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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
Harbor Athletes
Will Hold Track
Meet Tomorrow
Hobi of High School Is Expected to
Break County Record in
High Jump.

Athletes of the Aberdeen high
school and the Hoquiam Y. NJ. c. A.
and of other athletic organizations of
Grays Harbor tomorrow afternoon will
meet on the track at Stewards field
The track meet will be held under
the auspices of the local high school,
and there will be entries from the
Aberdeen Moose and Co. G, End Reg,
N. G. W., but it is likely that the
main struggle will be between the
high school and Y. NJ. G.. A. Hobi
of the high school, it is confidently
asserted by his admirers, may be
counted upon tomorrow to fracture
the county record for the high jump
He has been clearing the bar at 5
feet inches in practice.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
WOOD BLOCKS
FAVORED FOR
FLOORING NOW

According to the forest service, Gre
Osoted wood blocks, already extensive
ly used as paving material for city
streets, have been coming into use
during the last four or five years for
flooring. Their durability, noiseless-
ness under heavy traffic, and sanitary
prQperties, are their chief advantages
for paving, and also give them splen-
did value for floors, especially for use
where heavy trucking, the moving OF
weighty machinery, or other severe
strain makes the maintenance OF
floors a serious problem.
Wood block is now widely used for
doOring in factories, warehouses, ma
chine shops, foundries, various types
of platforms, wharves, docks, and for
such miscellaneous purposes as hotel
Kitchens, laundries, and slaughter
houses. Possibly one of the oldest
Of these uses is for floors of wild ami,
NAL cages and runways. Such floors
are we'll liked by wOrkmen because
they are easy on the feet.
Most of the blocks for floors are
now made of southern yellow pine and
Douglas fir. The chief disadvantage
in the use of wood block is the high
cost. According to experts, the cost
of creosoting woodblook floor aver
ages about $3.50 per square yard for
the blocks alone, and about $2.4O. per
square yard for the completed floor.
The initial cost, however, is practical
~ the whole cost, for the expense OF
upkeep is very small. In spite of the
cost, it is believed that the increase
I'm the use of wood blocks will be
rapid in the future.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
N, p. OFFICES MOVED

The city ticket offices of the North
arn Pacific Railroad company have
been moved from the Heron street
front Of the Finch building around the
corner to the quarters. formerly. or
the Finch Investment company. The
Northern Pacific Express company Is
starting to move, also, from
the old quarters shared with the rail-
way company to the offices formerly
occupied by Carl S. Weatherwax. The
'ew location of the two companies is
,al, and General Agent f. A. NC
'nna, Of the Northern Pacific. ex'
presses qualification over the change.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
fire INSURANCE
MEN WILL UNITE
At Hotel Washington To.
morrow Will Form
Association

Tomorrow noon at the Hotel Wash.
ington insurance agents of Aberdeen
and Hoquiam will gather at lunch
and discuss plans for organization of
branch of the Washington State Fire
Insurance association. This was de.
cided upon at preliminary meeting
held Tuesday at the offices of Jones
& Jones.
]. A. Hood, Goodbar Jones and Frank
Dole tomorrow will submit set of
bylaws for the association, the OBJ
ject of which will be to combat freak
legislation regarding fire insurance and
to bring about spirit of cooperation
among local insurance men. At the
meeting at the Washington, too, it is
likely that officers will be chosen for
the new organization.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28

Among those registered during the
week at the Hotel Washington, were:
Messrs. Marshall and Smith, of the
big hardware firm of Marshall, Wells
and company, Portland; VIM. N. Kel-
ly, of Victoria, B. c., on his way to
the whaling station at Bay City; F..
A. Henry, district manager Of the
Pure Oil company, Portland; N. A.
Ellsworth, a former hotel man of
South Bend; F. D. Frederick, of the
Northern Pacific, Portland; ]. w.
Cain and E. S. Master, Of the O.-W.
R. & N, Tacoma; Ernest Dodge, con-
tractor, Tacoma; ]. LeMarguard, Bay
City whaling station.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
Favor Holding of
Federal Court in
Hospital Building
Argument Is Made That Aberdeen
Federal Building Will Not Have %.
Room for Sessions

