Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-23

Of the coming nuptlals oi N f~ifief
oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Fcgel, OF this city, to Alr. Meyer Herman
of the Red Front clothing house OF Seat.
tie, to take place in Portland, june -.
Fred A. Hart has returned from Bel
/ bingham, where he went to inspect the
tug John Cuiahy, which has been put
chased by the Grays Harbor Tug Co.
He reports extre nelly cold weather for
that part OF the country, and is glad to
be back on the harbor. The tug is ex-
pected 70 arrive today or tomorrow, and
will 90 into service 1t once, to assist the
Daring.
Robert Forbes has perfected the plans
for his new dwelling to be erected on the
corner of l and Fourth streets. The
special feature of the house will be its
foundation and cellar, which will be
constructed of local stone and cement.
Mr.. Forbes left for the Sound this morn
ing to secure certain building material
necessary to carry ont his plans.
The American Mill Co. has fled suit
in the superior court against the Grays
Harbor Electric Co. and James Stewart
for $500, the value Of the team OF horses
recentlv killed by light wire. Mr..
Stewart is made a party to the action
upon the allegation that in moving an
engine belonging to him wire was
broken, which caused the accident.
The J. E. Murray Lumber company OF
Oakville, shipped Tuesday two OF the
largest pieces OF square timber ever cut
in this section. They were eighty feet
long and thirty-seven inches square. To
do this required stick OF timber at least
four feet across at the smallest end.
These timbers were shipped to New York
and will be used as dredging timbers.
The state supreme court has affirmed
the judgment giving Herman Helb'g
damages against the Grays Harbor
Electric Co. for injury caused by loose
plank in the street for which the com
pany was responsible. Helbig received
verdict in the superior court, from
which the company appealed, with the
above result.
Captain S. G.. Mitchell has received a
telegram from his son, Captain S. G..
Mitchell Jr., that his vessel has arrived
in POI tland after a run of three days
from San Francisco. and expects to be
here Saturday, to visit he old folks. This
is reckoned a remarkably quick trip,
and is accounted Tor only on the suppos-
ton that the captain forgot to reef.
The bachelors ball. to be given on the
evening OF March 2. promises to be the
SWEETEST thing, outside of the Elks' ball
that has happened for some time in
Aberdeen. Thirty OF Ab'rdeen's most
prominent young men have joined to
make it great success. The music and
decorations will be special features. and
the ladies who will receive invitations
may think themselves specially favored.
The contention between the settlers on
the Wishkah river and the Boom com
pany that has been going on for the past
twenty years, as to whether or not the
river was a navigabie stream, and as
such must be kept open at all times, has
been decided by the United States court
of appeals in favor Of the farmers. The
decision Of the court calls for an open
channel at all times at least thirty feet
wide, and restricts the size Of rats float.
ed down the river to dimensions that
will not interfere with navigation.
Mr.. Paul Pfeiffer, whose proposition tt
write up Chehalis county for the Port
land exposition has been endorsed BY
the Aberdeen Chamber Of Commerce, il
already collecting data for the work. His
idea is to prepare a work dealing entirel,
with the present industries and future
possibilities of Chehalis county in thu
most concise form possible, which vii
be printed in great quantities tor distri
button at the fair, and by every otbe
means known that will attract the atten
ton OF eaa tern people to this section.