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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
1
Chas B Reed Republican candidate for state senator denies a report he backed BHR at G E Dickson Ellensburg’s urging. He calls Campaign Lie No 1 and offers 100 dollars to anyone proving the claim true, insisting Dickson had no involvement.
The speaker stated intent to project his message in every public utterance. Mr Reed traveled to Chelan this morning to join a significant political gathering held there tonight.
The notice announces Dr. Eva C Ditman practicing general medicine with a specialty in diseases of women and children at the Columbia Valley Bank Building. A brief health anecdote mentions a child recovering from a mad cat incident, noting improved condition.
Daily World reports a larger than ever apple crop with 30 percent higher prospects than last year. M. O. Tibbitts of the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers association notes summer fruit far exceeds previous records. Acreage expansion likely lifts total shipments from Wenatchee. Cc. H. Clymer and wife from Alva Oklahoma visit with possible plans to settle in the valley.
The Chewawa Hotel, famed for comfort, will install a first class dining room this week. Manager Austin has built a strong trade and the new dining room should augment business. J A Shotwell Miner shows gold dust from a California mine on Whiskey Creek, suggesting potential wealth if developed.
Notice to fruit growers listing Powles & Co. leading days and restrictions until further notice including Sundays, from a local representative. weather is cloudy.
A listing of attendees and locals from Seattle, Spokane, Chelan, Leavenworth, Waterville, Ephrata, Brewster and Wenatchee names several residents and visitors. A Miss Perry of Ephrata is hosted by Goldie and Cleta Mere dith with a group of local young people including Schnack Johnson Nelson and Roderick. An advertisement invites portraits by Collier and notes Bazaar stock items like whisk brooms brushes and feather dusters.
A major passenger train collision near Feinsburg Kiel in Germany today killed ten people and injured about twenty. Two trains traveling at high speed crashed head on, marking the worst German railway disaster in months.
Fred Kemp of the firm Corbin Ludington and Kemp filed his candidacy for the county prosecuting attorney position. A popular young attorney, Kemp joins the field that already includes two other candidates who announced earlier and begun campaigning across the county.
Dr S Wilhelmy has bought the McCoy Hospital from Dr W S McCoy. He plans to re fit the building for his medical and surgical practice, open an office in the Rosenburg building, and reside there. Wilhelmy arrives from Cincinnati with eight years of private and hospital experience and eight months of post graduate study at Cincinnati Hospital.
A marriage license was issued Friday to W. H. Kirby of Cashmere and E. Grace Dickey of Baker City Oregon. Whisk Brooms Scrubbing Brushes.
Joe Rogers and John Keegan push Turner canyon bore deeper after five inches of water emerges. They report drilling 320 feet with a daily progress of 15 feet as they encounter water-logged rock akin to Southern California oil zones.
William J. Bryan finished the draft of his tariff speech in Lincoln as he prepares to deliver it in Des Moines. The speech is highly anticipated as Bryan’s long held interest in tariff policy is framed for his vice presidential notification with Kern. Pete Hanigsman is reported in Alaska in the Kuyukuk country near the Kuyukuk River that flows into the Yukon.
Charles B. Reed of Malaga declares his Republican bid for the 13th district seat covering Chelan and Kittitas counties. He notes thirty nine years in the region since moving to Kittitas valley in 1869 and expresses a wish to aid district and state development.
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