With the passage by the United
States senate, the other day, of bill
providing for holding federal court
here in June and December, talk re-
wives of using the county hospital
building between Aberdeen and Ho>
quiam for the purpose. The new fed
eral building for Aberdeen, which
should be completed in the summer
of 1917, it is pointed out. will not ba
large enough to accommodate the
postoffice, and other government Of
fees for which it is designed.
The county commissioners, it is
true, have taken some steps of late
toward devoting the hospital building
to it's original purpose; Rev. Charles
McDermoth, county charity commits
sioner, has submitted an estimate Of
the expenses of starting the hospital:
physicians generally all over the
county would be pleased if the build
ing were dedicated to the use for
which it was erected, but, as citizens
generally will recall, there has been
much talk on several occasions in the
past two years about opening the hos
pital with nothing doing yet. Devot-
ing the structure to the holding OF
federal court sessions likely would be
endorsed generally by Aberdeen and
Hoquiam business men.
The building, it is figured, could be
leased to the government with the
proviso that the grounds be improved
and maintained by the government.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
REPUBLICANS
WILL GATHER.
ON SATURDAY
County Convent o n
Opens in Afternoon at
Grand Theater
DEMOCRATS READY
Bourbons of Harbor Pick
Delegation for North
Yakima

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock,
at the Grand theater, will be opened
the Republican county convention for
the purpose Of electing delegates to
the Republican state convention at
North Yakima Republican caucuses
were held last Saturday evening at
the city hall here, and in all other
cities and towns in the county, at
which delegates were elected to to-
nights convention. L. H. Brewer,
chairman of the county central COM
mittee, favors sending an uninstruct.
ed delegation to the state convention,
and the same action by the state com.
mittee for the national convention.
A banquet at the Hotel Washing
ton will follow the Republican con.
vention, being served at 5 o'clock
Judge F. w. Loomis will be toast
master and Clark V. Savidge, state
land commissioner, will be the main
spellbinder.
The Democratic county convention
was held last Tuesday night, resolu-
&ions being passed lauding the admin
istrations of President Woodrow Will
son and Governor Ernest Lister, and
favoring the short ballot system, non
partisan election, of state, county and
city officials and holding of a consti-
tutional convention. Twenty-Five dele
gates to the state convention, May
2, at NORTH Yakima were elected, each
of those attending to be supplied
with credentials authorizing him to
cast his pro rata vote based on num-
ber of delegates from Grays Harbor
county actually attending. These
were the elected delegates:
Aberdeen-John j. Carney, E. l..
Koehler, R. E. Fay, Watson Vernon,
A. J. Stewart, R. E. Paslay, c. J. Of
flcer and w. M. Melrose.
Hoquiam-E. M. Hoover, w. B. Og-
den, G. A. Morgan, A. s. Hodgdon,
Webster Leonard, George D. Abel, F.
L Morgan, F. D. Arnold Thos, p.
Horn and w. M. Lesson.
Elma-J. J. Anderson, M. M. Wake
field and E. j. Callow.
Montesano-Dr. S. l.. Moak and l..
V. Bigelow.
Satsop-Jacob Flight and Joe Pound
stone.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
Crowd Expected
For High School
Play on May 10
Irene Crary, Leading Lady, and Doug.
las Mckenna, Leading Man, Do.
ing Well With Lines.

