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WENATCHEE DAILY WORLD VOLUME 2.---NO. 27. G. N. SHOPS WILL BE LOCATED HERE Railroad Secures Ten Acres of Land Between City Limits and Wenat chee River Upon Which to Build Machine Shops. The rumors of the removal of the railroad shops trom Leavenworh to Wenatohee which have been current lor the past 18 months have at last taken definite form and it is believed that an official announcement to that effect will be made soon by the Great Northern. A fpw days ago the Great Northern Railroad hrough W. R. Prowell and Arthur Guuu scouted ten acres of laud Irom the John Freer ranch between the Weuatohee r'ver and the city limits. Thi9 land is un doubtedly i iteudsd as asi c for the shops which will be located there as boon as the construction of the new line up the Columbia river i? finisf cd. Judge ourke of Seattle, who stands high in the Great Norhteru odiciil cir cles stated to Wenatcee parties over a yeat ago that the 6hopa wouli eventu ally be located here. He stated that it depended upon the time of tne coa struotiou of the line up the tiver. With this semi-trans: liie connecting with the maio line at his city Wenat ohee is tbe logiooal s-ire of the' shops between Everett and Spokane. Rail road men at Leavenworb seem to think that it has been definitely set tled that Wenatchee will get the shops ana place tbe date not latei than this fall. The removal of the shops to t is oity will add over one thousand peo ple to the population at onoe and will give Wenatcohee a big pay roll. It is the moat important event to take plaoe here since the establishment ot tbe hi&b line canal. Well Known Timber Cruiser Dead. Dr W H McCoy was oalled to Leaven worth yesterday noon oy tbe dnatb of Frank Bush, a well known resident of this ooonty and a pioneer of the dis trict around Lake Wenatcnee. Mr Bush was found dead in a bedroom off a saloon at Leaven It seems that he waa t~e victim of too much liquor an inquest was held at Lea venworth yseterday afternoon by Dr McCoy, and tbe verdict was that the deceased had oome to iiis death by thejtoo free use of liqoor Unaertaker Sprague went to Leavenworth last night to prepare the remains for burial The dead man leaves a wife who is liv ing on his ranoh near Leavenwottb, and a manied daughter litiug in Pen U6ylvia Ho waa a well-kuown cruiser and has prooably located more men on claims in the vioioity of Leavenwottb and Lake Wenatohee tnan any othet man in the county Mr Bush had tbe reputation for being an excellent hun ter, and wooodsmau. Ben Rose a brother of Gontad Rose and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jolly, all of Trenton Mo., are visiting with tne Rose family at this plaoe for a tew days. Mrs. Jolly is a sister of Mr. Rose. Warren Haskell, who recently sold his interest in the Central meat market to \. L. Oregon?, left today noon for Monroe, where he will reiiae Mr Haskell's family are at present at Monroe, ha iog gone there last week. R. B. Ober, who has been work ing on tbe Colombia River bridge at this plaoe, and on the high line oanal for the past nve months, left for Se attle today noon. mr. Ober is a nephew of R. H. Ober, who was the ohief engineer on the bridge work. " The mouse that always trusti to one poor hole" is no wiser than the merchant who relies npon the sign above bis door to tell h:s goods. BIG FORCE OF MEN AT WORK ON STATE ROAD County Surveyor A Navatre reuvn ed to Wenachee yesterday from 'the Red Mountain district where lie has been overseing the consttuction of the new state road He states Chat the wors: is progressing most favorably and that the apptopiiations of the state and county will catry the road several miles farther than was nrst estimated. He beiieves that a wagon toad will be constructed as far as Phelps creek and possibly beyond There ii no trouble id sacuring men for work on the road and there are at present about 100 men at work. An other contract or construction was leit yesterday to Edward Ellis, one of the prominent mining men of the Red Monntaiu dintriot. The contract calls for a large amount of worn and Mi. Eliis will immediately put a big force of men on. Mr. Navarre states tr.at a railroad will be constructed out of Leaven worth at an early date to tap the rich Red Mountain mines and nl.-o to hrul lops for the Lamb-Davis mill. The road however, he believes will use electricity for motive power as thete i:i an abundance of water power going to waste all along the proposed line The mad will be the jciut property of the Lamb-Davis Lumber company and the Consolidated Mining company. As soon as be completes the woik of his office here Mr. Navarre will return to Leavenworth to look after tbe state road. Local Briefs Dr' A. T. Kaopp made a trip to his camp at Merritt today nuou. A daughter was hern to Mr. and Mrs. G. W Warts at their home in this city on Monday. County Auditor Gellatly issoed a marriage license on July 26, to Harry G Hmper of this city and Miss Flos sie J. Shaffer of Baatry. N. Dak. Mrs Frank Palmer and son Gordon left laet night for Cashmere where Mr. Palmer has recently oompleted the erection of new residence of a new residence. The family will reside there beteafter as Mr. Palmer has obarge of the Ellis-Forde oompany's store at that plaoe and has been nnable to spend any time at home before. The county oommitsioners met and held a short session monday morning. The only business to be transacted was opening the one bid submitted for tbe construction of a section of the Red Mountain road. They adjourned until next Monday wheo the bids for the construction of the bridge at Cashmeie will