Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-02-22

LOUIS roger moved lntO MS new quart
ers in the John Anderson block Tuesday
, and has nos the finest clothing house il
the city. His storeronm is % by IS fee
and makes an elegant opportunity fo
the display of Mr.. Fogel's immense stocl
of fine clothing and gents furnishing
goods.
W, NJ. Petchell was up from Ocosts
this morning on business. Mr.. Petchel
reports that the railroad Office at Ocosta
is to be closed March first. Just what
arrangements will be made for Ocosta
travel is unknown, but the supposition
is that the passenger traffic will be &C.
commodated by a caboose attached to
the freight trains.
Mrs. William Falls, aged As years,
died Thursday afternoon, at the home Of
her son.in.law, Jesse Aughe, 1856 Wish.
kah street, after long illness. The
funeral took place saturday morning
from The late residence, Rev. T. f.
Elliott officiating. Besides her daughter.
Mrs. Aughe. the deceased left a sister,
Miss Nora Newkirk, in this city to
mourn her loss.
Owing to the unfavorable weather,
the brick work on the r. l.. Dabney
block has been delayed, and the wood
work pushed ahead This causes the
block to appear more as frame than a
brick building, and has caused more or
less comment. but the ,act is that when
completed. in connection with the
Crowther-W ooding building, this book
will be one of the most imposing in the
city. with such guards against fire as are
required by the fire ordinance.
The evening paper quotes ]. r. Evans
as in favor Of conducting a city library
by popular subscription. In this the
HERALD is in full accord, and will SUBJ
scribe $40 year for its maintenance. 1t
is as plain as a pike staff that the city
cannot at present carry on this library,
but it can be carried on by popular
subscription. There will be no difficulty
experienced in securing 100 or $50
annual subscriptions of $40 or IS each,
which would put the library on a much
better footing than it has been with the
meager support the city has been allowed
to give.
G.. S. Freeburger had an experience
Wednesday evening that he will not
forget, at least until he casts away some
OF the many bandages that are wrapped
around several of his fingers on. both
hands. When lighting one of the big
gasoline lamps in the store Wednesday
evening it. caught fire on the outside
from oil which had either escaped from
the lamp or had been spilled on it and it
burned so fiercely that he thought the
danger point about reached, and catch
ing hold Of the lamp pulled it loose from
its hangngs and threw it into the street.
The lamp was blazing all over when he
got hold of it and naturally his hands
were burned in several places. Gasoline
lamps are now tabooed in his store
South Bend Pilot.
"a Tempest in T 'apot" is about as
good description as we can think OF in
describing the alleged hold.up OF G. E.
Walters by A. Miller and Watson.
Judge Parsons court was ready in due
form. County Attorney Heath was
present to do valiant service to the state
But, 10. and behold the complaining
witness concludes that his assailants had
been partners with him in an observa.
ton OF Aberdeen by electric light, with
such side shows as were available, and
that his watch was returned, so made
such poor witness for the prosecution
that the defendants were discharged.
The costs. amounting to $l4.S0 was
assessed against the county, for the rea
son, as explained by Judge Pearson.
that the marshal, not Walters was the
complaing witness. This is an error
that can easily be remedied by having
the injured party in all cases sign the
complaint, instead of having the
marshal or other officer act for them.