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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
2
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S. J. Ellison announces Glacier National Park in Montana will open once Taft signs the congressionally approved bill. The 1400 square mile area hosts about 60 glaciers and 250 lakes including Lake McDonald and St Mary Lake. The park follows the Rocky Mountain range from north to south with Canadian Rocky features. Access routes include Belton on the Great Northern to Lake McDonald and Browning or Midvale for eastern entries.
In Chelan on Wednesday at 5 am Howard W Van Slyke and Myrtle B Baker were married at the bride’s mother home. Rev M Rumphr officiated. The groom is cashier of the Miners and Merchants Bank and son of its president J A Van Slyke. They planned a two week honeymoon via the C O boat to Wenatchee and Seattle before settling in Chelan. This follows several other early weddings prompted by river boat arrivals.
Boston and vicinity marked the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with midnight bonfires and daytime military and naval pageantry. Charlestown hosted the patriotic exercises as speakers addressed the crowd.
Today’s activities include a band concert and several lodge meetings. A. O. U. W. performs at Eagle hall. M. W. A. at Sprague hall. F. & A. M. at Bower hall. O. E. S. holds a lawn social at Mrs. Cameron’s home. Old settlers gather at Monitor. Gem theatre shows motion pictures and Wenatchee theatre hosts vaudeville.
Ed S Russell bought 200 acres of land from John Kern for 8000 dollars. The tract lies above the ditch near the G T Richardson property and is watered by springs. It includes about 10 acres of rice and a young orchard.
The Totem Pole musical comedy The Alaskan played to a crowded Wenatchee crowd last night. A strong cast and lively reforms produced broad applause with new interpolations and a popular snow ball scene. Stars include Detmar Poppen Gus Weinburg Jessie Stoner and Al Raulph with a capable chorus.
Secretary Coburn of the Wenatchee Commercial Club announces a full employment bureau to aid fruit picking season workers. He has already received many letters from teachers and job seekers in Seattle Spokane Tacoma and beyond seeking summer labor.
This morning Judge Grimshaw granted a divorce by default to Herman Templin from Janie Templin on desertion. The case, arising in Cashmere, was pursued by Reeves & Reeves for the plaintiff. the wife reportedly left for another man some time ago.
Mortgage transfers and deeds recorded for Wenatchee and surrounding areas include J Clark to William Alexander on Mission lots for 500 dollars, Wenatchee Realty Co. to W R Prowell on Grandview lot 19 block 63 for 500, and multiple deeds and powers of attorney involving Greenough, Chelan Water Power, and Belmont addition parcels with values ranging to 2000 dollars. An administration petition for Cora B. Lee is also noted.
Machinery and general equipment for the Delta car shops are on the way to Everett. The facilities, 100 by 200 feet, cost about 200000 dollars and are expected to be started within thirty days. Sotheby's sale in London features Penn family heirlooms including letters patent from 1694 and portraits tied to William Penn ancestry.
The article notes plans to employ 100 men with complete coaches and sleeping cars built from the trucks up at the local shops, signaling steady manufacturing activity and job creation.
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