be opened and the contract awarded. H F Hubbard states that his broth er J. D. Hubbard who went to Conoon ully May 1 to open a set ot abstract books for Okanogan county, opened bis office and began making abstracts oo August! Mr Hubbard states that tbe propeots for business in bis line look very good and much real es tate is changing hands already Fe is confident tbat there will be a big boom in Okanogan land as soon as construct ion is began on the new rail way np tbe Columbia river. W. A. Sanders, who has been spend ing tbe sammer at his ranob at Malaga was in tbe city this week and left at tbe Wotld a sample of the plnms which he grows on his ranch. Five of the plums weighed a pound and were of excellent flavor. Mr. Sanders says tht the aoreage of fruit at Malaga is increasing at a great rate and it promises to beoome one of the best fruit produoing sections of the coun try. Mr Sanders and bis son-in law, Mr. Eldowny ,this jeatoet oat 1600 peachl trees . fl| WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. 1906 BARBER IN THE ROLE OF KIDNAPPER Great Northern Brakeman Springs Into the Limelight Again—Takes Two-Year-Old Child and Disappears. Andrew Barber a former Great Northern brakeman, who, last winter won some onenviabl fame ny assault ing County Auriitor Gelatly ou tbe street, baring mistaken lim for an other, Imp agai'i pushed himself into the liinelighr, this time as a Kidnap per. Barber has been intensely jealjos of his wife ior a long time and has not lived with her since his eeca pade last winter. Mrs Baroot with iter two-year-old child, has been stay ing at the Cottage house where she is employed as a vaitress. Tuesday night Batber took t' c child and dis appeared. The sheiiff and the city authorities were immediately notified but a vigorous search of tne town aid not rHsolose the kidnapper. It is be lievod that he has taken the child back to his old homf. in South Dakota. Last'winter because of his assault upon Mr Gellatly and the constant annoyance to which he subjecod his wife. beoauEe of his intense jealosy, Barber was ordered to leave town. At that time be went to Dakota but came back to Wenatohee a few weeks ago aod has been waiting for a ohanoe to secure his child. As Mr. and Mrs. Barber are not div'oroed, Barber has oommited n~> crime in spiriting away the child and its poeession will pioba bly be eettled only by a legal fignt. Miller Buys Arrow Livery Barn. E. M. Allen has diaposed of of his interest? in the Arrow Livery Stable on Wenacbee Avenue to J. A. Miller who reoently sold his interests inthe firm of Kirsendall and company to H. W D. Eirkendall. Mi Miller trad ed his twelve acre ranch a half mile from Monitor for the barn property, aud will oontiuue to conduct the busi ness in a first class manner. D J Coffiia oame down from this home on the Eutiit today on business Miss FloieDoe tiglcw is spending few days in an opting at tbe Tanner ranch up No 2 canyon Engene Cunningham went to Index today, where he will spend aome time in oamping ana fishing. Mrs O A Harlin and miss Hazel Wells and Glenn Wells returned yes terday from tbeir outing at Lake We natohee W. G. Babcook, who is heavily in tereated in having wheat in this state, left on the noon train for Seat tle, after spending some time at this plaoe. Mr* George Spencer and daughter, and nieoe Rose Montgomery, left to day noon for Portaud, where they will make their future home Tbe rest of tbe Spenoer family went to Portland some time ago F. G. Hancock, a reporter on the Seattle P. L cane down today from Stehekin, where he has been spending weeks vacation, and left on tbe noon train for Seattle. Mrs W R Wilson and little daughter Maude returned yesterday afternoon from a pleasure trip to Seattle, wnere they attended the Big Bend pionio held there reoeutly mr Wil»on and his little son are still in Seattle Will Johnson went to Cashmere, to day noon to repair the automobile whioh Mr Page of that plaoe reoeotly porohased from Dr McCoy The regu lar meeting of the Yeoman Lodge was held at tbe Elln-Fordef Ball last even ing after whioh the members went to the Fern Candy Kitchen and were ser ved with ioe or earn For a Very Short Time I am authorized by the owner to offer one of the best BUSINESS CORNERS in the city for sale at a sacrifice. If you are inter ested inquire at once, as this is for a short time only. Real Estate and Financial Agent .... Wenatchee FIFTY-THREE ACRES OR COLUMBIA RIVER Sixteen acres 10-year-old orchard: 1 acre berries and vineyard: 36 acres fine level land. The water for the orchard is pumped from the Columbia river by gasolene engine. The cost of irrigating last year did not exceed $50. Six-room house; barn: 2 cellars. Water can be pumped on remaining 3b" acres at slight expense. $8,000 Will Take the Place Bousquet and Holm H. L WIESTER DEPARTMENT STORE NEW BOWER BLOCK - WENATCHEE FRANKLIN SAID A Penny Saved IS A Penny Earned Now, here's a way to save the pennies, yes, nickels and dimes. We are trying to show you that you save money even' time you BUY AT WIESTERS If you will just come in and see the values we are offering you will be delighted. Don't put it off but do it now. We give you a few bargain prices below: Ladies' Oxfords $2.00 and $2.25 values at $1.69 $1.75 and $2.00 values at $1.39 Children's barefoot sandals 89 Children's patent slippers, sizes up to 2.. .98 Men's Oxfords, tan or black $1.69 Men's and boys' canvas shoes 98 Boys' helmets 15 Boys' hats 09, Ladies* vests 05 Ladies' vests 09 Men's underwear 35 FREE uable and beautiful presents. Ask for them FIVE CENTS PER COPY. 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