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.
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”.

Cowlitz is WET
(November 1909)

The election Tuesday passed off quietly, though much hard work was done and a strong undercurrent of feeling was evident. There was no drunkenness nor disorder of any kind, and everything was done calmly and without any serious friction. When all the ballots were cast counting was at once begun, and it was found that 220 votes out of a possible 260 had been cast. After three ballots which were not properly marked had been rejected the count showed that license had received 127 votes and anti-license 90, giving the wets a clear majority of 37, and this in spite of the fact that the drys tried to move heaven and earth to carry their point.
Kelso, Kalama and Woodland also went wet, thus showing their disapproval of the pernicious law. Old Jupiter Pluvius got in his best licks and gave us a horrible day, thus preventing many voters from getting to the polls, but the general result was the same, although the majority for the wets would have been considerably increased had there been a full vote..

SHORT STORIES: November 1909
*Attend Dreamland Theatre every night, and enjoy a pleasant hour, away from the cares of business.

*The Castle Rock high school team wiped up the earth with their Kelso adversaries again last Saturday, the score being 33 to 6, in favor of the home team. They have beaten Kelso twice, the first game resulting a goose egg for their adversaries.
*A ventilator has been installed in the high school room. There is no excuse for loafing around the stove now.

*If every pupil of the high school would try and bring a magazine or a paper to school it would help the current history classes out wonderfully.

*Vinton Davis came down from Gate City Tuesday afternoon, for a brief visit. He brought two of the prettiest brown puppies that were ever seen in our city. Golly, but they were beauts.

*The gentle Cowlitz, which has been any thing but gentle during the last few days, is now falling slowly. The warm rains of the first of the week brought it up rapidly until it reached the 12-foot mark about noon Tuesday. Then it fell a little, but the heavy rains of Monday night and Tuesday started it up again and it rose two or three feet more, when the cooler weather and lessening of the rainfall checked the rise.
No serious damage is reported in this vicinity, besides the flooding of the Ely coal mine, below town, which we fear will be a blow to this whole community, should the weather turn cold before it is pumped out and mining operations resumed.
A few cords of shingle bolts were lost by the Cowlitz Shingle Company.

*$50.00 reward will be given for arrest and conviction of any party or parties trespassing, tearing down fences, or otherwise molesting property known as the Jones Ranch, Green Mountain, but now belonging to me, E.S. Johnson, Silver Lake

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.

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.

TALK ABOUT NERVE!
(June 3, 1909)
Talk about nerve!  The Chehalis correspondent of the Oregonian has a cheek that would make a mule blush with shame. While the square timber from Collins & Byerly’s mill at Ostrander was at the depot in Chehalis a photographer took a photograph of it, and the enterprising reporter sent it to the Oregonian with a statement that it was a product of Lewis county’s woods and was cut at Ostrander, Lewis county.
The aforesaid reporter is either an ignorant ass or a cold-blooded liar. You can take your choice. We are informed that the mill at Ostrander is the only one in this part of the country that can cut such a long piece of timber. And it is all in COWLITZ COUNTY, too.

Obituary of a noble dog
(June 10, 1909)
In the death yesterday of “Old Shot,” as he was familiarly known, a cross between a water and a cocker spaniel, Vinton Davis lost one of the most intelligent and valuable dogs in this part of the country. There undoubtedly has been more birds killed in front of Old Shot, and he has hunted for more different sportsmen than any dog in the state of Washington. Every child and man in this vicinity knew Old Shot and was his friend. Many a noble deed could be written in this dog’s epitaph. Shot was 11 years old, and perhaps more widely known than any dog in this state

SHORT STORIES (June 1909)
* Dean Swift, of Woodburn, Oregon, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Swift, here several days the first of the week. Dean is getting fat, and looks like the Oregon climate agrees with him. He is living in the best part of Oregon, though, and that may account for it.

* “Dad” Peaslee came down from Toledo in his big auto carriage one day last week, and astonished the natives by the hill climbing and other stunts he performed with it, not the least of which was running up the steep hill this side of Ed Huntington’s with apparently little difficulty.

* Dr. Willis Wilson will be at Beebe-Van Atta Drug Store until further notice prepared to do all work pertaining to vetinary lines.

* The saloonkeepers in this city have all complied with the law relating to removal of screens and curtains, and now all their proceedings are an open book, where all may read who wish.
* The Seventh Day Adventists, who have been holding meetings in their big tent on the Carson property at Front and A streets for several weeks, folded their tents and went to Toledo the first of the week

* Messrs. T.W. Robin, A.W. Carner, C.R. Bell, G.F. McClane, G.L. Buland, Enoch Shintaffer, Ike Imboden and J.H. Quick went to Kelso last Saturday afternoon, to attend the meeting of the Good Roads Association, and all had a splendid time. The first four named went down in the mayor’s dandy auto, while the last went in J.H. Quick’s fine carriage.

* Since D.J. Hille’s house and fence have been so nicely painted they look good enough to eat. And the new concrete walks look almost too good to walk on. “Dave” never does things by halves, and as a consequence everything about his home looks as bright as a new dollar.

* L.C. Bricker was arrested at Silver Lake Tuesday, by Fred Hatch, deputy fish commissioner, for violating the fishing laws by catching perch out of season. He was brought to town, tried by Justice Richardson and fined $15 and costs, which he paid and left for his home a sadder, poorer, and, it is hoped, wiser man.

Cowlitz County Advocate – April 1909

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 supportint this page.

