Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-22

Miss Minnie Jones was at her land
claim when the fire occurred, and walk
ed 10 miles Monday 10 reach home,
when che heard the news.
The school board will probably sell
the lots on Wishkah street and build a
new school building in the growing
northwestern part OF the city.
0. G. Mitchell, son of Capt. S. G..
Mitchell now living in California, has
sent $40 to the fire department, to help
the boys in their loss by the fire.
Thos. Morgan has purchased two lots
of Geo. Loehr, on the corner of Heron 4
X streets, for $1,000 and will probably
erect large hotel OH the property.
Chas. Drake fonnd the charters OF the
Woodmen of the World, and the Rath-
bone Sisters during the fire, and left
them at the residence of Marshal Ans
tie.
State Senator O'Donnell was down
from Elma last evening. with view of
purchasing dynamo from the Aberdeen
Electric Co. for use in the White Star
mill.
A subscription paper was circulated
Tuesday by the chamber OF commerce
for the relief OF distress cases occasion
ed by the fire, and was met in a liberal
spirit,
Miss Elizabeth O,Reagan, aged 80
years, died Tuesday morning at St.
Joseph's hospital, of consumption. The
remains will be shipped east for inter
ment.
The Salvation Army has purchased
the property OF Chas. Pinkney, on I
street between Wishkah and Market, for
LOO, where they will establish head
quarters.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
will give social tomorrow evening, at
the home OF Mrs. a. J. Grant. Each
lady is requested to bring a basket, with
lunch for two.
GREAT FIRE Sale OF millinery goods
Hats and trimmings, only slightly
mussed, at extremely low prices. Mrs.
Ellen Ryan, Grand Central hotel, Mar.
ket and IL streets.
The insurance men met yesterday and
agreed to place no insurance on the TEN.
porary buildings now being erected un.
der permits, and to charge per cent fol
insurance on their contents.
LosT-A black trunk, with but one
handle; a roll of new carpet and one
counter scale and one prescription scale
Please inform Tn. Olsen at Hotel North
ern, if you have any information con-
corning them.
VIM. Griggs, tn" hardware man, es.
capped the fire with but tr,fiing damage,
and feels so good over it that he is CIV
ing some great bargains, especially i'll
heating stoves. If You are thinking OF
something III that line, call and see
Griggs.
n. G. kaufman sold his lot on the
corner Of Heron aud q streets, to W. E.
Mack, Chas. l.. Lewis and Ed. Hulburt
Tor $15 ,OCo, and Il. J. Hits, as agent,
claims to have sold it to another party,
and threatens a law suit to en!oice his
sale
The y. NJ. G.. A. finds itself in the
usual position of any concern that makes
provision only for expenditures. A debt
OF 81 800, with but 5000 in promises to
meet it wirh, betrays such a lack OF
| business methods as will result in more
injury to the institution than the mere
fact OF the debt.
The hair trigger reporter of the Bulle-
| tin has occasioned Mrs. W. B. Mack no
end of trouble. Mrs. Mack had stored
what was saved OF the family goods in
the second story OF Zelasko's building.
| The Bulletin announced that place as
headquarters for all stray goods, and in
yited those who lost anything to call and
look for them. The result has been to
demonstrate the value of advertising,
and to make life a burden for Mrs.
Mack. who is obliged to stand guard
over her lares and penates TO save them
from being overhauled by multitude