Inter-County Contest Set for Wenatchee Next Saturday
Chelan county prepares for the first inter county Declamatory and Athletic contest in Wenatchee on May 2. Schools represented include Chelan Lakeside Entiat Cashmere Leavenworth Beacon Hill Wenatchee. Athletic events feature sprints throws jumps and a one mile run with a declamatory contest to follow at the Wenatchee Theatre. Delegates urged from each school and a royal reception planned for visitors.
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Chelan
Wenatchee
Chelan Lakeside Entiat
Cashmere
Leavenworth
Beacon Hill
Wenatchee Theatre
The
Daily World
Dewey plans Okanogan Electric railway and nearby smelters
Spokane report says Col. A. M. Dewey will start construction July 1 on the Okanogan Electric railway from Nighthawk to Brewster, financed by English capital 3 million. Smelters are eyed near Blue Lake Loomis and Conconully to process ore from 26 nearby mines, with plants of 200 tons daily capacity and possible additional sites. The Ruby mine and others in the region are shipping ore as a 40 man crew at Palmer Mountain Loomis site advances. Debate between Cashmere and Chelan schools on a Wenatchee date is postponed amid scheduling disputes.
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Spokane
Col
A. M Dewey
Okanogan
Nighthawk
Brewster
Wash
Okanogan County
Blue Lake
Loomis
Conconully
Colonel Dewey
Columbia River
Ruby
Mountain Sheep
Nighthawk No. 1
Palmer Mountain Tunnel Company
Q. S
Dewey
U. S
Salmon Creek
Cashmere
Chelan
Wenatchee
Entiat
May ball and flag drill planned by Wenatchee Catholics
The Catholic Ladies will host a May ball and flag drill at the Wenatchee Theatre Friday night. The Ladies' Guild of St. Luke's church meets Wednesday at 2:30 PM with Mrs. Frank on Chelan Avenue. Bazaar sale ends in two days. The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. church is to be entertained tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Anderson's home by Mrs. Anderson and L. D. Winters. Granite dishes will be sold at the Bazaar. Dentist L. B. Manchester offers consultations at modern Columbia Valley Bank building.
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Columbia Valley Bank of Wenatchee
Wenatchee Theatre
Ladies’ Guild of
St. Luke's Church
Frank
Chelan Avenue
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
B. F. Anderson
L. D. Winters
Br. L. B. Manchester
Columbia Valley Bank
Dan the Shoemaker Opens Wenatchee Quick Shoe Repair Shop
Dan opens Wenatchee Quick Shoe Repair Shop inviting customers to try his service. For artistic signs, see Russell.
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Dan
Wenatchee Quick Shoe Repair
Russell
Chelan Apples Fetch High Prices in Minneapolis
R. P. Wright of Chelan shipped three carloads of Wenatchee Valley apples to Minneapolis after failing to sell locally. Dealers paid $2.50 per box for Black Ben Davis and $3 for Jonathan and Spitz, with better grades at $3 to $3.75. Wright notes shipping costs $0.50 per box, leaving a healthy margin, and plans to ship next year’s crop to Minneapolis using barrels. He says no local dealer had previously received Wenatchee apples.
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R. P. Wright
Chelan
Wenatchee
Minneapolis
Wright
Wenatchee Valley
Ben Davis
Jonathan and Spitz
Minnelapolis
Everett Chooses Wenatchee Over Tennessee Legislature
John E. Everett of Tennessee arrives in Wenatchee with his family at A. P. Kiser’s home on Badger mountain, says he will reside there and forego another term in his state’s legislature. Invitations go out for a May party at Sprague's hall.
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Rome
Caesar
John E. Everett
Tennessee
Wenatchee
Everett
A. P. Kiser
Badger Mountain
New Irrigation Project Near Wenatchee
Henry Diffenbaugh of the National Irrigation company of Minneapolis is examining a plan to water two thousand acres above the High Line canal in Douglas county for orchard development near Wenatchee. The firm, capitalized at 2.25 million dollars, offers to supply water and trees or to water at a fixed price per acre and pay fifty cents per box for harvested apples. Diffenbaugh will survey proposals in Quincy before returning to Wenatchee to establish permanent headquarters.
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Wenatchee
Henry Diffenbaugh
National Irrigation Company of
Minneapolis
High Line Canal
Douglas County
Diffenbaugh
Quincy
Divorce Actions and Quiet Title Listings in Wenatchee
In Superior Court new civil cases include A W Winfred v Jesse M Winfred divorce granted and actions for divorce for Alice E Campbell v B F Campbell and John McKinnis v Sarah Jane McKinnis. Also John Lillis v C E Lillis seeks quiet title to parcels in Wenatchee including Great N plat areas and warehouse/additions with land descriptions in sections and townships nearby.
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A. W. Winfred
Jesse M. Winfred
Alice E. Campbell
B. F. Campbell
John McKinnis
Sarah Jane McKinnis
John Lillis
C. E. Lillis
Wenatchee
Marriage License Issued For Gilbert Hall And Nettie Stephens
A marriage license was issued to day to Gilbert Hall and Miss Nettie Stephens of Leavenworth.
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Gilbert Hall
Nettie Stephens
Leavenworth
Cashmere Couple Granted Marriage License
A marriage license was issued yesterday in Cashmere to Guy J. Long and Ida M. Farrow, both residents of Cashmere. The couple plans to wed soon, pending standard final formalities.
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Guy J. Long
Ida M. Farrow
Cashmere
Felix arraigned for assault after cashmere incident
Felix, an Indian of Cashmere, drank heavily and disciplined his squad. He was arraigned before Justice Amos, held on assault and battery charges, and committed to jail to await the June term.
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Tadian
Felix
Amos
Ladies Aid of Presby terian Church Meeting
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mrs W A Thompson. Hostesses are Mrs Summers and Mrs Thompson. All ladies are invited to attend.
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The
Presbyterian Church
W. A. Thompson
Summers
Thompson
Dorothy Wyman's 13th Birthday Party at E A Wyman Home
Miss Dorothy Wyman celebrated her thirteenth birthday with about twenty young friends on C street. The afternoon featured games and music, a May pole centerpiece, and wax candle lit dining room lunch. Gifts included a handsome signet ring for the hostess.
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E. A. Wyman
C Street
Dorothy Wyman
Miss Dorothy
Hazel
Laura Fenton
Alice Lodge
Marian Shipman
Naomi Wilson
Ruth Bixler
Evelyn Smith
Ruth Bailey
Gladys Russell
Miss Barker
Jessie Chapman
John Russell
Birdie Fenton
Lyle Fenton
Rudolph Nichols
Raymond
Laura Kaupp
George Miller
George Clary
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F.H. Brand
M.D
Estes Valley Orchards
A. F. Estes
Geo. E. McCann
Columbia St
Wenatcher Woodworking Plant
Dan F. Shaser
Chelan County
F. A. Warren
J. W. Sussex
F. A. Reynolds
J. E. Ferguson
Fred M. Berry
Okanogan Lines
Dewey Electric
City News
Newcomer
F. W. Arnold
Kathryn McNerney
Sprague’s Hall
M. M. Higley
City
Myrl Higley
A. Robertson
Bridge Company
Alaska
P. A. Kemp
Fred Kemp
Manchester
New Hampshire
East Wenatchee
Theatre
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