Allotment Meeting Sets Grazing Rights for 1909 Apple Show
A meeting of sheep and cattle men at Leavenworth forestry HQ included 30,000 sheep and 700 cattle, confirming long standing grazing allotments and considering fee cuts. An advisory committee was formed to oversee disputed territorial questions. Louis J. Hill, Great Northern president, plans a bold papere breaking run from St Paul to Spokane on a specially equipped train during the apple show week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry
Leavenworth
William Urquhart
He M Treadwell
George Hendrix
Geo. McClure
George Gibbons
George Hunter
G. W. Striker
Wm. Young
Wiliam Anderson
WilliamsSodgises
Mat Hickey
J. W. Bonar
William Brannigar
W. L. Durcan
Messrs. Urquhart
Striker
Hendrix
Louis J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
National
Apple Show Association
St. Paul
Spokane
Hill
Apple Show
Great Northern
Millerdale 25 Acres Sold by Geyer to Fuller
G H Geyer buys 25 acres in Millerdale from O B Fuller via Wenatchee Realty Investment Co for 3500 dollars. Part of the tract lies under the new pumping plant system and will be replanted with fruit trees in spring. J B Valentine of Spokane is in town on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millerdale
G. H. Geyer
Wenatchee Realty & Investment Company
O. B. Fuller
Methow Valley Prosperity Report From City Visit
Dr. J Casad formerly of this city now linked with Lew Bowman visits and says the upper Methow country enjoys substantial prosperity with many food sales. Casad will remain several days before returning to Swisp later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methow
J. Casad
Lew Bowman
Methow Valley
Casad
Millerdale Two Lots Sold in Grand View Addition
Mrs. Mary Kirkpatrick purchased two lots in Grand View addition at the corner of E and Third streets south from Wenatchee Realty & Investment Co for 1200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kirkpatrick
Wenatchee Realty & Investment Company
Grand View Addition
E and
Third Street
Big Wenatchee Day Apple Show Excursion Planned
Max Bass and A B Peters of the Great Northern arrive to organize a 1000 person excursion to Spokane for Wenatchee Day. A 7 1 3 one way fare covers December 11 to 14 with two trains likely, aiming to exceed all other apple week tours. A Commercial club meeting tonight will push public interest and arrange passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Bass
Great Northern Railroad
A. B. Peters
Spokane
Wenatchee
Northern Pacific
North Yakima
Commercial Club
Death of Herbert R Leonhart at Yakima
Herbert R Leonhart died yesterday at 1 p m at his home on Yakima and Idaho streets after a two year illness due to hemorrhage of the lungs. He was 22 years old and leaves a wife a child and five close relatives. Funeral is set for tomorrow at 1 p m with burial at Quincy where he held a homestead and was a member of the Woodmen camp. He came from Kansas two years ago and named Yakima his headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert R. Leonhart
Yakima
Idaho
Quincy
Kansas
Hayden Lumber Moves Headquarters to Wenatchee
Hayden Lumber completes a new office building and shifts headquarters from Spokane to Wenatchee. The office staff is now on site and general management will operate from Wenatchee, reflecting growth of the valley and its Central Washington yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden Lumber Company
Wenatchee
Spokane
Washington
Walther Buys Six Acres in Van Holderbeke-Tid Marsh
Adolph Walther, a new arrival, closed on six acres of the Van Holderbeke Tid marsh tract near the Lewis and Clark school house for $10,500 at $1,750 per acre. Wenatchee Realty & Investment Co. sold the property, and Walther plans a permanent home with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Walther
van Holderbeke-Tidmarsh
Lewis& Clark School
Wenatchee Realty & Investment Company
Walther
Judge Palmer Named Aide to National G A R Commander
Judge J. B. Palmer received his commission today as aide and appointment on the staff of the national commander H. M. Nevins of the G A R. This high honor goes to one member from each state. Palmer has a distinguished war record and previously led the local G A R Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Palmer
H. M. Nevins
Stag
Wenatchee Triumphs Over Everett In Tumultuous Wet Game
Wenatchee defeats Everett 12 to 9 at Everett in a hard fought contest played in wet conditions. Wenatchee scored two touchdowns while Everett added one touchdown and a field goal, with the game ending after 11 35 minute halves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Everett
Knowles
Gillis
Carlberg
M McElherney
Chase
Protest Against Closing of Reading Room Stirs Local Debate
A World reporter notes protests by a WCTU member over the Reading Room closure. She argues the site kept men off saloons and should remain open day and night as a quiet place to read, while saloons attract crowds. Turkey sales boom with 792 Thanksgiving birds sold locally. William Little cites strong week overall, near 2000 turkeys sold, many from Okanogan. stock praised as unusually good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World
Jin
William Little
Little-Weasel Company
Okanogan
Christian Science Lecture By Bicknell Young At Wenatchee
Bicknell Young of Chicago a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectures will give a free talk on Christian Science at the Wenatchee theatre starting at eight o clock. The lecture has been widely advertised and a large audience is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicknell Young
Chicago
Christian Science Board of Lectures
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Wenatchee Theatre
Costello to Visit Waterville for railroad talks
A Waterville commercial club meeting discussed the arrival of Costello the western manager of the Great Northern on December 2. Major Anderson arranged his visit to discuss extending the railroad line to Waterville. A committee of ten was authorized to meet and entertain him, with the city council to be part of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Costello
Big Bend Empire
Great Northern
Anderson
Waterville
Rogers
Wenatchee Scrub Football Narrowly Falls to Waterville
Wenatchee scrub team played Waterville yesterday afternoon and lost 6 to 5. The game hinged on a late-half misplay that gave Waterville a late chance. The match was friendly, and thirteen Wenatchee players left and planned to return this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Scrub
Waterville
Wenatchee
Local man arrested for larceny over baggage charge
L. W. Williams was arrested this morning for allegedly taking his own clothes from the depot. His bag, checked from outside, carried eighty cents excess baggage charged which he refused to pay. He allegedly removed the bundle while unsupervised. He was brought before Judge Palmer on a larceny charge and the case was postponed until tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Williams
Palmer
Fortune in Trees Orchard Near Lewis-Clark School
Cr S Garrett cultivates a twenty seven acre young orchard near the Lewis Clark school house planted with standard apple varieties. The trees are maturing and will bear fruit soon, with several boxes of fruit already on the trees this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cr. S. Garrett
Lewis-Clark School
Seattle Man Invests Here in Orchard Plan
Seattle resident W. L. Chestnut and his wife arrived to establish permanent residence on 36 acres they purchased last February from the Frank Compton place six miles up the Squillow Creek. Chestnut plans to orchard the land soon. M. E. Chamberlain and wife of Monitor escaped injury when their rig toppled sixty feet into an irrigating ditch between the Parsons and Shepard properties but all occupants stayed wet and shaken. Miss Mollie Morrison, returning from Spokane, will stay as Hayden Lumber Co moves offices here. Miss Hattie Stone of Spokane will join Hayden Lumber as an employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
W. L. Chestnut
Mr. Chestnut
Frank Compton
Squill Chuck
Chestnut
M. E. Chamberlain
Monitor
Parsons
Shepard
Romantic Thanksgiving Wedding Unites Wenatchee Pair
In Wenatchee yesterday, M. W. Sweet and Mrs. Mary Gennory united in marriage. Both natives of Illinois had previously married and lost spouses, then fate brought them together after years apart. Judge Palmer officiated, and the couple plans to reside in Wenatchee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
M. W.sweet
Mary Genner
Illinois
Allenbaugh and McPherson Wed at Stemnilt Hill Home
A. C. McPherson and Miss Estella Allenbaugh were married at the Allenbaugh home on Stemnilt Hill yesterday at 5 o clock. Rev. Adams officiated under a white chrysanthemum decorated parlor with a large horseshoe arch. The couple received a ring ceremony and the wedding march was by Violette Guthrie. They plan a two week Seattle visit before making Wenatchee their home, with about forty guests and many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allenbaugh-Mcpherson
A. C. McPherson
Estella Allenbaugh
O. Allenbaugh
Stemnilt Hill
Rev. Adams
Violette Guthrie
Leroy Allenbaugh
Magaret Duff
J. B. Palmer
Miss Rhodes
G. W. Gray
Viola M. Kinner
JB. Wheeler
Battenberg Dresser
H. Buttes
Miss Coonan
Yakima Grower Sees De licious Apples In Valley
A Yakima country fruit grower visited the city to inspect De licious apples not grown in his area. W. E. Whisnand sent him samples, and the visitor took several specimens to Yakima. He called the apples the finest of their kind and noted Whisnand’s single bearing tree as perfect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
W. E. Whisnand
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Great North
Thern
J. B. Valentine
Ice
Wenatchee Electric Co
Columbia Valley Bank
G. N
Aie
Smokestack
Christian Science
Big Bend Town
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