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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
2
The article discusses mixed Indian and Negro ancestry in Oklahoma, notes past slave ties, and asserts white treatment of Indians is not commendable. It also profiles President Taft as a firm federal judge turned president, confident in his bench qualifications and likely to face opposition from rivals.
A Tacoma Daily News correspondent notes that on March 11 the legislature adjourned amid a determined push by Governor Hay to press ahead with an investigation of state officials. The piece credits his courage and tenacity for overcoming opposition and delivering a public-spirited, businesslike administration.
The Cashmere Baptists voted to organize at a Sunday meeting hosted by Mr and Mrs Kirby with Rev Tanner chairing and Mrs Kirby as church clerk. About twenty five artists attended and more Baptists in the valley show interest. The group plans to meet Friday to finalize officers and start services. Nearby residents and visitors are noted in town life updates.
Weekly list shows remaining mail for the week ending March 0 1909 including Barkley Bayfield Clark Cardell Carver Davis Ellis Gibson Jones Parish Woodard White Webber Wade and others. Recipients advised to say Advertised to claim at the office of L M Hull P M.
The rapid growth spurred by the Milwaukee road reaching the coast has produced over 150 new cities and towns as the last rails connect the east and west. This transformation marks an unprecedented chapter in the nation’s development.
The article describes settlers locating along the main line from Dakota to the coast, predicting rapid growth of towns every ten miles. It emphasizes increased land demand, future branches, and vast business along the route, with Tacoma benefiting from opening territories and a booming population in coming months.
Eastern travelers arriving via Union Pacific and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. include B N Gordon Tacoma Charles B Reed Malaga M Shipley Hempden James Stephen Seattle J N Parker Mt Vernon J A Beundin F D Mullin Boston W G McKittrick city L L McKittrick city W H McKittrick and wife city Bert Parkinson Monroe Robert Wakelin Seattle Co C Raymond and wife Coulee City Wm B Johnson Red Wing Minn M H Wood W L Wood Allen Odell Grants Pass Ore Allen Campbell Leopold Schmidt Olympia L H Bowman city G M Eba wife and child Portland R S O'Brien Missouri J M Osborn M D Seattle C S Pierce Rochester. Text notes travel period through April 30 and invites notifying friends via McMurray Portland or J R Nagel Seattle.
Motteler Bros report the sale of lot 2 block 24 from Caroline Royse to Mrs Vendell for 125 dollars. Lot 3 block 24, also owned by Miss Royse, sold to Mrs Anna May at 125 dollars.
In South Bellingham high school a German professor role sparked a riot as lemons potatoes and decayed fruit greeted Principal M. M. Moss. Police intervened and several expulsions are expected, though students call the reception playful and not insulting.
Levi Burton, a farmer living seven miles from Pullman, lost his home to a Monday afternoon blaze. The property is valued at $1,500 with $600 of insurance to cover part of the damage.
The body of Patrick H. McClone, who vanished from his Pocatello Idaho home January 13, was recovered last Tuesday in a decomposed state in the Portneuf river two miles below the city. He had been drinking heavily the night he disappeared and is presumed drowned. He leaves a wife and four small children in destitute circumstances.
The large farmhouse of S L Jamison, located one mile west of Tekoa Washington, burned Tuesday evening. The loss is estimated at $3,000 and partly covered by insurance.
Two Ucluet settlers in British Columbia seek salvage rights for recoveries from the wreck of the American schooner So-. The report notes their claim as they pursue salvage against possible legal or maritime hurdles.
The Quel ran ashore months ago and marooned crew, including Mrs. Henningsen and a child who were killed, wait rescue with little food after the steamer Amur reached Victoria, B C, Tuesday night bearing advices of the situation.
The 12 year old son of Frank Place was killed at a sawmill yard eighteen miles from Riverside Washington. He was playing on a log pile when the logs jarred loose and his head was crushed instantly. He was buried in Synarep cemetery.
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