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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
8
The Episcopal St. Luke's offers a 10:30 a m service with choral music and solos by Miss Faun Wells and Mr. Tubbs, plus a 7:30 p m children’s service on Monday. The Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist churches host recitations songs and candy trees at 7:30 p m, with programs featuring choir music and a missionary theme.
A Christmas program will be given by Sunday school members with special choir music. A Christmas tree Santa Claus candy and oranges are planned. The Church of God hosts a Christmas entertainment at Pastor Titchenal's ranch tonight with gifts and sweets. St Joseph's Catholic Church will celebrates with a midnight mass tonight.
Three men William Hamilton C Skaggs and James Williams fought at noon over a horse deal. The brawl drew attention and left bloody faces. Officers Ferguson and Insche halted the disturbance. A hearing is scheduled for tonight at 5 p.m. before Judge Palmer.
At the Rebekah lodge meeting last night a Christmas tree sale was planned with members each bringing items to place on the tree. Mrs. Frank Baker acted as auctioneer and Mrs. O. E. Loving as cashier. A neat sum was raised as Mr. Sherburne bought many gifts for his family. Apples and popcorn provided refreshments as all attendees declared the evening highly entertaining.
The Little-Weisel company held a guessing contest on a large beef weight. Alger and Olds tied for first with 841 pounds and will roll dice to decide the 12 pound turkey prize. Winslow took ten pounds of lard as second closest, Taylor earned a silver dollar for third. The range of guesses ran from 475 to 1623 pounds. Mr and Mrs J F Hobson and their baby visited Seattle relatives over Christmas.
The Great Northern construction brings danger as two Swedish laborers near Columbia Siding are robbed. Charles Walling is assaulted for 15 dollars and Gus Johnson is robbed of 25 dollars at a lodging house. Deputy Fox pursues the bandits with two helpers but they escape.
CTV HENS Mr and Mrs L Robertson traveled to Cashmere to spend Christmas with Mrs Robertson’s sister. Mr and Mrs H B Wilcox and family headed to Leavenworth to visit relatives. Talma Rufus returned from Spokane for eye treatment. H K Reynolds and son shopped locally. Mr and Mrs Geo Farwell left for Seattle to see friends. H R Namnhart toured Spokane and eastern Washington. Miss Josephine Bactett went to Spokane to vacation with her parents. Miss Zoe Ward visited Columbia Siding for a week with relatives. Charles F Fry came back from Spokane with children’s shoes and school goods. Mr Capper and family arrived from Kansas to visit B F Cox land. Mr and Mrs J Leigh Campbell and daughter traveled to Seattle for Christmas.
Seattle schools start a rifle club at the University of Washington two days after President Roosevelt urged youth training. Captain Frank H. Lord leads the effort with 132 members including Merle Thorpe and Henry L. Bowlby. Lt. E. C. Hanford to direct. Barracks at Fort Lawton may host practice as officials seek weapons and range access.
A reminiscence recalls John Greenleaf Whittier at about age twenty when he felt himself a real poet and read an original poem at the dedication of a new academy in Haverhill. He and Robert Dinsmore led a procession through town, a scene still vivid in memory.
The Emporia Gazette notes the political contest is nearly over and calls for an end to partisan fighting. It envisions brief postures from various pundits, a waning public clamor, and a final appeal to unity as society shifts toward a higher life.
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