Wenatchee Day Sees Large Turnout for Seattle Excursion
The Wenatchee Day committee reports about 2000 residents will ride special Great Northern trains to Seattle for the event. Tickets are sold at multiple local offices with train cars reserved and schedules urging all to assemble at Pioneer Square at 9:30 Friday for the parade.
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Piper
Great Northern Railroad
Wenatchee
Cashmere Monitor
Leavenworth
Peshastin
Seattle
Commercial Club
Pioneer Square
James Street
Russell-Plough building excavation under way
Jack OConnor starts morning excavation for the Russell Plough building. Plans completed but contract not awarded yet. Building 65 by 120 with two stories and a basement. First floor owned by Plough and Eggiman will house hardware stock Fern Candy Kitchen, plated glass fronts. Upper floor for offices. Modern handsome design with large plate glass windows.
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Jack O’connor
Russell- Plough
Irrigation Plant Installed at Quincy by Moran Eng Seattle
L B Titus representing Moran Engineering of Seattle returned to report a private irrigation plant installed for F B Keigley on 25 acres of orchard at Quincy. An eight inch well of 295 feet capacity powers a 160 gallons per minute pump with a 20 horsepower gas engine. After test, the engineer said 50 acres could be irrigated, marking the first such plant on the Quincy flat and offering relief until broader water rights are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Titus
Moran Engineering Company
Seattle
Quincy
F. B. Keigley
Mr. Titus
Freighted Engineer Survives Steamer Ohio Wreck
Aboard the steamer Ohio when it wrecked near Katchikan last week, Ohio A. O. Powell father of F. C. Powell, city engineer’s office, was among the survivors. Powell, a consulting engineer, was headed to Valdez for a large company and reached Seattle Sunday before reboarding northward Monday. The Daily World also notes a postal card from W. W. Philips now of Grants Pass Oregon showing eight apples on a 36 inch ruler. Philips grew them and comments the apples appear large locally but are ordinary in this country. W. J. Crow returned to the city after camping near Peshastin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Powell
F. C. Powell
City Engineer's Office
Ohio
Katchikan
Valdez
Seattle
The
Daily World
W. Philips
Grants Pass
Oregon
Wheat and milling price drops in Tacoma market
In Tacoma on September 1 the price for wheat varieties fell with Bluestem at 91 cents, Club and Red Fife at 86 cents, and Red Russian at 84 cents. Flour prices declined 80 cents per barrel and animal feed dropped one to three dollars per ton, as announced.
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Tacoma
Club
Fife
Oliver Moborg's five acre Millerdale tract sold to George W. Russ
The five acre Oliver Moborg tract in Millerdale sold yesterday to George W. Russ of Minden Nebraska for 7000 dollars. The Wenatchee Realty & Investment Co completed the sale. The property is planted to a commercial orchard and is one to three years old. Mr. Bugs will return to his eastern home in February with his family to take possession. Mrs. Jennie Decker left for Little River Kansas to visit her sister after six weeks in town with Mrs. Reeves and L. W. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Moborg
Millerdale
George W. Russ
Minden
Neb
Wenatchee Realty & Investment Company
Mr. Bugs
Jennie Decker
Little River, Kas
Harlin Corner on Orondo Mission Sold Claim
Report states the C. A. Harlin corner at Orondo avenue and Mission may have been sold to Mrs. C. E. Lillis. Harlin planned a handsome building, excavation started, work suspended last week, and Harlin left for Idaho. Details of the transaction are unclear.
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C. A. Harlin
Orondo Avenue
Harlin
Idaho
C. E. Lillis
City Council Holds Saloons Licensing Showdown
At a council meeting last night saloonkeepers were cited to show cause why their licenses should not be revoked on September 10 under primary election law. The body also moved to solicit bids for a street roller and passed a sewer project ordinance for a Rosenberg block alley. Chelan avenue improvements remain unresolved, postponed to the next meeting.
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Rosenberg
Eggiman
Chelan Avenue
Second Street
Wenatchee Realty Handles Excursion Purchase
A man selling his place to raise funds to join Wenatchee Day excursion sells to the Wenatchee Realty & Investment Co. The company buys the tract to swell booster lists for the Seattle trip and plans to market it later. The man received a substantial check and left satisfied.
