Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-24
ABERDEEN HERALD.

mas with friends.
| Thomas barrow, chief clerk at the
N. p. railway depot, left for San
Francisco yesterday to spend his va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Madison, left
for Portland yesterday morning,
where they will spend the holiday
season.
Yesterday morning the S:45 train
had eight cars to haul. This shows
what Christmas traffic means on
Grays Harbor.
! Mr.. and Mrs. julius Eftland went
to MOntesanO yesterday to spend
Christmas with Mrs Eftland's mother
Mrs. Edward Medfalf.
| The ball given at the Pavilion
Monday night, for the benefit of A.
w. Carl, was we'll attended and a
, success socially and Financially.
| Miss Carrie Bauman left for La
Camas, Clark county, yesterday to
spend the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs
O. M. Johnson, late of this city.
Mrs. H. b. Elder and children,
went to Elma yesterday to spend the
Christmas season with relatives. Mr..
Elder will go tomorrow morning.
A. H. Bottomly went to Seattle
| Tuesday, on business for the Gray
port Electrical Supply Co., a new
organization with stores in Aber-
den and Hoquiam.
DR.. J. A. McNiven, was passen-
ger for Portland this morning to
spend the holidays Before return
ing the doctor will visit the Sound
cities.
Andrew Peterson has the rails laid
from highland Home to Market and
II streets, and will be running his
dump car trains to the Heron street
fill next week.
The Christmas music will be re-
peated in the Congregational church,
next Sunday. The decorations when
were so much admired lest Sunday
are still intact.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Burke and
daughter Miss Edith, arrived Mon
day from Miles, Kansas, with a view
of locating. Mrs. Burke is a sister of
Attorney T. Fl. Mckay.
Jack Huston and Frank Mitchell
of the Cub saloon, were arrested yes
terday by Deputy Sheriff Steve
Young. charged with gambling. They
will have hearing before Judge
Lanning next Tuesday.
A sailor named Klinkenburg, on
the steamer Newburg, was caught
by falling pile of lumber at the
Slade docks Monday afternoon, and
sustained a compound fracture of a
leg. He was taken to the Hoquian
hospital.
The Parks Fish Co. handled about
500, 900 pounds of fish during the
season just closed, valued at about
$4,000. Most of the catch was
shipped fresh to eastern cities, while
some was picked and shipped te
Europe.
+. r. Archer, allOtting agent fOl
the Quiniault Indian reservation, has
been notified by the commissioner oil
Indian affairs to investigate the
claims of a number of Indians who
claim tribal relations but are moi
residents Of the reserve.
The Elks lodge held Christmas
tree and Keno rattle last evening
the proceeds to be used for charit
able purposes. Tomorrow Afternoon
there will be tree and festivities
at the hall for the children of mem
bers, and other little ones.
The body of the late F. j. Thielges
who died at the Hoquiam hOspita
this morning, at 6 O'Clock lies al
the Woods undertaking parlors. De
ceased was an unusually strong man
j about 26 years of age, but was sub
ject to epileptic fits, which is sup
posed to have caused his death. He
, was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. JOhr
Thielges, 2OS North A street.
The fire department was called tC
Tenth and Broadway last evening, tt
extinguish a fire at the residence Of
w. o. McKinlay. The fire originated
in a closet under the stairs and was
extinguished by the chemical. The
loss was nominal. Mrs. McKinlay be-
ing the principal loser, she having
considerable of her personal effect: