New Administration Assumes Control in City Council
The old city council met to install the new administration with Mayor Day presiding. New appointments include C. E. Tolbert as Water and Street Commissioner and A. R. Brown as Purchasing Agent. The water problem was discussed and Tolbert was instructed to resolve it promptly with full pressure.Expected by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old City Council
Day
Hale
C. W. Seeley
H. X. Featherstone
Day Reynolds
Wm. van Brocklin
H. H. Warner
Jas. E. Wunder
Wilder
Geo. E. Kugelman
Theo. Ersch
C. E. Tolbert
A. R. Brown
P. H. Graham
A. R. McKeown
Jos
Teshera
Miller, Kugelman and
Snyder
Fire and Light
Ersch, Miller and Warner
VanBrocklin, Wunder and
Warner
Park
Wunder
van Brocklin
L. J. Nelson
Tolbert
Dr. William Stanley Carne Called to Seattle Church
The Seattle Times reported the call of Rev. Dr. William Stanley Carne to Prospect Congregational church in Seattle. The piece included a portrait of Dr. Carne and praise from friends in Spokane and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Carne
Seattle Church
Seattle Times
William Stanley Carne
Prospect Congregational Church
Seattle
Spokane
Bousquet Resigns Sealer Post in Chelan District
A. A. Bousquet resigns as deputy sealer of weights and measures for Chelan Grant and Douglas counties to join Gibbons garage. A. V. Shepard becomes deputy county auditor and will supervise only Chelan county. Sixty seven state agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the United States have endowment plant and equipment totaling 160 million dollars. Their income exceeds 35 million dollars with 5,500 teachers and over 75,000 resident students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Bousquet
Chelan
Grant and
Douglas Counties
Gibbons Garage
A. V. Shepard
Bousquet
Chelan County
State Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
United States
State College News
Local Fine Farm Loan Association Forms Directors
A meeting at J. W. Elliott's office convened with farmers interested in the new farm loan banking law. Directors elected were J. E. Gatherless, Chas. Fox, Geo. Deering, J. H. Sharp, and H. S. McNett, leaving one vacancy for a sixth director to be filled soon along with a loan committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Elliott
J. E. Gatherless
Chas. Fox
Geo. Deering
J. H. Sharp
H.S. McNett
Skookum Fruit Products Company Forms Capital Plan
The Skookum Fruit Products Company announces by laws and a permanent board of trustees as it begins formal steps toward a going concern. Capital stock must be fully subscribed before any action. no salaries or promotion stock until board and valley business leaders approve every step. John F. Sugrue signs as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugruesque
Shookum Fruit Products Co
Skookum Fruit Products Company
John F. Sugrue
Great Northern Oriental Limited Collides With Open Switch
Great Northern passenger train No. 1 the Oriental limited ran into an open switch at the east end of Wilson Creek yard at 2 55 p m Tuesday on a twenty foot grade. The engine somersaulted and the engineer and fireman landed under the engine. The engineer was severely injured but not believed fatal. Fireman Levine had a scalp wound. Five coaches and the tender stayed on the grade with no other injuries. An earlier westbound train had passed over the same track about two hours earlier and was clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Oriental Limited
Wilson Creek Yard
Summersault
Levine
Dog Disease Report Warns Town After Rabies Fears
A town reports a dog with suspected rabies prompting warnings. Citizens are urged to notify Marshal Teshera about any ill dogs as officials assess the outbreak.
