Doings at Entiat Town Celebrations and Anecdotes
A town gathering surprises C. E. Preston with cards and treats then a humorous soliloquy follows. Entiat hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Knapp Cowan King Moody Hed ding Foxworthy Wisdom Adams Cox Goodman and others. An Entiat Entertainment Club banquet at Gray's Hall draws about 80 with toasts praising the valley and its fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Preston
Mr. Preston
Preston
Cowan
King
Moody
Hedding
Foxworthy
Wisdom
Eliza
Sarah Adams
Lizzie Cox
William Goodman
Gerald Foxworthy
George Gray, Jr
Ray King
Cowan's Gate
Entiat Entertainment Club
Gray's Hall
J. A. McArthur
C. A. Harris
Entiat
Contest for Tid Lands Causes Bitter Contention
The state land commissioner in Olympia heard several claimants to tidelands at Aberdeen seeking title. The case hinges on who holds upland rights to disputed tidelands, with multiple claimants disputing several key parcels.
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Olympia
Aberdeen
A Smile or Two as Gould Dines on Wabash Journey
Jay Gould traveled on the Wabash System and stopped for dinner in a southern Illinois town. The party shared eggs among other foods and the bill was presented to Gould.
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Jay Gould
Illinois
Gould
Wanted to Die Game in Spokane Holdup
Spokane January 21 Frank Evans identified by the holdup victim as one of the men who robbed him of $1.80 last night was probably fatally shot by a companion in a quarrel over spoils. Evans was taken to a hospital and said he would die game adding Let er go Galagher.
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Spokane
Frank Evans
Evans
Galagher
Millionaire Loses Suit Against Spokane Teamster
Olympia Jan 21 The supreme court blocked D C Corbins attempt to force Richard Greenwood a Spokane teamster to pay his fathers debt. Corbin had obtained judgment against the elder and seized the sons team and wagon. The superior court had ruled in Corbins favor, but the high court held a son cannot be held responsible for a fathers debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
D. C. Corbin
Richard Greenwood
Spokane
Supreme Court
Corbin
Greenwood
Open Letter Wishes Andy Brown Success in Conducting Contests
Friends send best wishes to Andy Brown in a short open letter thanking him for three jingles and wishing him success in conducting similar contests. The note closes politely with respectful regards.
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Andy Brown
Absence of Mina and the sleeping professor joke
Dr. Jenkins, head of zoology at Stanford, is interrupted by a wife’s remark about visitors. He leaves the dinner table to change coats and is later found sleeping in bed while guests mingle downstairs. The anecdote centers on his unexcited compliance and distraction.
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Mina
Jenkins
Stanford University
Oliver
Dr. Jenkins
The Hero of the Adige Rescues a Verona Family
Count Spolverini vows rewards as the Adige floods Verona. A peasant ferries a family from a collapsing house, reaching the pier with the boat. The count offers payment, but the youth refuses, giving the money to the needy family.
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Adige
Central Bank and Currency Reform Debate in Congress
Lord Avebury supports a central bank model similar to England 1844 to stabilize currency backed by gold reserves. Proponents urge elastic currency via assets while opposing full central bank control. bankers and economists lack consensus on the best path.
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England
Lord Avebury
Bank of England
Imperial Bank of Germany
United States Treasury
Congress
United States
English View of a Third Term in U S Politics
Editor Labouchere argues against a third term for Roosevelt noting history shows kings dangerous to self government. He cites Washington as a model and warns popularity could lead to hereditary succession. Lombroso cites Thaw as insane while Miller laments Chinese labor scarcity.
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Labouchere
London
Truth
Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Joaquin Miller
One Like Her in Narrow Road Standoff
A touring car carrying a man and wife meets a hay wagon on a tight road. The wife refuses to back up and the husband argues the turn prevents retreat. The farmer calmly declares he will back out, claiming she is a like-minded cause at home.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Old Missoo travelers pursue colonist plan to Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matlick depart for Wyaconda Missouri then return to settle on newly acquired lands in the Okanogan country. The piece discusses colonist immigration incentives and rail rate differentials, noting rates from Kansas City St. Paul St. Louis Chicago New York and others with a discount to Wenatchee Ellensburg and eastern points.
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Fred Matlick
Wyaconda, Mo
Okanogan Country
Evergreen
Washington
Kansas City
St. Paul
Middle West
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
New York
United States
Wenatchee
Ellensburg
Jones Favors Private Water Power Dam Plan
Spokane reports Congressman Jones backs private water power on the Snake River with Benton Water Co to build a dam on the Columbia River. He seeks congressional support for the bill and cites President Hawthorn’s waterways program to boost southeastern Washington development.
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Jones
Spokane
Snake River
Benton Water Company
Columbia River
Congress
Colonist Rates Begin March 1 for 1908 Immigration
Special correspondence from Portland reports a national railroad decision that colonist rates take effect March 1 to April 30, 1908. It notes extensive Pacific Northwest efforts by commercial bodies and newspapers to attract settlers, with 40 to 50 thousand newcomers guided to Washington and Oregon last year.
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Portland
Ore
Washington
United States
Pacific Northwest
United
Oregon
Wenatchee Avenue Property Deals Highlight Several Lots
Real estate listings on Wenatchee Avenue offer multiple lot options. An 50 foot lot with small house and payment plan. a 90 foot lot free of stone described as suitable for two buildings. a 120 by 120 foot corner plot opposite Beal mill labeled good speculation. and a warehouse lot with side track one block away. These parcels feature cash, installment, and total price terms.
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Wenatchee Avenue
Skagitst
Beal Mill
Forestry group hosts grand ball at Bower Hall
The Modern Woodmen Forestry team will hold a grand ball at Bower Hall on Wednesday evening January 22. Music by Crollard Orchestra. Admission one dollar. Spectators twenty five cents.
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Modern Woodmen
Bower Hall
Crollard Orchestra
Brotherhood of American Yoemen Meeting Notice
The Columbia Homestead No. 682 meets each Tuesday night at Sprague Hall. For information contact A. F. Lake, Deputy. W. A. Grant, Foreman, C. W. Torgenson, Correspondent.
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Brotherhood OF American Yoemen
Columbia Homsetead
Sprague Hall
A. F. Lake
W. A. Grant
C. W. Torgenson
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Entertainment Club
Tidelands
Millionaire
Nissen & Wallace
Lombroso
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Wadco
Buckeye Grocery Home of Good Groceries
B. E. Lowe
Walter M. Clive
Columbia Valley Bank Building
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