Census Confirms Wenatchee Population Over Five Thousand
The recent Polk Directory census, authorized by the Wenatchee Elk club and funded by local Elks, counts 5245 residents in Wenatchee. J B Gordon and F A Egar completed the survey, supporting charter eligibility and signaling optimism for a strong growth year ahead. Suburban areas across the Wenatchee river and across the Columbia river tributary add an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 more residents.
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Wenatchee
R. L. Polk Directory Company
Seattle
Elk Club
Elks
J. B. Gordon
F. A. Egar
Polk Directory Company
the Elks
Street Improvements Awarded for Kittitas Street Work
The street committee and city engineer awarded concrete work to Wright and Meredith and grading excavating and wooden cross walks to the Eagle Transfer company for Kittitas Street. Both contractors plan to begin work immediately on the project.
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Kittitas Street
Wright & Meredith
Eagle Transfer Company
Local theater man wins in Flathead land draw
John W. Ritz of Cleveland and owner of the Gem theatre in this city drew No. 13 in the Flathead reservation lottery. Ritz, a married man, registered for all three drawings and plans to travel next month to inspect and select a homestead among 2,500 claims on the Flathead Indian reservation in Montana.
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Spokane
Flathead Indian Reservation
Montana
Little Christian Donlan
Missoula
Mont
Flathead Reservation
Joseph Furay
Warsaw
Ind
Joseph Hodge
Deer Lodge
Patrick Quigley
Rosemont
Minn
Ed. M. Webber
Hillyard
Wash
Adam J. Ritz
Wenatchee, Wash
Jos. K. Foster
Mt. Carmel
Ill
J. Rockman
A. J. Ritz
Gem Theatre
Interstate Realty President Uses Dover Lands for Irrigation Plan
D L Pratt of Interstate Realty & Loan Co Spokane arrived from Dover and will depart for Spokane. The firm recently acquired 760 acres at Dover on the Columbia River above Entiat with 500 irrigable acres. A pumping plant will water the land, and work to clear and plant will start in spring. Pumping system to be installed by May 1. Pratt will establish headquarters in the Columbia Valley Bank Building and market highover land in five and ten acre tracts.
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D. L. Pratt
Interstate Realty & Loan Company of
Spokane
Dover
Pratt
Columbia River
Entiat
Columbia Valley Bank
Walter M. Olive
Ward
Warehouse Adds 50 by 80 Foot Building at Wenatchee
J H Miller began removing south sheds of the Wenatchee Warehouse company on Columbia and Palouse streets this morning. Excavation starts Monday for an eight thousand dollar addition to the plant to handle rising business with new improvements planned. The structure will be ready in the fall.
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Wenatchee
J. H. Miller
Carlson
Marr Lumber Company
Great Northern Railway
Daily World
Great Northern
Leavenworth
Gold Bar
Skykomish
General Electric Company
Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee
Another Business Block to Rise on Mission Street
The Mission street lots in the burned district were sold to T. F. Lewis of Evanston Wyoming and Rufus Woods of Wenatchee. They plan an immediate 20000 dollar two story business block to be finished before cold weather with part to house the Daily World and the rest to rent. Lewis departs for Wyoming to wind up interests then move to Wenatchee as his permanent home.
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Jack O’connor
Mission Street
Thos. F Lewis
Rufus Woods
Daily World
Jack O'Connor
T. F. Lewis
Evanston
Wyoming
Wenatchee
Daily World Office
Lewis
Mr. Lwis
Means
East Columbia sees boom with new homes and schools
The East Columbia area lights up with many new homes churches and a two room schoolhouse planned by Consolidated district No 1. Bids open August 14 for construction about a quarter mile from the river bridge with L W Van Cleave as chairman and board members listed.
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Columbia
Daily World
Consolidated District No. 1
Columbia River
L. W. van Cleave
E. N. Simons
F. F. Keithley
H. J. Betty
Marion Smith
George Porter
Power Plant Underway on Methow River
Methow Irrigation Power and Traction company has begun work on its north fork Methow river plant six miles above Winthrop. The project will use the river’s full volume with a 140 foot fall to generate power and will start with a 1000 horsepower unit in four months. The plant will include four units totaling 4000 horsepower for Methow and Okanogan valleys, with 800 horsepower for irrigation pumping and about 200 for Twisp water works and lights.
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High Beach
Methow
Twisp
Okanogan
Mrs Lindsay and Sons Return to Seattle Home
Mrs Lindsay and her two sons arrived back in Seattle yesterday after spending several days with Mrs C Browning.
Railway Improvement Planned Near Tumwater Canyon
The article notes a railway company plans a major improvement within the coming year and mentions a plant at Tumwater Canyon pleasing G. N. officials. The report references locations Natchee and Gold Bar as part of the project area.
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Tumwater Canyon
G. N
Eagle Team Still Tail-Enders Edge Close Ball Game
The Eagle Livery and Transfer team trailed 9 to 10 to Ellis-Forde in a dusk finish. Boyd and Stocker ran the Ellis-Forde battery, Hampton and Coble for Eagle. Co E Owens umpired as the Twi light league ends its series with Real Estate and Columbia Valley Bank to play tonight.
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Eagle Livery & Transfer
Ellis-Forde
Boyd
Stocker
Battery
Hampton
Coble
Eagle
Co. E. Owens
Real
Columbia Valley Bank
Local option election draws 815 registered voters
About 815 residents have registered for the upcoming local option election. Tomorrow marks the final registration day and officials expect only a few qualified voters in the city not already on the registration books. Charles Brown of Chelan is in the city today.
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Charles Brown
Chelan
City
Mildred Whaley Returns from Seattle Visit
Miss Mildred Whaley arrives back from Seattle this morning and plans to depart tomorrow morning for her Chelan home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Whaley
Seattle
Chelan
Thaw Found Sane. Remanded to Mattewan Insane Asylum
White Plains N Y August 12 Justice Mills declared Harry K Thaw sane and denied his habeas corpus petition. He ordered Thaw remanded to Mattewan State Hospital with privileges restored during his first term and his mother to receive available privileges. Thaw to remain jailed until Friday for further motions.
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White Plains
N. Y
Justice Mills
Thaw
Mattewan
Mount Vernon
Amos Baker
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Kittitas
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Portland
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
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Raymond
Kan
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Sissiton
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Webberville
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Helena
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Brushby Run
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Butte
A. H. Page
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Eveleth
Harry T. Gebhart
Thomas C. Caswell
Charles E. Christopher
Chicago
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Andrew E. Eck
E. E. Carbon
Elizabeth Pfeifer
Muscatine
Iowa
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Kalispell
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Mahnowen
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J. D. van- New
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Battle Creek
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Cleveland
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Umbia River
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Methow Road
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