Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-30


world were hauled up before Judge
Pearson this week, to account to the
law for their pursuit Of an unlawful 70
cation. The Judge gravely assessed the
hired hands at S. and costs, and the
bosses at double that sum. Two of the
damoseles were either short of coin. or
wanted rest. and served out their fi"e
in Bas'ile DeAnstie.
The Sou hwestern Washington Base
Ball League has decided TO stick to the
original schedule of games, and OF at
tempt two games week, as was sug-
gested week ago. In the interest of
ha mony it was deemed unwise to alter
the schedule at this late date, as several
of the teams had men whose occupa-
tions prevent their playing on Saturday,
and it would be unfair to those teams
to insist on a change now.
In the justice court, ~ G.. Kaufman
secured judgment for $40 81, against
Clyde Cleveland. tie defaulting post
master of Ocosta, and. this week. gar
nisheed the Lytle Logging & Mercantile
Co, of Hoquiam, claiming the company
owed Cleveland matter of $50. To this
the Lytle company demurred Yesterday,
and said they only owed Cleveland $3.50.
Tie matter between Kaufman and the
garnishees will be tried next week.
The action of the city council commit
tee, in demanding the resignation of
Engineer Spahr, does not appeal to lovers
of a square deal. Without going into
the matter of Mr.. Spahr's qualifications
which should have been known to this
committee before he was engaged-it is
not fair to him to be discharged by
reason of the accident at the Wilson mill
fire, which all engineers unite in saying
was not the fault of Mr.. Spahr. Fair
play is a jewel. and any of us may need
it at any time.
L. J. Kolts, record keeper of the local
Maccabee lodge, received Tuesday
draft for 81 900, in favor of Mrs. Nette
v. Wyman, whose husband was killed in
a mill accident few weeks ago. The
deceased was a member Of the Maccabee
lodge at New Bethlehem. Pa, and the
draft was sent by the next mail after the
Aberdeen lodges certificate of tire death
was received. This insurance, together
with 500 received from the insurance
system maintained by the West & Slade
Mill Co., will be of material aid to Mrs.
WYman and her infant child.
After tomorrow the Daily Sun will
cease to shine as the morning news.
paper. Sam Perkins, proprietor of the
Tacoma Ledger, Tacoma News, Olym-
pia Recorder, Everett Herald, and ex-
private secretary to Mark Hanna,
bought the Sun plant and one.half in
terest in the Bulletin, and the two
propositions will be merged into the
Bulletin, und the management of Edi-
tor Crawford. The Sun never had a
legitimate reason for existence-barring
the laudable desire of it's promoters to
make money-and the fact that it lived
nearly year is a testimonial to the
rustling abilities of VIM. Irvine, who
handled the publication from start to
finish.
James Madden lies at the Aberdeen
General hospit,l in critical condition,
the result of an accident at the Aberdeen
Lumber & Single Co g saw mill veste
day. Mr.. Madden was assisting at the
wood saw, and while the man in char sc
was temporarily away from the saw, the
unfortunate man undertook to run it.
He must have become "rattled" as the
first thing he did was to run his left am
against the saw, cutting off the left hand
at the wrist. In falling ne then struck
his forehead against the saw, shaving
off the bone, and leaving the brain TX.
posed. The steamer Fleetwood was
called by telephone, and quickly re-
sponded. and the injured man was taken
to the hospital in remarkably short
time, considering the facilities from
South Aberdeen.