Wenatchee Growers Set Apple Pool Sales For Season
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association will sell apples by pool to the highest bidder with shipments planned from Spokane. The group orders 30 carloads of boxes totaling 240000 boxes and expects to ship at least 400 cars, with prices set for packing and box rates. The directors oppose a packing association and condemn certain National Apple show grading rules citing inequities for Winesap and other varieties.
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Wenatchee Valley
Spokane
Wenatchee
Association
P. P. Holcomb
C. A. Leedy
C. E. Owens
Dr. Blake
Cashmere
Grant Paton
C. B. Clark
Sunnyslope
Harry Shotwell
William Turner
Jas. Compton
The
Squillchuck
E. T. Balch
McConihe meets Tacoma figure in Moses Lake irrigation project
L. F. McConihe of Tacoma, father of the Moses Lake irrigation project, arrived in town last night and met Wm. Turner. He confirms he remains in the race and disputes reports of eastern capitalists turning him down. Since the Supreme Court water right decree, he has conducted conferences with representatives of a large concern, while ten Great Northern officials have toured the region and bought for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. McConihe
Tacoma
Moses Lake
Wm. Turner
McConihe
Supreme Court
Great Northern Railway
Recount to Cover Valley Missed in First Census
A. M. Storch, district census enumerator, arrives to recanvass the valley portion missed earlier. The Commercial Club leads the effort and asks those missed to send names to Secretary Coburn. Rural residents included. Estate of Mary E. Tibbits petitions for letters of administration by Attorney B. J. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Storch
Storch
Commercial Club
Coburn
Mary E. Tibbits
B. J. Williams
Pacific States Telephone to Expand Lines and Repair System
The Pacific States Telephone company plans large scale expansion with Wenatchee as a division point. Two new lines will reach Waterville and Spokane, with westward additions expected. The eastern network will be rebuilt linking Quincy Ephrata and Wilson Creek, while Okanogan policy remains undetermined. A camping outfit for about thirty workers arrives to begin field construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific States Telephone Company
H. C. Littlefield
Farmers Line
Wenatchee
Waterville
Spokane
Quincy
Ephrata
Wilson Creek
Pacific States Company
Okanogan
Entiat Resident Bob Gaines Moves to Malaga
Entiat valley resident Bob Gaines, one of the oldest in the area, has moved to Malaga after purchasing property from Ed S Russell there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entiat Valley
Bob Gaines
Malaga
Ed. S. Russell
Wenatchee Construction Advances Amid Delays and New Office
Wenatchee builders push ahead on several blocks with the new hotel three stories high on Palouse Street and a rock foundation underway for the Big Store addition. The Harlin block faces lumber delays, a new Wenatchee Realty building foundation is under Bird & Hobson, and a telephone company office is planned for summer pending minor finalize. Residential building swells citywide with multiple new homes under way.
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Wenatchee
Palouse Street
Olympia
Great Northern
Wenatchee Realty Company
Lower
Orondo
Bird & Hobson
Seeking Routes for Highway East of Wenatchee
W T Clark and J A Seaman survey the area east of Wenatchee to map a state highway route. They will return soon with Sam Hill and J C Lawrence of the State Good Roads association for further examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Clark
J. A. Seaman
Wenatchee
Sam Hill
J. C. Lawrence
State Good Roads Association
Langford Ketchel Fight Signed for July in Colma
Promoter J W Cof froth announces Langford and Ketchel will clash in a fight of at least 25 rounds on July 2 in Colma California. The $30 000 purse is split sixty percent to the winner and fifty to the loser. A San Mateo county trial affecting two fighters may decide if the match proceeds in Colma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. W. Coffroth
Sam Langford
Stanley Ketchel
Colma
California
San Francisco
Ketchell-Langford
Cal
San Mateo County
New Strawberry Variety Planted on C O Potter Lot
C O Potter of the corner of Okanogan and Peachey avenues planted three fourths of his lot to the Jessie strawberry variety imported by Central Produce company. The Daily World sampled the fruit and found the berries among the finest seen this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Potter
Okanogan and
Peachey Avenues
Jessie
Central Produce Company
Daily World
Agreement With Railroads Proposal to Expedite Rate Powers
President Taft sent a special message to Congress urging immediate effect of the interstate commerce commission’s power to investigate and suspend railroad rate increases. He cites a voluntary pause by railroads on new rates as part of a pact reached yesterday and leaves the method of amendment to Congress.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wickersham
Knox
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Fisher praises Spokane as leading West Coast cities
Geo. R. Fisher returned from a Spokane trip and reports unusually prosperous conditions. He notes banks are strong, real estate is active, and development is widespread, with Spokane ahead of Seattle Tacoma and Portland in his view.