The class play to be given by Aber-
deem high school seniors, May 19, at
the Grand theater, should pull a big
audience, according to advance no.
tices of the faithful work being done
by the cast with the lines of the
clever comedy, Back to Kansas City"
Miss Irene Crary, leading lady, and
Douglas McKenna, leading man, are
sure to make big hits already showing
capable grasp of the possibilities
of their parts. Miss Agnes Hobi, who
is directing the play, says all men,
bers Of the cast are doing we'll with
their lines.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
COUNCIL TO
BUY YES
MABERDEEN

used by Seattle and Tacoma for their
water systems, and upon reading OF
letter from the Vance Lumber COM
pany releasing the city from any oblt-
cation to buy from it, the council
closed with the lumber agency's loweE
bid, e
Resolutions were adopted providing.
for improvement of West Market
street from Jefferson to Division, by
two le.foot concrete roadways with
10foot parking strip in center; for fill
and 3O-foot gravel roadway on Young
street from the river to the cemetery
and for 25-foot paved roadway and
concrete sidewalks on NJ street from
Heron to the alley back of Fourth
street. May "a was set as date for pro-
test against each improvement.
Bids for furnishing 5000 feet of e.
inch cast iron pipe for the water de-
partment were received from Crane
& Co., U. s. Cast Iron Pipe & Foun-
dry Co. and Lynchburg Foundry Co..
each being at $36 ton for 12.foot and
$37 for 16-foot lengths. All bids were
referred to the water committee for
a week.
The North Aberdeen bridge tenders
having offered to paint that bridge IL
the city furnish the paint, permission
was given them to get busy. Painting
considered.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
FIVErDAYS OF
SPLASH WILL
OPEN JUNE 80
James eowes Is In Charge Of Big
Fourth Of July Celebration In
Aberdeen This Year.

The 1916 Grays Harbor Splash,
which will be in Aberdeen, will start
June 80, and wind up July 5, rest
being taken from the festivities on
Sunday, July 2. James M. Bowes, as
sisted by General Committeeman Ell
mer Heinrich and Charles Holmer
will have charge of all arrangements
for the Splash, and it is promised that
it will be the biggest thing of the
kind ever pulled off on the Harbor.
Events for loggers and mill workers
to compete in for prizes, will crowd
every days program, according to Mr..
Bowes' first formed plans. A number
of committees will be named to as
sist in the various departments.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28

The registrations at the Grant Ho
tel during the week included F. Helm
s. Nelson, J. E. Wileman, Portland
Vern Stevens, Whitefish, Mont; S. E
Allen, w. A. Wade, E. Tear. D. M
Williams, Tacoma; D. Webber, San
Francisco; A. G. Carborn and wife,
R. Davis, w. c. Newton, Seattle;e E.
P. Marsh, Everett; James Rich, Che
halls. w. Ketchem, Montesano; J. w
Bastian, Moclips Mr.. and Mrs. J. s.
Smith, Jno. Mitchell and wife, Car
Isle; Gus Kreyser, J. Gun, U. S
Army.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
Mythology OF Dragons.

The mythology Of dragons IS i'm
mensely mixed. The one thing certain
seems to be that of the many writer's
who describe them not one ever saw
them. Many Of the descriptions come
nearer to winged crocodile than any
thing else, and the conjecture that the
dragon idea was developed from some
tradition Of an extinct saurian seems
probable. In the gypsy lore Of south
eastern Europe the ''drakos" becomes
the ogre Of the nursery. He takes a
human wife. hunts, is an expert in
horseflesh and lives. Of course. In a
palace. Andrew Lang pointed out that
the modern Greek story Of "the last
Drakos" is the same as that told In
Scotland Of 1.-THE last Pict."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
WEST BRIDGE OPEN

The West bridge, closed practically
all of the time since July 2S, 1915,
when the south span fell into the Che
halls river carrying an auto load of
tourists, none of whom was hurt, was
opened to traffic once more Sunday
morning. While automobiles now are
using the structure the street cars will
not be run over it for a week or so
to Cosmopolis.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
DOROTHY BORDEN WINS

The annual Aberdeen high school
declamatory contest, Wednesday night
was won by Dorothy Borden, junior,
her selection being "The Swan song.
Tonight Miss Borden will go against
students from other high schools IN
the county declamatory contest in Ho-
Quiam.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
MONROE MAKES ADDRESS

The Franklin Parent-Teachers asso-
citation, at a meeting Wednesday night
in the school building, listened to an
interesting address from County Agri-
culturist c. F. Monroe on Teaching
Children Business Methods Through
Home Activities" Mr.. Monroe advis-
ed showing boys how to develop gar
dens and keep back-yards clean, grow
poultry; and girls, to cook and take
care of the house. Good musical num-
hers were rendered by DR.. Clark and
Miss Ruth Kahler.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
START THIRD SHIP

