Foster Rapids Opened to Navigation After Rock Removal
The state commission cleared Foster Creek rapids four miles from Bridgeport by blasting the big rock and removing obstructions to allow large boats to navigate the upper river. Captain Fred McDermott reports the first rock destroyed and the second to be blasted soon. The Yakima will push further upriver to finish the work, aiding farmers and lumbermen along the Columbia. The commission plans to spend remaining funds on upper river clearance, improving year round safety during high water.
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State
Foster Creek Rapids
Bridgeport
State Commission
Fred McDermott
McDermott
Yakima
Commission
Upper River
Foster Creek
Upper Columbia
Columbia
Kettle Falls
Strahorn Buys Interurban in Seattle-Tacoma Area
A North Yakima source with ties to Stone & Webster says Strahorn purchased the Seattle Tacoma interurban road and gains entry to the Great Sound cities. The transfer may be filed in the counties along the line and backers' identities are expected to be revealed before Christmas.
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North Yakima
North Coast
Strahorn
Stone & Webster
Seattle-Tacoma
Sound
Yakima Republic
A A man killed at Hillyard
William Scarrett, oldest freight conductor for the Great Northern at Hillyard, fatally injured when he slipped while jumping from a moving car to the engine tender. He died at Sacred Heart hospital after severe injuries. He leaves a wife and three children on Ragol Street.
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HiLlyard
William Scarrett
Great Northern
Sacred Heart Hospital
Secarrett
The
Rago] Street
Justice Moody Birthday Messages Amid Recovery
Justice William H. Moody of the United States Supreme Court received many felicitations on his fifty sixth birthday. He has been under hospital treatment for about four months in Boston and his condition once was critical. He is now reported improving and on the road to recovery but not expected to return to the bench soon.
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Boston
William H. Moody
United States
Suupreme Court
Moody
Supreme Bench
Washington Fair Tonight and Friday Weather Update
A weather note indicates clear conditions at the Washington fair tonight with rain possible Friday near the coast. Forecast highlights include coastal shower risk and dry periods inland. Local officials expect typical fair events to proceed with caution if rain arrives.
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Washington
MT Vernon Builds Sea Wall
Public improvements in Mount Vernon exceed 100000 with a gravity sewer system costing 1400 and 1400 feet of concrete walk at 11 3 4 cents per foot. A 1000 foot concrete wall along the waterfront will be about 3 1/2 feet above high water with a seven foot sidewalk, costing about 5000. Additional walks and pavement projects are planned for spring.
Dresden Pair Visit Son During Holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Heine of Dresden Germany are spending the holidays with their son Charles Wildberger.
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Ferdinand Heine
Dresden
Germany
Charles Wildberger
Engineer Jacobs Favors Water From Pend Oreille for Quincy
Quincy landowners foresee a potential water supply for a large semi arid tract. Engineer Jacobs, praised by reclamation staff, recommends filing on Pend Oreille lake rights to secure water, with diverting plans 200 miles to the Quincy flat via Spokane River and a tunnel to the Grand Coulee near Ephrata. President Ternent of the Quincy Valley Water Users association has already filed on the lake.
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Quincy
Engineer Jacobs
Reclamation Service
Seattle
President Ternent
Quincy Valley Water Users’ Association
Pend Oreille Lake
Quincy Flat
Jacobs
Ternent
Pend Oreille
Spokane
Grand Coulee
Ephrata
Eastern buyers cornering Wenatchee apple scions
Nurserymen report eastern houses purchasing most available apple scions in Wenatchee district. Some say demand for Wenatchee foods drives the purchases, others think a price corner is forming to push eastern wares. Delicious scions are scarce as concerns grow over supply for next year. County inspector Darlington notes similar complaints from other nurserymen. A carload of Delicious scions awaits shipment east.
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Wenatchee
Schwartz
van Holderbeke Nursery
Snyder
C. & O. Nursery
Darlington
Adrian Townsite Market Plans Near Term Sale
Adrian townsite in Grant county near Wenatchee is set for sale after the first of the year. The 129 acre parcel includes the Adrian townsite and sits on the Great Northern main line with future links to Connell and Spokane. Irrigation and fruit growing plans surround the site as rail and warehouse facilities expand, positioning Adrian as a possible county seat and regional commercial center.
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Messrs. Oliver and Butler
Wenatchee Valley Land Company
Adrian
C. F. Berlet
Great Northern
Wenatchee
Spokane
Washington Central
Home Nursery Company
Grant County
Prowell Engineering Company
81-year-old man committed to Medical Lake asylum
Joseph Lambert aged 81 was sent yesterday to the asylum at Medical Lake for better care. He is the father-in-law of M. W. Perrine of Malaga and had been a source of great concern to the family over the past year. Guard W. W. Bailen brought detainees Mettlin and Lambert to the asylum from Medical Lake.
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Joseph Lambert
Medical Lake
M. W. Perrine
Malaga
W. W. Bailen
Mettlin
Lambert
Whitman County Threatens Bond Forfeiture Over Bridges
The Whitman county commissioners notify the American Bonding Company that the Bailey contract for eight county bridges may see the indemnity bond forfeited if two unfinished structures, the Stipe near Diamond and the Matlock, are not rushed to completion. The August 1 deadline was extended to November 1, but Stipe is only half finished and Matlock not started. Bailey has not replied to the latest breach notice, and the board will proceed with the bonding company. Rev. O J Gist travels to Couer d Alene for Christmas with family and returns next week. the Christian church pulpit to be supplied in his absence. Mr and Mrs Lyman Bardin entertain Mr and Mrs John England, who depart for Oroville this day to make their home.
