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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1910
Page
6
The Wenatchee Mansfield local arrives at 7 p m and departs at 7 a m. Trains Nos 1 2 3 4 are electric lighted. Trains Nos 27 28 do not carry passengers. Trains Nos 381 382 run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos 43 44 are free.
Mayor O Connor of Shantytown telephoned Wenatchee s chief of police to send reserves to assist in quell a growing riot. Chief Benn reports an officer was struck. Wenatchee’s chief did not call in reserves amid disputes over readiness between the two towns.
The Wallowa dredgeboat is being readied to begin improvement work on the Snake and Columbia rivers around July 1. It will operate first at Monumental rapids then on the Columbia and lower Snake, while the Umatilla undergoes repairs at Riparia for use on the Columbia river. Engineers inspect the Columbia above Priest rapids to decide on feasibility and an appropriation to render the river navigable from Celilo to We natchee head.
Lewiston limits hours and closes its last two saloons under the local option law voted in Nez Perce county. Residents must travel six miles to Asotin in Washington for alcohol, after Nez Perce county dropped from twenty seven saloons to none in Lewiston within a year.
The Bankers Reserve Life Insurance Company of Omaha sent a $3000 draft for Mr Banker's policy. The claim was adjusted and allowed, with the draft issued within two weeks of his death, noted by Cashmere Record as an unusual record.
A new power attachment for bicycles adds a twenty inch auxiliary wheel with a compact two stroke engine. It attaches to the rear hub without altering the bike and can be detached in minutes. The setup weighs 25 pounds and enables speeds of 16 to 18 mph with a 100 mile fuel range.
Various world notes cover population density in Europe. France builds rail lines. China limits political party ties. a Chihuahua architect patents concrete houses. Bosnia extends suffrage to property holders. Spain starts postal savings bank. Italian emigrants’ remittances total 85 million dollars yearly. Switzerland’s Lake Wallenstadt hosts the world’s longest telephone span. Europeans and Americans adopt new tech from watches to typewriters while dental standards grow in Germany.
Granville the shortstop signed by Cohn in winter and seen with Indians training, and briefly with Percy Scheble, departed Wenatchee yesterday for Columbus Georgia after being released by Cohn. Scheble had him in camp but he did not meet Wenatchee fans expectations.
A Milot Mills nursery reports a rare double calla lily with one perfect bloom nested inside another and sharing a single stamen. Mr Mills plans to attempt reproduction of the novelty.
Court house blotter items show mortgages deeds and releases involving Wenatchee properties. Notable entries include J W Johnson to J F Strong mortgage transfer, Maud A Wantz to Geo Mc Lean for 9 acres, and deeds transferring lots in GN Plat of Wenatchee and Gellatly Orchard Tracts. Street addresses and dates indicate multiple properties and values from $525 to $7,000.
Genevieve Teale hosts a matinee and ice cream party for six girls after noon. Guests include Bernice Gellatly Irene Collier Frankie Holm and June and Gladys Begg. Table reservations follow at the Palmetto after the Gem first.
Walter Olive bought 90 acres across the river from town adjoining the Ral ston place from the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. A large crew clears the land to prepare division into acreage tracts for market. The site lies beneath the Icicle Canal company's new ditch.
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