County Fair Exhibit Funded By Wenatchee Club
County commissioners allocate 500 dollars with 500 by commercial club to back a Chelan county exhibit for fall fairs. Exhibit budget about 1000 dollars travels Everett Seattle North Yakima Spokane and Spokane fair shows Wenatchee fruit prominence. The Wenatchee Commercial Club claims a strong history of standout exhibits and prizes in major fairs.
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Wenatchee
Everett
Seattle
North Yakima
Spokane
Wenatchee Commercial Club
Chelan
Entiat
Wenatchee Valley
Portland
Charles Harris
New Ruling on Final Proofs at Waterville Land Office
The Waterville land office informs commissioners that final proof hearings may be set on any convenient date. A Washington ruling requiring a special land examiner to attend and hold proofs every two months proved impracticable due to vast districts. Special Agent Leach covers Douglas, Chelan, and Okanogan counties, a territory larger than Ohio, making timely coverage difficult.
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United States Land Office
Waterville
Interior Department
Washington
Leach
Douglas
Chelan
Okanogan
Ohio
Trial postponed in pocket-picking case against Bert Carrol
Bert Carrol faced examination on a charge of attempting to pick the pockets of Jas Ornsby last Saturday night. The proceeding was postponed to tomorrow due to a missing material witness. State representation was by Mr Cross, who traveled from Wenatchee. Carrol works as a log scaler and has been under police watch for suspected theft from intoxicated or shady-area residents.
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Bert Carrol
Jas. Ornsby
Cross
Wenatchee
Carrol
Overcharge Case Tests Great Northern Rule
The Ellis- Forde Co of Wenatchee has filed a complaint with the railway commission over a 92 cent freight overcharge, challenging a rule that ignores claims under a dollar. The article also notes local farming abundance and labor shortages in Anacortes and nearby areas.
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Great Northern Railroad
Ellis- Forde Co
Wenatchee
Railway Commission
Great Northern
Roads built by convicts dominate county news items
An article highlights convict labor as the economical method for road building with figures from John Craft and Judge Eve, citing reduced costs for hauling crops and fertilizer, lower per-day guarding costs, and better social outcomes. Additional notes cover local marriages, mill operation resuming, land deals, school openings, and county officials.
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John Craft
Mobile
Ala
South
Craft
Eve
Georgia
Mecklenburg County
N. C
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Missouri
Ontario
Canada
Great Northern settles 92 cent overcharge claim
An Olympia dispatch dated Aug 9 reports the auditing department of the Great Northern promising immediate settlement of the Ellis Forde Company of Chelan for 92 cents overcharge on shovels shipped from Seattle via the Great Northern and steamer line. The company had refused to pay, arguing the amount was below its minimum voucher.
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Olympia
Railroad Commission
Auditing Department
The
Great Northern
Ellis-Forde Company
Chelan
Seattle
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Joe Massie
the Opera
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L. Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
PINE
C. R. Lamb
Minneapolis, Minn
G. E. Lamb
Lisante
P. Davis
Treas
Mgr
Leavenworth, Wa
Columbia River
General Land Office
Lake Hale
Wilson Creek World
Dyer
Douglas County
Moses Coulee
Coulee City
Walter Foster
Fidalgo Co
Anacortes
Foster
Lloyd Cole
W. E. Cole
Wilson Creek
Auburn Argus
Frank F. Keller
Emma Kelly
A. J. Adams
Chelan Falls
Anderson
Washington and Great Northern
Chelan Butte
Edmunds Tribune
Richmond
Ferguson
C. E. Bowersox
Wenatchee Republic
Platt Corbaley
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