Apple harvest boosts lively center in surrounding country
Correspondents note a big apple harvest in Peshas tin and describe local activity. Several residents return or move, including Edward Bedel from Seattle, Ed Meeker planning to move to the Rosenberger ranch, and John Bergren shifting into town. Power restored at En tiat plant, kerosene lamps used meanwhile.
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Peshastin
Edward Bedel
Ohio
Seattle
Ed Meeker
Rosenberger
E. S. Walborn
Everett
John Bergren
The
State Bank
C. M. Gunard
Bergren
Kyutsu Club
Fire at Wenatchee Valley Gas and Electric Co power house
Dense smoke rose Friday noon from the Wenatchee Valley Gas and Electric Co power house. The roof burst into flames within minutes and an hour later everything burnable was consumed. The fire started at a wooden switch board installed after the July slide damaged the marble board. the new board had not arrived. Electric works were put out of commission. Supt. Burrows and others were involved.
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Wenatchee Valley Gas and Electric Co
Burrows
Cascade Orchards Residents Return Winter Plans
The Misses Genevieve and Irma Lamb left for Auburn to spend the winter. Mrs Hannon of Wenatchee visited Mrs Lamb. Mr George Lamb visited relatives in Wenatchee. Mrs W F Preston and Mrs S Tergeson from Seattle arrived to help at Preston's Cascade Orchards fruit ranch. Weather shows frost with 33 degrees Tuesday night and 34 Wednesday night. ice was reported north of the track Wednesday morning.
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Genevieve
Irma Lamb
Auburn
W. F. Preston
S. Tergeson
Seattle
Mr. Preston
Cascade
McKeown
State Industrial News Highlights Economic Activity and Tax Changes
The state census reports 1,289,072 residents while Spokane cuts city taxes and budgets by 50,000. Tacoma plans 8300 for next year auto costs. Eastern Railway and Lumber Co. runs 11 hours daily to fill orders. Yakima reclamation crews active all winter. Hop yield forecast 500 bales down but quality high, selling at 11 to 13 cents. Spokane contractor L. M. Davenport eyes 15000 chicken industry expansion.
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Tacoma
Centralia
Eastern Railway and Lumber Co
Spokane
North Yakima
American Fire Brick Co
Walla Walla
Apple Shipments Use Crates For Insect Stung Fruit In 1915
Cashmere records note 1915 apple shipments will run by trainloads through December with many ranch warehouses easing congestion. Northwest apple tonnage is forecast at 1100 cars while C grade prices rise to 70–85 cents and a strong cull apple market emerges with buyers paying 50 cents per crate jumble pack.
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Cashmere
Jonathans
Grimes
Wagner
Northwest
T. O. Morrison
State Department
Wenatchee
J. Roy Owens
Pine Tar Honey Promoted for Cold Relief by Dr Bell
The advertisement touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a ready home remedy for colds. It claims quick throat and lung relief, germ destruction, and natural healing with a 25 cent price at local druggists. It emphasizes family use including babies in Hamilton Ohio.
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E. Williams
Hamilton
Ohio
Church Services and Local News Note Varied Toddler
Rev Nicholas O Rafferty conducts Low Mass at 7 30 and High Mass at 9 30 on the first third and fifth Sunday mornings with sermons at both. Rosary sermon and benediction at 7 30 every Sunday evening. Sunday school catechism and Bible history Saturdays at 10 with altar boys instruction at 11. Mr William McIntosh plans coast travel Sunday morning to Seattle then Portland to settle business and may proceed to San Francisco or the far north. John McIntosh returns from a Frisco exposition two week vacation with plenty to see. E H Long of the land office visits to meet Land Commissioner Savidge.
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Nicholas O’rafferty
Wm. McIntosh
Coast
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Far North
Sunday church schedule with services and youth group
Sunday school at 10 a m morning service at 11 subject Living Water Young People Society at 7 p m Mr Reid leader evening service at 8 o'clock Everybody welcome
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Young People’s Society
Reid
Curious Facts From Wanderings Reveal Washington Death Date
A weekly column by Mr. Wm. McIntosh presents items of interest from a store of notes gathered worldwide. It states George Washington died on the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last year of the 18th century.
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Washington
Wm. McIntosh
George Washington
Feminity in the Post Office A Bright Study
A Boston observer watches thirty young women drop letters at a slot. Twenty two check seals and addresses, three forget to stamp, two add to the address, and one withdraws the letter without mailing it. The scene reveals careful attention to mail security and presentation.
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Boston
Apple shipments rise after 370 cars sent this week
Wenat chee had shipped 370 cars of apples by Monday and will increase shipments weekly for the next sixty days.
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Wenatchee
Wise Distribution Quotation Highlights Banking Caution
A Richmond Times Dispatch snippet notes that Wise Distribution avoids repeated heavy discounts. It shows a cautious business approach where a banker is never asked to discount notes more than twice in a single week.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Charity as Wealth: Hugo on Generosity and Joy
A short quotation attributes to Victor Hugo the idea that cheerful giving yields happiness greater than the money spent. It frames charity as a valued possession grown through ongoing generosity.
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Victor Hugo
Card of Thanks from Andresen Family
Words cannot express our heartfelt thanks to the many friends for acts of sympathy and love shown at the loss of our husband and father. We also thank for the beautiful floral offerings. May God bless our friends for their kindness. 39 Mrs. Andresen and Children.
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Andresen
Colfax Rosalia Road Set for Seventeen Mile Surfacing
The state highway board will surface the Colfax Rosalia road over a distance of seventeen miles.
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The
State Highway Board
Colfax-Rosalia Road
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Mrs
J. S. Coons
Thos. Goslee
Entiat
Dryden
Chas. Amos
Brewster
Peters
Mitchell
Ed Page
McAlpin
McCartney
Harvey
Knapp
North Dryden School
Cascade Orchards
Chicago
Christopher A. Smith
Leavenworth, Wash
State Industrial News
Middlesex
Utopia
L. M. Davenport
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Hart Schaffner & Marx
St. Joseph’s Church
John McIntosh
E. H. Long
Land Office
Savidge
Congregational Church
Echo Office
Leavenworth
M. O. Nelson
the Mutual Mercantile Co
Queen Quality
Mutual Mercantile Co
Ecok
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