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100 years ago — 1912 It has been reported to The Daily World that an independent association is being organized among some Wenatchee Valley fruit growers for the purpose of packing, buying, shipping, storing and handling the output of its members. The association will also buy and ship fruit for other parties, if requested. It is said that the association will establish headquarters in the old Lillis warehouse and that P.P. Holcomb, formerly president and manager of Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association, will lead the new enterprise.
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100 years ago — 1912: A.W. Hoppock was elected city treasurer to succeed David Oliver, who resigned.
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100 years ago — 1912 St. Luke’s Ladies’ Guild is meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. J.E. Drury on Orchard Avenue.
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100 years ago — 1912 More than 40 Masons have signed an application to Grand Lodge officials for a permit to organize a Masonic Lodge in Omak. At a preliminary meeting Friday night, H.J. Coleman was selected as worshipful master.
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100 years ago — 1912 The Wenatchee Canal Co. has sold water rights to B.T. Deardorff for 20 acres of land and to C.C. Warrant for six acres above the ditch.
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100 years ago — 1912: Mrs. N.I. Neubauer hosted 40 ladies for an afternoon of bridge at her home on D Street.
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100 years ago — 1912: The formation of the local branch of the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association was finalized yesterday with the election of officers. They are William Turner, president; John A. Gellatly, secretary; and Dell P. Case, manager. The purpose of the organization will be to handle the fruit grown in the vicinity of Wenatchee.
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100 years ago — 1912: Leon I. Milot and M.E. Hardesty left yesterday to attend the state convention of Knights of Columbus in Yakima.
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100 years ago — 1912: A deal was closed last week by A.J. Mills of Cashmere for the sale of his 10-acre orchard in Peshastin to H.C. Bohlke of Seattle for $18,000. The property is located on Peshastin flat and is part of the old homestead of S.P. Beecher.
Old news: Leavenworth Quicksilver & Mining Co.
100 years ago — 1912: Articles of incorporation have been filed for the Leavenworth Quicksilver & Mining Co. with a capital stock of $2.5 million. Of this, $2 million is common and $500,000 is preferred stock.
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100 years ago — 1912: J.B. Bixler will close his photography studio at 210 First St. for the summer months and will take no more orders after May 18.
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100 years ago — 1912: Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Mann hosted a dinner last evening at the Elman Hotel in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Stout and Mrs. E.S. Warrant. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Quigg, Dr. and Mrs. H.B. Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. E.H. McPherson and Wilmer T. Knapp. The Stouts and Warrant are leaving the area to spend the summer in Seattle.
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100 years ago — 1912: Chelan County Treasurer C.A. Battles, Dan Shaser and A.J. Linville are attending the state Democratic convention which opens today in Walla Walla.
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100 years ago — 1912: Roy Turner has purchased the J.H. Geyer 10-acre fruit tract in Millerdale for $25,000. In the deal, Geyer took in Turner’s 320-acre stock and fruit ranch six and a half miles from Columbia Siding at a valuation of $15,000.
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100 years ago — 1912: Warren O. Dow has been elected secretary of the Wenatchee Commercial Club. He succeeds George W. Coburn, who resigned to become assistant manager of the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association.
Street alert
Road construction and closure alerts for Chelan and Douglas counties
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100 years ago — 1912: David Keith, representing the beautification committee of the Wenatchee Commercial Club, appeared before the city council last night asking for the appointment of a commission to maintain all city parks and parking strips.
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100 years ago — 1912: A post office for Telma at Lake Wenatchee is expected to be established in about two weeks. The office will be located at Oliver Bates’ ranch at the head of the lake and Bates will be postmaster.
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100 years ago — 1912: The Waterville Commercial Club has selected delegates to attend the Northwest Development League meeting June 5-8 in Seattle. They are W.W. Stevens, F.Z. Alexander, Fred W. Thompson and J.M. Freil. Alternates are J.G. Tuttle, W.F. Schlueing, W.F. Pool and M.E. Lies.
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100 years ago — 1912: Articles of incorporation for the Wenatchee Valley Railway Co. were filed yesterday with Wenatchee named as the principal place of business and the capital stock being $1.5 million. J.H. Spencer of Tacoma, J. Vermilya of Wenatchee and J.W. Quigg of Wenatchee were named as trustees. The company proposes to operate a railroad between Chelan and Douglas counties with numerous branch lines.
