Track Laying Under Way on Wenatchee Valley Line
M J Doty heads the track department on the Wenatchee Valley road assisted by a crew on site near the coal shore east of town. Work began last Saturday with slow progress due to a 60 per cent curve. New 60 pound copper alloy rails resist frost. by May first rails reach Adam Emig place where millions of logs await transport to the mill pond and the Leavenworth line will sound its chug chug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Doty
Great Northern Railway
Wenatchee Valley Road
the Echo
Adam
Emig Place
Mill Pond
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Echo
Sheriff Webb Returns From Davenport Witness Role
Sheriff Webb arrived back this morning from Davenport where he testified in Case No. 3. His departure was delayed seven hours by a broken down engine, and he reached town at six o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Webb
No. 3
Country Cousins to Dance at Wenatchee Theater
The Country Cousins will hold a dance at the Wenatchee theater on Friday night. The baseball team dance originally announced for Friday will now be held on Wednesday, April 1, instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Theater
Monitor Lands Opened At Monitor Sold In Ten Acre Tract
E V Martin, agent for Monitor lands, visited the area recently. F N Taylor of Sioux City bought a ten acre tract there for 5000 dollars. A Sunday chicken dinner was advertised at 35 cents at the Orondo Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monitor
E. V. Martin
F. N. Taylor
Sioux City
Iowa
Orondo Cafe
Village miscellany and local notes from a western paper
A collection of scattered items includes Rev Bard praising Mephisto and the devil wind and dust, crowded westbound trains, immigration estimates, a jury verdict over a rude insult, a liquor case denouncement, Easter bonnet talk by town women, a chase witness, spring holes in underwear, predatory children near Whitman school, and local tax debate urging bond bearers to pay as county grows.
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Bard
Walla Walla
Mephisto
Horticultural Society
Cashmere
Sipernoft
Fock
St. Peter
Missouri
John Welch
Welch
Augusta
Whitman
Okanogan County
A. Bierwagon
Wenatchee Plumbing advertises lower prices at local shop
Tipe pipe and pipe at Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co. Promotion notes price cuts and invites customers to call or visit. Mention includes phone number 261 and a casual sign off about dining at the Gem Cafe.
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Tipe
Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co
Price
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatchee Plumbing & Heating Co
Warren Announces Candidacy for Chelan County Engineer
F A Warren declares candidacy in the coming primaries on the Republican ticket for the office of Chelan County engineer. He addresses voters in Chelan County confirming his run.
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Chelan County
F. A. Warren
County Engineer Candidate Letters Declares Primary Intent
Fred M. Berry announces candidacy for County Engineer pending Republican primary selection. J W Sussex also confirms intent to run in the Republican primary and signs his letter of candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Berry
J. W. Sussex
Chelan County Voters Hear Auditor Candidate On Republican Ticket
A candidate announces for Chelan County auditor on the Republican ticket subject to September primaries. The statement targets Chelan County voters and notes the upcoming primary process.
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Chelan County
Wenatchee Society Notes and Dinner Party
The Empire recalls a Wenatchee social scene with the headline Unless We See Em First. Dr and Mrs F E Culp hosted a dinner followed by progressive five hundred. Attendees included Mayor and Mrs Gellatly, Dr and Mrs King, Mr and Mrs Tupper, Mr and Mrs Fuller, and Mr and Mrs Frank Reeves for a 12-cover evening.
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F. E. Culp
Progressive Five Hundred
Gellatly
King
Tupper
Fuller
Frank Reeves
Cashmere Notes From The Record
Mr and Mrs H M Luttrell return to Cashmere after months around Ellensburg planning to settle on the Thompson Luttrell ranch in Barnlett. J G Wilson dies in England while his daughter E F Stowell and John Wilson mourn his loss. Mr and Mrs on celebrated forty years of marriage with friends. Town council buys a spray pump for spring and summer use. Orchard care will be funded by taxes. operating cost about 18 dollars daily. Local ads promote Gem Cafe lighting and pure water from Wenatchee Canning Co. multiple notices about residents, land purchases, and town happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Luttrell
Cashmere
Ellensburg
J. G. Wilson
Spokane Big Apple Show to Become National Event
Spokane officials plan a national big apple show next December with $8000 to $10000 in premiums. A National Apple Show corporation with $100000 stock will govern the event. Directors may include Louis W. Hill and leaders W. D. Vincent and David Brown.
