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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1913
Page
1
After discussion the council approved purchasing the T. L. & W. Co. water system for 7,560.40 funded from system earnings. The company will retain revenue until city can switch by June 1. Ownership of service pipes was debated. tapping charges define pipe ownership.
The Peshastin high school and men’s teams played a tight seven inning game Thursday afternoon, ending 7 to 5 for the men. The score was tied 5 to 5 after five innings, none in the sixth, and the men added two runs in the first half of the seventh while the highs failed to score. High School shortstop Harvey was out until the sixth inning, and his late return likely affected the outcome.
Tonight at the Scenic Theater aBenefit for eastern flood sufferers features the local Kid Band and three reels of pictures. The program aims to aid those affected and invites the city to attend and support the cause.
E B Finnessey formerly assistant roadmaster of Spokane fourth district is promoted to roadmaster of the Marcus division with Marcus as headquarters S Martin long time foreman and sectional foreman becomes assistant roadmaster with city headquarters J H Conlon Spokane roadmaster resigns due to ill health and F W Stiles moves to Spokane as division roadmaster
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co paid 36900 dollars for roughly 5000 acres of school land at the lower end of Lake Wenatchee. The timber was sold at public auction for its appraised value. C B Mills secretary treasurer Gordon L Gardner sales manager and Guy B Groff attorney represented the company. Proceeds go to the school fund.
The Cashmere Commercial club hosted 150 guests to honor Cascade Scenic Highway officials. King County will start western end construction funded by a $3,000,000 bond now validated by the legislature. $165,000 is allotted for Stevens Pass route and autos reach Cascades summit by August 1, 1914.
The Commercial Club will convene next Monday evening in regular session with full attendance expected. A number of important matters affecting the town’s welfare and advancement are to be discussed.
Dr. McKeown of the Weather Bureau department will head the Wenatchee frost forecast station with a new program. He will provide daily minimum and maximum temperatures and issue frost warnings to Upper Wenatchee Valley fruit growers. Additional stations are at Cashmere Wenatchee and Sunnyslope with Portland coordinating warnings during frost threats.
Wenatchee officials enforce a street parking ordinance allowing arrests of owners leaving automobiles unattended with no rear light. Judge McCoy sustains the city’s right to curb unlighted cars, noting enforcement would threaten daily arrests. Also, four jail prisoners remained at large after a Thursday escape from Leavenworth lockup.
F M Lee the local freight agent and L W Woodrow the terminal agent of the Great Northern at this point will depart on No 43 Saturday for Seattle. They will attend a Sunday meeting of agents on the Cascade Spokane and Marcus divisions. The meeting place is the Great Northern steamer Minnesota now tied up in Seattle.
Work on the O. S. Sampson bungalo is under way with John Hartman holding the contract and aiming for occupancy by mid next month. A County Fair at the Brick schoolhouse in Peshastin Saturday evening will raise funds for the ball team and is open to all residents.
Three car loads or over one hundred tons of ore from Burlington were unloaded in the ore bins this week. Over two hundred tons are stored already with more arriving. Foundations for a 20 ton hammer are near completion. There are two foundations for the hammer and anvil, spaced four inches apart, starting six feet below the surface on a granite concrete base. The hammer battery will include five hammers, the largest delivering sixty five tons of striking force.
Through the agency of Fox Haines and Sampson a twenty eight acre tract south of the mill with eighteen acres in bearing apples was sold to C. E. Anderson of Connell Washington. Anderson gains a controlling interest in Connell Hardware Co and a wheat land section near Connell. He aims to develop a Wenatchee Valley orchard and move here with his family to build a substantial home.
Socialists won the Butte municipal vote, reelecting all city officials and six of nine aldermen. Mayor Lewis J. Duncan led with 601 plurality in a total mayoral vote of 7861 from a 10,485 registration. Police judge Thomas J. Booker was reelected by 597, despite past protests over flag incident.
County Commissioners Gillette Cowen and Hickey on a tour of inspection to Leavenworth with County Engineer Warren and Major Anderson of the Great Northern railway. They visited the county poor farm along the way, finding four inmates and the property generally in very good condition.
Mrs. S J DuSharm mother of Mrs. Mabel Hutchings and Miss Fern Hutchings spent Tuesday afternoon at an Avenue home after four months with friends in Seattle.
A Leavenworth prank involves door knob cards reading Watch and Wait on one side and The Sledge Hammer is Going to Strike on the other. Citizens react with varied comments while the city marshal investigates. The Echo’s double page ad answers the puzzle as rail work plans and local notices unfold.
Apple Day celebrations spread across the state last Saturday. Seattle high school domestic department students baked 2000 apple pies exhibited at the Chamber of Commerce. Col. H. B. Hardt judged prizes for best pies and other apple dishes with a supporting ingredients committee.
A Mexican capital resident describes eight to nine days of artillery and gunfire near the arsenal in Mexico City. She notes damaged windows and nerves worn from danger, mentions the 1913 shooting of President Madero and Vice President Pino Suárez, and expresses longing to return home as family hopes for peace.
Night Marshall Pratt found Henry Chappel a fourteen year old runaway from Soap Lake clinging to a freight train. After questioning, Chappel admitted his name and intention to seek work in Startup. His father was notified and the youth returned home on No. 4 with 25 cents and minimal belongings.
Peter Burke of Wenatchee was fined 100 dollars plus costs in Judge Grant's court on Tuesday for assault with a knife on Ralph Stanton in the Rainier Case. Lacking funds he will serve the sentence by working out on the street.
Chas Mischke plans to depart today for Seattle where he will stay about a week to ten days, awaiting business or personal engagements during the trip.
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