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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29
Eawaii's r"stai Savings Banks
Continued on page cight.)

II vail has irr twelve yea,s maintained
a system oi put tai savings banks. They
are suited to tn" needs OF the country and
are cor reepondi Ily popular, the deposits
at the pressed ii ne amounting to some
thing like $l,002 900, or about SO per
capita ot the island population. The re-
port of the Hawaiian commission recon-
mends the abolition OF the system appar-
emily I, + no other reason than that it is
not in harmony with the present postal
system in the United States. What re-
cessity there is for enforcing harmony or
uniformity in the case is not strikingly
evident. There are great many points
OF administration yet to be discovered, as
our governmental relations with our new
dependencies shall take form, which can
not and ought not yet awhile to be made
uniform with what we are accustomed to
, in the States. Furthermore, if uniformity
in the conduct of posta' matters is de-
sired, Hawaii is in this instance distinctly
in advance OF the United States, and it
would be far better to at once devise a
postal savings bank system for the nation
and all its dependencies than to set Ha.
wall back in the scale OF progress in order
to bring her postal system down to the
present lower level OF OR own.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29
T. LIMA

From Elma Chronicle.
Mrs. Geo. Perkins and daughter went
to Aberd en- Thursday evening to spend
Christmas.
Miss Mamie Eaton returne last Fri
day from Matlock and Shelton where she
had been visiting.
The Misses Gertrude Gillies and Paul
inc Jones went to Aberdeen Wednesday
evening for a short visit.
Miss Pearl Combes, who has been at
tending the State University at Seattle,
came home Thursday evening to spend
the holiday vacation with her parents.
Mrs. X. II. Moore, principal of the
Wenatchee schools, is spending her holt
day vacation with her daughter, Mrs. w.
A. Combes, of this city. Mrs. Moore
has been threatened for some time with
the loss OF the use OF one OF her arms.
We are pleased to note that at present it
is improving.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29

From HOQuiam Washlngtonlan
The Foresters are preparing for splen-
did dance on New Years eve
Miss Dolly butcher is the happy pos
SCISSOR OF LIST grade certificate.
O. =. Burrows is on the Sound, expect
ing to meet Mrs. Burrows who is on her
way from the east.
Roy Brown and wife are happy over
the arrival of fine nine pound boy born
last Monday. Roy wears IA broad smile.
Mr.. Sands has already secured hearty
forty subscribers to the telephone eX-
change and lIoquiam will soon be able
to ''haloo" all over the coast.
The District Convention Of the |. q. g.,
7. will meet with the lIoquidm lodge
Tuesday evening, Dec. 9Th, at 0gdcn's
hall, and on "Wednesday evening, Dee,
26th, at the VI. l.. church, where a pro-
gram will bc rendered. The public are
cordially invited.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29

to the board matter laid over and appl-
cant asked to file written application.
Application OF A = Beck to have the
board pass an order instructing the treas
urer to strike from the rolls of 1897 the
tax against the following described prop
ery: The improvements on lot 81 block
4 Eureka addition to Elma, for the reason
that there are no improvements on said
lot and never were any application
granted and it is hereby ordered that the
treasurer strike as above.
Application Of A A Learned for to have
the board pass an order instructing the
treasurer to rebate the sum OF So. 10 being
the amount OF tax paid as assessed to
district "a when the property should have
been assessed to district 81 application
granted and treasurer ordered to rebate.
Application OF c a Taylor asking the
board to pass an order instructing the
treasurer to strike from the rolls of 1897
the tax against the improvements on the
swL Of ne4 OF sec 0-2O-lO for the reason
that there are no improvements on said
land application granted and treasurer
ordered to strike.
Application of Wilhelm Bpeing, per
Agent ID w Fleet, to have the board pass
an order instructiny the treasurer to
strike from.the rolls of 1897 the interest
against certain property that had been
| cot,
settlement of taxes in May application
granted and treasurer ordered to strike.
Petition prese nted to the board signed
| by 100 citizens of the county asking the
board to offer /; reward OF $500 for the
capture of one Orlando Harris charged
with the crime Of rape. Therefore tn
board of county commissioners offer the
following reward OF $50 payable by war
rant drawn on the current expense fnnd.
1 The board of county commissioners Of
/ Chehalis county will give reward OF
/ $50 for the capture and delivery Of Or
/ lando Harris to the sheriff of Chehals
county or his deputies.
( Certificate OF Il clangc,in the boundaries
of school districts No 80 and 90 submit
I ted and approved.
Application of B T. Kelsey presented 10
| the board asking the board to allow him
the sum OF $3.50 for injuries received
while at work ON the South bridge in
October 1897 rejected
/ },ll III. l.rf Gle It, lp-
proved.
Surveyor Jackson made IA report rela
tive to soundings taken in Elk river
channel report ordered filed
The surveyor 81 mitted the plans and
estimates Of cost for road from Monte
sano to Aberdeen which met with APP
prevail of the board; matter laid over
until the next meeting
Petition presented from Otis J Rodgers
asking the board to take up the license OF
Graham Il kaufman OF Westport and
issue license to o J Rodgers in lieu
thereof he having purchased the saloon.
Application granted and auditor ordered
to cancel and issue license as above as
the bond Of said Otis J Rodgers is hereby
approved.
Communi cation from S A Hoag for ex-
pense OF hall light and fuel real and or
dered fled
Repair Of bridge on the Powman road
referred to Com'r Carson.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29
{COSMOfOI.IS.
Pills Enterprise:

