Thirty Five Tons of Gold Deposits Ranked in 1903
Assayer Frederick A. Wing reports Seattle office deposits for the year ended June 30 total $17,449,989.89 from 4,029 deposits weighing 35.15 tons. Yukon leads with $11,711,907.39, Nome $3,582,130.99. Alaska other regions $884,539.07. Since 1898 Seattle has handled $86,314,780.07 in deposits, with Yukon contributing $62,554,051.76 and Nome $14,368,102.07.
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Frederick A. Wing
Seattle
Yukon Territory
Nome
U. S
U.S
Wing
Alaska
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
State of Washington
Persistent Office Seeker Governor Stanley Contends With Submissions
The Saturday Evening Post recalls Kansas Governor Stanley once faced 80 office seekers and stated he could not attend to or promise success for the many mail applications. A follow up note offered a job tearing up letters. The piece also references old remedies and a poem about a girl and a lad with Rockey Mountain tea.
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Stanley
Kansas
Saturday Evening Post
Hay
Washington
Hartfort Times
Henry Bridge protest in Peshastin Wash July 15 1904
S P Beecher comments on remonstrance against Tom Henry bridge. He notes county debt for bridges exceeds 13000 and bridge fund taxes limit at about 24000 yearly. Protest signatures exceed 250, mainly local taxpayers, and emphasis on preserving current roads and bridges.
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Henry”’’ Bridge
Leavenworth Echo
Tom Henry
Blewett
Leavenworth
S. P. Beecher
St Louis Exposition called a world school for grown ups
The St Louis Exposition is praised as a grand world show and a teacher for adults. A Baltimore humorist lauds its scale and allure, noting press hype falls short and urging readers to go see for themselves. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised with a money back guarantee.
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Gilliland
Baltimore American
West
Tommy MacMechen
Chicago
Pinhook
Ind
Forest Park
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
City Drug Store
Turner s Dance Hall Revels Spark Spokane Scandal
A satirical column recalls a wild Turner's Hall party in Spokane with thirty citizens and many ladies in attendance. The event featured beer, champagne, dancing, and acrobatic stunts, plus gossip about a planned French ball and a cavalier joke from a Denver comedian.
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Spokane
Front Avenue
Turner’s Hall
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Grain and Feed
Plisch & Bliss
General Merchandise
R. R
Fruits and Vegetables
G. W. Hoxley
W. M. McCoy
Leavenworth Hospital
Attorneys At Law
Wenatchee
J Moody
Leavenworth, Wash
J J. King
Ternce
Secretary of the Interior
Lewis J. Nelson
Attorney At Law
John B. Adams
Wash
S. D. Griffith
Wenatchee, Wash
Rank Reeves
Chelan County
Court House
Smith
Lew Monger
P. H. Tomlinson
Tumwater Lodge
L. H. Laden
M.W
John W. Laden
O. G. Bjork
A. O
U. W
Leavenworth Lodge No
Brothers Sey
Amanda Martin
H. Lottie Doyle
Louise McGuire
Independent Order of Forresters
Forresters
Wreat Eee Cc. R
B. Turner
R. S
Imp. O. R. M
Tumwater Tribe
Improved Order of Red Men
A. E. Downing
E. A. King
Hobson Yard
J. F. Hobson & Co
Chelan
Larson's Grove
Maine
Mary
Rockey Mountain Tea
ST. Louis Exposition
Turner's Dance Hall
Billy Crane
Denver
Brown Palace
Reeder
Ritzville
Rockey Mountain
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