Cook Percy Alsopp Dies of Bullet Wound in Wilson Creek
Percy Alsopp a city cook died in Wenatchee from a bullet wound suffered near Wilson Creek last Thursday He was dressed after being shot and driven to Wenatchee where surgery failed to save him His death ends a life of restaurant and boardinghouse work in Mill City and Wenatchee with relatives in England and an Italian suspect John DeRosso is jailed at Ephrata awaiting murder trial
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Percy Alsopp
Wenatchee
Wilson Creek
Alsopp
F. Stewart Hyatt
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Mill City
Ore
England
John DeRosso
Ephrata
Lamb-Davis
S. H. Knowlton
Overland Cafe
J. B. Violette
Woman Robbed of 50 Dollars After Taxi Ride
Hazel Moore of Leavenworth says a man and a woman at Breakers Cafe invited her for a ride. In the Boulevard attack she was beaten robbed of 50 dollars her shoes and coat. She was found on Washington street and taken to the police. Also noted are moves of G N engineer Tom J Grant and local resident W B Simpson planning Seattle relocation.
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Seattle
Hazel Moore
Leavenworth
Wash
Washington Street
Big Fruit Warehouse Progress in Peshastin Orchard Area
A leading Peshastin grower and Peshastin Fruit Growers Assoc director reports apple crops near last year with greater yield from young trees. The association's new warehouse, 60 by 150 feet, under construction, will be one of the county’s best. Basement walls are concrete. upper walls will use hollow tiling. M. W. Stark is president, F. A. Wingate secretary, J. A. Warman named warehouse manager.
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Guy Stage
Peshastin Valley
Peshastin Fruit Growers Association
M. W. Stark
F. A. Wingate
J. A. Warman
Wenatchee Bookkeeper Suspected in Burglary
Under liquor a Wenatchee bookkeeper named Honeywell was caught Monday night breaking into T. J. Templeton’s home. Police arrived after a neighbor reported a break in. nine passkeys were found on him and he fled but dropped in the weeds when the officer fired in the air. He claimed the blackened face was a joke but later denied it. County Attorney Sorenson filed a warrant this morning.
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Wenatchee
T. J. Templeton
Watson
Templeton’s
Honeywell
Wenatchee Produce Company
Sorenson
Palace of Sweets to Move to New Quarters
G W Hathaway plans a bakery and restaurant in the new block at Commercial and Eighth streets. He will serve noonday lunches aimed at delicate palates. W W Hatmaker, injured at Lamb-Davis mill, has returned home and will be out for months. Mrs. Guy Hamilton returns from Nebraska visit.
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W. B. Simpson
Seattle
Mrs. Simpson
Ellensburg
the Palace OF Sweets
G. W. Hathaway
Palace of Sweets
Paul Weigand
Eighth
W. W. Hatmaker
Lamb-Davis Co
Wenatchee Hospital
Guy Hamilton
O'Neil
Neb
Blacksmith Fined in Killing of Eleven Grouse
J F Schurle of Cashmere given the maximum $100 fine and costs after confessing to eleven counts of out of season grouse killing. His assistant Ed Wagner paid $25 and costs. Game warden J B Adams, aided by Mooney of Wenatchee Park Land Co, orchestrated the arrest using a staged roadside obstruction leading to discovery of 11 birds under a car box. Birds confiscated were distributed to sick residents.
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Grant
J. F. Schurle
Ed Wagner
Schurle
J. B. Adams
Chelan County
Mr. Adams
Wenatchee Park
Mr. Mooney
Adams
Altar Gift From Seattle Enhances Local Church
The ladies of the Catholic church received a handsome altar from Seattle this week and when the bell arrives which has been ordered the church will be found a much more attractive place than heretofore.
Parachute Jumper Thayer Killed at Seattle Festival
G N operator Francis Thayer known as the parachute jumper who died at the Potlatch aerial festival in Seattle last week had been with the Great Northern railway about a year. Chief Dispatcher Sam Brown says Thayer worked at Leonia near the Montana Idaho line and later at Ephrata before quitting six weeks ago to move to Seattle for a new job.
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Francis Thayer
Seattle
Great Northern Railway
Sam Brown
Mr. Brown
Thayer
Leonia
Ephrata
Merritt Hotel Destroyed by Fire Last Monday
The Merritt Hotel owned by H. B. Smith was destroyed by a fast burning frame structure fire on Monday around 10 PM. The cause remains unknown. Insurance coverage totals 4200 with losses at about 6000. An adjuster and local agent plan an early settlement. The hotel was popular with campers and may be rebuilt as it sits on the Scenic Highway route. Smith helped raise nearly 5000 for highway construction.
