Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-20

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cream comfortable rooms and tables SUP.
p"ed with all the Injuries on the market.
ne will conduct livery stable in con.
nec'ion, where carriages, buggies and
saddle horses will be at the service OF
V'sitors at a moments notice.
The next session of the Teachers In
slltute Will convene at Montesano on july
81. owing to difference Of opinion be
tween the county superintendent and the
J county commissioners, as to the exact
shade OF red tape to I've used in procuring
postage, personal notice to the teachers
Will not be given this year. AS all the
teachers OF the county read the HERALD
anyway, the omission will not be noticed.
Hogan Hansen and Mrs. Emma Hol.
brook, Of Hoquiam, were taken to the
county Jail yesterday by Constable Hoag
IN default OF $3.50 bail each. Tie pair are
brother and sister, and are charged with
living together as man and wife, and al.
though they plead not guilty at the ex.
animation before the Hoquiam justice O:
the peace, the evidence was considered
sufficiently conclusive to justify their be-
ing held for trial in the superior court.
Next Sunday the pastor, Rev. Oscar
a. Smith will preach both morning and
evening at the Methodist Episcopal
church. The services at II a. m. will be
interesting. The Epworth League meet
ing at p. m. will be led by the pastor,
and the subject will be continuation of
the theme OF the sermon of last Sunday
evening, "Why Christians Keep Sun.
day." At Sp. m. the theme Of the SER
mon will be "The State Between Death
and the Resurrection" Good music.
welcome for all.
There was a pleasant reunion of the
McKinlay family at the residence of Rev.
and Mrs. A. H. Lackey last Friday even
ing. Four generations of the family,
from five different states and territories
were present An elegant banquet was
served during which toasts were respond
cd to by those present and letters read
from the absent members of the family.
Great. Grandmother, Mrs. Frances Nc.
Kinlay, came from Udalla, Kansas, and
will make prolonged visit with her
daughter, Mrs. A. II. Lackey.
A sensational shooting scrape occurred
at Hoquiam last Friday. Mrs. S.anson
took two pistol shots at Constable S. A.
Hoa, as the latter rode on his wheel on
Eighth street. Both shots missed their
aim, but one OF the bullets passed
through the hat OF a passing teamster.
The woman was arrested and had a hear.
ing Saturday, when she declined to give
any reason for her murderous action and
was held in $500 bail to answer the
charge of assault with deadly weapon
in the superior court.
A special meeting Of the city council
was held on Monday morning to consid.
or the ACCESSIBILITY of annulling the con-
tract for the extension of the water sys-
tenn to South Aberdeen, in view of the
burning OF the Union Single mill. AS
the mills on the south side had guaran.
teed ten per cent. per annum Of the cost
OF the extension, in water rentals, it was
feared that the loss OF this mill would
prevent the city from being properly re-
imbursed for the outlay. Mr.. Farnum
appeared for Farnum & Coates and guar
anteed the payment Of the ten per cent,
go no action was taken about the annul
ment OF the contract.
The board OF bicycle path commission
ers recently appointed by the city coun.
Gil met and organized Monday. J. A.
Graham was chosen chairman and John
J. Carney secretary. f. L. Koehler was
selected to serve three years. j. A. Gra'
ham for two years and Carney for one
year. Tags for the wheels and the nec-
essary stationary and records for the car
rying out of the provisions of the ordi-
nance, providing for wheel licenses, were
ordered, and the collection Of license fees
will begin as soon as the supplies arrive.
1t was determined to make path on
Heron street, from G. to l. streets as
commencement, and to build other paths
as rapidly as the receipts from license
will justify.
The efforts of any newspaper to build
up town is practically nulliied unless it
is backed up by the business men. A
stranger turns from the columns OF pa
per to the advertising pages and it ne
fails to find there the business cards OF
the merchants and professional men he
comes to the conclusion that the town is
deadhead town and no good. No town
ever grew without the active aid OF the
newspaper. Nor can papers grow and
build up their localities without the ac'
tive assistance of the town. An exchange
SAYS business men realize this and re.
member in giving support TO their local
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