Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-02-27

Somebody worked off cock and bull
story on the Daily Bulletin. about the
blowing up of the Humptulips boom
with dynamite last week, that was
brand new news to the people at the
boom.
Robert Thompson and Ralph Woolery
members Of the Tacoma fire department
attended the Aberdeen fireman's bal
Saturday night, and were royalty enter.
tained by the Aberdeen fire boys during
their stay in town.
| Cosmopolis has marshal who has
started out to close gambling in that
busy little city. If the officer means bust.
ness, and is not "out with the big nit
and has the sentiment of the town with
him he will succeed, otherwise
Loggers on the upper Wishkah river
are feeling good at the prospect of get.
ting their logs to market. The splash
board on the roll dam raised the water
to depth of over 8 feet, and the logs
have been coming over the dam since
Sunday.
The Sailors Union held a meeting
Monday night and adopted resolution
urging the Washington delegation in
congress to oppose the Allen shipping
bill, which has been forwarded to
congress.
The Colonial party given by Mesdames
A. w. Middleton and G. M. Antrim,
Saturday afternoon was one of the most
pleasant social functions of the season.
The ladies looked charming in colonial
costume and the hostesses were voted
delightful entertainers.
At the meeting Of the republican coun-
ty central committee, held at M ontesano
Saturday. E. L. Brewer, of Satsop sea-
port, was endorsed for deputy collector
at Aberdeen, and our republican friends
are entering upon a campaign with a
lovely fight on their hands.
Rev. G. X. Gilluly, pastor of the Bap-
fist church. will begin a series of special
meetings Sunday evening. Mr.. Gilluly
has given many years especially to evan
gels ic work, and will conduct the meet
ing on purely evangelistic principles.
Good music will be one of the principal
features of the services. All are cordially
invited.
The deed for the right of way, 60 feet
wide, from the terminus of B street to
the co lnty road was executed and placed
in escrow by Jas. Stewart and wife, Tues.
day, and all is ready for the signing OF
the contract for the opening OF the road
through the Stewart bluff. 1t now begins
to look as if Aberdeen was to have a
wagon road up the Wishkah valley at
last.
The committee appointed at the Ho-
quiam banquet to inaugurate the county
seat removal campaign, met for the first
time in this city Monday. The entire
question was discussed and the Aber-
deem members proposed a location for
the court house, which the Hcquiam
members will submit to the people Of
that city and report their decision at the
next meeting, which will be held at Ho-
GUAM next Saturday evening.
Judge w. o. Chapman, of Tacoma, ar
rived in Aberdeen Monday, and the
next dav began the trial OF an important
case, court being held in the hall of the
hose house. The action is that of the
East Hoquiam Boom Co. VS. The Grays
Harbor Commercial Co. The boom
company seeks to recover about 5000
boomage upon logs bought and sawed up
by the Commercial company, and practi-
cally reopens the question of the right of
boom companies to exact boom charges
when the log owner handles his own logs
without the aid of the boom company,
which was decided affirmatively by the
supreme court few years ago in the
case of this same company VS. Neeson.
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