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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
8
The Wenatchee Bazaar and local shops advertise sales and discounts on groceries glassware and silverware. Notables include J P Gray in town for prospects and Sherman Clay selling Victor Talking Machines with a “1 down” offer.
The Rome Beauty apple origin is debated with two claims. Marietta’s Putnam lineage links Rome Beauty to Israel Putnam III’s nursery, while H N Gillett of Lawrence County is credited by Apples of New York. Gillett purchased Putnam stock in 1815 and the variety emerged around 1828, later named for Rome township and its appearance.
She calls attention to many open vaults and insufficient sewerage. She plans to urge the city council to pass a special ordinance covering sanitary features to address these issues.
Chicago wheat futures on June 10 closed with July at 94 5 8, September at 90 7 8, and December at 90 1 2.
Summer illnesses threaten infants and demand careful care. Rexall Baby Soothing Syrup offers relief from irritation cramps cholera infantum and sore gums with no opium or narcotics and is sold with a Rexall guarantee.
Jack Lillis seven acre orchard north of town, seven years old, produced 2500 boxes of apples last year earning 3400 dollars all shipped to Australia. This year expected to match or exceed the prior output as trees mature further.
Casper of the Fairbanks Morse company is in Leavenworth exploring potential territory expansion. He notes a promising field and the need to visit as Wenatchee interests allow, with summer heat stressing gasoline engine and pump business in the new area.
The Ethel Barr company staged the George Mason story at the Wenatchee theatre, presenting a historically instructive production about Abraham Lincoln's famous pardon. The piece appeals to families and children, highlighting a notable chapter of the nation's history.
A wedding at the home of Mr and Mrs A G Smith in East Wenatchee united Grace Smith to Claude Miller of Fossil Oregon. The bride wore silk poplin and carried carnations. Fay Smith served as bridesmaid and Howard Peterson as groomsman. The couple departed by afternoon train to Seattle en route to Eastern Oregon.
Tonight showers arrive in western areas and clouds cover the east. Saturday the pattern continues with showers mainly in the east and cooler temperatures.
Hobson's brick yard has installed a new up-to-date electric plant from Bliss Electric with a fifty horsepower motor driving the mixer and brick cutter. The set up is costly but necessary to meet growing demand for the company's products.
In New York on June 10 society women and milliners crowded the Custom House as trunks seized for duty evasion were auctioned. The sale featured Paris gowns, night robes, embroidery waists and other women’s wear, with forty nine princess gowns fetching good prices, each tagged to a French modiste.
June events include Commercial club meeting on the 13th with special features. Tamany and Republics game on the 14th followed by Firemen vs Engineers on the 16th. Roosevelt to return on the 18th. Old Settlers Picnic at Monitor dates June 17 to 19. Baseball trip to Waterville on the 19th. Fathers Day on the 19th. Mass meeting called by the school board on the 20th. Town of Okanogan votes on local option on the 21st. White Bluffs ball team plays here on the 24th. Jefferies Johnson fight on July 4. Two days of celebration on July 4 and 5.
Certificates for the San Francisco July 4 bout arrived in the city. Issued on Metropolis Trust paper, the bonds resemble government passes and list purchaser name seat details. Signed by Gleason & Rickard agent, they promise refund if the contest is interfered with, and will be exchanged for ringside tickets. many buyers will ride a special Seattle train to join enthusiasts.
John Liddell of Cashmere recalls old Glengarry school days with Charles Gordon known as Ralph Connor. D M Liddell, who died last January, was a fellow pupil. Gordon’s brother Colonel J R Gordon visited last summer. Connor, author of The Man from Glengarry and Glengarry’s Schooldays, now pastors a Winnipeg Presbyterian church.
Rev Abbot of Seattle will speak in the Congregational pulpit next Sunday at Sprague hall. The Congregational church recently organized here has not secured a regular pastor yet but is fortunate in having good speakers for nearly every meeting.
S. J. Malloy and his daughter will depart in the morning for North Dakota for an indefinite stay. Malloy has suffered ill health this summer with threatened dropsy and heart trouble and recently spent six weeks in Seattle without notable improvement. The climate change is hoped to aid his recovery.
John and Ralph Ramaker, formerly of Sherman, Clay & Co in Seattle, have located on a thirty five acre tract in East Wenatchee. John Ramaker departs for Seattle today on business tied to the new ranching interests.
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