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Spokane
United States
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
W. D. Vincent
Old National Bank
David Brown
Hazelwood Company
Feasibility noted for Rock Island rapids improvements
Spokane’s Will Hayward comments on a Daily World article about opening Columbia river at Rock Island rapids saying a few thousand dollars could make the rapids navigable. He believes the move would benefit Wenatchee and the region below. Dr F H Brand specializing in eye ear nose and throat practice is in the Columbia Valley Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hayward
Spokane
Daily World
Columbia River
Rock Island Rapids
Hayward
Wenatchee
F. H. Brand
Columbia Valley Bank
Rail emigration boom boosts Wenatchee land sales
Leavenworth Echo reports a surge of colonists moving northwest with thirty train loads this week. Wenatchee has sold over 200000 dollars in real estate to about 150 homeseekers, while Leavenworth touts vast land’s future value and low current prices compared with 5 to 10 dollars an acre years ago.
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Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Settlers Arrive by Train for Wenatchee Community Growth
A fresh influx of settlers arrived yesterday with a large train load. Relatives and friends of locals formed most of the lumber. New arrivals hailed from Iowa Nebraska Missouri and the Dakotas joining Wenatchee. F C Calienner, longtime valley resident, departed for Tacoma to take a job with the Milwaukee and St Paul railway.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
The
Dakotas
Wenatchee
F. C. Calienner
Valley
Tacoma
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Better Than Spanking Home Treatment for Bed Wetting
Mrs. M. Summers offers a free home treatment with full instructions to help mothers stop bed wetting and urges understanding of the child. The remedy is claimed to also aid adults with daytime or nighttime urine difficulties and requires no payment. Letters to Box W South Bend Ind. are requested.
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M. Summers
Box W. South Bend
Ind
Tale of a Tightwad and a Dying Receipt in the County
A stingy editor visits a dying man who never paid for the local paper. The editor offers to forgive the debt to ease the pillow talk. The dying man asks for a receipt for his heirs, and the editor notes death will soon brighten the scene. Ex. C. E. Funderburg travels to Wenatchee Valley lands pursuing Dunkard settlement.
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C. E. Funderburg
Surrey
N. D
Wenatchee Valley
Funderburg
Dunkard
Condemnation cases settled in Wenatchee Valley railroad move
The Wenatchee Valley and Northern railroad condemnation proceedings against several Chumstick settlers were settled. E. D. Northup received 650 dollars in damages by the jury, while F. L. Brender got 600, Mrs. Julia A. Sales 350, and P. A. Treams 350. All other cases settled without trial.
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Wenatchee Valley & Northern Railroad
Chumstick
E. D. Northup
F. L. Brender
Julia A. Sales
P. A. Treams
Power Plant Planned to Irrigate Orondo Fruit Lands
D. C. Wolf from En tiat reports local enthusiasm for an early electric power plant in that valley. The facility will supply power for irrigation on the Orondo fruit lands, aiding agricultural development.
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D. C. Wolf
Orondo
Obituary of John Erby Jeffrey of Malaga
John Erby Jeffrey born in England on March 28 1836 died at his daughter Mrs Mc Croskeys Malaga home on Friday March 26 after heart failure. He came to America at 16 lived in Philadelphia then in Minnesota Missouri and Wenatchee before settling in Malaga last year. Survived by a daughter. wife and son predeceased him. Funeral at 2 PM Sunday at the house with Rev Adams officiating. Undertaker Hall in charge.
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John Erby Jeffrey
England
Q. L. McCroskey
Malaga
America
Philadelphia
Elmira Packard
Longbottom
Ohio
Minnesota
Missouri
Wenatchee
McCroskey
Adams
Undertaker Hall
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule and Sermons
The Presbyterian Church invites all to Sunday school and Bible classes at 10 a.m. led by Superintendent Howard Thomas. Morning worship at 11 a.m. features a sermon on The Heroism of Foreign Missions. At 6:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor, and 7:30 p.m. an evangelistic service on The Influence of Character led by the minister. Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Berger sing in the morning. Mr. Dalack in the evening. Minister W. Berger.
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Presbyterian Church
Howard Thomas
Foreign Missions
Christian Endeavor Society
Stephenson
Mrs. Berger
Mr. Dalack
Mr. W. Berger
Sunday Service And Bible School At First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church invites all to Bible School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Morning topic The Debt of Love and Evening topic The Mission of Christ. B Y P U at 6:30 p.m. prayer service 7:30 p.m. Thursday. E O Jessup is minister.
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First Baptist Church
Alist
E. O. Jessup
Methodist Church Services Planned With Choir Music
The church will hold Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Morning topic is Church Extension and the evening topic The Wonderful Book. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. Junior League meets at 3 p.m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. Special choir music. All invited. Pastor H. L. Beightol.
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Methodist Church
Epworth
H. L. Beightol
Sunday Meeting At Collier's Studio Invites All Friends
Christian Science gathering meets each Sunday at 11 o'clock in Collier's studio. All friends are warmly invited to attend the service and share in the study.
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Christian Science
Collier’s Studio
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