Good Roads Committee Heads State Study on Road Law
Frederick W. Dewart of Spokane is named chairman of the State Good Roads Association legislative committee to study needs and laws from Washington and other states and draft a state road measure for the upcoming legislature. The group will report at the Walla Walla convention and suggests broad, nonpartisan analysis of road policy, maintenance, and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Good Roads Association
Frederick W. Dewart
Spokane
J. A. Perry
Spokane County Good Roads Association
State Committee
Hutton Building
J. C. Lawrence
State Association
Dewart
Walla Walla
Lawrence
James Chase
Cashmere
Forest fires grow worse across Pacific Northwest warnings rise
A review by the Western Forestry and Conservation Association warns August will be the most dangerous period of the fire season as dry conditions and ongoing fighting threaten new outbreaks. Oregon Washington districts report serious losses with several fatalities while Idaho and Montana battles intensify and citizen brigades urged. The Index post office burglary Aug 1 adds to mounting disruption.
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Chelan County
Spokane
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Forest Service
Santiam
Klamath
Wallowa
Hood River
Grays Harbor
Colville
Idaho
Montana
Coeur d’Alene
Pine
Graham Creek
Wallace
Lake Coeur d’Alene
Association
Index
Advertised Letters Remaining in Post Office August 1 1910
Postmaster J C Davis lists uncalled for letters as of August 1 1910 including Busch J F Biechler Earl Carroll Sidney Geill M J Lorrine Arthur Hannan Henrieta Langan Jos F Myers ED Morris JJ McLearn Emma McCarty Rich'd Polas Peter Newhouse M Rector W M Thompson Ed Welsh Chas Wright J D In calling for same please say advertised Ad vertised.
Real Estate Transfers Across Washington Regions
A long list of property transfers is recorded with parties including M H Dodge J A Van Slyke Clara B Clarke I A Lovitt and more. Transactions cover lots blocks tracts and multiple properties with amounts ranging from $1 to $9000 and dates in 1924. The note ends with a Spokane excerpt about the Interstate Fair and Dry Farming Congress featuring musicians and additional programs.
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M H Dodge
J A van Slyke
Clara B Clarke
I A Lovitt
Riverside
GS Merriam
J J Griffith
Ferullo Coming to the Interstate Fair with 50 Piece Band
Francesco Ferullo will lead a fifty piece band as the featured attraction at Spokane’s seventeenth annual Interstate Fair next fall. Manager Robert H. Cosgrove has secured the famous organization to perform in concert programs with a new bandstand near the grandstand. Spokane bands will provide regular music and the Ferullo concert will cap nightly events with a pyrotechnic show.
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Francesco Ferullo
Robert H. Cosgrove
California
Spokane
Ferullo
Idora Park
Oakland
Circus Acts Highlight Spokane Interstate Fair 1909
The Spokane Interstate Fair program includes circus and vaudeville acts as key entertainment. Eight to ten acts play twice daily before the grand stand, featuring the Steiner troupe of foreign acrobats, a herd of trained goats from Washington DC, and two funny tumblers with a hay laden team who once staged pranks on the race track to the tune of Turkey In the Straw.
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Spokane
Washington, D. C
Balloon Race at the 1909 Spokane Interstate Fair
The Spokane Interstate Fair plans an aviation meet for October with a contracted aeroplane and potential flights by Wright brothers and Curtiss. This would mark a milestone in inland empire and aviation history following prior dirigible displays.
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Spokane
Northwest
Wright Brothers
Glenn Curtiss
Howes-Yes and Barnes Query the Pig Joke
A light exchange compares personal wealth to ideal riches while a quip about a pig who regrets having only four feet to feed with is cited from the Boston Transcript. The dialogue blends everyday modesty with a whimsical animal anecdote.
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Howes
Barnes
Boston Transcript
Paying an Old Debt in Court Contempt Ruling
A bailiff informs a rural court of a $10 debt. The judge orders $15 fine for contempt and demands the debtor receipt the bill and pay the remaining $5. The Atlanta Constitution notes the exchange.
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Atlanta Constitution
His Advertisement. Preacher's sale of woman's shoes fails
Hespen heide reports the sale by Prentice-Was Preacher of women's shoes as a flat failure. He advertised "big bargains" but the event did not attract buyers and was considered spoiled.
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Prentice
Placer and Quartz Blanks at The Echo Office
Placer and Quartz encounter delays or cancellations at The Echo Office. Officials report unspecified interruptions affecting upcoming events and services. Local observers await clarified schedules and future announcements from The Echo administration.
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Echo
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Good Roads Committee
Legislative Committee of Best Citizens
State of Washington
Busch
J F Biechler
Earl
Chelan County Abstract Company
Morgan H Dodge
Wen Dev Co
PS Kern
Col Bridge
Ad Wen
N M Huling
Frank Padoshek
Bolenbaugh
OB Fuller
Chas Gibbs
Millerdale
J P Diketo
Pheoba Page
Amos Knowles
Jas P Boland
Pinkerton
Eugene C Long
H Basore
John I Thomas
A L Burke
E C Simonson
State of Wash
Harry Martin
Percy Walker
WC Bordon
Belmont
L J Nelson
E A King
Leavenworth
A King
Anna Eckley
W Breese
E Moody
J H Geyer
Ora M Snoberger
Wright
Corcoran
Goss
J K Goss
N Meredith
Sam R Hanan
E A Farris
Brethren Church
Peachey Ad Wen
H R Mills
W A Liddell
Chas Farrow
Ida M Wilhelmi
R H Reeves
Arthur Reeves
Robin Reeves
Peachey
Chas Hotch
A T Kaupp
OA Hoag
E T Robbins
Bat Feu
Harrington
Harringtons
Harrington Wheat Belt
Harrington's
the Harrington Milling CO
the Leavenworth Mercantile Company
THE
Smith Premier Typewriter CO
Third Avenue
Seattle, Wash
Graham
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