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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1907
Page
2
Notice to subscribers asks to call if World not received by 7 00 pm. July 4 in Wenatchee will feature a greased pig race equestrian feats and fireworks with entertainers and rough and tumble contests. committee funds the event and promises plenty for all.
An elderly man was shot in a Leavenworth saloon, sparking outrage among local citizens who call for stern punishment. The incident follows a national pattern of drunken violence, with a trial set in July before Judge Steiner to determine the shooter’s guilt or innocence based on forthcoming facts.
A citizen proposes curbside refuse receptacles labeled KEEP WENATCHEE CLEAN. Women's clubs would place lightly sized green cans at street corners to curb litter, a method already used with success in eastern cities to address trash in streets.
The Boise Idaho jury for William D. Haywood's trial was completed on Monday. Both sides say they are satisfied the jurors will render a fair verdict. Haywood stands charged as an accessory before the fact in the murder of Frank Steunenberg, who was killed by a dynamite blast at his gate on December 30, 1905.
The editor argues the Haywood trial should judge each man as an individual, not as a union official, focusing only on the murder of Frank Steunenberg. It warns that justice, not fear or favoritism, underpins civilization and calls for exact, even handed adjudication.
The piece refutes the tale that Beethoven uttered a deathbed line about hearing in heaven. It cites Osler and Schindler accounts, noting Beethoven’s last moments featured a thunderstorm and a fist raised at the sky, not a remembered poetic farewell. It contrasts inaccuracy with McKinley’s clear final sentiments.
A Chicago mail order representative told newspaper men that advertising sustains the mail order business. He urged local merchants to advertise thoroughly, quote prices, and target communities where advertising is weak. The speaker warned that well priced ads can cripple mail order rivals and boost local commerce.
Aberdeen June 8 Mrs Nellie Underwood wife of Paul Underwood serving a prison term for the murder of his child at Ballard recently attempted death by her own action due to despondency. She was held in connection with the crime but not tried. She has ties to several prominent families and has resided in the city since her husband’s incarceration.
A New York dressmaker explains customers ask for a diploma to trust workmanship. She previously worked four months in a firm to obtain a printed diploma promising experience and skill, arguing credentials should be framed like a doctor’s diploma to reassure doubtful patrons.
Hotel clerk chronicles traveling men securing rooms ahead of registered guests. A ill guest demanded a room claiming illness, another sleeper alarmingly injured by a sleeper switch, and a third alleging internal injuries after a horse fell on him.
A New York Times vignette set in a downtown restaurant shows a lone American who asks about chile con carne bacalao a la vizcaina and alla a la Espanola. The waiter explains each dish with peppers onions garlic and other ingredients before the patron demands roast beef.
Maurice Barrymore faces casting trouble in London over dialect. He sought a lead in a new piece, but the manager rejects him due to his American speech. Barrymore retorts that he was told on the other side his English dialect would be disliked, joking about recitations on transatlantic steamers.
A London exquisite complains in a West End restaurant that his cutlet is not a real one. The waiter apologizes, saying he did not intend to insult him.
A Leeds and Yorkshire Mercury note discusses the uncertain origin of the cross bun and a long standing Good Friday superstition. It records a belief that bread baked on that day kept for a year could cure ailments when grated into water.
A Philadelphia Press short quip shows Mrs. Schoppen wary of an advertised antique rug. The salesman jokes about being snug as a rug with a bug, while she half suspects a humbug in the sale.
A Teacher asks who was the most patient person, a student answers Mrs Job. The Teacher probes and the student explains Job endured much yet remained patient. The judge quips about seeking a faultless brother, citing a proverb from the Talmuates.
A London Post note recalls that belief in witches persists in rural Scotland and England and even in towns through fortune tellers. The harsher witches who cast spells remain a nuisance, with one case described where a witch avoided punishment by moving to another parish under compensation terms.
A Flora Avenue police call led an officer to a house where a man claimed a mad dog was under the steps. The dog fled after a single shot but a struggle over the officer’s revolver followed, ending with the man and dog vanishing around a corner. the officer later bought another pistol.
A man seeks twenty five boxing lessons from an instructor. After two sessions he confesses he aimed to learn enough to defeat a man but now decides to have the current pupil finish the remaining lessons instead.
The Book of Sports issued by James I in 1618 approved Sunday recreation and declared that no lawful amusement should be barred. It banned bear and bull fighting bowling and interludes while permitting dancing archery leaping vaulting May games Whitsun ales and May pole activities for churchgoers in their parish.
A local irrigation fruit grower argues against eastern fears of overproduction. He notes central Washington acres planted to fruit under irrigation yield strong prices and that limited area can still produce good fruit, reducing concern about glut.
The text argues that despite tough times and rising urban populations, fruit growing in the Northwest is secure. It notes infancy of fruit consumption there, the hard times affecting some buyers little, and winter apple shipments with long keeping qualities enabling world trade. It concludes that overproduction risk is absent compared with other farming.
In recent weeks many easterners have arrived in the valley and question land prices as prohibitive. Local growers insist Natchee valley land will yield strong returns with higher valuations. J. J. Sharp of Sunnyslope reports berries, notably black caps, netting about 900 dollars per acre, indicating profitable crops for the valley.
Orchardists and farmers are urged to order weeders now while the agent's stock is in town at the corner of Wenatchee and Orondo avenues. Demand is high and stock may soon be exhausted.
Local market quotations list Wenatchee dealers prices for meats fruits vegetables grain hay feed and flour. Items include Peach Blossom Flour at 1.35 per unit Bran per ton 19.00 Shorts per ton 21.00 Bran and shorts 19.56 Chop barley 28.00 All grain chop 30.00.
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