Local Business Leaders Meet Over Brutal Financial Strain
A Friday gathering of 32 business men at the Great Northern Lumber Co. discussed tightened credit, falling lumber and box prices, and the need for universal cooperation to sustain mills and farms. Prospects include 12,000,000 boxes for the Wenatchee district and wage cuts of 20 to 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. McIntos
Stevens
Great Northern Lumber Co
Wenatchee
New York
Commercial Club
C. A. Campbell
Wm. McIntosh
F. A. Constable
Dr. Burkhart
F. W. Stevens
R. B. Field
J. W. Elliott
H. G. Kro Lpfeiffer
Creditor Committee Appointed to Manage Bohlke Fruit Assets
At a Wenatchee meeting creditors of Bohlke Fruit Co agreed to place all assets under a creditor committee. The panel will own and operate properties, sell fruit, and pay debts to avoid bankruptcy. An executive committee of five selected leaders including Doelle and Wingate. Total assets 1,146,570.00 with liabilities totaling 81,146,570.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Bohlke Fruit Co
Bohlke
Malott
Tom Everett
Cashmere
Eells
Pearl Center
Monitor
E. C. Sampson
Dryden
Frank Wingate
H. Smith
S. A. Bostwick
Leavenworth
A. L. Hoffman
Palisaces
Stanley Goldie
Olds
Harry J. Shotwell
Entiat
C. G. McArthur
Rock Island
C. A. Long
Oronde
Frank Shell
Chelan
Manford Petty
C. A. Sterling
E. W. Cain
W. R. Prowell
A. G. Pogue
Sam Johnson
E. M. Gillette
J. A. Clement
D. N. Johnson
William Doelle
Peshastin
Wm. Doelle
Leavenworth Declares Cleanup Week April 1921
The city proclaims April 4 to 9 as cleanup week and urges residents to gather all refuse into suitable receptacles for collection by city vehicles on Friday and Saturday. Cooperation of all residents is requested to ensure streets and alleys are cleared of garbage and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Woman dies after Sunday auto smash near Peshastin
Mrs. LuGene Witham of Cashmere was killed when the car driven by Lloyd Kreumling overturned on a right turn near the Guy Stage ranch three miles from Leavenworth. Kreumling, reportedly intoxicated, was jailed. Northrup arrested for moonshine. Funeral held in Cashmere. coroner absolved Kreumling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Kreumling
LuGene Witham
Cashmere
Peshastin
Leavenworth
Howerton
Friends Church
Guy Stage
Kreamling
Wenatchee
Kreumling
Charles Northrup
Northrup
With
Harry Hughes
Hoover
Walter
Isaac Benson
Wilson Creek
Templeton
Lloyd Kreamling
Witham
High Tension Power Line Construction Near Leavenworth
Work begins on a Great Northern Railway project to build a high tension line from its plant two miles above Leavenworth in the Tumwater Canyon to Dryden. The 82 000 volt line may link with the Wenatchee Valley plant at Dryden and could power all users in the valley. The railroad reportedly plans to electrify the valley, with operation expected by June. A Great Northern crew is handling the construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Power Plant
Tumwater Canyon
Great Northern Railway Co
Leavenworth
Dryden
Wenatchee Valley
Great Northern Railway
Prices in 1920 and 1921 show large cuts in textiles and edibles
Prices compiled by Leavenworth merchants from April 1 1920 and April 1 1921 show over 30 percent reductions. Textiles fell more than food with muslins, silks, ginghams and dresses dropping sharply. Factory overheads kept high, urging families to adjust spending to postwar wages and living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Price list of men’s apparel and accessories
A catalog-style record lists men’s light wool or cashmere items, canvas and leather gloves, work shoes, dress hats, caps, and Hart Schaffner & Marx suits with various prices including 75.00 and 50.00 for suits and smaller prices for gloves hats and caps. The list shows unit pricing, sale prices, and discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men’s All Wool Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits
Apple Box Shortage Warned For Fall Packing
Indications point to a coming shortage of apple boxes next fall with higher prices for late orders. Ranchers are urged to order now to avoid price boosts during packing time. Only crop failure could lower prices, an unlikely event.
Herring Assigns For Benefit Of Creditors
Calder Herring owner of Naxle Sales Co. assigns assets for creditors. S T Hills to sell stock at the Leavenworth store for Seattle and other creditors. Assets roughly equal to liabilities. health and business decline cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calder Herring
Naxle Sales Co
Mr. Hills
Seattle
Spokane
Real Estate Transfers and Local Notes
Real estate transfers show John Kuells to Charles Kuells for part of NE quarter 5 23 19 for 10 dollars. Cashmere State Bank to Barbara Meeker lot 4 block 2 Peshas tin 250 dollars. Homer D Gilbert to John Grieve lot 15 block 2 Peshastin 50 dollars. A E Gardner went to Omak yesterday to work on a saw mill. George Hoxsey left Monday to study at the University of Oregon. Mrs Della P Durand has basement work begun for a four room house opposite the Masonic building. R L Sparks resigned as sales manager for the Great Northern Lumber Co and left yesterday for Portland for a week. Frank Losekamp returned from Elk River Idaho where he has spent the winter tending mining interests. He contemplates constructing a modern apartment house in Leavenworth and may sell his mine and return to business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kuells
Charles Kuells
Cashmere State Bank
Barbara Meeker
Peshastin
Homer D. Gilbert
John Grieve
R. L. Sparks
Great Northern Lumber Co
Portland
Frank Losekamp
Elk River
Idaho
Oregon man threads scandal rumors into Saturday tale
A Bend man came to town Saturday and found his wife with another Oregon couple. The group allegedly sold his stolen auto for 350 after it had cost 950. Officials charged the trio with vagrancy. the husband was fined 25 and released as reconciliation appeared to take hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
Oregon
Leavenworth March Weather Summary Record
The Leavenworth observer logs March temperatures and conditions. Mean maximum 51.42 degrees, mean minimum 29.10, mean 40.10. Minimum 20. Greatest daily range 41. Precipitation days total 9 with 1-100 or more. Skies: clear 9, partly cloudy 18, cloudy 7.
The Last of the Mohicans at Grand Theatre April 13 14
Local items note Ernie Sawyer and Guy Stage visiting Wenatchee. Maurice Tourneur's The Last of the Mohicans comes to Grand Theatre with an extra actor, a British soldier resembling George Washington in colonial makeup, for shows on Wednesday and Thursday April 13 and 14. Dr and Mrs G W Hoxsey hosted Leavenworth Athletic Club basketball team at a chicken supper last Friday with most players and dates present, except Osborn. Osborn recently had an operation and could not attend. Mrs Hoxsey assisted by Mr and Mrs Eddie Tholin. after dinner guests enjoyed music and songs, celebrating the season's end victory over Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Tourneur
Grand Theatre
George Washington
G. W. Hoxsey
Leavenworth Athletic Club
Hoxsey
Eddie Tholin
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. G. Bohlke
Cotton U
Rwear Unions
Nork Sox
Herring
A. E. Gardner
Omak
George Hoxsey
University of Oregon
Della P. Durand
E. L. Sawyer
Barclay
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