Cowlitz County Advocate

A blast from the past of Castle Rock…
The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. A wide range of selections from everything to do with the local area from over 100 years ago awaits!
>>Please note: EVERYTHING on this page is from 1912, except for the full color advertisements from local Castle Rock and surrounding area businesses, supporting this page.

MARKET changes hands
(April 4, 1912)
Monday morning, April 1, the Cowlitz Market, owned by George Edmunds, passed into the hands of other parties, who have taken a long lease on it and will operate it in future. The old favorite, Louis Schleicher, will be in charge as local manager, assisted by L. Billings, who has been employed by Edmunds for the last year, and is an experienced cutter. The two make a good team, and the public can be assured of the best meat and service, though of course it cannot possibly be better than what we have had in the past, for the Edmunds’s, father and son, are butchers par excellence.

An Interesting Find!
(April 4, 1912)
While cleaning up some of the debris from the old barn in the east part of town which blew down last winter, W.V. Appleman found some shingles with the John Robin brand which must have been made more than forty years ago, when Mr. Robin had a mill over on the Arkansaw. The shingles were in good condition and there is no telling how many more years they would have lasted had the frame of the structure not become weakened by age. It is supposed that they were made before the drying process was resorted to, which is said to lessen the durability of shingles very materially.

SHORT STORIES: (April, 2012)
* Married—At the residence of the bride’s parents in this city, Sunday, March 31, Mr. William Woodard to Miss Maggie Johnson, Rev. F.W. Jackson officiating. The young couple are well and favorably known here, where they have lived so long, and have the best wishes of the whole community for a long and happy married life.
* Clark Studebaker, Cowlitz county’s next sheriff, is making a quiet but effective campaign and his prospects grow brighter all the time. The people of the county cannot possibly do better than vote for Clark when the proper time arrives, for he will make a dandy sheriff.
* Sam Sprague, who had spent several weeks in Tenino, Raymond and Chehalis, returned Sunday looking like he was mighty glad to get back to good old Castle Rock.
* Luther Huntington was in from the Lake in his 1000-horse power auto Monday and Tuesday. He says the machine is a hummer and that he has to keep the brakes on all the time in order to hold it back. Otherwise it might be a veritable juggernaut.
* L.L. Bacon and family, who have been in Arkansas for a few months, could not stay away from good old Castle Rock any longer, and returned Friday evening, probably to spend the rest of their lives in the best country on earth.
* Captain Al Kruse is again at the wheel of the steamer Chester, after an extended vacation. The rotund “Cap” is still as genial as ever.

NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS:
(April 4th, 2012)
Notice is hereby given that the Dog Tax for the year 1912 is now due and is payable at the office of the Town Clerk and all owners of dogs are requested to call and pay the same and receive the license and tag.

Cowlitz County Advocate

A blast from the past of Castle Rock!

The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. A wide range of selections from everything to do with the local area from over 100 years ago awaits!
>>Please note: EVERYTHING on this page is from 1912, except for the full color advertisements from local Castle Rock and surrounding area businesses, supporting this page.

School Notes
(March 7, 1912)

Saturday night, March 2, Castle Rock High School met and defeated Woodland High School basket ball team by a score of 18-15. This was undoubtedly the closest and fastest game of basket ball seen here this year. The game was very well played by both teams, but Castle Rock excelled Woodland in team work. Woodland was penalized quite frequently for rough work, but as a whole it was a good, clean, hard game.
Friday night of this week should see every loyal supporter of our high school in the Y.M.C.A. for the Castle Rock-Vancouver debate. This is the final debate on this side of the mountains. The next debate will be the winner of this one against the winner east of the mountains. This is your last chance to see and hear two of the best debating teams in this part of the country. Remember, Friday night, in the Y.M.C.A. building.

SHORT STORIES: (March 21, 1912)

*The Southwest Washington Settlers’ Agency has been advised that the emigration department of the Swiss Republic will co-operate with it, in sending over settlers. The agency’s literature has been placed on file in the immigration office at Berne, where it can be consulted by all persons intending to find a new home. Correspondence is now in progress to locate a colony of Swiss people near Chehalis. They expect to take up dairying, particularly the manufacture of cheese.
[Valley Bugler Editor’s Note: Is there still a Swiss Colony near Chehalis? Were they successful in manufacturing cheese?]

*Parker & Co. are showing the best and most up-to-date line of Shirts ever shown in Castle Rock, and our prices are right.