plis Enterprise:
(ns, let the wagon road from
b Aberdeen be built.
dhurst came back from the
b day with thirteen fine can.
i'm is as good a single-hand-
there is on the Harbor.
e OF business being done on
pr is constantly increasing.
pr, the direct gateway to the
Tor the great northwest, has
ture before it.
rested a day or two this
Pllying behind the little pony
4. &. Co.'S mill. His wrist
q from being hit by a board.
the accident did not have a
i.
|arl. of Neushkah, came in
|aturday: with his "foot in a
ping like an old soldier. He
Pcky to have a FOOT at all, as
only by a large root being
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29

right in the way OF a log that had started
to roll onto him.
+. NJ. Herrick, OF San Francisco, presi-
dent of the Grays Harbor Commercial
Co., also OF the Pacific Pine Co. and Of
the Pacific Pine Lumber Co., having bust
ness in the Puget Sound country, came
to Grays Harbor and visited at Cosmopo-
lis last Saturday and Sunday, leaving on
Monday mornings train. This is the
second time Mr.. Herrick has visited Co.'S.
mopolis in the last eight years, and OF
course he was we'll pleased with what he
saw and heard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29
COMI!gsSIDNFRS PROCEEDINGS

Board met at lO:3l Il. m, Dee l4th,
members ali present.
G. G. Combes came before the board and
stated that certain county warrants had
been stolen from him and that he would
like to have duplicate Of same issued as
he had ordered payment of originals
stopped matter referred to the attorney.
Sunset Telephone Go asked the board
to make contract for putting in tcle-
OF $l.75 per month.
Thomas Oswald came before the board
relative to the pay Of constablcs on cleo
ton day; matter referred to attornel.
Milton Dwinell, supervisor Of dist Is,
reported to. the board that that portion Of
the road where West had cut Il sluice
way across near the West mill and had
constructed bridge across same, that
! said bridge was built in a shabby and
worthless manner and unsafe; board re-
ferred matter to the attorney.
John Geissler asked TO have Il certain
portion OF the Mat Matzen road that
crosses his property relocated on the Sec
ton line common to section q and "a !;
matter referred to Com'r Carson.
The board examined and approved the
following official bonds: N d McKillip,
Co Supt; J A Sells, Co auditor; w II
Abel, attorney; A X Bush, coroner.
The following justice of the peace bonds
approved: Arthur Bridges, B S Tooth
man, ID X Newton, Seth Warren, Stanley
w Smith, A w Fry, o S Sanders, W c
Pascoe, II NJ Sutton, G = Boyer.
The bond of w IL Pearson as consta-
Dle.
Ordered that the treasurer correct the
rolls of 1897 to conform to the detail list
of 1897 relative to the property of Carrie
Cole.
Minutes Of the October and adjourned
October terms read and approved.
J + Poundstonc came before the board
regarding the settlement OF balance due
on the ~ot,op jet'y; board audited his
account and made settlement.
Hearing OF the viewers report on the
Jessie Price road continued until Janu.
AIRY 10 1899.
Repair OF the Black river bridge re-
ierred TO Com'r Kennedy.
J he petition for the survey of county
road in sec 22-l9-l2 signed by John IL
Keal of al presented to the board and the
bond accompanying the same being APP
proved and the board finding that the Pc
titon contains all the matter and things
required by law, it is hereby ordered that
II Jackson, county surveyor, Harry Il
MARYLAND and ID G Burke be and they
are hereby appointed viewers of the said
proposed road.
Communication read frone F A Roberts
stating that he withdrew from election
contest in road district No 8.
The following road districts having
failed to elect supervisors the board APP
points as follows Ben Deweese, supv OF
district No 9; Rudolph Distler. supv Of
dist No 5 Bert Kelsey to dist No "a; J I
Lord to district No so; B Kinnaman to
dist No 40; Dan Gleeson to dist No 43.
Application OF Frank Gusterson tc
have taxes stricken from the rolls re.
jected.
Tax matter Of Geo Hubble presented
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29
MONTESANO.
eyenilS ers;

tmaster Tarr distributes the
Iery nigh, after the arrival
9:20.
bran and Chas. Kellar are
veek shooting ducks and
b Bay.
1t the late term of court, who
Till the 2lst, have been no.
Ire will he no more cases for
(ation.
u Henderson has received
transfer to Hoquiam. Just
Usual luck-when she gets a
e can't keep it.
just received a large nickel
Chine, which plays March,
Georgia End other patriotic
b musical manner.
b. state fish commissioner,
N nergeticallv in the interests
industry Vi this state, and
BILE promise Of accomplish
It's in the near future.
James Fitzpatrick, a North
&as found in the mud in tie
thc mouth of North river
fnoon. He left South Bend
nnd last Saturday and Sun
WAS found at the mouth OF
Il load Of provisions intact
gone. Parties had been
him ever since. It is sun.
h oar slipped from him in
b in reaching for it e lost
and went overheard. He
Eim. He was Il single man.
wn relative is his father in
bis address is not known.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29

Application OF N Wilder asking the
board to pass an order instructing the
treasurer to rebate the sum OF $l.lS for
the same tax was paid twice; application
granted and treasurer ordered to rebate
as above.
Bills allowed OH the current expense
fund as follows:
The Independent, printing ..$ 5 90
w Giessler, express and drayage. 20
b q Cheney, postage. :. ...... 10 90
Irwin-Hodson, supplies to clerk. - 90
Hodson, deed records &c
for auditors Office. ...... ~ 90
n S Arnold, acting coroner in case
OF Van Duyn. 10 10
aberdeen Herald, job work for
county officers. ......... 46 IS
j =" Mckee, judge elect'n Queets. so
Is .eebuyth, supp's to Co poor 4. "a SO
Il ) Jackson, salary. rs county
surveyor for Nov. ...... 90 90
Mont NJ & W Co, rate for Nov 3 IS
II : Talbot, keep Sarah Blakslee. II 0S
o Nelson, relair'g shoes pauper.. 50
f Putnam, care Co poor for Nov. l20 SO
b Ze"buyth, supplies to Co poor. 8 Is
Ninenire & Morgan, saving wood
for court house. ... % 90
+ ii Story, coffin for Co poor 20 IS
S l. Ila :, acting coroner case Of
c 4 Bonsel .. Is 90
Robert Heebe, juror. ... ..... 2 20
w III Bowen, same. ......... -. ~
Owen Gatl-ny. same. .. .. 2 20
Calvin f. Mauphin, same .. , 20
Ira Street, same. ....... .... 9 20
I ID liayw"rtll, same 49,. .. > 90
Mrs HAYES. care Of Mrs Guest $ rs
Steamer Thistle, towing lumber
to Oyrlut 49,. 49,. ........ 20 %
Continued on page cight)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29

Be not deceived! A Cough, Hoarsness
or Group are not to be trfed with. A
dose in time of Shi obs Cure will save
you much trouble. Sold by Tha Evan
Drug Co., the prescription druggists.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-29

FOR SALE.-A good mich COW. Will
be fresh in few weeks. Inquire OF J..
B. GoCHNoUR, Mo2tesano.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
LURED BY TALES OF
 A LAND OF GOLD
Members of the Girder Party Find Themselves Stranded at
 AivanSh