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Chicago
Middle West
Auditorium Hotel
University of Michigan
Michigan
Minnesota
Whitman County
American Bonding Company
Baltimore
I. J. Bailey
Wenatchee
Bailey
Stipe
Diamond
Matlock
O. J. Gist
Couer d’Alene
Idaho
The
Christian Church
Cook’s Mt McKinley Claim Questioned by Committee
Report of a special committee in New York states it delivered findings to the governor’s explorer’s club regarding Cook’s claim to have reached Mount McKinley. The text was not disclosed but the committee does not deny the report discredits his ascent claim.
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New York
Cook
Mt. McKinley
Governor's Explorer’s Club
Marked men threaten Spokane officials in I W W crackdown
Spokane reports three city leaders, Mayor Pratt Judge Mann and Police Chief Sullivan, receive threatening letters from Chicago and the Midwest accusing them of breaking up the I W W. Sentences against over 200 foreigners in recent weeks escalate tensions as others face conspiracy convictions. Mann notes guards offered but declines protection. Pratt and Sullivan say they will meet the challenge. Vancouver rugby series to decide international honors.
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Spokane
Nelson Ss. Pratt
S. A. Mann
John T. Sullivan
Chicago
Middle West
Industrial Workers of
Mann
Pratt
Sullivan
Entiat Resident Heads to Seattle for Tomorrow
C. A. Harris of Entiat travels toward Seattle with plans set for events tomorrow, continuing a journey between small towns and the urban destination.
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C. A. Harris
Entiat
Seattle
End of switchmen strike in sight in Minnesota
In St Paul Minnesota December 23 19xx the end of the switchmen strike appears near with expected return to work tomorrow. AF of L officials and railroad leaders including Perham Gruber Slade Hawley and Gov Eberhardt met all day to negotiate.
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Pernam
American Federation of Labor of the
Railway Department Council
J. M. Gruber
Great Northern
George T. Slade
Northern Pacific
Perham
Railroad Council
American Federation of Labor
Frank T. Hawley
Apple Industry Spotlight in Harper's Weekly
A page of Harper's Weekly this month describes the west apple industry with Hood River highlighted for best display and mentions Wenatchee and Yakima. The piece notes a surge of attention and advertising from major weekly and monthly magazines over the past year.
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West
Hood River
Two Kew Incorporations Filed In Wenatchee
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state and county auditor show two new ventures in Wenatchee. Wells and Morris head both. capital stock listed at 100000 dollars. One concerns hardware and implement sales, the other handles a large tract of state land on the Columbia river below Pateros.
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Wells & Morris
Wenatchee
Z. Wells
A. L. Morris
E. S. Wells
Methow Land and Irigation Company of
A. Z. Wells
E. Messerly
A. E. Messerly
Columbia River
Pateros
Christmas Driving Contest on Chelan Avenue
A Chelan valley driving contest on Christmas day will feature two age classes for horses under seven and over seven years. The event starts at 10 o clock with prizes awarded to winners who win two of three heats. Entrants include Charles Brown Ansel Griggs and Judge Martin for the under seven class and Judge Martin M Q Merrill and E V Martin for the over seven class. Chelan avenue offers an ideal course and many driving enthusiasts are expected to attend.
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Chelan Avenue
Charles Brown
Chelan
Ansel Griggs
Martin
M. QO. Merrill
E. V. Martin
Cure That Did Not Cure Insanity Case In Court
In a Wenatchee superior court session Sheriff Ferguson recounted John Weigand a Valley Power blacksmith committed to Medical Lake asylum. Weigand claimed a follower and arsenal in his room yet doctors found him sane except for a delusion about pursuers. The sheriff’s ruse led to a staged arrest of imagined tormentors. Meanwhile Okanogan county faces state attorney letter exonerating commissioners from personal liability for bridge bills if contract legality is questioned.
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Ferguson
John Weigand
Valley Power Company
Medical Lake
Wenatchee
Sheriff Ferguson
John
Icty
Olympia
Okanogan County
Okanogan
Cold Snap Delays Freight Across Northern Rail Lines
Freight traffic on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific is slowed by freezing temperatures in the Da kotas Minnesota Montana and the Inland Empire. Axle boxes freeze and crews heat them with torches and pumps to clear ice while Agent Piper says local yard handling remains smooth.
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Inland Empire
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Jack Frost
Piper
Still Fighting in Nicaragua Near Rama and Managua
In Bluefields on December 23, Estrada plans an immediate offensive against President Madriz. The Rama battle is said to have sidelined Zelaya, and a march on Managua is thought imminent. Rama prisoners are well treated and rebels are being armed. A Baptist church meeting is set for 7:30 tonight.
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Estrada
Madriz
Zelaya
Rama
Managua
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Recla
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Lyman Bardin
John England
Oroville
Vancouver
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University of California
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British Columbia
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Stanford University
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Aple
Harper’s Week
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Wells & Morris Incorporated
Nival
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Nicaragua
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