*S.J. Early and Allen Ross, two well known gentlemen from Enumclaw, have purchased the saloon business from George Webster, and are fast making friends by their genial, gentlemanly ways. The place will continue to be run as a gentleman’s resort, with all the rough stuff left out. When in need of anything in their line give them a call.

*A story was current on our streets yesterday morning that a Great Northern train had been held up Tuesday evening between this city and Kelso, but when run to earth it was found that a man had been held up in the cut just this side of Kelso and relieved of about $50. Quite different from a train hold-up.

(March 28, 1912)
*At Dreamland Saturday Night.—“Dante’s Inferno,” which will be shown at the above theatre, Saturday night, has been shown at the principal theatres in the United States at prices ranging from 25c to $1.00, according  to press comments. This is the greatest thing ever accomplished in moving pictures, costing over $200,000. The price for the evening is 25c. First show, 7:15; second, 9:00 P.M. Try and get to first of either first or second show.

*Notice is hereby given to all parties having barns or other places where Horses, Cows or other animals are kept within the corporate limits of Castle Rock, to at once remove all refuse from such places and keep removed within at least each TEN days thereafter, or the city marshal will be instructed to enforce the ordinance in regard to same.
P.A. PARKER, Mayor.

*Notice is hereby given that the 2d day of April, 1912, will be clean up day for Castle Rock, and all are requested to clean up. Place all your rubbish in barrels or boxes and put them where the teams can get them and they will be taken away on that day, free of cost.
P.A. PARKER, Mayor.

*While playing Tuesday morning, the 12-year-old daughter of Gust Stankey, who lives near the Manna bridge, on the Toutle, fell and struck her knee against a board with such force as to lay the flesh open to the bone. The little sufferer was brought to town as quickly as possible, and in the absence of the other doctors, Dr. Buland dressed the wound, which required ten stitches to close.

Cowlitz County Advocate

A blast from the past of Castle Rock!
The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. A wide range of selections from everything to do with the local area from over 100 years ago awaits!
>>Please note: EVERYTHING on this page is from 1912, except for the full color advertisements from local Castle Rock and surrounding area businesses, supporting this page.

Slight Fire
(January 2, 1912)
Last Friday evening Paul, the youngest son of Councilman H.G. Searls, concluded that he would go and look for ghosts, of which he had heard others talking. Securing a match, he went merrily upstairs and not being able to see any ghosts, he lighted the match, with the result that an alarm of fire was soon turned in. With the use of chemicals the fire was soon extinguished, with little loss except to two suits of clothing belonging to Mr. Searls and a skirt belonging to Mrs. S., and the cloth and paper of the room.
Matches should by all means be kept out of the reach of children, for they do not seem to realize the danger there is in them.

A COLONIAL DINNER
(February 22, 1912)
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church will serve a Colonial dinner, cafeteria plan, at Brewer’s hall, on Washington’s birthday, February 22, between the hours of 6 and 8 o’clock P.M.
Menu.
MEATS.
Baked Chicken, w/ dressing 15c
Roast Pork, with dressing 10c
Baked Salmon, w/ white sauce 10c
SALADS.
Cottage Cheese and Pickles    5c
Cabbage Salad    5c
Potato Salad    5c
Shrimp Salad    5c
VEGETABLES.
String Beans    5c
Baked Beans    5c
Sweet Corn (creamed) 5c
Potatoes (riced)    5c
Bread and Butter 5c
DESSERTS.
Cake (choice)    5c
Pie (choice)    5c
Tea and Coffee    5c
Special lunches served to children 5c

SHORT STORIES:

* A “spelling bee” will be given in the Pleasant View schoolhouse next Saturday night. As the moon is nearly full everyone will have plenty of light to travel hitherward.

* Otto Fischer and sons, Guy Armstrong and Harold Anderson caught a small wagon load of smelt last Sunday near Tucker.

Cowlitz County Advocate

Castle    Rock,    Cowlitz   County,    Washington,   January 1912 – presented by the Valley Bugler

A blast from the past of Castle Rock!
The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. A wide range of selections from everything to do with the local area from over 100 years ago awaits!
>>Please note: EVERYTHING on this page is from 1912, except for the full color advertisements from local Castle Rock and surrounding area businesses, supporting this page.

