Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-03-20
CHEHALIS COUNTY
LOCAL DOINGS IN ALL Parts
OF THE COUNTY.
Gathered by Aberdeen Herald Correspondents
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
nOQUlAM

hOQUlAM
Miss Mable Haley was out Tuesday,
the first time since her severe illness.
G. II. Shaw, Of Aberdeen, was visiting
his brother, J. c., last Sunday.
Mrs. H. Barker, of Aberdeen, was down
to see her Hoquiam friends last Monday.
JIM. Schmidt, Of North River came
over to spend the week with his family.
Capt. Thompson left Saturday for San
Francisco to order machinery for his new
boat.
Landlord Hungerford Of the Pomona,
returned Tuesday from his trip to Wis
consin.
Fred Britain returned from Portland
last week, where he has been taking a
course in business college.
John Sinclair who for eleven years has
been employed at the Wood mill has re-
signed his place and will probably leave
the city.
R. f. Dunlap, chairman of the State
Prohibition Committee, lectured in the
M. E. Church Monday evening on the
rum power.
The Woodmen of the World will give
their Annual Ball in Lytle's hall March
II. A first. class time is promised Ad-
mission 75c.
Mr.. Chas. Briggs and family, who have
resided here for short time, left Tues
day morning for the Clearwater, where
they have claim.
The city council met last night and in
troduced an ordinance granting right OF
way down 18th street in Karr's addition
to the new mill site.
The Carpenters and Joiners Union
gave we'll attended smoker in the A.
~. w. Hall last Monday night. A
jolly good time is reported.
A. H. Kuhn has quit work for the
North Western and will take charge OF
the building Of the new shingle mill
which will be begun right away.
Two thieves took pair of boots from
Veysev's store Tuesday evening. They
were captured soon by officers Peel and
Brisco, but had hidden the boots.
E. X. Wood president Of the Wood
Lumber Co., arrived Saturday evening
on tour Of inspection. He reports the
mill here doing splendid good work.
The North Western Box factory is now
manufacturing boxes OF hemlock, and
Manager Harris informs us that the
wood, he thinks, is ideal for the purpose.
VIM. J. Mcknight received a dispatch
late last night from Adrian Michigan
announcing the sudden death at that
place, of his twin sister yesterday morn
ing.
Miss Eva Tyrell surprised her many
friends here last Friday night by return
ing from Oregon. She came to take the
position as night operator at the Sunset
Telephone office.
Henry Eberting with daughter Grace
returned from California Thursday. He
is greatly improved in health. He reports
that while down there it rained so much
that he felt at home.
The Hoquiam shipyard has secured a
contract to build another vessel at once,
and the keel will be laid this week under
the shed. This vessel will be four
masted schooner, a duplicate Of the A. F.
Coats.
At the meeting of the Commercial
Club last Thursday night it was decided
by vote of Is to 10, to accept Aberde en- q
proposition in regard to the location OF
the court house in case the county seat
should be moved.
Mrs. J. J. Etten, wife of the resident
engineer at Grass Greek, died very sud-
denly Of heart failure last Tuesday about
5o'clock. She and Miss Jessie Lycan
were keeping house together on Grass
Creek while the latter was teaching
school at that place. Just after supper
Mrs. Etten complained of feeling badly
and before any one was aware. she was