Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-24
CHEHALIS COUNTY
LOCAL DOlNGS IN ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTY.
Gathered by Aberdeen Herald Correspondents
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
nOQUIAM

nOQUlAM
Foster 4 Co. received a large logging
engine, last week, to be used in their
camp on North river.
Mrs. Alex Poison entertained large
number Of her lady friends at her home
last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kellogg returned
Saturday from their visit to the Fan
American exposition at Buffalo.
Charles Petit left Sunday for San
Francisco, where he has accepted good
position with the Standard Oil Co.
Tax levy fixed for the coming year as
follows: Current expense, 10 mills; IN
debtedness, 2 mills; making total OF II
mills.
Mrs. Rowland fell down flight Of
stairs at her residence, Sunday, receiv'
ing q severe shaking up and few slight
bruises.
Mrs. Gentry fell through hole in the
sidewalk on street, last Friday night
while on her way home, but, fortunately
was not seriously injured.
Frank Plat, of Tacoma, died at st.
Davids hospital last Friday, of typhoid
fever. He had been cooking in one Of
the camps of the railroad graders.
Miss Laura Cassidy was married te
Aaron Hay, Tuesday evening. The we'd
ding took place at the home OF +. F.
Casady, Judge Warren officiating.
j. Firebaugh has resigned his position
as teller in the FIRST National bank Lere
and accepted a similar position in bank
at Tacoma, and he left Sunday for that
city.
The new Lutheran Union church here
was dedicated last Sunday, the services
being conducted by Rev. E. G. Fisk, OF
Tacoma, and Rev. Josephson, of Aber.
deem.
G. M. Lenfesty arrived here Sunday
evening from Cape Nome. He is well
satisfied with his summers work and
thinks a rustler need not go broke
there:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawdy, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Lyons and Mrs. Waymire returned
on Sunday from Buffalo and other east
ern cities, where their had been visiting
for several weeks.
The officers OF the Great Northern Oil
Co., at this place, have received tele-
gram from the manufacturers that the
machinery for boring has been shipped
It is expected here in the course of two
weeks, when it will be Immediately taken
to their North Beach oil fields and boring
commenced.
If oil is ever discovered in the country
north Of Grays Harbor it will be by just
such methods as being pursued by the
Eldorado Oil Co., which began opera.
tons by putting complete boring plant
on the ground and beginning work.
This is in direct contrast to SO many OF
the acts by numerous companies, as to
be refreshing.
Mrs. Ella Eggett was married Sunday
to Mr.. ]. G. Eshom at Porter. Mrs.
Eggett has been here about year and
has made msny friends. Mr.. Eshom is
one of the pioneers Of Fords Prairie and
the people Of Hoquiam extend congratu.
latious to the newly welded couple,
They will reside near Gate City, Wash.
where Mr.. Eshom has large farm.
At a meeting Of the school directors
held Monday night, Miss Jeanie Shaw
was elected to teach the sixth grade and
Mr.. Richardson will continue as teacher
OF the seventh and eighth grades. A new
teacher, Miss Ella Ansley, of Portland
was elected to take class composed Of
children Of the first and second grades
thus relieving the primary teachers
Miss Shaw is bright Hoquiam girl, a
graduate Of the Hoquiam High school
and is successful teacher.