Southside Club Elects Officers
J C Murray recently injured in a well on Charley Kamholz place and now recovering at Nathan Cox home. He remains in serious condition. Mr and Mrs I A Simmons returned from a Sound country visit to Mr and Mrs Frank Krause. A literary and debating society formed at the Dry Flat schoolhouse with Saturday evening meetings at 730 pm for the winter. Farmers club met Monday evening January 6 electing new officers and formulating a plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Murray
Charley Kamholz
Nathan Cox
Waterville
I. A. Simmons
Sound Country
Frank Krause
Dry Flat
Farmers’ Club
Cook With Electricity Disc Stove Promises Quick Heating
A compact disc stove that sits on the table heats water and cooks meals quickly. The novelty offers a free trial for potential buyers.
Wenatchee Poultry Show Opens Fourth Year
The Wenatchee Poultry Association holds its fourth annual show with many fine bird specimens on display. Enthusiasm runs high among fanciers and the general public, signaling Wenatchee may gain fame for chickens alongside its famous apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Whue
Wenatchee Poultry Association
Inquiry confirms day-of-week for historic dates
The editor notes from the Daily World that a calendar shows November 25, 1861 fell on a Monday and May 23, 1888 landed on a Tuesday. The assertion aligns with the reader’s calendar reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Editor World
Daily World
Wenatchee Way Slogan Proposed By Local Booster
Walter M. Olive, a longtime Wenatchee booster, urges a city bridge demonstration as the upcoming highlight. He advocates adopting the Wenatchee Way as a slogan to express the town’s drive to achieve what it pursues, rivaling other regional phrases like Seattle Spirit and Yakima is Better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Olive
Wenatchee
Mr. Olive
Seattle
Yakima
Kittitas
Washington
Leap Year Special Reprints Marriageable Girl Letter
The World announces tomorrow's issue will republish the earlier Marriageable Girl letter due to reader demand. Leap year prompts Wenatchee bachelors to seek a preventive antidote against a rumored contagious “disease” from exposure, amid other features for the edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Miss Lela Bigelow Hurt At Cashmere Event
During a Friday evening jullification in Cashmere, Miss Lela Bigelow Wenatchee teacher here was injured when a chair toppled into a crack and she fell hard. She suffered bruises and shaking but no broken bones and expects to return to school soon. The Cashmere Coons closed the holiday with a grand fair for local young ladies and a half price offer is advertised.
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C. C
Lela Bigelow
Wenatchee
Miss Bigelow
Cashmere Coons
Washington scenery draws praise in editorials and travel lore
The Seattle Times editorial extols Washington’s landscapes from the Cascades to the Wenatchee region. A story relayed by B Polk Johnson notes a traveler who, after crossing mountains, declares American scenery far surpasses European views and vows to return, praising local beauty as mist clears and trains climb switchbacks.
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Seattle Times
Washington
Cascades
Wenatchee River
B. 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
Wenatchee and nearby country veterans gather at Sprague Hall for a reunion. Department Commander Mack of Ballard arrives from Cashmere with Capt. A. S. Burbank to address G. A. R. and the Women's Relief Corps. A banquet follows the four o clock speaking program.
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Wenatchee
Sprague Hall
Mack of
Ballard
Cashmere
A. 8
Commissioners In Session Address County Matters
The county commissioners are in session this week focusing on paying bills and bridge projects in the county. Little Bobby Griggs is seriously ill with pneumonia at his parents home on Orondo Avenue. Fred Kemp will be absent several days in Seattle on legal business. Mr and Mrs Joseph B Gage of Minneapolis arrived Monday to visit Mrs Gage's mother Mrs Henderson on Chelan Avenue South. A A Piper returned from Seattle where he assisted in funeral arrangements for Mrs Carl Christenson who died there day before yesterday.
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Bobby Griggs
Orondo Avenue
Fred Kemp
Seattle
Joseph B. Gage
Minneapolis
Mrs. Gage
Mrs. Henderson
Chelan Avenue South
A. A. Piper
Carl Christenson
Week of Prayer Services At Presbyterian Church
Observances mark the national week of prayer with well attended services. Tonight’s subject is The Church Made Glorious. Special programs are scheduled Thursday and Friday, including an interest in missions and a Friday evening meeting for young people.
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Presbyterian Church
Pearl Grocery Sold by Former Proprietor
Pearl Grocery has been sold by P. P. Holcomb to C. M. Burdick in a deal closed this afternoon. An official announcement regarding the business and accounts will appear tomorrow in the World newspaper columns.
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Pearl
P. P. Holcomb
C. M. Burdick
Pate Tracing Siloam Sanitarium Interests in Soap Lake
Indiana visitor J. O. Pate arrived last week to pursue interests at Siloam Sanitarium. Wenatchee merchant M. R. McMahon made a business call earlier in the week. Mrs. Hathaway returned to school after holidays in Idaho. Mountain states visitors Lee Sorrell and wife are visiting relatives. The literary event Friday night drew a good program. Bruce Griggs departed westbound for Seattle to end the week.
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J. O. Pate
Indiana
Funeral Postponed for Mrs Christenson’s Kin
The funeral of Mrs. Carl Christenson is rescheduled to Sunday at 1 30 p m instead of Thursday. The change comes after a telegram from Minneapolis said two sisters of Mrs Christenson are en route to Wenatchee and cannot arrive in time for the original service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Christenson
Minneapolis
Christenson
Wenatchee
Everybody Invited Special Program at Presbyterian Church
A Presbyterian church hosts a special evening with songs by the congregation including One More Day's Work and I Need Thee Every Hour. Scriptural reading A Call to Praise and other items feature missionary papers by members, solos by Mrs. E S Russell and Rev. Jnc. W. Berger, announcements, and benediction.
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Summers
E. S. Russell
David Keith
Thompson
Jnc
W. Berger
Littooy
New Council Met Last Night In City Session
The council met in regular session with Mayor Scheble presiding. The old council finalized bills for the pest house with the city paying half and the county half, totaling about $500. Officials filed reports and the old council adjourned. The new council was sworn in, Mayor Scheble to continue until the oath for the new mayor is taken. Shipp and Teamer applied for a liquor license for a saloon in the former Lillis and Blake building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheble
Leity
Shipp & Teamer
Lillis & Blake
Jno
Entertaining Ladies at Culp Tibbits Home on King Street
A large afternoon gathering hosted by Mrs. John Culp and Mrs. M. O. Tibbits at Mrs. Tibbits home on King Street honored Mrs. J. H. Ogburn of Virginia and Mrs. Frank Culp returning from a bridal tour in California and Old Mexico. Marion Tibbits greeted guests as green and pink decorations accented the rooms.
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John Culp
M. O. Tibbits
King Street
J. H. Ogburn
Virginia
Tibbits
Frank Culp
California
Old Mexico
Marion Tibbits
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
Answers Inquiry
Louisville Courier
Columbia
Mr. Johnson
Ocean
New York
OLD Soldiers
Pearl Grocery
Soap Lake News
Bruce Griggs
Mesdames Culp
Fine In Pictures
J. £. Ferguson
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