Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-05-14

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Little Nellie Wood was three years old
last Saturday, and the event was duly
celebrated in the afternoon bv large
party OF her juvenile friends, who assist
, Ell her in observing the occasion.
City Engineer Long began Friday
making surveys in South Aberdeen for y
water system on that side OF the river.
HAD system been installed there five
years ago the city would have saved
100000.
Mrs. N. w. Durham, whose husband
is editor of the Spokane Spokesman. Re.
view. returned to her home last week
from whence she was called by the illness
of her father, w. NJ. Mcleod, who is i'm.
proving.
The N. p. Ry. Co. has notified Mayor
Lindstrom that an engineer bad been de.
tailed to come to Aberdeen. and, with
the city, arrange for road around the
bluff that will be acceptable to all parties
concerned.
No. 115 Broadway, extra we'll finished
cottage, plastered. woodwork nicely
stained, bath, closet electric lights,
modern improvements throughout. Pric
y2lOO, terms. Will Lanning Room IA,
Dabney block.
Important measures will be considered
by the Chamber of Commerce tonight,
and a tull attendance is desired. Every
citizen interested in the development Of
Aberdeen should find time to attend
these meetings.
r. p. Porter will move his family to
Tacoma this week, to reside. MIR. Por.
ter has acquired some valuable real es
tate at Tacoma, and goes there to look
fter it. His numerous friends on Grays
Harbor wish him all kinds of success.
Rev. Father Gerrand is laid up with a
badly spraned ankle, and will be assist
ed in his work for the present by Rev.
Father Gibben, chaplain at St. Joseph s
hospital. 1t will probably be montl,
before Father Gerrand can attend to his
duties.
Creech Bros, are putting in a founda.
ton for one-story brick and stone
building for X. Zelasko, on Wishkall
street, in rear OF the Boston store. Til G
building will be 25X62 feet and SO con.
structed as to permit another story when
demanded.
a. j. West returned from Portland
Friday, where ne arranged for the re.
pair of his bridge by the Pacific Bridge
Co., as soon as they can spare the men
from other work. 10 repair the struc .
ture, new pier must be built, and the
span practically rebuilt.
The attendance was light at the ath.
letic meet between the high schools of
Aberdeen and Hoquiam Saturday after
noon at Athletic park, owing to the
attraction at the base ball park. The
Hoquiam team won after close contest,
scoring So points to SO for Aberdeen.
J s. Ingram brought in a fine speci-
men of tobacco raised on his farm, up the
Wishkah river. The plant has large
growth and of fine leaf, that with proper
curing might be valuable. Mr.. Ingram
planted the seed just to see if it would
grow, and gave it no attention what ever
I Will tanning and r. A. Willy are
busy opening up Portland and Harbor
View Additions. Mr.. tanning has a
road opened almost through the Portland
Addition, which he purchased. and Mr..
Wiley has five acres siashed on his prop
erty, where he intends building home.
J. H. Read, OF the Boston store, re.
turned on Thursday evening from a fv.
ing visit to Eastern Washington and
I laho cities. While away he bought
the Harry Wooden dry goods store at
Cofax, and is to take possession July l.
While Mr.. Read has interests at Wenat.
chez, CoIfax and Aberdeen, his head
quarters will still be in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Wood have decid.
ed to not run the Cohassett beach sum-
mer resort this year. They have dis.
posed of part OF their interest in the
property to members of the family, who
) will use the main building as a summer
villa for themselves, Mr.. Robert Wal.
dron has enlarged Essex cottage at Co.
hassett, so as to accommodate the visit
ors who come to that resort each year,
and the cottages not used by the Wood
family will also be for rent