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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
1
The Nolop case, filed recently against many south town property owners, is seen as a damnable hold by many observers. The plaintiff, C Will Shaffer, expresses a desire for settlements with sellers, and hints at retreat from public scrutiny, shifting responsibility for the suit’s record.
Vancouver report from United Press Service says a Barnum Bailey circus first section wrecked shortly after midnight near Port Kells due to spreading rails. Eight men seriously injured and many others hurt. no fatalities. The menagerie largely escaped damage and animals reportedly miraculously escaped. Great Northern railroad blocked nearly all night.
Coast Magazine editor Honor L. Wilhelm toured Wenatchee on a Douglas county data trip and announced Chelan county will be featured next month. He praised Wenatchee’s growth, noting its rise from a village to a center of business and opportunity as railroad construction and stock transport plans advance along the river route.
Okanogan Record and Palmer Mountain Prospector urge Washington voters to embrace the primary system as it moves the state toward a more merit based selection process. Editors note the shift from boss ridden conventions to an experimental but promising method with imperfect but improvable rules.
The Kennewick Northern is the chosen name for the Wenatchee to Kennewick road planned to connect with the Spokane Seattle and Portland line or North Bank. Engineers at Olympia filed the plat with the Yakima Republic noting construction will begin.
The Wenatchee Canal company will begin a 3700 foot tunnel near Shotwell's Point by Monitor to create the longest irrigation tunnel in the northwest. Engineer C. C Ward of the city handles the project, has overseen the H'sh Liz Canal and the Columbia River extension, and is a candidate for county engineer.
A. G. Holler offers his Squil chuck ranch and implements for sale for 4000 dollars. See another column for particulars. Miss Nellie Robertson of Spokane visits her Rose Cottage parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Robertson.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a lost vessel near a dock with references to a steward or purser named Jones and a missing steamer ward. No clear date or location is provided in the legible text.
A Wenatchee meeting at the Commercial Club invites all interested residents to plan a public library. Proposed two story building 25 by 120 feet would cost about 10 000 dollars and serve as a library with potential gym and Y M C A space. Several locals have pledged 100 dollars each. names to follow. An 80 dollar dinner on circus day at the Reading Room contributed funds.
Springfield, Aug 17. Rioters who held the city in terror since Friday are checked by over 3,000 heavily armed soldiers. A special grand jury will convene to review George Richardson’s alleged assault on Mrs. Hallam and, after, to investigate riot leaders. Abraham Rayman, a Russian Jew, may face trial for the mob’s killing of William Donigan.
The funeral for L. H. Belser is set for Wednesday afternoon at 4 in Wenatchee. The body arrives on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Belser and will rest at Sprague parlors until the next day. The Methodist church will host services conducted by Rev. Beightol.
Lincoln Aug 7 Bryan from his Fairview home declined to reply to an attack by Mr Van Cleave president of the National Association of Manufacturers but may decide to reply later He discussed the Denver platform and its relation to the guarantee clause asking if Bryan knows that the provision for paying depositors of insolvent banks would penalize honest bankers for dishonest ones.
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