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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
Harry Brown begins the year with a savings day at Columbia Valley Bank. Deposits made before Folger’s Golden Gate Coffee grounds in the morning earn four percent interest payable semi annually, with January 10 as the draw date for interest from January 1.
Seattle Corporation Counsel Scott Calhoun submits a proposed amendment to King County lawmakers to replace the offsetting of benefits against damages with a system where juries set compensation independent of benefits. He argues current law is unjust and inequitable in regrade cases.
The religious monthly The Biblical Educator reports strong reception with thirty four California subscriptions received by yesterday. Financial manager A J Linville says sales and yearly subs are satisfactory and the publication is well received by readers interested in its subject matter.
A joint resolution introduced in the House by Representative Dawson of Iowa would authorize the Postmaster General to design and issue a new 2 cent stamp commemorating the centennial birth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln if adopted. The measure sets the stamp’s creation as a government act.
M C McCormick Cashmere saloonkeeper convicted in superior court for selling liquor to a minor was denied a new trial by Judge Steiner. He is out on bond and will be sentenced in court Saturday, facing up to a $300 fine and thirty days in county jail. The notice ends with an ad for J J Eyers ice skate sharpening on Mission Street.
Miss Anna S. Peck cites 24000 foot Huascaran in Peru as the continent’s loftiest. Mr Fitzgerald argues Aconcagua in Chili tops Peck. Mr Conway claims Illimani exceeds Huascaran at 2500 feet plus. Dr Cook asserts Mt. McKinley is highest. Also notes a New Hampshire couple’s South American journey and a Mrs Jones praising Folger’s coffee.
In Providence on January 6 1909 Aram J. Pothier was sworn in as Rhode Island governor succeeding James A. Higgins. The new chief executive and statewide officials took their oaths as the 1909 assembly convened with traditional inaugural ceremonies.
A Spokane Inland Empire group forms the Columbia River Orchards Company to establish Wahluke on the Columbia River. The plan covers 15,000 acres secured across from the Hanford project, with a $100,000 bond issue and $50,000 in marketable units. Water will be diverted via a gas-fired plant into 12 miles of ditches to irrigate the land 50 miles north of Kennewick.
Spectators watched from the balcony as the governor was greeted by a seventeen gun salute from the lawn battery. After ceremonies the legislature begins sixty days of session followed by a reception for members and guests. The capi tol will be illuminated in the evening with public invitation.
Let your money work for you by depositing it in the Savings Department of the Columbia Valley Bank where it earns 4 percent interest compounded semi annually. Deposits draw interest from January 1 if made before January 10 1909.
Real estate ad listing multiple plots with bearing trees and improved facilities. Includes 5% acre parcels near Sunnyslope with a house barn and packing house, water rights, and farm hardware. Prices range from 2500 to 5000 dollars with cash and easy-term options.
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