Local Correspondence Highlights Ellensburg Social Notes
Miss Annia Kelly departs Seattle after two week visit. Miss Mary Carmody to join her there. Several families and residents visit, travel, or recover from illness, plus a quarantine end for scarlet fever in a local home. Social events include parties, dances, and family gatherings across Ellensburg and nearby towns.
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Ellensburg
James Clark
Annia Kelly
James Carmody
Seattle
Mary Carmody
Ethel Snyder
Cle
Gladys Weller
Sidney S. Nesbit
California
Adelaide Spaulding
R. N. Bull
William Kant
Brooklyn
N. Y
Milwaukee R. R
William Tull
John Draper
Tacoma
Katheryn Surr
Gerard Lull
William Lull
Sacramento
H. E. Carscadden
St. Andrew's Church
East Third Street
Henry Kleinberg
Nellie Nash
Amy Cole
Vera Maxwell
Rimaldo Keasel
L. H. Walker
Crowley
Alice
Jessie Aspinwall
West §Th Street
Aspinwall
Misses Carroll
Hubbell
Sadie McKinstry
Delecia McWkinstry
Paskhearst
Ewartz
Mabel Sanders
Dorothy Kauffman
Rhea Thompson
Ruth Mclelland
Marie
Ruth Bartholet
Mable Bolding
Elizabeth Bolding
Mable Yocum
Mariam Turner
Elizabeth Stern
Parkhurst
Kant
Carter
Burrage
Sherman
Davis
Span
J. C. McCauley
S M. Prater
South Ruby Street
Wangeman
Spokane
J. M. Prater
C. Prater
Clyde Weaver
Grace
Gertrude Prater
West Side
G. W. Farris
Redmond
Ore
Lavina Scott
Frank Clark
Helen
Lourdes Academy
Tuesda
Otto Selle
Granger
Frank Baker
Db Street
Sarah Baldwin
University of Washington
Olympia
Mable Sanders
King McDonald of
Thorp
Leroy Frisbee
Sound
Alva Bull
University of Washington At
Grandview Church Census Highlights Population Rise
The Grandview census shows a 200 person population increase in 18 months. F L Mills state municipal inspector issued Grandview an official call. A farmers institute in the Keck building Feb 2022 under Washington State College aims to aid men and youth and women. Revival services led by Rev Totten and Rev Killian draw large crowds. Northern Pacific adds a mail car improving service. Grandview Herald publishes an eight page all home print issue this week. F A Mekkee remodels the Lois interior and hosts vaudeville tonight. Market day resumes Feb 17. George Dilling of Seattle manages Orchard Tracts properties and plans to move family here for summer. Prof Strickrath at Belma adds seven graduates to his district list.
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Grandview Grandview
Grandview
F. L. Mills
Farmers’ Institute
Keck
Washington State College
Totten
Killian
Northern Pacific
Grandview Herald
Herald
F. A. MekKee
George Dilling
Seattle
Strickrath
Belma
Granger Market Day Opens With Auction and Visitors
Granger held its first market day on Saturday February 8 with an active auction of stock merchandise and farm goods. About 75 ranchers and townspeople attended as Zillah and Sunnyside organizers promote monthly sales. Auctioneer George Goudnhor of Sunnyside will run Granger sales, while local merchants expect strong bargains and steady participation. Louis Peterson of Twin Falls Idaho brother to local business owners arrived for a short visit. Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised as remedy for backache with local store listings.
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Granger
G. Ware
Hillyer
Zillah Commercial Club
Yakima Valley
George Goudhnor
Sunnyside
Zillah
Louis Peterson
Twin Falls
Idaho
A. P. Peterson
C. M. Peterson
Granger Implement & Produce Co
Peterson
Seattle and Yakima leaders weigh apple show plans
H. M. Gilbert was authorized to appoint a nine man committee of Yakima valley fruit growers to decide if an apple show should be held in Seattle and whether producers will support it. Seattle officials made clear they do not seek to take Spokane’s show and aim to keep Northwest pride with Seattle as a potential host.
