Dairy stock buying tips from Leavenworth creamery head
A. J. Holcomb manager of the Leavenworth Cooperative Creamery urges farmers to beware when purchasing dairy stock. He recommends verifying cows records with a milk tester and testing milk for butterfat before paying. He favors mixed Durham Jersey stock and plans to grow the Leavenworth herd with expert guidance.
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A. J. Holcomb
Leavenworth Cooperative
Echo
Leavenworth
Holcomb
Durham
Jersey
Seward Named Seaboard Terminus for Alaska Railway
President Wilson announced the Alaska railway will run from Fairbanks to Seward as the seaboard terminus and that the government bought the Alaska Northern railroad for 1 500 000. Construction of 40 miles of government road will begin this summer with part by government and part by private contract. about 1000 miles of track are planned overall. The initial segment Ship Creek to Matrnuska coal fields aims to deliver coal to tidewater within a year, mainly for navy ships, boosting trade between Washington and Alaska.
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Wilson
Seward
Seaboard
Alaska Railway
Fairbanks
Alaska Northern Railroad
Ship Creek
Matanuska
Tidewater
Washington
Alaska
Adams Heads Fruit Growers League in Wenatchee Area
J B Adams succeeds C T Haskell as head of the four county fruit growers league covering Chelan Okanogan Douglas and Grant counties. Adams helped secure Seattle bank financing and after Haskell resignation became the league’s leader. he is a prominent local producer and investor in the Upper Wenatchee valley.
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Adams
C. T. Haskell
Seattle
Board of Control
Haskell
Chelan
Okanogan
Douglas
Grant
League
Wenatchee Valley
New Great Northern timetable to restore trains 43 and 44
A new timetable takes effect Sunday restoring passenger trains 43 and 44 on the Kansas City to Seattle route replacing trains 25 and 26 between Spokane and Seattle due to increased westbound traffic. Rumors of additional trains this summer are unconfirmed. Harmon Wilcox John Mohr and J G Kennedy bought stock in Enttat lumber yards for 13000 from Adams Coleman Lumber Co.
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Great Northern
Kansas City
Seattle
Spokane
L. W. Woodrow
Harmon Wilcox
John Mohr
J. G. Kennedy
Geo. H. Gray & Son
Enttat
Adams-Coleman Lumber Co
Wenatchee World
Pasteurized Milk for Leavenworth Dairy Growth
Manager Holcomb moves his family to town and will live near the ball park as the dairy plans to supply pure wholesome milk. Heat treatment at 140 degrees sterilizes milk without impairing taste, with creamery capacity for 100 gallons of ice cream daily and machinery to run on Wagner motor and boiler.
Referendum Measure No 9 Seeks Budget Transparency
The State Federation of Taxpayers Efficiency Association outlines questions on value received for dollars spent by counties cities and schools and notes Senate Bill No 272 Chapter 49 of the 1915 sessions laws compels officers to provide spending information. A Seattle faction aims to trigger Referendum Measure No 9 against the budget law amid political maneuvering and strong legislative support.
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Seattle
State Federation of Taxpayers’ Efficiency Association
Association
Senate
House
Cle Elum Man Favors Blewett Pass Road Over Detour Route
Cle Elum resident M. P. McKay defends Blewett Pass as shorter cheaper and more scenic than the Colockum route to Spokane. He argues state road plans divert from Blewett and questions western Washington and Spokane taxpayers.",
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Post-Intelligencer
Blewett Pass
M. P. McKay
Cle Elum
Seattle
Spokane
Blewett
Colockum Pass
Wenatchee
Columbia River
Columbia
Ellensburg
North Yakima
Washington
Dog License Notice Warns and Fines City Dogs
Attention dog owners call at city hall to pay dog license fees of 1 or 2 dollars. Unlicensed dogs found in streets will be impounded and shot after a grace period. Officers warn citizens to renew licenses now to avoid trouble. Marshal G. W. Sampson signs the notice.
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Seattle
Imperial Council
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Orient
Mississippi
G. W. Sampson
Rail rate overhaul proposed by transcontinental lines
Trans continental railroads with terminals at Portland Seattle and Tacoma urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to allow lower Northwest interior city rates based on through shipping via the Panama Canal.
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United States
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Panama Canal
Leavenworth Falls 3 Wenatchee 2 In Sunday Game
Leavenworth traveled to Wenatchee with confidence but the home team won 3 to 2. Pitcher Collins of Leavenworth pitched well though fielding miscues stood out. Wenatchee will host Leavenworth again Sunday as the Champs aim to even the series. manager Elliott vows a winning squad this year.
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Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Collins
Elliott
State Industrial News Highlights Across Cities
Castle Rock considers paving while Walla Walla sees a $40 000 theatre groundbreaking. Projects include a gas plant in Brearerton and 800 acres to be cleared near Sequim. Other notes mention road paving in Butte and Spokane parks, a 1 million water system planned for Aberdeen, and a 250 000 capital Glacier Fish Co in Tacoma.
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Castle Rock
Walla Walla
N. J. McLeod
Brearerton
Sedro-Woolley
State Street
Skagit Highway
Glacier Fish Co
Tacoma
Alaska
Two Cousins Reported Lost In German Army
A letter from Mrs. A. E. Stratten of Otsego Michigan to John S. Brender says cousins George Heisler and Hans Brender died serving in the German army. Three other cousins are said to have earned the iron cross. The letter adds that all men nineteen and older have been called to service, based on information from Germany.
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John S. Brender
A. E. Stratten
Otsego
Michigan
George Heisler
Hans Brender
Germany
Well Known Peshastin Citizen Dies Suddenly
Hiram L. Hart 66 prominent Peshastin orchardist died Friday afternoon at his ranch after saying he felt ill while at work. Born 1848 in Canton New York he moved from Wisconsin to Wenatchee in 1909 and settled in Peshastin in 1910. Survived by wife son two brothers and one sister. remains cremated in Seattle per his wishes.
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Hiram L. Hart
Peshastin
Leavenworth
Hart
Hirman L. Hart
Canton
New York
Neilson
Wisconsin
Bessie
Burke
Quincy
California
Harts
Wenatchee
James W. Ferguson
James M. Jack
J. W. Ferguson
Mr. Hart
George Hart
Neilsville
Edgar Hart
Washington, D. C
Lou Mitchell
Madison
Nebraska
Seattle
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The
College of Mines
J.B. Adams
Fruit Growers League
Leavenworth Co-operative Creamery
Colockum
Frank M. Fretwell
Seattle Automobile Club
Bill Elliott
State Industrial News
Sequim
Butte
Bremerton
A. B. Crosier
J. C. Haddon & Co
Aberdeen
Wynoochee River
Irvin
International Portland Cement
Bellingham
Vancouver
DuBois Lumber Co
Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers’ Association
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
Julius Kruttschmitt
Southern Pacific
U. S. Commissioner On Industrial Relations
H. J. Hart
Orchard
Jos. M. Gangler
Stevens
Wm. Payne
Deed H. Mayor
Icicle Ditch Co
Robert Leslie
Creston
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