Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-03
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through the Cascade mountains, which
had been closed ~ days by damage to
q long bridge at Corea, on the west
slope, was reopenad.
| With the return Of normal weather
and increasing inquiries for lumber,
Pacific northwes. mills are fast re-
opening. It is believed that before
the middle Of March practically all Of
the large mills will be in operation.
William Thomas Dovell, member Of
the law firm of Hughes, McMicken,
Dovell G Ramsey, one of the keenest
legal minds and one of the most prom
inent men in politics of the state OF
Washington, died at his home in Sc
attic after a three months illness
from pneumonia.
The secretary of war has St; ongly
recommended an appropriation Of
1851, 900 to provide a 30-foot channel
from the lower lock of the Lake Wash
ington canal, at Seattle to Puget sound
and for revetting the banks of the
canal between Salmon bay and Lakes
Union and Washington.
Congressional action has been ask
ed by Seattle business men to enforce
the reduction or removal of the differ
entail of $3.50 that is charged by the
southern group of railways and steam
ship lines for passengers who desire
to come to Seattle by way of San
Francisco, rather than take the direct
route.
| Washington postmasters have been
appointed as follows: George H. Paul,
Fort Columbus, vice Mrs. H. Barbour,
resigned; Mrs. Nina A. Marx, Chico,
vice Edward Drake, resigned; Mrs.
| Elizabeth Borkhaus, Gerome, vice Mel
| lie Fellers, resigned; Mrs. Lizzie
Hyde, Knowlton, Okanogan county,
| new office.
Warrants have been issued at Seat
tie for the arrest of Miss Lillian Pc
terson, of Billings, Mont, and Miss
| Isabel Clayberg, of Los Angeles,
charged with Matchmaking a million
| aire Seattle lumberman. Miss Clay
berg was arrested in Los Angeles.
| Louis p. Sichler was arrested in Seat
tie as head of the gang.
In answer to need felt all over the
| country, Dr. Samuel Kroesch, head of
the German department at Whitman
| College, has prepared a list of Ger
man plays suitable for presentation
by amateurs DR.. Kroesch has sent
| copy of the list to every high school
in the northwest in order to give them
the advantage of his work.
The largest solid train of salmon
ever shipped from Puget sound left
Seattle for New York. The train con-
tanned so cars. The shipment consist
ed Of $4,000 cases, or 100000 cans,
and would be enough to feed 100000
persons for one meal. Its value is
$250,0O0. Most of it is intended for
trans-shipment to Europe.
Widely diverse opinions are given
Of the extent of damage done to the
fruit crop about Charleston by the cold
winter. 1t is generally conceded that
the peach buds have suffered greatly,
and that many Of the cherries were
also killed. In number of orchards
the trees are being uprooted to give
place for alfalfa or clover.
The 1916 crop of famous Puyallup
blackberries has been sold. This an
nouncement was made by President
w. H. Paulhamus, of the Puyallup and
| Sumner Fruit Growers association, in
letter to the blackberry growers.
The amount of the 1916 crop, which,
on account of increased acreage, prob
ably will be larger than the 1915 crop.
is estimated at 100000 pounds.
John F. Gillies, deposed claim agent
of the state industrial insurance COM
mission, was found guilty at Olympia
of grand larceny in connection with
the looting of the industrial insurance
| fund of several thousand dollars by
means of false accident claims. This
is the second convection of Gillies in
connection with the insurance frauds.
In previous trial he was found guilty
of forging accident claims.
| Anticipating a serious car shortage
| during the next few months, owing to
| the large number of cars in eastern
terminals awaiting vessels, the state
| public service commission has sent
out circular letter to all carriers and
shippers urging them to use every pos
sible effort to expedite loading and I'M
loading of traffic. Keep cars NOV
ing" should be the slogan, the commits
sion says, in order to avert the threat
ened car famine.
Enrolment at the University of
! Washington, for the first time in
number of years, has failed to show
gain, 1877 fewer students being enrol
led at this time than were year ago,
accord ing to figures given out by the
comptroller's office. The present reg
istration is $3.50. Summer school en-
rollment is expected to bring the total
up to the 1000 mark. The imposition
of tuition fees and freshman registra-
ton fees is held responsible for the de-
crease.
| Two bandits, heavily armed, held
up the Northern Pacific's eastbound
North Coast Limited train near Cow