Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-21
CHEHALIS COUNTY
LOCAL DOlNGS IN ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTY.
GsetE1ed by Aberdeen Herald Correspondent
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
hOQUlAM

Hoauiam's school children increased
l5e last year, and now numbers 1926.
Esse Sjolseth has bought the handsome
X. VI. Karr residence on Karr's Hill and
walls move his family there at once.
&sso. II. IIitchings is building neat
nix room cottage in Karr's addition.
This will be occupied by DR.. Wells.
Elmer Z. Morris was married at Spo-
kan= July 9Th, to charming young lady
frrr. Elmira, Idaho. Elmer has many
fricaGs here who extends congratula-
>AixR.
Tie hotel Just finished by Mr.. Geo.
Bxsow, is big addition to Karr's River
adsliticn. This is situated on Chenault
aysnUe, just opposite the shipyard.
ITS. Karr has plated another neat
adai.ion to the city, to be known as
KEyrs Mill addition. This lies back OF
1Ae Wood mill property, up to the new
salingle mill.
us, Alvey killed two bears the past
weak near Grays Harbor City. Friday,
vhise hunting, he ran onto female,
ki,aA her and brought her hide and paws
tD aswn. 1t was handsome black pelt.
Airs. Pearl Mansfield, wife of William
Nxnafeld, died Sunday. She was but %
yexas Of age and was born at Frultana,
Chi She was the daughter OF MIR. and
Ms. Frank Baxter, with whom she had
btxn living, and has been sick long
time.
ice Woods opened today his new meat
na:ket in Karrs addition. He has
,vsyy neat place, in brand new build
M. and as Mr.. Woods is first class
AEsat man he is sure to get good busi'
ngss in his new location. Mr.. Cummings
viii have charge of the market.
A IRE alarm was turned in Monday
af,rrnoon about o'clock, which result
cd in lots of excitement, a broken hose
exss, o broken ladder and a sprained
xnHle for Willie Eberting. A small blaze
uader the sidewalk OF the Columbia
hptel, in Karrs' River addition, caused
the hurry.
There arrived in Hoquiam, Tuesday
might, a party OF very prominent timber
R,syers from Saginaw, Michigan. They
sse G. l.. Ring, T. NJ. Ring and I. M.
.Hlesrill. Mr.. Merrill is brother OF r..
VI. Merrill, of this city, with whom the
y1-sy are staying while they are getting
acquainted with their holdings in the
asnte.
The new mill of the Hoquiam Lumber
4 Shingle Co., is about ready to walk
thrDugh Washington IS famous cedar logs
and put them up into shingles at the rate
-o6 400, 900 per day. A few ends to nail
d2wn, few bits OF machinery to arrive
md the big army OF carpenters and mill
vrights will give place to the army Of
9aia.le makers. 1t is believed every
ahing will be in readiness by Monday
morning.
Fire broke out at o'clock Thursday
morning IN the laundry room OF the Po'
mona hotel and before the fire depart.
nent could put it out, the kitchen wing
had practically been destroyed. The back
end Of the hotel is badly scorched, and 6
part of the bedding, carpets and furni
tare is ruined by water. The building
belongs to the North Western Lumber
Co., and is rented by Mr.. Hungerford
Er. Soule estimates the loss to the build
ing at about 500 and no insurance wa'
1cEssled.
The fat men OF Aberdeen, flushed will
victory after defeating the bean poles o
tkat fair city, are after Hoquiam blood
and have challenged our heavy weight
40 game Of ball, purse to be $1,000,00'
and bleacher receipts. A team composed
ss sol!ows will accept: Judge Seth Warner
pitcher, Judge W. B. Ogden catcher
Hon. G. H. Emerson first base, Geo. w
I.smping second base, Fritz Rebotzk
third base, James Miles shortstop, D. r
Jones center field, Bob Elliott left field
~. Payne right field. The game will
probably be played on the 3lst day o
September. Proceeds will 60 to tn
establishment OF a saw mill between Alb
esdeen and Hoquiam.
MONTESANO