Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-26

While Dr. Scamell has resigned az con.
tract surgeon Of st. Joseph's hospital, he
desires it known that he will treat such
of his patients as may go to that in
stitution.
H. D. Critics received severe wound
on the fnee last Thursday morning
He was working on the new band saw,
that is being put in the Wilson mill, and
while chipping piece Of machinery with
a cold chisel, the tool slipped and jabbed
into his knee, in1icting a painful
wound.
AT the regular meeting of the Y. NJ. G.
A. Sunday afternoon it was decided to
lease and fit up the second floor of the
new Rowland & Pinckney building, on
Heron street, for the use of the associ-
alton, and committee was appointed to
prepare floor plan, the owners agreeing
to fit it up as desired.
During the rush at the postoffice, Sun
day evening, E l. Clark q street
produce dealer, had his pocket picked
and purse containing about $50 alb
stracted. Mr.. Clark did not discover his
loss until later, when he went into a
store to make purchase, he found the
purse gone from his hip pocket, and a
hole cut through his trousers over where
the purse had been.
Frank Mounce, who with D. p. Blue
is bu lding the bri ges on the N. P. Ry.
extension, received letter from Nor
mon colony at Juarse, Mexico. Four
years ago Mr.. Monnce put in bid for
the excavation of an irrigation ditch 50
miles long, which the colony was not
then able to build They now want to
know if he will duplicate that bid, which,
MIR. Mounce will do. The contract will
amount to nearly $25o.OOO.
A Seattle party writes the HERALD
| that he has seen in the Seattle Times
statement that 20 or 81 ton schooner
was needed to ply between Seattle and
'irays Harbor points, calling at Quill
hute, and says he has vessel of that
description, all fitted up and ready to in
stall auxiliary steam power, which he
would be pleased to put on the route,
and would like some Grays llarbor
people to take an interest with him in
the venture. He desires parties inter-
ested to address N. l.. RErMER, Station
| \, Seattle Wash.
Sheriff Huff came down from Monte
sano, Monday evening and arrested j. S.
Dunre, the insurance agent, on charge
of embezzlement preferred by the New
70 k Life Ins. Co. The company
claims shortage of 1896, which Dunno
says is more than Offset by commissions
due him from the company, and that it
! is an attempt to invoke the criminal law
to effect the settlement of civil dispute.
He was taken to Montesano, Tuesday
morning for hearing, and was held in
$500 bail to answer in the superior court.
Mr.. Dunno returned to Aberdeen in the
afternoon, where he redily gave the re-
luired bond. Ills many friends here
decline to believe him guilty of criminal
action.
The Wishkah river dam, completed by
the Wishkah Boom Company last week,
has been pronounced failure for float
ing logs to tidewater. This is great
disappointment to the boom company
and to loggers. 1t is estimated that in
the course above the dam, and tributary
to the Wishkah river, there are logs
worth 5000, 900, which it will be impossi-
BILE to float to tidewater owing to the dam
failure. 1t is a roll dam, sixty feet wide,
and opens from large pond or reservoir,
which covers sixty acres. When the dam
was finished the gates were opened and
the pond was filled, but the splash was
only eighteen inches deep. In order to
successfully carry logs the splash should
be at least six feet deep. George Fl.
Emerson, manager of the Wishkah Boom
Company, says no attempt will be made
to change the dam until spring.