Great Northern Track Improvements Reported by Railroad Commission
Olympia reports from the state railroad commission quote a biennial review on the Great Northern line from the Idaho border to Seattle. Initial inspections found defective ties and frequent wrecks. after the Milan wreck the company deployed about 800 workers to replace thousands of ties across 300 miles.
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Olympia
State Railroad Commission
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
Idaho Line
Seattle
Milan
Local Advertisements Highlight Shoewear Contest and Music Sales
The page notes miles of heavy steel for ballast trains hauling gravel and compares lines in the state. It advertises the Tog gery shoe wearing contest and promotes musical supplies from violins to guitars at Thomas' the Jeweler's.
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Thomas’ the Jeweler’s
Canvassing Board Finalizes County Election Returns
The three commissioners, plus the county auditor and attorney, met last Saturday to canvass the election returns. Official issues unchanged from last week. New officers-elect start duties on January 11 with changes in treasurer, assessor, attorney and sheriff and speculation over deputies.
Grany Buys Eighty Acre Orchard Near Malaga Ranch
W A Grany of this city has purchased an eighty acre tract below the Malaga ranch of C B Reed from E A Buxton. The orchard will feature standard varieties Winesaps Spittses and Jonathans with some Winter Bananas. Sixty acres will be watered from Colockum creek and fifty acres planted this spring. Grany expects the venture to be worth about 100000 in a few years. Football game Friday features Wenatchee vs Ballard at the Fairgrounds with top local stars E G Gillis J Johns Harter and others. Admission 50 cents. Game at 3 p m.
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W. A. Grany
Malaga Ranch
C. B. Reed
E. A. Buxton
Mr. Grany
Wenatchee Home Nursery
Colockum Creek
Ballard High
Fairgrounds
Ballard
Broadway High
Wenatchee
Gillis
Johns
Harter
Gugenheimers
Johnson
Soule
Lake
Knowles
Carlberg
Morrison
Wenatchee High School
the Athletic Association
Bosworth Funeral Rites Planned After Cal Death
Attorney W O Parr received a wire from C Will Shaffer stating the remains of Jonathan W Bosworth would arrive Wednesday afternoon from Redlands California and burial would be Thursday at noon. The body will be taken to Sprague undertaking parlors for viewing Thursday morning and services will be from the grave.
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W. O. Parr
Will Shaffer
Jonathan W. Bosworth
Redlands
Cal
Sprague Undertaking
Mr. Shaffer
California
Mr. Bosworth
Chelan County Club Plans December Entertainment
At a recent meeting the Chelan county club decided to host an informal entertainment in December for members of state city and county clubs connected with the university. The event aims to foster wider social ties among university affiliated groups.
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Pacific Wave
State University Daily
Chelan County Club
Wenatchee Canning Boss Urges Expanded Payroll
L. G. Olds manager of the Wenatchee Canning company argues if Wenatchee and nearby residents used home canned goods the plant could hire five or six more workers, expanding payroll and employment.
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Wenatchee
L. G. Olds
University group plans big event with Wenatchee apples
Local club members organize a campus gathering featuring refreshments speeches and music aimed at promoting study and student life. Frank Reeves of Wenatchee will speak with faculty members also addressing the audience. Ten boxes of big red Wenatchee apples will be opened for the occasion. Walter R. Thomas serves as president with Lucien Kellogg vice president and Myrtle Whaley secretary.
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W. R. Thomas
Frank Reeves
Wenatchee
Chelan County Club
Walter R. Thomas
Lucien Kellogg
Myrtle Whaley
Ten Years In The Pen For Bank Boss Godding
John E. Godding former president of the Bank of Rockyford Colorado received a ten year sentence after a trial ending Saturday. He was jailed awaiting a supersedeas action while prosecutors said he misused bank funds and took deposits after insolvency became known. He bought the Prowell residence via Denniston and Christenson and planned to move to the city.
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John E. Godding
Bank of
Rockyford
Colo
Denniston & Christenson
Prowell
N. S. Neubauer
Godding
Moses Goulee Fruit Lands Co. Plans Major Orchard Expansion
The Moses Coulee Fruit Lands Co. with 5000 acres, formerly Beulah Land, orders 30 000 trees from Yakima nurserymen. M W Russell to supply and plant 300 acres of standard trees in spring 1909, another 300 acres to potatoes. Irrigation planned for 1 400 acres. George Virtue and A Yerkes are chief stockholders aiming to create a large state orchard.
