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Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
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Assortment of brief local news items from Aberdeen, Washington, detailing social visits and entertainments, minor court cases involving fines for drunkenness and assaults, infrastructure developments like home constructions and utility extensions, educational announcements and school events, and a few departures and accidents in late April and early May, circa 1906.
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Mrs. E. E. Lane entertained the Sewing Club Saturday afternoon.
William Ramsey is putting up a small cottage at Fifth and Williams streets.
Mrs. William Nunn, of Olympia, is in the city, visiting her mother, Mrs. Kendrick.
Mrs. J. B. Egerer entertained at cards Friday afternoon at her home, Fourth and I streets.
Mrs. S. M. Anderson has returned to her home in Seattle, after a visit with Aberdeen relatives.
Rev. J. O. Coleman and daughter were down from Montesano last week, visiting Aberdeen friends.
Several of the demi-monde were before his honor, Saturday, and enriched the city treasury in the sum of $40.
D. W. Fleet, of Montesano, is spoken of as a probable candidate on the democratic ticket for lieutenant governor.
Mrs. W. A. McClain, of Albany, Oregon, is in the city, visiting her daughter, Mrs. P. A. O'Hair, 420 E. Market street.
Miss Carrie Welliver, of Seattle, who has been visiting Mrs. Fred. C. Furth, went to Moclips today, to visit Miss Jennie Leland.
Mrs. S. K. Bowes was painfully burned on the face Saturday, while attending to the heating furnace at her home on Broadway.
Guy Zant was let off with a fine of $10 for being drunk and disorderly on Saturday morning, with the warning from Justice Loomis that next time he would receive the limit.
Rev. F. A. LaViolette, pastor of the Methodist church, held quarterly meeting for the presiding elder at Montesano, yesterday. His pulpit here was occupied by Rev. J. T. McQueen.
The foundation for the residence to be erected for A. T. Winguist, West Second and Jefferson streets, is laid, and the superstructure will be rushed to completion. The building will be one and a half stories, and will cost $1500.
George Raymond went to Centralia on business Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fleet, of Montesano, visited Aberdeen friends over Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Browning went to Cohassett Saturday to visit Mrs. R. P. Waldron.
The next state eighth grade examination will be held throughout the county May 21 and 22.
Seventeen new residences were connected with the city water system during the month of April.
Miss Vera Toklas, of Spokane, and Miss Emma Bloom, of Tacoma, are visiting Mrs. S. G. Kaufman.
Miss Helen Schneider entertained the Qui Vive club in a charming manner last Thursday evening.
Mrs. H. P. Gallagher and daughter went to Seattle Saturday, to join Mr. Gallagher, who has a position in that city.
Work has been commenced on laying the sewers in Districts C and D, under the superintendence of Rinaldo Keasal.
Mrs. W. W. Maxey was a passenger on the steamer Santa Barbara last week for California, where she goes for her health.
The cost of running the city pumping station last month was $915, and during that time 72 million gallons of water were distributed.
Mesdames Geo. J. Wolff, S. G. Kaufman, A. E. Alexander, Jos. Jacob and John P. Morgan were entertained Saturday at Montesano by Mrs. Eli Brumberg.
The new pumphouse in South Aberdeen is well under way, and will be completed by the end of the month. It is expected that the extension work and pump setting will all be complete before July 1st.
Mrs. Fred Nye entertained at 1 o'clock luncheon in honor of Mrs. M. Conklin Saturday, who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Victor Drake.
Mrs. Conklin will leave for Seattle shortly to visit a daughter there.
E. B. Benn went to Tacoma on business today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Carberry are rusticating at Pacific Beach.
Mrs. Fred. Nye entertained a party of lady friends at luncheon Saturday afternoon.
J. B. Egerer went to Oakville this morning to cruise some timber in that locality.
Mrs. A. R. Wilson went to Seattle Saturday to spend several weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs. Wm. Loucks left this morning for San Francisco to spend several weeks visiting friends.
The Review club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Judge Lanning, 311 West Wishkah street.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Baker, of Olympia, visited Aberdeen last week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hartwell.
The Young Ladies' Sewing club of Aberdeen will be the guests of Mrs. E. Philbrick, of Hoquiam, tomorrow afternoon.
Joe Walch was before the police judge Saturday, and knew he had been drunk on Friday night. He paid $15 and left.
The Herald is in receipt of an invitation to attend the reception given to the officers of the naval fleet, at Seattle, May 23.
Editor Cornwall, of the Oregon Timberman, was in the city a couple of days in the interest of his journal, and left yesterday for South Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Weatherwax and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Green left for Seattle Saturday afternoon, via the automobile, Mr. Weatherwax being the host.
There was a church wedding at the Polish Catholic church Saturday afternoon, when Miss Kate Medak and Marx Gigich, of South Aberdeen, were joined in matrimony with the impressive ceremony of that church.
The Young Matrons' club met with Mrs. E. E. Lane Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Edward Philbrick, of Hoquiam, was in attendance, and brought greetings from the young matrons of that city to the Aberdeen contingent.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tompkins is improving her property lately purchased from Attorney Shields, Fifth and M streets. As soon as she is through with the present improvements she will build a $1500 residence on the south end of the lot.
Tom Hart was fined $40, or 40 days in jail, in Justice Loomis' court, Saturday, for assault on one of the demi-monde. Sentence was suspended long enough to allow Hart to leave town. If he shows up again he will serve his sentence.
The entertainment given by the public schools, Friday evening at the Grand opera house, was attended by 600 persons. It was half past eleven before the affair ended, and none of the patrons could say they had not received the worth of their money.
The work of digging the trench for the new water extension along Olympic street to 15th street, is nearly completed, and by another week the pipe will be laid. At present that district receives its supply from a one-inch pipe, which will be replaced by a four-inch one.
The students in the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grades of the Franklin school treated their parents and friends to a splendid entertainment Friday afternoon, consisting of vocal and instrumental music and declamations. Not a poor number was presented, and parents and friends were well pleased with the efficiency that was shown by the children in these branches.
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Aberdeen
Event Date
Late April And Early May
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fines totaling $105 for various offenses including drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and assault; one painful facial burn; 17 new water connections; pumping cost $915 for 72 million gallons; school entertainments successful with 600 attendees; multiple constructions underway including residences costing $1500 each; sewer and water extensions progressing.
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Collection of local briefs reporting social visits, club meetings and entertainments, family gatherings, religious activities, a church wedding, travel departures and arrivals, minor accidents, court fines for intoxication and assault, political candidacy rumor, educational exams and school performances, and municipal infrastructure projects like home building, sewer laying, water system expansions, and pumphouse construction in Aberdeen and nearby areas.