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Geo. R. Fisher
Spokane
Mr. Fisher
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
King County to appoint delegates at state convention
The republican state central committee may approve appointing King County delegates by central committee rather than primary election and this may spread to other counties. Chelan County fixed convention details and may keep the old method, while many counties may follow King County's initiative. The state convention work remains important politically with likely few contests for the supreme bench nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
King County
Republican Central Committee
Chelan County
Supreme Bench
Hall to Erect Eight Room Residence on Palouse Street
C G Hall plans a modern eight room residence on Palouse Street on lots he recently bought from W D Moody. The house is expected to cost about 3500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hall
Palouse Street
W. D. Moody
Grain prices ease with multiple declines this spring
Flour has fallen by 5 cents per sack and 20 cents per barrel in recent days, now $1.40 per sack and $5.45 per barrel. Wheat sits at 68 cents per bushel, down from around $1.10 in winter. Graham and other cereals also dropped in price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Geologist Prof. Henry Landes Eyes Local Land Buys
Prof Henry Landes state geologist and owner of a ten acre Sunny slope tract is in the city. He is also interested with Prof Eastwood in a 50 acre tract nearby and holdings south of the city. Landes booster for Wenatchee valley just returned from Spokane trip to study state land where tungsten ore was found.
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Henry Landes
Sunnyslope
Landes
Eastwood
Wenatchee Valley
Spokane
Earthquakes in Italy Cause Heavy Losses in Avellino Area
Great tremors hit the Province of Avellino and southern Italy with Calitri half destroyed and about 30 killed across several villages. In Avellino city one death is reported, while panic and mass sheltering followed as relief efforts began and King Victor Emmanuel traveled to Avellino.
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Rome
Avellino
Italy
Calitri
Valata
Reggio
Capua
Catanzaro
Polo
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Calaty
Andrew
Montevergine
Protests and Plans for a Three Day Fourth of July Celebration
Sparks of opposition alongside preparations for a three day Fourth of July event appear with a Sunday ball game on the docket. City wide concessions at Recreation Park and other sites are planned, with booths, shooting galleries, and a “colored lemonade” stand noted. Committees meet at the Commercial club to finalize details as Professor Johnson issues a hammer throw challenge.
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Recreation Park
Johnson
Wenatchee
Taft Secures Surrender on Western Rate Hikes
Washington June 7 President Taft forced Western rail chiefs to withdraw proposed freight rate increases. The agreement delays any further rises until the railroad bill becomes law and keeps old rates in place for about a year. Eastern lines may follow with similar talks tomorrow.
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Western
Eastern Lines
Taft
Washington
West
Western Trunk Lines
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
White House
Brown
New York Central Lines
McRae
Pennsylvania Road
Eastern Railway
Wenatchee Commercial Club Plans Publicity Campaign
Noonday luncheon of Wenatchee Commercial Club trustees at the Elman hotel focused on publicity fundraising. A small delegation may travel to the Okanogan country early next week to foster fellowship and aid upper country clubs, which reportedly are not coordinating well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Cial Club
Elman Hotel
Okanogan
Sam Cone to Quit Interior Department Post
Sam Cone special officer for the Interior Department will leave government service August 1 to practice law at Lewiston Idaho. He has effectively shut down liquor traffic on Indian reservations in Washington Idaho Oregon and Montana and is known in Okanogan for sending many bootleggers to the penitentiary.
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Sam Cone
Interior Department
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Lewiston
Cone
Okanogan
Anderson and Osborn Headed to Rose Carnival in Portland
Otto Anderson and R. C. Osborn left Sunday night for Portland to attend the Rose Carnival. Anderson will return late in the week while Osborn continues to San Francisco for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Anderson
R. C. Osborn
Portland
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Osborn
San Francisco
Postmasters to receive salary increases in Washington
Postmaster Terry Ross will gain 100 dollars, effective July 1, with thirty Eastern Washington officers affected. Raises vary, including Bollman Cashmere from 1500 to 1600, Davis Leavenworth from 1600 to 1700, Oroville 1100 to 1200, Okanogan 1000 to 1200, Waterville White 1700 to 1800, and Ross 2500 to 2600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Ross
Post Office Department
Washington
Bollman
Davis
Leavenworth
Oroville
Okanogan
White
Waterville
Ross
Great Northern Railway Reports Ten Month Revenue Gain
St Paul June 7 The Great Northern Railway company in a statement issued today shows net operating revenue for the first ten months of the fiscal year at 21 million 612 thousand 524 85 dollars versus 17 million 764 thousand 191 39 dollars the year before. Operating expenses rose from 26 million 866 thousand 967 52 to 31 million 086 thousand 893 11 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway Company
Fast Time From the East
The Farmers' Telephone Tele graph company received a carload of telegraph cables shipped from Rochester New York in eleven days. Eastern shipments are unusually quick and the company is pleased with the dispatch.
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Farmers’ Telephone & Telegraph Company
Rochester
New York
East Wenatchee Development League Special Meeting
East Wenatchee Development League schedules a special meeting for Wednesday evening June 8 at 8 p m at East Wenatchee school house. All East Wenatchee residents are urged to attend for business of special importance.
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East Wenatchee Development League
East Wenatchee School
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Harlin
Telephone Co
Ellis-Forde Building
Harlin Block
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