Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-01

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your friends in the east A twice-a.
week typograph Of Aberdeen and sur
roundings.
A big fisherman, named Jacob Na"i
son, undertook bluff on Officer Nc
Gahan, and was so quickly called"
that he will not wish to repeat the eX-
pertinent, when he gets through serv-
ing the sentence of the police court.
The Grays Harbor Tug Boat Co. signed
the contract for the machinery of the
new tug, yesterday. with Mr.. Ball, OF the
Willamette Iron & Steel Co., of Portland.
This, with the hull contract OF John
Lindstrom, calls for the finished vessel
r. w. Bryan received a telegram from
B. F. Johnson yesterday, asking him to
start at once for the sugar refinery, in
Sinaloa, Mexico. Mr.. Bryan will leave
Saturday for his post, and will be fol-
lowed by Mrs. Bryan about December !.
Some one took a mean advantage of
the antipathy of the Sun editor toward
Manager Bailey, of the telephone SER
vice, and worked an old directory of the
system on him as late production,
causing Editor Maker to throw a cause
less fit.
The frame of the center section of the
new " lson mill is nearly raised, and
will be enclosed as rapidly as possible, so
as to allow a sheltered place in which to
work in vet weather. Mr.. A. d. Wood
has been engaged to superintend placing
! the engines in the mill.
Rev. L. f. Elliott returned Tuesday
from the M. j.. conference at Tacoma,
having been returned to his present
charge. The appointments for Chehalis
county were as follows: Aberdeen, 4.
f. Elliott; Hoquiam, w. o. Benadon;
Cosmopolis, j. F. Redeem; Montesano,
j. W. Fiesher; Elma, John 'wtas;
Oakville, Il. L. Hughes.
At a meeting of the board of directors
OF the Y. NJ. Z. A., Tuesday evening, it
developed that about $1,000 would be
required to meet the expenses OF tie
season, and the finance committee will
solicit subscriptions to meet it. The
association is now on good ba is, and
is dbing splendid work, and no difficulty
ia anticipated in raising the necessary
funds.
Victor Lhdberger and NJ. Citrise
were arrested and charged with being
drunk and disorderly. They denied the
allega ion and demanded a jury trial.
When the case came up the officers who
! were the witnesses for the prosecution
were at Montesano, attending the SUI.
peror court, and, as Judge Pearson re
| fused to continue the matter, Attorney
Fox was forced to ask for their dismissal
The map of the proposed fe leral har.
Dor lines have been at the city clerks
office for several days, and have been
scrutinized with deep interest by the
manufacturers along the river front.
Several minor changes " i'll be requested
and an effort made to have the marine
railway Of John Lindstrom located on
the map before it goes to the war de-
partment for final approval. Major
Mills, engineer in charge OF this district,
is FULLY conversant with the require
ments of the harbor, and will doubtless
consent to such changes as can be made
without interfering with navigation.
City Attorney Fox was sustained by
the superior court in his demurrer to
the first cause of action. in the suit of
state to recover about $4,000 from this
city for its share of saloon licenses. The
complaint embraces two causes of &C.
, ton; the first included all licenses col
lected up to 1900, and involved about
So, 800. To this Col. Fox demurred, on
the ground that it was barred by the
statute of limitations, and was sustained
by the court. The state gave notice OF
appeal While there appears to be a
chance to save paying this sum, there is
no doubt that the state will collect the
balance, about "a, 200.
The silver medal was awarded to Miss
Magdalene Hea.bling at the w. CT U
elocutionary contest, in the NJ. f.
q church. Tuesday evening. The contest
: ants did much credit to themselves anC
to their teacher, in well rendered seec
tons, and helped to furnish an interest
ing program to fair sized audience
Mrs. Kenzie, the evolutionary Instructor
, received much commentator for hel
4 work in the training of the class. The
e music furnished by the "Sunshine Or
chestra' was heartily enjoyed by al
. and it is hoped they may be often heard
/ hereafter. The songs rendered were ex
s ceptonally interesting, and altogether
the entertainment was very satisfactory
+ and similar evenings would be prolitabll
spent.