Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-28

extensive improvements III MS enla' Eeu
store room, and, when completed, he
viii have an estabishm mt that will b.
credit to the city.
Cliff NJ. Weatherwax ran into the rail.
way opening at and Wishkah streets,
Saturday evening, with his wheel. He
got well covered with mud, but was not
injured to any extent.
Edward l., the fourteen months-old
son of Captain and Mrs Edward c.
Smith, died Saturday, after brief ILL
ness. The remains were taken to Mon
tesano for burial yesterday.
Frank Thermometer hired bicycle OF
s. l.. Crawford at Hoquiam, and sold it
to Ed. Kearney in Aberdeen. He was
tried Saturday before Judge Pearson
and given "a days in the county jail
Chief Koehler did not attend the state
convention OF fire chiefs 1T Olympia last
week, as the city council did not fix a
definite sum for his use, but simply an-
thorized him to go at the city's expense.
! On October II at 9 p. m. the county
auditor will offer for sale the timber on
se4 of nw4 sec. 16-lS-9, appraised at
$500; also all of sec. l6-l9-l0, appraised
as follows: Ne4, S5,0l4; nw4, S4,Oo6;
swA, $2,2lO; seq. $4,97s.
The following marriage licenses were
issued during last week by the county
auditor: Alfred p Wilson, Anna Blech-
schmidt Thos. Dew, Elsie &. Lycan; Y.
J. Glenn, Emma Belle Hagerman; Lor-
EMO C. Miner, Grace Mcmillan.
City Attorney Fox went to Montesano
Saturday to argue demurrer in the
case OF the state against the city OF
Aberdeen, to recover about 5000, al
legged to be due from the city FIR the
states's portion OF saloon licenses.
The ". CT U. will hold a silver
medal contest at the NJ. f. church to
morrow evening. The best e.ocutionary.
musical and literary program ever
rendered in Aberdeen has been arranged
for the occasion. Admission Is cents.
The Olympus theater has secured for
this week the famous Saad Dahdoh
troupe of Arab acrobats, and will give a
performance Friday evening at the Acme
opera house, in order that all the people
in Aberdeen may have an opportunity
Of seeing this wonderful troupe.
The big spruce log started on its mis-
sion OF advertising Grays Harbor, yes.
terday. Its first stop will be at the state
fair at North Yakima, from whence it
will begin Its journey across the CONT.
nent, to astonish the natives, and attract
attention to our wonderful timber
John l.. Wilson, ex United States sem
ator and proprietor OF the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, visited Aberdeen Friday,
and was warmly greeted by his numer
Gus friends here. Gravs Harbor will
always have a kindly feeling for Senator
| Wilson, owing to his successful efforts
in congress for the improvement of the
harbor.
Louis G. Helm. aged q years. died Of
consumption, Saturday afternoon, and
was buried this afternoon from the un-
dertaking parlors OF Beard,ey Bros.
Helm was waiter in the Olympus
theater, and has two sisters II siding in
Portland, both of whom were he'e at the
funeral, one of them having arrived just
before his death.
Mrs Kanute NJ. Hanson died at II 80
a. m. Saturday, after long illness, aged
% years, 5 months and IL days.
The funeral will take place to.
morrow afternoon, at 30 O'Clock, SER
vice, at the Lutheran church. In the
loss OF Mrs. Henson, her husband and
one young child have the sincere SYM
pathy OF all their friends.
The track for the electric railway is
being laid as quickly as possible on
Heron street, and the planking on that
,thoroushfare is being placed in excellent
condition by the company. Between
the tracks will not be planked over un-
til the rails are bonded, by placing a
copper connection at each joint to form
a conduit for the return electric current.
At Athletic park, yesterday afternoon
a fair sized crowd witnessed the close OF
the base ball season. and a good list OF
athletic sports. The base ball game was
won by the Crescents, by the score OF 6
to 3. Throwing base ball was won by
Boettger and Brown respectively. In
the S0-yard Pippen handicap, Campbell
came in first, Boettiger second and HUI
bert Bel third, while in the same kind
OF race by the CrcscentS, Steward took
first prize and +. Mi!ette second. The
yard relay race aWartle four prizes,
4 which were taken in he lolloWin. or!er:
Knapp. steward, Boettiger and Camp
bell The creased pig was capture by
Ed. Jones.