Out at the Aberdeen shipyards on
the Wishkah, Peterson & Son have
started to work on their third steam
schooner, the Idaho, sister ship to the
Oregon, now building for Wilson Bros.
G Co. The keel timbers are being
fastened together this week.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
PLAN MOTORCYCLE RACE

The Grays Harbor Motorcycle club
is planning a big motorcycle race for
Decoration day, from Aberdeen to Gen.
tralia and return, the course cover
ing 119 miles. Requests are to be
made to city officials of Montesano,
Elma and Oakville for permission to
use the streets of those cities, at GER
tain hours Decoration day.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
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HIGH POINT REACHED.

A. B. Ernst, who was on the
Harbor this week, declares that
more men now are employed :
in the lumber industry in Wash
ington than ever before. Ernst :
bases his statement on figures
of the state industrial insurance {
commission, of which he is a
member. In March 100 acci-
dents were reported in the lum-
ber industry, the previous rec
ord having been in May, 1918,
with 1910 accidents.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
LIVING AND DYING.

To rush into the thick Of bat-
tie and to be slain in it 10 easy
enough, and the merest churi 10
equal to the task, but II 10 true
courage to live when il 10 right
to live and to die when Il 10 only
right to die-Prince Of Mito.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
REID GIVEN SENTENCE

Earl Reid, Aberdeen chaffeur, con-
victed of stealing an automobile from
Clyde Spencer, was sentenced last
Saturday by Judge George D. Abel to
a year in the state penitentiary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
TO OPEN POLISH HALL

The Polish Independent Political
society is planning a big ceremonial,
to celebrate, the opening Of its new
hall at Washington and First streets,
next Sunday afternoon. The cere-
mony will start at 2 o'clock.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
ON SUMMER CRUISE

The torpedo boat Fox Sunday will
carry a picked crew of the Fourth
Division, Naval Militia, on the first
summer cruise this year, short trip
over the bar, return to Westport by
noon being planned.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
SCHOOLS GROWING

School enrolment in Aberdeen this
week climbed to 2,086, against 2,026
at this date year ago. Average daily
attendance is about 100 more than last
year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
OPEN BIDS MAY 81

Bids for construction of the Wish
kah water system will be opened by
the city council May 81, and work
on the project should be started in
June.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
Household Strife.

you're pretty easy to see through"
said the chair leg to the window. II
make all these chairs stand around"
That may be-" replied the scorned
window, "but think l win by q
shade. Penn State Fr0th.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
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SCHOOL CENSUS STARTS

Monday, taking Of the Aber-
deem school census will start.
Five enumerators will be at
work, and it is desired to Sc
cure the names and addresses
Of every person, male or fe-
male, married or single, in the
city. Each name means that
much more money from state
funds for the local school
district.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
STEVENS SELLS OUT,

The Aberdeen Hardware company's
stock has been sold by H. A. Stevens,
it is announced, to the Baker Hard
ware company.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
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WHO SPILLED WHISKY?
Hoquiam has a mystery.

: HOQuiam has a mystery.
!. Who spilled the whisky?
!. Ten broken bottles were
: found, last Saturday, half
!. mile north of the city limits
:. Nothing but the smell was
: left. Many shifted it, but none
!. could tell whether the bottles
!. were smashed by a remorseful
: imbiber or by wrathful wife
: who had found her husbands
: cache.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
CANNED SALMON ARRIVING.

