Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-03
CHEHALIS COUNTY
OcAl DOlN0S IN ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTY.
Gathered by Aberdeen Herald Correspondents
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
MONTESANO

MONTESANO
James Beck received tax deeds for
number of lots in Elma.
]. s. Law is improving his business
block by several coats OF paint.
J.W. Hall is putting new foundation
under the National Bank block.
The city council has made tax levy
1922 mills, the same as last year
Mr.. and Mrs. John Biles returned Mon
day from visit with Elma friends.
Roger Mcneil, formerly Of this city,
has purchased Haines' dairy at Aberdeen.
Thos. Armstrong is building cottage
on his lots Just west OF the Capital sa-
loon.
FIN. Wilson came down from Snoho-
mish yesterday, to visit friends for few
days.
On account of the rain last week the
Tournament was postponed till October
3, AS.
James Melville returned Monday from
California, to look after his business
interests here.
Chehalis county and the rest OF the
world is invited to Montesano's Eighth
Annual Tournament.
The building boom has at last struck
Montesano and new buildings are going
up in all parts OF town.
B. F. Weatherwax and Mrs. Mary
Weatherwax were up from Aberdeen,
Sunday, visiting relatives.
Hon. A. S. Bush, of Bay Center, Pacific
county, was in the city this week visiting
his brother, DR.. A. X. Bush.
Miss Lydia Bilyeu came up from
Ocosta, where she is teaching school,
Saturday, to spend the Sabbath.
Mrs. Geo. Carlisle returned yesterday
from visit of several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. c. N. Wilson, at Sno-
homish.
Dr. +. l.. Carr was in Seattle this week
purchasing logging engine for the new
firm of Foster, Cropenhoft & Co., who
will operate on North river.
A. w. Linn was in from Attic this
week, being laid up with bad cut in his
leg, which will keep him out OF the log
cling business for couple Of weeks.
On Thursday, Sept. 10, Justice Sutton
united in marriage Phil Boomer and
Mrs. Mabel Plyler, of Cosmopolis. On
Saturday, Sept. 81, he performed the
same Office for David Troyer and Miss
Anna Ray, of Porter.
VIM. O'Leary, one of the first white
settlers Of Chehalis county, died at the
home of James Gleason on Wednesday.
The funeral services were held yesterday.
An obituary notice will appear in the
next issue of the Vidette.
Robert Milroy, who left here last April
for San Francisco to take trip on a
whaler to the Attic region, was heard
from by his relatives here last week.
When he wrote the letter he was about as
far north as the whalers generally go.
A petition was presented to the city
council Tuesday night asking the council
to enforce the state law in regard to the
Sunday closing of saloons. The council
passed a resolution to the effect that it
was no more the duty of that body to
enforce state laws than it was of any
private citizen, and refused to take any
action in the matter.
Attorney General Stratton has handed
down opinions to the effect that the
county sheriff in making return upon
summons of non-residents of defend
ant, is entitled to no fees except mileage.
Mr.. Stratton has also decided that the
fruit inspector OF any county cannot
require his county to pay his travelling
expenses, carrying out the provisions Of
the fruit inspection law, per diem
expense of $3.50 being all that he is
entitled to receive.