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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
1
A Missouri man visits a town amid fear stories of a monstrous killer named Deed Mayer. Locals bravely stay, seek police protection, and toast the visit with autographs as rumor and tension fade after the humorous, staged encounter.
James T. McCleary warned at the New York State Postmasters dinner that the American fleet sailing to the Orient could be rendered helpless at the Strait of Magellan if coal and supply ships were mostly foreign built. He urged a subsidy to restore the U S merchant marine and warned of potential catastrophe without a strong home fleet.
A line of about fifty Browne supporters stormed the Columbia Valley bank at noon to present Guy Browne with an engraved watch inscribed March 7 1908. Attorney Henrde delivered a grateful farewell speech as Browne expressed heartfelt thanks amid visible emotion. The group list includes L M Hull W Little C E Stohl Dr Culp Bruce Griggs and many others.
William Lawrence of Sheffield Conn aged 76 wed eighth wife Sarah Laird aged 16. Frank E West once mayor of Mound Valley Kan, 4 ft 6 in and 99 lb, married Nannie Patterson of Texas, 4 ft 4 in 89 lb. James H Stevenson a Pueblo Colo mining engineer met his long lost brother Wilbur Stevenson in Menard county Tex after 40 years. Mr L O Hall traveled to Cashmere on business.
A mixed column notes McBride may announce for governor in Spokane tomorrow and praises various local happenings. It mentions Glenn Wells and his show heading to Cashmere, Jack O'Connor's courage, a Russian naturalization attempt with a feathered hat, a major valley real estate deal, and sharp school election rhetoric.
Gifford Pinchot told about 1,500 at an American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting in New York that timber famine threatens the United States unless public sentiment shifts. He cited current consumption, 165 million acres protected in the West, and warned that only one fifth of national timber is protected, urging faster action.
Voters flocked to the Mission It city building at 2 PM to choose a school director. Four candidates Frank Holm George Coburn C A Battles and Guilford Marr contend, with Holm and Coburn seen as close rivals. Church affiliation sparks debate amid calls for secular public schools.
Sixteen year old Anna Bowker taken from Leavenworth by Sheriff Webb spent the night in the county courthouse jury room. She is alone and exposed to danger, with plans to place her in a respectable home either locally or at Leavenworth. Also notes an M W A benefit show.
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