Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-05

The rails are laid more than half wa,
TO Hoquiam on the electric railway, anc
the probabilities are now that the road
will be in operation by December Is
/ A passenger coach has been ordered, tC
arrive about Dec. 10.
Mrs. E. F. Wolfe has leased the large
building now being erected at l9l Her
on street, which will be conducted as a
first class hotel, on the European plan.
The house will be ready to receive room.
ers in about three weeks. The name OF
the hotel will be 1.-THE Kenilworth."
B. J. Garman is getting his mammoth
| stock of slightly damaged shoes ready
for slaughter sale at Odd Fellows hall,
F and Market streets. Jeff says those
shoes must 60 to make room for his new
winter stock, and, if low prices will
move them, they will 60 rapidly.
Quite an excitement was created in
the Wishkah hotel by. roomer using
gasoline to clean his clothes at an early
hour in the morning. Anothe, roomer
smelling the fluid gave an alarm, and
before the officers arrived there was
talk OF lynching the supposed fire bug.
Chas. F. Veysey has been compelled
to take the matter OF his building, at
and Market streets, into the courts. Mr.,
Veysey had let the contract and began
work on the building before the first fire
or the establishment OF the fire limite,
and was made stop the work by the city
authorities. A hearing is being had in
the superior court this afternoon.
The relief committee appointed by
Mayor West held its final meeting Tues
day afternoon, and wound up its bust
ness. All known cases OF distress among
the fire suffers had been relieved by this
committee, acting with that of the
chamber of commerce, and quite a
bundle of clothing is left over, which
will be applied to such cases as are re-
ported during the winter.
The six-year.old son OF ]. p. Nelson.
proprietor OF Hotel Northern, had both
hands severely burned Tuesday evening.
fire was burning up some rubbish on
a lot at Wishkah and f streets, and,
after the workmen quit, at 6 o'clock, a
bunch of small boys went to play about
it, when young Nelson fell into the
flames. 1t is surprising that his hands
were the only parts injured.
Geo. w. Ninemire, owner of the Y.
NJ. G. A. block, is not fe cling very good
over the treatment he is receiving a, the
hands of the association. He offered to
knock off so per cent. of the seven
months rent due him if they would va
cate by the 3rd. of the month, and, as
yet no move has been made in that d.
rection, and Mr.. Ninemire is prevented
from making lease to profitable
tenants.
The postof1ice was moved back to its
old location Tuesday. less than week
after the fire, the owner Of the building,
B. J. Garman, having rushed the re-
building from the moment the ruins
were cold enough to permit workmen on
the ground. Postmaster Campbell and
his assistants are to be congratula ted
upon the manner in which the office
was conducted under such difficulties
during that week,
d. S. Johnston, the Tacoma piano
man, brought suit against I. w. Mason
last summer, and secured judgment
during Mason's absence from the city
for $40, in the Justices court. Yester.
day the superior court granted a perpet-
ual injunction against Johnston and
Judge Pearson from enforcing the judg-
ment. The suit grew out of a disputed
account, and the judgment was set aside
on account of defective service of sum.
mons.