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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
4
The city appropriated $200 for a four month open air concert series by the band. The Daily World had raised about $55 and will return it to contributors, deeming the expense should be shared by all citizens.
The state inspector arrived to check the Wenatchee Drug Co meat market as city officials and meat merchants convened to discuss the situation. Speculation rose about potential actions during the morning session.
A large exodus of Cashmere residents will travel to Wenatchee Friday evening the 24th for an evening of entertainment. Florence Pomeroy Raab and Miss Louise Hudson head the program with impersonations and readers, followed by the farce Six Cups of Chocolate featuring sixCashmere women. The show, at the Odd Fellows hall, is staged by Presbyterian ladies with refreshments afterward. Also listed, for sale, two good gentle horses suitable for women or children to ride or drive. J. C. Stout, Sam Holcomb ranch. 5-18
The article discusses atmospheric lapse rates with vague numbers, cites an English bailiff and Justice Maule about water for jurors, and describes a towering Babylon structure with eight stacked square towers, a 660 foot height and 15 mile square walls.
A humorous quip about avoiding work and references ends with a deadpan punchline. The cartoon caption from Illustrated Bits and a misdated joke from The Denver Post illustrate the era's lighthearted take on employment woes and romantic buffoonery.
One year since opening with limited capital, Wenatchee Bazaar now offers a large Central Washington stock. Promises 10 percent off all items until further notice and invites price comparisons with Seattle. Highlights hammocks tents and the White Mountain ice cream freezer with plain figures. Free delivery and phone contact provided.
In Ellensburg on May 15 the timing of a giant blast near Thorpe will detonate fifteen tons of powder buried in a hillside to clear a right of way for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad. Workers have sunk kegs of powder as engineers expect the hill to slide into the river, removing rock far faster than manual labor.
In Olympia May 15 the state defends an appeal by settlers over several thousand acres in the Waterville district of the former Columbia Indian reservation. The land was opened to homestead entry and later allotted to scientific purposes for the State Agricultural College. About fifty settlers filed homesteads and sought to prove up. Waterville land office sided with the state, and the appeal goes to the General Land Office in Washington D. C. Attorney General Atkinson forwarded his brief and expects success.
Four book-keepers were said to have gathered around Room 25 in the Rosenberg block to obtain a bottle of Ink Eradicator, advertised as instant stain removal for books. Lewis & Belser, manufacturers and sole agents, promote the product.
A World representative reports Mrs. T. J. Walker is recovering from appendicitis surgery. Miss Vaughn departed recently to Yakima after learning of her sister’s illness.
In a bustling morning scene three runaways alarm the town as trains and horses move swiftly. T J Groves, famed for quick delivery, led a trial heat with frisky cayuses while ice wagon horses skated briefly before opting out. Fatalities nil.
Advice to farmers on proper spray timing and mixtures for apples. Details cover Bordeau and dust sprays, pressure guidance, when millers hatch, and the need for hands on practice. The Oregon and Washington Extension bulletins are recommended, with demonstrations by Prof. Melander and local experts at Holcomb and Lanham orchards.
Bargain furniture offered by William Mills at 6 C Street North Nob Hill. Public sale notice dated May 25.
Arrivals at two Wenatchee hotels for May 15 1907 include Roosevelt H Lovejoy E Lockwood C Lockwood W Fitzgerald Waterville S R Wylder Stangton E E Siegley F O Brien Seattle Viola Woods Harrington F H Carpenter 150000 Lewis Fink Everett Geo D Burke and wife H E Waterville Herbert Shaw Bellingham W F Cushing Minneapolis 8.
A fragmented 1909 OCR list names multiple individuals across Washington and Oregon. The roster includes residents from Spokane Everett Tacoma Chelan Seattle Denver Chicago and Portland among others, with numerous surnames and initials indicating a community or organizational roll call.
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