The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-09
COPY
Or ADVANCE
MRS. /. j. BAILEY HAS COPY OF
FIRST NEWSPAPER PUBLISH
ED IN WENATCHEE.


1891. Frank Reeves is named as
editor and publisher. The paper is
neat geographically and shows that
even eighteen years ago Mr.. Reeves
was not a novice in the art of news
gathering or placing the news in
type. The following are some of the
paragraphs that will be of interest
to old-timers here:
"Wenatchee has many devoted
equestrians among the fairer sex,
and they all sit a horse with graceful
dignity, ride fearlessly, and with
astounding rapidity.
sIt is current comment that money
is more plentiful in Wenatchee than
at any other point in this section of
the state. Such a state of affairs is
commendable and gratifying.
"The family of j. E. Keane of
Rock Island is very much indisposed.
"Mr. Charles Reed of Rock Island
is in town, endeavoring to divest
himself of the tenacious grippe.
"The steamer 'Ellensburgh' is
undergoing repairs and will be used
on the government works in clearing
the Columbia at Rock Island Rapids.
''Messrs. Groves, Ford and Cooper
were peregrinating across the river
Tuesday. The last named gentleman
was sighting a location for ranch.
The first two are already fortunate
possessors of property on that side.
''The county commissioners are
now in session, and will probably
continue so for at least two or three
weeks. Mr.. Koran, of this city, is
in attendance, and will remain in
Ellensburgh until the honorable body
adjourns.
There are a number of items in
this issue of the Advance which may
have the appearance of being slight.
ly antiquated. A delay this week
has been encountered, thus causing
the pervading staleness; but when
an article is once written and put
in type for this paper, nothing but
the advent of a new century Will
withhold it from the public gaze, es-
pecially with our present force of
compositOrs.
During the last balmy days OF
April. the sprinting event of the sea-
son took place. One hundred yards
was the distance, two gallons of wine
the stakes. Nine brave boys toei
the starting line, and eight, in the
course of human events, successfully
passed the finishing point-Rarey,
first; Barton, second; Unknown,
third: Cline, fourth; Smith, fifth;
Burrell, sixth; Hunt, seventh;
Groves shut out at first stake.
Time, 8 1-8 seconds.
IDEALS i'm Dirt.-Following are
some of the real estate transfers
which have recently taken place: Z.
c. Hickman to Wenatchee Improve
ment Co, 80 acres, $4,000; w. NJ
Stedman to Improvement Co., 80
acres. $4,000: Conrad Rose to I'M
provement Co., so acres, S5oo0;
Chas. Nolap to Improvement Co..
100 acres. $4,000; Philip Miller to
Improvement Co., 80 acres, $22,-
900: J. w. Bolenbaugh to Bowen &
Co. 90 acres, $4,000; j. w. Bolen-
baugh to Powell & Thompson, ~
acres. $500; Kirk Whited to W. j..
Bowen, 5 acres, $500; c. c. Rick
man to Howard Stearns, 10 acres,
$500: Groves & Cline to J. K. Smith,
house and lot, $500. Ira Freer 10
T. w. Bolenbaugh, 80 acres, $3OOO.
These are actual transfers of proper
ty. Numerous contracts for DEEDS OF
lots and tracts have been drawn and
partial payments made upon the
same, but as the title still vests IN
the original owner, strictly speak
| ing. they are not transfers, and are
not here taken into consideration.
eve have a first-class mine in the
Peshastin mining district, between
Engle and Niger creeks, to trade
| for land in the Wenatchee valley.
! GROVES & CLINE.
| "Wenatchee is the acknowledged
future city of Central Washington.
A large portion of the advertising
was furnished by the Ellensburgh
merchants, from which place all OF
the supplies from this section were
! freighted over the mountains.