Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-13

a contract 70 c)ver the outside of St
Joseph's hospital, including the roof,
with two coats OF paint. and commenced
on the job this morning.
Chas. Dam;tio, who has managed the
merry-go round for d. Critics for the past
two seasons, purchased the outfit from
Mr.. Critics. Saturday, aud will run it
hereafter as his individual enterprise.
The case of the State VS.. J. M. Bowes
is being tried in the superior court TO-.
day. This is the last case of the jury
term. all the jurymen except OH this
case having been discharged Saturday.
In accordance with resolution OF the
city council. Mayor West has appointed
F. X. Drake to check up the consumers
! of city water, with a view to learning
which OF them are not listed for pay
ment.
School Clerk Crandell has filed his
annual report and school census. The
latter shows ,3o7 children OF school age
in the district, ami increase over the
previous year of 2ll. The estimated
value of all property Of the district is
SAB 800.
The Pacific hotel, at it's new location,
is being thoroughly overhauled and re.
modelled, and it is the intention of Lowry
Bros. to fit up hotel that will fill the
demand for something in that liae THAT
viii! be strictly first class.
The Friends in Council club will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the residence OF
Mrs. Malcolm Magill. A full attendance
is d. sired, as the reports of the delega'es
to the State Federation will be received
and important business ira sacted.
Charley Borden and Thomas Dnrand,
whose exciting log rolling contest on the
Fourth was one of the interesting
features of the day, are arranging for a
contest in the near future to decide
which is the best man on rolling log.
! Drs. Smits, Wells & johnson are pre-
pairing to build hospital at Hoquiam,
and DR.. Smits now has the plans for
figures bv Aberdeen contractors. The
building will be 40xs0 feet, three stories
high, and the elvatione show a hand.
some building.
The foundation is laid for the new
operating room at the Aberdeen General
hospital. The new structure is being
built in accordance with the most modern
ideas, and will be tiled floors and walls
is octagonal in shape, and will be almost
al windows above the wainscoting.
The residents of west Heron street ar.
wondering when, in its inscrutable wis.,
dom, the city council will either lay that
water pipe or give up the job, and order
those ditto! es filled up. Doing the single
plank stunt on dark night is becoming
wearisome to the denizens OF that street.
Agent Hamilton, Of the Sailors Union,
has resigned his position to accept that
of second mate of the schooner Ed. r.
West, which is loading for Australia.
Agent Hamilton has been su cceedsd by
William Gohle, who assumed charge of
the Office today.
Clinton Stewart Cranston, for thirteen
years conductor on the Northern Pa
cifc, died at Tacoma, Thursday, follow
ing an operation for tuberculosis of the
kidneys. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren. He was member of the Masons,
the Elks and the Railway Conductors.
| An excursion to Westport on the Har.
Dor Belle next Friday, July 9TH. will be
given by the Chehalis County w. G. T.
e., for the benefit of their organization.
The boat leaves Aberdeen dock at nine
a. m. and will leave Wes'port for home
about five p. m. Tickets for round trip
80 cents.
NINE. MEMO, palmist and clairvoyant,
is here for 10 days. Past, present and
future revealed. Can lift the dark cloud
from your life. Can tell you if you will
be successful in your love affairs, your
domestic affairs, travels and undertak
street, Room 2. 1t
The funeral of John Trueman, the
sailor who died last week at the Aberdeen
General hospital, took place ster1ay
afternoon, from the undertaking parlors
of Beardsley Bros. The funeral was un.
der the auspices of the Sailors Union,
and the services were conducted by Rev.
r. f. Elliott. In addition to the Sailors
Union, the remains We're followed to the
grave by the Longshoremen's Unions OF
Aberdeen and Hoquiam, the Socialist
organization OF Aberdeen, and the Grays
Harbor Trades Council, headed by the
A. F. d. Band. The casket was covered
: it'll floral tributes from the comrades
Of the deceased.