Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-20
CHEHALIS COUNTY
LOCAL DOlNGS IN ALL PARIS
OF THE COUNTY.
Gathered by Aberdeen Herald Correspondents
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
MONTESANO

MONTESANO
The Maccabees capture Montesano to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Greene OF Aberdeen
were in town Tuesday.
Tom Morgan was up from Aberdeen
Saturday and Sunday.
L. Stewart of Oakville was in town last
Friday visiting his parents.
Mrs. P. d. Smith, Of Ocosta, was
Montesano visitor Wednesday.
Miss Vivian Mayhem of Aberdeen was
the guest of Miss Rice last Saturday.
Mrs. A. G. Mcneil returned Saturday
from a few days visit with Aberdeen
relatives.
In educational matters Montesano APP
pears to be the Athens OF the Grays
Harbor region.
&c. Porter has been away from home
this week visiting his family at Gle Elum.
He is expected home today.
f. L. Morgan was in from North river
Tuesday. He left Wednesday on trip
to the land Office at Olympia.
William McCollum, resident OF Elma
for ten years past, was taken to Stella
COON by Sheriff Huff Wednesday.
Only one case of smallpox in town and
that was exported from that unholy little
lumber camp on the Wishkah that wants
our county seat.
One touch of Office makes man want
more. 1t is rumored that Assessor Jones
has his lightning rod up for the office OF
auditor next fall.
G. w. Brewer was up from Cosmopolis
yesterday looking over the electric light
plant, which he has been asked to take
charge of in place Of Mr.. Koontz, who
has sent in his resignation.
F. B. Campbell Of Tacoma, deputy
head consul Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lea, was in town Tuesday assisting the
new lodge in initiation work. Henry
Houts rode the goat in the most approved
style.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Weatherwax enter
tanned the court house officials, deputies
aud clerks last Thursday evening and
Tuesday night the same crowd "sur-
prised" Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Martin in
their ne " home.
w. H. Amidon has sold his farm near
Montesano to Ed Long, who last week
sold his place to Ed Smith Mr.. Ami
don, who is one of the old residents OF
this section, expects to seek a new loca-
ton in Oregon.
The deputy assessors appointed by AS
SCISSOR Jones are as follows: j. N. Gwin,
P. M. Watson, w. G. Youngs, John
Taylor, G. w. Baremore, Jacob Weather
wax, Irwin Smith, Alfred Beaulieu, Seth
Warren, Robt. Chabot.
A. Olsen, engineer at Foster 4 Co. s
camp at North river, was in town the
first Of the week, the camp being shut
down on account Of an accident to the
engine. He says Salmon creek is full OF
logs but none have yet gone into the
river.
Tuesday was Judge McNeill's busy day
In the marriage line, two couples being
Joined in matrimony. The first couple
to be tied were Charles Carson and Miss
Maud Harris OF Fresno, CAL, but now
living in Aberdeen. The second were
Clyde E. Beech and Mrs. Lena Majors
Of Tacoma.
Gus Stratton received letter from his
partner, Robert Ogburn, few days ago,
stating that the work on the creek claim
on Last Chance creek is turning out be.
You'd their fondest expectations. Mr..
Ogburn says t is proving as valuable as
the bench claim which they have been
developing the past two years.
]. W. Stamper received letter few
days ago from N. A. McKinnon OF Queets
in which the latter stated that the oil
company at Lapush is making steady
progress in sinking its oil we'll. A suffi-
Gent quantity Of gas to burn has been
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