Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-15

on Fraser river, b. c., four miles from
New Westminster. Splendid for market
garden. For particulars apply "T. b.
HERALD Office, Aberdeen. 3tf.
In the Montesano items last week it
was enormously stated that Owen Jones,
of Holuiam, had been elected president
of the First National Bank of Hoquiam.
Mr.. Jones is president of the Montesano
State Bank, and Geo. II. Emerson is
president OF the Hoquiam institution.
A. j. Graham. travelling salesman for
the Western Wheel Works, was in the
city Tuesday with samples of 1899 Cres-
cents. Wheels Will be cheaper next year,
the new model selling for 1886 and the
chainless for $50. F.. L. Koehler, who
has the agency for this county, placed
his order with Mr.. Graham.
The contest OF Geo. a. Black against
Auditor Sells had its first sparring round
Monday. A motion OF plaintiff to amend
his complaint and one by the defense to
quash were taken under advisement by
the court. 1t is expected that the fight
will he long winded, and the county
stands to lose the gate money.
The steamer Battle Bell, Capt. |. Smith,
arrived from the Columbia river last
Thursday evening and has been placed
on the Chehalis river and Grays llarbor
run. At present the Hattie Bell makes
two trips Il day between Montesano and
lloquiam, laying DIT Montesano at night
AS soon as additional water tanks are
placed in her daily trips between Monte
sano and Wcstpoit will be made.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Coons and son,
Loren, returned from Alaska Tuesday
evening, after an absence OF ten months.
Mr. Coons had ran Il ho;c, ON the S.kag-
way. Bennett trail, at Clear Lake, and
with Chas. Dipmau, has what promises
to be II rich qUait1 mine ten miles from
ti.cre MIR. Dipman is engaged in Il
money making business at White i'ass
and is doing well. Mr.. Coons sold his
hotel business but will return in Fcbru-
airy with new outfit.
Englbret Johnson met with fatal ac-
cident on the Neusllkah river Saturday.
Tie WAS working at q. NJ. Powell's log
ging camp when he was struck on the
head by an alder Tree which had been
thrown by a falling cedar, and received Il
fracture on the top of the head and one
at the base OF the brain, the latter causing
death. The injured man was brought to
Aberdeen and placed in the hospital,
where he died Sunday night. The funeral
took place Tuesday. services being held
at the Swedish church and the interment
in Fern cemetery. The deceased leaves
two brothers in this city and a number
of relatives in Sweden.
Floyd Bush arrived home on visit 20
his parents Friday evening and returned
to Skagway, Alaska, Monday. Floyd,
who went to Juneau in the employ of the
Northern Pacific Express Co., has become
interested in the steamboat business be-
tween juneau and Skagway, and had
quite an experience on Thanksgiving day.
He was running as purser on the steamer
Detroit, in which he had an interest
when she was wrecked on Shelter island
fifty miles from Skagway, and with three
of the crew pulled forty miles through a
driving storm. took iorcibe possession Of
an Indian boat, and walked ten miles in
to Skagwav to get a steamer to send after
the passengers on the wrecked Detroit
Having come to Seattle in search of an
other steamer to put on the route Floyt
seized the opportunity to run home on
brief visit.
Lee Bush. young man residing a
Oakvllle, arrived in Montesano last Fri
, day evening and retired to Il room in the
Monesano House later About noon Sat
urday he was found in the room in tn,
agonies of death, Dr. j. :. Walston wa
called and at once saw that the man wa
beyond medical aid, the result OF over
doses OF morphine and chloroi0rm, ant
in IL few minutes he was dead, \ hyper
dermic syringe, Il vial o! morphine ant
one OF CHI ruform found in the room re
vealcd the cause Of bis death, but Whothu
= an accidental overdose or suicide it va
hard to determine. \ return r&iirou,
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