Nagel Tour Highlights O R N Routes To Wenatchee
J R Nagel general passenger agent of the O R N R R based in Seattle visits Wenatchee with H R Gallagher of California Butte Valley Land Co to promote opening new valleys along the O R N line. Gallagher eyes colonization and intensified farming with L H Belser named local agent. H J Olive arrives from Cashmere.
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J. R. Nagel
Seattle
Wenatchee
Nagel
Washington
Oregon
California Butte Valley Land Company
Medford
Cascade Mountains
Gallagher
L. H. Belser
Busch backs local option and Sunday closing plan
Adolphus Busch of St. Louis endorses local option and a Sunday closing scheme. He proposes saloons close from midnight Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday to allow church attendance and suggests the prohibition wave is spreading, noting Oklahoma’s adoption and a personal cost of a million dollars.
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Kansas City
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Tam
Busch
South
Oklahoma
Proposed New Town on West Bank of Columbia River
Information suggests laying out a new town on the west bank of the Columbia River just below the Methow mouth near Paterson. Proponents claim advantages over the older village, and Methow country’s rapid development plus a new irrigation project signal a favorable outlook for new townsite proposals.
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Columbia River
Methow
Pateros
Wenatchee Exhibit Shows Prize Questions at Vancouver
Wenatchee delegation at the Northwest Horticultural Association convention in Vancouver B C reported uncertainty over judges criteria for fruit awards. The Wenatchee display drew attention but netted no prize, though the province highlighted two boxes of Black Ben Davis apples and one box of Rome Beauties with uniform 36 fruit per box and strong color. A. J. Linville Harry Shotwell and B. M. Chapman led the Wenatchee exhibit alongside city merchants, with a notable six and a half pound Washington South Side Beauty potato.
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Wenatchee
Northwest Horticultural Association
Vancouver
B. C
Ben Davis
Rome
A. J. Linville
Harry Shotwell
B. M. Chapman
Commercial Club
Washington
South Side
City Council actions and appointments noted
The City Council met at city hall with members Case Bousquet Nichols Harlin Belser present. Absent were Mooney Wildberger. Water committee tasked to pursue a permanent system and obtain a reasonable engineer estimate. Belser appointed chair of street alley sewer committee replacing Fuller resigned. Deputy health officer position dropped. chief of police to assign an officer. Ballots from recent election canvassed and deemed correct. Snow and sleet conditions improve sleighing near Cashmere.
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Case
Bousquet
Nichols
Harlin
Belser
Mooney
Wildberger
Scheble
L. J H. Belser
O. B. Fuller
Judge Appoints General Administrator for Melody Choir Estate
Judge Albertson names Harry Watson of the Be ney-Watson Co as general administrator of the Melody Choir estate with a 15000 dollar bond. Executors James Moran and Charles Horton previously named were superseded after the will was set aside and choir declared insane. The estate is redirected from the choir’s original purposes. melody and mausoleum plans are dropped. Hobo the dog rests in a tin wash boiler and Choir’s body remains at Bonney-Watson parlors for interment. Choir died December 16, 1906.
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Albertson
Melody Choir
R. B. Albertson
Harry Watson
Beney-Watson Co
James Moran
Chas. H. Horton
Elizabeth Melcho
Choir
Broadway
Marion Street
Seattle
Bonney-Watson Undertaking
Montana Governor Pardons Boy on Condition of Fare
Gov Toole pardons Arthur Van Winkle, a 10 year old colored boy in reform school, if someone pays his railroad fare to Minneapolis. The lad’s grandmother promises a good home if pardoned. Mrs Ella Larson of Tacoma, Holy Rollers member, has gone insane and is placed in Fort Steilacoom asylum. A barn on J A Gleason’s ranch near Albion Washington burned Saturday night destroying five horses and farming gear including hay and grain.
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Gov. Toole
Montana
Arthur van Winkle
Reform School
Minneapolis
Ella Larson
Tacoma
The
Holy Rollers
Fort Steilafecom Asylum
J. A. Gleson
Albion
Wash
Bromiley Returns From Philadelphia After Long Absence
William Bromiley of Southside returns from a month in his former home Philadelphia where he left twenty years ago. He says eastern people are short of food fruit and notes a lack of good apples on Philadelphia stands. He traveled west via St Paul, seven days there, and returned five days by the O R N.
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William Bromiley
Southside
Philadelphia
West
Mr. Bromiley
East
St. Paul
Call the Strike Off
Robert J. Martin of Minneapolis says after an eight day session with railroad company representatives the switchmen postponed wage demands due to a financial flurry in the east. He asserts no strike is planned and the men will seek wage readjustment once conditions normalize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Robert J. Martin
Minneapolis
Trades and Labor Assembly
Switchmen's Union of North America
Martin
Election Law Violation Not Invalidating Last Week’s Vote
Report notes polls open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. contrary to Section 235 which requires 8 p.m. close. Authorities say failure to follow hours does not invalidate the election. Also mentions West Point exam plans and a Seattle high school faculty role.
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West Point
Piles
Seattle High School
Washington
San Francisc
Conconully Pushes for Electric Railway in Okanogan
The Conconully Record advocates an electric railway to connect agricultural and mining districts with the county seat. Conconully subscribers total 46800 for the project, Omak has 15000, Riverside and Loomis have yet to respond, and more funds may be raised from farmers and miners. The plan promises cheaper transport of lumber, farm and mine outputs, addressing isolation and high prices, with continued discussion on Page Three.
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Rex Flintkate
Rex Flintkote
Rex Flintrote
Conconully Record
Okanogan County
Conconully
Omak
Riverside
Loomis
Okanogan
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Wenatchee Electric Company
Columbia Valley
Old Strong Bank
D Street
Grant & Cox Peal Estate Co
Wenatchee Ave
Rex Flinthate
India St
Boston, Mass
H. R. Gallagher
California
H. J. Olive
Breed
Dings
Cashmere
Choi
J. F. Hobson
Greenacres
Electrighy
Grangcan
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