Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-08
COFFEE
You are both Judge and
jury for Schilling's Best.
Your grocer returns your money II roo Aan1
IKE 10; " pay him.

The State Land Office reports that
more than 500 inquiries have been
received here concerning the Brew
ster Flat land to be sold at auction
by the state June s. These inquiries
come from all parts Of the state and
from Idaho and British Columbia.
Work OF planting the two cars of
oyster seed received last week is 60
ing on in the beds in the lower har-
Dor at HoQuiam. Four more cars
with seed are expected TO arrive
soon. The company figures it may
secure a crop in three years, instead
OF in the usual time of five years.
George Thomas, a well-known turf
man, who has been at the Puyallup
fair grounds, near Tacoma, for a
year with string of valuable horses
sent there by the Mclaughlin broth
ers of Kansas City, disappeared some
time ago and it is feared he has COM
mitted suicide. He was traced as
far as Everett, but has not been
heard from since.
j. H. yesterday, a member Of the
state tax commission, has presented
his formal resignation to Governor
Mead, to take effect as soon as his
successor can be appointed and quail
ify. Mr.. yesterday retires to be-
come a candidate for attorney-gen
eral. although inability to agree with
the two other members of the board
upon important matters of taxation
also influenced his decision.
Two of the convicts stationed at
Wright Island, Pitt Lake, a penal
settlement run in connection with
British Columbia penitentiary, last
week made a murderous assault upon
the guards in charge of the 16 pris-
oners. The warden of the peniten
tiary was notified of the trouble by
carrier pigeon, and Immediately
left for the scene, accompanied by
several guards. The mutinous con-
victs were taken to Vancouver in
irons and will be disciplined at the
penal institution.
In the eighth annual Tri-State ora
torical contest held at the University
of Washington, last week, Jesse H.
Bond, speaking for the University Of
Oregon, won over Herman Allen. of
the University OF Washington. and
Willard k Gwinn. OF the University
OF Idaho. a prize of SIS, given BY
the King County Bar Association,
was awarded the Oregon speaker.
and $25 went 10 the Washington or
ator. There was but one point diff
ference between the winners OF first
and second place.
II. l.. Hillman and Mare Bunnell,
wealthy Seattle citizens, quarreled
over the speed OF their automobiles
ana BET $1,000 a side for a race Of
loo ullss. which was started at the
Msedora ias- week TWO hours ahead
ot .r.a automobile races. AZ
Tor I- miles. Hiumans car
.r I'D a turn, badly injur-
tra y ard ]. p. Keena.
rr.t.l the race and
claim. .f 1rse Keena's skull is
g. tal Hllman's car was
des,ry ay tire.
An immense blackash, or finback
whale. 80 feet long. located Itself
under a piledriver at a fishtrap To-
cation near the east entrance to De-
Ieption Pass. a, Bellingham, last
week. The pile was forced through
the huge body of the fish and was
pounded into the tidelands under
meath by the heavy driver-hammer.
The struggles of the fish shook the
piledriver so vigorously that the loft
man fell from the second station OF
the driver rigging TO the deck and
was rescued from drowning only by
the prompt action Of feilow-work-
man.