Advertising drive shifts focus to Seattle from Spokane
At a Commercial Club meeting glare shifted toward expanding advertising in Seattle for the coming season. Members pledged about 60 dollars monthly for Seattle exhibits and expect to raise 100 dollars monthly for two to three displays. J W Quigg will attend the Good Roads Convention as a delegate from the club. The group also backs a state road route from Easton to Blewett via Wenatchee and the Big Bend. The club may charter a car for the National Apple Show in Spokane.
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Spokane
Wenatchee
Seattle
W. T. Clark
Wenatchee Canal Company
Wells & Morris
Halbert Webber Co
Percy Walker
Emiropa Wih
Eiejeis
Daily World
Wenatchee Electric Eter
Real Grain Co
J. W. Quigg
Good Roads
Kennewick
Commercial Club
Chelan
Cashmere
Leavenworth
Snow
Easton
Blewett
Wenatchee River
Big Bend
Death in Spokane auto accident shocks city
A Spokane Sunday night auto crash claimed one life, Miss Mary Nicholls, with other passengers expected to recover. Nicholls, once a local teacher and sister of a former teacher who married W L Wester, had connections traced to Waterville. The rumor tying her family to H L Wiester was incorrect.
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Spokane
Mary Nicholls
Miss Nicholls
W. L. Wester
Waterville
Wester
Nicholls
H. L. Wiester
Over a Million Acres in Washington Forest Reserves Revised
Land Commissioner E W Ross reports Roosevelt order reshapes Washington Forest Reserves totaling 11 330 000 acres with Chelan county allotment at 1 594 000 acres and one sixteenth reserved for common schools worth at least 7 081 400 dollars. Federal control blocks entry sale and taxation of these lands. The piece notes potential school funding loss and timber value.
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E. W. Ross
Roosevelt
Chelan County
Washington Forest Reserve
Okanogan
Chelan
Snohomish
Skagit
Whatcom
Washington
Monroe Reformatory gains new permanent buildings and plan
Fred Reeves serves on the governing board and attends the board meeting at Monroe. Plans for permanent buildings are set as the reformatory inaugurates with indeterminate sentences a merit system and inmate grading. Cleon B. Roe named superintendent as the institution begins site clearing and material gathering with 38 inmates employed.
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Fred Reeves
State Reformatory
Monroe
Albert E. Mead
Frank C. Jackson
Corwin S. Shank
Seatle
Wenatchee
Seattle
John Hanson
Everett
M. A. Langehorn
Tacoma
State Board of Control
Board of Managers
Cleon B. Roe
Roe
West Virginia
Money Boom Seen in Mortgage Lending After Election
John S. Mooney reports money conditions have loosened since the election. Loan companies, led by Mooney Gelatly and Frank Keller, now urge local agents to advance funds on farm lands with little limit. A new final proof receipt issued last July complicates loans for homesteaders as only partial payment claims are covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Mooney
Mr. Mooney
John A. Gellatly
Frank Keller
Money
Runaway Cattle Injures Local Boy Near School
Arnet Motteler, about twelve, son of H. E. Motteler, was badly hurt in a runaway accident when cattle frightened horses and threw him from a saddle near the Lewis Clarke schoolhouse. He remained unconscious at noon. Dr. McCoy described the injury as very serious and grave fears are shown for his recovery.
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Arnet
H. E. Motteler
Lewis-Clarke
Jay Griggs
Motteler
McCoy
Arnet Motteler
Bumper crop wheat in light conditions touted in Douglas county
Ephrata reports promising winter wheat growth in Central Douglas with rains after a drought. Superintendent R F Hill notes 3-4 inch seedling stands and rapid sowing, predicting a memorable yield next season and strong county farmers as drought lingers into a hard winter. Ephrata ships 100,000 bushels to the coast versus 500,000 in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata
Douglas County
R. F. Hill
Cashmere Superintendent Purchases John Griffith Farm
J H Scott Cashmere city superintendent buys the John Griffith property east of Cashmere. The 23.4 acre tract includes a fine home and the purchase price is $3 000.
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Cashmere
J. H. Scott
John Griffith
Home from Mountain Home in Idaho details land deals and growth
Carl Christenson and E A Wyman each bought 40 acres at Mountain Home Idaho last year with plans to plant trees. C G Garrett has sold out aiding the area. F Wheeler oversees 1000 irrigated acres to be planted with apples. Lanham Anderson work on 320 acres, water finally arriving. J Olsen, J Littooy establish horticulture offices. Mountain Home depicted as growing and promising.
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Carl Christenson
Mountain Home
Idaho
E. A. Wyman
C. F. Wheeler
John Lanham
A. F. Anderson
Z. A. Lanham
Three marriage licenses issued in Wenatchee and Seattle
County Auditor Godfrey granted licenses last Saturday to R. G. Hartson and Miss Georgia Brisson of Wenatchee, D. M. Sullivan of Wenatchee, and Angela Reardon of Seattle, and to Philip Selomon of Seattle and Miss Kate Silverman of this city.
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Godfrey
R. G. Hartson
Georgia Brisson
Wenatchee
D. M. Sullivan
Angela Reardon
Seattle
Philip Selomon
Kate Silverman
Lectures At Methodist Church On Man Traces And Orators
Prof H C Sampson of Cheney Normal speaks on Traces of a Man tonight at the Methodist Church. He is a noted platform speaker and a large crowd is expected. Tomorrow night Prof Maynard Lee Daggly lectures on Orators of American History. Both talks are free at the Methodist Church.
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Methodist Church
H. C. Sampson
Cheney Normal
Sampson
Maynard Lee Daggly
Ballard Coach Claims Newspaper Bias Over Wenatchee Game
Ballard High School football coach S. Edgar Fleming criticizes press coverage of the Wenatchee at Ballard game. He says the article ignored Ballard’s late advances and key plays, noting Ballard’s 10 to 0 loss understated the balance of the contest and Wenatchee’s weight advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Edgar Fleming
Ballard
Gridiron Warriors
Ballard High School
Fleming
Wenatchee
Wood
Gillis
Broadway
Commissioners In Session At Local Meeting
Commissioners W H Otis Joseph Darnell and Alex Pitcher convene for a week long session with no notable actions reported this morning indicating extended deliberations ahead.
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W. H. Otis
Joseph Darnell
Alex Pitcher
Red Apple Real Estate Bets It Can Beat Apple Prices
The Red Apple Real Estate company led by J. H. Fewkes challenges yesterday’s World report on apple prices. It claims it can top prices paid for Chas. B. Reed apples and the Interstate Fair’s $4 for 16 Chelan apples. The firm recently paid $10 for two apples to secure them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Apple Real Estate Company
J. H. Fewkes
Chas. B. Reed
Wenatchee Wins Debating Contest Over Waterville
Wenatchee defeated Waterville in a local debating contest with two of three judges leaning Wenatchee's way. The Wenatchee team Marr Garrett and Baptie argued the negative on labor unions and the closed shop. Judges included Prof Timblin Cheney Normal, G E Steiner Seattle, and Prof Torney Spokane. A reception for the visitors followed at the hall room. Next contest details were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Waterville
Marr
Garrett
Baptie
Chas. Timblin
Cheney Normal
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Vention
Louis Crollard
Ste G. R. Fisher
Eagle Transfer Company
Renaublie
Chelan Co. Abstract Co
Ice
Wenatchee Electric Co
Gry
Columbia Valley Bank
Reformatory
The
Monroe Reformatory
State Institution
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