SALOONS CLOSE!
(January 2, 1912)
Monday night, in response to the mandate of the people, as expressed at the recent elections, the four saloons in Castle Rock closed their doors for good. The contest case was appealed from the superior to the supreme court, which had not rendered a decision; but in view of the fact that at the recent town election a “dry” ticket was elected, the saloon-keepers realized that they would eventually have to quit, no matter what the decision might be.
One place was partially open yesterday and dispensing near beer, but did not appear to do much business. It seemed like Sunday all day, rather than New Years with its jolly crowds moving about. As in all towns that go dry, we may expect a reduced volume of business for a time; but Castle Rock has so many resources that will soon be developed, and bring in such a volume of trade that she will soon forget she ever had such a thing as a saloon, and be glad of it, for many reasons.

WELCOME NEWS FOR
CASTLE ROCK PEOPLE!

Castle Rock people who have stomach and bowel trouble will be glad to hear that the mixture of simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., known as Adler-i-ka, can be obtained at T.W. Becker, Druggist.
It has been found that JUST A SINGLE DOST of Adler-i-ka usually relieves sour stomach, gas on the stomach and constipation QUICKLY because this simple new mixture drains off such a surprising amount of old foul matter from the body.

SHORT STORIES:

* We learn that a company has been organized to start a pickle factory in this city this summer, but have not obtained sufficient facts as yet to give the particulars.

* Fritz Kruse and his estimable better half came up from Kelso Saturday, rented a house and set up housekeeping in the best town in Southwest Washington. I tell you, they can’t stay away from good old Castle Rock very long after once living here.

* A small fire caused by a defective flue at the high school building, came near causing a panic in the school Monday afternoon, but the teachers organized a fire drill and got the scholars all out of the building quickly without much confusion. The damage to the building was slight, but school was dismissed for the remainder of the afternoon.

* One of the things which the newly constituted council should see to is the enforcement of the curfew ordinance. Of late it is a common thing to see boys and girls, particularly the former, on the streets at a late hour, and it seems to us this is not only a violation of the ordinance, but entirely wrong, for the young cannot learn anything good on the streets at any hour, particularly at night.

* Mrs. Mae Walker, of Silver Lake, and Mr. J.A. Jensen, of Centralia, carried off the grand prize at the Little Falls dance, Saturday night, for the best waltzers. Mrs. Walker, of our adjoining burg, is considered one of the best dancers of these parts, and it came as no surprise that she won first prize; but on the other hand it would have been surprising had she not won it.

A blast from the past of Castle Rock!

The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. Up to now, we have excerpted stories from exactly 100 years ago. However, we have only two individual issues from 1911. So for 2011, we have gone back to the 1909 issues, of which we have nearly a complete run. We will again jump to the 100 year run starting next month with January 1912.
Please note: EVERYTHING on this page is from 1909, except for the full color advertisements supporting this page.
Do you have a time period in history that you would like to see stories and articles from? Let us know – we’d like to do some sleuthing with you, and perhaps offer some more insight to what life was like back more than 100 years ago in this “neck of the woods”. Are you finding names and events that were in the journals or diaries of your family members or friends?

United After Many Years
(December 9, 1909)
Mr. and Mrs. George Myers, of Portland, came up Tuesday morning to visit Mrs. Myers’ brother, Jim Lee, the king of Kid Valley. The brother and sister had not met for more than twenty years, and the meeting was a joyous one. Mrs. Myers had lost trace of her brother and only recently learned where he was. After coming to Portland several years ago, she began making inquiries, but could get no trace.
Finally she learned from a sister in the East that Jim had a son in Colorado, and by corresponding with him obtained the information she had so long sought for, and it is needless to say that she did not long delay a journey to this place to see her long lost relative. She and her husband are spending the holidays in pretty Kid Valley and getting acquainted with relatives they never saw before.

HERBERT STUDEBAKER HURT IN
FOOTBALL GAME
(December 16, 1909)
The last game of the season was played at Bellingham a few days ago, between the Bellingham Normal and University of Puget Sound football teams, resulting in a victory for the Tacoma boys, with a score of 17 to 0. The rain came down in torrents and the gridiron was literally a sea of mud, and the Tacomans being much heavier than their opponents, it was an easy matter for them to overcome their adversaries. A Bellingham paper gives a glowing account of the game, and attempts to josh the Normal boys, but we think it in bad taste, for the latter put up a game fight against great odds.
“Four of the Normal players were put out of the game in the second half. Herbert Studebaker sustained a cut over the right eye in which three stitches were taken; Rogers was hit on the head and knocked out; Krause had two ribs broken in his left side, and Whipple, a substitute, was binged on the bean and stored in the refrigerator.”
The account concludes: “As the men walked off the field it was impossible to distinguish one from the other. Their faces were streaked with mud and even their hands looked like veritable mudhooks. The rain slid from the low-hanging clouds in sheets. But it did not wash away that final score of 17 to 0.”

