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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
8
The piece extols electric lighting as a strong feature of the Daily, noting instant room brightness with a press of a button and safe portable light. It promises easy relocation of light with no fire risk, inviting readers to call 35 for a home lighting explanation and cost effectiveness.
Wenatchee faces slim odds of securing a congressional appropriation for a post office building this session. Last session saw a $10,000 appropriation for a site, with two sites under consideration and a sale expected to be finalized soon. Bills for construction died in committee, but officials anticipate an appropriation this session despite no omnibus public building bills.
Colonel E. H. Fox reports Wenatchee is football crazy and backers want Aberdeen to have played Wenatchee instead of Tacoma. They aim for a game with Oak Park high school of Chicago and feel they can beat the Illinois team.
The Clark Oliver wedding united Miss Mary Clark and Mr. David Oliver at W T Clark’s mansion. The ceremony led by Dr W A Stevenson featured a lavish reception with guests from near and far, a long table laden with cake and favors, and a grand wedding party including Miss Madeline Clark and Miss Evelyn Catterson.
Listing of deeds, mortgages, and contracts in Wenatchee and surrounding areas. Transactions include sales of parcels in blocks and platted additions, exchanges of easterly halves, and multiple cash payments ranging from 75 to 2000 dollars, with references to GN Plat, Leavenworth, Chelan, and Millerdale. Notable names include Streeter Co, Sampson & Warner, J B Violette, Cadman, Shipman, and Morrow.
The session will consider only a few individual bills deemed especially pressing. The chairman opposes large appropriations and favors keeping spending to the minimum in line with budget-conscious policy.
Spokane announces Otto Gunderson will start woolen goods production at his Sixth Avenue and Sherman Street plant. The third floor houses carding and spinning machinery installed at a $6,000 cost, with initial focus on heavy blankets. Gunderson plans to source wool from the Inland Empire, spanning 150,005 square miles, for mill use.
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