Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-10

P'' VI 'hat town about the fall tourna-
ment, to which the people Of the Uarbor
nave begun to look for each year as a
pleasant recreation.
Marshal Graham announces his deter.
minatlon to strictly enforce the dog tax
ordnance, which has been allowed to
sleep so long, and, unless the taxes are
PAD up quickly, there will be marked
decrease in the dog population.
The bicycle license tags arrived Friday
and ia licenses have been issued up to
this morning. Whcelman will do well
to procure license as the terms Of the
ordinances are to be strictly enforced, and
penalty of IL fine OF from IS. o. TO Slo. 90
is provided.
State Treasurer Iuuns has issued a
call for state warrants on the general
fund from Nos. 80, 2S6 to 10 ,7S5, inclusive
and on the military fund from Nos. 275l
to $780, inclusive. Tue general fund
amounts to $2ll ,967 and the military
fund to $40 ,439; call natures August IA.
MIR. and Mrs Fred Tew, who formerly
resided IN Aberdeen, came over from
Shelton last week 10 take an outing on
the Beach and visit friends on the Har-
Dor. Mrs. Tew was taken sick at West
pert and was blonght to Aberdeen Mon
day. She is now very i'll at the residence
OF her sister, Mrs. Chas Lewis.
y. +. Brown. railroad mail agent, has
been detailed to make one trip with The
mail to Alaska. lie goes on the steam
ship Roanoke, which leaves Seattle for
st. MicheaIs on September /. Mr..
Brown will proceed with the mail to
pINson and return, and Will emf Y the
tip hugely after fourteen yrars contnu-
Gus service Oh tn rail.
The associated services of the prcsbv-
terrain and Congregational churches will
be held as usual On Sunday next. In the
morning the pulpit will be occupied by
Rev. +. X. Van Tassel. who will speak
his parting words to the people OF Aber.
deem. The evening sermon will be by
the pastor. The music will be under the
supervision Of Mrs. ). W. anderson, and
all will be welcome.
Ms. ]. VI. Walker mas rented the house
formerly occupied by Rev. f. X. Van
Tassel, taking possession Sept. |. She
will furnish the whole house, offering
some of the rooms for rent, but retaining
the large lower rooms for pr mary school
which she intends TO open early in Sept
Mrs. Walker is we'll known in Aberdeen
rs an excellent christian LADY, and Il
| thoroughly competent teacher, and it is
hoped her school may be generously
patronzed.
The baseball game Sunday at West
port between the Aberdeen and Hoquiam
teams was the hottest game yet. The
boys are evidently getting down to bust
ness. Dick Trask and J. f. Lyons made
a warm battery for the l.oquiamites. as
did Wiley and Rawlings for the Aber-
deem club, and the COW punching umpire
was voted to be all right. Four home
runs by the Abcrdonians, and splendid
running catch OF foul by Jay Weather.
wax were the most notable events OF the
game. The game was won by HoQuam
with score OF 10 to Z.
G.. f. Burrows & Co. and the Mack
Logging Co. have arranged to ship the
logs from their Elma camps to Olympia
for the Sound market. While it is re-
gretable to see timber that should be
manufactured on Grays Harbor sent to
the Sound the opening of this market to
Chehais river and Grays Harbor logs
will have an immediate beneficial effect
upon the logging industry, by affording
an outlet for the logs put in the water in
excess OF the mill demand, and it will
doubtless result in the grading OF logs
and more uniform system OF scaling,
such as is the custom on the Sound.
The Aberdeen Electric Co. is making
progress on it's new enlarged plant on the
lois north of the Wilson (which when
complete will have cost about $4,000, and
will be credit to Aberdeen. The new
buildings comprise power house 25x42
feet and boiler house 25x40. a sawdust
conyeyor will carry the fuel from the
Wilson mill to the boiler house. The en-
zine, which IS being put in place, is the
finest on the Harbor. and has 24x4O
cylinder. The Improvements Will be COM
uleted before the short days begin, and
will give the company double the mean
descent lighting capacity it has at pres
ent.
The Pavilion, at Westport, has been
handsomely furnished by Bob Lowry
and. next to the Pacific, is the finest
hotel in the county. Rooms can be Sc
rurad in advance by letter or WIRE ana
Guests are entertained on the America OF
European plain as they desire; III lac''
fine Pavilion under the present manage