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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1910
Page
8
Wenatchee features a flurry of notices with John Godfrey hosting nephew Fred Young from Seattle and travelers from Washington D. C. stopping by. Advertisements promote real cut glass, a semi annual sale at Breese Webber, and a new depot at Nason Creek.
Mentions of Judge Brown's 1904 Chelan County term and Kerr as Masonic delegate to Tacoma plus progress on the Okanogan railroad. Also reports on Charles T. Borg in Wenatchee, Bloom family travel, and Breese-Webber Co. big sale with standard hardware at cut prices including lawn mowers and refrigerators.
An annual Old Settlers picnic at Monitor drew large crowds with many camping in the grove and increasing autos on hand. Firemen of Wenatchee beat Monitor 17 to 1 in baseball as dancing and singing filled the weekend and officers were elected for the next year.
Joseph Needham of Grant County sues in the Washington Supreme Court seeking a writ of mandamus to force State School Superintendent H. B. Dewey to issue a permanent second grade teaching certificate. He argues ten years of Iowa teaching qualifies him under state law despite a recent residency question and a failed August exam. He says he passed the December exam and that his Washington residency stayed under 12 months before the certificate decision.
June 20 mass meeting called by school board. June 21 Tammany vs Firemen and Town of Okanogan votes on local option. June 23 Republicans vs Engineers. June 24 White Bluffs ball team here. July 4 Jeffries Johnson fight. July 4 and 5 two days celebration. July 5 County commissioners meet.
The Gem theatre shows the Cameraphone moving pictures with synchronized kinetoscope and phonograph, featuring Wess L. Ossman, "Selling the Baby Elephant," Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde, Original Georgia Minstrels, Blanch Ring, Seamon & Somers, Harry Cooper, Vesta Victoria, and David Warfield. Also announced is the dissolution of Fiske and Gillette, with Fiske continuing the Wenatchee business and Gillette retiring. Dated Wenatchee June 18, 1910.
Notice reports the dissolution of the Wenatchee Sheet Metal Works partnership in Wenatchee Washington. James A Roberson and F M Fiske continue the business at the same location under the same firm name. Lee R Gillette retires. A separate Breese-Webber Co sale advertises a special 33 1-3 percent cut on all cut glass.
Rev C Bolin of Malaga arrived the first of the week and is engaged in putting up the first hay crop on the Grant Burke place he bought this spring. He is well.
Local business listing notes Apple Land Co located at 28 1 2 N Wenatchee Ave. in Wenatchee. No further details provided.
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