Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03

+. 3. Farquar, a newspaperman from
pennsylvania, has been in Aberdeen for
the past week negotiating to get control
OF the Aberdeen Bulletin. A local com
pany, with capital stock OF 1920 is pro-
posed, to purchase the Bulletin, and the
old Recorder plant, and lease it to Mr..
Farquar, who, it is believed, will run a
red hot republican paper, warranted to
suit all the factions Of that party in Aber-
deem. There is also some talk Of running
a daily should conditions seem to justify.
The Aberdeen Lumber 4 Slingle Co.
had its saw mill closed down yesterday,
owing to the yard being filed with lum.
Der. THE steamer Coquille River will
come up this evening to take deck load
to San Francisco, which will relieve the
situation until the arrival Of more yes-
sells, several Of which are overdue. The
schooner Fannie Dutard left Ventura,
CAL, seventeen days ago bound for this
mill to take cargo Of lumber to Cape
| Nome.
The Aberdeen Fire Department Band
will celebrate the first anniversary OF it's
organization with grand ball at Fire.
mems hall next Saturday night, Nav 3.
An orchestra of five pieces, under direc.
ton Of A. Castrino. will furnish the music
for the dances, and supper will be served
IN the building south Of the postofiice by
the Modern restaurant. The band boys
will spare no efforts to make this, their
first anniversary ball, a grand success,
and the people Of Aberdeen should show
appreciation by large attendance. Tick.
cts, including supper, $1.25 per couple.
The fire department had brisk time
during noon hour Monday. Two alarms
were rung in at once, one from the Nc.
Neil residence on Heron street, and the
other from the residence OF j.. Il. Eaton
on Fast Wishkah street. Both fires were
in the roof. caused by sparks alighting in
moss, and were extinguished without
turning the hose on them, and the dam
age was trifing. Ii there is no other way
to prevent the accumulations OF moss
being allowed to remain on house roofs
the council should, by ordinance, declare
them nuisances and provide for their
official removal at the cost of the owners
Of the pr perty.
A real estate exchange was consum-
mated Tuesday that indicates two Or three
more business locations on Market street.
Chas. +. Neysey traded the lot on the
northwest corner of + and Market streets
to the Odd Fellows lodge, and received
in exchange the 55x 100 feet now occupied
by the lodge on the southwest corner ol
the same streets. The Odd Fellows
building will he removed to the corne,
received from Mr.. Veysev. and is said
the lower floor has been leased for bust
ness house. Mr.. Veysey intends to cover
the corner vacated by the Odd Fellows
with a two story building, the lower floor
of which will he used hv him for his
store. whic! will have II glass front OF TO-
feet ON Market street.
The board OF healtl, met with Health
Officer SHIFTS last evening. and heard q
number of complaints Of nnisances,
among whci, were, the conditions sur
rounding the Standard Oil Co.'s ware
house, the old Mack building on Hume
street and the alley in rear, the Grays
Harbor Steam Laundry, the alleys in
blocks - and Al, and the filling ny of a
slough by the American Mill Co. The
board decided to call the attention ct the
city council to these matters, and recon-
mended to the council that the existing
sewers be put in good repair, and that
that body compel the clearing up OF I'M
sanitary premises, and provide for the
removal Il garbage. 1t also suggested
that the council investigate the purity oil
the water supply.