Two Councilmen Resign and City Holds Fire Work
The city council accepted the resignations of C. E. Buttles and H. R. Parshall as they leave for Seattle and the East. Attorney J. E. Porter and L. V. Wells were elected to fill vacancies. The body debated Douglas street trees, approved street and sewer plans, and moved to sign a five year Entiat Light and Power contract with bonds and franchise terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Buttles
H. R. Parshall
Buttles
Seattle
Mr. Parshall
J. E. Porter
L. V. Wells
Douglas Street
Ward
Wenatchee Realty Company
FE. F. Sprague
Thurston Street
First
Palouse
Entiat Light & Power Company
McCarthy arraigned on assault charge in Blewitt mining case
J A McCarthy was arrested earlier this week at the request of County Commissioner Green Kinney and arraigned this morning before Judge Palmer on assault with a deadly weapon. He waived preliminary examination and was bound over to the superior court in $250 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McCarthy
Blewitt
Green Kinney
Palmer
Battleship Idaho Sought for Idaho Day at Fair
Gov. James H. Brady of Idaho requests the navy to send the battleship Idaho to Seattle for Idaho day at the fair to receive the silver service Idaho will present. H. A. Graham of Seattle, ex- Chelan county treasurer, attends the city. he helped manage the Chelan county booth at two expositions and praises the Portland and Seattle displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
James H. Brady
Idaho
Navy Department
H. A. Graham
Chelan County
Jury Secured in State v Prince Atkinson Case
A jury was secured yesterday in the case of the State versus Prince Atkinson. The last juror was accepted just before 5 o’clock. The panel includes Wm Gray George W Brisky E M Carpenter J F Beez ely M McGreal A L Mitchell B L Sutherland Charles Scofield M R Carlson I N Faulkner B R Clarke and Bert Knowles. The trial is not expected to conclude until tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Prince Atkinson
Wm. Gray
George W. Brisky
E. M. Carpenter
J. F. Beezely
M. McGreal
A. L. Mitchell
B. L. Sutherland
Charles Scofield
M. R. Carlson
I. N. Faulkner
B. R. Clarke
Bert Knowles
Gratitude song linked to Chelan Falls miller in road row
Captain E. E. Shotwell reports on a Mill Chelan Falls dispute over a county road appropriation. Geo Brown pushed for a road from Chelan to near Chelan Falls ending at Crooked Mouthed Bob's place. The county bought five miles path, favored donors gave 500 from Chelan Falls, and clashes with Chelan city and Boston interests continue as funds lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelan Falls
Geo. Brown
Washington
Chelan
Columbia River
C. J. Trow
Bob
Bob’s
C. & O. Company
E. Shotwell
Lakeside
Wenatchee Near Bridgeport Misreading Prompts Confusion
Express Agent Baker received a small consignment meant for a Wenatchee address but labeled Wenatchee near Bridgeport. A mistaken belief that Wenatchee is a suburb of Bridgeport reflects misread advertising by someone in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Bridgeport
Baker
Bridgeport Land Company
Webster's Twisp Visit Reported This Morning
Wm. Webster arrived from Twisp early today in a brief downtown report noting his travel from the town in Washington state.
Methow River Power Project Aims to Light Okanogan Towns
The Columbia Water Power Co plans a large dam on the Methow River eight miles from its mouth with a 30 foot height and a one mile downstream flume. A power plant costing at least 50000 will supply high tension lines to Bridgeport Brewster Pateros and Methow and irrigation for Brewster Flats. Bridgeport Orchards plans 25000 trees this year and 25000 more next year.
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Methow
Okanogan
Columbia Water Power Co
Sam Berry
J. B. Valentine
Sidney Berry
Spokane
Bridgeport
Brewster
Pateros
Brewster Flats
Tammany V Firemen In Local Baseball Clash Tonight
Tammany faces Wenatchee Fire Department in a 5 inning game at 6 45 PM admission five cents. Managers Terry Ross and Billy Scheir trade taunts as lineups list Miller Shreeves Lemon Green Sorenson Hutchinson Kemp Anderson Armstrong Wine Boyd Cushing Godfrey Throw Little Miller and others in a lively cross town confrontation.