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Merritt
H. B. Smith
Smith
Isted
R. B. Fields
Washington
Buried at County Expense for Unknown Man Philip McBreen
The body found near the viaduct was identified as Philip McBreen after sixteen days in the Cascade Undertaking Co. custody. The county bore burial costs at Leavenworth Cemetery. His wife resides in Murdock Minnesota and could not afford transport. He was a Catholic.
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Philip McBreen
Cascade Undertaking Co
Leavenworth
Jorgensen
Murdock
Minnesota
State Bank Takes $14,000 in Warrants
Warrants totaling about $14,000 against the city water system were taken over by Leavenworth State Bank this week. Ex tensions and improvements caused the extra debt. Seventy percent of water receipts will fund the warrants, and the city can wipe out the debt in about three years.
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Leavenworth State Bank
Lanham Leaves Schabacher Bros. Territory Reassigned
A. R. Lanham, longtime Schabacher Bros. salesman in his territory, has severed ties with the firm and a new rep has been placed on the road. Lanham has eight years of familiarity in the area and broad local ties. Ed Mahoney just returned from Seattle after a week at the Potlatch festival, noting a riot last Friday night was milder than some papers described.
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A. R. Lanham
Schabacher Bros
Mr. Lanham
Ed Mahoney
Seattle
City Council Hears Bids on Viaduct Replanking
Six or seven bids were presented at the regular session with prices up to 170. Roy Robertson won the contract at 155. The council also set bids for prisoner lodging, approved a 5372.10 estimate for Improve ment Districts 2 3 4 5, and discussed fees for Contractors Quigg Seaman.
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Roy Robertson
Columbia Engineering Co
Cook
Industrial Insurance Commission
Quigg & Seaman
E. P. Sharman
Emil Bergren
Sharman
Accidental Shooting In Drury Involving Sister
A young man named Barrett was accidentally shot by his sister near Drury yesterday around 8 30 PM on a light engine. The wound in his shoulder is not serious and he walked to Dr Hoxsey’s office. Also noted is a gasoline price drop from 19 3 4 to 18 1/2 cents, attributed by a local business man to Rockefeller’s summer church attendance.
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Barrett
Drury
Rockefeller
Wenatche World
Pioneer Geo Siverly Visits In White River Valley
Pioneer resident Geo Siverly arrived on a trading mission noting the region endures ten days of hot weather. He travels from an 800 foot higher altitude than Leavenworth to the White River valley. Mrs Violette and her daughter Mary left for Chiwaukum on Tuesday for a short visit.
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Geo. Siverly
White River Valley
Leavenworth
J. B. Violette
Daughther
Mary
Chiwaukum
Great Northern President Optimistic About Extensions
Great Northern Railway President Carl Gray said there is no need for alarm about earlier reports on halting extensions. He announced plans to proceed with improvement work, spending several million dollars this year, and cited excellent state crop conditions as evidence of strong prospects for the Northwest.
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Carl Gray
Great Northern Railway
Mr. Gray
Great Northern
Northwest
Chance Acquaintance Takes Friends Roll
Frank Hurst was acquitted in Judge Grant's court after being charged with stealing $50 from Jack Gavin at the G N depot last Thursday night. A nearby witness did not appear, leaving only $5.05 found on Hurst at arrest. Prosecutor Sorenson urged dismissal due to insufficient evidence.
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Frank Hurst
Jack Gavin
G. N
Grant
Hurst
Sorenson
Guthrie & McDougall
Entiat
Los Angeles
Gavin
No. 3
Spokane
Wenatchee
Wenatcheee
Hearst
Sorensen
Chelan County Schools Share July Funds Totals 907 9
Chelan county schools receive 907 nine six dollars for July with 4905 from state and 4471 from county. Leading districts Wenatchee 3644 Cashmere 882 Leavenworth 801 Chelan 790 Peshastin 391 Beacon Hill 194 Monitor 294.
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State Treasury
Chelan County
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Chelan
Peshastin
Beacon Hill
Monitor
Bond buyer Walter Bruce visits Spokane for district bonds
Walter Bruce a Spokane bond buyer spent several days this week in town and arranged to take up the Improvement District bonds including the paved district as part of his commitments with local authorities.
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Walter Bruce
Spokane
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Tom J. Grant
Big Fruit
New Weigand
State Bank
City Council
Carlquist
W. A. Bell
Webber
Cascade Orchards
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