BASKET SOCIAL
(April 1, 1909)
On Saturday evening, April 10, the Women of Woodcraft and the Woodmen of the World will give a basket social and entertainment at Brewer’s hall, the proceeds to go toward purchasing a cup for the county field day sports to be held at Kelso in the near future.
A small admission fee will be charged to all except ladies bringing baskets. Ice cream, coffee and Easter egg fishing pond booths will have their place in the hall, to satisfy the appetite of those that do not bring or buy baskets. The public at large well knows the entertaining power of these two orders, consequently there is little to be said, cept that our program is one that will surely meet with your approval. Come out and help a good cause and manifest to the high school that you have their welfare at heart. All ladies are respectfully requested to bring baskets.
PROGRAM.
Selection-Orchestra
Recitation-Inez Leaming
Vocal Duet-Hester Huntington,
Frederick Quick
Reading-Miss Bliss
Violin Solo-Mrs. B.S. Cerswell
Recitation-Newton McCoy
Vocal Duet-Grace Brewer
Virginia Keatley
Music-Orchestra
Program starts at 8 o’clock sharp. Prize to most popular young lady present.

Mars may be hailed!
(April 22, 1909)
Boston, Mass, April 18—“If mankind cares enough about it to put up about $10,000,000, there is no very good reason why the human race should not be able to talk with Mars, and that as soon as next July.”
This is according to Professor William Henry Pickering, Harvard University’s celebrated astronomer.
Communication with Mars will be made possible, Professor Pickering declares, by adopting his method of flashing messages when Mars approaches the earth to within 35,000,000 miles, or almost 5,000,000 miles nearer than ever before. Ten millions of dollars is a large amount, he admits, but he predicts that once this means of celestial communication is established, messages will be easily recognized and undoubtedly answered, if there is intelligent life on Mars; and that in such case, hitherto hidden mysteries concerning Mars will become an open book to the people of the earth.

SHORT STORIES (April 1909)
* Lou Bright came in from his home on the rippling Toutle yesterday, and made The Advocate office a pleasant call. He informed us that himself and wife have been making some fine catches of trout during the past few days.
* Talk about your fun! Well, John Davis and Bill Nesbit surely had it last Sunday, for they landed forty fine bass as a result of a few hours fishing in Silver Lake. My, but they were beauties. Bill Teasley took a photograph of the catch, and it makes our mouth water to look at it.

Advocate – March 1909

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 supportint this page. We had a few callers on the “For Sale” listing of 40 acres for just $1,750. Heck, I probably would have called myself. Sorry for the confusion.

SHORT STORIES: (March 4th 1909)

Just received, a full line of the Royal Worcester corsets, at Parker & Co’s.

Charles Huntington and family have recently received some very interesting letters from his daughter Bessie, who is now Mrs. Moon, written while en route to their mission station on the Upper Congo. They have arrived at their destination long before this, and we sincerely hope their stay in that wonderful, though benighted land, will be happy and prosperous, and that they will return to us in good time full of health and happiness.

While carrying in some wood last Sunday morning, Reuben Brewer dropped a heavy stick on the big toe of his right foot, bruising it so badly that it turned black, and has since been very painful. It is gradually getting better now, but Reub is still limping painfully about the store. And the worst of it all was that he intended to go to Portland Sunday, but had to stay at home, and nurse his wrath as well as his toe.

QUICKLY CAPTURED
(March 11, 1909)
A man named Hogan, who robbed the trunk of a fellow employe, in a lodging house in Portland last Friday night, and came to this city next day, accompanied by a woman and child, was arrested that evening by Sheriff Carnine, after being recognized by Marshal Hommel, who kept a watch on the man and notified the sheriff that his man was here. After handcuffing the fellow a search of his room at the hotel was made, which resulted in finding a murderous looking 45-caliber revolver hidden in the bed, besides some plunder, which the sheriff took possession of.
The sheriff took Hogan to Kalama on the evening train and officers at once came up from Portland and took the culprit to that city, where he will have to stand trial for his crime.
Hogan is a desperate man and has a bad reputation, for while he was tending bar in Kalama some months ago he beat a man over the head with the revolver which was taken from him here, and is said to have tried to shoot another man with the same weapon, being prevented from carrying out his murderous design by a bystander, who caught his arm just in time.
Had the sheriff not taken the precaution to handcuff him before entering the room there might have been a different tale to tell, for the revolver was placed in the bed in such a manner that he night have been able to get and use it on the sheriff with deadly effect. Fortunately Tom knew him in Kalama, and did not take any chances of that kind. The chances are that Hogan will have an opportunity to “do time” before he is permitted to again “honor” our city with his presence.

SHORT STORIES: (March 18th 1909)

John Wyant and wife, old residents of the Toutle, left for Baker City, Oregon, on yesterday afternoon’s train. They go to visit their sons, who are mining in the vicinity of Baker City. Mr. Wyant was showing some pieces of quartz from the mine which contained leaf gold. The specimens were beautiful, and if the boys are able to locate the mother lode they will be rich in a hurry.

A logger named Joe Manna, from Castle Rock, blew into town yesterday with his 35-calibre Winchester and a defi to the crack shots of this vicinity. Some unknown covered $50 of his money for a match which was to take place yesterday afternoon, but the money was forfeited to Manning by his non-appearance. Manning has a small piece of paper, about four inches square, which shows five bullet holes, which he says he made when shooting off-hand at a distance of 300 yards. Evidently he is no amateur with a rifle.

(March 25, 1909)
Counterfeit five and ten dollar gold pieces are reported in circulation in the Pacific Northwest. It is stated that they bear the San Francisco “S,” and that they bear the date 1901. They are of base metal with a thin coating of gold, and the test is “ringing” them.

A letter received yesterday from George Williams, at Spirit Lake, dated March 15, says that they have had a very mild winter, there being only seven feet of snow, which was going very fast.

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