Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-09
CHEHALIS COUNTY
LOCAL DOlNGS IN ALL PAR >
OF THE COUNTY.
G thsred by Aberdeen Herald Correspondents
and Cleaned From Our Local Exchanges.
MONTESANO

Mrs. L. Landon went to Aperdeeh
Tuesday to visit friends few days.
Frank Wilson has bought one OF Geo.
Carlile's house in the east part OF town.
By order OF Mayor Bryan all gambling
in this city was closed on thursday
afternoon.
III. Bush has written $4,000 burg
lar insurance on the First National bank
Of HoQuiam.
G. w. Sparks OF Port Ludlow has been
spending the holidays with his nephew
Chas. F. Sparks.
There is a slight smallpox scare in
town. Guess there amt much in it. 1t
may be the Manila itch.
J.R. O'Donell was down from Elma
Monday but denies that his trip had
anything to do with senatorial boom.
Jake Williams and Jack Simpkins will
open a club room in the building on
Pioneer street recently built by Thomas
Conner.
Mrs. Ausgusta Boyington, widow OF
former well-known auditor OF Il is county,
has position in the assessors office at
Tillamook, Ore.
The trial OF John Croker on charge
of keeping his saloon open on Sunday
was held before Justice Mcneil last Mon
day, and resulted in an acquital.
Three electric lights have been placed
in the hose house, a great convenience
for the boys in case of fire. The Monte
sano Light & Water Company donates
the light.
Nv. Mason, the Aberdeen contract or
was in the city Monday, submitting to
c. w. Ninemire plans and specifications
for the latter's new business block in
Aberdeen.
Charles Neeson was in the city Tues
day ON business. His camp west OF Mon
tesano is closed for the holidays. He
says the big treste on his log road is
proving great success.
Charley Wood is up from Hoquiam
this week visiting friends during vaca-
ton. He is making good progress in his
studies at st. James college, being espec-
tally proficient in music.
Sheriff Huff has been so unfortunate as
to have contracted case OF smallpox.
His residence and office in the court
house have been quarantined. So far as
known this is the only case in town.
On Monday evening, Dec. 30, 1901. at
the Montesano House in this city, Am
broso B. McAfee OF Humptulips, and
Mrs. Mary O. Bruce OF Hoquiam were
united in marriage. Rev. M. M. Mar
shall officiating.
Besides ringing bells and shooting
guns for two or three hours on New Years
eve the bt ys had considerable fun de.
stroying other people property. 1t seems
that recent events in Montesano are not
sufficient warning to some Of our young
bloods.
G. S. Kendall, who recently opened
saloon at Oakville, has been arrested for
selling liquor without license. The
hearing is to take place Wednesday be-
fore an Elma justice. Mr.. Kendall's
money for a license is in the hands OF
the county treasurer.
H. F. Shorey was up from Westpolt
the first of the week. He is now brush
inspector at the jetty with an increase
of salary. A force Of about Is men is
kept at work this winter doing repair
work. If the weather is as good next
eason as it was the past one the jetty
will be very nearly completed by fall.
G. w. Richmond. of the Aberdeen
steam laundry, was in the city Monday
endeavoring to increase his trade at this
point. Mr.. Richmond says that he has
the latest and best machinery manufac-
tnred and that he can turn out just as
good work as can be done en- the Sound.
He thinks, naturally, that home indus.
try should have the preference.
The sad news was received here Sun.