Wenatchee Council weighs condemning downtown frame buildings
Wenatchee officials consider condemning unsafe frame structures in the business district to reduce fire risk. Fire Chief Throw urges action. council may formalize condemnation at the next meeting. The fire department seeks reimbursement for losses and asks for temporary fire quarters near the city jail.
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Wenatchee
Throw
Orondo
Harry Crow
O. K
Driver Campbell
Campbell
Frank Gladish
Porter
Leavenworth Fire Department
W. T. Clark
Arthur Gunn
Ward
Forde Auto Mobiles Lead Local Purchases
Tibbits of this city ordered a Forde automobile costing about 1100 dollars, and Gel later received his machine in the past two weeks. F A Paton of Cashmere is the general agent for the Forde, with sales in this city and to Cashmere residents including Spiller, Henry, Lilly, Paton, and Wright. Paton himself owns a Forde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. QO. Tibbits
John A. Gellatly
F. A. Paton
Cashmere
Thos, Spiller
Tom Henry
John B. Lilly
Grant Paton
D. W. Wright
Mr. Paton
Rainfall Boosts Wheat Prospects Across Southside to Wenatchee
Heavy rains this week aided Southside and Big Bend wheat, with eastern Washington benefiting as well. Warm days threatened drying but the deluge saved crops, while Columbia Valley near the river lags, cut for hay as prices rise. Alfalfa tops $12 to $14 a ton.
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Southside
Big Bend
Washington
Wenatchee
Columbia Valley
Fence posts in place for park as lumber arrives soon
Fence around the ball park is set. When the lumber arrives in a few days, the fencing will be completed and the grand stand will also be built.
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Ball Park
Local Council Minutes Report City Business and Attendance
David R. McGinnis a real estate promoter with ties to the state and California is in the city. J G DeBord deputy sheriff from Leavenworth is here on county board business and handed over to Fire Chief Throw for department use. Only five council members were present Russi pro tem, Porter, Holcomb, Thomas and Wells.
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David R. McGinnis
California
J. G. DeBord
Leavenworth
Board of County Commissioners
Throw
Messrs
Russi
Porter
Holcomb
Thomas and Wells
First Auto Over the Pass from Spokane to Portland
A party led by Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Browne with J. M. Campbell and Miss Lindsley finished an auto journey from Spokane to Portland via Seattle and the Cascades. They claim to be the first to drive an auto over the Wenatchee mountains and the second to climb Snoqualmie pass, despite machine damage. The 30 horsepower Studebaker was shipped back to Spokane after crossing Hood River and the Castle Rock road. The travelers warn motorists that the Cascades and Wenatchee routes are dangerously narrow and perilous.
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Guy C. Browne
J. M. Campbell
Miss Lindsley
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Cascades
Wenatchee Mountains
Snoqualmie Pass
Columbia River
Hood River
Ore
Castle Rock
Campbell
Dalles
Harlin’s Safe Survives Fire. Insurance S4700 Found
Chas A Harlin arrived from Seattle and discovered his safe survived Tuesday’s blaze. Policies totaling 4700 covered the loss, with Harlin estimating total damage around 7000 excluding insurance. He plans to decide in days whether to rebuild as his refrigerating plant machinery largely escaped damage despite an exploded ammonia tank.
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Harlin
Mrs. A Franklin Cox Opens Piano Forte Class in Cashmere
Mrs. A Franklin Cox, recently moved from Spokane to Cashmere, is in the city to organize a piano forte class. She is a skilled pianist with strong recommendations and plans to spend several days weekly in Cashmere for instruction.
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A. Franklin Cox
Cashmere
Spokane
Local Guest Arrives in City From Gresham Nebraska
J. Bristol of Gresham Nebraska arrived in the city this morning and is staying as a guest at Frank Nelson’s.
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J. Bristol
Gresham, Nebraska
Frank Nelson’s
Firemen rally in head-on clash for big 14 to 6 win
In a dramatic head-on collision between nine firemen led by Fire Chief Throw and the Ellis Forde Cubs, the Fire Laddies triumphed 14 to 6. Wild Bill Donovan famed for using a fire extinguisher helped secure the victory as Cubs pitcher Gordon Boyd struggled before relief by Charlie Dunning.
