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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
4
The Wenatchee Daily World lists office sections in the Main Office Business and Editorial, notes circulation details with Farmers Phone 1132, and indicates second-class mailing status and subscription rates for yearly half year and carrier delivery.
Article highlights bids for schoolhouses pumping plants and irrigation projects in Wenatchee Peshastin Cashmere Entiat Bridgeport and surrounding areas. It urges regional cooperation, united promotional efforts at the A Y P exposition, and a shift from jealous individual action to cooperative industrial progress.
Washington dispatches report President Taft supporting a tax on corporate net earnings. He believes advocates for honest corporate methods should embrace the measure as essential to completing the last administration’s policies. The plan would require filings of net profits with penalties for falsification and federal scrutiny of corporate books, under Taft’s proposal.
Timeline of notable events including the 1757 Battle of Plassey shaping British rule in India, 1780 American victory in New Jersey under General Greene, 1854 start of the Sioux War, 1863 Confederate entry into Chambersburg Pennsylvania, 1886 exile of the Orleans and Bonaparte families from France, 1892 Democratic convention nomination of Grover Cleveland in Chicago, 1897 naval review at Portsmouth for Queen Victoria's jubilee, and 1908 U S severing relations with Venezuela.
John Ball Osborne born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. He studied at Yale and served as United States consul at Ghent from 1889 to 1894 before practicing law in Philadelphia. He later became chief of the Bureau of Trade Relations in the Department of State in 1905.
Gus Frantz a barber formerly of this city and Lena Thomas of Hampton Nebraska were married last Wednesday in York. They will reside in Hampton where Frantz runs a barber shop. Free concert ice cream at the M E church tonight.
A sprain may disable for a month but Chamberlain's Liniment applied per directions can cure many cases in less than a week. The preparation gives prompt relief for sprains bruises and muscular rheumatism. For sale by all dealers.
The National Apple Show may move up three weeks so the Spokane event runs November 15 to 20 instead of December 6 to 11. The prize winners exhibit could travel to Chicago for the land exposition opening November 29, with about seven carloads of apples sent by special train.
Measurements from the Columbia River show a fresh rise this morning after yesterday's dip. The river now stands at 39.7 feet, signaling renewed high water conditions in the region.
Miss Kathryn Ewing departed on today’s train bound for Elmira Washington where she plans to establish her future residence.
The fragment lists persons including W. G. Williamson of Spokane C. E. Gray of Entiat Guy D. Burrill of Cashmere J. L. Sullivan of the city H. D. Henris of Spokane L. J. Phebus of Seattle Wm. Rice of Cashmere Alan Murray of Seattle G. K. Hart of Iowa as read across locales.
The Great Northern plans a 7 percent stock dividend based on $210 million capitalization, with an estimated year end surplus near $16.8 million equal to 8 percent. The railroad has invested heavily in extensions and improvements, including a Wenatchee depot project expected to cost about $50,000 this season. Names listed include O. J. McClure Seattle and J. L. Corb Everett among others from multiple cities.
The Salvation Army opens a ten days revival starting Saturday June 26 with pastors from city churches speaking on special evenings. A strong song service will be offered nightly with special singers. Capt and Mrs Egan in charge are organizing the series to benefit all attendees.
Harry Manchester formerly of Wenatchee now of Spokane is in town on business and plans to attend the Methodist church choir concert tonight.
The Bridgeport School District No. 43 invites bids for a school building. Plans are at the Phoenix Ingham office in Bridgeport Washington. Bids due by 10 am July 7 1909 with 10 percent certified check. Contractors must provide full contract bonds. The board may reject all bids. C M Phoenix Clerk Bridgeport June 1909.
An advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Liniment relieves rheumatic pain and aids sleep, offering a cure in many cases. It urges trials before discouragement and notes availability from dealers, with agent Easy Running Bacycle and J. J. Eyer at 132 N Mission St.
Plans and specifications for the new bank building to be constructed at Cashmere may be seen at the Columbia Valley bank. Bidders are invited to inspect them, or
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