Chelan Gold Prospects Draw Mining Men To Butte District
Lake Chelan resident Myrl Higley showcases new ore samples from the Chelan butte area where mining men predict a vast gold bearing quartz deposit. The southern slopes yield bonanza returns, with Kingman and Pershall already selling rich ore and developing a six foot ledge. A thriving camp surrounds the discovery as prospectors push development work and await deeper, richer shoots.
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Myrl Higley
Lake Chelan
Chelan Butte
Kingman & Pershall
The Pringle Captured At Columbia Siding
The derelict steamboat Pringle is tied up by John Sachs and Frank Baldwin at Columbia siding below Wenatchee as it drifts downstream. The boat rides deep and submerged with 500 to 600 feet of 1 1/2 inch steel cable dragged from the wreck. The river may expose any salvageable parts when it falls.
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Columbia Siding
Wenatchee
John Sachs
Frank Baldwin
Pringle
Columbia River
Women and Children Help in Fruit Packing Plan
The Daily World describes a fruit growers clearing house plan to register workers. It notes men and women both can join, with women and children shown as valuable packers due to quick sight and alertness, aiding packing season.
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Daily World
Awnings Surge After City Ordinance Boosts Sales
A. Greenfield, selling awnings, takes advantage of a city rule requiring removal of old wooden awnings. He places a small ad in the Daily World and sells about $42 worth of goods quickly as others seek employment and register for work.
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A. Greenfield
Greenfield
Daily World
Prosecutor Files First Degree Murder Charge in Davis Case
State of Washington charges W L Davis with first degree murder in the killing of John McGee in a Leavenworth saloon last week. Davis reportedly lacks counsel and a petition may move the case from July to the fall term.
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State of Washington
W. L. Davis
John McGee
Leavenworth
Henry Cross
Davis
Was He Crazy or Drunk in Wenatchee Bank Encounter
A Wenatchee woman faced a persistent man who followed her from the Columbia Valley Bank to Holcomb's grocery and the W C T U reading room before he was arrested at Duffy's saloon. He will have a hearing before Justice Palmer with the note the police say he waved his hands at women. The judge set a two day timeline. the man is currently jailed.
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New York
Wenatchee
Columbia Valley Bank
Holcomb’s Grocery
Mitter Place
Orondo Avenue
Duffy
Justice Palmer
Rat Killing Day Sparks Citywide Effort in St Louis
In St Louis on June 17 a spontaneous rat killing day drew crowds as Dr John G Harper joked about a citywide cleanup. Vendors sold rat poison and traps fast, leaving many rats still inaccessible. City officials warned of disease risk unless disinfectants are bought and dead rats carted away promptly.
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ST. Louis
John G. Harper
Steamer Enterprise Wreck Off Washington Coast
BREWSTER Wash June 17 The steamer Enterprise belonging to a regional company was wrecked near the Washington coast with no immediate reports of casualties.
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Enterprise
Brewster, Wash
Steamboat on Okanogan River Disabled by Sand Bar Accident
The Columbia and Okanogan Steamboat Company boat serving Brewster to Riverside struck a sand bar near Riverside while landing and broke a crank and blew a cylinder head. Repairs may take days forcing upper country merchants to rely on wagons. Seattle is the nearest source for a new crank. The company has had three boats disabled in ten days, two from mishaps in Methow rapids.
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Columbia
Seattle
Columbia & Okanogan Steamboat Company
Methow
A Wandering Boy Detained by Wenatchee Police
A three year old boy found wandering alone on Wenatchee Avenue was taken into custody. Clad in a Buster Brown suit and a flat hat with no shoes, the child refused to provide a name or residence. Marshal Ferguson offered peppermint sticks to elicit information, but the boy ate the candy and signaled for more, and no parents had been located by press time.
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Wenatchee Avenue
Marshal Ferguson
Fehr Plans Shooting Gallery At Palouse and Wenatchee
Frank S. Fehr of Tacoma has leased a vacant lot corner Palouse and Wenatchee avenues beside Fuller & Russell real estate office and will open a shooting gallery. He aims to buy guns and ammunition locally and depart tonight for Seattle to negotiate targets.
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Frank S. Fehr
Tacoma
Palouse and
Wenatchee Avenue
Fuller & Russel
Fehr
Seattle
Hebrew comedian Lowenworth faces theft charge in Wenatchee tale
W E Lowenworth, the Brandon Company comedian, was arrested in Seattle and brought back to Wenatchee to answer theft charges. The trunk discussed was allegedly left at Leavenworth, with baggage check given to Brandon. After reporting, Lowenworth claimed he was jailed in Seattle without food or information, then transported to Wenatchee in handcuffs. He rejoined the company for a Saturday show before departing for Leavenworth.
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W. E. Lowenworth
Brandon Company
Seattle
Wenatchee
Brandon Lewisuworee
Webb
Lowenworth
Leavenworth
Brandon
World
False Alarm At Fire Station Sparks Hostile Crowd
An indignant crowd gathered in front of the fire station between twelve and one this morning seeking the man who sent in the false alarm. The alarm sounded and volunteers rushed to the apparatus, but there was no fire, no blaze, and no danger.
Wenatchee Electric to Open New Plant by October
The Wenatchee Electric Company plans a new plant likely in operation by mid October. A $60,000 investment funds a upgraded powerhouse and equipment to deliver extended lighting and affordable power to industrial users, including Beal Grain & Milling Co. Specialists from Portland and Seattle reviewed site plans, with work to complete this week and machinery already ordered.
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Wenatchee Electric Company
Arthur Gunn
Wenatchee
Wst
Local Electric Company
Frank S. Chambers
Portland
Corbett
Seattle
James
Beal Grain & Milling Co
It Is Thawing Out In Town This February Day
The day shows moderating weather with frost leaving the ground and light clothing observed. A sidewalk thermometer records extreme heat and the ice man and coal man adjust to easing conditions.
Gold Deposits Found at Molson Mine Grip
Excavation for a tramway from Molson mine to the under construction mill uncovered a rich ore deposit. Crushed and panned ore showed values not less than 1500 dollars per ton, suggesting the Molson area may open a large mine and boost the local camp’s fame nationwide.
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Molson
Chesaw News
Okanogan Record
Knosher to Open General Store in New Omak Town
Conrad H. Knosher plans to move next week to Omak in Okanogan county to establish a general store and build a home. He will be joined later by his children. The town, seen as a future county seat, is linked to the completion of a large government ditch and opening of rich Colville Indian Reservation lands to settlers, promising rapid growth.
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Ballard News
Conrad H. Knosher
Omak
Okanogan County
Ballard
Ir. Knosher
Colville
Okanogan
Train Blown From Track by High Wind Near Francis Manitoba
Two coaches and a dining car left the rails two and a half miles east of Francis Manitoba after a violent rainstorm and high winds. No passengers were killed though three men have scalp wounds and another is badly cut. two may be internally injured.
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Vancouver
3. C
Francis
Manitoba
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