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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
1
Governor Lister proclaims May 16 as Good Roads Day to promote the good roads movement. People will gather to discuss road matters and pledge to ensure road appropriations are spent wisely and roads are improved where they benefit the most. County commissioners plan May visits to road districts to allocate funds and seek automobile organization cooperation.
The G I A wives ball in Leavenworth drew thirty to forty members but most engineers were absent on Great Northern assignments. An accidental interloper, Harry Geerds, served as the sole local locomotive engineer to entertain the dancers, then was carried home on a shutter and left for Everett at dawn.
Major Percy Wells of Cashmere will return from England within a short time after serving a year in the regiment. Due to his age he is presumed relieved of further duty. He married abroad and plans to settle with his wife on the Seal and Coburn ranch in Brender Canyon.
President Ripley of the Santa Fe Railway told employees that while everyone can contribute to the total pot, arguing over how it is divided won’t increase the amount. He urged workers to earn more to gain a larger share, but warned against any grabbing for more.
Mr and Mrs Reuben Brown of Wenatchee marked Mrs Brown's 85th birthday last Tuesday with family including their sons Noah and Geo Brown and Mr and Mrs Wm Robertson. Born in New Albany Indiana the couple married 61 years and moved to Vancouver then Wenatchee in 1901. Grandson Dude Brown of Leavenworth attends.
Areamerchants urge Wenatchee commercial club to market Washington as a global tourism draw. They compare local wonders to European sights and call for action to attract globe trotter visitors seeking natural beauty and adventure in Chelan county and beyond.
Everett orchardist F A Blacker loaded 1400 boxes of apples for shipment to Everett. He plans to sell most to his own customers and the rest to other retailers. The fruit remained in prime condition since last November’s storage. Also noted are lumber industry figures: Pacific Northwest holds half the nation’s timber but only one sixth of annual cut. Southern pine region supplies about 45 percent.
Leavenworth 10 opens the season with a 3 to 1 win over Cashmere on the Leavenworth grounds. Byrd the Tennessee left hander dominated the game, while Wunder contributed a key hit and solid pitching. The team plans to travel to Waterville Sunday to test new players and continue the campaign.
In the first quarter of 1915 Yakima County jail held 133 prisoners. During the first three months of this year 19 were registered, and on April 1 the jail held no prisoners for the first time since the county was organized, a change attributed to prohibition.
Mrs D C Town will open a dressmaking parlor on Front street opposite the viaduct in Leavenworth. She was a leading dressmaker here for years and will partner with Mrs Mehlhorn who has long experience in the line.
Advertised letters include Frank E. Krutz Beulah Abbott Mary Lewis Simpson Agnes Ward Harry Jones J E Gale Olof Lund John Sussex James Shuber L L Ter perning C M Statley Angelo Salvo F Nelson Chas Bruger R H Doe Mrs E L Miller Call for above letters and say advertised G A Hamilton Postmaster.
White ash from Tennessee tested at the Madison Forest Products Laboratory was sold by the producing lumber company to an aeroplane company for 300 dollars per thousand feet. Reported as the highest price ash has reached to date.
Northwest Mining Journal reports G. M. Thomas and son Don promote an Alaska mining venture. A government agent has inspected the property and found the ore body indicating great depth. Lane mill construction underway by veteran Alaska millman Emerson, who has erected several mills there.
The 1915 legislature authorized 1.5 million in bonds as the first tranche of a 4 million plan for state capitol buildings. The supreme court, with three dissenters, ruled the sale unconstitutional without a public vote while the debt limit remains 400 thousand. A Washington bankers syndicate had agreed to buy the bonds if ruled constitutional.
Ed Batterman and family were aboard the Corea train hit by a slide on January 22. Eight people died and a settlement with the heirs was reached this week to avoid further suit. The total amount is not stated but believed to exceed $5000. Batterman and two children were killed. Mrs Batterman injured. one child survived. Batterman was a fruit grower from East Wenatchee.
Wenatchee North Central Washington Growers League unit in Leavenworth held its annual election at city hall last Saturday with nearly all members present. Trustees chosen were J. B. Adams John Emig H S McNett Jnck Schneider and John Byron. The group voted to ship fruit together this fall and will reconvene Monday afternoon at Adams office due to his Republican county convention duty.
The Rutherford Mercantile Co. plans to relocate around May 1 to Front Street adjoining the Leavenworth State Bank in the Roach building.
In Wenatchee superior court last week the jury returned a verdict for Violette for 1568 dollars in his suit against Queen Insurance Company. The suit sought 1864 dollars.
W J Hoy & Co a Saint Paul firm begins building snow sheds between Leavenworth and the Cascades summit covering 38 miles. Three camps established near Tumwater Powerhouse and 5 and 8 miles west of Leavenworth with 200 workers expected through next fall. Project costs exceed two million dollars and includes a reinforced concrete wall and heavy timber roof supports.
Reports from Grant County describe a severe cricket infestation advancing toward wheat fields. Townspeople and students assist. trenches are dug to trap thousands of crickets, which pile up and consume each other while farmers use kerosene and fire to destroy them. They cover wide swaths and leave behind only hard objects in their path.
The Kumlux Club elected officers for the coming year at Mrs. J. B. Adams home. Officers are Miss Clela Bullis president, Mrs. E. K. Barnum vice president, Mrs. Frank Carlquist secretary, Mrs. W. A. Hearst treasurer, and Mrs. D. H. Mayor parliamentarian. Delegates to the State Federation named are Mrs. C. A. Hayden and Mrs. Barnum for next month’s Everett meeting.
Will Brender traveled to Seattle this week and returns Wednesday night. He says his brother Lou, under a physician's care, is improving and should be back in a week or ten days.
Special correspondent notes Col Goethals has Panama canal open to traffic after seven months of dredging work. Rival dredge interests fueled opposition attempts in Washington, but Goethals believes the task is nearly finished and plans to return to the United States within months.
Schoolboys and girls travel to Washington by trainloads to witness the nation’s capital during Congress in session. Railroads offer low excursion rates enabling students to visit from distant locales for a few dollars, inspiring them to feel more patriotic after the pilgrimage.
Washington debates a proposed government power plant near the city park system. Critics call it an atrocity to the civic aesthetic while others warn against exaggerated class based rights rhetoric.
Professor J H Osborn who has directed the schools for two years was reappointed for the next two. The board states no mistake and notes commendable progress under his guidance. Only three teachers are engaged for next year and a full list will be printed soon.
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