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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
4
H. W. Russell relocates to the corner of Orondo and Mission streets offering a full line of paints and wall paper. He invites old friends and customers to visit the new quarters.
In a chaotic road mishap near Wenatchee a mismatched team caused a runaway wreck. J R Snider and Frank were injured when a glass eyed cayuse bolted up a rock slide and dumped them from the buggy near Russ Pierpont’s Knapp place.
A Spokane visitor named Bataglia, with his father, caused a disturbance at the Victoria hotel during its construction, was jailed Tuesday afternoon. Also report rain on Easter Sunday and warm weather with many in new spring attire, several colds in town. County school inspectors fined two men named Kherer and Handel ten dollars plus costs for failing to send children to school. A surprise party celebrated Mrs. A J Shrock’s 55th birthday with music and refreshments. U S Commissioner handled four contest cases. another set for the 24th. Body of young Willie Simmonson, 11, died of membranous croup. burial held at Quincy cemetery with family condolences noted.
The Carlisle Stock Co eight performers played two nights last Thursday and Friday to fair crowds then dwindled to about six admissions on Friday. The troupe’s promised My Uncle from New York did not arrive and attendance collapsed. Meanwhile C A Ferrin returns from southern Minnesota to Wenatchee and J R Dickey of Hammond Milling visits town from grain centers.
Canvas shoes show heavy demand as Groves & Co offers large reductions. Regular 1.75 dollar pairs sell at 1.30, and regular 1.25 dollar pairs at 0.36.
City authorities investigate the former Morrison box factory site on Columbia and Second Street. Police report dangerous conditions from flammable debris and dilapidated structures. Fire officials warn the abandoned mill could fuel a disastrous blaze in high winds. owners may be asked to remove the menace.
An advertising letter urges readers to avoid experiments and seek Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. Mrs. Ed Batterman of Wenatchee testifies to rapid improvement after using the remedy from Red Cross Pharmacy, noting prior dull pain and loss of work. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent.
Chelan County Republican Central Committee meeting in Wenatchee April 4 orders a Wenatchee convention to select twelve delegates for Spokane district convention and to choose delegates based on votes for the congressman. Delegates allocated by precinct with totals and district turnout noted.
Seventy five thousand acres near Moses Lake, Liberty, would be irrigated by Tacap parties who seek permission to overflow part of a school section. State law allows permits to overflow school lands for irrigation. The land is described as rocky and of little value but potentially fertile with wheat if irrigated.
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