Northwest Electric Light and Power association formed in Seattle
Seattle hosts the 1909 convention after delegates adopt a constitution and by laws. Arthur Gunn of Wenatchee is elected president with a slate of officers from Oregon Washington and Idaho. Delegates representing properties valued over 75 million dollars tour city sites including the Alaska Yukon Pacific fair grounds and power plants.
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Seattle
Northwest Electric Light and Power Association
Butler
Electric Light and Power Companies
Pacific Northwest
Arthur Gunn
Wenatchee
A. Welch
Portland
Francis. Rotch
Fairbanks
Lewiston
C. G. Arrowsmith
North Yakima
O. B. Caldwell
N. J. Shields
Moscow
Idaho
J. D. Crary
Aberdeen
Oregon
Washington
Seattle Electric Company
Water money ready soon for city water bonds
City Clerk Sam Sumner reports a letter from Assistant Attorney General Knickerbocker indicates state funds for the water bonds will arrive shortly. City council prepares to begin work as soon as the money is received.
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Sam Sumner
Knickerbocker
Olympia
Wenatchee News Briefs on Local Commerce and Events
Local reports note Ross Phillippi leaves for Seattle as Elrath Radley representative. Salvation Army Hall hosts a September 24 chicken dinner. Dr Minnie Siebert to visit family in Wenatchee. Bruce Griggs plans auto line between Kettle Falls and Spokane. High school pupils seek fountain pens and Waterman Ideal products praised. Wheat prices boost annual profits. rail camp at Columbia Siding impacts business. Orphan Home fundraiser by Sadie Fisler seeks Cedar Street facility support. Rev W A Stevenson from Seattle preaches at Presbyterian church. sermons center on faith dynamics and today’s Goliaths.
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Presbyterian Church
W. A. Stevenson
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Doctor Stevenson
Stevenson
Wenatchee
Great Northern Branch Under Construction Toward Waterville
Rail construction at the Columbia River siding near Waterville involves hundreds of workers, dump cars and a tent town. Porter Bros. and Welch oversee the project with a branch line planned to run toward Graves Bend, tapping a large Wheat Belt area from Wenatchee to Douglas County.
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Columbia River
Waterville
Wenatchee
Douglas County
Porter Bros. & Welch
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Adrian
Spokane
Spokesman-Review
Graves Bend
Reverend L R Rufus Dies After Illness at Emergency
The Rev L R Rufus formerly of the local Methodist church and last year at the Dalles died yesterday morning at the Emergency Hospital from bowel inflammation. An operation on Saturday failed to save him. He leaves a wife and two children. Funeral set for next Wednesday at two in Wenatchee. Local notices list names and residences of visitors and patrons.
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L. R. Rufus
Methodist Church
Dalles
Wenatchee
Apple Growth Prize Offer From World Office
To the person who brings in the largest apple before November 1 the World office, the Daily World will be sent free for one year.
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World Office
Daily World
Sunday Law Violated by Depot Saloon Owner
C. J. Taylor of the depot saloon was arrested by Chief Ferguson for opening on Sunday. He pled guilty to the charge but denied selling liquor. He was fined 25 dollars. Jeff Ross, known under many names, was captured in Spokane on forgery charges and is held in prison. Cashmere residents recall his unpaid bills.
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C. J. Taylor
Ferguson
Jeff
Jeff Ross
Cashmere
Spokane
Ross
Call to clear filth to curb typhoid epidemic
City Health Officer A T Krupp urges residents to abolish barrels and open swill receptacles to stop fly breeding and disease. Sanitary police will remind those failing to keep premises clean. Ad ends with shoe repair ad for Chas Fry.
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A. T. Krupp
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Wenatchee Electric Co
EL Bar
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatcnee
Bankers’ Reserve Life Company
State of Washington
Chelan County
Columbia Valley Bank Building
Brewster
Nothwest Electric Light and Power Association
Torney
Photo Postals
Miss Turnbull
Cal
Sneer Ranch
Giny News
Wenatchee Bakery
Charles Fry’s
R. S. Ludington
Peter
Ross Phillippi
The
Elrath & Radley Company
Salvation Army Hall
Minnie Siebert
St. Louis
Mrs.h. S. Simmons
Titus “Hale
Chelan
New Jersey
Bruce Griggs
Upper Columbia
Kettle Falls
Spokane Rapids
C. H. Armstrong
Fred Eatherton
Chelan Avenue
Baptist
Hal Long
Nicholas Hansen
Long, Peach
California
Wenatchee Valley
Wiloa Jackson
Leroy Wright
Mary, Moss
Maud Rose
Faribault, Minn
St. Mary’s Hall
Badger Mountain
Columbia Siding
Sadie E. Fisler
Orphan Home
Cedar Street
Rock Island
Tor
Dr. Manchester
Chewawa
M. E. Mock
E. S. Ross
W. S. Skinner
Leavenworth
F. Oberg
Malaga
H. M. Allen
N. Hanckiwat
J. G. Kennedy
F. S. Herbert
Linton
N. Dakota
E. H. Tenes
City
J. D. Peterson
Louis Mullerbile
O. J. Steward
Sunnyside
Joseph A. Hyde
W. B. Gaffeny
B. Murphy
Bellingham
E. H. Moore
John J. Cape
P. Swanson
A. Ghadler
A. Kellett
F. Corbin
the World Printery
Chas
Fry’s
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