Wenatchee People Pack Seattle Day Train Trip
Wenatchee supporters plan a special train to Seattle for Wenatchee Day on Friday. Estimates show at least 2500 locals plus many more by mail, with capacity arranged to host about 4000 visitors in Seattle area hotels and boarding houses. The event aims to boost local business and city boosters praise the turnout and anticipated parade.
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Wenatchee
Seattle Exposition
Seattle
King
Messrs
Bartlett
Thomas and
Pogue
More Going to Seattle on Wenatchee Day List
A partial roster of individuals and businesses slated to travel to Seattle on Wenatchee Day appears on page two. Names include Merritt, Miller, Mason, Mills firms, Mooney, Moore, Moserly, Murray, Neal, Nehr, Neilson, Noble, Nowlan, and many Wenatchee merchants and companies.
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Seattle
Wenatchee
C. H. Merritt
J. A. Miller
O. Mason
Mills
Frank Neilson
P. E. Noble
R. H. Nowlan
Olympia Hotel
Vincent Padoshek
G. B. Palmquist
W. O. Parr
John R. Peters
Oscar Pike
L.S. Phillipps
A. G. Pogue
Postoffice
Red Cross Pharmacy
C. B. Reed
H. H. Servis
G. W. Sheeley
F. C. Smith
F. W. Smith
Frank C. Smith
H. E. Smith
I. O. Smith
L. W. Smith
C. A. Sterling
O. S. Stocker
C. E. Stoffel
J. W. Stratton
Bart Svteke
H. N. Swartwood
Tanner & Tanner
Tedford Bros
the Toggery
J. T. Tostevin
J. S. Usher
D. Utter
Father van de Walle
L. D. Virgin
W. M. Watson
E. H. D. Webb
R. P. Webb
Spokane Offers Aviators Prize
Spokane Chamber of Commerce offers Aero Club of America 100000 dollars in cash prizes for aviators and will provide grounds for international aviation contests next year in the United States. Mrs I A Levitt arrived from Yarmouth Nova Scotia to join Mr Lovitt who has been here two weeks.
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Spokane
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Aero Club of America
America
I. A. Levitt
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Mr. Lovitt
Wenatchee Declares September 3 1909 a City Holiday
Mayor Jnc A Gellatly proclaims Friday September 3 1909 a legal holiday in Wenatchee to support the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle. The proclamation cites civic duty and local benefit and is dated August 30 1909.
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Northwest
Seattle
Wenatchee
Jnc. A. Gellatly
City of
United States officers arrest saloon keeper for selling liquor to Indians
In Okanogan near the Colville reservation a saloon keeper Jack ONeil and bartender Barney Williams were arrested after agents posing as buyers noted liquor sales to Indians. Sam Cone, now a U S marshal deputy, led the arrest amid tense scenes as patrons fled. Texans conducting land deals mingled with the case during the sting.
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Hopkins
Sam Cone
United States
Jack O'Neil
Okanogan
Cone
O’neil
Colville Reservation
Ward
Texas
Wenatchee Visitors Fill Fair Remarks Register
The fair hosts published remarks in building registers showing visitors from Wenatchee and beyond. Entries range from playful to plain, with Wenatchee locals defending their city against rivals as others describe their travels and moods.
Lone robber nets big money in rail heist
A lone bandit halted a westbound Pennsylvania rail train at Lewiston Narrows, shot the conductor, and stole about $1,000 in gold. He escaped to the mountains after leaving $5,000 in bullion behind when passengers armed themselves. Railroad officials confirm the incident and report dynamite damaged the engine and track.
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Lewiston
Pittsburg & Northern
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lewiston Narrows
Pittsburg
Wenatchee Methodist Church Sees Growth under Beightol
The Rev. H L Beightol left for the Columbia River Conference at Coeur d Alene Idaho after completing his second year at the Wenatchee church where membership rose to 450, Sunday school enrollment reached 521, and benevolence gifts grew to 1889 dollars. The Epworth League has 73 members, Junior League 52, and the Brotherhood 64. The board endorsed Beightol for another year and praised the churchs financial and spiritual progress.
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H. L. Beightol
Columbia River
Methodist Episcopal Church
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Beightol
Wenatchee Church
Fourth Quarterly Conference
Wenatchee
Spokane
Walla Walla
North Yakima
Epworth League
Methodist Brotherhood
Buys Brothers Business Expansion in Wenatchee
R Etzkorn of Rockport Indiana relocates and buys the tailoring shop owned by his brother O F Etzkorn. O F plans to move soon to East Wenatchee which is rapidly growing. The Etzkorn family, including R Jr and spouses, are established property owners and valued community workers.