Short Stories
(December 2, 1909)
A new shipment of Thompson’s Glove Fitting Corsets, very latest patterns, will be in this week, at the Royal. First come, first served.

Mr. Gorsage, a very pleasant gentleman, and excellent workman, has purchased from William Teasley the barber shop and bath rooms owned by the latter on Cowlitz avenue.

Don’t forget the fact that the Schubert Symphony Orchestra and Quartet, the finest musical organization that ever visited this city, will be at the opera house tomorrow night, with a repertoire a yard long.

Did you see the eclipse of the moon last Friday night? The writer has seen a number of eclipses, but this one “skinned” ‘em all, old Luna being so completely obscured that it was impossible to locate it.

The University of Washington football team defeated a similar one from the University of Oregon on Thanksgiving day, by a score of 20 to 6, thus gaining the college championship of the Northwest for 1909. Hooray!

(December 9, 1909)
Fred Raglin received by express Monday afternoon, the largest saxaphone ever brought to this city. It is of the baritone or bass variety, but Fred is a big man with a corresponding pair of lungs and will probably be able to blow the insides out of it.

Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe, president of the Washington Woman Suffrage Association, will speak at the Christian church in this city on the theme nearest to her heart, tomorrow (Friday) evening. Everybody is cordially invited to hear this gifted woman.

The sad news was received here Monday that Mrs. J. Brewer had been stricken with paralysis, and owing to her advanced age and enfeebled condition, it is feared that she will not recover. The last news stated that she was unconscious, which was considered a bad symptom.

During the recent storm Miss Inez Underhill, who is teaching at Montesano, was marooned at Moclips-by-the-Sea for a week, owing to the fact that the roads were all washed out to such an extent that travel was impossible. Several other teachers were with her, and as provisions became scarce they came near starving. However, they escaped by walking a number of miles to where a launch was in waiting, which carried them back to Montesano. It was an experience never to be forgotten.

(December 16, 1909)
Elmer Huntington visited Olympia Monday. He returned that night, but was asleep when the train arrived here, so was carried on to Kelso, where he had to remain until No. 308 arrived Tuesday morning, when he came home.

To Whom It May Concern:  I hereby give notice that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife, Nora G. Alford, she having left my bed and board without due cause or provocation, and sold and otherwise disposed of my household goods without my knowledge or consent. Therefore, all persons are warned against trusting or harboring the said Nora G. Alford on my account. (Signed) A.C. Alford.

The debate at Kelso last Saturday evening between the Kelso high and the Castle Rock high school teams resulted in victory for the Kelsoites. However, the young people of this city partly evened things by defeating the Kelso high school’s basketball team with a score of 21 to 12; so they did not feel as bad as they might.

(December 23, 1909)
Ike Imboden brought to The Advocate office Monday morning, a small vase which was made at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition from clay taken from the deposit of that material on Mr. Imboden’s farm.
The clay is what is known as “slip,” or glazing clay, and is of exceedingly fine texture, rendering it very valuable for the manufacture of fine pottery.
It is also said to make an excellent powder for cleaning and polishing teeth.

Cowlitz County Advocate

A blast from the past of Castle Rock!

The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. Up to now, we have excerpted stories from exactly 100 years ago. However, we have only two individual issues from 1911. So for 2011, we have gone back to the 1909 issues, of which we have nearly a complete run.
Do you have a time period in history that you would like to see stories and articles from? Let us know – we’d like to do some sleuthing with you, and perhaps offer some more insight to what life was like back more than 100 years ago in this “neck of the woods”.

