Young Desperado Fires On Marshall Then Escapes
A young desperado shot Marshall Pratt in the thigh during a Wednesday morning pistol duel after Pratt pursued John Nelson for a stolen camera from the Chickamin Hotel. Nelson fled, fired ten shots, was captured later at the rear of a restaurant, jailed, and sent toward Wenatchee for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nelson
Marshall J. F. Pratt
Nelson
Chickamin
Marshall Pratt
Mr. Pratt
Marshall
Sheriff Ferguson
Tumwater Canyon
Ferguson
Miss Darling
Savage
Wenatchee
State Reformatory
Monroe
Skagit County
Mr. Savage
New Fruit Buying Firm Organized in Wenatchee Valley
The Wenatchee World reports an independent fruit growers association forming to pack buy ship store and handle members output and to buy and ship for outsiders. Headquarters will be in a city warehouse with the old Lillis warehouse secured for this purpose. P P Holcomb will head the new enterprise after leaving the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association.
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Wenatchee
Wenatchee Valley
Lillis
P. P. Holcomb
Holcomb
The
Asso
A N Corbin Seeks Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney Post
A N Corbin announces his candidacy for Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney. He cites four years as Burt County prosecutor and three years as Chelan assistant. He pledges to enforce all laws impartially and asks Progressive Republicans for support.
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Chelan County
Washington
Burt County
Nebraska
Chelan
A. N.corbin
Wenatchee Park Land Co Lets Five Mile Contract
The Echo reports the Wenatchee Park Land Co has let the first five miles of its irrigation canal to an Italian contractor. Workers have moved to the Chewawa valley and an organized camp is in place. Engineering by Mr. Lewis is complete. construction will accelerate to open lands for occupation before summer, with a Dunkard colony possibly settling on the land.
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Echo
Chewawa
Lewis
Spokane Fair to Host State Boys School
Prof R C Ashby of Washington State College says the Spokane Interstate Fair will run a boys school the week of September 30. The Fair Association plans to bring thirty Inland Empire youths, pay all expenses, and invites all eligible boys to apply with free blanks and details on request.
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R. C. Ashby
Washington State College
Spokane
The
Fair Association
Inland Empire
Ashby
Pullman
Leavenworth City Council Debates Water Plans and Street Grants
Leavenworth council in regular session approves audits and payments, authorizes a water project plan with pumping on Icicle river, discusses a gravity system, and orders grading estimates for several improvement districts. A $10,000 offer on Tumwater Water Co. lines is considered with voter support planned, while a health officer and street projects advance.
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Morse
Washington Steel and Iron Co
Wenatchee River
Leavenworth
C. H. Green
Tumwater Light and Water Co
Darling Land Co
Tumwater Light and Water Company
Commercial Street
Tenth Street
Wenatchee
Paul Weigand
O. B. Robertson
J. E. Schubert
A. Lindblom
Robertson
Weigand
Lindblom
Schubert
Icicle
Geo. Briskey
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Icicle River
Robertsson
Brown
Ninth Street
Central Addition
Ralston
Great Northern Railroad
Leavenworth Gardens
Merriam
Lot 11
L. C. Brender
William Rice
W. J. Moon
Leav. Mercantile Co
Taylor Yocom
Gael
Clarence Spore
R. E. Brown
Lee J. Howerton
Clarance Spore
Aee Meeks
R. W. Fuller
Jerry Goodness
A. M. Stephens
J. F. Pratt
Sondibliss
R. W. McIntosh
J. E. Tholin
F. M. Berry Co
Trick & Murray
Sormong
Guy A. Hamilton
John A. Whalley & Co
Bond
Cashmere Youths Sent to Reform School
Ed Anderson pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of Flossie Williams aged sixteen and was sentenced to three to ten years in the Monroe Reformatory. Earl Harris and others faced similar charges but the case against them was dropped.
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Ed. Anderson
Reform School
Earl Harris
Cashmere
Flossie Williams
Seattle Mayor Cotterill Faces Recall Fight Over Flag Contempt
Petitions circulate as supporters of former Mayor Gill back a recall cite alleged irregularities in the election. In Superior Court a recount request rests on Gill managers claims of fraud. M B Hake left Scenic Theatre affairs for Seattle to reside there.
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Cotterill
Seattle
Gill
M. B. Hake
W. B. Simpson
Simpson Drives Three Bases in Ten Inning Wenatchee Victory
Simpson, held on the reserve list, hit a bases loaded triple in the fifth to drive in three runs as Wenatchee took the long game in ten innings. Hickingbottom added a two bagger and Kelcher, Simpson later reached, but Mazurie’s fly ended the frame. Wenatchee finaled one more run in the tenth for the win.
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Simpson
Moore
Arnold
Kelcher
Mazurie
Ames
Kelchner
Wenatchee
Hickingbottom
Watkins
Hemmenway
Connors
McIvor
Kile
Fuller
Leavenworth
Cummings
Starks
Advertised Letters At Leavenworth Post Office May 27 1912
The following letters remain uncalled for at the Leavenworth post office on May 27 1912 Walter Bake Curtis C E Delaney Myrtle Hoffmire Kate Johnson O Z Mast F Main J G J C Davis postmaster.
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Leavenworth Post Office
Bake Walter
Curtis
C. E
Delaney Myrtle
Hoffmire Kate
Johnson O. Z
Mast F
Main J. G. J. C. Davis
Mrs. A Brown Leaves for Seattle on Midweek Visit
Mrs. A Brown departed Wednesday afternoon for Seattle to spend a few days, according to local travel notes.
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Mrs. A. Brown
Seattle
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Young Desperado
A. N. Corbin
Wenatchee Park Land CO
Reformatory
Mt. Vernon
Ewen
Miller
Parks
Smith Ke Cee
Hemingway
A. Brown
Melvor P
Hickn
Bradley
Welts
Souder
Ence Ames
Cf Kile
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