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R. Etzkorn
Rockport
Ind
O. F. Etzkorn
East Wenatchee
Wenatchee
F. Kuntz
R. Sturm
R. Etzkorn, Jr
East
Passenger Train No 4 Delayed By Freight Engine Off Track
Passenger train No 4 arrived late after a freight engine near Scenic went off the track. The delay lasted from 1 p.m. to 7 30 p.m. before replacement could occur.
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Scenic
Mrs Swartwood Visits Spokane With Kin
Mrs. H. N. Swartwood spends the week in Spokane accompanied by her sister Mrs. J. Light from New York. Mrs. Oliver R. Stratton and children of Hollywood California visit Dr and Mrs Buck on Pennsylvania avenue and plan to tour the A Y P exposition on their return east.
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Oliver R. Stratton
Hollywood
Cal
Buck
Pennsylvania Avenue
Stratton
Perceptible population decline during liquor purchase incident in Okanogan
Eyewitnesses report a noticeable drop in Okanogan's population as officers stayed nearby during the liquor purchase affair. J. L. Campbell returned from Cashmere with friends while Ellsworth Reeves is reported to be bedridden with typhoid fever.
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Okanogan
J. L. Campbell
Cashmere
Ellsworth Reeves
Bluncks Visit From Davenport Iowa
Mr and Mrs F T Blunck from Davenport Iowa are visiting and plan to return to the Sound tomorrow after spending much of the summer there.
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F. T. Blunck
F. T. Blunck, Jr
Davenport
Iowa
The
Sound
Begin Work on Glu Building Tomorrow
Saloons may not close tonight due to a legal question pending before the city attorney and the council. After the election the council aimed to close saloons by September 1 but saloonkeepers argue five days notice is needed. A definite course will be decided tonight impacting the next days. The saloons also contend that the ballot must be officially declared before any ruling.
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Board of Trustees
Littlefield
Hobson Bros
Committee On
W. A. Stevenson
TRY HAMILTON IN SEPTEMBER TRIAL OF FORMER ADJUTANT GENERAL
The Thurston and Mason counties superior court September term docket lists former Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton as a case to hear early in the month. He has been jailed since spring for alleged embezzlement of public funds and remains compliant in custody while awaiting trial.
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Olympia
Superior Court
Thurston
Mason Counties
Ortis Hamilton
Thurston County
Hamilton
Dissolution Sale At Toggery After Partnership Buyout
E M Tupper has bought S F Gilman’s interest in the Toggery and begins a large dissolution sale. The store closes from Wednesday noon to Thursday 9 am to mark down stock. No goods will be served during the closing period. Fall stock is arriving or en route. Proceeds will pay Gilman’s debt with remaining stock sacrificed.
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Daily World
E. M. Tupper
S. F. Gilman
Mr. Tupper
Wenatchee Commercial Club outlines Wenatchee Day plans
Wenatchee Commercial Club last night reported 1302 dollars subscribed for Wenatchee Day with 25 dollars unpaid. The group approved building related resolutions, awarded Hobson Bros. the site work, and set plans for a public comfort station and a holiday closing for next Friday.
Piper urges Wenatchee day turnout for Leeds Se attle trip
Agent Piper of the Great Northern says the exact headcount for the Wenatchee day trip to Seattle is unknown. Indications point to a large crowd with over 750 already signed up though only about half of those solicited have replied. Those going must call the Wenatchee day committee at the Commercial Club, phone number 252.
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Piper
The
Great Northern
Seattle
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Day
Commercial Club
Wenatchee Commercial Club
Mrs S A Thompson Visits After Leavenworth Stay
Mrs S A Thompson arrived from Leavenworth yesterday following a three month stay there.
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S. A. Thompson
Leavenworth
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MO. A. Gellatly
Okanogan Saloon Proprietor
Yakima
W. A. Miles
Pike County
Missouri
Pike
Philip Costello
Chicago
S. S. Myers
Marguerite Greenman
Thomas F. English
Springfield
Mass
D. J. Forest
Johnstown
E. B. Waters
Bremerton
Penn
Sylvania R. R
Methodist
Ss. F. Gilman
TIAL
VENE
Z. E. Hayden
Special Committee
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