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Wenatchee
Wenatchee Day parade to Seattle flowers plan announced
Angello Vancello and wife will present each parade lady with a bouquet and supply floral decorations for the Wenatchee day booth at Seattle. Flowers come from the Vancello greenhouse on Wenatchee avenue and Miller street. The four person party includes two friends. Mrs. A A Piper and her sons Pam and John visit Buffalo New York and expect home September 10.
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Angello Vancello
Wenatchee
Seattle
Daily World
Commercial Club
Varcello Green House
Wenatchee Avenue
Miller Street
A. A. Piper and Sons
Pam
John
Buffalo
N. Y
Unitractors Progress on Wenatchee Ave Regrade Project
The street regrade contractors Allyn and McKiver make rapid progress on North and South Wenatchee avenues. They push railway experience into this project with large crews at work from the bridge to the big rock. Concrete walk material is on site and expected to start within days.
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Messrs
Wenatchee Avenue
Big Rock
Dr Cook Reaches North Pole April 21 1908
Copenhagen reports Dr. Frederick Cook, American explorer, reached the north pole on April 21 1908 aboard the Danish steamer S Hans Egede. Telegrams confirm his Arctic journey with details of Cape York and Upernivik. Cook's past roles and marriage in 1902 are noted as context.
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Copenhagen
Cook
North Pole
Colonial Office
Dr. Cook
S. Hans Egede
Lerwick
Denmark
Greenland
Upernivik
Cape York
Baffin Bay
Esquimaux
Geographical Societies of
Europe
North Sydney
John R. Bradley
Moses Bradley
Etap
Bright
Callioon Depot
Sullivan County
New York
Brooklyn
Mary Hunt
Arctic Club
Wenatchee Day Tickets On All Passenger Trains
Wenatchee Day tickets will be valid on all passenger trains from Wenatchee on September 2 and September 3 including trains No. 25 and No. 3 at listed early morning times. Ticket offices open fore noon. buyers urged to purchase early. George H. Ellis family camps at Madison across the bay from Seattle with a summer cottage, joined by M. B. Howe and A. E. Case at Harper beyond Alki Point reachable by boat in an hour.
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Wenatchee
A. A. Piper
Great Northern
George H. Ellis
Madison
Bay
Seattle
Mr. Ellis
Mrs. Ellis
M. B. Howe
A. E. Case
Harper
Alki Point
Bride of Norway Wedding at Moseley Home in Wenatchee
Last evening at 8 30 a Norway style wedding united Theo C Bakke of Bridgeport and Laura M Larusten who flew in from Norway to wed Rev A Stirling Barner officiating at the First Baptist Church. The couple left for Bridgeport after a luncheon. Mrs Mat Crawford and daughter departed for Seattle to visit the fair.
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Walter Moseley
Wenatchee Avenue
Theo. C. Bakke
Bridgeport
Laura M. Larusten
Norway
A. Stirling Barner
First Baptist Church
Mrs. Bakke
Mat Crawford
Forest City
Iowa
H. Smith
Seattle
Excursion tickets urged as crowd estimate released
David Gellatly of the commercial club states 2250 to 2500 people expected to accompany the excursion. Tickets available until 4 pm at Colbert-Elliott central office 22 Wenatchee avenue south.
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David Gellatly
Commercial Club
Colbert-Elliott
Wenatchee Avenue South
Gasoline Shortage Eases With Arrival of Fuel Car
A week long gasoline famine in the city relieved as a car of gasoline arrives, consigned to Leroy Wright. The city faced severe disruption to newspaper offices, motorists, machine shops, and pumping plants during the shortage, similar to a prior year’s stringency.
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Leroy Wright
Parliament Building Fire in Toronto West Wing
The parliament building in Toronto burned with the west wing roof collapsing and the library in flames. Over 100,000 books threatened. fire control later restricted the blaze to the west wing with damage around 200000 dollars. Otto Garke visited his Malaga ranch. Mrs. J W Foster left for Vancouver after a week with her sister.
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Toronto
Canada
Parliament
Otto Garke
Malaga
J. W. Foster
Vancouver
E. J. Delaney
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Cate
W. H. Halling
Jack O'Connor
Eer
Gereal
Oliver Moburg
Miller
George W
RUSS
Nebraska
C A. Har
Lin
Mission
Wenatchee Realty Co
Allen & M'River
First Street
Arctic
Peary
Orval Fraley
Columbia Siding
Lillian Vaughn
Spokane
Bride OF
Natchee
Capitol Burg
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