Wenatchee Worries Over Bridge False Work and Local News
Scare over the Columbia river bridge proved false as damage was only to the false work after a ferry struck it and logs lodged there. Workers quit while contractor may suspend until river falls. Wenatchee hospital opens with capacity for 12. donations from Ellis-Forde Co Wenatchee Furniture Co and others. New Cashmere block contract awarded to Ellis Forde Co. firm operates across multiple towns and employs over 100 clerks. Meat scandal in Wenatchee prompts burning of ten thousand pounds of spoiled sausage. Cashmere’s Mr. Patterson linked to sale.
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Wenatchee
Columbia River
McCoy
Ellis-Forde Co
Wenatchee Furniture Co
Wenatchee Department Store
Great Northern Hotel
Cashmere
Oroville
Republic
Chelan
Riverside
Conconully
Patterson
Indignant Chelan County residents press road bridge remedy
In May 1907 residents of western Chelan County urge the Commissioners Court to authorize a bridge over Nason Creek near Merritt. They describe long-standing ford dangers nine months yearly and past bridge washouts. A landowner offers land and timber for abutments and stringers to speed construction.
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Chelan County
Commissioners Court
Nason Siding
Merritt
F. A. Reynolds
H. B. Smith
Nason Creek
County official neglect prompts call for law on duty
J. H. McEvoy laments unbuilt bridge over Nason creek and absent commissioners. He recounts repeated offers and failed site visits by Otis Reynolds Sanders Navarre and others. He cites Nelson Forsythe nearly drowning after losing horses, urging accountability for public duty and threatening legislative action.
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Hinman
H. B. Smith
F. A. Reynolds
Otis
Mr. Reynolds
Messrs
Sanders
Navarre
J. H. McEvoy
Whom God Hath Joined and the Mall of Marriages
A sharp poem by John Lomax from Life criticizes religious pretension and the wedding industry. It argues that many ministers marry for money, the church blesses doomed unions, and society smiles while couples suffer and divorce becomes common.
Real estate transfers Chelan County ending May 18
Listings show transfers across Wenatchee Cashmere Leavenworth and Chelan areas. Buyers include James H Henson A H Brunson W R Prowell Chas R Chapman Clarence T Newland and many others with prices ranging from $1 to $7300 and parcels in Stowells and Bolenbaugh additions.
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United States
James H Henson
E. E. Stowell
A. H. Brunson
Stowells
Belle Rickman
Rose M Griswold
W R Prowell
L J Prowell
Chas R Chapman
W L Eighme
Wenatchee
J E Eikelberner
Oscar Pike
T F Russell
J E Shore
Leavenworth
Clarence T Newland
GS Merriam
Louis E Dart
David Stine
Frank Reeves
Nellie Crowley
O E Heminger
Geo S Merriam
Reisin Otis
L Woodin Et al
Stillwell
L H Woodin
A L Woodin Et al
Chas
Oberla
W H Samson
S B
Russell
Lakeside
Percy Walker
L W Wells
Tolman Tripp
Thomas M Stewart
Nob Hill
Cashmere
Chas Johnson
Hannah J Ward
Joel A Stanford
Aruna H Bronson
Adelia
Stanford
W W McGiverin
Chris Hansen
Merriams
George Bacon
J F Hobson
Jeannette C Peachey
Harry R Stuckey
Peachey
Myra J
Elias
J Bowen
Burt J Williams
Bolenbaugh
A Grimshaw
Caroline E Satterwhite
CA Bower Et
Echo subscription plea asks readers to remit back dues
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Local News Tip For Readers And Papers
A plea to readers to inform the paper of local happenings to enrich coverage. Encourages letters or notes via post to share names and events, noting small items collectively sustain a vibrant local paper and avoid overlooked news.
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Wenatchee, Wash
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Chelan County Abstract CO
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J. D. Langdon
John Stopple
Ss. D. Griffith
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University of Illinois
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J. J. King
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CG. W. Hathaway
J. G. Debord
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Reeder
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Geo. Blocksedue
Italy
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