Identified Remains Linked to Joseph C. Schultz Case
Mrs. E M Hatch identified the body found near town as her son Joseph C Schultz. The recognition came from gold fillings teeth clothing and laundry marks plus a found knife and lime spots on a shirt. Burial occurred at Leavenworth cemetery with family doubting foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Hatch
Joseph C. Schultz
Filer
Lamb-Davis Mill
Cascade Undertaking Rooms
C. A. Hayden
Box
Portland
Hoax Suspected After Note About Suicide Found
D S Moore proprietor of the Chikamaw Hotel received a note from room 23 urging him to inform Wenatchee parties of a death. A man signing Art E Green, listed as Wenatchee resident, arrived on a 3 40 train and later left a call for the 1 25 train. Notes were found unopened and incomplete. police investigate potential hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Moore
Chikamaw
Wenatchee
Mr. More
Art E. Green
W. H. R. Schafer
University of Washington Mining Students Inspect Camp at Blewett
A large party of College of Mines students led by Dean Milner Roberts and faculty members arrived Tuesday for the annual spring outing bound for Blewett. They traveled from Seattle via Index to inspect Copper Queen and Sunset mines and granite quarries, staying at Parish cabins with Mrs. J. A. McCarthy and studying mining under real conditions with local miners. The group includes E. L. Sweeney Fred Porter W. O. Brown Charles Johnson H. T. Ellis E. R. Pilgrim Henry Boulton L. Gerhardt George Schofield W. H. Whittier J. B. Olson Leslie Ekstrom C. C Tolman Glen Wilcox and C. Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Mines, University of Washington
Dean Milner Roberts
Joseph Daniels
D. C. Campbell
J. L. McAllen
Blewett
L. F Pitschow
Seattle
Index
Copper Queen
Sunset
Blewett Camp
J. A. McCarthy
E. L. Sweeney
Fred Porter
W. O. Brown
Charles Johnson
H. T. Ellis
E. R. Pilgrim
Henry Boulton
L. Gerhardt
George Schofield
W. H. Whittier
Library Benefit at Scenic Theatre Featuring Mr Barclay
The library committee hosts a benefit night with Mr Barclay screening four reels of pictures and a strong musical program by local talent. Sixty five percent of proceeds go to the library fund for new books. Admission is 25 cents.
Supreme Court Reverses on Emergency Clauses Suit
The Supreme Court rules on the sufficiency of emergency clauses delaying a $2,364,000 appropriation. Previously the legislature was deemed sole judge of necessity, but Judge Chadwick’s decision reverses that stance.
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Supreme Court
Chadwick
New Cashier at the Tumwater Bank
Joseph G. Gangler resigns after eight years connected with Leavenworth banking and five years as cashier. R. F. Taylor succeeds him with Louis Abels as assistant. both bring prior bank experience from Tumwater Savings Bank and Cashmere State Bank. Gangler to pursue private interests and relinquish multiple posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Gangler
Gangler
North Central Washington Bankers League
Leavenworth Creamery
Sharman & Gangler
Port Angeles
Toggery
Howard van Brocklin
R. F. Taylor
Tumwater Savings Bank
New York State
Louis Abels
Cashmere State Bank
Narrow Escape From Drowning At Wenatchee River Dam
Mr Lin Hart of Tumwater Light Co narrowly escaped drowning last Saturday while crossing the Wenatchee river on the mill dam footbridge. High water weakened the unsafe bridge and a section gave way sending him into the river. He grabbed a timber and reached shore safely despite icy cold water and strong currents. A warning sign notes the footbridge is not for public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Hart
Tumwater Light Co’s
Wenatchee River
Mill Company
South River
Wenatchee
Notice to dog owners to license dogs in city
City clerk warns owners to pay dog license fees now to avoid removal to the city pound. Unlicensed dogs found roaming may be shot after a grace period. Licenses cost 1 or 2 dollars. G W Sampson Marshall issued the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Sampson
Marshall
Record of State Fish Hatcheries Output Tops Previous Years
The state fish hatcheries produced 135,000,000 fish in the last year, 20 percent above the previous record. The department’s collections rose by $41,000 over any prior biennium, per Commissioner L. H. Darwin. Fines from fishing law violators also exceeded all prior totals.
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L. H. Darwin
State Fish Department
National sportsman trophy shoot set by local gun club
The gun club will host a national sportsman trophy event at 10 a m Sunday with 50 targets in three groups and no entrance fee. Prizes include a silver cup and subscriptions. a separate gold watch fob contest offers 250 targets total. Last week R J Smith led the regular 50 target.
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National Sportsman
Western Cartridge Company
R. J. Smith
Adams
Hart
Pinch
Burgett
Charles Buttles
Elliott
Educational Film on Washington Resources at Scenic Theatre
An educational film about Washington resources and its industries will be shown at the Scenic Theatre on Tuesday April 13. The program includes matinee at 2 30 p m and evening show at 7 30 with Mr Vradenberg lecturing. 5 cent matinee admission for children, 10 and 20 cent evening prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vradenberg
Osborne
Baseball Sunday Opens Season With New League
Monitor visits the city as the first team from the newly formed league to play. Cashmere meets Wenatchee with Col E H Fox noting Monitor will share home games due to lack of grounds. Cashmere opposes Sunday baseball and most games may be held in Leavenworth and Wenatchee this summer.
