Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-09

John Young, on his lot opposite the
Aberdeen General hospital, in place Of
his dwelling, which was blown up to
save the hospital at the first fire.
Geo. A. Woodland. proprietor OF the
Commercial hotel, has brought suit
against the N. p. Ry. Co. to recover $3.50
the value OF five head of cattle killed by
train between Aberdeen and Hoquiam
last spring.
A temporary building is being erected
on the south west corner of H and Her
on streets, to be oc, upied by the West
ern Union Telegraph Co., and Attorneys
Sheeks and Fox, and, it is said, is to be
named the HAL of Justice"
For SALE-Fine modern seven-room
house. Five lots, barn, outbuildings, etc.
Nice high ground; large pear, PLAN,
prune, cherry and apple trees. Near
school; everybody busy. Cost $1,000 to
build, to go at $3.50, half cash, long time
at 8 per cent. WILLIAM MOORE, Monte
sanO.
The schooner G. A. Thayer is reported
ashore on North Beach, just north OF the
entrance to the Harbor. and, in the
present storm, will probably be wreck.
The Thayer was bound for Hoquiam to
load lumber, and is owned by the e. X.
Wood Lumber Co
The Market Lumber Co. received two
car loads OF machinery last week, and
expects three more cars this week. The
bonus that was raised for this mill,
amounting to over $500, is now pay.
able, and the committee will be around
next week collecting from subscribers.
The raise of 2ls mills in the Aberdeen
tax levy reached County Auditor Camp
bell after the levy as originally certified
to him had been extended on the tax
rolls, and to change the rolls will be
quite expensive, even if the auditor has
authority to do so, Of which he has come
doubt.
The special school election called for
last Saturday was declared off by the d.
rectoIs, and new call will be found in
this ise ne for an election TO be held on
saturday, November 81, to vote the
board authority to cell the Wishkah
street lots to the CITY for 81, 600, and to
use the proceeds in erecting another
school house.
Austin Griffin has let the contract for
the new hoteL to be built at Heron and
X streets, TO Mi. Bell of Seattle, whose
bid was $t0 below that Of Contractor
John Anderson of this cityg Mr.. Bell
arrived in town Friday and awarded the
contract to Creech Bros. for driving the
foundation, to be completed next Satur.
day. ire contract price for building is
about 81 500.
Work has been commenced on one.
story brick building for Jaffe & Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers Of Seattle. at "A
Heron street, on lot leased from Capt.
G. II. Phelps. This building is being
built on mud sill foundations, the result
of which will be observed with general
interest, the prevailing opinion hitherto
being that pile foundation was necessary
for brick buildings.
X. Zelasko, whose G street block was
saved at the last fire by the hardest
kind of work by the firemen. has testi-
fled his appreciation Of their services by
giving to the four departments the sum
of 5000, divided as follows: Aberdeen
500; Hoquiam $50; Montesano, $25 and
Cosmopolis, $25, The gift will be all
the more appreciated by the Aberdeen
department as all their property was
lost by the first fire.
The case Of G. F. Veysey VS.. City OF
Aberdeen, involving the right OF Mr..
Veysey to complete his Market street
building, begun before the passage OF
the fire Limit ordinance. was heard in
the superior court Monday. The petit
ton for perpetral restraining order to
prohibit the city from interfering with
the building WAS denied, and both part
les were restrained from proceeding any
farther until the case can be heard on
its merits.