Every now and then there is a busy news day where virtually every story is interesting. One of those days was 105 years ago and the Aberdeen Herald was the source of these rather diverse tales of life around Grays Harbor.

GIRL SEVERELY BURNED IN MOCLIPS HOTEL FIRE — Moclips, Sept. 15 — Miss Nellie Gibson, of Tacoma, a demonstrator, narrowly escaped death and was badly burned about the body and the arms when the Seaview Hotel at Moclips was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The fire is supposed to have started from defective electric wiring. The loss is about $4,000.

Early in the morning she was awakened by smoke in her room on the third floor and on opening the door found the hall in flames.

She caught up a few articles of clothing and ran down the stairway. The flames caught her nightgown and hair and she was severely burned on the back and arms.

As she reached the lower floor, town people, who had been aroused, seized her and extinguished the fire in her robe and hair. Had she awakened only a moment later she could not have escaped. Miss Gibson returned to Tacoma yesterday afternoon.

The hotel and cottage were owned by Robert Chabot, who states that his loss is about $8,000, on which he has $3,000 coming. The hotel is under lease to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy, who owned the furniture. They carried about $1,000 insurance.

NEW UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT — Montesano, Sept. 16 — The Whiteside Undertaking Co., of Aberdeen, have rented a residence property on the corner of Spruce and Third Streets in this city and will fit up the place for an up-to-date undertaking parlor. The upper floor of the building is to be used for a stock room and on the lower floor rooms will be fitted up for a reception room, rooms for services, and operating and embalming rooms. Everything is to be modern and first-class. W.R. Whiteside, president of the Washington State Board of Embalmers, or R.L. Bricker, a graduate of three schools of anatomy and embalming, will give personal attention to all calls in this city. C.L. Story will be the local agent.

CLEARED BALL GROUND — A bunch of high school boys went to the old Athletic ball grounds Saturday and gave the grounds a thorough clearing up, erected goal posts and got the place in trim for their practice games, which began yesterday.

NEW DIRECTORY ISSUED — Giving Aberdeen an estimated population of 17,500, Hoquiam and its environs about 11,000, Montesano about 3,500 and Elma 2,500, the 1913 R.L. Polk & Co directory of Chehalis County was issued last week.

HOQUIAM FORGER PROVES TO BE PAROLED CONVICT — Hoquiam, Sept. 15 — Chief of Police T.M. Quinn received word yesterday from Seattle of the capture in that city of W.J. Walker, paroled from the state recently disappeared from Hoquiam after getting rid of two bad checks. Walker gave Mrs. Wright a worthless check to pay a $50 board bill and got $25 from Hudson & Bell on a bad check for $100. After that he disappeared. He was arrested in Seattle for breaking his parole. Word from that city was that he would be taken back to Monroe to serve out his term. If this is not done he will be brought back to Hoquiam and prosecuted for forgery.

NELS HAMREUS HAS NOT RETURNED HOME — Nels Hamreus, much before the public during the past week because of his mysterious disappearance and who was located at Seattle last Tuesday by one of his sons, has again dropped out of sight. When he parted from his son he said he was going to return home, but this he did not do and again his family is worrying and the search for the missing man has resumed.

ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING — L. Nix was arrested last night on Market Street, by Captain Church, for fighting, and was lodged in the city jail. He will have a hearing before Judge Snider this afternoon.

INTERFERES WITH OFFICER — John Wilson interfered with Police Officer S.B. McCracken yesterday at the Aberdeen Hotel, and was taken to the city jail, and will be permitted to explain in the police court this afternoon.

WOLFF’S FALL OPENING — Despite the light rain last evening, the fall opening at Geo. J. Wolff’s department store was largely attended, and many surprises were in store for the ladies of Aberdeen. While Wolff’s has long been the recognized fashion leader on Grays Harbor, the opening last night surpassed in beauty of design and fabric any former showing in that establishment. A musical program was rendered, and Mr. Wolff and his courteous corps of clerks were on hand to show the visitors about the handsomely decorated rooms. No goods were sold or offered for sale, the object being simply to show the ladies the newest fashions and fabrics from the fashion centers of Europe and the east.

SEASON OPENED FOR BLUE GROUSE TODAY — The hunting season for blue grouse opened this morning for the rest of the month, according to a law passed by the last legislature. A number of local sportsmen are preparing to have a try for the birds.

The new law allows shooting blue grouse during the last 15 days of the month. Only blue grouse can be killed, all other kinds of game birds and wild pigeons being protected yet.

PAVILION BURGLARIZED — Sometime last week, burglars entered the store at the Electric Park pavilion, conducted by Mrs. Jessie Crossen, 518 West Wishkah Street, and a lot of glassware and cigars were stolen. Owing to the time that elapsed before the robbery was discovered, the police have no clue to the burglars.

FERRY ALL YEAR — The large scow used as a ferry across South Bay, on the Westport road, has been taken off for the winter, and a smaller scow substituted, which will be operated during the winter.

J.J. KAUFMAN CO. BUYS MOTOR DELIVERY TRUCK — The J.J. Kaufman Furniture Co. has purchased a Federal motor truck, which will be used hereafter in the delivery of goods instead of horses. The new truck weighs 1,500 pounds and, it is believed, will prove more economical than the wagon drawn by horses.

Roy Vataja is the son of Finnish immigrants and would like to take a moment to thank his nephew, Tyson Martinez, for a job well done painting Roy’s house. At last, the house is no longer a blight on the neighborhood.