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Tammany
Wenatchee Fire Department
Terry Ross
Tigers
Billy Scheir
Tammany—Miller
Shreeves
Lemon
Green
Sorenson
Hutchinson
Kemp
Anderson
Armstrong
Fire Department
Wine
Boyd
Ross
Cushing
Godfrey
Throw
Little
Miller
Bowman
Percy Scheble
C. A. Harlin
C. E. Stohl
Frank Baker
L. R. Tice
W. A. Montgomery
Cook
KP Drill Team to Visit Wenatchee and Seattle for July 4
The solo drill team of the K P lodge, hailed as the finest in the U S, will reach Wenatchee July 4 with about 150 members and a special train. They will drill in Seattle the week of July 5, with round trip rates advertised. Fire transportation committee organizes trips, aiming to fill cars with Pythians and friends for Seattle events. Will Little traveled to Leavenworth on business today.
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K. P. Lodge
Wenatchee
United States
Seattle
Great Northern
St. Paul
Spokane
North Yakima
Yakima
Fire Transportation Committee
C. O. Brownell
A. G. Pogue
Sam Mills
K. P
Will Little
Leavenworth
Surveyors Up River Learn of Chelan Falls Route
A party of about a dozen railway surveyors arrived in the city early Sunday morning and boarded for Chelan Falls then Lake Chelan. They had been working on a railway survey near Rockport and on the Cascades crossing, with talk of a Bellingham to Spokane line. Washington Weather fair tonight and Thursday. Walter Lynn and wife of Quincy in town. Yesterday’s Ball Games listed results across major cities.
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Chelan Falls
Lake Chelan
Rockport
Cascades
Bellingham
Spokane
Apple Man from Rae & Hatfield Tours Wenatchee
George Rae of Rae & Hatfield, New York, a leading apple exporter, visited with G. B. Lanham and his two sons to tour western apple sections. Rae arrives from Seattle after travels through California and Oregon and praises Wenatchee valley apples as world class and rising in popularity.
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George Rae
Rae & Hatfield
New York City
United States
G. B. Lanham
Rae
Seattle
Califrnia
Oregon
Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee
Wright brothers honor in Dayton opens two day celebration
Dayton prepares a two day tribute to Wilbur and Orville Wright with flags arches and aeroplane medals. A cannon salute and citywide bells mark the start as state militia parades and a reception welcomes the brothers. National state and Dayton medals will be awarded with Gen. James Allen likely presenting the national honor. The Wrights plan to depart for Washington and begin government flights next week.
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Dayton
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Europe
Washington
Wright Brothers
Ohio
Congress
James Allen
Army
Iron Workers Strike Looms At Tin Plate Mills
More than 10 000 skilled workers in the Amalgamated Association plan to quit June 30 as the company’s open shop order takes effect. The action follows a special convention in Pittsburgh and covers 152 tin trade mills and 51 sheet steel mills in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
American and Tin Plate Company
United States Steel Corporation
Eastern Washington dry crusade to be planned in Spokane
A campaign to make eastern Washington dry under a local option law was launched by the anti saloon league. A conference for ten eastern counties will convene in Spokane on July 12 at the First Baptist church to finalize plans with leaders Purley A. Baker and Mayne B. Wheeler assisting. About 150 delegates are expected. Seven counties remain to decide votes with Spokane testing possible in October and Walla Walla Stevens and Whitman counties set to vote later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Spokane
Purley A. Baker
United States
Mayne B. Wheeler
Ohio Organization
Ohio
First Baptist Church
League
Walla Walla County
Stevens County
Colville
Ellis Invests in Okanogan land sale
George H. Ellis Jr. bought 742 acres at a White Stone school land sale in Okanogan county averaging $15 per acre. He plans the tract for future irrigation and notes other real estate holdings in the county. Ellis and J. E. Forde own 320 acres ten miles below Oroville on the Okanogan river with 27 acres in orchard and plans for 80 more acres this fall and next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Ellis, Jr
Okanogan County
Okanogan
Mr. Ellis
Oroville
Okanagon River
One-Act Show Opens Tonight at Wenatchee Theatre
The Wenatchee theatre launches a coast best single act tonight replacing Jay Page the clay moulder. Two new autos arrive for A V Huff Wenatchee and A L Rogers Waterville.
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Jay Page
Clay Moulder
Wenatchee Theatre
A. V. Huff
Wenatchee
A. L. Rogers
Waterville
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L. W. Wells
Associated Press
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Lke
George Brown
Halo Road
Boston
Wm. Webster
Twisp
Methow River
Bridgeport Orchards Company
Firemen
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Quincy
Vancouver
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Aberdeen
Tacoma
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Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
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Open Shop
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