Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-04-07


an election tor authority 20 issue bonds
to the amount of 5000, for the purpose
of Building and furnishing another
school house. This action is rendered
necessary by the loss of the Wishkah
street school house, as we'll as the rapi1
increase of attendance in the schools.
The board OF county commissioners
declined to accept the resignation of
Treasurer Weatherwax at the meeting
Tue day. As Mr.. Weatherwax is to be
manager OF the City Retail Lumber Co
in this CITY, he is anxious to be relieved
OF his official duties, but the commits
sioners paid him the compliment of
wishing him to remain for time.
The numerous friends OF Geo. j.
Wolff will be pleased to learn that his
insurance, amounting to 800, which
has been held up by four companies
since the October fire, is in a way OF set
Element. Mr.. Wolff had brought suit,
and looked forward to tedious and ex-
pensive litigation, which will now be
stopped and an amicable adjustment
made.
Chas. Hansen, logger had his left
leg accidentally broken while working
in Camp of the Poison Logging com.
pany Tuesday morning. Hansen was
splitting from large log and the piece
fell accidentally catching his leg break
ing it, He is a stranger here. having
been employed but short time. He
was taken to the Hoquiam General
hospital.
About thirty friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. b. Fetterman gave that couple a
pleasant surprise Monday evening. on
the occasion OF the fifteenth anniversary
of their wedding. The party was heart.
lily welcomed, and spent most pleasant
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Fetterman were
preser ted with handsome cut glass
fruit dish to commemorate their crystal
wedding.
The request of property owners on
Heron street, for fourteen foot sidewalks
should receive prompt attention by the
city council. Large business blocks Of
the most substantial kind are being
built on that thoroughfare, and the pres
ent walks are entirely too narrow. New
walks and street paving must be done
very soon, so that the present is wise
time to make the desired change.
The Hoquiam Packing company was
organized Monday night with capital
stock of $12, 1000 and will begin the cree.
ton of large salmon cannery at once.
The company comprises w. w. Kurtz,
his wife and several businessmen of that
city, among them some well known
fishermen. The cannery will be 112x64,
two stories, and the building will cost
$4,000. The dock will be 12Ox12S and
work will commence at once. his will
be the only cannery on the harbor since
the Aberdeen cannery burned last fall.
A proposition, said to have been
started by the teachers, at the institute
last week, to extend the school year an
other month, to July l, is not generally
regarded with favor. While ten months
school is none too much, the wisdom OF
altering the year almost at its close is
questionable. The studies so far have
been with view to nine months, and
many OF the larger pupils have already
made arrangements for other occupa.
tions about June l, so that it is ex-
tremey doubtful that the added: month
would justify the additional expense of
about $500.
Red Patterson. u logger who works for
the Lyte Logging Company, tried to end
his mortal career by taking 1870 grains of
su.ianol Monday night and would have
done So had medical aid not reached
him in time. He left note saying
good bye, God bless you," ETC., before
taking the poison and then prepared to
die. He was found and Immediately
taken to the hospital where DR.. McIn-
tyre used stomach pump to advantage.
Patterson had been on prolonged spree
and now that he is sober will remain so.
He is still at the hospital and is recover.
ing from the drug. Washing
tohian.
The statement in Tuesdays Bulletin
that Hartung u Norm we're having
trouble with their painters is denied by
that firm. Mr.. Hartung says there has
heen no uuestiOn of wages in the matter
and that his firm is willing to pay as
high wages as any other, but, when
the increase of SO cents day in wages
became effective, they were obliged to
decline some work which they could
have taken at the old prices, aud in con-
sequence had to dispense with the ser.
vices Of some Of the men,. The union
demands that these men be reinstated,
which Hartung & Norm say is tanta-
mount to compelling them 70 carry men
on their pay roll whether they have
work for them or not, and which they
cannot afford to do.