Notice of Chelan County franchise hearing 1908
The Valley Power Company seeks a 25 year franchise to erect and maintain poles and wires for electric transmission over Chelan County highways. A hearing is set for June 29 1908 at 10 am at the Wenatchee courthouse. The description covers extensive county roads and bridges from Tibbits Ridge to Cashmere and Sunnyslope areas, ending at the Wenatchee Bridge. The notice is signed by Auditor Frey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Valley Power Company
Board of County ‘“Commissioners
Chelan County
Kington
Washington
Wenatchee
Chyla Count
Jalong
Iran
Ship North
Wenatchee River
Sestion
Rage
E. M
T “Tibbitsidge
Gard Tibbits Ridge
Cownroad No
Secion
Owkship
Range
E. Ws
Cashmere
Gashmere
Lower Cashmere Bridge
Afong County
Sunnysloves
Sunnyslope
Wensatchee Bridge
Wenatchee Bridge
Township
Township 22
Range 20
Wena‘chee
Johwg “Frey
Wenatchee Avenue Regrade Case Proceeds in Superior Court
The Wenatchee avenue regrade condemnation case continues in Superior Court with limited attendance but high town interest. The trial of the cir versus Fred Reeves ended with a $225 jury award. The H Cross Tumwater saloon building case awaited jury decisions after estimates of $676.49 or $75 for raising the building, and the Eagle Transfer barn case saw Delaney estimate $991.50 with Payton at $500. verdict pending.
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Wenatchee Avenue
Superior Court
Cir
Fred Reeves
H. Cross
Tumwater
E. J. Delaney
D. N. Payton
Eagle Transfer Company
Open Land 2 500 Acres Set For Settlement Near Blaine
Bellingham June 22 Entries for about 2 500 acres of Point Roberts reserve lands will be received at Seattle land office on June 23 under a May 9 1968 interior department order opening the area for settlement and entry. The tract lies near the iron boundary monument at Blaine and is described as valuable land suitable for crops and fruit.
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Bellingham
Interior Department
Washington, D. C
Point Roberts Reserve
United States
Seattle
Blaine
A Washing Mission in a New York Daybook
A New York Sun entry recounts a domestic scene where a housekeeper washed the sick woman, four children, floors, dishes, and windows, leaving the head of the family and overall household unclear. The piece hints at a stout armed angel role in the daybook’s writing. Smugglers’ philanthropy notes Broadmoor and Perth prison inmates access to confiscated tobacco funded by smuggling and government policy.
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New York Sun
Broadmoor Sod
Perth
England
Encard
Broadmoor
Not Her Abode and Chinese Divorce Law Quip
A playful exchange notes a dilatory lover claiming small income to justify removing a wife from her father’s home. The reply hints she does not live on a roof, then cites a Chinese law implying a talkative wife may be divorced.
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Fiat
Wenatchee Furniture Co
Alberta
Kane International
Canadian Pacific
Spokane
Calgary
Alta
Pokane
Kingsgate
Albe Niry
Cor. Stevens
Riverside
J. S. Carter
Wash
W. A. Buhres & CO
Peter Schuttler
Pete Schuttler
Hefmie Buggies
Wenatchee Ave
Wenatchee, Wash
Buckeye Grocery
Igation
Warren-Littleton Engineering Company
Theatre
W. One Wagetlice, Wash
James Atkeson
Street
Chamberlain
Reeves
CRASS
EAGLE
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