Wenatchee high school corner stone laid with documents
The Wenatchee high school corner stone ceremony proceeded with a list of contents including a historical sketch, 1909 reports, textbook lists, teacher requirements, wage scales, school forms, and clippings from 1907 to 1909. A note records George Grey breaking his leg yesterday while attempting to obtain Folger's Golden Gate Coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee High School
Brown
Daily World
The
Republic
George Grey
Folger
Local residents travel to Seattle fair and nearby visits
Mrs. R A Fox and nieces and Mrs P Frisbie of North Dakota left for Seattle after visiting Oscar Frisbie. Mrs Ed Tyler and children came from Brewster en route to Seattle. Grace Pepper of Waterville visited before taking No 1 to Seattle for the fair. Several others including F E Wilson, Mrs Huston, and Mrs Fisher headed to Seattle or Lake Wenatchee for visits or the exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Fox
P. Frisbie
North Dakota
Oscar Frisbie
Seattle
Ed Tyler
Brewster
Grace Pepper
Waterville
F. E. Wilson
Huston
Lake Wenatchee
The
Little Wetsel Co
John Potts
Snohomish
J. M. Jack and Son
Wm. Bird
Entiat
Mrs. Tyler of
Winesap
Electric Trains Through Cascade Tunnel Start Today
Beginning today all trains through the Cascade tunnel on the Great Northern railroad will be hauled by electric locomotives. The road has prepared for months and has tested the motors for three weeks. The electric power will haul all trains through the tunnel going forward.
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Seattle
Cascade Tunnel
Great Northern Railroad
Local option vote heats up in Wenatchee
The local option election set for August 24 in Wenatchee has drawn increased interest. About 600 of 800 potential voters are registered, with the remaining 200 expected to sign up soon. The state liquor organization and the anti saloon league heavily back their sides. Mayor Rose of Milwaukee may speak for the wets, and public meetings are anticipated before election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Liquor Organization
Anti-Saloon League
Taking Out Gold at Chelan
L N Pershall of the Chelan Butte Gold Mining company and an assistant began work on the south side of the butte and are now taking out a carload of ore for shipment to Coast smelters. A new surface stringer was opened and ore shows rich in spots with sacks worth up to 150 dollars. The company will continue shipping ore while paying values remain. Also reported is the death of John Bywater at his Vashon home on Vashon Island from heart failure. funeral and burial were on Vashon-Cashmere Record.
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L. N. Pershall
Chelan Butte Gold Mining Company
Chelan
Cashmere
John Bywater
Vashon
Vashon Island
Mr. Bywater
Chelan County
Monitor
Cashmere Automobilists Plan Mountain Tour To Seattle Expo
A Cashmere group plans a two week trip starting August 3 traveling across Blewitt Pass and Snoqualmie to Seattle for the exposition. The party includes F T Spiller and wife J C Paton and wife Fred Paton and wife Dr and Mrs Harry Martin W B Paton and family J C Lilly and family and D W Wright and wife. Returning, Grant Paton and family and T J Henry and wife will join.
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Cashmere Automobilists
Seattle Exposition
Blewitt
Snoqualmie Pass
F. T. Spiller
J. C. Paton
Fred Paton
Harry Martin
W. B. Paton
J. C. Lilly
D. W. Wright
Grant Paton
T. J. Henry
Cashmere Record
Seattle Warrant Broker Arrives in City
W. E. Greenway a warrant and bond broker from Seattle arrived on No. 4 last night and spent the evening in town. He has handled thousands of dollars of Chelan county securities and says no other county in the state has a better reputation among financial men than Chelan county.
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W. E. Greenway
Seattle
Tacoma Visitors Share Valley With Friends and Family
Mrs. Wilson from Tacoma visits with friends, J. J. Seller arrives on business, F. A. Reynolds from Reynolds and C. Tess of Chicago tour the valley, Irene Austin travels to Cashmere for a picnic hosted by the H. Drake family.
