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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1908
Page
1
Evangelistic meetings are under way at the Christian Church of this city with Rev. W. T. Adams presiding. A two week revival at Malaga ends tonight yielding nineteen church additions. Wenatchee meetings will run for three weeks.
Women of Woodcraft Yale Circle No 52 held a regular meeting at Eagle's Hall last night and elected officers for the coming year including Guardian Neighbor Vernietta Biglow Past Guardian Neighbor Sarah Matzke Advisor Ida M Nichols Clerk Viola Gochinour Banker May Mechtel Magician Katherine Duffy Attendant Dora Milner Organist Effie Holm After the meeting members enjoyed a sleigh ride party hosted by Mrs John Elfers Hear Opie Read at the theater tonight Lecture Course
Spokane January 20 The issue of ineligibility for political office under section 15 of article 4 of the state constitution is debated as Judge Miles Poindexter and Tacoma Judge W E Snell, both current superior court judges, are linked to candidacy for congress and governor. Attorneys general office reportedly shares this view.
Spokane banks, among the first in the Pacific Northwest to return to cash basis, report a surplus of gold and silver piled in vaults. Short term loan rates run seven to eight percent. If eastern commercial paper rates fall and borrower demand remains light, cheaper money may follow locally.
The Spokane Clearing House holds 750000 in gold but discounting plans falter as banks pay cash for daily balances. Depositors expect an active, constructive period with trade improvement despite a strong prior quarter. The Ladies' Guild plans a meeting tomorrow at Mrs. E B Yocum's Chelan Ave N home.
Mrs A Z Wells hosted the Art Club on Palouse street with members Mesdames A Z Wells C A Bower Terry Ross George Ellis John Gellatly and B J Williams. They worked in water color and china painting under the direction of Mrs Williams and Mrs Wells and shared light refreshments after a pleasant afternoon.
Justice Greenbaum told Hebrew Technical School for Girls that female cooking in rural areas is vile and robs workers of proper food, warning that improper nourishment can drive men to saloons at night. Meanwhile Percy Scheble and three others returned from a hunting trip to Moses Lake on No. 3, reporting plenty of game but difficulty finding it, with several ducks geese and swans brought home.
A lively Wenatchee social scene centers on Opie Read's visit and tonight's 8 30 performance at the Wenatchee Theater. Read, praised as America's Prince of Funmakers, travels with rheumatism and will be hosted by the Tammany Club for dinner before the show.
County Superintendent Bowersox appoints Charles A. Lynch Chassie Kennedy Dooley P Wheeler and Caroline Roys to the county board of Eighth Grade Examiners. A new arrival Thomas L Hallett from Alabama joins Wenatchee valley residents as he aims to learn apple growing.
The Wenatchee Band held a banquet in the Commercial Club rooms last evening to honor their leader Louis Crollard who has passed examination and been admitted to practice in the superior court. Mesdames Reeves Bousquet Buttles and Crollard aided in arrangements. Frank Reeves served as master of ceremonies and introduced Judge Steiner H. W. Taylor and O. S. Stocker, who spoke as Mr. Crollard responded. Forty covers were laid.
From a 13 acre Nob Hill tract owned by Richey and Gilbert near Toppenish profits reached 15192 dollars for last year. The harvest comprised 6647 boxes of peaches 474 boxes of apples and 500 dollars of fruit with no shipping value sold to the cannery. Rosenhaupt Has Ambitions
The Wenatchee city council will gather tonight to clear business quickly so members can attend the Opie Read Lecture, which opens at 8:30 p.m. at Wenatchee.
James Harper and W T Smith confess they robbed the National Bank of Hattiesburg after watching president A F Thomason enter the bank with a key while in a sleep trance. They claim Thomason gave them the safe combination and they fled as he slept.
Olympia January 20. L C Gilman attorney for the Great Northern warned Commissioner Lawrence that railroads may withdraw mileage books if the state railroad commission persists in enforcing the rule that holders may not pay more than the regular fare. The commission cites Olympia to Seattle mileage of 73 with a 180 fare and demands 60 miles per mileage book.
A city health official asserts the critical role of sanitation, urging public cooperation to build a sewer system, improve surveillance, and pursue vaccination against smallpox. He notes vaccine failures among unvaccinated residents and calls for coordinated efforts to protect health, wealth, and prosperity.
Harry Kraupfeifer and four men returned from Chelan Consolidated mining camp reporting eight to ten feet of snow on a level near the camp. They feared a snowslide could bury the camp while noting progress in the tunnel and dwindling water for the compressor. Also listed are Chief J E Ferguson’s illness and Tim Parish leaving Wenatchee Electric to lead an Spokane to Hanford transfer.
The funeral of H. M. Spencer who died Sunday was held yesterday. Spencer had lived in Wenatchee for many years. Also, Opie Read appears at the Wenatchee Theater tonight.
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