Interstate Fair Seeks Greatest Show Ever This Year
The Interstate Fair opens Monday October 5 with a grandstand program packed with running and harness races vaudeville circus acts aerial displays and a Vesuvius eruption and Naples carnival pyrotechnics Each evening feature Pain and a dramatic showmaking this the most elaborate fair yet in the west with extensive attractions and performances all for one admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosgrove
Companys
H and I
Parker
Fink
St. Georges
Mme. Barnes
Naples
Mining activity at Red Mountain shows promise of paying mines
John Miller reports development in the Red Mountain district yields an eighty foot vein with good surface values. Chelan Consolidated pushes a tunnel to an ore body at twelve hundred feet, receiving new machinery for immediate use. Major J S Chase and Edward Ellis oversee transfers of cars of equipment and a sawmill plant to Chewawa Lead and Smelting property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Miller
Red Mountain
Lamb-Davis
Chelan Consolidated
Edward Ellis
Chewawa Lead and Smelting Co
J. S Chase
Seattle
Chewawa Lead and Smelting Company
Monopolistic pressure grips Washington state politics
A Spokane audience denounces a powerful three-man business combine led by Cowles Wilson and Perkins as the source of political and press corruption. The missive warns workers, executives, and citizens to oppose the alliance and its influence over state laws, city budgets, railways, and public officers. It claims every community suffers under this perceived cartel and urges a civic uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Graves
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Cowles, Wilson and
Perkins Combine
Senator Ankeny
Piles
Wilson
United States Senate
Citizen
Olympia
Cowles
Wilson and Perkins
Combine
State College notes describe fall arrivals and new campus housing
Several hundred students arrive in Pullman as the college town takes shape for nine months. New College Park homes ease housing. classrooms and laboratories prepare for fall term on the 24th with College Hall and other buildings occupied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
College Town
State College
College
Faculty Hill
College Park
College Hall
van Doren
Veterinary Hospital
Forestry Department
Christian H. Goetz
E. O. Sieche
Goetz
University of Michigan
Pacific University of California
Michigan Agricultural College
Philippine Islands
California
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Michigan
States
U.S. Forrest Service
Silver City
Sorry He Died Bequest Tale Reveals Quirky Will
A lawyer drafts a will for Enpeck who dictates he leaves all to his wife if she marries within a year, explaining he wants someone to be sorry he died. The attorney confirms the conditions as Enpeck stresses the odd stipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enpeck
Real estate transfers list from Wenatchee region shows multiple deeds
A long list records transfers in Wenatchee and Leavenworth areas including Wm H Simson to Myr Higley 19 b10 Lake Park for 40, Bert Thomas to Annie Thomas 1 in 1 23 24 b2 Leavenworth, and many others. Notable entries include Wen Waterpower Co to A McNeil for 4000, Wilson H Talbott to J A Dorman for 16000, and E M Yarwood to Jno Merner for 6500. The document catalogs parcels, plat names, and sale amounts across GN plats and Springdale Orchards volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm H Simson
Myr Higley
Lake Park
Bert Thomas
Annie Thomas
Leavenworth
Wm E Willis
D P
E A Wyman
City of Wenatchee
Wen
Wen Waterpower Co
McNeil Nw
Lewis Gans
Arthur Estes
F Estes
Lizzie Crollard
W H Dickson
Wenatchee
Lamb-Davis Lbr Co
Wen Val
T M Jones
Springdale Orchards
TM Jones
SP Beecher
Nob Hill
Leav Land Co
O L Peterson
Chas W Gibbs
SP Beechers
Jac A Stewart
Martha M Rice
Murray & Co
David Murray
Wen Dev Co
Boleslaw Jagle
Col Brge
T J Groves
Silas Britton
Burrells
Wilson H Talbott
J A Dorman
Frank F Koller
R F Lillis
LH Breese
David Sullivan
J F Proctor
Alice D Ellie
H M Roys
WR Prowell
Alex McNeil
J A C Smith
Ed S Russell
I W Reeves
E F Morris Et al
Sarah Clapp
J P Whittsen
Wen Hts Or Co
L Delpto
F Lucas
Mamie G Smith
A H Smith
J A Paine
Hellen Rogers
Ida C Ryan
O F Dickson
E D McQuarie
Chelan Fall
Jas
Dorman
Geo L Lee
D Desantil
E M Yarwood
Jno Merner
Label Water Pipes and Stop Cocks for Emergencies
Instructions urge labeling all cellar water pipe stop cocks and tagging valves with clear directions. Readers should fix tags near cocks and post full emergency shutoff steps by water and gas meters for quick action during leaks or accidents.
Advertised Letters Remaining in Post Office Sept 21 1908
List of uncalled letters including Burge W B Colberg Jack Donnelly Jack French Owen Keefe Joe Madison Harry Phillips W G Phinney A W B Thompson Eddie Valentine Richard Wittman John. Postmaster J C Davis notes in calling for same to say advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burge
W B Colberg
Jack Donnelly
Jack French
Owen Keefe
Joe Madison
Harry Phillips
W G Phinney
A W B Thompson
Eddie Valentine
Richard Wittman
John
J. C. Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Rice
Love
The
Chelan County Abstract
Praca Bresso
Fern Arlne
L.D. Store Co., Agts
Wenatchee Heating & Plumbing Co
Harrington
Leavenworth Mer. Co
M. F. Peake
F. R. Peake
M. F. Peake & Son
General Agency ‘Business
Timber Lands
Puget Sound
Tumwater Light and Water CO
Emil ‘Prank
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