Local Socials and: Job Ads in Cashmere News
The First Baptist church social to be held Friday evening is postponed for two weeks. The Ellis Forde Company offers six dollars for the first five crates of home grown strawberries. A woman is wanted for general housework with good wages in Cashmere. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. J B Bache’s at 2 30 Wednesday. C Ward, civil engineer, moves from Cashmere to Wenatchee and plans ditch work with his crew. Dunleigh, recently shot at the Rothrock Sharp ranch, now works for Ward on civil projects.
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First Baptist Church
Ellis-Forde Company
P. O
Ladies Aid of the
Presbyterian Church
J. B. Bache
Douglas Street
C. Ward
Cashmere
Wenatchee
C. E. Brown
Mr. Ward
W. E. Dunleigh
Rothrock- Sharp Ranch
Ward
Elder Wenatchee fruit grower seriously ill at home
Dangerously ill at his home near the city is B. B. Holcomb one of the oldest and best known fruit growers in the Wenatchee valley. He returned Sunday morning from Seattle where he had been under hospital treatment for some time. He is the father of Pearl P Holcomb the Wenatchee avenue grocer.
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B. B. Holcomb
Wenatchee Valley
Seattle
Mr. Holcomb
Pearl P. . Holcomb
Wenatchee Avenue
Mills Haberdashery buying stock in Seattle this week
Sam M. Mills is in Seattle this week buying additional stock to prepare for the spring trade of the Mills Haberdashery. He will probably return on tonight's east bound train. W. E. Dunleigh, recently convalescent in this city from an accidental gunshot wound at the Rothreek Sharp sheep ranch above Trinidad, is back from a short trip to Cashmere.
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Sam M. Mills
Seattle
Mills Haberdashery
W. E. Dunleigh
Trinidad
Cashmere
Diptheria Under Control in Leavenworth Says Doctor
Dr Frank Culp returned from Leavenworth and told a World Reporter there is no need for alarm about the diphtheria situation. Six cases have developed and are under strict quarantine with little chance of spread. A reported smallpox case at the G N yards was found baseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Culp
Leavenworth
World
Momnjis
G. N. Yards
Monte Cristo Opens in Wenatchee by Lee Willard Company
The Eugene Guard reports a crowded Wenatchee theater last night for Lee Willard and his dramatic company in The Count of Monte Cristo. The troupe received praise for strong acting and well handled parts as they begin a four night run featuring A Western Gentleman and The Silver King.
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Lee Willard
Wenatchee Theater
Alexander Dumas
Monte Cristo
Willard
Eugene Guard
Eugene Theater
Count of Monte Cristo
Pennants Fly Over Wenatchee In City Aesthetic Drive
Triangular pennants adorn Wenatchee landmarks this week. The Big Store displays two pennants on Ellis-Forde building corners while the Chenaway hotel also features one. Created by Edmund H. Preece of the Ellis-Forde company the flags brighten the town and reflect local taste.
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Wenatchee
Ellis-Forde
New Chenaway Hotel
Edmund H. Preece
Ellis- Forde Company
Water leader Wenatchee field meet stirs high school enthusiasm
Local high school students and friends show strong excitement for the upcoming field meet between Water Leer and Wenatchee High School. The text notes the Wenatchee team struggled against Seattle’s giants, highlighting upcoming competition stakes.
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Waterleer
Wenatchee High School
Seattle
Merchants Close Shops For Friday Field Meet
City businesses will shut for Friday afternoon to allow all residents to attend the field meet. A program of events will be published later. The World's up to date job plant produced posters for the boys today and they're being distributed around town.
Wenatchee Opens New Hospital and Local Dispute
Wenatchee's new hospital opened to the public yesterday. The building measures 26 by 64 feet and can hold 12 patients. three surgeries occurred on the first day. Local firms supplied rooms and furnishings. the matron is Mrs. Barnes and head nurse Miss Nan Lawrence. Dr. McCoy notes 21 more cases to operate on in two to three weeks. A betting dispute over horse pulling led to Courtenay's arrest for fighting, with a hearing set for this afternoon in Justice Palmer's court.