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H. M. Gilbert
Yakima Valley
Seattle
Dilling
Messrs. Calhoun
Mattison
Virtue
Lichty
Sunnyside
Spokane
Portland
Northwest
Oregon
Spo
Kane
Wenatchee
Yakima
Mr. Gilbert
Messrs. Remy
Robert Johnson
N. C. Richards
Dr. James
W. W. Robertson
Robbins
Alex Miller
E. E. Samson
Panama Canal
of Washington
Lilly
Wheeler
Seattle urged to host Washington apple show amid Spokane strain
A Spokane fruit growers meeting heard for Seattle to host a statewide apple display if Spokane withdraws. Leaders from Wenatchee and Yakima must back Seattle or the plan stalls, while Spokane backs its world show. Over a hundred growers and business leaders attended.
Modern Day Life Beats the Old Homesteads
A poem by E. A. Brininstool contrasts modern conveniences with pioneer hardships. The speaker favors electric lights, a gas range, a brass bed, and rapid transport over logs, fires, and ox carts, praising daily newspapers and telephones.
Noted London ethicist on divorce stirs Gotham talk
Dr. Stanton Coit, visiting from London, criticizes modern divorce trends in America and urges marriage as an unbreakable union. He contrasts English laws with American practices, warns of rising divorce rates, and argues that genuine partnership requires commitment beyond financial or superficial appeal.
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New York
London
Stanton Coit
West London
Dr. Coit
England
America
Roxie Keene Faces Suit Over Unpaid Waldorf Bill
The article recounts Roxie Keene, daughter of James R. Keene, facing a suit from the Waldorf Astoria over an unpaid balance. It notes her lavish lifestyle, connections to the Waldorf, and the decline of the lobster palaces amid heavy credit lines and creditor pressure.
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Foxhall
Roxie” Keene
James R. Keene
Financial District
Waldorf-Astoria
Keene
Peacock Alley
Meadowbrooks
Howard V cockerel tops Gotham show as prized bird tourneys
The White Leghorn owned by D W Young of Monroe N Y won first prize and drew record bids at Madison Square Garden with Charles M Schwab among bidders. The wealthy crowd watched bidding rise to 11600 before Young refused further offers and dismissed its value as excessive.
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Howard V
Gotham
Edward Ir
D. W. Young
Monroe
N. Y
Charles M. Schwab
Steel Trust
Sewab
Young
Schwab
Sare U Rockefeller
Pierpont Morgan
Madison Square Garden
Lillian French Reveals New Cult And Its Rich Leader
Lillian Hobart French claims to have found a new cult and its wealthy 80 year old founder with a fresh venture. She says the cult will hold sessions in the hotel district inviting community elites to meet the high priestess and claim life’s missing meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Hobart French
F. Augustus Heintze
Heintze
Goldie Henderson
Subi
Edward R R Thomas Confesses Judgment in Supreme Court Case
Edward R R Thomas an auto enthusiast and prominent town figure confessed judgment this week in the supreme court on debts totaling 1 234 487 dollars. The amount comprises 1 180 349 dollars in principal plus interest. He filed to save costs and limit recovery actions.
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Edward RR. Thomas
Towo
Supreme Court
Ciazens
Thomas
Reversible Double Faced Coats Attract Local Mothers
Mothers buy materials and sew reversible cloaking coats at home using heavy fabric. A sewing machine handles the material but a tailor adds the final pressing for a smart finish. The coat features dark blue on one side tan on the other with blue wood buttons and tan trimming.
Notable banker Thomas faces forced income garnishment in court action
Supreme Court Justice Giegerich orders the Bowling Green Trust to garnish $16,000 a year from Thomas’s $160,000 annual estate income until the $59,000 judgment from 1908 is fully paid. The article chronicles his rise as a New York financier, liaisons with Mabel Gilman and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, and his later abroad life amid creditors and legal entanglements.
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Supreme Court
Giegerich
Bowling Green Trust Comepany
Thomas
Samuel Thomas
New York
Mabel Gilman
Ellis Corey
Steel Trust
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Fashion Notes on French Silver Lace Trimmed Bat Tray
In France the latest picture hat and lace trimmed with fur and pink hues. The dashing bat tray pairs with gowns of pink or blue trimmed with the same fur.
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France
Surprise for Yar-kima Residents at Masonic Temple Hall
A surprise awaits the public as residents of Yar-kima will soon be invited to inspect the new Masonic temple lodge hall. The space is nearly ready though decorating and furnishings are not yet complete and some finishing work remains.
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Yarkima
Citty
Furniaker
Rouwm
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