Start Reservoir Excavation For City Water Works
The city water works contractors begin the new low service reservoir project in Gra few addi tion on Douglas streets. The Arrow Transfer company sublets dirt work. The tank will hold about 400 000 gallons, with concrete walls 73 feet in diameter and 16 feet deep. Ball & Mc Nerney have completed the intake tunnel and continue with the remainder of the construction.
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City Water Works
Wedny
Gra Few
Douglas
Arrow Transfer Company
Messrs Ball & McNerney
Noted Horseman Dectom y Baldwin Dies at 81
Los Angeles March 1 Associated Press reports notable horseman and Baker donor BE Baldwin died at Arcadia after weeks of illness. He was 81 and unconscious most of the night. Burial set for San Francisco. Estimated fortune around 25 million dollars amid circulating will contest rumors. A special will clause reportedly denies more than one widow to deter contest.
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Los Angeles
BE. J
Lucky
Baldwin
Arcadia
San Francisco
Ball Fans Meet to Organize Local Baseball Team
A meeting of baseball enthusiasts is scheduled for next Wednesday night at the Commercial club rooms. The purpose is to form a ball team for the coming season and to secure permanent ball grounds. All interested in the sport are urged to attend.
New Water Crane Route Looks To Link Rail Lines
Great Northern engineers have nearly completed a preliminary survey for a new eastern Washington railroad for the Hill interests. It would connect the Great Northern main line with the Spokane Portland & Seattle system at Pasco, diverting wheat traffic from the Big Bend toward a water grade line along the Columbia River.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Great Northern
Hill
Franklin
Adams
Douglas
Washington
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Pasco
Columbia River
Big Bend
North Bank Road
Blumbia River
Club Building Plans Move Forward After Seattle Study
W R Prowell Harry Taylor and Arthur Gunn return from Seattle with ideas for the new club building. They will report at the coming meeting. The committee seeks the Gilchrist property on Palouse and Chelan as a site. An option on the Mission street lots may allow purchase of the Gilchrist property. Fundraising progress is strong and pledges on the full sum are hoped soon.
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Messrs
W. R. Prowell
Harry Taylor
Arthur Gunn
Seattle
Dr. Gilchrist
Palouse
Chelan
Daily World
Mission Street
Gilchrist
Howard Elliott to visit coast for Hill extension plans
Private advices say Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, will be in the region around March 15 to discuss his stance on the gateway controversy and to provide details on the Hill extension from Pasco to Adrian. The 90 mile feeder would connect Pasco with the Northern Pacific and North Bank, and Adrian with the Great Northern, enabling lower rates and diverting millions in business to Portland by avoiding the Cascades. Construction is planned for the coming summer targeting rich agricultural areas and broader markets in eastern Washington and the Puget Sound region.
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Howard Elliott
The
Northern Pacific
Portland
Pasco
Adrian
North Bank
Great Northern
Washington Territory
Puget Sound
Seattle
Tacoma
Cascades
Corrected Train Schedule Announces New Through Seattle Chicago Service
Editor World announces corrected arrival and departure times for a new schedule effective March 2 and details trains Spokane-Seattle Oriental Limited Fast Mail and Eastern Express. It notes Wenatchee sections 3 and 4 reserved and a Daylight Seattle train to Seattle, with through service to Chicago planned by May and trains running solid from baggage to observation car.
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Editor World
Wenatchee
Seattle
Chicago
A. A. Piper
Colonial Suty Brings Eastlanders West on Great Northern
A colony of 40 to 60 settlers from Geneva Willoughby and northern Iowa will ride the No 3 train to the East Wenatchee canal lands near Rock Island. Rev Peters and B F Leedy encouraged migration as railroads predict the biggest immigrant business in history. Max Bass cited 5000 daily inquiries about the northwest. A Spokane traveler reports 80 percent of East visitors plan westward movement.
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Great Northern
Geneva
Willoughby
Iowa
East Wenatchee Canal
Rock Island
Rev. Peters
B. F. Leedy
Max Bass
Northwest
Spokane
Engineer Recasts Paving Plans After Sound Study
Engineer C. C Ward returned from a several days trip to Tacoma Seattle Bellingham and Vancouver to study paving materials. He favors creosoted wood blocks for Wenatchee avenue but will not decide before conferring with the city street committee. He doubts asphalt would suit the climate.
