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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
2
A column of satirical notes questions Diamond Match Company law violations and societal quirks. It mentions politics, football bans at Northwestern, presidential campaign finance, a Brooklyn vank er case, and czarist canal plans under the Bering Strait with humorous undertones.
March 29 report from Anderson Indiana describes Mahel Reeves, daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Reeves, rushing to help a girl trapped on the big Four railroad tracks as a passenger train neared. Reeves drew a penknife from her pocket to free the child and avert disaster.
A child was pulled away from an oncoming engine by a rescuer who slit the shoe and jerked her from the track, narrowly avoiding tragedy as the train bore down.
Farmer John Johnson of Graettinger asked for another stick of dynamite by telephone to Eastherville after the first stick lowered into a well failed to explode. Post office staff halted mail on routes to Graettinger as investigators probe how the dynamite was sent. The firm that shipped the dynamite by mail faces prosecution.
Steamer leaves Wenatchee for Bridgeport on Tuesday and Friday mornings with return trips the same night. T A Davies, Gen Mgr offers 160 acres including an orchard and alfalfa land, fair house and barn, water supply, plus timber and farm lands. Also notes real estate and insurance services. A court petition hearing set for April 10, 1906 at 10 am in Chelan County Superior Court.
The four month old child of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Mobley near Milton died in its father's arms during an Artisans event at the I O O F hall. Parents found the infant pale, thought it asleep, then learned it was dead. Three physicians ruled heart failure as the cause.
Relatives of Ruob art Atkinson, an eccentric St Charles resident, uncover 3800 dollars hidden in a tomato can and a tobacco box after his death on March 15. The wall and a barn concealment were explored by hired searchers led by Atkinson’s sister-in-law Mrs Wightman from Chenoa.
Ten acres of land with good water right and complete fencing. six acres wooded. Located about a mile from Wenatchee. Priced at $2100 with terms. A J Linville Farmers, phone 553. Wenatchee valley fruit ranches large and small. R F D Now 1. c tf.
Cashmere property listing offers Luxy acres including 45 acres of fruit land 15 acres timber 200 bearing apple and peach trees 166 young trees two years old 25 acres alfalfa four miles from Cashmere. Property includes schoolhouse ten room plastered house fine weir large barn 20 inch water right and ditch. Price 5000 3000 cash balance four years at eight percent. Address G A Virtue 306 Boston Block Seattle Wash.
A Seattle owner seeks to swap high value residence land in Capital Hill for Wenatchee valley land. The owner will assume the mortgage or pay the difference up to 153000 dollars. For details contact G A Virtue at 306 Boston Block Seattle Wash.
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