Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-23
Montesano Will Celebrate
Advent of New Railroads
and High School
DAN. PEARSON WINS CASE
Arland Wants Reduction on
Timber Land Pencil
Grabs Speed Maniacs

ments are being made here for a
double celebration on Friday, May
80, when the new high school build
ing will be completed, and the advent
of the Oregon-Washingto and Mil.
waukee railroads will mark an epoch
in the industrial and educational his
tory of Montesano. The new railroads
had announced they would run their
first trains. and the gasoline car, into
this city on the 26th, but have post
pOned the date so as to permit the
celebration of their arrival and the
completion of the school house to be
joint affair.
Pearson Case Decided.
Judge Irwin handed down a decis-
ion Wednesday in the unsavory di-
vorce case of Pearson VS.. Pearson,
which occupied the court several
days last week. Mrs. Ruth H. Pear
son sued Dan w. Pearson for divorce,
alleging unprintable offenses, which
were strenuously denied by the hus-
band, who filed cross-complaint.
The man in the case" was Walter
DeForest, who came from Canada to
assist Mrs. Pearson in securing her
coveted divorce. The letters between
him and Mrs. Pearson were rather
fond for platonic affection, and led
the court to the conclusion that the
husband instead of the wife was en-.
titled to the decree, and it so de-
cided.
In the decision, Judge Irwin held
the allegations of Mrs. Pearson were
not substantiated, and that she had
done a grevious wrong in making
them. The decree. awards the oldest
child, three years of age, to the
father, and the two youngest to the
mother, and sets aside the property,
consisting of the home in North Alb
erdeen as a trust for the children,
and for the use of the mother. The
household goods go to the mother,
and the father will pay the costs of
the suit.
The Boys Set Free.
F. F. CARL and Harold Baker, two
Centralia boys arrested for robbing
a logging camp at Malone, were re.
leased on suspended sentence, pend
in q unod hnhouinr hvy I,,d Trvi
ter they had plead guilty to grand lar.
ceny Monday. They are both under
IS years of age and will be given a
chance to get out of the crooked
game they had commenced to play.
Penneii Is a Terror.
Deputy Sheriff H. H. Pennell is no
respecter of persons in his duty OF
watching the county roads for speed
maniacs, every over-fast auto and
motorcycle looking alike to him. On
Mnday night, he gathered in Rowland
France. son of w. H. France, of the
Montesano State bank. There is talk
by some auto owners of making a
test case, to try the constitutionality
of the 24-miles-an- hour limit law, but
while it is in force Deputy Pennell may
be relied upon to enforce it.
Another Timber Wall.
Former County Commissioner c. w.
Arland, who is largely responsible
for low valuations of timber lands for
taxation purposes in past years, com.
planned to the board of commission
ers Monday that section 27-1S-7, ly-
ing north of this city is assessed too
high, and the matter will be looked
into. Some there be who are mean
enough to say that if the assessed
valuation Of this land in the years
Mr.. Arland had in the fixing of it, was
scrutinized, little generalization this
year would be but striking fair
average for the time he has owned it.
But, knockers We always have with us.
Death Of Pioneer Lady.
Mrs. Dedrickson, pioneer of the
North river valley, dropped dead at
the family home in this city Tues
day. Mrs. Dedrickson was about so
years of age, and leaves her husband
and several children.
Commissioners Routine.
A petition from the Wishkah valley,
for the improvement of the road be-
tween Bundy's orchard and the steel
bridge over the river, was referred
to Commissioner Locke.
The attorney was authorized to
compromise the tax suit of G. W.
Hamilton.
The auditor was authorized to is.
sue a warrant for $4,000 to the Che.
halls County Fair association, and for
$25, to Mrs. s. M. Elwell, for right of
way.
Commissioner Wilson was directed