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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
3
Districts in Wenatchee area select winners in a contest offering a first class Alaska trip for three districts. Voters earn votes through subscriptions and ballot clippings, with daily tallies at 9 am. Advertisements urge readers to subscribe and save on plumbing services.
The World conducts three separate contests for young women voters in districts 1 2 and 3 with top vote getters earning a round trip to Alaska plus all travel comforts. Enthu siasm rises daily as new candidates enter and subscriptions influence vote counts.
The article praises Salt Lake City as a must see on the way east, notes the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company line via Spokane and the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific as the only route through the city, and suggests winter trips to California or farm land deals with agents E. E. Ellis and William McMurray. It also mentions Elijah Shelton from Salem, A. R. Smith from Wenatchee seeking Soap Lake cures, and local plans to install telegraph wire from King ranch to Charles B. Reed's with crews to dig poles.
The Douglas County Press reports Mr. Connors lived in Waterville near the cemetery last summer. He bought a horse in Waterville, then went to Chelan where he sold it for 25 dollars. Officers searched for him as he headed toward the Columbia river and was traced to the Chelan river where the trail disappeared into swift water.
A supposition states a man tried to wade the river and was carried into the Columbia by currents. Boats were questioned but he did not board any listed passage. Social and Personal Column notes the phone number 1131 while Gem Cafe promises good meals. Wenatchee Plumbing & Heating Co. urges buyers to use their phone 263.
First Baptist Bible school at 10 a.m. B Y P A 6 30 p m preaching 11 a.m. and 7 30 p m morning service sermon and our Lord s supper evening heart treasure Bible study Thursday 7 30 p m all invited. Methodist Sunday services 11 a m 7 30 p m morning subject paying investment evening law in the heart Sunday school 10 a m Junior League 3 p m Ep worth League 6 30 p m all invited. Presbyterian Bible school 9 45 a m morning worship 11 a m Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m mission closing 7 30 p m Rev J Robertson Macartney to speak four services. Catholic first mass 8 a m solemn high mass 10 a m daily mass 8 a m. Do you want to sell quick advertise in the Daily World.
A loyal common shepherd dog assists a Port Jervis news stand by fetching papers and even handling the cash register while the proprietor was ill. The clever animal allegedly made change and drew customers before a lead quarter changed the mood. The dog remains living at the time of the Boston Post report. A separate quote from Congressman Charles Landis recalls farm life from daylight to dark with horses, provender, and eventual relief after losses.
The Modern Woodmen of Cashmere staged The Old Dairy Homestead to a full house with strong performances. W G Torrence made a vivid Weary Willie, A H Mohler impressed as a hayseed, and Ben Wade stood out as the villain. Families cope with local illness as Mrs Charles Hinton and sister Mrs Tompkins assist. Fruit growers in Cashmere package and ship large red apples.
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