Wiped Up the Earth Wit’ ’Em
(October 1909)

Last Saturday the football team of the Castle Rock high school journeyed down Kelso way to meet a similar team from the high school of that city. A large number of fans, including the teachers, went along to give the boys encouragement and cheer them as they made “mincemeat” of their opponents. The team and quite a number of others went down in hacks, buggies and other conveyances, Mayor Robin taking a load, including, besides himself and wife, Mrs. G.L. Buland, and the Misses Coffman, Besse and Rockafellow, teachers in the high school. The school colors and banners were conspicuous.
In the first half our boys had things all their own way, many brilliant plays being made, and the half ending with a score of 16 to 0 in their favor. It should have been 21 instead of 16, had the umpire not called a touchdown a “touchback.”
In the second half the Kelso youngsters, who by the way are as fine a lot of young men as one could wish to meet, put up a strong battle and had the ball dangerously near Castle Rock’s goal several times; but the half ended with neither side scoring, leaving the score 16 to 0.
Davolt was the star player of the Kelsoites, while Mike Wren was considered the king of the home team, although many brilliant plays were made by several others, Hozy Drew especially distinguishing himself by his brilliant tackles, proving himself a dandy end.
Several of the boys received kicks and punches in the face, but that did not dampen their ardor in the least.
Next Saturday they will journey to Chehalis to meet the high school team at that place, and it is hoped they will bring some scalps from there; but Chehalis generally has a husky bunch of players and our boys will have to train hard all this week if they expect to win.

SHORT STORIES:
October 1909

* J.C. Stevens, a farmer a few miles south of town, had a “scrap” with a stick of stovewood a few days ago, receiving a nice cut below the right eye, which does not add very much to his manly beauty.

* Elmer Huntington arrived from Northeastern Washington early Monday morning. He is looking mighty fine.

* Tom Kerr reports an exciting bear hunt on the West Side one day last week, during the course of which a huge Bruin was made to bite the dust. His account of the hunt is worth listening to, as some of the incidents, especially where he thought the bear was after him, were very laughable.

Cowlitz County Advocate

A blast from the past of Castle Rock!
The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. Up to now, we have excerpted stories from exactly 100 years ago. However, we have only two individual issues from 1911. So for 2011, we have gone back to the 1909 issues, of which we have nearly a complete run.
Please note: EVERYTHING on this page is from 1909, except for the full color advertisements supporting this page.
We thought it would be fun this month to showcase all of the short stories, or as many as we can fit here, because they are hilarious and interesting to read.
Do you have a time period in history that you would like to see stories and articles from? Let us know – we’d like to do some sleuthing with you, and perhaps offer some more insight to what life was like back more than 100 years ago in this “neck of the woods”.

SHORT STORIES
(September 1909)

*Don’t forget to attend the moving pictures in the Bertrand building, on Front street. This is a first class entertainment—one you cannot afford to miss.

*Hoppickers Wanted—at George Bertrand’s hop yard, Olequa, Wash. Picking begins September 13, $1.00 per box.

*The Edison Moving Picture Company opened last evening in the Bertrand building, on Front street, with a fine lot of films, and some illustrated songs, which are well worth seeing and hearing.

*Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Carner returned last Saturday evening from a fortnight’s trip to Spirit Lake and way ports, greatly pleased with their trip and the remembrance of the myriads of the trout which they captured and ate while away.

*Dr. John Brown and son departed last Friday evening for Portland, from which place they expected to go to White Salmon, this state, for a week or ten days outing. Dr. Brown has the honor of being the grandson of John Brown, of Harper’s Ferry, who was politically murdered for his activity in helping slaves to escape from their masters.

*Jake Tippery, the prosperous Silver Lake farmer, was in town Tuesday, and made us promise not to put his name in the paper, a pledge which we are keeping to the best of our ability.

*D.J. Hille is fixing up the room in his building formerly occupied by H.A. Richardson, for a telephone exchange. The walls have been nicely calsomined, the floors covered and the new exchange will be a very handsome and convenient place when completed. We understand that two “hello girls” will be employed, which will tend to longer and better service in future.

*Mayor Robin and party, consisting of himself, Mrs. Robin and Dr. and Mrs. T.C. Campbell, returned Sunday evening from their trip to Spirit Lake. They ran the auto as far as Lange’s homestead, which is a little over a mile this side of the lake, and the rest of the trip was made on foot, owing to the fact that the road from Lange’s place is being rebuilt and is all torn up. The run from this city to their destination was made in about six hours.

*The government of China does not desire to lose any chances. Christian missionaries, as well as Confucian priests, have been ordered to pray for rain.

*Mayor Robin, assisted by Mr. Buland, arrested three Scandinavians Tuesday evening for being drunk and disorderly, and the three contributed to the city’s treasury yesterday morning.

