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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
1
Dr L B Manchester dental office in Columbia Valley Bank Building and Thomas the Jeweler advertise a sale of small musical instruments and supplies as of May 30.
Attention is called to a change for a band concert in the park now set at 7 30 pm instead of eight. The reason is Wenatchee commencement exercises at the theatre after the concert. The band plays 7 30 to 8 30 with the exercises beginning immediately after and the program includes March By State Commandery Gay Overture Bach Caprice Cocoanut Dance Herman Dirge Funeral March Chopin Review Patrol of the Guards Valse Wedding of the Winds Hall March Militaire The Cavalier Harris.
Memorial Day services honor old soldiers and Women’s Relief Corps members at the cemetery in the morning with the G A R Spanish American War Veterans and others assisting. An afternoon parade forms at 10 00 with a ceremony for the unknown grave and a parade down Orondo Avenue to Wenatchee Avenue First Street North Mission Palouse to Wenatchee Theatre for music prayers and remarks by local officials.
A Vicksburg dispatch reports General Stephen D. Lee commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans died in New Orleans at Captain Ridley’s residence. His death followed overexertion and indigestion after ceremonies at the reunion of Iowa and Wisconsin veterans. Lee, born 1833 in South Carolina, graduated West Point and joined the Confederate forces, playing a key role at Vicksburg before being captured and later exchanged and promoted to major general.
Chief Ferguson commended Seattle police for effectively managing large sightseer crowds during the fleet visit. He praised patrols and precautions that protected residents and visitors from crime, noting only minor incidents amid heavy crowds. Card of Thanks from the Juniors extends appreciation to the hardworking Juniors of Commencement Week.
Community notes list violins priced six to fifty dollars at Homas the Jeweler. Women of Woodcraft plan an Eagle Hall entertainment with dancing and refreshments at eight on Monday June first. Miss Alta Gregory of Quincy visits Wenatchee. Reverend Hyatt arrives as new Episcopal pastor, following Rev. Hilton. Local Indians deter the town with horses from Colfax reservation. C A Morrison returns from Medford Oregon reflecting quiet conditions there. Frost harms fruit. some travelers fare poorly. Wrestler W H Sams trains nightly at the Commercial club gym ahead of his match with Southern Cyclone. Infant Pearl Calhoun dies at eighteen months from cholera infantum. funeral held at C G Hall Undertaking Parlors.
Miss Mont Morrison of Orondo Avenue returns from a fleet visit and possesses a sailor hatband like those worn on pancake hats, given to her by a gun-pointer on the U S S Kentucky during the voyage.
Businesses will close from 1 to 3 p m tomorrow for Decoration Day as many past years have done. The committee asks merchants to shut doors during the program to honor the day while many visitors travel from the country to shop.
Senator La Follette argues for government regulation of railroads in Wisconsin and hints at eventual government ownership if regulation fails. He asserts democracy and the common good guide policy, warns trusts could be the alternative, and envisions a state empowered to solve future problems. Fred Crollard arrives from Seattle to attend Wenatchee State University commencement tonight.
The Waterville Press satirizes the recent fleet visit with jests about the town’s reaction and the Seattle Spirit. It notes crowds traveling to Wenatchee, tickets sold out, and remarks on local leadership and regional contrasts between Douglas county and Wenatchee authorities.
The Two C s Clark and Conley staged a vaudeville at the Police Court Theatre drawing a full house with S R O signs. Acts included The Lips that Touch Liquor and Show Me the Way to Go Home with an ending bouquet gift and fines for Conley and Clark amid a drunkenness charge.
Spokane business men post a thousand dollar prize for the best apple to the United States. The grand prize will be awarded at the next show to be held in December in Spokane.
Denver May 27. The committee on arrangements for the Democratic National Convention in July refused concessions for a bar in the convention auditorium. Several firms offered large sums for a liquor concession near the committee rooms, but the decision was unanimous to prohibit any sale of liquor on the auditorium premises.
Reverend W H McClure of Spokane visits Wenatchee to promote the Washington Children's Home Society. He reports $160 collected locally and outlines monthly figures including 54 children on hand, 14 received, 4 returned for replacement, 23 placed or assisted, and 27 temporarily cared for, with no deaths. He speaks at Gaines school house and the Christian church. Also note Alfred S Witter of Waterville unloading a red Ford from Seattle.
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