River party notes and local happenings at M. E.
E J Crum hauls logs and Farris News report a pleasant gathering at M. E. last Saturday night. Music by Louise Simonson Rex Crum and Hazel Crum delighted attendees while Mrs Hugh Parshall remains housebound with illness. Jacob Metcalf has moved to town with grippe. Lost lace handkerchief. apply at World office.
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Farris
M. E
J. Crims
Louise Simonson
Rex Crum
Hazel Crum
Pedro
Hugh Parshall
Jacob Metcalf
Grippe
Public Forum Letter Critiques Administration in Wenatchee
A reader signing as H L J challenges the paper for not fully investigating school criticisms and urges a director who will deliver results. The writer defends the publication, notes local support for progress, and mocks critics while referencing local figures and events. The piece ends with a tease of continuation on Page Two.
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Wenatchee
Risre
Lambert
Paul Neer
Colorado School of Mines
Frank Keller
John Godfrey
Sheriff Webb Becomes Hero in Muddy Horse Rescue
Yesterday afternoon around five, Sheriff Webb leaped into a murky muddy flood to save a bay horse tethered to a buggy that was frantically trying to escape two blocks through the mud. Onlookers praised his courage and wit, comparing him to a marksman as the horse’s life was saved.
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Webb
Court House
David Crockett
Woman fined for bawdy-house offense in court
Alice West was fined $7.50 in Justice Palmer's court after a complaint signed by the chief of police charged her with being an inmate of a bawdy-house. The Daily World reports the proceeding.
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Alice West
Wenatchee booster letter praises teachers and condemns critics
A Wenatchee reader recounts a recent drunken disturbance at a theater and urges strong support for local schools and teachers. He accuses opponents of hindering building projects and argues that boosters help raise civic virtue, urging voters to back dedicated school directors and to promote positive action next Saturday.
Public Forum Letter Supposes Town Knocker Problem
A reader laments constant local knocking over roads, sidewalks, and regrading. The writer urges Wenatchee boosters over critics and notes past editorials and personnel changes, including references to school certification issues and local governance.
Telegraph Forces on Great Northern Cut
Great Northern Railway reduces telegraph staff and closes stations. The block system between Grand Forks and Devils Lake is out of use, with payroll cuts offsetting hires under the nine hour law. Nearby farmers plan spring plowing as seeding starts next week.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Great Northern Railway
Devils Lake
Trinidad
Wash
No Hell Denial Cited by Local Rector Bard
The Rev. Andreas Bard of St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Walla Walla argues in a published essay that there is no hell and that without regeneration man cannot reach heaven. He denounces the belief in eternal suffering as described in various evangelical teachings.
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Walla Walla
Andreas Bard
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Evening Bulletin Today
Horsethief Connors Heads to Walla Walla Prison
Orvel Connors twenty years old from Waterville, convicted of horse stealing and known for breaking jail while awaiting trial, is being sent to Walla Walla to serve an indefinite sentence. Penitentiary guard Barney Easterbrook, from Wenatchee, journeys to Waterville to escort Connors to prison. Douglas County sheriff says Connors caused him many sleepless nights as the pair will pass through here tomorrow.
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Orvel Connors
Waterville
Walla Walla
Barney Easterbrook
Wenatchee
Douglas County
Connors
Court Opens Next Week Amid Larceny Case and Delayed Road Project
A small crowd observes arraignment of Fred Gay of Chelan on larceny charges with not guilty plea. Trial set for next week as jury arrives. Wenatchee avenue condemnation hearings postponed to June due to incomplete service, delaying work by another year. Civil docket heavy with few criminal matters as court proceeds through the month.
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Fred Gay
Chelan
Wenatchee Avenue
Commissioners Accept Land Names and Voting District Change
The County Commissioners in session accepted plots including The Minneapolis near Chelan and parcels from John Dill and Nicholas Kinscherf. They granted Malaga voters a petition for a new voting precinct. Bids for a canyon bridge on Wenatchee avenue were opened. Cuigg Kimmel Larsen and Hyatt submitted bids, with no awards yet as the county engineer weighs them.
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Minneapolis
Chelan
John Dill
Nicholas Kinscherf
Leavenworth
Malaga
Wenatchee Avenue
Cuigg, Kimmel, Larsen and Hyatt
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