Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-04-04

Mrs. A. E. Alexander, and B. NJ. Wealth
erwax were passengers for san Francis
; co or the steamer Cor nado, which
sailed last Thursday evening.
The RECEIPTS OF the police court fol the
month OF March probably breaks the
record for that court. The total amounts
of fines and costs imposed was 1914 o.
and the sum collected was $38S.S5.
Street Superintendent Linn is keeping
the new broom, just received for the
sweeping machine, busy every moment
OF good weather, And the streets are
be ginning to show marked improve
ment.
Chas. l.. Lewis, the Matlock shingle-
man, who recently moved his family
from this city to handsome new home
in Olympia, came down Saturday to at.
tend the funeral OF his old friend, Harry
A. Hayes.
The box social by the Degree of Honor
this evening, at Springers hall, will be a
pleasant event if the ladies can possibly
make it So The boxes will be sold or
2j cents, and dancing, as well as other
amusenents will be INDUCED in.
Are last Thursday night destroyed the
pest house maintained 10y the city OF
OLYMPIA. The origin is unknown as the
! building has been unoccupied for several
months, but 1t is generally believed to
have been incendiary.
The concert that was to have been
given at the Congregational church
Friday evening, and was postponed out
OF respect to the memory of the late
II try A. Hayes, is being arranged to
b. held next Wednesday evening.
Adjutant General Drain has notified
Company F. First regiment, N. q. w.,
will be inspected at Hoqniam on April
H. by Lieutenant Colonel Frank Taylor
of the Nineteenth U. S. Infantry, who
has been detailed for the occasion.
Beginning last Friday the Grays Har-
| Dor Electric Co. commenced running a
car to Ho1uiam early enough to accom-
modate Aberdeen people who work in
GU, sister city. This car leaves Aber-
deem at 6 80 a. m, arriving at Hoquiam
at $3.50.
The many friends of William Turner,
of Grand Forks, wee glad to see him
OIL the streets yesterday, after four
months in st. Joseph's hospital. Mr..
Turner is still on crutches, and, though
a slight wound on the knee, nearly lost
his leg.
A new telephone company may look
goo I, but it will be well to advise about
how it would be if there were two
systems. Would or not the business
men be obliged to pay for both in order
to be in touch with his customers on
either?
The cigar makers in l.. l.. Maley's
factory have resumed operations-after
week. s vacation, taken for the purpose
of allowing them to work off their sur
plus; the house to work its surplus stock
into cash and to give the tOys we'll
earned rest.
The "Scoopers" got in paragraph
last week, which was wired the Sound
press, that should never have been
printed. Twas the old, old story OF two
young hearts that ALREADY beat as one,
continuing to desire to do so. Long may
they continue the simultaneous beat.
Losr-!elt on passenger coach arriv-
ing at Abe deem from Tacoma Fr1ay
evening, ladies' drab coored purse.
Keys and other articles in purse OF more
consequence than the money. Finder
will be literally rewarded bv leaving the
purse at VIM. Griggs' hardware store. 1t
A retail lumber association has been
formed by Aberdeen mill men for the
handling OF the retail trade from one
Office, thus reducing the amount Of
clerical work to minimum. 1t is said
that County Treasurer Carl S. Weather
wax has resigned his Office, to accept the
management OF the association.
Ed. Stoever. who was in the restuar-
ant business on street with "Shorty''
Williamson. turned up missing while
his partner was in Oregon, attending
the funeral of sister. stoever failed te
pay the help, as well as a number o.
other bills, and is believed to have
absconded with quite bunch OF money
John Antoine Gilbert, gentleman
over so years of ago. who is unable tc
speak English. and is becoming childish,
gave his children great worriment by
straying from home, 151 Hume street,
Thursday afternoon. He had wandered
down the Hoquiam road as far as Nine.
mire & Morgan's abbatoir, from whence
he was returned home IN the trolley car
at noon Friday, to the immense relief Of
his four sons, who, almost practically
control the Michigan Lumber company.