Candidates Seek Support From Chelan County Voters
A series of Chelan county political announcements shows Otto A Case of Seattle promoting his Progressive Republican bid for governor on the east side. Wm A Grimshaw seeks re election as superior court judge and Wm Hayden advances as Republican representative for Chelan. F M Goodwin of Spokane runs for congressman in the Third District, I A Navarre of Lakeside re runs for county engineer, Fred A Warren of Wenatchee likewise. David Keith seeks re election as county clerk with the state accounting board praising his tenure.
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Otto A Case
Seattle
Case
Wm. Hayden
Wenatchee Valley
Chelan County
Mr. Hayden
Old Settlers Association
I. A. Navarre
Lakeside
Wash
Navarre
Fred A. Warren
Wenatchee
Warren
Smithson Seeks Re election as State Senator
Hon John H Smithson of Ellensburg seeks re election to the state senate seat representing Kittitas and Chelan counties He declares his intention in the Echo after a county wide canvass two years ago he enjoys strong local support and the Echo notes loyalty to a home county candidate if Chelan offers a rival choice.
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John H. Smithson
Ellensburg
Kittitas County
Kittitas
Chelan
Echo
Smithson
Chelan County
Savidge Seen Favored For State Land Commissioner
Olympia reports indicate Clark V. Savidge will win the republican nomination for state land commissioner by a large margin. Backed by reform-minded supporters, he promises full publicity of land office affairs and broad notices to schools and institutions regarding sales of school lands. The piece also notes local shifts, including Charles Monary’s work on the Wenatchee Park ditch and personnel moves of P. F. Conley and his family to Newport, Washington.
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Olympia
Clark V. Savidge
Land Office
State University
State College
Normal Schools
Charles Monary
Wenatchee Park
P. F. Conley
Great Northern
Spokane
Troy
Montana
Conley
Catherine Conley
Newport
Wash
Echo Moves to New Quarters and Expands Printing Plant
The Echo relocates to a brick building at Eighth and Commercial, designed as a printing office owner wants to keep. The plant adds a folding machine and outlines extensive equipment including a Potter press and a 32 inch cutter. The owner claims The Echo is the best equipped printing plant in the state for a town twice Leavenworth’s size.
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Leavenworth
Brown & Carver
Chandler & Price
Omaha Folding
Lawrence cites rising state appropriations as campaign issue
Republican candidate John C. Lawrence says he will run on state issues citing rapid growth in legislative appropriations from 3 million in 1905 to over 11 million in 1911. He notes an eight million rise in six years and compares with Hay administration.
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John C. Lawrence
Lawrence
Hay
Derelict Forshay Dies After Week in City Jail
Tom Forshay, about twenty five, died last Saturday afternoon after ten days sick in the city hall jail. He lacked money and care, lying on a filthy cot without proper attention, with relatives in St Paul unaware of his condition. He had led a dissolute life, came west seeking fortune, and was buried in the local cemetery by Cascade Undertaking Co.
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Tom Forshay
Grim Reaper
St. Paul
Forshay
Eagle Creek Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
A. L. Mitchell made a brief business trip to Seattle returning Tuesday. Mrs. Johnson and family visited J. H. Sharpe’s home Sunday. Ed Wood and family plus Helen visited, along with P. W. VandeGrift family and H. A. Anderson. Mrs. Ray Sharpe hosted in honor of Mrs. Ed Glascoe of Seattle. Willie Reader from Vashon Island visits his uncle and aunt, J. H. Sharpe.
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A. L. Mitchell
Seattle
Willie Reader
Vashon Island
Mrs
J. H. Sharpe
Fisk Company Files Articles of Incorporation
D. T. Fisk Company of Cashmere filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State and lists capital stock at 5000 dollars. E Mohler left Monday for Seattle to join his wife visiting friends on the coast.
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D. T. Fisk Company
Cashmere
Secretary of State
I. M. Howell
E. Mohler
Seattle
Chas. Andrews
Mary Briskey
Death of W. S. Boston in Kansas City
The remains of W. S. Boston who died in Kansas City Missouri last Friday arrived at Peshastin on Wednesday and were taken charge of by relatives. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Peshastin Thursday forenoon conducted by Rev. Hawk with a large turnout. Boston was 45 and his parents, living in Peshastin, were notified. An identification letter was found in his pocket.
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W. S. Boston
Kansas City
Peshastin
Methodist Church
Hawk
City Council Reviews Paying Contract Protests and Waterside Projects
A regular city council session heard protests against the Warren Bros. Co. paying contract with petitions from citizens, Great Northern Railway representatives, and others. The matter was laid over three weeks for attorney review while minor neighborly improvements and fire ordinance discussions were authorized. Local social visits and arrivals were noted, including visiting dignitaries and residents from Iowa and Seattle who extended their stays.
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Warren Bros. Co
Portland
Great Northern Railroad
A. C. Barclay
L. W. Bloom
Warren Brothers Co
Thos. Burke
Front Street
O. S. Sampson
Mercantile Co’s
Eighth Street
Robertson, Weigan
Mount Stewart Mining Company Plans Tram Installation
W E Bartlett, vice president and general manager of Mount Stewart Mining, says tram material has been ordered and will be installed once it arrives. Work is underway, with steel cables and buckets on the way. The tram runs nine miles to Peshastin, shipping point, with plans for a plant at the tram foot to make asbestos pipe, boiler covering, and asbestos cement. Large quantities of talc will be shipped to paper mills that use it.
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W. E. Bartlett
Peshastin
Exposition Place To Cost $75,000 In Minneapolis
The Northwestern Products Exposition building in Minneapolis nears completion at an estimated cost of 75000 dollars. The structure is 257 feet long and 174 feet wide with a 256 by 37 foot grandstand. The hall will host a panorama of farms ranches and gardens featuring products from seven northwest states including Alaska. The project together with the building totals about 225000 dollars signaling joint enterprise of Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Minneapolis
Northwest States
Alaska
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Spur Completion Advances Wenatchee Valley Railway
The Wenatchee Valley Northern spur reached the trestle and grade finished this week. Tracklaying resumed on Monday with steel laid to the mill by week’s end. Manager Robert expects heavy timber loads and soon cars of machinery. Ore sheds near completion and chute work underway to feed grinders.
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Wenatchee Valley Northern Railway
Robert
Leavenworth Mercantile Co Installs Cash Carrier System
Manager Sampson announced the Leavenworth Mercantile Co has installed the Samson cash carrier system this week. The device, the latest in cash handling, will save time and was added after a successful expansion. It is the first of its kind in Leavenworth.
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Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Sampson
Samson
Leavenworth
Beaver Creek Valley Homestead Orders 35 HP Donkey Engine
Robi. and B. H. Nickles, homestead owners in Beaver Creek Valley, ordered a 35 horsepower donkey engine and boiler for land clearing. The outfit is to arrive this week and be moved by the Wenatchee Valley and Northern railway to their ranch. The engine will aid a logging contract this fall and winter.
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Wm. A. Grimshaw
Grimshaw
F. M. Goodwin
The
David Keith
Keith
State Accountancy Board
Washington
Oregon
California
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Stranger
Cascade Undertaking Co
Eagle Creek
Echos
Oscar Maurier
Seattle Brewing and Malting Co
Paul Weigand
W. C. Roach
Chewawa
Weigand
L. Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Susie Smith
Arlington
Mount Stewart Mining Company
Exposition Place
Steel Company
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