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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
1
Dr. L. B. Manchester runs a dental office located in the Columbia Valley Bank Building. A nearby entry notes new machinery for shoe repairing at Chas. Fry's, located next to F. & M. Bank.
Secretary Littlefield reports rapid growth for the Farmers Telephone and Telegraph Company. Ten new phones will be added at Estes Valley and fifty in Cashmere. Extensions along the Wenatchee river, Stemnilt Hill additions, and a Colockum line finish by July. Moses Coulee plans to connect via river crossing. All night Wenatchee Cashmere service begins this month.
A Wenatchee artist Artie E Varner writes Rancher’s Song dedicated to the Wenatchee Valley. The piece tells of a couple separated by divergent paths after high school with the man moving west to acquire land and later pursue a law course. The tale centers on misunderstandings and distant communication.
Governor Mead has been named vice president of the International Congress on Tuberculosis. The honor follows similar conferrals on Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon, acknowledging the governor’s active role against the “great white plague.” President Roosevelt was elected president of the congress. Dr. L. B. Manchester, dental office.
A brand new set of false teeth has been lost and someone named Finier will leave them at the World office for collection. A reward is offered for their return.
Judge Emmett N. Parker of Tacoma announced his bid for the Washington Supreme Court. A twenty year Tacoma resident and former municipal and superior judge, Parker has practiced law actively across the state and is known for a strong judicial mind and active State Bar involvement.
F W Cowan of Entiat notes political mood in the county. He says Holm leads as legislative choice and Grimshaw is favored for judge with expected large votes.
The Wenatchee Military band will perform in the park at 8 o clock this evening featuring marches overtures waltzes and medleys including Battleship Alabama Miller Overture King Rose Suwanee River and Sweet Sixteens with pieces by Dalbey Von Tilzer and Hall among others.
James Fullerton of Seattle appeared before county commissioners to secure a Buffalo Power company franchise for an electric line from Coulee City through Grand Coulee to the Columbia opposite the San Poil. Rights of way are obtained and farmers along the route have subscribed to stock. construction expected to be by Wash.
Engineers from Warren-Littleton of Wenatchee are surveying a planned electric mining railroad from Lucerne to Railroad Creek mines. The route would connect Aurelia Crown mines twenty miles up Railroad Creek with Lake Chelan, with feasibility work accelerated after last season’s discussions and forest service reviews.
County voters want to meet candidate for superior judge but City Attorney Grimshaw must remain home to supervise Wenatchee avenue condemnation proceedings involving 300 defendants, a case described as one of the largest in the region.
The second assembly by the local Eagles was held Thursday evening in Eagle hall with about sixty couples present. Crollard's orchestra provided music. Proceeds support a Wenatchee Valley Eagles fund to take the Wenatchee Military band to the Grand Lodge meeting in Seattle next August.
E F Cadman raises a yearling apricot tree with 283 fully developed fruits on display. Reports claim it may be the current record for hearing to date. The owner invites verification as the world watches for a possible record.
Wenatchee residents complain of garden plant thefts. Owners say patience ends and notify police who will prosecute offenders to the fullest extent to deter future thefts amid Bazaar loot reports.
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