Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-26
CHEHALIS COUNTY
LOCAL DOlNGS IN ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTY.
Gathered by Aberdeen Herald Correspondents
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
EL.MA

slowly.
Mrs. AL. Firth has arrived in Elma to
make her future home.
Mrs. Hubert, of Aberdeen, is visiting
Mrs. G. E. Clay this week.
A social dance was given Tuesday even
ing of this week at the Opera House.
The Children's Day exercises at Satsop'
Sunday afternoon, were we'll attended.
The strawberry crop in this section is
said to be both large and Of exceptional
quality.
Mrs. John Stevens is expecting her
sister. Mrs. J. O. Clarke, from Culbert-
son, Montana.
Mrs. ]. w. Strubel went to Puyallup
this week as delegate to the grand
lodge of w. of w.
The Fourth of July comes one week
from next Friday. OF course you will
celebrate in Elma.
r. Strong has his house nearly COM
pleted. 1t is one of the most unique
buildings in the city.
M. M. Wakefield has two new buggies
with rubber tires. He thinks they are
the first in the county.
Miss Frank, the 12-year-old daughter
Of Station Agent, H. B. Elder, is visiting
him from Denver, Colo.
NJ. M. waIafeld went to Portland,
Saturday, ret.Qf itg Sunday. He went
upon matters othusiness.
H. S. Wertz has about completed his
new residence ON west Young street, and
he will move in this week.
Mike Woods logging camp has shut
down until September. The road is too
dry to draw the logs over now.
Mr.. A. J. Crisp has, as a guest, an old
time Kentucky friend he had not seen in
twenty years. He is Mr.. Mark George.
Rev. J. M. Weaver and wife went to
Seattle, Monday. They will be gone un-
til Friday. Mrs. Weaver's parents live
there.
David Barrie, of the firm of Barrie 4
Dent, shingle manufactures, of Summit,
WASH, was pleasant caller at this
office Tuesday.
Ben r. Martin, Elma's genial consta-
BILE, is trying to organize a posse to hunt
for Tracy and Merrill, who are reported
coming this way.
The Children's Day exercises at the M.
E. church, Sunday night, were attended
by large crowd. The entertainment
was good throughout.
Mrs. M. M. Wakefield returned home
Monday afternoon from Oakland, Ore,
where she had gone for her health. She
is considerably better.
There are only two positions open for
new teachers this year in the Elma
schools and yet there have been 80 appli-
cations made for the positions.
The wood contract was given out at
the last meeting of the Elma school
board. f. L. Brewer will furnish the fir
or soft wood and J. A. Letham will fur
nish the hard wood.
Miss Prudence Ruddell and her broth
err, Leonard, went to Portland on Friday
for two weeks visit with their uncle,
George Hines. They expect to be pres
ent at the marriage of their cousin, Miss
Grace Hines.
Miss Tessie Leybold, one of our pop
ular young ladies, has accepted a posi-
ton in Esmond & Esmond's store and
takes naturally to the business. The
Chronicle predicts that she will prove a
model saleswoman.
Henry Bourquin has received we'll
merited promotion and has been placed
in charge of the section gang on the
main line to relieve T. G. Hilgrove who
has been given an extra gang on the
branch.
Mrs. VIM. Early, daughter Of W. B,
D. Newman formerly Of this city, died at
the hospital at Olympia Thursday even
ing of typhoid fever after protracted ILL
ness. The remains were brought to this
city for interment in the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
While making flying switch, We'd
nesday morning, car ran into the log
ging engine that runs between this place
and Olympia. smashing in the side Of
the cab and derailing the car. The cal
was back on the track again in compare
lively short time and did but little dam.
age in the way Of retarding the work oil
the trains.