Parker Brothers Amass Millions From United Wireless Scheme
Nordskog, a former United Wireless agent, testifies that of $6 million in western stock sales through Seattle agent George H. Parker, over 60 percent went to Parker and his subagents in commissions, with the NY office taking a share before funds reached the corporation’s treasury.
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Seattle
A. A. Nordskog
United Wireless
West
Nordskog
George H. Parker
Mississippi River
Parker
New York
Treasury
U. S
Charles Parker
Denver
Frank Parker
Tacoma
Tacoma Parker
United Wireless System
Kansas
Parker Brothers
Denver Parkers
Malaga Awaits Fruit Harvest In Small Town Report
T P Simpke and family returned to Malaga satisfied there are worse places than Malaga. The Christian church got plastered. Ben Shaw and Clifford Batterton left for Startup. Postmaster Lemaster to take office Tuesday with ex-Postmaster L W Smart heading coastward. A two foot fish startled E Gulick in the Lockwood ditch. Two youths allegedly joined the navy. Mr and Mrs Samuel Gulick left for Colorado for health and climate. Malaga shows first cat shipment and expects brisk fruit movement soon.
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T. P. Simpke
Malaga
Ben Shaw
Clifford Batterton
Lemaster
L. W. Smart
E. Gulick
Lockwood
Mrs
Samuel Gulick
Colorado
Mrs. Gulick
Yakima County Grape Growers Set Orchard Wage Scale
Sixty fruit growers representing Yakima county agreed on a wage scale for orchards. Fruit pickers earn 1 to 2.25 dollars for a 10 hour day, varying by age. Packing peaches pays 2 cents per box, apples and pears 5 cents, prunes 6 cents. The group plans tents and the men supply bedding and meals.
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North Yakima
Yakima County
Sweat of His Brow and Children’s Day at Squillchuck
Sheriff J E Ferguson finally cashed a long unpaid labor check for 185. He plans to mount it in his office with a verse legend. At Squillchuck two hundred people attended Children’s Day at Meier’s packing shed despite threatening weather, with addresses by local clergy and a picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Ferguson
Wellington
Great Northern
Squillchuck
Mr. Meier
S. O. Pool
Rev. Bowman
Sunnyslope
South Wenatchee
Pitcher Canyon
Community notes and social visits across local families
Various local visits and calls are listed, highlighting gatherings at the Hawkins, Cramner, Zimmerman, Hedman, and Conley households. The Bee Hive grange hosted a Harvest supper for new candidates, with four membership applications and three elections. The Squillchuck Athletic club organized, and Fourth of July preparations include races and prizes by Chestnut and Carleson.
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John Ray
F.S. Compton
Bee Hive Grange No
Farrin
Beacon Hill Grange
Jerome Morris
Helen M. Morris
Olive Morris
The
Grange
J. Compton
W. L. Chestnut
Max Carleson
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M O.p.nelson
Washington State Board of Optometry
Wenatchee
D Street
Orondo Avenue
Clark Cox
Mission Street
Columbia Engineering & Construction Co
E. A. Wieland
W. R. Thomas
S. Wenatchee Ave
Washington
Pioneer Electric Supply Company
Wenatchedrave
LANG
Betaween
Second Street
Chelan and
Mission
Parkers
Wireless
United States
Navy
Suinghuge
Grandpa Reeder
Elmer Cramner
T. R. Hawkins
Carl Erickson
Dan Hardman
Anna Scheble
James Cramner
Andrew Dykkestson
Theo Zimmerman
Bert Long
the Sound
James Barcroft
Ed Smith
P. J. Halvorson
Dan Hedman
Hattie Erickson
Lorena Hull
Batten
Christine Murry
Theodore Zimmerman
Chas. Kyle
Olive Compton
Mildred Cramners
Christine Akerlund
Marion Conley
Dan
Taft
Socialist Hall
Grotto
Columbia Valley Bank Building
Wm. McDevitt, LL. M
Socialist Party
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