First Woman Built An Aeroplane Miss Lilian Todd
Miss Lilian Todd, a typewriter, secretary, lawyer, and aeronaut, describes her self designed full sized aeroplane in the Woman's Home Companion for November. She is the first woman to build an aeroplane and her machine spans forty feet with three parallel planes and a spruce frame. The upper plane is unbleached muslin, the lower seven ounce army duck, and wires use imported piano wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Todd
Wrights
Museum of Natural History
Prominent Masons Meet in Spokane Convocation
Forty candidates will take degrees from the fourth to the thirty second at the Scottish Rite convocation in Spokane the week of November U2. Sovereign Grand Commander James D Richardson and Sovereign Grand Inspector General Ernest Betrand Hussey attend with W S McCrea F E Michaels and Rev Dr William J Hindley joined by Richard B Harris. The Spokane chapter with 3579 members hosts receptions and banquets for about 800 visitors from the US and Canada as Dr Hindley delivers pre degree lectures on Symbolism of the Ring Breaking of Bread and The History and Philosophy of Scottish Rite Masonry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
James D. Richardson
Ernest Betrand Hussey
W.S. McCrea
F. E. Michaels
Washington, D. C
William J. Hindley
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Richard B. Harris
Court of Honor
United States
Canada
Hindley
Sockeye Salmon Restocking Planned for Columbia River
The United States Fish Commission orders 2,000,000 Sockeye eggs moved from Yes Bay Alaska to the Bonneville hatchery for release into the Columbia River. Sockeye have dwindled in the river, unlike Chinook, and the effort aims to boost propagation. The note also reflects on heated political rhetoric and calls for temperate discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River
United States
George H. Bowers
Washington, D. C
Yes Bay
Alaska
Bonneville
Columbia
Tie treating plant planned in Paseo by Walla Walla group
A Walla Walla group plans a tie treating plant in Paseo under a Northern Pacific contract to treat 100000 ties with a preservative tar mixture. The Sylvester addition lots, cleared after long litigation, were sold last week and reportedly selling fast. Also notes medical tip on hoarseness indicating croup and poultry house heating advice from November Farm Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla Mena
Paseo
Northern Pacific
Sylvester
NLR
L. Sylvester
Rosemans
John Prentice
Columbia Pharmacy
Farm Journal
Public Notice of Land Selection by Northern Pacific Railway
Notice from the Department of the Interior at Walla Walla Washington dated October 28 1909 states the Northern Pacific Railway Company based in St Paul Minnesota has filed to select land under the July 1 1865 act. Adverse claimants or those opposing the mineral character or disposal must file protest affidavits by December 16 1909. Not coal land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S
Walla Walla
Wash
Northern Facitic Railway Company
St. Paul
Minnesota
Ed wards seeks final proof on homestead land at Walla Walla
Lewis H Ed wards of Kennewick Washington filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish his homestead claim on land described in Township A N Range 24 Willamette Meridian. The hearing will occur December 17 1909 before the Registrar and Receiver U S Land Office at Walla Walla. Witnesses named include A A Ed wards H 2 Clodfelter W M Butler of Kennewick and S A Tucker and A J Giltis of Kiona Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Walla Walla
Wash
Lewis H. Edwards
Kennewick
A. N
Willamette Meridian
U.S. Land Office
Walla Wall Washington
A. A. Edwards
H. 2
Clodfelter
W.M. Butler
Kennewick, Nash
S. A. Tucker
Kiona
Notice of Bearing On Top?ion For Specie Hwn
Notice in Benton County Washington 1909 regarding Agnes Mounsey petitioning for specific performance of a contract to convey ten and fractional acres along the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company canal and water rights. Hearing set December 1, 1909 at Prosser Court, inviting creditors heirs and others to appear and contest.
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State of Washington
Benton County
Effie M. Simpson
Agnes Mounsey
Agnes Movrnsey
Effie M Simpson
Washington
Northern Pacific Irrigation Company
Willamette
Columbia River
Agnes Moungey
A. D
Prosser
J.D Marksh
Superior Court of the
Said County
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Mueller
Embalmers License No
IC. V. Delepine
Reed Building
C. GC
Anderson
New Bank Luilding
C.lholcomb
Kennewick, Wash
Humphrey & Cole
C. O. Andersor
Ole
Ernest Lskole
Amon
E Kennewieck
Dr. J. B. Schlund
King Bldg
F.M. Crosby, M.D
C.M
Ysician
Kennewick Lodge
A. M
Freep L. Watson
W. M. Citas
Conway
See
Ea Kennewick Lodge No
G. Triep
G. Stantey
Far Mer
Washougal
Warhouse Dairy & Land Co
MaMbia Pussies Y
Stoo
Nennewick
S.u
The
Columbia Cafe
W.E. Mack
Prop
Front St
Lamb
Kennewick Market
First National Bank of
Nennewick, Wash
Kennewick Wash
Edward Sheppard
Johnson
A.J. Giltis
Resister
Traci
Toggery
Jashans
Disappin
Lew Tas
Kennewics
Gath Taypy
Ins Boyt Co “Reliable Dealers
Westlake Ave
Seattle
First National Bank
Garl Hay
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
St. Louis
Omaha
Sioux City
Astoria
Columbia River Railroad
Portland
Astoria Dne
S. P
S. Ry
Southern Pacific Co
Weed, Cal
A.&c.r Agt
H. M. Adams
G.F & Pals
Pes Ky
Portland, Ore
Lynch
Plantz & Wettlaufer
H. E. Brown
E. F. Perry
Yakima and
Columbia River Nursery Co
Publi
L. Keene
Kennewick Highlands
Yakima
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