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Wenatchee Daily World

Location

Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1908

Page

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Southside Club Elects Officers

J. C. Murray, injured in a well on Charley Rambholz place and staying at Nathan Cox’s home, was moved to Waterville Monday in serious condition. I. A. Simmons and his wife returned from a Sound country visit to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krause. A literary and debating society was organized at the Dry Flat school house with sessions Saturdays at 7 30 p m for the winter. A farmers club meeting Monday evening Jan 6 elected new officers and planned a program.

J. C. Murray Charley Rambholz Nathan Cox Waterville I. A. Simmons Sound Country Frank Krause Dry Flat Farmers’ Club

Cook With Electricity Disc Stove Promises Quick Heat

A compact disc stove that sits on a table heats water or cooks meals rapidly offering great convenience. Free trial available.

Wenatchee Poultry Show Opens With Fowl Enthusiasm

The Fourth Annual Wenatchee Poultry Association show opened this morning on Wenatchee Avenue. Fine bird specimens are on exhibit and public interest grows, signaling Wenatchee’s rising fame in poultry alongside its famous apples.

Wenateehee Avenue Wenatchee Poultry Association Wenatchee

Answers Inquiry calendar note for 1861 and 1888

The editor cites a historical calendar noting that November 25, 1861 fell on a Monday and May 23, 1888 on a Tuesday. The message ends with a casual invitation to meet at a half price sale.

Editor World Daily World

Wenatchee Way Proposed As City Slogan by Walter M Olive

Walter M Olive, a longtime Wenatchee booster, pushes a bridge demonstration as the event that will mark the Wenatchee Way. He argues the slogan eclipses other town mottos and reflects the city’s drive to secure what it pursues.

Walter M. Olive Wenatchee Mr. Olive Seattle Yakima Kittitas Washington

Leap Year Special Reprints Marriageable Girl Article

The World to republish the earlier letter about the "Marriageable Girl" by special request in tomorrow's issue. Leap year presence prompts Wenatchee bachelors to seek an antidote against the illness blamed on exposure, reflecting local commentary.

Wenatchee

Miss Lela Bigelow Injured In Cashmere Fracas

During a Friday evening event at the Cashmere school Miss Lela Bigelow of Wenatchee teaching there was badly bruised when a chair toppled into a crack and she was thrown to the floor. She sustained no broken bones and plans to return to class soon. The Cashmere Coons closed holiday celebrations with a grand fair for the town’s young women.

C. C Lela Bigelow Wenatchee Miss Bigelow Cashmere Coons

Washington Scenery Impresses Visitors in Early Editorial

The Seattle Times editorial lauds Washington scenery along the Cascades and Wenatchee River. It recounts E Polk Johnson recalling Arctic journeys and a train ride that sparks a panoramic veneration of local mountains, forests, and rivers. Page Three continues the tale.

Louisville Courier Cascades Wenatchee River Seattle Times Washington E. Polk Johnson United States Treasury Seattle Public Service Johnson Louisville Kentucky Louisville Courier Times the Times Louisville Courier-Journal Henry Watterson Rocky Cascade Mountains Leavenworth

Old Soldiers in Reunion at Sprague Hall

The old soldiers of Wenatchee and nearby areas gather at Sprague Hall for a reunion this afternoon. Department Commander Mack of Ballard, from Cashmere, attends and will address G. A. R. and the Women’s Relief Corps. A banquet follows the speeches at four o'clock.

Wenatchee Sprague Hall Mack of Ballard Cashmere A. S. Burbank Women’s Relief Corps

Commissioners In Session Face Bridge Bills

The county commissioners are in session this week mainly to pay bills and review matters related to county bridges. Little Bobby Griggs is seriously ill with pneumonia at his parents home on Orondo avenue. Fred Kemp will miss several days in Seattle on legal business. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Gage of Minneapolis arrived Monday to visit Mrs. Gage's mother, Mrs. Henderson, on Chelan avenue south. A. A. Piper returns from Seattle after assisting in funeral arrangements for Mrs. Carl Christenson who died there the day before yesterday.

Bobby Griggs Orondo Avenue Fred Kemp Seattle Joseph E. Gage Minneapolis Mrs. Gage Mrs. Henderson Chelan l Avenue South A. A. Piper Carl Christenson

Week of Prayer Services At Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian church conducts services during the national week of prayer with good attendance. The topic tonight is The Church Made Glorious and special programs are planned Thursday and Friday evenings including an interest in missions and a Friday youth meeting.

Presbyterian Church

Pearl Grocery Sold to Burdick in Deal

Pearl Grocery changes hands as P. P. Holcomb sells to C. M. Burdick. An official notice about the sale and account will appear tomorrow in the World.

Pearl P. P. Holcomb C. M. Burdick

Pate and McMahon Visit Soap Lake Hand Siloam Interests

J. O. Pate of Indiana arrived last week to look after his interests in the Siloam Sanitarium. M. R. McMahon of Wenatchee made a business call early this week. Mrs. Hathaway returned to her school after holidays in Idaho. Mr. Lee Sorrell and wife of Montana visit Mr. and Mrs. M. Sorrell. The literary gathering Friday evening drew a good program.

J. O. Pate Indiana

Bruce Griggs Departs Westbound Train for Seattle

Bruce Griggs left yesterday on a westbound train to spend the remainder of the week in Seattle.

Bruce Griggs Seattle

Funeral Postponed For Mrs Christenson

The funeral of Mrs. Carl Christenson will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m instead of Thursday due to a telegram from Minneapolis saying two sisters of Mrs Christenson are traveling to Wenatchee and cannot arrive before Sunday.

Carl Christenson Minneapolis Christenson Wenatchee

Everybody Invited Special Program at Presbyterian Church

A Presbyterian Church hosts an evening program featuring congregational songs such as One More Day's Work and I Need Thee Every Hour, scriptural readings, responsive reading Praise from Our Hearts, solos by Mrs E S Russell and Rev Jnc W Berger, papers on Home and Foreign Missions, missionary promises, financial retrospective, and announcements.

Summers E. S. Russell David Keith Thompson Jnc. W. Berger Littooy

New Council Opens Session and Swears In Members

The council met in regular session with Mayor Scheble presiding. Old council settled items and approved pest house bills shared by city and county totaling about 500 dollars. The new council was sworn in and Jno A Gellatly to take oath as mayor at the next meeting. Shipp and Teamer applied for a liquor license for a saloon in the former Lillis and Blake building.

Scheble Shipp & Teamer Lillis & Blake Jno A. Gellatly

Ladies Honor Mrs. Ogburn and Mrs. Culp on King Street

A large afternoon gathering at Mrs. Tibbits home in King Street honored Mrs. J H Ogburn of Virginia and Mrs. Frank Culp fresh from a bridal tour. Guests entered to a pine and chrysanthemum decorated room with peacock feather accents and pink white centerpieces.

John Culpi M. O. Tibbits King Street J. H. Ogburn Virginia Mary Duff John Seaman H. J. Olive

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Southside Club Southside Wenatchee Electric Company North Central Strong Bank Columbia Valley Bank Apple Andy Brown The N. B Columbia Mr. Johnson Ocean New York OLD Soldiers Pearl Grocery Soap Lake News Vidascope Moving Pictures J. £. Ferguson
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