City Mayoral Contest Ends with Carlquist Victory
In a rainy May election the City elects F. E. Carlquist mayor by 17 votes over J. F. Pratt. Other officers chosen include Clerk Guy Hamilton and Attorney L. J. Nelson. Liquor question supporters prevail 197 to 89 among 260 voters, with 89 of the 260 being women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Pratt
F. E. Cariquist
Carlquist
F. E. Carlquist
Guy Hamilton
L. J. Nelson
John Koerner
Dr. Judah
Chas. Mischke
J. E. Schubert
Joe Massie
J. L. Close
H. X. Featherstone
Peter Sauer
O. B. Robertson
South Side
North Side
Pratt
Vets
Civic League
Money Raised in England for Wenatchee Electric Line
E J Felt, president of Wenatchee Valley Power Co, has secured English funds for the Wenatchee Wenatchee line. Company officers offer little detail, but progress is expected and work may start early spring. Attorney Fred Reeves gained a six month franchise extension with conditions to fulfill or forfeit. Grading on the Cashmere to Wenatchee right of way continues, and a sizable crew could have the line in service within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Felt
Wenatchee
Cashmere
Automobile Strikes Coyote Near Wenatchee
Fred Paton of Cashmere was driving home from Wenatchee Sunday evening when his car struck a coyote. The animal was knocked senseless and Paton halted to move it, but the coyote sprang up and eluded capture when it suddenly sprang toward him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Paton
Cashmere
Wenatchee
South Side Road Project Costs Revealed
County Engineer Berry reports the 3.49 mile road between the city and Peshastin cost 23296.96 dollars. Grading totaled 14921.96 dollars, about 2500 over the estimate due to more rock. Crushed rock cost 8375 dollars, yielding 6675.65 dollars per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Peshastin
State Highway Commissioners
Office of Steel Plant Burglarized
A puzzling break in occurred last Thursday night at a steel plant laboratory. Intruders forced a window to enter the office and ransacked cabinets in both the office and laboratory, scattering contents and taking small items such as test tubes while larger valued objects were left. A box of printed envelopes was among the items taken. total value under 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Recall of Judicial Decisions Proposal in Senate
Senator Bristow of Kansas introduced two resolutions for an initiative and recall of judicial decisions. The first allows the president to submit to popular vote at a congressional election any measure he recommended to Congress with six months of inaction. The second lets Congress submit to electors after a Supreme Court finding that a federal law violates the Constitution. Both require majority votes in a majority of states and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Kansas
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
Logging for New Mill Begins Contract Work
C. B. Richardson and John Holton arrived to take a two million foot logging contract for Leavenworth Lumber Company. Work started Thursday with a camp on the south riverbank near the mill. Twelve to fifteen men will be employed to cut and haul timber within two to three miles for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Richardson
John Holton
Leavenworth Lumber Company
Senators Borah and La Follette Push Homestead Ease
Senator Borah of Idaho and Representative Wm. L. La Follette of Washington will introduce this week a proposed amendment to the three year homestead law. The change lowers cultivation requirements in timbered sections to one acre in the second year and three acres in the third year, away from ten and twenty acres respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
Idaho
Wm. L. la Follette
Washington
Senate
House
Modern Hotel Under Consideration on Front and Ninth
F A Losekamp owner of the brick building on Front and Ninth streets contemplates adding a story and remodeling the structure. The ground floor houses Mutual Mercantile Co and Tumwater Bank while the second floor serves as a rooming house run by D S More. An automatic elevator would replace the stairway and the third floor would provide about thirty exterior rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Losekamp
Front
Ninth Streets
Mutual Mercantile Co
Tumwater Bank
D. S. More
California
Losekamp
The
Chikamin
Scientist claims universal cure for tuberculosis
A German physician Dr. Frederick Friedman announced a turtle serum injection cures tuberculosis in most cases, with 1000 doses ready to display. He says only last-stage patients cannot recover, cost is low, and German hospitals are adopting his treatment. Berlin reports praise from W. G. Shepherd and Crum of Leavenworth Quicksilver attends the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Franz Freidman
Friedman
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Berlin
W. G. Shepherd
Shepherd
Dr. Friedman
Wenatchee Valley Apple Crop Worth 2 500 000
The Wenatchee valley apple crop this year is valued around 2.5 million dollars with shipments totaling about 4000 carloads. Analysts estimate 2.52 million to 3 million boxes will yield returns near two to three million dollars despite a tough market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee Park land selling rapidly amid river valley prospects
The Wenatchee Park Land and Irrigation Co reports over 100000 dollars in land sales as John Peters markets tracts to strangers. The flameless ditch first four miles transfers 100 cubic feet of water per second from the Chewawa river with filings for 150 cfs. General Manager J E Gooding notes sales totaling 83259 dollars since spring with buyers in Wenatchee Canada North Yakima and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chewawa River