*Some one turned Sam Jenkins’ old grey horse loose Monday evening, and the animal lost no time in towing the buggy home, leaving Sam, after much searching and accompanying profanity, to “hoof it” home, where he found his faithful Dobbin waiting for him.

*The Benson Logging Company of Clatskanie has put to work a big crew of men and will build several monster log rafts which will be towed to San Diego, Cal., next summer. These rafts are expected to carry about 6,000,000 feet of logs, an amount of timber that represented the yearly output of an ordinary logging camp ten years ago. This illustrates the enormous proportions to which the logging business has grown in every phase of late years.

A blast from the past of Castle Rock!

The Castle Rock Exhibit Hall has a large and nearly complete collection of past issues of the Cowlitz County Advocate. Up to now, we have excerpted stories from exactly 100 years ago. However, we have only two individual issues from 1911. So for 2011, we have gone back to the 1909 issues, of which we have nearly a complete run.
Please note: EVERYTHING on this page is from 1909, except for the full color advertisements supporting this page.

A BEAR HUNT
(August 12, 1909)
Monday afternoon, Mrs. J. Peroutka, wife of our accomplished city tailor, who lives on the old Shipley place in the eastern edge of town, sent in word that several bears were very much in evidence near her house. A telephone message was sent to R.G. Keatley, and he came in with his dogs at once, and together with Pete Laughlin and his dogs and Chris Jensen, all armed to the teeth (that is, the men, not the dogs, as they had their own teeth for arms), proceeded to the scene; but by this time the Bruin family had disappeared, possibly having tapped the wires, thus learning that a “mighty army” would soon be on their track.
After some time some of the dogs put a cub up a tree, but by the time the hunters reached the scene the cub had gone, the dogs being new at this business and not knowing how to hold the “varmints.”
The hunt was continued until dark, but without success, and the hunters returned to town tired and disgusted. There is no question of the bears having been in the vicinity, for Mrs. Peroutka saw them..

Sewer Work in Progress
(August 12, 1909)
A force of men under J.A. Keller as foreman and C.R. Bell as engineer are making the dirt fly these days, putting in about five hundred feet of new sewer pipe between Fifth street and the river.
The old 8-inch pipe is being replaced with 10-inch pipe, which connects with a 12-inch iron pipe near the water’s edge, the iron pipe, which is buried in a solid bed of concrete at the shore, extending into the river several feet in such a manner that it will always be beneath the surface at the lowest stage of water.
This job is quite an undertaking, owing to the sandy nature of the ground, cave-ins being frequent, and on account of the depth of the cut there is some danger connected with the work. Thus far, however, no one has been injured.
When this work is completed and the two new sub-sewers are constructed and connected with it, Castle Rock will be pretty well supplied with sewers.

SHORT STORIES (Aug. 1909)
* Dr. Brown, the dentist, returned from the north Monday afternoon, to the joy of many who were suffering with aching molars, bicuspids, etc.

* “Jim” Price, of Castle Rock, with his crew of eight drivers, arrived in Kelso yesterday with the last of a drive of 2000 cords of shingle bolts for the Metcalf Shingle Company. They were nineteen days on the drive from the mouth of Salmon creek.

* William Watkins and wife, Mrs. W.W. Tucker and son, W.A. Tucker, went into camp one day last week at the Leavell coal mine and in six days picking gathered enough wild blackberries to put up 558 quarts, besides having all they wanted to use and bringing several gallons home loose. This is another resource of Cowlitz county that seldom fails, and it is the finest fruit that grows.

* Clarence Whittle and Chet and Charlie Makinster went to Seattle last night, to spend several days at the Exposition. They’re a jolly bunch and we’ll bet they will have a good time.

* “Slivers” Barclay, who accompanied Pete Dillon to Idaho and Montana, but stopped off at Wardner to work, returned to this city Monday, saying he would not live in that country if they would give it to him.

*Mrs. Jack Davidson and daughter Pearl, who live out on the Tower road, had a thrilling experience and a narrow escape from injury, Tuesday. They had been at Kalama, and soon after starting home the horse took fright and ran away, throwing the occupants out and smashing the vehicle into kindling wood or nearly so. Luckily the ladies merged from the smoke of battle with little more injury than a bad scare.

W.A. Williams informs us that the tomatoes and potatoes in his garden at Tower were all killed to the ground by frost last Friday night, and that some of his neighbors suffered a similar misfortune.