W. C. T. U. Meeting January 9 at Mary Ralston Home
A mother's meeting is set for January 9 at 2 p m at Miss Mary Ralston's home. A social program is planned and members invite others interested in the W C T U work to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ralston
Fire Reignites Next Door to Post Office in Millinery Store
Fire in Mrs. Walkers millinery store adjacent to the post office was quickly found by C J Murcar and Albert Burks who alerted Marshals Teshera and used the city hall chemical extinguisher. The blaze burned near a bed and trash but caused only slight damage and no stock loss. Insurance on stock and fixtures stood at 3200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Percival
Murry
School notes and upcoming county events at local high school
The English department hung a classic picture A Study from Homer in the assembly hall after a ceremony led by Mr. Osborn. The team plans a county basketball game in Cashmere and tickets go on sale next week for the county debate. Wenatchee visits January 12 for a compulsory military training debate, and North Central High School Spokane is mentioned. Exams mark the end of the first semester. top students avoid exams. A baby boy was born December 28 to Mr. and Mrs. L R Raffleson in Everett. Mother and child are well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Osborn
Assembly Hall
Cashmere
Wenatchee
North Central High School
Spokane
Leavenworth
L.R. Raffleson
Everett
Williams & Corbin Law Firm Dissolved in Wenatchee
At the start of the new year the Wenatchee law firm Williams and Corbin announced its dissolution. J B Williams remains county attorney and retains his current offices, while A N Corbin will move to suite 5 in Central Block to focus on civil law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams & Corbin
J. B. Williams
A. N. Corbin
New Water Right Law Promises Use It Or Lose It Principle
A proposed water code links holding a water right to active use, requiring applicants to petition the state hydraulic engineer and undergo hearings. The measure aims to stop speculative riparian rights and aligns with irrigation interests across Washington state. A Water Code Conference shaped the draft, with broad participation from power companies to educational institutions. Also noted is F C Blankenship receiving a five ton J I Case tractor for use on his Lake Wenatchee ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lister
Tacoma
North Yakima
State Bankers’ Association
State Bar Association
Chambers of Commerce
F. C. Blankenship
J. I. Case
Lake Wenatchee
Mineral Boom: 1916 Yields Spike Across Western States
Government bulletin shows Arizona alone paid $34 million in dividends while Utah Montana Nevada and Idaho push total western dividends over $100 million. Copper output nears two billion pounds valued at twice 1915, zinc and lead rise, coal and oil also set records, cement shipments surge, Alaska tops gains, indicating a strong national mineral advance.
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Cascade Mountains
Arizona
Utah
Montana
Nevada
Idaho
Geological Survey
Lane
United States
Alaska
Remarkable Increase Vests in 1915 Production Heads to Three Billion
The report notes a substantial rise likely reaching about 25 percent above 1915 output, projecting final figures near three billion dollars.
Inventor Hails New Stump Puller for Land Clearing
University of Washington assistant professor F. K. Kirsten unveils a stump pulling device aimed at cutting land clearing costs. The machine works on the west side of the mountains, costs about 75 dollars, and can clear ten acres per setting, pleasing local landowners facing stump removal challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Kirsten
Electrical Engineering
University of Washington
Road Building Course At State College Pullman
State College of Washington will host a six week winter school course in road building beginning January 3. L V Edwards will lead recitations and lectures on locating constructing and maintaining earth sand clay gravel waterbound macadam bituminous macadam bituminous concrete brick and cement concrete roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College of Washington
Pullman Wash
Pullman
L. V. Edwards
Forest grazing rates and predator control debated in Washington
Forest Supervisor Sylvester attends the Washington wool growers annual meeting at North Yakima. Officials announce an advance in grazing rates expected to double in three years. Sheep men seek a 50 percent reduction. Debate over methods to destroy coyotes and other predators continues, with rabies prevalence among coyotes adding urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
North Yakima
Washington Wool Growers
Woman Whips County Treasurer in Walla Walla
Last Tuesday Mrs. Montgomery wife of a local physician visited the office of newly elected County Treasurer G A Turner and severely whipped him alleging he circulated slanderous reports about her. The incident left facial marks and is being investigated.
Infant dies from long delayed fall injury in Parsons family
The ten months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Parsons died Wednesday night from injuries from a fall months earlier. The infant was taken to Wenatchee for burial the next day. A South Carolina wood distillation firm asked the University of Washington bureau to study building a distillation plant in Washington. John Balina, longtime rancher near Winton, said a Chinook brought brief rain to the area on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Parsons
Wenatchee
South Carolina
Bureau of Industrial Research of
The
University of Washington
Washington
John Balina
Winton
Mrs McCann Guest Of Mrs Logan In Town
Mrs F W McCann of Coulee City arrived Monday afternoon and is visiting her old friend Mrs M O Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. McCann
Coulee City
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Miller
Sealer
Organize
Farm Loan Association
Wenatchee Valley
Wilson Creek
Ed Anderson
O. L. Waller
Carroll B. Graves
Charles P. Lund
D. L. Huntington
Ira P. Englehart
Cyrus Happy
Arthur J. Shaw
E. W. Burr
Marvin Chase
Richmond Beach
R. S. Williamson
Laughlin McLean
E. C. Burlingame
Walla Walla
Charles H. Swigart
Joseph Jacobs
L. K. Armstrong
J. D. Blackwell
L. O. Meigs
U. of W
Sate College
Yakima
Walla Walla County
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