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100 years ago — 1912: Photographer L.L. Lindsley, whose views of the Lake Chelan area and surrounding mountains have created considerable interest, is in Wenatchee today en route to Pasadena, Calif. He will present a series of lectures in Southern California during the next two months.
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100 years ago — 1912: A.Z. Wells of Wells & Morris Hardware was yesterday elected president of the Pacific Northwest Hardware and Implement Dealers Association. H.D. McMillen of Ephrata was elected first vice president.
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100 years ago — 1912: Members of the Past Noble Grand Circle met yesterday at the home of Mrs. Eugene Page. All officers were re-elected and old committees retained.
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100 years ago — 1912: J.A. Shotwell of Seattle has organized a stock company for the purpose of building and operating an electric fruit drier and ice manufacturing plant at Monitor. Shotwell was a resident of the Wenatchee Valley for about 25 years before moving to Seattle four years ago. He still owns several valuable tracts of land in the valley and it is upon one of these tracts, located at Monitor and on part of what is known as the Shotwell homestead, that the plant will be built. Several well-known pioneers and fruit growers in the valley will be associated with Shotwell in its development. The plant will be located by the Monitor bridge near the new electric line that is being built by the Wenatchee Valley Railway & Power Co.
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100 years ago — 1912: Mrs. Roy Webb is now employed at the Webb Millinery Store.
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100 years ago — 1912: Dr. E.H. Warren will open a veterinary hospital in the basement of the addition being built by the Eagle Transfer Co. on the south side of its barn on South Mission Street. Warren will share office space with the transfer company and the hospital will occupy the entire lower level of the new building. The hospital will include four stalls, an operating room and rooms for laboratory and storage of instruments and medicines.
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100 years ago — 1912: The Presbyterian Brotherhood hosted members of the church’s Ladies Aid Society last evening. A program was held in the main auditorium and dinner was served in the basement. Those entering the church were greeted by O.G. Fish, J.A. Gellatly, Alex Murray, B.J. Williams, George Scheidemantel and Pastor J.A. Laurie.
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100 years ago — 1912: In Cashmere news, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Titchenal left Saturday for Soap Lake where they will spend a week, Mrs. Will Lessinger returned home from Wenatchee, Emil Frank was a business visitor this week and Mr. and Mrs. B.M. Chapman were up from Monitor on Saturday to attend the grange installation and open meeting that followed.
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100 years ago — 1912: Almost all available space for local merchants at the second annual Electrical, Pure Food and Industrial Exposition has been reserved. The event will be held Feb. 19-23. Among the exhibitors will be Buckeye Grocery, Ellis-Forde Co., Gagnon Photo & Engraving Co., Michel’s Music House, Schade & Parshall Co., Wenatchee Hardware Co., Wenatchee Business College, Wenatchee Valley Gas & Electric Co., Wells & Morris, Central Market, Bliss Electric Co., Wenatchee Produce Co., Little-Wetsel Co., Zener-Hilt, Howard Thomas, Wenatchee Department Store, Pearl Grocery, Wenatchee Milling Co., H.L. Wiester, Farmers Telephone Co., Garfield Berry, Plough Hardware Co., Milot-Mills Floral Co., Wenatchee Rex Spray Factory and the Owl Pharmacy. The C&O Boat Co. has agreed to advertise and grant low excursion rates during the exposition. Similar concessions are being sought from the Great Northern Railroad.
Wenatchee convention schedule
February events at the Wenatchee Convention Center:Dates Group Attendees Feb. 1 Northwest Wholesale Inc. Meeting 300