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Wenatchee Daily World

Location

Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1909

Page

8

Local hires and club meeting announced

George F Begg starts with Ludington and Kemp this week while Ethel McCutcheon begins work with Reeves and Reeves. The Tourist Club plans its Friday March 5 meeting at Mrs O E Loving's Penn Avenue home featuring a program on Modern Germany with talks by Mrs S A Tompson H H Whitaker and J H Blake.

George F. Begg Ludington & Kemp Ethel McCutcheon Reeves & Reeves O. E. Loving Penn Avenue Germany S. A. Tompson Army and Navy of H. H. Whitaker Berlin J. H. Blake

Washington Weather Update Prompts Rainy Odds

Occasional rain expected tonight and Thursday across western and eastern portions. Southerly winds prevail with higher coastal temperatures and unsettled skies.

Associated Press

Jones Buys 50 Foot Peachey Lot From Duffy

D. E. Jones purchased a 50 foot lot in Peachey addition from James Duffy yesterday via We natchee Realty. He plans lumber delivery today for a new building on the site.

D. E. Jones Peachey Addition James Duffy Wenatchee Realty Company

Skating Contest Tonight at Shipp Rink

A skating contest will be held tonight at Shipp rink with first prize awarded a gold medal for both a lady and a gentleman. The Junior band will provide the music. The event starts at 9 p m with 10 cent admission.

Shipp Rink

For Sale Classified Items From Local Paper

For sale young cow with calf by her side inquire 240 Washington avenue or phone 517. Alcohol lamps claim to be the cheapest light with a trial free. F T Blunk advertises a trial phone 573. Want land listed due to high demand for fruit ranches by Jas A Dorman Son Room 333 Lumber Exchange Seattle. Two teams for sale one big one small cheap for cash phone 1065 119 Chelan Ave South 3 10.

Washington Avenue F. T. Blunk Jas. A. Dorman & Son Lumber Exchange Seattle Wash Chelan Ave. South

Wenatchee Avenue paving plan and city council actions

City council members present minus C E Buttles. City Engineer Ward reports on paving options after Sound trip. Ward supports creosoted wooden blocks as cheaper and durable, costing about 12 per front foot including sidewalks and curbing, totaling roughly 300 per 25 foot lot. Work to begin early spring with bond funds and debt-collection steps underway. alleys vacated, park committee named, poll tax collector appointed, February police report lists cash disbursements.

C. E. Buttles C. C. Ward The Sound Ward Daily World Wenatchee Avenue Grand View Addition

Ball Club Meeting Aims to Restore Local Team

A meeting for residents interested in maintaining a local baseball team is set for tonight at the Commercial Club rooms. The note says this town is baseball minded but will require unusual efforts to get the team running this year and urges all who are interested to attend.

Commercial Club Intersted

Liberia in 1900s: aid, governance and colonial questions

The piece outlines Liberia's status as an Afro American republic on the West African coast, its 1822 founding by freedmen, 1862 legation establishment, and later political structure modeled on the United States. It notes trade limits, agricultural potential, and the lack of a Washington legation, with Ernest Lyon as minister and the climate as drawback. It contrasts Liberia with Haiti and reflects on Lincoln’s colonization stance and its lingering debt issue.

Booker T. Washington United States Liberia America Couny United States Legation Monrovia Monroe Holland Belgium Ceylon Java Brazil Legation Colored Statesman Ernest Lyon Maryland McKinley Santo Domingo Washington Boston Philadelphia Negro Republic Hayti Congress Lincoln

Local Visitors Arrive For Short Stay Guests

Mr and Mrs Smith Miller arrive from Spokane and will spend a couple of days as guests of Mr and Mrs F W Smith. W R Wilson returns home after a winter in southern California.

Mrs. Smith Miller Spokane F. W. Smith W. R. Wilson California

Edmund Vance Cooke to Open High School Attractions

Edmund Vance Cooke the noted lecturer and humorist will appear tomorrow as the first special attraction of the high school Athletic association. He drew a full house when here three years ago and advance sales are heavy. John Thornhill is seriously ill at his home on Walla Walla street.

High School Edmund Vance Cooke Athletic Association Cooke John Thornhill Walla Walla Street

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