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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1907
Page
2
Rufus Woods and Fred Simpich are listed with subscription rates and postal classification for Wenatchee Washington. The notice shows annual and six month mail prices and a carrier delivery rate per week.
Waterville suffers a tight loss to Wenatchee in a close contest. The home team shows sportsmanship while inviting visitors to return and to tour the new bridge built with local hands.
The case in court targets a prominent farmer accused of disobeying irrigation rules. County Commissioners seek to curb water waste and expect arrests to prompt public compliance with the law. Both defendants are regarded as good citizens, with neglect rather than intent blamed.
A column extols steady settler influx to the valley with families arriving weekly, praising rapid population growth and prospects for land sales and local development. It highlights diverse origins and urges welcoming newcomers as the area develops.
James J. Hill tells Governor Johnson that double hauling on through merchandise hurts public policy. He says transcontinental railroads cannot handle current traffic without $5.5 billion in new capital, which is unavailable and would take five years to build. He urges decentralization of traffic and more export points.
A Spokane Chronicle commentary argues for expanding interior markets to reduce costly double hauling by railroads. It says eastern goods should be dropped at inland points and coast shipments redirected, freeing inland freight for local grains and livestock. It adds farmers are awakening to organize against trusts and secure fair prices.
A reader laments meat quality and asks why tainted beef was not burned earlier while noting sausage, mold, and spoiled beef rumors. The letter urges town and valley citizens to support local commerce and recalls the Norland and Taylor contracting firms linked to a southern railway project.
Fifteen teams were sent to gather one million feet of lumber from Hatton and Quincy routes. The director showed yards and local merchants to secure future trade, praising Quincy’s advantages and promising significant cash impact for the city.
In a county jail undergoing alterations four pickpockets were confined in one cell under surveillance. They played cards secretly until trial day. The superintendent, a kind favored figure, asked for the cards. They claimed the sergeant pocketed the pack and they showed him the same pack as proof.
In Natal a Durban police court saw a young Hindoo bride face a clash with her parents who accused her husband of abducting her before adulthood. The bride claimed she was eighteen and chose her husband after a tug over her bracelets, which the sergeant ruled belonged to the parents.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation presents a magistrate who spent a week in jail to grasp prison life and believes judges should all endure similar confinement before serving. He argues personal experience would foster mercy and wiser sentencing, comparing judges to cashiers unaware of coinage.
A globe trotter recalls two months with a camel caravan across the Sahara. He describes the white desert sands and notes that Arabs consider desert grasshoppers a luxury. He compares their flavor to English walnuts and says he will eat them again when returning to the Sahara.
The judge asks for plain language to explain the plaintiff’s use of circumstantial evidence. The witness explains the meaning as intentional deception by stating that the plaintiff lied.
Fragmentary quotation on women's literacy and value of reading. It argues that if a woman cannot read the larceny advertisements she cannot be happy about items she cannot afford. The tone critiques ignorance and links literacy to education and opportunity.
Fragmented conversation shows archaic spellings and idioms such as your daughter is an angelic disposition and owl your way. Jumbled lines include request for money and terms lend versus loan with misattributed names and unclear context.
Chas Delivak and his brother Louis of the Quincy Hardware Company tour the Rothrock and Sharp ranch on a fishing trip over the Columbia river. They report prosperous conditions and good frosts spared fruit orchards signaling a strong crop outlook. Delivak trains and awaits a July match with McMillan of Seattle.
Construction bids invited for a one story cement docked store with plate glass front. 86 feet frontage on Division street and about 70 feet on Cottage avenue. Suitable bond required. Plans available at The Ellis-Forde Co. Wenatchee store.
North central Idaho lands near Priest Rapids with 3200 acres opened by Hanford Irrigation and Power Co. An office map shows land location, townsite and prices. Water expected spring 1908. canals nearly complete. A viewing party departs June 4 from the Columbia Valley Bank Building.
Local market prices list Wenatchee dealers quotes on meats fruits vegetables grain hay feed and flour. Prices include flour 1.30 per unit bran around 19.00 per ton shorts 20.00 per ton barley 15.00 to 23.00 per ton and rolled barley about 23.00 with potatoes and other produce noted.
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