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100 years ago — 1912: Ross Watson represented Wenatchee High School and the state of Washington at the All-Pacific Coast Athletic Track Meet April 26-27 in Berkeley, Calif. Watson participated in the 100 yard sprint, 220, 440, shotput and high jump.
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100 years ago — 1912: Hartman & Schrock will open a meat market in the old stand of the Wenatchee Meat Co. in the Harlin block. H.F. Hartman has been a resident of Central and Eastern Washington for the last 25 years and has operated the leading meat market in Hartline for the last 15 years. E.F. Schrock is a well-known cattle and stock man of the Okanogan country. Hartman will manage the store here and also maintain the store in Hartline until such time that it can be closed.
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100 years ago — 1912 The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian Church met this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gunther Carlberg.
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100 years ago — 1912 Articles of incorporation were filed with the county auditor this week for the Chelan Twin Orchard Co. Officers are Fred C. Bill, president; James P. Boland, vice president; Fred L. Kemble, secretary; and Harry Clark, treasurer.
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100 years ago — 1912 The Willet Tomlinson home on D Street was sold this morning to Ed S. Russell for $3,600.
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100 years ago — 1912 The ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold a benefit dance Friday night at the Elks hall. The invitation-only event will begin at 9 p.m. with music provided by Collard’s orchestra. Mrs. Frank Baker, Mrs. E.J. Delaney and Mrs. N.M. Sorenson are in charge. Funds raised will help send a delegation to the annual state encampment in Pullman.
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100 years ago — 1912 E.H. Huff sold one carload of Extra Fancy Arkansas Black apples to the Chess brothers of Vancouver, B.C. for $2.10 FOB Wenatchee. The deal was made by F.W. Chess.
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100 years ago — 1912 A photo in today’s Daily World shows the newly organized Moose Lodge Orchestra. Members are H.R. Berry, A.W. Guthrie, Roy Duncan, Clyde Warren, Miles Watson, Earl Watson, John Deitch, Jack Warren, Hugh Gillen and Fred Hubbard.
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100 years ago — 1912 Willet E. Tomlinson of the local Ellis-Forde Co. sold 10 acres of orchard land two and a quarter miles above the mouth of the Entiat River to Estella Sangrin of Cashmere. The tract is planted with two-year-old apple trees and the sale price was $5,000. Tomlinson has owned the property for the last two years and still retains 10 acres of the original piece.
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100 years ago — 1912 H.C. McWhirter was elected noble grand of the newly instituted Prosperity Lodge of the Odd Fellows.
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100 years ago — 1912: Dr. H.F. Morse was elected president of the Washington Osteopathic Association at the organization’s annual meeting in Spokane.
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100 years ago — 1912: The Titanic, on its maiden voyage, sank early today after colliding with an iceberg about 375 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Initial reports indicate 1,234 lives were lost.
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100 years ago — 1912: T.G. King and J.A. Shotwell, pioneers of the Wenatchee Valley, have returned from the Entiat mining district after spending several days prospecting. They believe the mines of this particular district will eventually bring more money into the valley than the apple crop.
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100 years ago — 1912: J.R. Bowen, a horticulturist of this valley, left this morning for Oroville, where he will take charge of the Ellis-Forde Co. orchards located about 10 miles south of Oroville on the Okanogan River.
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100 years ago — 1912: The L.C. Clinginpeel 16-acre tract near the cemetery was sold yesterday to L.C. West, who recently moved here from Indiana. The sale price was $20,000.
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100 years ago — 1912: Norman Mikkelson of Osnabrook, N.D., has purchased the five-acre orchard tract of Nilia D. Butler in Cashmere.
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100 years ago — 1912 T. Gagnon has sold his portrait photography studio to V.H. Surry, who had been managing it for Gagnon since October. He will continue the business at the same location. Gagnon will now devote his time to the work of commercial photography, engraving and picture framing from a studio on Wenatchee Avenue.