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Wenatchee
Tere
Ellis-Forde Company
Wenatchee Furniture Company
Wenatchee Department Store
Great Northern Hotel
Barnes
Nan Lawrence
Bert Courtnay
Sachs
Down To
Columbia
Courtenay
Courtneau
Justice Palmer
Premium strawberry offer draws Wenatchee growers
The Ellis Forde company posts a premium of six dollars per crate for the first five crates of home grown strawberries from the Wenatchee valley. Harry D. Hall was the first to win with two crates, and today P. F. Penhallegon delivered one more crate from his Wenatchee river place.
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Ellis-Forde Company
Wenz‘chee Valley
Harry D. Hall
Wenatchee River
P.F. Penhallegon
Yakima Masons raise funds for new temple building
The Yakima Masonic Temple Association reports $40,000 raised for a building at Yakima avenue and Fourth street. Originally planned as a three story structure, strong citizen interest may lead to a seven story building costing over $100,000.
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North
Yakima
Four Room Brick Schoolhouse Bid Notice Chelan County
Advertisement for bids for a four room brick schoolhouse on the site of the present Lewis Clarke building in school district No 46 Chelan county Washington. Bids opened 2 p m June 3 1907. Board may reject all bids. Plans at office H C Littlefield Director Clerk Wenatchee Wash.
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Lewis-Clarke
Chelan County
Washington
H. C. Littlefield
Wenatchee
Wash
Spies at Boise Cause Trouble
Tense Boise case stirs fear of espionage scale with both defense and prosecution accused of missteps. Jack Simpkins, once a Western Federation of Miners organizer, faces trial amid rumors of his location from Denver.
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Boise
Ida
Russia
Hawley
Jack Simpkins
Western Federation of Miners
Simpkins
Colorado
Denver
Lonore
Mexico
Standard Oil Report Accuses Monopoly Tactics
A Roosevelt administration inquiry charges Standard Oil with a thirty five year monopoly of U S petroleum using unlawful devices and railroad discrimination to control transport and refine over large shares. The 1904 year study shows the firm refined 84 percent of crude oil and produced 85 percent of illuminating oil while dominating pipelines and transportation.
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Washington
Standard Oil
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Standard Oil Company
Mid-Continent
Logs Driven By Columbia Freshet Flood City With Rising River
The Columbia River flood sweeps logs downstream from the Lamb-Davis dam near Leavenworth. Logs pass in a steady stream, with locals hauling them from the riverside and a young man named Elfers earning cash by selling logs. Wood dealers once kept wood prices, but steady log sales hint at possible changes to the wood market.
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Risiig Columbia
Lamb-Davis
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Simmonz Ranch
Elfers
Wood Trust
The Coming College Farce In Wenatchee
Mrs. Florence Pomeroy Raab, a reader and impersonator, is billed for the college farce Six Cups of Chocolate at the Odd Fellows hall Friday evening. The Presbyterian ladies sponsor the event and host a social hour with refreshments to introduce Cashmere’s young people to Wenatchee attendees.
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Cashmere
Wenatchee
Florence Pomeroy Raab
The
Presbyterian Church
Former city resident accuses P W Lbe Me pan of selling out livery
H Allen now of Saehopsish says P W Lbe Me pan sold out his livery business, alleging a breach of trust after leaving the city. The report notes the claim and mentions ongoing inquiries.
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H. Allen
Wenatchee Fruit Land Company sells five acre tracts
The Wenatchee Fruit Land Company reports 750 acres under ditch divided into five acre tracts. Each tract costs 500 dollars with a 25 dollar down payment and 5 dollars per acre for the remaining balance.
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Wenatchee Fruit Land Company
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