Move Toward Unified Trade Through Reduced Phone Fees
The Tumwater Light & Water Co. ceases the ten cent charge on Peshastin telephone messages at the urging of J. B. Adams. The editor argues this policy will boost local subscribers and strengthen ties with Leavenworth. Merchants welcome the convenience and mutual town support as a catalyst for cross-town trade and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tumwater Light & Water Co
J. B. Adams
Leavenworth
Peshastin
Significance of Quincy Project Near Leavenworth
The irrigation project centers on a canal intake within twelve miles of Leavenworth with about a third of the 40 million dollar plan spent nearby. Survey work is under way and due next fall for voter consideration in November. Grant county voters approved a 120 thousand dollar bond for preliminary costs. over 400 thousand acres lie in Grant county with rich soil awaiting irrigation. railroads cross the district.
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Leavenworth
Grant County
Wenatchee Valley
Great Northern
Milwaukee
Washington Central
A Spring Idyll
The snow melts and ground dries as warm days bring budding life. People feel a strong urge to work outdoors and escape the print shop for sun and fresh air, imagining a freer life with a Gypsy band.
Cleaning Up Time Arrives as Towns Rally in Spring
The article urges Leavenworth residents to join a citywide cleanup as winter refuse piles up in alleys and streets. It stresses appearance and health benefits and calls for immediate action by households and neighbors.
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Leavenworth
Clean Up Town to Prevent Sickness and Death
The piece urges immediate sanitation to reduce flies and disease. It argues cleaning up should be seen as economy, not expense, since disease and deaths follow unsanitary conditions and over half of illness stems from filth.
Alaska Coal Lands Withdrawn From Sale Under Bill
Senate Bill 4514 proposes total withdrawal of coal lands in Alaska from sale or entry. It authorizes the president to withhold half of the coal lands for government use and potential mining for railroads and military needs, with the other half open to lease under conditions. The measure was read twice and sent to the Committee on Mines and Mining.
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Senate
Poindexter
Alaska
Committee On Mines and Mining
Readers letters policy at The Forum The Echo
The Echo invites letters on public interest topics with optional name withholding and a two word limit if possible The forum may or may not endorse the views expressed and aims to give readers a channel for voicing opinions on matters affecting public welfare.
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Echo
Revival Meetings End With Baptism and Church Union
The three week revival at the Congregational church closed with 28 converts and seven on the last night. Dr. Robert A. Thomson baptized seven in the river and a new Baptist church with thirteen charter members formed along with a Union Sunday School of seventy four attendees.
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Congregational Church
Robert A. Thomson
First Baptist Church
Wenatchee
J. Dimmick Taylor
Advertised Letters at Leavenworth Post Office 1914
The following letters remain uncalled for at the Leavenworth post office on March 31, 1914. F. C. Abot, Fritz and Hermson, Miss Lila Stewart, Miss Jennie Snell, L. Parks, Royal Halle, Wm. Harrison, Raffallo Ginsi, Chas Lasley, W. W. Moore, Otto Miller, Earnest Carens, Harvey F. Roeder, G. A. Hamilton, postmaster.
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Leavenworth Post Office
F. C. Abot
Fritz & Hermson
Lila Stewart
Jennie Snell
Royal Halle
Wm. Harrison
Raffallo Ginsi
Chas Lasley
W. W. Moore
Otto Miller
Earnest Carens
Harvey F. Roeder
Real estate transfers recorded in local notices
Chain of transfers shows Chas W Hastings to Neil Thomson for $1 at 4 Winton Place and Emma E Perrine to W E Stevens for $75 at Cascade Gardens. Other moves include Thos E Callaghan to Chas W Wallace for $1 at Leavy area and more transfers in Varney's Add Lone Pine Orchards and Wen Park.
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Chas W Hastings
Neil Thomson
Winton Place
E Buttlers
Treas
John E Gull
Ralston
Emma E Perrine
W E Stevens
Cascade Gardens
Thos E Callaghan
Chas W Wallace
J O Inglis
J. C. Massie
Varney
Bert Hagler
Lewis J. Nelson
Lone Pine
Otto Bathe
E F Cadman
Wen Park
Gust Peppmoeller
John P McKinnon
Wenatchee Orchard Profits Quoted Amid Data Debate
Eastern papers misprinted an orchard profit figure for L. W. Smith, saying 3235 per acre per year instead of per year. Wenatchee World clarifies, noting 3235 per acre per year for seven years is unlikely. Nearby growers report 500 boxes per acre on average and state inspector cites 75 percent extra fancy pack with under 1 percent worm presence. Also mentions Wenatchee residents traveling to Spokane for US vs C J Raidon homestead case.
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Wenatchee
Eastern Farm
Eastern
L. W. Smith
O. G. France
Wenatchee Valley
Washington
Seattle Sun
Wenatchee Lake
White River
Spokane
United States
C. J. Rairdon
Oliver Bates
Wm. Bates
Geo. Brown
Geo. Siverly
W. F. Blankenship
Alex Duncan
F. S. Jacobsen
J. P. Williams
Leavenworth
Notice to Debtors and Help Wanted Ad
Notice to debtors turning all accounts over to R. L. Parker for collection and settlement asks indebted individuals to call at Parker's to settle. Also seeks a man with team to plow and fence 15 acres on contract near town with good pay, details at Echo office.
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R. L. Parker
Leavenworth Business Men’s Association
Echo Office
Call Echo Office
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Post Office of
Leavenworth, Wash
Deed H. Mayar
Julian Mayar
Leavenworth Echo
Quincy
L. Parks
G. A. Hamilton
Chelan County Abstract Company
U. S. Court
Echo One
Inez Williams
Henry Sauer
Anchor
Mutual Mercantile Co
Mutual Mercantile Co. Price Makers
O. B. Robertson
Wm. A. Nelson
Telma
Maxwell
Wm. Stage
Hotel Barclay
Milot Mills Co. Florists
Hamilton & Peake
Real Estate Men
Charles Eckhardt
O’larey’s Cash Grocery
Postoffice
H. G. Krolpfeiffer
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