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100 years ago — 1912: This morning the stock, fixtures and business of the Pioneer Electric Equipment Co. was transferred to the Bliss Electric Co. Merchandise will be moved to the Bliss store across the street and all orders and contracts held by the Pioneer company will be executed by Bliss. Pioneer Electric was established about two years ago and last August it was purchased by F.E. Smallidge, formerly in the electrical contracting business of Smallidge & McCay.
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100 years ago — 1912: Mr. and Mrs. N.N. Brown celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary at a dinner party last evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Weythman, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Archie Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Martin, Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson Jr., Mr. and Mrs. U.G. Pogue, Mr. and Mrs. I.J. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ewing, C.G. Hall and W.S. Trimble.
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100 years ago — 1912 Marriage licenses have been issued to W.E. Sturgis and Marianna Barker, both of Entiat, and to A. Paxton of Douglas and Julia B. Miers of Wenatchee.
Old News: Wenatchee hasn't seen this for a century
There's nothing like this in today's view from the waterfront parks in Wenatchee. But it would have been a common scene a century or so ago. From Old News: The scene is along the shores of the Columbia River in Wenatchee as early-day steamboats transfer wheat to the Great Northern Railway. Read more news from back in the day.
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100 years ago — 1912 Preparations are underway to begin work on the Great Northern branch line from Wenatchee to Pateros. Guthrie-McDougall Co. will build a large temporary warehouse opposite the Great Northern passenger station for the storage of tools, implements and supplies. Arrangements have been made with the steamboat company to have a temporary dock located on the river bank opposite the warehouse and a railroad spur will be put in to connect with this dock so that goods for the contracting firm may be loaded directly onto the boats from the railroad. It is likely that one boat will be used part of the time to carry building material up and down the river.
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100 years ago — 1912: Seventeen members of the original 35 charter members of the Wenatchee Commercial Club today attended a commemoration dinner for the opening of the Elberta Hotel. They are U.G. Pogue, John A. Gellatly, L.V. Wells, C.E. Stohl, R.C. Littlefield, Percy Scheble, Charles Harlin, J.H. Miller, Arthur Gunn, F.C. Case, H.C. Littlefield, N.I. Neubauer, P.P. Holcomb, A.A. Piper, W.R. Prowell, A.Z. Wells and N.N. Brown.
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100 years ago — 1912: The Little-Wetsel Co. yesterday completed the purchase of the stock holdings of T.D. Johnson near Winthrop. The sale includes 325 head of stock cattle and all equipment on the 400-acre ranch. It will be operated in connection with the existing Little-Wetsel ranch in the Methow.
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100 years ago — 1912: The Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association met yesterday and organized a local order in Cashmere. C.B. Clark, Grant Paton, William Greig, W.H. Smith and Paul Simpson were elected directors.
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100 years ago — 1912: Mrs. Frank Reeves and Mrs. J.H. Culp will host luncheons on Friday and Saturday afternoon.
Street alert
Gran Fondo-Ephrata Bicycle Tour On Saturday expect 100 riders on the shoulder of Highway 28 between the Palisades and Crescent Bar roads.
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100 years ago — 1912 Twenty-seven carloads of lumber have been received here in the last four days by the Great Northern Railway. It is said to be an unprecedented amount for that length of time. Columbia Valley Lumber Co. is stocking a large amount of lumber at it’s three Wenatchee yards for local use and for distribution to other yards in Eastern Washington.
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100 years ago — 1912: The Wenatchee Warehouse Company’s one-story building and lot, located at the foot of Palouse Street, were sold today to Columbia Fruit Co. The sale price was $20,000. The building had been used for storage and for bottling works. Principals are J.H. Miller, president, and L.H. Schmidt, secretary-treasurer. Columbia Fruit principals W.L. Sanders, A.C. Miller and R.E. Trumble bought the property as a headquarters for its fruit sales and packing. The company also owns orchards here. Wenatchee Warehouse will relocate to Second Street and build a new facility between Wenatchee Avenue and Columbia Street. A permit has been issued for $1,500.
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100 years ago — 1912 The Rev. R.A. Thomson of Oakesdale in Whitman County will become the new pastor of the Baptist Church here. Wenatchee’s church has been without a pastor since the Rev. John W. Johnson resigned last summer to accept a pastorate in Spokane.
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