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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
The notice records the mailing status as second class matter at the Wenatchee Washington post office, indicating standard newspaper distribution practice for periodical mail.
Spokane reports that following mayoral orders police will arrest saloon proprietors open on Sunday. Saloons sign an agreement to close next Sunday and all pending violations are to be dropped. Saloon owners expect no retaliation as other businesses remain affected.
City clerk reports strong finances with water system earnings around 10 300 dollars liquor licenses about 5500 dollars and other income near 33 000 dollars. Total indebtedness slightly over 25 000 dollars with 23 000 in bonds not due until 1921.
The record shows 116 marriage licenses issued in 1907, down from 120 the year before. Divorces were granted to 16 couples, indicating about 13 percent of marriages end unhappily based on clerk statistics.
A small party of surveyors went up the river yesterday and are at work near Orondo. Their purpose is not stated but may involve locating a route for an electric road, surveying for irrigating ditches, or determining land locations.
The article notes Ethel Roosevelt as a forthcoming debutante in the White House, praised for temper and charm, joining sister Alice in social prominence. It contrasts Theodore Roosevelt’s homecoming and a witty exchange about horses, while predicting Ethel’s bright social future.
The notice outlines up river and down river steamship schedules starting after Nov 1 1906 including Wenatchee to Brewster routes with specific departure times for each stop. It notes a Bridgeport service on Mon Wed and Fri mornings, with returns the same night. It ends by requesting information from potential funders on the Okanogan irrigation project and Lake Chelan district.
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