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C. C Ward
The
Sound
Tacoma
Seattle
Bellingham
Nouver
Ward
Wenatchee Avenue
Metalized prize apple preserved for future generations
The Spokane apple show grand prize fruit, noted as the most perfect specimen, will be metalized to endure as a beauty and joy forever. The bronzed apple, gilded and mounted on a silver pedestal, was sent to W. R. Marr in Wenatchee, whose orchard yielded a 17.5 inch circumference and 31 ounce weight.
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Spokane
National Apple Show Association
Washington
W. R. Marr
Wenatchee
Marr
Washington Civil Appropriation Bill Rises by 1.3 Million
The sun dry civil appropriation bill is reported to the senate by the appropriations committee. It carries 138,076,565 dollars, up 1,286,719 from the house version. Of the increase 99,000 dollars is allotted for a public building at Everett.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
House
Everett
G N Survey at Chelan
Chelan March 1. Three Great Northern surveyors working up the Columbia from Wenatchee are camped opposite Chelan. It is reported a crew will begin surveying up the lake to connect with west side Cascades crews after snow melt.
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Chelan
Great Northern
Columbia
Werratchee
Cascades
Real Estate Teasers In Chelan Stir Market
Chelan March 1 There is notable activity in area realty with sales including a half interest in a Columbia river ranch from J R Lamb and wife to W V Tukey for 3000 dollars another Columbia river ranch from C E Ward and wife to Lois J Wentworth for 4000 dollars and a five acre lake tract from William S Britt to Fred L Post Also a baseball meeting at the Commercial club Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock cents
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Chelan
Columbia River
J. R. Lamb
W. V. Tukey
C. E. Ward
Lois J. Wentworth
Williams
Britt
Fred L. Post
Ocean Subsidy Bill Aims for House Passage Tomorrow
Washington reports an attempt to pass the Gallinger ocean subsidy bill in the House without amendments. The outcome hinges on Republican attendance. strong turnout could yield a slim majority, while a light attendance likely defeats the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Grain Prices Reported for Tacoma Markets
Milling Blue stem sold at 1.16, export Bluestem 1.15, Club 1.05, Red 1.01 as of March 1 in Tacoma.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Jeffries Plans Johnson Fight After New York Tour
Omaha report says Jim Jeffries will meet Johnson after his theatrical engagement in New York. Kansas City notes Corbett confirms Jeffries told him of a Johnson bout following the tour.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Jim Jeffries
New York
Sandy Griswold
Johnson
Kansas City
James J. Corbett
Jeffries
Moving Picture Theatres Multiply in City This Summer
The Wenatchee theatre shows nightly by Longanecker and Tripplett continue. Pratt and Hark ness start a Family theatre in the Gehr Fuller building tonight. The Rosenberg building, formerly Seattle Bar, has been leased to Seattle men for moving pictures, making three concerns in town.
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Wenatchee Theatre
Longanecker & Tripplett
Pratt & Harkness
Gehr- Fuller
Family Theatre
Seattle
Rosenberg Building
Monitor community grows with housing and church plans
The Monitor reports substantial growth in the community with 27 new families added in recent months and 21 houses completed or under construction. New church spaces are now too small and a site for a church building has been secured, with construction soon. The Bible school has reached 100 pupils and over 100 children are enrolled in the public school.
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Monitor
Can Ion
Bible School
Weather Brings Rain Tonight and Tuesday
The Associated Press reports rain in the area tonight and Tuesday with brisk southerly interior winds and a southwest gale along the coast.
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Associated Press
Hurst and Haskins Wed at Cottage House Parlors
James Hurst of Douglas county and Miss Maud Haskins of Snohomish county were married this afternoon by Judge Palmer at the Cottage House parlors.
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James Hurst
Douglas County
Maud Haskins
Snohomish County
Palmer
Cottage House
Radium Institute Aims To Spread Cures And Research
London reports Sir Frederick Treves says the Royal Radium Institute will open soon with royal charter. The project will offer free treatment for the poor, charge fees for wealthier patients, and use radium for cures and lab research. He notes abundant supply possible from Cornwall and expects demand to boost production.
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London
Frederick Treves
Royal Radium Institute
Vienna
Paris
Cornwall
Radium Institute
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