Wenatchee Park
Chewawa
J. E. Gooding
Manzanola Orchards Co
Wenatchee
J. R. Peters
A. B. Peters
L. H. Irwin
Canada
W. Y. Smith
C. F. Roper
Indiana
R. H. Hertzog
North Ya
No Fear of Over Production Apples From Washington
F A Huntley Tacoma state horticultural commissioner reports 1912 Washington apple crop at 7.5 million boxes with potential maximum up to 20 million. Census counts 10.5 million trees on 200000 acres. He notes new South America shipments, record output, and says future crops may find buyers if markets are expanded, plus by products manufacturing suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Huntley
Tacoma
Washington
Laborer Loses Summer Savings in Riverbank Theft
M. W. Meatson a construction camp worker on the Columbia River above Wenatchee slept in a Wenatchee shack after returning from a trip. He awoke to find his savings of $187 in cash a Waltham watch and $6 missing from his possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Meatson
Columbia River
Wenatchee
Waltham
Wenatchee River Claim: Loggers Loss on Dam
John Wall a 50 year old logger employed by Adams and Costello died after tripping on a damaged railing at Lamb-Davis Dam while crossing the bridge. Two companions present remember a slippery walk and a broken railing section as the fatal point. Searchers scoured the river all day without locating the body. Wall leaves a wife and daughter in Seattle and recently shifted jobs to Holton and Richardson. He reportedly had a sizable bank balance and carried fifty to sixty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wall
Adams & Costello
Lamb-Davis
Wall
Seattle
Costello
Holton & Richardson
Washington river and harbor funds sought for next year
General William H. Bixby reports to Congress that river and harbor work nationwide would exceed a million dollars, totaling 56,166,992 for the next fiscal year. The proposal increases by 16,311,372 from the prior year with 43,829,010 to be provided in the regular appropriation and 12,937,982 requested for contract work. In Washington state the listed allocations include Puget Sound 25,000 Grays Harbor and Chehalis River 30,000 Skagit River 25,000 the waterway linking Puget Sound with Lakes Union and Washington 1,005,000 and Willapa River and Harbor 43,142.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
William H. Bixby
Army
Puget Sound
Grays Harbor
Chehalis River
Skagit River
Lakes Union
Washington
Willapa River
Taft In Taft Era Frames Lincoln Quote At Cabinet Table
A frame showing President Lincoln’s sentiment sits beside Taft at the cabinet table. The inscription says if criticism harms him he will keep doing his best, and if he is right the critics’ words matter not. The quote is viewed as reflecting Taft’s view of his White House achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Lincoln
Mr. Taft
White House
Nebraska winter departure for Andy Schrock noted
Andy Schrock leaves Wednesday night for his Nebraska home to spend the winter. In Leavenworth he parts from many warm friends who wish him a safe trip and hope for his early return. Mrs. W. A. Betz is taken suddenly ill with lumbago Wednesday morning but doctors report no serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Schrock
Nebraska
Leavenworth
W. A. Betz
Supreme Court Rules Carriers Liable for Passenger Injuries
The court held that a common carrier is responsible for the treatment of passengers by its employees and liable for injuries from assaults by staff aboard a vessel. The Alaska Steamboat Company case confirms employers must ensure respectful handling and face damages for employee acts against passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Alaska Steamboat Company
Freight Brakeman Killed Near Wenatchee
L. W. Hardrup a Spokane brakeman died Saturday after slipping between cars near Wenatchee. A tramp alerted the crew in Monitor, an ambulance rushed him to Wenatchee Chelan hospital, but he died from shock and blood loss. He was the sole support of his mother Mrs. Mary Hardrup of Milltown Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Hardrup
Spokane
Monitor
McAfee
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Chelan Hospital
Culp
Hardrup
Mary Hardrup
Milltown
Wisconsin
Washington Territory First Legislature Banquet Recount
The piece recalls a 59 year old event in Olympia marking the first Washington Territory legislature. A brass plate on Main Street was installed near 2nd and 3rd streets, followed by a banquet at the New England Hotel where Gov M E Hay delivered the address. Isaac I Stevens, the territory's first governor, arrived at the back door seeking food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
2Nd
Washington Territory
New England Hotel
M. E. Hay
State Historical Society
Isaac I. Stevens
Territory
Olympia
New England
Post Office Deficit Stirs Debate Over Franking Privilege
The piece argues the postal deficit stems from abuse of the franking privilege by congressmen and officials rather than magazine loss. It notes a Taft era deficit this year, a $17 million surplus last year, and about $4 million spent on free campaign literature in six months, with a current deficit of $1.781 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Post Office Department
Taft
Sheriff Ferguson Receives Noted Bloodhound Gift
Sheriff Ed Ferguson found a bloodhound puppy at the county jail last Friday morning. The pup was a gift from Sheriff Payette of Montesano. Its mother had become famous last winter for locating the two deputies killed by outlaws Tornow in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ferguson
Payette
Montesano
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F. W. Crum
Leavenworth Quicksilver Company
Wenatchee River
Sheriff Ferguson
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