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Monitor
Cashmere
Wenatchee
Col E. H. Fox
Leavenworth
Jitney Line Expands Between Leavenworth and Cashmere
Mr Gahringer inaugurated a jitney service linking Leavenworth to Cashmere this week and connecting with the Cashmere Wenatchee line begun last week. First trip at 7:30 a.m. Four round trips daily with stops at hotels Peshastin and Dryden. Departure times: 7, 9:30 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m.
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Gahringer
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Wenatchee
Peshastin
Dryden
Clean-up Notice Demands Garbage Removal by April 10 1915
By order of the Mayor and City council you are notified to clean up and haul away or burn all garbage near your business or home by April 10 1915 City Clerk A R Brown. Also notes jitney drivers strike harming Seattle streetcar lines and labor leaders calling for union recognition.
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A. R. Brown
Seattle
Creamery Equipment Arrival Next Week In Leavenworth
Machinery for the Leavenworth Co operative Creamery bought last week is due to arrive today or tomorrow and will be installed next week. A test is planned for Saturday April 17 with milk stock owners and local supporters urged to attend. Charles Grant of Pateros cites dairy yields from six cows per farmer as a path to cash prosperity in the Okanogan district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Grant
Pateros
Okanogan
A Most Worthy Movement Aims Cemetery Cleanup
Mr D C Town leads a drive to clean the cemetery with hope for better maintenance. A prior spring effort is recalled and more help is urged. A Sunday gathering is set for April 18 at the grounds with conveyances provided to attendees.
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D. C
Hillyard Treasurer in Trouble over City Funds
In Spokane a case seeks $4712 from former Hillyard treasurer John A. Carabin alleging water receipts juggling and payroll padding. City losses cited: $463 on water fund and $3446 from padded payrolls during 1910 1911 1912. R E Brown, ex Leavenworth city engineer, linked to graft and later arrested in Canada, reportedly dead.
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Hillyard
John A. Carabin
Spokane
Carabin
Henderson
R. E. Brown
Leavenworth
Canada
Brown
German Army Death and Wounding Report Reaches Leavenworth
Mike Fitz an elderly Leavenworth resident and former Great Northern engineer learned that his brother serving in the German army was killed. A brother of Nick Kincherf, also in German forces, was wounded but later recovered, the notices stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Fitz
Leavenworth
Nick Kincherf
Movement to form Peshastin Irrigation District
Ranchers in the neighboring community push to form an irrigation district. Proposals go to a vote soon, with Beecher, Peshastin, Gibbs, Pioneer and Union ditches to be absorbed and bonds issued against property values set by appraisers. Seattle, Port Angeles and Western railroad to operate by July 1, financed by the C. M. & St. P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecher
Peshastin
Pioneer Ditch
Union Ditch
Seattle, Port Angeles and Western Railroad
Death of Al Church at Local Boarding House
Al Church died suddenly at the boarding house of Mrs. Bowers near the Lamb-Davis mill. The death, ruled as heart disease, occurred as he prepared to rise. He was forty six, six feet tall, over two hundred pounds, and had lived here nine or ten years after moving from Green Bay Wisconsin. His body was sent to Green Bay Monday under his mother’s direction. Cascade Undertaking Co prepared the remains.
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Church
Lamb-Davis
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Cascade Undertaking Co
State finances show surplus as new biennium begins
Washington opens the new fiscal biennium April 1 with a cash balance of 727 938 in the general fund and total state funds at 3 384 565. Two years earlier the general fund was overdrawn by 555 039 after an era of near record appropriations totaling nearly 8 million. Conservative spending restored funds and money reverted to the general fund at the end of the last biennium.
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State of Washington
Edward Meath
Lister
State Board of Equalization
General Fund
Church Services and Communion Schedule
Sunday school at 9 45 with preaching at 10 45. Communion observed during the morning service led by Rev F E Stern.
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F. E. Stern
Sunday Church Service and Communion Schedule
Regular Sunday school at the usual time. Preaching at 11 a.m. on the topic Man in the Making. The Lord's Supper will be administered. Evening service at 7 30 with special music. Everyone is welcome.
Local church announces Sunday service and events
Services as usual on Sunday Apr 11 with Mrs Adams singing at the morning service. The subject for the morning service is Unclaimed Wealth. Epworth League gathering at 6 30 pm. The church extends a cordial invitation to all.
Attorney General Bars 60 Per Cent Rule on Wages
The attorney general’s office upholds the industrial insurance commission’s position that the 60 per cent rule cannot interpret away the schedule for injured workers. Single workers receive 20 dollars monthly, married with no children 25, married with one child 30, and married with two or more children 35. The ruling raises compensation for poorly paid workers previously reduced by the rule. Note: try a chocolate soda at Koerner’s fountain.
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Attorney General’s
The
Industrial Insurance Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. C. Schultz
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Congress
U. OF W. Mining
Dean Roberts
Scenic Theatre
the Tumwater Bank
Joseph M. Gangler
Gun Club
Senic
the Leavenworth Co-operative Cream
al. Church
Lutheran Church
Congregational Church
Koerner’s Fountain
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