VICTORIA, March 31-J. H. Lovejoy of San Francisco returned by the Bos- cowitz this morning. having made the attempt to get into the Yukon country first by the Stikeen and then by the Skeena, in each case without success.
 Lovejoy met the Girder party, which left here on the Boscowitz a few weeks ago, at Aiyansh, and he brings news which tends to confirm the doubts en- tertained in this city when the party left here, as to the chances of success attending the adventures of the fifty men who placed themselves under Cir der's guidance, expecting, ln return for the sum of $75 each, to be Diloted to a locality where fabulously rich diggings existed. Girder, who halls from Los Angeles, brought the majority of his party from California, he having by showing them rich samples of ore and dust induced each to pay him $75 to pilot them to the place where the gold was to be found. Lovejoy learned something at Port Simpson, on his way down, which tends to show that the un- fortunate men are being gulled and de- frauded by Girder.
 Girder had for some time before starting been in communication with a miner at Port Simpson, and it was from him the nuggets and samples shown by GlrUer were ODLdlHeQ, GlTueT nlulSelI having no knowledge of the diggingS from which they were taken.
 When Lovejoy left the unfortunate men at Aiyansh they had broken into revolt, although until then they had experienced only the easiest part of their trip, that by canoe from the mouth of the ikeena to the commence ment of the alleged trail. They were holding meetings daily and threaten n Cirdar with vanPpanpa and or more than one occasion rope was brought out and the more turbulent ones de- manded that Girder be lynched Love joy feared that hen the members of the party learned-as they would as soon as they started from Aiyansh- that the trail was impossible, they will make trouble. Many of the men have not the wherewithal to return, the way forward is blocked and their stock of provisions is ScantY.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
RESPONDENT BECAUSE OF
 HIS POVERTY Ex-Consul Churchill Was in Need of Employment. Growing Belief That He Put an End to His
 Life. Mrs. Churchill Positive That Her Husband Is
 Suicide. THEIR LAST FAREWELL. Kissed Her Affectionately and De- parted, Presumably to Seek
 Work.
THEIR LAST FAREWELL.
Kissed Her Affectionately and De- parted, Presumably to Seek
 Work.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Although the police of New York and Brooklyn have been searching for him since last Monday, they can find no trace of Will liam Churchill, who until last fall was counsel for this Government at Apia, Samoa He strangely disappeared on Monday from his home, in Brooklyn. His wife, who is prostrated by grief and the effects of an illness that pre- ceded his disappearance. is positive her husband has committed suicide.
 Churchill returned to Brooklyn al- most pennilesS because of business re- verses in Samoa He tried hard, but was unable to obtain employment. While in Apia, MT. Churchill became involved in trouble with the natives. This trouble and his wife's illness caused him to leave the islands. Since he returned he has searched for work in newspaper offices.
 "He would never have left me-" said Mrs. Churchill, did he not intend to kill himself. Adverse circumstances have so preyed upon his mind that l am afraid he has become demented. This suspense is killing me. His only relatives are in Mount Vernon, but had he gone there they would have tele- graphed to me"
 Mrs. Churchill has been in bed for four weeks, although i'll since her return from Samoa last fall. She last saw her husband on Monday morning at about 1 o'clock, when she aWoke t. find him fully dressed. He took both her hands in his, kissed her affectionately and smoothed her hair until she was asleep. AS he failed to return that day she thought he had obtained employ ment and did not worry until ver-- late, when she sent word of his disappear ance to the police.
 Mr. Churchill was born in Brooklyn thirty y-eight years ago. After complet- ing his studies at Yale, he began work ing for the London Geographical So- ciety and served in the South Seas. La ter he took up newspaper work, which was uninterrupted until 1896, excepting for a brief service in the Government signal service. He has a son nineteen years old. The missing man was per sonal friend of the late Robert Louis Stevenson.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
ALASKAN RUSH
 NOW ABATINC A Great Falling Off in Travel From the
 Sound. Steamships Leave Port With but Little of Their Space
 Occupied.
The Cleveland Unable to Obtain Stuff ficient Business to Warrant
 the Trip.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, March 31.-Travel to Alaska has fallen of tremendously. During the last two weeks arrivals from Eastern States have been fewer than at any time since December, while almost every day has seen another steamship added to the Alaskan fleet Light passenger and freight lists are resulting in many instances.
 The steamship Cleveland, owned by Nelson & Go. of San Francisco was to-day tied at the seawall, the bus mess offering this week being insuffi- cient to warrant sending her out. Ii is understood she will remain in port at least ten days. She has made three trips north under charter by the Washington and Alaska Steamship Company since her wreck on Vancou- yer Island, and is bringing her owners over S40O a day whether running or idle. The popular steamship Seattle, operated by the same company, goes north crowded every trip.
 The steamship Australia sailed to- night with only 100 passengers from Tacoma and Seattle, though she can carry 600. Her freight is likewise light. It was reported to-day she would be taken off after this trip, but her agents say tonight she will continue running, as the Pacific Coast Steamship Company chartered her six weeks ago for three months from the Oriental and Occidental Steamship Company. The falling off in travel is attributed to dis coura ging reports from the trails and the prospects of war with Spain.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
THREATENING DOGS.
Trophies Awarded at the San Jose
 Bench Show