The first pack of the season from
the Quiniault and Queets canneries,
20 cases of salmon and clans, arrived
this week in Hoquiam.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28

All the happenings Of the week are
printed in the Herald. Only $3.50 a
year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
Could Count Them,

Mr.. Rinkpate-Part my hair In the
middle, please. The Barber-But there
Is an odd number, sir.-Exchange.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-04-28
6nnA RnaAH @uu

And DO Nost Earnestly Urge and Recommend that
on that day the citizens of the State, individually and
through their various organizations devote such time and
effort to the highways of the state WILL in their julg
men add most to the value and efficiency of the highway
system of the State and that they keep in mind through
out the the necessity for proper maintenance roads,
and the good results that will from every citizen
assisting to the greatest degree possible in the proper main
tence of the highways in the part of the state in which
he resides.
In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal OF the State of Washington to be affixed
at Olympia, this 18th day of April, A. d., 1916.
ERNEST LISTER,
GorcrnOr of Washington
BY the Governor:
/. NJ HOWELL,
Secretary of State.
Seal of the State of Washington
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-27
TAKES OVERDOSE OF
PATENT MEDICINE

Frank Hamilton, a Confederate vet
eran better known as Uncle Frank
had a narrow escape from death yes
terday afternoon and only the hasty
response of physicians to an emergen-
cy call saved his life.
For some time Uncle Frank had
been sufferer from raoumatism, for
the relief Of which he mas been taking
steady doses OF patent medicine.
Yesterday instead Of confining his
dose to the usual quantity. he CON
sumed the entire pint and when dis
covered by the police he was almost
dead.
Uncle Frank conducts a rooming
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-27
Notice 10 the Public

Owing to the high cost Of groceries,
meats. butter and chickens, the un.
dersigned restaurant and lunch pre-
prietors Of Chickasha viii on the first
of November raise the price of regu-
lar meals 10 80 cents.
Savoy Hotel and Restaurant
American Cafe.
Unique Cafe.
Mecca Cafe.
Bill & Johns Restaurant
Manhattan Cafe.
Fred's Chop House.
We thank you for your patronage in
the past and solicit your future trade.
10-25-st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-27

New York, Oct 2e.--The cotton
market showed renewed activity and
excitement today with a further break
in prices which carried January con-
tracts to 1860, or $6.25 per bale un-
der the high records OF yesterday. Ral-
lies followed with January closing al
19c and the general list steady at a
net loss Of to 25 points.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-27
ToDAY's PRICES WILL RE
lOC l5C
First published Oct. q, i9i6.)
ORDINANCE No. 612.


An Ordinance fixing compensation for
Examining Board heretofore aD-
pointed by the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil OF the City Of Chickasha. Okla.
homa, to examine all applicants for
license to drive automobiles in said
city.
Be it Ordained BY the Mayor and City
Council Of the City Of Chickasha,
Oklahoma. 4
Section l. That all persons who are
examined by such board Of examiners
10 drive, propel or run an automobile,
shall pay, 10 said examining board the
sum Of Seyenty.Five cents for such
examination.
Section 2. That no person or per-
sons shall run or drive any automo.
bile within the City Of chickasha.
without first obtaining a recommend
tion or statement from such examin.
ing board that they are competent and
proper persons TO drive such automo-
bile,
Section g. That any person on per-
sons violating any provisions Of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not excecd-
ing Twenty Dollars.
Section 4. That for the preseryl-
ton OF the public health. peace and
safety it is necessary that this ordi-
nance be effective immediately, thers-
fore an emergency is hereby declared
to exist, by reason whereof this ordi-
nance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval
and publication.
Passed and approved by the City
Council Of the City Of chickasha. this
The 26th day Of October. 1916.
o. COFFMAN, Mayo.
Attest-E. C. REYNOLDS.
It'd City Clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-27

Springs: Floye Stephens. Rush
Springs; ida Cline. Rush Springs; Ida
lee Workman. Rush Springs; Minnie
Bryant. Chickasha; Mrs. Eva Dunnell,
Chickasha; Mary Eppler. Chickasha;
II. p. Killian, Blanchard; Halle NJ.
Walker, Chickasha; Flossie McCarty.
Minco: Ruby Bower, Cyril; Mrs. Dora
Chandler. Bray; Esther Paschall, Ac-
me: A. F. Mosley. Bailey; Bette Mos
ley Bailey: Lila Smith. yerden; Mrs.
J w. Hood, Verden-