G N Agents Hold Meeting In Spokane Office
At a Sunday meeting of the Great Northern railway Spokane Division Agents association in Spokane, officers and members discussed operations and customer needs. President L W Woodrow presided. attendees included L W Bowen W H Fortier C O Bergen F C Love T F Dixon E C Fleming J J Scherr M C Bryan R C Shaw S H Brown E Weisenflue Amos Johnson C W Mahoney H J Mustell O P Bethell J L Robertson W N Stiles Monroe Bailey and others from various cities.
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Spokane
The
Great Northern Railway
E C. Fleming
W. H.fortier
L.w.bowen
L. W. Woodrow
Leavenworth
L. W. Bowen
W. H. Fortier
C. O. Bergen
W. F. Stokes
F. C. Love
T. F. Dixon
E. C. Fleming
J. J. Scherr
M. C. Bryan
R. C. Shaw
S. H. Brown
E. Weisenflue
A. E. Melin
Grand Forks
B. C
F. M. Lee
O. H. Green
Peshastin
R. E. Simons
Ephrata
J. A. Robasse
Harrington
W. L. Mosely
Odessa
A. B. Ashby
Bonners Ferry
Amos Johnson
Edwall
C. W. Mahoney
Seattle
H. J. Mustell
Sandpoint
O. P. Bethell
J. L. Robertson
W. N. Stiles
Wenatchee
A. C. Banko
Wilson Creek
C. E. Jaynes
Newport
Monroe Bailey
Priest River
Sun Returns as Days Grow Longer This Year
The sun will lengthen days gradually until the solstice on June 21. Weather Bureau official G N Salisbury notes Sunday marked the shortest day at eight hours and 22 minutes, with sunrise at 7 56 a m and sunset at 4 18 p m. Early weeks show little change, then daylight increases quickly.
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G. N. Salisbury
Weather Bureau
Wenatchee Park Notes Local Arrivals and Rail Traffic
Wenatchee Park W W Burgess supplies fine fresh beef. W B Sattler visited Wenatchee last Wednesday for business. Ten cars hauled timber by Wenatchee Valley Northern to finish wood work for the season. F E Pabst and family moved to the Park on Tuesday. Ernest McMillan and Ernest Neher from Sunnyslope cut about one cord daily for home use. L C Wise from Wenatchee dined with Mr and Mrs Manst and helped his children Moses and Bertha with land purchases. Twenty passengers rode the W W N on Tuesday. Extending the road to Lake Wenatchee could bring heavy seasonal rail and lake traffic for fishing trips.
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Wenatchee Valley & Northern
F. E. Pabst
Ernest McMillan
Ernest Neher
Sunnyslope
L. C. Wise
Wenatchee
Earl Manst
Fruit Growers Plan Legal Action Against Randolph Fruit Co
Yakima fruit growers who entrusted the Randolph Fruit company of Los Angeles to handle their fruit met Saturday to plan action to recover nearly 100000 dollars. About 150 growers have claims against the company.
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Randolph Fruit Company
Los Angeles
Cal
Yakima Fruit Growers
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Stubborn Coughs
A cough warning of consumption is helped by Dr King’s New Discovery which loosens the chest stops fever aids sleep and provides relief after the first dose. Mrs Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa vouches for its cure after six weeks of failed treatment. It claims best results for coughs colds throat and lung troubles with money back if it fails. Available 50c and 1.00 from H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Railroad Rumblings in Spokane Train Crew News
Night Yardmaster Tom Logan will spend Christmas in Spokane with friends. M A McCumber transfers to Wenatchee. Brakeman Walter Fromm in Seattle for a bit of celebrating. Engineer Art True covered the Mans field run in Duffy’s absence for Christmas. Raleigh McCann leaves for North Yakima to visit his wife. Train despatcher Wellein visited the city between trains. Snowfall at the tunnel mild so far. residents expect a light winter. L W Woodrow reports a strong Great Northern agents meeting with about thirty agents. Assistant Road Master Kelly returns from Hot Springs to resume duties. Fred Becker succeeds as yard foreman. W R Smith assumes Cascade division superintendent post after a climb from brakeman to top rail role. M T Ryan, Great Northern claim agent, is critically ill in Spokane after collapsing near Priest River. Kidney trouble blamed. ranchers aided him to town.
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Raleigh McCann
Western Union
North Yakima
Wellein
Tye
L. W. Woodrow
Spokane
Great Northern
Kelly
Hot Springs
Ark
Fred Becker
W.R. Smith
Cascade Division
Great Northern Railway
Marcus
Kalispel
M. T. Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Claims Department
Railroad Company
Priest River
Idaho
Ryan
Canadian laborer dies in Spokane Hotel fire
Jesse Michel, a Canadian laborer, suffocated in the Spokane Hotel in Oroville last week after a lighted cigarette ignited the bed coverings. Firefighters responded to an alarm and found him dead on the floor beside the bed.
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Jesse Michel
Spokane
Oroville
Michel
Judge Awards $200 to U S Government in Great Northern Case
A Seattle judge entered judgment for the United States against the Great Northern Railroad for $200 for violating the federal safety appliance law. Evidence showed last June the railroad moved a freight train from Interbay with a car having defective brake equipment. Monroe C. List and U S District Attorney Clay Allen prosecuted the case. Also noted is a Hutchings vaudeville act at Scenic Theatre last night with a good turnout.
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U. S
Great Northern Railroad
Neterer
Seattle
Great Northern
Interbay
Monroe C. List
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clay Allen
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King’s City Drug Store
E. G. Wheeler
Wenatchee Business College
Hub Clothing
the Hub Clothing Co
G. N
Wenatchee Park
W. W. Burgess
W. B. Sattler
Joe Massie
J. C. Massie
Prop
East End
Commercial St
Tom Logan
M. A. McCumber
Walter Fromm
Art True
Mansfield
Duffy
Christ
G. N. Ry
Hutching
Lilliputian Vaudevill Co
Mabel Hutchings
O’larey’s Cash Grocery
Postoffice
Ing
Rutherford& Burns Inc
Leavenworth, Wash
Universal
Ford
Cascade Garage
Leavenworth and
Cashmere
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