SAN JOSE, March 31.-The following San Francisco dogs were prominent among the first prize winners of the second annual dog show of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club, now being held in this city:
 Great Danes-Mrs. A. M. Scott's puppy Mars; Captain c. C.. Saxe's Defender; Mrs Alfred Roncovieris Rex R.; Mrs. D. F. Beck'S rough coat bitch Montana Queen; St. Georges Kennels bitch Cali fornia Beauty.
 Newfoundlands-Wil Merz's George M.
 Fox hounds-A H. Merritt's General NJ. Olinda Fox Hound Kennels Dora, Jim, Sport and Bell.
 Pointers-H. A. Wegener's Bummer w.
 Irish setters-Mrs. J. F. Martins Glen arine (won in three classeS); N. H. Hick- mans Miss Toots.
 Irish water spaniels-W. H. Williams Dan Maloney.
 Cocker spaniels-H. A. Wegener's Toot- sey w., Colorado and Polly Pastime; Mrs. B. F. Beck's Lady Thornhill.
 Collies-Verona Kennels Verona Braw Scott, Verona Bonnie Brae, Verona Ap- probation, Border Lad, Heather Molly.
 Bull terriers-John W. Barnes Woot- cote Victory; John H. Sammi's Scaldy Mike; James Foleys Rastus.
 Fox terriers-N. Fl. Tickmans Count Othmar; J. F. Martins Golden Sunshine; William B. Godfrey's Golden Dirk.
 Yorkshire terriers-E. Attridge's Joker IT.
 Japanese spaniels-H. A. Wegener's Yum Yum.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01

taining goods under false pretenses- Azhderian is the Armenian who was fore man of Captain Nevills' vineyard, and who attained notoriety by bringing an action against Nevills for s50 900 damages for. alleged mistreatment and imprison- ment in the Palace hotel in San Fran cisco. Nevills has had detectives on Azhderian's trail and 1t is said that the arrest of the Armenian was instigated by Nevils.
 Azhderian claims to have contract with Captain Nevills whereby the capi- talist was to furnish Azhderian money to put up an opera house in Jamestown upon Azhderian delivering to Nevills a con tract for the purchase of the lots on which the building was to be erected and also a life insurance policy, to be held as security. Nevills afterward repudl- ated the contract. AZhderian made him tender of the securities, and then rep resented to the contractor, named Brow CT, who is the complaining witness In to- days action, that everything was sats- factory and that Nevills would advance money to pay for the building. Brewer
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
SUES FOR HIS
 UNCLE'S GOLD Lawyer Wright of Seattle Seeks Judgment on
 a Note.
Wants a Portion of the Late Samuel P. Blair's
 Estate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, March 31.-The trial of a sensational suit was commenced this afternoon in the Superior Court. John B. Wright, a well-known young lawyer of is city is the plaintiff, and he is suing the administrator of the estate of his rich uncle, Captain Samuel P. Blair of San Francisco, who died last year. upon a note for $25 000 Frank J. Burns is the administrator and he re- sists the payment of the note on the ground that it either was never exc cuted by the uncle and is forgery, or was obtained by the nephew from the old man by fraud and deceit.
 The nephew contends and claims he will be able to prove by a number of creGitabIe witnesses that the note was given to him by his uncle as compensa- ton for services rendered in the past and to be rendered in the future, in caring for his uncle's property in King County.
 worth about $45, 900 and in California about $500, ,000. The plaintiff is a brother of Mrs. Guy G. Phinney of Seattle, whose suit for s100,0 against the Mu- tual Life Insurance Company of New York has become familiar throughout the country. It will come up before the United States Supreme Court next week for final disposition.
 The note on which Wright brings suit was presumably made in August, 1895, payable within five years from September, 1894, and is claimed to have been given in lieu of a note made by Blair to Wright in the fall of 1894, which was by mutual agreement de- stroyed. it having been in Wright's ,1x f1a Io+ yers, it is alleged, having advised him to have the note made out on a regular printed form. The note is accompanied by a separate written contract in which Wright agrees with Blair that the note shall not mature until three years after the latter's death if he shall live be- yond the date of the maturity of note The contract is signed by Wright's mother, who is Blair's sister, as wit ness.
 The defense claims that the contract, also, was fraudulently obtained or forged