Lamb-Davis road near finish and Lake Wenatchee growth
W N Barnard reports progress on the Lamb-Davis road to be completed by September 1 eight miles from Lake Wenatchee. Two new schoolhouses rise near Crescent Beach with a forest reserve home to start. A 15,000,000 foot log drive on White River and a new Wood Spur road connect to the ferry, shortening lake access for Wenatchee campers. Barnard townsite is being laid out for market by J L Corey & Co with potential summer cottages along the lake.
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W. N. Barnard
Lake Wenatchee
Barnard
Forest Reserve
White River
Wood Spur
Chiwaukum
Wenatchee
Chelan County A.Y.P. seeks exhibit supplies for Seattle fair
The Chelan County A.Y.P. committee calls for fresh fruits vegetables grasses minerals and any exhibit items. Growers may exhibit under their own names and keep prizes. Ship to A.Y.P. Exhibit Seattle Chelan County Booth contact Lem McKittrick Balch or 965 for details and a man with a light rig is sought to gather supplies.
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Chelan County
A.Y.P
Seattle
W. A. Halteman
Lem McKittrick
E. T. Balch
Heney Receives Nomination by San Francisco Democrats
Francis J. Heney was nominated for district attorney by the San Francisco Democratic club representing one faction of the local democracy. Heney accepted, though he said he was a Roosevelt Republican. It is expected other organizations will nominate Heney.
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Sanrancisco
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco Democratic Club
Democracy
Heney
New Great Northern Depot Under Construction
Construction has started on the Great Northern depot at the foot of Kittitas Street with about 20 workers removing rock and digging a basement. The project aims for occupancy before December 1, features pressed brick and granite, oak interior, and granite windows and doors, with an adjacent display building proposal to host exhibitions.
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Great Northern
Kittitas Street
Libby
Seattle
Spokane
The
Commercial Club
Piper
Walker v Walker divorce trial in Leavenworth court
In a sensational Leavenworth superior court case Walker vs Walker the plaintiff Deos Albert Walker accuses Myria Walker of poisoning him with whisky and strychnine and of theft by going through his pockets nightly. The defendant counters that he treated her cruelly and inhumanly as the trial proceeds with Frank Reeves and King as counsel.
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Walker
Real Estate Man Moves Into New Harlin Building Office
F. M. Lucavish relocates to a newly fitted Harlin building office with convenient layout. E. M. Tupper returns from Ephrata on business. Stella Zwight travels by boat this morning en route to Minneapolis.
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F. M. Lucavish
Harlin Building
E. M. Tupper
Ephrata
Stella Zwight
Minneapolis
Boosting for Irrigation Congress in Spokane
H L Moody of Spokane and member of the National Irrigation Congress board of managers arrived from Quincy to drum up support for the August 9 to 14 Spokane congress. He tours the state to keep up enthusiasm and Wenatchee may send a delegation with plans for the local band to attend. Moody departed this afternoon on No 1 for the Sound and Victoria.
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H. L. Moody
Spokane
National Irrigation Congress
Quincy
Congress
Moody
Mr. Moody
the Sound
Victoria
Soldier Boy Floyd Good Shot At Fort Bayard
Cor poral Floyd Good was accidentally shot at Fort Bayard New Mexico and died soon after. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Good who moved to the city from Nebraska about a year ago. He was brother of Mrs Vernon Farmwald who lives on a nearby fruit tract. Farmwald formerly worked at Palace barber shop.
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Jacob Good
Corporal Floyd Good
Fort Bayard
New Mexico
Nebraska
Young Good
Vernon Farmwald
Mr. Farmwald
Palace Barber Shop
Prosecutor Defines Screen Law View Requirement for Saloons
Prosecuting Attorney Fred Kemp states the screen law requires a clear view of a saloon interior from the street. He warns that any device obstructing the view will violate the law, with enforcement starting June 12 after a grace period.
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Fred Kemp
Pacific County
Local Travelers Depart for Europe for Two Months
J. H. Lebeck and wife departed this morning for Austria Hungary to spend two months. W. J. Snodgrass of Ephrata arrived on business in town.
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J. H. Lebeck
Austria-Hungary
W. J. Snodgrass
Ephrata
Two Prize Winning Pupils of Wenatchee High School
Miss Orpha Leavers winner of the Wenatchee high school scholarship contest receives 250 dollars for study in any state college. She had the highest average in the class of 1909. The prize was raised by the Tourist club of Wenatchee. Ray Morrison earns the Big Red Apple Scholarship for boys, also 250 dollars, for best all round student achievement in school work and athletics. He will enter the University of Washington, with funds raised from local business men.
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Leavers
Ray Morrison
Morrison
University of Washington
Death of Rev Dr Edward Hale Senate Chaplain
Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale, long time Chaplain of the United States Senate, died at his Roxbury home at 3 a m He was born in Boston in 1822 and Harvard-educated He served as senate chaplain since December 14 1903 His wife Mrs Hale son Philip L Hale and daughter Ellen were at his bedside The news drew mourning in Washington and Boston where Howe and Hale shared reform ties
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Associated Press
Boston
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
Hale
Julia Ward Howe
Washington
Senate
Hoar
Sheriff Ferguson Promotes Pipe Smoking Example
County Sheriff Ferguson unveils a 15 cent corncob pipe to set a good example for smokers. He says the pipe will deter cigarette use and hopes others will follow suit, pledging to enforce the new law henceforth.
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Ferguson
Fishermen Net 414 Pound Rainbow Catch
F W Smith and Ray Woodruff drove to Entiat and returned with 50 pounds of trout. They caught 34 fish totaling 414 pounds including a rainbow weighing 4.4 pounds. Smith froze the big rainbow to display his fishing prowess.
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F. W. Smith
Ray Woodruff
Entiat
Mr. Smith
Lands Outlined for Dry Farming in Washington State
The Interior Department issued a map of Washington lands set aside for entry under the enlarged homestead and dry farming acts. Most areas lie in Douglas and Lincoln counties with significant tracts in Klickitat Yakima and Kittitas counties. The parcels run along the Columbia River from Klickitat to near the Spokane Indian Reservation, many within five miles of the river.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
State of
Douglas
Lincoln
Krupp
Wilson Creek
Homestead
Davenport
Klickitat County
Yakima
Kittitas
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Umptanum
Manastash
Columbia River
Columbia
Oregon
Spokane Indian Reservation
Canada
Water shortage grips city as pumps fail
Water remains scarce for two days with a worn sand valve on the old pump. A new pump is installed but will take two to three days to affect supply as pipes are prepared. Water users are warned no sprinkling except hand held nozzles while reservoirs refill amid complaints from hill districts.
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Columbia River
Sherburne
Water Department
Wm Carter Passes Through Bridgeport En Route to Seattle
Bridgeport traveler Wm Carter was noted passing through town today while en route to Seattle, adding a brief stop to his cross country journey.
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Wm. Carter
Bridgeport
Seattle
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