Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-22
COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS IN THE COUNTY
Gathered by "IIerald" Correspondents
and Cleaned From Exchanges.
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ELMA-
correspondence to the HERALD:
Miss Ora llei,iman returned to Elma
Saturday.
Miss Linda Boland, formerly of thi.
place, is visiting friends here.
Mr. Geo. Crisp and Miss Lottie Wake
field spent Sunday visiting in Satsop.
Cup ,Jolley has taken charge of the
bowling alley, Tony Burquin having
''4uit."
The masquerade last Saturday evening
was Il decided success. The oest attend
ed nasque OF the season.
The postponed Library Social of the
Epwoith League will be given Friday
evening" at the old Odd Fellows hail.
Ray Blair commenced last Friday upon
his new duties, as clerk in +. w. Stru-
bells grocer! store.
The ''Daughters of Rebekail" gave
social last Friday evening. 1t is unnec-
essary to say that the social was of the
finest.
The young people OF this place will give
a play, at the band hall on Saturday
evening, under the direction OF Prof.
Levin. Part OF the proceeds to 20 toward
fund for painting the public school
building.
The Northwestern Lumber Company
will soon erect a mill, almost in the city
OF Elma, they having purchased the lum.
Der claim OF r. j. Stoner, Just across
from the railroad track.
The Methodist parsonage is being i'm
proved by the addition OF large front
porch. Rev. Pearson can drive nail
almost as good as he can tie matri-
monial knot.
The "Sunrise" telephone company now
have one line in operation. We are in.
formed that the first message that went
over the wires was, ''Beef has advanced
half cent a pound.''
We acknowledge that the Joke is on us.
We would say to those who PROFOUND the
query. elbows pickles ?" that they have
advanced four points, or as the proprietor
OF the "corner grocery store" says, they
are now worth flour bits" glass.
Work will commence on the new cleo.
trio light plant, for Whites mill. about
the last Of this week. The plant will be
in operation in about ten days from that
time. Commencing with April first MIR.
White intends to run his mill day and
night.
In searching over the records Of all the
secret societies of Elma, we have been
unable to find any record Of the way Mr.
L. A. Kibbe rode the goat (or RAM in
front OF his school house, so many days
ago. We do not wonder that MIR. kibbe
has such objections to the initiation SER
vices of all secret orders.
James Ayles rendered his resignation
to the city council, last week, as police
Justice Mr.. Ayles purchased the Rogers
ranch east of town, and with his wife re-
moved there last Monday.
The fire boys were called out Wednes-
day morning by an alarm rung in for a
fire at Jerry Anderson's house. 1t proved
to be but a chimney ablaze. Master
Harry Tompkins, while assisting in put
ting out the fire, fell through the ceiling,
and had very narrow escape from
serious injury.
The order of "The Sons OF Mars" had
a bowling time at their meeting last
Monday evening. Two candidates for
the third degree were given the initiatory
torture. On next Monday evening the
fourth and fifth degrees will be given to
five candidates. The Elma lodge is the
only one, so far as known, in the state OF
VVoc1,t,.ston