Beecher Tours Kittitas County Seeking Progressive Vote
S P Beecher and J I Mayar visited Cle Elum Roslyn Ellensburg and discussed mining legislation Snoqualmie Pass road and a Blewett and Stevens pass routes. Beecher pledged to back progressive platforms advocating referendum recall and economic reforms while meeting voters in Chelan Kittitas counties.
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S. P. Beecher
State Senate
Chelan
Kittitas
J. I. Mayar
Kittitas County
Cle Elum
Rosyth
Ellensburg
Roslyn
Washington
Beecher
Snoqualmie Pass
A. A. Batterson
Cle Elum Echo
Snoqualmie Road
Batterson
Stevens Pass
Snoqualmie
Blewett Pass
Blewett
Blewett Road
Mr. Beecher
Chelan County
Peshastin Grange
Snohomish
King Counties
Governor Wilson Defends New Progressive Party
Gov Wilson at Sea Girt summer home August 18 argues voters’ participation matters. He cites skeptics who say voting lacks impact and frames the Progressive party as a force of discontent seeking an open path for reform.
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Sea Girt
New Jersey
Gov. Wilson
Progressive Party
United States
Municipal election outlook with Carlquist likely winner
The city heads into the November 5 municipal election with most incumbents unopposed except for the mayor and health officer. Mayor Carlquist is positioned to win by a wide margin as voters praise the administration’s water system, street improvements, late night saloon curfews, and new policies. Names for upcoming races include Corcoran, Koerner, Nelson, Hamilton, Hoxsey, Judah, Massie, Blomeke, Robertson, Featherstone, Close, Burce, Kringle, Sauer, Hathaway.
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Carlquist
Messrs
Mischke
Schubert
F. E. Carlquist
J. W. Corcoran
John Koerner
L. J. Nelson
Guy A. Hamilton
G. W. Hoxsey
J. S. Judah
J. C. Massie
A. Blomeke
O. B. Robertson
H. X. Featherstone
J. L. Close
S. A. Burce
Max Kringle
Péter Sauer
G. W. Hathaway
Corcoran Attacks Guardian Bid Sparks Local Debate
The Echo editor attacks Deed H. Mayar’s guardianship bid for Franz Freund’s estate, labeling rival candidate Guy A. Hamilton unsuitable. Locals Nick Kincherf John Emig and two councilors endorse Mayar, urging the court to hear Oct. 23 whether he should be guardian of Freund’s affairs.
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The
Echo
J. W. Corcoran
Deed H. Mayar
Frank Freund
Guy A. Hamilton
Hamilton
Freund
Mr. Freund
Nick Kincherf
John Emig
Schubert
Mischke
Franz Freund
Deed H. Mayor
Progressive Rally in Opera House Saturday
The first grand rally of the campaign will be held in the opera house tomorrow night. The Moose Quartette of Wenatchee will perform popular campaign songs. Speakers include J. A. Falconer of Everett candidate for congressman at large F. M. Goodwin of Spokane candidate for congress from the third district Governor Teats of Tacoma candidate for lieutenant governor and Ole Hanson of Seattle the man who drove the race track evil from the state.
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Opera House
Moose Quartette
Wenatchee
J. A. Falconer
Everett
F. M. Goodwin
Spokane
Govnor Teats
Tacoma
Ole Hanson
Seattle
Another Bad Check Artist Captured In Wenatchee
J W Ferguson 19 forged a $20 check on Wm Roach of this city claiming a First National Bank Wenatchee account. He was arrested in Wenatchee last Friday evening, pled guilty before Judge Grimshaw, fined 100 and sentenced to six months in jail. He previously rode a horse in a Fourth of July race there that ended with rancher Tom Rice trampled and later dying from injuries.
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J. W. Ferguson
Wm. Roach
First National Bank of
Wenatchee
Grimshaw
Ferguson
Mission Street
Tom Rice
Water bonds bring great big premium in city bid results
At the Tuesday council meeting acting mayor Campbell opened bids for the water system with Cooke Holtz Co. of Chicago winning a $1,781 premium. Bids ranged from $44,000 to $45,781, with several bidders named including Seattle and Denver firms. An engineer’s extra costs were cut to $4,500, keeping total not to exceed $44,000 as improvements proceed.
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Carlquist
Campbell
Cooke Holtz & Co
Chicago
S. A. Kean & Co
Farson Son & Co
Johanson Egardh
Seattle
Union Trust & Savings Bank
Spokane
Henry Pratt & Co
Tacoma
Cook
Brown
Seaman
Quigg
Evans and
Benton Streets
Sherburne Street
Two Acres of Apples Yield Big Expected Profit
Wenatchee resident P. J. Morris owns two acres planted with Winesap apples. He expects about 3000 boxes from 200 trees, with each tree producing at least fifteen boxes. At $1.25 per box after all expenses, anticipated earnings total $3750. The trees are eight years old.
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Wenatchee Valley
P. J. Morris
Wenatchee
Freund Committed to Insane Asylum in Wenatchee
Franz Freund a longtime Wenatchee resident was found insane after police feared a rash act while armed with a loaded 30-30 rifle. Doctors ordered confinement at Medical Lake asylum with a guardian appointed to manage his estate worth about 100000. He owns 39 rental houses and receives 4 to 5 hundred dollars monthly. recovery is uncertain.
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Franz Freund
Wenatchee Valley
Grimshaw
Election Officers Listed for November 5 1912 Across Counties
The notice lists election inspectors and judges for towns including Leavenworth Tumwater Lake Wenatchee Blewett Chiwaukum Merritt Peshastin with named officials. It also notes Cashmere Record publisher change from Brother Corselius to Raab and mentions Curtiss Mann relocating to Seattle and considering an auto business.
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Leavenworth
Guy A. Hamilton
George Walker
D. A. Burger
Tumwater
E. H. Robert
G. E. Ouren
John Love
Lake Wenatchee
Geo. Brown
William Nelson
William Bates
Blewett
C. P. Davenport
W. G. Litherland
J. W. Heavner
Chiwaukum
T. J. Dillon
W. W. Thompson
L. P. Leech
Merritt
H. B. Smith
C. W. Hastings
S. F. Black
Peshastin
J. W. Sussex
George R. Field
H. W. Counts
Corselius
Cashmere
Raab
Tid
Charming
Wenatchee Valand
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Mayar
Turner Welch
Mrs. Medbury
O. M. Brooks
Cashmers
Wilson
Corcoran
Progressive Rally
J. A. Falconer, Govnor Teats, F. M. Goodwin and
F. Freund
West End
Curtiss Mann
Meritt
Mr. Mann
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