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C. Tess
Chicago
Irene Austin
Cashmere
H. Drake
Mr H Smith Visits Relative on Washington Avenue
Mr H Smith of Idaho visits his relative A H Smith and family on Washington avenue during a return from the A Y P exposition.
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Mr. H. Smith
Idaho
A. H. Smith
Washington Avenue
A.Y.P. Exposition
Duck Brand Saloon Run for Community Benefit in Winthrop
In Winthrop at the head of the Methow valley a saloon operates for the community’s benefit under Guy Waring of the Methow Trading Company. The Duck Brand is promoted as the sober, low-cost model that avoids selling to drunks and claims to have brought a sober town at a loss of 683.34 dollars to the owner last year.
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Methow Valley
Winthrop
United States
Guy Waring
Methow Trading Company
Waring
New York City
Winthrop Eagle
New York
Tidmarsh Flies Down Columbia to Orondo Meeting
A. W. Tidmarsh rode the river boat yesterday morning toward Orondo and met Ross Lord of Waterville there by appointment. Tidmarsh hoped to return to Wenatchee.
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Columbia
A. W. Tidmarsh
Orondo
Ross Lord of
Waterville
Mr. Tidmarsh
Wenatchee
Boat trip to Wenatchee after catching No 1 train
A party including Mr. Lord hired a boat at Orondo to reach Wenatchee by boat. The return trip took one hour and forty five minutes. Twilight League schedule lists games from July 26 to August 12 featuring Icemen Printers Bankers Firemen Ellis Forde Real Estate Hagle Tammany Eagle.
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Mr. Lord
Orondo
Wenatchee
Icemen
Bankers
Firemen
Ellis-Forde
Real Estate
Hagle-Tammany
Eagle
Tammany
Printers
Ellis-Forde-Eagle
Rear Admiral Edwin K Moore Retired After 43 Years Service
After 43 years as a United States Navy officer Rear Admiral Edwin K Moore retires on reaching the 62 year age limit. Captain Frank A Wilmer succeeds him at Portsmouth Navy Yard with Captain Thomas S Phelps and Commander William S Hogg receiving promotions. The notice also lists several local moves and a family camping trip.
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Washington
United States Navy
Edwin K. Moore
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy
Thomas S. Phelps
Mare Island Navy Yard
William S. Hogg
Moore
Frank A. Wilmer
Pennsylvania
Gold Reported in Chelan Copper Camp
Thomas Burke and Harry Carr returned from Red Mountain district with gold ore samples from Chelan Consolidated copper camp. They traveled 55 miles in about 12 hours to reach the site, where a 1300 foot tunnel and a 12 foot vein yield ore assays of 35 to 50 dollars per ton. The company has invested heavily in road building and maintains three shifts around the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Thomas Burke
Harry Carr
Red Mountain District
Chelan Consolidated
Burk
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Eagle Transfer Co
Wenatchee, Wash
Ferguson & Son
Merritt
Raymond Kaupp
Dr. Kaupp
Spokane
Carl Browne
C. A. Battles
Wenatchee Lake
Floyd E. Darn
Wilton W. Webster
Olympia
James Fisher
Cascades
Milwaukee
Chelan Butte
Stringer
M. Summers
Box P
South Bend
Ind
John S. Mooney & Co
Erty
Insurance
Clents
R. H. Nowlan & CO
Wenatchee Ave. NO
F. A. Reynolds
Reynolds
Duck Brand Saloon
J. S. Baker
A. J. Ritz
Gem Theatre
Allen Weisel
Chelan Falls
Tom Parrish
Irene
Helen Collier
Stella Zwight
Tressa Swanson
B. C. Collier
Squillchuck
Chelan Camp
Enworth
Washington and
D Streets
F. B. Chandler
John E. Shipman
Pacific Radio Wireless Telephone
Olympia Hotel
Natchee
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