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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
1
Tomorrow's vote will decide if the area between 5th and 9th streets near 100 acres valued around 100000 joins city limits. Most residents support annexation though some landowners like Jack Lillis oppose it. outcome will extend city limits four blocks north.
The Women of Woodcraft will hold the first annual ball at Fagle Hall on Thursday April 25 with Crollard's orchestra providing music. Committee includes Mrs Ed Bower Mrs W T Rarey and Mrs J Elfers. Also announced are anniversary celebrations for I O O F at their hall Saturday April 25 at 8 30 p m inviting all Odd Fellows Rebekahs families and friends.
The Chelan County Republican Central Committee met in Wenatchee on April 4 and set a May 14 convention in Wenatchee to select twelve delegates to the district convention. Representation is one at large plus one per ten votes or major fraction for the last general election congressman. John A. Gellatly serves as chairman.
A violent windstorm struck Wenatchee around five this morning. Dust clouds and sand columns swept across the Southside, a G N freight brakeman barely escaped injury, wires were down, but no serious damage reported at noon.
Four thousand acres around Fort Okanogan Washington will be irrigated by J G McDonnell and J B Valentine at a cost of about 125000. Water from the Columbia River will supply gravity fed ditches and a 200 hp gas producer pumping plant will serve a 20000 gallon per minute reservoir. Four and a half miles of ditches will be dug as plans anticipate railroad development and Columbia navigation improvements.
The text notes river boat service between Kettle Falls and a city, with Wenatchee Yakima Prosser and Spokane valleys cited for advanced horticulture. It estimates a five year old tree yields about 12 boxes of apples yearly, selling for 1 to 2 dollars each. With 54 to 80 trees per acre, orchard value ranges from 1200 to 2500 dollars per acre, assuming modern growing and marketing methods.
The Cashmere Record notes plans for a large saw mill to start in town after Seattle parties secured timber lands near Mission Creek. Logs will be hauled to Cashmere for milling, promising employment and growth. Promoters withhold full details, stating more information will come soon.
A minor fire started in the building behind the Martin and Bosquet offices shortly after noon. A bucket of water sufficed to extinguish the flames with no intervention from the fire department despite high winds.
E D Cox to Mrs Hubbard house and lot on Pensylvania Avenue for 650 dollars. Mrs Hubbard to Cox Brothers hotel property on Wenatchee Avenue known as the Weisel house for 550 dollars.
Bernice Clipp infant daughter of Mr and Mrs L F Clipp died at the family home one mile south of town after four weeks illness. The funeral will be held at the Church of Christ one mile south of the city at 10 o clock Saturday with Rev S O Pool conducting services.
County Commissioner Sanders and about 15 men grade and improve county roads around Wenatchee. The road camp sits by the valley near Lewis Street, with teams working on the Lewis and Clark school area and St France ranch roads ready for summer traffic.
In police court last night Judge Palmer dismissed the assault case against C. G. Taylor after he testified that Murray demanded credit for liquor, insulted him, and Taylor struck with a bag. The judge ordered Taylor discharged following the defense and witness accounts.
Olympia declares that fruit inspectors who destroy infected fruit do not face liability since the appointive county inspectors law is unconstitutional. Supreme Court affirms lower court, in Shafford v Brown et al. Inspector Brown of Yakima County and state horticultural commissioner Huntley were upheld as acting without authority. The case hinges on authority and legality of the state’s fruit inspection framework.
The Fanning-Howard company, who played a week in this city last Autumn, passes through town on the westbound today. Manager Ferguson of the Wenatchee theater received a telegram from Mr. Fox of the Fanning company, dated at Spokane, saying they were coming through and to greet them at the station. The troupe is bound for Alaska to open engagements at Nome in a few weeks.
Joe Murphy of the Emerald Isle appeared in police court after an incident at the Bazaar involving alcohol. Officials described the event as a breach of a scriptural injunction and a five day consequence was mentioned.
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