Chelan County Republican Convention Endorses Roosevelt Taft Agenda
The Wenatchee meeting elected Gellatly as temporary chairman and Emmerson as secretary. Delegates backed Roosevelt and Taft, urged river and harbor improvements, opening Columbia River navigation, a postal savings bank, local option liquor laws, direct primaries, and a five member forestry commission reform. The convention adjourned peacefully after tentative endorsements and no contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Gellatly
W. M. Emmerson
Chelan
Clockum
Wenatchee Lake
Blewett
Committee On
Chelan County
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
William H. Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
U. S
Congress
Columbia River
Railroad Commission
National Forestry Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Water Crossing and River Conditions Reported
On Wednesday water was carried across the new bridge to East Wenatchee lands. Wenatchee will start mail delivery on June 1. The Columbia River is 27 feet 8 inches above low water today with logs and driftwood drifting downstream and farmers harvesting timber along the banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Wenatchee Lands
Wenatchee
Columbia
Local Lumber Prices Drive Building Boom Across Regions
The Wattsburg Times cites a spring rush in home construction due to lower lumber and building material costs. Across the country, activity is rising after a two year lull, with many projects underway or planned this season.
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Wattsburg
Regular council meeting approves streets and licenses in Tumwater
The Tumwater council meets with all members present. Plans include building a Main Street grade crossing at Ninth Street, connecting D H Mayor’s waste line to the sewer, and adding an eight foot sidewalk on Eigth Street. A petition for Front street sidewalks is granted, a retail liquor license is approved for Mische & Blake, and minor ordinances on youth curfews pass. Naval records note a sharp gun crew performance and the Chester cruiser’s speed trial.
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Main Street
Ninth Street
D. H
Eigth Street
Commercial
Tumwater Telephone Co
Front Street
Jack Smith
Mische & Blake
Emil Frank
Sam Wycoff
Annapolis
Chester
Log Drive Heads for Wenatchee River
H H Banks of Lamb Davis Lumber Co leads sixty to seventy men to the Wenatchee river and its tributaries to drive an estimated twenty million feet of logs. Water levels are rising and are expected to peak around June 10 to 15.
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H. H. Banks
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Wenatchee River
Nason Creek
Chewawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geo. Keating
J. G. Debord
General Merchandise
Leavenworth
M. F. Peake
F. R. Peake
M. F. Peake & Son
General Agency
Timber Lands
Puget Sound
Washington
F. E. Carlquist
J. E. Grant
Palace of Sweets
G. W. Hathaway
ADAMS
CARR
Postoffice Building
A. A. Tholin
the Samantha
WM. Herder
Bon Ton Cafe
P. O
Opera Bar
Republican CO. Convention
Taft
Jones
Fields
Navarre
Index
Centralia
Henry Grimm
Hartford Post
W. J. Moon
Cabinent and Locker
L. J. Nelson
J. F. Pratt
J. H. Bohnsack
LD L Co
Leavenworth Echo
Jas. E Edwards
Natchee Rivers
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