Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-10-06
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Commissioners court is in session
Old papers for sale at the HERALD
Office.
Mrs Van der Steen returned TO Ia
coma Friday.
Cassimeres worth 20c per yard only
Sc. at |. harris & Sons.
Hoquiam celebrated the arrival of its
, first railroad train Saturday
Daniel Gilies and son Archie visited
friends at Elma over Sunday.
A car load OF machinery for the West
ern Cooperage Co. works arrived Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carey visited the
parents OF Mrs. Carey at Elma during
the week.
Mrs. j. w. Divilbiss has, finally. re-
ceiyed the appointment OF postmaster at
Montesano
The Montesano Nidette is advertised
for sale by the executrx OF the estate Of
Jas. w. Divlbiss on Monday next at
public auction.
County Commissioner Mcintyre was
in the city Sunday night on his way to
the county seat.
G. r. Bell, J. A. Hood and Geo. A.
Black went to Montesano Saturday to at
tend meeting of the Republican county
central committee.
A land slide on the bluf east OF town
caused slight delay in the arrival Of the
train Friday evening.
W. E. Miller, representing the whole.
sale paper house Of H. N. Richmond Co.,
had business in the city Tuesday.
John Dsmitio, one of the leading farm
ers OF Elma, visited his brother, MIR. A .
Damitio, several days during the week.
Samuel Shapley, Of Oakville, came
down to Aberdeen Friday to see his son.
who is mate on the steamer Fulton,
which was loading for San Francisco.
Mrs. |. Crawford is remodellng her
building on the corner OF Hume and II
streets. The lower floor will be arranged
to accommodate three families while the
upper floor will be used for lodgings.
Henry Klein. brother of Mrs. A.
Reinboth, accompanied by his wife and
child is visiting the Pacific coast for the
first time. Mr.. Klein has recently re.
tired from business at Amboy, Illinois,
and after spending couple of weeks
visiting his sister will visit the prominent
cities OF the coast on his return.
Auditor Sells has procured patent
automatic tax calculator that is wonder
in its way II calculates tax roll extern
sions, at any rate, with accuracy and
lightning like rapidity, saving seventy
five per cent OF the labor cost in figuring
the tax rolls. He has also introduced
current expense register in his office
which greatly simplifies the county book
keeping. BY turning to the proper page
the expense Of the county, for any and
all purposes, can be found in an instant,
instead of having to wade through scores
of books and papers.
A fire alarm was rung at 5 80 Friday
evening. It was occasioned by smoke
issuing from the city Jail and the cry Of
fire from a prisoner, who had narrow
escape from premature cremation. Henry
Huinphry had been locked up in the
morning for being d. d. and had laid down
while smoking cigarette the butt Of
which, on being thrown away, fell on
some blankets which were on the floor.
The prisoner, who had fallen asleep, was
awakened by the smt Ike of several pair of
burning blankets and a mattrass. His
cries attracted notice and in few min
utes the Jail was opened and the fire ex-
tingushed with the Babcock machine.
IIumphry was fined s. and costs the
next day by Judge Andrews.