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Throw
Ellis Forde Cubs
Cubs
Bill Donovan
H. Leonardy
Jay Cushing
Ty Cobb
Gordon Boyd
Charlie Dunning
Ellis-Forde
Askew
Wenatchee Store and Fire Dept Reach Amicable Settlement
Apologies were accepted and the Wenatchee Department Store and the Wenatchee Fire Department have settled their dispute. Fireman Wilkie Rice will remain on the force and the department will again provide protection to the store. Chief Throw states the matter is settled to the department’s satisfaction. Miss Hazel Halbert returns to Wenatchee after Seattle school winter.
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Wenatchee
Wilkie Rice
Throw
Hazel Halbert
Seattle
Building committee named for Wenatchee Commercial Club
Dr. King announced the Commercial Club appoints H. C. Littlefield Ed. S. Russell and W. A. Thompson to plan and finance a new building on Mission street. The club votes housing on the Mission street lot and next meeting features Z. E. Hayden on Civic Improvement. Mayor Gellatly in Seattle arranging bank support for warrants. McKiver to start regrade work once finances arrange.
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Gellatly
Seattle
Banks
Wenatchee Avenue
McKiver
The
Z. E. Hayden
Wenatchee
King and Palouse Streets
Fifth Street North
Bridge Street
Reed Leaves for Portland for Further Treatment After Accident
Harvey J. Reed traveled from Bremerton after attending his brother Chas B. Reed’s funeral. He suffered severe injuries from a May 24 buggy accident including a dislocated hip. Placed at Gilchrist hospital for 18 days under Dr. Culp, Reed plans to visit Bremerton and Seattle before going to Portland for care at the O R & N railway hospital. He praises Wenatchee people and hospital staff.
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Harvey J. Reed
Portland
Chas. B. Reed
The
Sound
Reed
Culp
Gilchrist Hospital
Mr. Reed
Bremerton
Seattle
Tammany Tigers Face Real Estate in Evening Ball Clash
The Tammany Tigers meet Real Estate tonight at the ball park with a 6 45 start. Lineups list Tammany Armstrong Frisbie Green Bowman Shreeve Miller Anderson Kemp Hutchinson subs Lemon Grimshaw Wieland Sorenson and Real Estate Butler Elliott Whisnand Elliot Martin Crollard Lake Gray Boehmer Mooney subs Gehr Keller Oliver Cox.
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Tammany Tigers
Ball Park
Tammany
Armstrong
Frisbie
Green
Bowman
Shreeve
Miller
Anderson
Kemp
Hutchinson
Lemon
Grimshaw
Wieland
Sorenson
Butler and Elliott
Whisnand
Elliot
Martin
Crollard
Lake
Gray
Boehmer
Mooney
Gehr
Keller
Oliver
Cox
Canadian officer tracks suspect in railway robbery case
William Hanks special officer of the Canadian government has been in town seeking a man tied to the July 18 Canadian Pacific passenger train robbery. After two days of pursuit he left the city for Spokane on No 4 believing the suspect fled by freight. A reward of about 1500 dollars is offered.
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William Hanks
Canadian Pacific
Mr. Hanks
Spokane
Whisky seller held for liquor to an Indian in Chelan County
Bob Keyes, from Lakeside, was brought in by Sheriff Ferguson on a charge of selling whisky to an Indian named John the Baptist. Keyes, an elderly Chelan County resident, has a history of liquor disposal to Native Americans but was not previously apprehended. He is held under $500 bond to await superior court trial.
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Bob Keyes
Lakeside
Ferguson
John the Baptist
Keyes
Chelan
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M. Campbell
Miss Lind
Studebaker
Chas. A. Harlin
Ning
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Ellis
Forde Cubs
R. H. E Firemen
Ellis Forde
L Pet
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Icemen
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Wenatchee Dept
the Fire Department
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Holdup Man
WM. Hanks
C. P. Train
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