Wenatchee News Highlights Local Controversies and Civic Notices
A mix of editorials on morality and local politics in Wenatchee and Bellingham features sharp opinions on dancing and Prohibition era values. Police court notes report two tourists jailed for lese majeste and witty exchanges with an officer. Community notices promote water systems, bridges, and local business ads while announcing upcoming elections and candidates for county auditor and engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCartney
Wenatchee
Bellingham
Daily World
Lincoln
America
Evelyn Thaw
Georgia
Boston
Gellatly
Reynolds Seeks Republican Auditor Bid in Chelan County
To the voters of Chelan County FP A Reynolds announces candidacy for auditor on the Republican ticket subject to September primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelan County
Ernest G. Spencer
Chelan Valley
J. W. Sussex
Inscho
Wenatchee, Wash
Man Charged In Tacoma Check Fraud
Frank Mattis, a transient, faced police court today charged with cashing a bad $69 check drawn on Farmers & Merchants Bank. The check dated Tacoma March and signed by C. P. Balantoff was rejected in Tacoma. Mattis offered no satisfactory explanation and the case was continued until Saturday with $500 bond. He was arrested while driving with a woman from Columbia street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mattis
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Mattis
Tacoma
Danny Petroff
C. P. Balantoff
Columbia Street
Money for Henry Page and county pay dispute
The text notes Henry Page who built a city sidewalk in 1905 for $9.70, left town for Odessa, and left the amount with W A Sanders who deposited it in Farmers and Merchants Bank. It also reports a marriage in the Great Northern Hotel between E J Carey and Martha Koehler and a legal dispute in Douglas county over retroactive pay due to county officials after population-based reclassification, with Judge Steiner ruling population at election time governs pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Steiner
Wenatchee
Henry Page
Page
Odessa
W. A. Sanders
Sanders
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Kentucky
Soak Em Judge Steiner Says Soak Em
In Chelan county Superior Court Judge Steiner rules for Lillie Hinton in a seven year marriage divorce from Arthur Hinton due to failure to support. He urges criminal action under the 1907 statute and calls on the county attorney to pursue prosecution if the plaintiff requests it, to require support for two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Hinton
Arthur Hinton
Hintons
Hintonton
Vagrants jailed as engineer visits Wenatchee council
Nels Anderson of San Francisco and Chris Nesel of Chicago appeared before Justice Palmer on charges of vagrancy and drunkenness and were jailed for five and two days. Engineer Hanford of Seattle arrived to consult with Wenatchee city officials on franchise matters including Entiat Power and a proposed streetcar line. Wenatchee Canning Co. promotes pure drinking water from melted ice at the Gem Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Anderson
San Francisco
Chris Nesel
Chicago
Justice Palmer
Insche
Hanford
Seattle
Wenatchee
Entiat Power Company
Federal Engineering Company
Wenatchee Avenue
John Welch Freed After Liquor Conviction Row
John Welch, convicted January 31 of selling liquor to an habitual drunkard and fined 150 dollars with six weeks in jail alternative, was released yesterday and caused a scene at the Maryland club. Crondo Cafe 35 cents. Pure ice for pure drinking water. Wenatchee Can
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Butler
Knights of the Royal Arch
California
John Welch
Maryland Club
Free excursion to Monitor from Wenatchee offered
A free trip from Wenatchee to Monitor is planned for next Sunday to view newly platted lands. E V Martin holds exclusive sales rights and will pay the fares. at least twenty five local businesspeople intend to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monitor
Wenatchee
E. V. Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbia
Valley Bank
Wenatchee Plumbing & Heating Company
Columbia Valley Dance Building
Ellis-Forde Company
Wenatchee Plumbing & Heating Co
Okanogan County
Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co
Gem Cafe
Washington
Jones
Okanogan River
Orondo Café
A. O. U. W. Lodge
Wenatchee Canning Co
Dr. Brand
Tipe
Price
A. Reynolds
J. E. Ferguson
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
M. E. Church
Bert Cole
Leavenworth
Royal Arch
Royal Arch Masons
Orondo Cafe
Fowler
Ira Thomas
Leonard Fowler
First National Bank
W. 3S
Trimble
Wenatchee Plumbing & Heating
W. A. Buttles
Mzit
Columbia Valley Bank
Ste’aer
Supreme Court
Douglas
A. N. Maitbie
Judge Steiner
Crondo Cafe
Martin
East Wenatchee
Edward H. Bolen
A. E. Bolen
Capt
I. B. Gray
Chapman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!