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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
6
The Entiat Power Company connected with the new city pump and everything operates satisfactorily. The pump equipment bucked and requires pumping out the station before filling the reservoir, with power supplied by Entiat. It is believed the reservoir will be filled in a short time.
A 12 year old Brewster boy was swept from a rowboat over the Chelan dam during a high swift flood. Asa Post leaped to the rescue shooting his boat over the dam and bringing the boy to shore after a perilous descent. The boy recovered consciousness and local citizens praise Post as a Carnegie medal candidate.
Mary Roundey of Dunlap Iowa traveled to the coast for health reasons and fell ill in North Yakima. Doctors advised crossing the mountains and the party arrived July 1st. She died July 2nd and Wenatchee Undertaking Company shipped the body back to Dunlap for burial.
Mrs J R Thomas hosted a small gathering Monday night at her Miller Street residence. Guests included L E Taylor, W H Dickson, Miss Colton of Illinois, Harvey Snyder, and Harvey Clary who left for Seattle on business. twins born to Mrs Jackson yesterday arrived healthy and noisy. Folger’s Golden Gate Coffee tease noted. J J Eyer 132 N Mission St.ose
Wenatchee Electric awards Bird & Hobson contract to raise the walls of the Columbia street plant house sixteen feet. Work to start immediately to create extra space for Valley Power company power installations. Cost estimated at several thousand dollars.
The fifty eighth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Scherle was observed at their home on Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday night July 3. Ice cream and cake were served. Attendees included Dora Jones and multiple Scheble and Case family members, four generations were present.
About 200 people from the city and nearby joined Chelan weekend festivities with excursions to the head of the lake. A Wenatchee valley meeting of Okanogan land owners approved resolutions urging the interior secretary to extend land ownership to Washington citizens regardless of distance to irrigation projects. D. W. King signed the committee. other locals referenced include Miss Nettie Tyrrell, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Preece, and Chauncey Bowers among many returning visitors from Seattle and Chelan.
A vintage advertisement claims kidney pain and backache signal kidney illness and that Doan's Kidney Pills cure disordered kidneys permanently. It cites Mrs. M Norris of Roslyn Washington praising lasting relief after two years of use, with price 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co as US agents.
A two week old plan for a big celebration drew a parade of floats from local businesses including the Big Department store Smitten Lumber and Shotwell Brick. Citizens enjoyed a program led by the band at Smith's grove with remarks by Rev. Raab and a Declaration read by Mrs. Smith. After dinner races and fireworks followed, ending with a dance at Estes hall. Local officials and residents praised the event as a success despite a fire department run earlier in the day.
S. B. Lanham and L. E. Hutchinson return from Oregon and Baker City while Steve Knowles and John Briskey arrive from Seattle and Cashmere respectively. Local residents Bruce Hastings and friends enjoy tunnel fishing. L. Rane, G. A. Magneror, Tupper, Pike visitors noted alongside Fourth of July trips to Leavenworth and Chelan.
A four year old nearly died from severe dysentery until Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was given after two doctors gave up. The boy recovered, and the testimony from William H Stroling of Carbon Hill Alabama says the remedy saves many children yearly. Castor oil as directed is recommended too. For sale by all dealers.
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