Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-12


culture class at the meeting Tuesday
evening. The class will meet in the w.
O. W. hall at s O'Clock sharp this even
ing to arrange class hours, etc. Ali
interested are invited to be present. The
charge for course of ten lessons is ".
The business community will be
pleased to learn that the N. P. Express
Co. will soon put on delivery wagon,
which will allow the Office to be open
during all business hours, as the outtide
business that now takes Agent Vaughan
from the Office will be attended to by
the wagon driver.
IL. Covington, superintendent OF the
Washington Children's Home, took
three little children to the home yestcr.
day, one an orphan from Hoquiam, and
the other two the children that were
spirited away from the water front by a
absolute mother two weeks ago, and
who were found at North Beach.
James S. Bent. a wholesale dealer in
tanning extracts at Boston, is on Grays
Harbor. with view to the establish
ment of a plant for the extraction OF
tannin from hemlock bark. Mr.. Bent
is looking the country over thoroughly
before locating the plant, which will re-
quire an investment of $150,O00.
The Hayes Il Hayes bank was re-
organized last week, and the capital
stock increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
The following are the officers: Thomas
r. Hayes OF Bellefonte, Pa. president ;
Mrs. Frances B. Hayes, secretary; VIM.
J. Patterson, cashier. The bank will
be moved into its new building about
Jure |.
The Grays Harbor Packing Co., will
soon begin the rebuilding of its cannery
al the foot of II street, that was destroyed
by fire last June. 1t is the intention to
have the new buildings ready to pack
the run OF black salmon, which begins
August Is. In addition o the cannery
the company, which owns 20Ox4O0 feet
of ground, will erect large warehouse
for the storage OF the canned product.
Alonzo Wardall, OF Seattle, state
organizer OF the Rochedale Cooperative
Association, addressed between fifty and
sixty persons, in the &. A. R. hall Tues
day evening on the subject of CO opera
ton. Mr.. WArdall has made this sub
ject study and thoroughly understands
it, and his address was Listened to with
close attention. He will remain in the
city the balance OF this week. in an effort
to assist the local association.
The dramatic concert last evening by
Miss Clara Doyle, assisted by loca
musical talent, for the benefit of St
Egedius church, was attended by fan
sized audience, all OF whom thoroughly
enjoyed the entertainment. Miss Doyle
as dramatic reader has few equals, and
her Irish recitations especially brought
down the house. The local musicians
acquitted themselves sp'endidly, making
the entire entertainment a grand sue
cess. The young folks fully enjoyed the
social dance, with which the evening
closed.
Mrs. Margaret l.. Watson died earl,
Tuesday morning at her home on johns
river, aged y years. The funeral tool
place yesterday morning. services ben:
held in the Christian church at Mark
kan. Mrs. Watson had lived on johns
river for the past 20 years, and leave
six children. Mrs. Albert Phillips, Mrs
J. G. Phillips, Mrs. C. Fry, 7. A. Watson
and Miss Susie Watson, of Mark Khan
and ID. A. Watson, of Spokane Mrs. J
S. Creech Mrs. f, r.. Creech, Mrs
Maggie Overmever and Mrs. j. II
McFadden of this city are her grand
children.
S. Swanson was held up in the toile
room of the Union saloon about
o'clock Tuesday morning, and robbed O
a watch, valued at $25, and $3.50 in cash
He notified the police, and upon Swan
sons description, Otto Michel and j. T
Marion were arrested and charged with
the crime. When the men were ARRESTED
Swanson said he could not identlf
them. but at the trial yesterday, befor
Judge Pearson. he said they were tn
; men. The court thought that as Swan
son could not identify his assailants i'm
mediately after the offense, his late
naturalization was unreliable. and dis
charged the prisoners.
Yesterday was Isaac Beemer's Sis
birthday, and OF course he celebrated
Ike is the only man in town that ca
get the ministers, doctors and lawyer
: to aid him when he has one OF hi
specials. 1t was after midnight whe
they called halt and made for home
telling each other what good time the
had, and how nice the refreshment
We're. Among those present WEI
Mesdames A. j. Anderson, &. Wheele
, and r. Ditsler Rev. and Mrs. f. X
Prichard, Rev. and Mrs. G. McDerm otl
Mr.. and Mrs, Clark. Mr.. and Mrs
Beckey, DR., and Mrs. schumacher, Mis-
Hagerman and Frank Wheeler.