The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
January, 1894.

January "a, 1894, the following
various branches of business were
presented to Wenatchee: One bank,
two general merchandise stores. one
grocery store, two ConfectionerieS,
three hotels, one restaurant. one bak
cry. two butcher shops, one livery
stable, one lumber yard. one tin
shop. one lime, cement and brick
yard. two blacksmith shops, four sa-
looms. one millinery establishment.
one newspaper and one wholesale
liquor house.
School House Built in 1894.
In the fall Of 1894 there was corn
pleted handsome brick schoOlhouse
erected at a cost of $40 900. During
the following few years there was
very little history making in We
natchee. The young city held its
own, taking no backward step, al
though but little of Importance oc
of prosperity and good times took
CURED. But in 1S9S-99 the revival
place here as elsewhere. and Wenat-
chez bgan to assume an important
part in the general progression.
Reading Room Established.
January %. 1898. the initial move
ment was made toward the establish
ment of public library and read
ing room. The ladies of the w. C. T.
L. secured control of the Wentachee
Al for oc . D
and published the entire paper for
that week. In this manner the sum
of $50 was raised and before the
close of the year library had been
procured in addition to a first class
reading room. September ,, 1898,
the Wenatchee fire department was
organized. Its original membership
comprised seventeen active citizens.
The first officers were: l.. O. Hall,
chief; George j. Evans, first assist
William B. Cummins, secretary; Per-
cy Scheble, treasurer. The United
States government census OF 1900
gave Wenatchee a population of four
hundred and fifty-one
''irish World" Burned.
The steamer Wenatchee. better
known as the Irish World" was
destroyed by fire at her dock early
Saturday morning, July IL. 1901.
The origin of this disaster remains
unknown. The steamer was built in
1899 and was owned by Baily &
O'Connor The insurance of $500
only partially covered the loss.
Between Tuesday, September 3,
and Friday, September 6, 1901, the
first county fair was held in the city
of Wenatchee and in every particular
it was an unqualified success.
October 10 of this wear five miles
west of Wenatchee. there occurred
frigntful wreck between two
freight trains, both running extra Oh
the Great Northern railway. II re-
suited in the death of Thomas Stall
cup, a fireman, and r.. H. HiXon,
brakeman. and serious injuries to
E. P. Carson, brakeman. Z. G.. Field
ing, engineer and James Barr. en-
gineer. Near the same place on the
Great Northern occurred another
wreck, March 7. 1902. caused by a
rear-end collision. The stationary
train had been stopped by a land
slide AMI a huge rock on the track.
Lee Ferryman, brakeman, was
killed, being scalded to death.
Great Growth In 1902.
A remarkable growth was enjoy
ed by Wenatchee during the year
1902. In a special edition of the
Wenatchee Advance, issued January
3. 1908, it is estimated that the to-
tai cost of residence and business
houses erected in 1902 was $780,
900. Some of the principal business
houses built that year, and their
cost, are az follows
Wenatchee Hardware company,
brick, one story aud basement, 50x
100. $500; Scheole & Lane. two
story brick, 4Sxa0. Sc 500: Grondo
Shipping company, frame mill, ware