have purchased the Annie Jane, a
sloop OF eleven tons burden with seven
horse power gasoline engine, that former
" piled between the Queets river and
Hoauiam. They will increase her power
to about twenty-five horse, and next
spring will sail for the golden shores OF
the Yucon.
AL. Kuhn, the owner Of heavy interests
in seven mining companies and over thir-
tv mines in the Rossland district, has
engaged passage on the new and elegant
steamship Delaware, which sails from
Boston, Mass, for st. Michael's next
spring, touching at Seattle about May
LIST. He will help put together the steel
bottomed river steamer that will be
brought from the east on the Delaware to
the mouth of the Yukon, and then on
that boat he will plough his way through
the icy waters to the very heart OF the
gold region. While in that part OF the
world he will plumber the earth OF a large
portion of its riches, and return to civil
| ;y,t;o, a Golf made man
Owing TO the dilatory action of the city
council ut Aberdeen in granting the rail
road franchise through that city, the roat
to Hoquiam was not completed in time
to allow the Boston Boomers to reacl
here i'm Their luxurious palace car las
Sunday by 1890 a. IN. However, the,
got there just the same by chartering
plain, every day omnibus and now Ho
ouiam ranks as one of the leading cite
OF Washington, in having met and de
feated the small but mighty bean eaters
They we're honored with an audience
second to none in western Washington
outside OF Tacoma and Seattle, either il
numbers or enthusiasm. Everybody
seemed satisfied with everybody excep
the pitcher. She is still quandary
Great and wise heads assert that she is
"she," while others just as great and jus
as wise as strongly affirm that she is
che" However it may be, for youn
and tender creature she surely pitches
mighty ball. The catcher, being a mar