The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-26

new style of roofing is an innovation
in this city and is meeting with APP
prevail. The buildings which were
fully covered or repaired with the
new roof are the new Columbia Val
ley bank building, the Great North
ern Hotel, the osenberg block and
the Wenatchee Department store.
Miss Josephine Miller, who has
position as teacher in the school at
Mason Greek, arrived on the after
noon train on SATURDAY. from that
place for a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Miner at their
home in Fairview addition. Miss
filler intends to visit Seattle and
other coast cities during the holiday
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Mauk drove
idad on Wednesday on a short busI-
down from their home at Entiat
Sunday evening. On their way down
one of the sleigh runners struck
rock and broke making it necessary
for Mr.. Mauk to borrow rig from
an adjacent ranch. They reached
the city at 1:30 this morning.
D. l.. Wallace, an expert account
ant of Spokane, who has been audit
ing the county books, left Saturday
for Spokane to spend Christmas
with his family. He will return next
week and resume his work on the
books of the Auditors Office.
Walker & Widney sold lots 8 and
9 Block l in Belmont addition to
Wenatchee last week to G. w. AL
kire of this citycmfwypmfwypfwyp
kire, who recently come here from
Livingstone, Montana. Mr.. Alkife,
who is a brother of c. d. Alkire,
of this city, has brought his family
here and will build next spring on
the lost which he has purchased.
Claude Mostell, yardmaster of the
Great Northern at Standpoint, Idaho,
arrived from that place on the af-
ternoon train on Saturday and met
his sister at tins place after which
they went to Waterville this morn
ing to spend Christmas with friends.
Miss Mostell is student at the
State university at Seattle and came
over to spend the holiday vacation.
Train No 4 was held at Leaven-
worth for two hours this morning
and as a consequence the upriver
'assengers missed the boat connec-
lions at this place. A rig was
n&terville this forenoon by the
agile Transfer company with four
passengers who were among the
ones who were too late to take the
boat
Monday afternoon and evening the
streets of the city were crowded with
throngs of holiday shoppers. The
people from out of town were espec-
tally in evidence and the merchants
of the city report very fattering
Christmas trade. Owing to the trou-
BILE of getting freight through the
majority of the holiday goods have
not yet arrived and in consequence
what were on hand were sold out.
In contrast to the activity on Mon
day yesterday was very quiet day
on the streets. Very few people were
out as is usually the case on a holt
lay, as the inclemency of the wealth
er prevented a pie SAINT time out of
doors.
All Modern Woodmen are request
ed to be present this evening, Dec.
26, at their hall Blower block) at
8 D. m. There will be work in the
forest after which the Owls will boot.
H. E. Boyd of the Ellis-Forde COM
pany's dry goods department, was
the recipient of solid gold watch
fob from four of the clerks in that
as a Christmas gift. The
fob was a very handsome present
and was suitably engraved.
A set of chimes has been installed
in the belfry of the Methodist Epis-
copal church in this city. The chimes
in number and are arrang-
ed in three different keys and are
stationary They were installed in