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Moses Coulee Fruit Lands Company
Beulah Land
Yakima
M. W. Russell
Russell
Coulee
George Virtue
A. Yerkes
Egg and potato prices surge amid shortages coastwide
A severe egg shortage drives local price to 40 cents a dozen, with eastern storage eggs at 30 cents. Sound region prices reach 50 cents a dozen, while Irish potatoes sell for 20 dollars a ton. Growers store 1908 crop in pits, hoping for Klondike price spikes in spring. Potatoes nationwide expected to rise as shortages persist.
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Sound
Quincy
Big Bend
Palouse
California
Elks Host Govote Dinner At Great Northern
A festive Elks dinner was held at the Great Northern hotel attended by 32 members from cities across the northwest including Leavenworth Cashmere Everett Seattle Spokane and other lodges. The dining room featured Elk colors and a national flag as guests enjoyed a well served meal and convivial camaraderie.
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Great Northern
Northwest
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Everett
Seattle
Spokane
Wenatchee Grocery stockholders in city for talks
Stockholders of the Wenatchee Grocery company are in the city today to transact business and discuss company affairs. The group gathers to review options and potential actions affecting the firm’s trading plans and management.
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The
Wenatchee Grocery Company
Wholesale Shoes and Goods Buying Session Opens
In a general business meeting for wholesale houses several traveling representatives from firms in Trinidad Okano gan Waterville Cashmere Wilbur Pretzman & Chase Almira Wenatchee and Eugene Page attended. Four shoe boot and glove lines plus three dry goods houses rubber goods men and men’s furnishings joined. Buying started at noon with expectations of 12 000 to 15 000 dollars in goods purchased this afternoon.
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W. D. van Slyke
Trinidad
Ira Freer
Okanogan
Alexander Bros
Waterville
W. H. Mills
Cashmere
W. J. Long
W. J. Brown
Wilbur
Pretzman & Chase
Almira
P. P. Holcomb
Eugene Page
T. J. Groves
Wenatchee
Adrian Ditch Progress Nears Completion
H Rozenweiz president of the Adrian Irrigation company reports progress on the Big Bend project. The irrigation flume is complete the ditch along the north bank of the Great Northern railroad will finish Monday night and work will begin on the south side. Permanent buildings for workers and livestock have been erected near the planned town site. The company intends planting 3000 acres of its 5000 acres to apple trees, creating a large orchard.
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H. Rozenweiz
Adrian Irrigation Company
Big Bend
Mr. Rozenweig
Great Northern
No Bids On Sidewalk Work Indicate Busy City
The city council advertised for bids to lay several blocks of sidewalk but no bids were received. City clerk notes this suggests workmen are all busy this season of the year.
Telephone to Replace Telegraph on Great Northern Plans
James J. Hill and son Louis W. Hill weigh telephone dispatching for trains over the Great Northern. Eastern divisions already use telephone dispatch and block telephones with composite telegraph service. Public demand for faster service and an eight hour rule pressure urge rapid adoption.
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Great Northern
James J. Hill
Louis W. Hill
L. W. Hill
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Auditor
Ice
Wenatchee Electric Co
Columbia Valley Bank
Washington
F. H. Brand
Malaga
Bosworth Funneral
Tomorow
Chelan
State University
Pitality
Moses Goulee Fruit Land CO
Elas
Govote
ORDER
Great Northern Hotel
J. H. Davis
W. E. Canfield
J. H. George
G. H. Moore
Clarence J. Gerald
Jack Lillis
Wm. Green
R. C. Littlefield
F. W. Whalen
Frank Keene
F. M. Whalen
F. M. Lucavish
Walter C. Young
F. A. Losekamp
J. M. Jack
C. G. Hall
Emil H. Miller
F. W. Smith
H. W. Taylor
Joseph Green
Frank R. Atkins
Percy Scheble
Otto Anderson
S. B. Manchester
O. S. Stocker
C. C. Griggs
W. M. McCoy
H. O. Stechan
F. M. Scheble
W. T. Rarey
Harry E. Jones
J. A. Stearns
Earl C. Walton
Adrian Ditch
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