Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-10
CHEHALIS COUNTY
LOCAL DOlNGS IN ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTY.
Gathered BY Aberdeen Herald Correspondents
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
MONTESAN0

MONTESANO
The Washington Abstract company
have removed to Aberdeen.
The single mill started up the first
of the week after a couple OF weeks shut
down.
Farmers OF this county harvested
fine crop of grain this year. On Mrs.
Oberg's place the crop measured over
5000 bushels.
Mrs. Francis Caldwell and her son.
George, left Monday for a visit OF several
months at their old home near Ottawa,
the capital of Canada.
The dance at the rink last Saturday,
given by Mrs. Holman for the benefit OF
Mrs. Castle, who was burned out the
week before, Melted only $40.
John S. Chambers came in from Linn
Bros camp at Vesta creek, Wednesday,,
to receive surgical aid, having chopped
off the end of one of his fingers.
Ex.County Treasurer J. NJ. Carter re-
turned last week from Alaska after an
absence of over year. His brother W..
II. Carter is still in that region.
VIM. Hilterbrand left Monday to spend
the winter at the home of his grandpar-
ents in Arkansas. He went over the
Canadian Pacific as far as Moose Jaw.
Mrs. ]. F. Buck received word few
days ago of the death of her sister, Mrs.
Murphy, in Minnesota. Mrs. Murphy
visited Washington about two years ago.
G. w. Baremore was in from Artic
Wednesday. He says the new road be-
tween Montesano and Attic is now
opened so that it can be travelled by pack
trains.
Miss Matte Taylor, daughter or MIR.
and Mrs. Chas. Taylor Of this place, was
married at Bellefontaine, Ohio, two
weeks ago to Mr.. James A. Scott. They
will reside at Pittsburg.
The Montesano ball team went to
Elma last Sunday and beat the farmers
by score of II to 0. The Diamond >.
team won from the Twentieth Century
team at Hoquiam, IA to 10.
Dexter Newton, former well known
citizen of Oakville, has purchased d
home in Cannon City, Colorado, consist
ing of two and half acres Of land and a
brick house. The price paid was 5000.
Miss Sarah Linn, of Attic was in town
Tuesday. Miss Linn has a claim which
she took up few years ago which is es-
timated to cut eight million feet of tim
Der. She has standing offer of go cents
a thousand for the timber, which will be
1880. She is holding for higher prices.
Attorney Bignold lately purchased the
large building on River street known as
Columbia Hall, and has force Of seven
men now at work remodeling it. The
lower floor OF the building will be used
as formerly for manufacturing purposes.
and is now occupied with good plant
for the making of furniture and sash and
doors.
At the school election last Saturday
for the purpose of voting on the question
of ratifying and validating the indebted
ness of the school district, there were
but AZ votes, all in favor Of the validat.
ing Of the debt. This will put the debt
in shape so that the directors can save
considerable money in interest charges
each year.
Logging operations in the vicinity Of
Montesano are growing to very large pro-
portions, and during the past week an
other firm was organized to operate in
the North River country, having their
camp about six miles from this place.
The firm is composed of Ed. Foster,
formerly Of DC ,sta, Charles Cropenhoft
and DR.. F. L. Carr. under the firm name
of Foster, Cropenhoft & Co.
Montesano citizens have taken steps
to put the town in the front ranks OF the
smaller cities OF the state in. the matter
of good, clean athletic sports. A stock
company has been organized and grounds
will be secured at once and fitted up for
the next year. The corporation will be
known as the Montesano Athletic Asso-
citation and the life Of the company will
be for fifty years. Its object is to pro.
mote good, clean athletic sports. The
following officers were elected to serve
till the first Tuesday in December, when
their successors will be elected to serve
for a year: President-W. H. Bush,
Vice. President-A. d. Devonshire, Sec
retary-F. w. Byles, Treasurer-H. B.
Martin, Trustees-F. l.. Carr, j. w. Hall,
J. E. McDougall.
COSMOPOLiS
Mrs. J. l.. McGaffey and Mrs. Ed.
Armstrong have gone to Everett, where
their husbands have secured good posi-.