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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
1
A. L. Brown announces staff assignments at Whitman and Stevens schools, plus transfers of grades 7 8 to Stevens and Lewis Clark buildings. Pupils urged to enroll promptly, observe compulsory attendance, and prepare for new textbooks adopted by the district with exchanges and loans available for indigent students.
Notice to students states that children moving into the district should call Superintendent Brown at Stevens School between 3:00 and 5:00 p m Saturday or 8 30 Monday for classification. High school entrants should contact Whitman building between 9 and 11 30 a m for course copies and work arrangements with Principal Lemon.
The Board of Directors of School District No 49 Southside Wash will receive bids for remodeling a school house up to Monday September 14. Plans and specifications may be seen at Wenatchee Realty Co office. W B Estes Moro Clark F W Bromiley Directors R F D So 3 Wenatchee Wash. Rev L R Rufus, formerly pastor of the Methodist church, attends the conference in The Dalles with his wife and family.
Voters flocked to polls at eleven as Washington held its first direct primary. In Wenatchee Precinct at 2 30 pm 216 ballots were cast with 170 Republican and 46 Democratic. Columbia precinct counted 140 ballots with 110 Republican and 30 Democratic. The judgeship race dominates the returns while Governor Mead and Poindexter are expected to gain strong support in their races. Treasurer race between Martin Spencer and Arthur Bousquet appears tight.
Cincinnati date Sept 5 1908 one week from tomorrow Latonia race track likely scene for a wild automobile race between Barney Oldfield and John J Ryan. No rules after start only nerve and luck decide winner in three mile heats with a $2500 side bet. Cars to be exact duplicates and fouls ignored in pursuit of glory.
Record of peaches from three Elberca trees on Lee W Smith place near town shows yearly yields and prices from three to four years. Prices per box decline this year to 45 cents while previous years sold at 50 cents. yearly net from 1905 to 1908 is listed. One Foster tree produced 56 boxes this year. Daily World offers a free yearly subscription to the first to show a better single tree yield.
Auntie Smith visits the city from Everett to meet old friends at the Salvation Army hall. Royal Neighbor ladies to meet Grace Woodruff on B street Thursday at 2. Ladies Aid to serve dinner at Bowers Hall on September 8. John D. Atkinson in town to vote for governor. Liquid head rest offered at Palace Barber Shop. Amanda Palmquist returns to city schools next week after closing county school at Highline. Farmers plant corn after summer fallow per Waterville Empire. W H Little tours company ranch, impressed with valley property. J A Fansler ships fruit to Greenwood and forecasts big season. C J Wurtz, Van Holderbeke Nursery, promotes free horticulture advice, plans orchard orders. visit Twisp Saturday.
Bets on the Wenatchee election run high with many wagers on the judgeship. Bets include 50 and 100 dollars on outcomes and bets on Mead Cosgrove and McBride. A spectator backed Hutchinson for sheriff with 2.50 to 5.0 and Olive betting is seen. Poindexter for Congress faces 10 to 50 odds, while Field’s first choice votes are wagered at 25 to say he falls short of 400.
Vancouver dispatch reports Tang Saho Yi, the Chinese official due in Washington in November to thank the U.S. for Boxer indemnity relief, is also commissioned to secure a $50,000,000 loan from Americans for Manchurian development to counter Japan’s activity.
The Spokane Conference of the Methodist Church opens with a reception at the local church. Program includes addresses by civic and church leaders, Bishop Hughes, and musical performances. Tomorrow features a church service, deaconess anniversary, evangelistic service, and foreign missions address by S. O. Benton. President Roosevelt to urge Army expansion to 100000 with regiments spread to Pacific coast, Hawaii, and the Philippines.
In Spokane Thomas A. Edison declares concrete the coming building material and claims it can beat steel in cost and longevity for Spokane river spans. He plans to showcase by erecting a three story house in a day from 600000 pound sectional molds on his lab grounds. Edison and his wife and daughter will then travel to Canada for mountain holidays.
The Wenatchee area recorded 983 registrations. Breakdowns include Columbia within city limits and outside city, plus Wenatchee Precincts both in and outside the city. The figures reflect local electoral roll counts.
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