Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-05-19

Judge G. w. Brewer was over from
Cosmopolis Saturday soliciting sigma
lures for the south side road, and his
success demonstrated the slight thought
some Aberdeen people had given this
matter.
The concert by Prof. Theo. Reimstead,
the noted tenor singer of Minneapolis,
in the Swedish Congregational church
Thursday evening was pronounced the
finest musical treat ever afforded in
Aberdeen.
Unless one half OF your real estate
taxes are paid by May 81, the whole
amount becomes delinquent and draws
Is per cent interest. If one-half be paid,
the balance will not be delinquent until
December l.
The Aberdeen school district has Sc
cured options on lots 8, 10, II and IL,
W. & BIS addition, and will call special
election for their purchase, and the
erection of a four-room school building at
an early date.
The single mill of the Aberdeen Lum.
Der & Single Co., has not been shut
down, with the other mills, as the pre-
duct is being shipped by water to Cali
fornia, and in no way interferes with the
eastern scale of prices.
Joe Mullett, who was accused of steal
ing silverware from the Diamond Front,
was given $40 and costs by Judge Pear
son, Thursday afternoon, for being
drunk and disorderly, which he is serv-
ing out in the city Jail.
A slight fire under the elevator at the
Wilson mill caused an alarm to be turn
ed in about 8 o'clock Friday evening.
The department was quickly on the
scene, but the incipient blaze had been
extingulshed by the Waterman.
| Married-At the home of the brides
parents, SATURDAY. evening May II, Mr..
F. Fl. Parker, of Centralia, and Mis-
Emma M. Jantzen, of this city, Rev.
Chas. McDermoth officiating. The young
couple took the train yesterday for Gen.
Italia, where they will make their home.
F. X. Drake was very pleasantly sur
plised by a number OF his friends Friday
evening, on the occasion OF that gentle
mans birthday. A most pleasing evening
was passed, with progressive pedro and
discussing the dainty refreshments. The
pedro prizes were awarded to Mrs. W.
b. Fetterman and Fred Nye, while Mrs.
S. tucker and Mr.. A. G. Ennis received
the consolation prizes.
Lena shannon the l5-year- old girl who
was mi sing from her home last week,
came to the residence of Frank Mounce,
Friday, and was taken home by her
father. The girl refuses to say where
she was during her absence. J. William
Marshall ieS Is aggreved at the statement
in the Daily Bulletin that he had dis
appeared from the city with Miss Shan
non, and says he has been in Aberdeen
all the time.
The books Of the old library association
were moved to the quarters Of the city
library, in Odd Fellows building, Satur-
day Afternoon, and the librarian, Mrs.
Walker, is busy preparing for the open
ing of the new institution. 1t has been
suggested that the city library have an
opening evening, to which the public
will be invited, and each person request
ed to bring book as donation. but
the trustees have not yet decided the
matter of opening.
There is one bill of the defunct Lyceum
theater that was not lodged. An actress
came here several weeks ago to perform
in the Lyceum, and the bill OF the Pacific
Transfer Co. for her baggage ives $40
which was to be paid by the non-paying
Harry Smith. This morning the lady
was leaving town, and her belonging s
were hauled to the depot by Geo. Nc
Fadden, chief of staff of the transfer
company, and he didn't do a thing but
hold the baggage for the former charges: