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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1908
Page
2
A Washington Times letter argues smallpox scare is minimal compared to consumption. It cites 12 year deaths: smallpox about 22 and consumption around 1,537 with 751 last year, urging a $4,928 fund for the Prevention of Consumption to save lives.
Dr Henry King Carroll reports total church and synagogue membership at end of 1907 about 32 983 156 up from 32 255 610 the gain 627 546. Catholic membership estimated 11 645 495 with 246 000 year gain. Methodists 6 660 784.
A Kansas City audience interrupts Miss Bertie Allendale's performance with heckling from a red shirt spectator. The stage manager ejects the man after a scuffle, then returns to announce Bertie will sing Down in the Valley, drawing applause and an encore.
The Tacoma Ledger notes seventeen church organizations with the Methodist Episcopal Church leading at 3,036,667 communicants and a yearly gain of 52,406. Other denominations include Baptists 5,224,305, Lutherans 2,022,605, Presbyterians 1,821,504, Episcopalians 830,659, and more, plus Methodist preachers 17,681 vs Roman Catholic priests 15,698.
The Commercial Club votes for officers for the coming year with Walter M. Olive George R. Fisher H R Parshall H C Littlefield and Fred Reeves named as potential leaders. All five have helped build up Wenatchee and any could make a strong executive.
Frank M. Dallam notes the new steel wagon bridge over the Columbia at Wenatchee, the town’s transport and irrigation catalyst. He recalls Wenatchee’s transformation from sagebrush desert to orchard wealth and foresees similar water projects in Methow, Brewster, and Okanogan valleys prompting broader prosperity. The Loomis Prospector report credits progress and long cherished aims realized.
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