Van Epps Starts Work on Vanco Mining Claims
Al Van Epps, veteran mining man, returns from Seattle to embark on the Vanco mining claims near Jack Creek Icicle head, 25 miles southwest of Leavenworth. He plans eight to ten men this month, with a larger crew possible as tunnels exceed 12 000 feet. Equipment and possible good news may follow later in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al van Epps
Seattle
Mr. van Epps
Vanco
Jack Creek
Leavenworth
van Epps
Echo
Blewett Road Promotion Planned for Sunday May 9
Wenatchee plans a community drive to promote Blewett pass as a linking route between Wenatchee valley and the Snoqualmie state highway. Auto owners from valley towns are invited to join for a day including lunch at Ingalls creek and a run to the divide between Kittitas and Chelan counties. Cle Elum will meet at the summit.
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Wenatchee
Blewett Pass
Wenatchee Valley
Snoqualmie
Ingalls Creek
Kittitas
Chelan
Cle Elum
Seattle mining party heads for Icicle Canyon excursion
A Seattle party led by Mr. F H Hayner arrives with Mrs. Hayner Miss Clair Kodatz and others and heads to Icicle canyon with Allan Epps for a week to ten days. They will sample Jack creek mining properties for assay and possible investment. Hayner and Polk are linked to Rennsselaer Valve Co and Nelson belongs to Fredrick & Nelson of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
F. H. Hayner
Clair Kodatz
R. C. Polk
F. Creig Nelson
Allan Epps
Icicle Canyon
van Epps
Jack Creek
Hayner
Rennsselaer Valve Co
Mr. Polk
Nelson
Fredrick & Nelson
Reverend Huff Attends Ministerial Convention
Rev. C. A. Huff left Tuesday for Cashmere to attend the ministerial convention. Mrs. Huff is visiting in Monitor this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Huff
Cashmere
Mrs. Huff
Monitor
Father of Mrs Jas McDaniel Dies at 82 in Cashmere
D D Rockhill died at his Cashmere home after a short illness aged 82. He had lived in the neighboring town for years, previously from Iowa, and was well known to Leavenworth residents. Funeral services were held in Cashmere and he was buried in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Rockhill
Cashmere
Iowa
City Council Regular Meeting Records Actions and Protests
The city council met Tuesday with all members present. Bills totaling 238.45 and city salaries of 365 were approved. Protests over a 30 license fee for Masonic hall dances and Firemen’s hall use led to exemptions. Depository funds shared with Tumwater Savings Bank and State Bank. Briskey authorized to tap water for domestic use. Hutchings allowed to move a saloon to a rented room in Bjork building. Oxford Cafe offered to feed city prisoners. bids to follow. Former police judge Grant’s city funds debt to be recovered from bondsmen. Fire district frame-structure fee set at 5 percent of cost plus 25 percent over the estimate. Nuzum to review water system records. $100 fee accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Gatherless
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodges
Masonic Hall
Walden
Tumwater Savings Bank
State Bank
G. W. Briskey
F. H. Hutchings
Bjork
Delemater
Oxford Cafe
J. E. Grant
Seattle
Woldenburg
Old man Bryan taken to county hospital with inflammatory rheumatism
A. Bryan, father of the Bryan boys who once lived in town, was brought to the county hospital last Saturday afternoon after Dr. Judah diagnosed inflammatory rheumatism. He formerly lived near the railroad track in the east end, has stayed there the past week, is quite old, and has lived in the area for twelve years doing odd jobs around livery barns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bryan
Bryan
Judah
Record Year for Oriental Limited in 1914 on Great Northern
The Oriental Limited set a year record for the Great Northern line in 1914, finishing far ahead of all other transcontinental railroad records. The note highlights the train as the standout performer of the year, with an unusually high punctuality and service standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Oriental Limited
Creamery Produces First Butter Lot Amid Growing Dairy Hope
The Leavenworth Co-Operative Creamery delivered its first 200 pounds of butter, praised as first class, with buttermilk well tested. Managers expect more cream from Peshastin Dryden Cashmere and Monitor, while directors delay milk route expansion for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Valley
Holcomb
Echo
Peshast
Dryden
Cashmere
Monitor
Miraculous Escape After Narrow Road Embankment Fall
Tom Foster and his three year old baby survived a 75 foot plunge when the horse backed a buggy down a grade after being spooked by automobile headlights. Foster suffered two broken ribs, the baby was lightly injured, and a passerby rushed to help. The wreck top saved their lives, and Dr. Hoxsey treated the injuries in town. The report concludes with a social note on Mrs. Potter’s birthday party and friends who attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Foster
Peshastin
Mr. Foster
Charles Warren
Wenatchee
Foster
County notices warn against killing introduced game birds
Game Warden Ross Watson places notices across Chelan County stating it is illegal to kill Hungarian partridges Chinese pheasants and California mountain quail. These species have been released into the county at great expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Watson
California
Leavenworth Mother Seeks Missing Son Frank Posey
Mrs. Mary Posey requests Northwest police help to locate her 20 year old son Frank, a Black male, amid a statement that she is ill and needs him badly and she is alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Posey
Leavenworth
Northwest
Frank
Valley Trading Co Opens New Grocery in Weigand Block
Valley Trading Co opens a new grocery store on Ninth street in the Weigand block next Monday morning with E L Garrett as manager and C Warren Reid as local manager. Delay in goods pushed planned May 1 opening.
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Valley Trading Co
Weigand Block
Ninth Street
E. L. Garrett
Leavenworth
C. Warren Reid
Wenatchee Deparment
Local team rallies as Gill fails and Leavenworth wins
In a Sunday game Wenatchee led 5 0 after five innings but Leavenworth battled back. Collins Smith Langdon and Jones drew walks and were hit by pitches to load the bases. Gill was touched for seven runs before Foster took over. Leavenworth prevailed 7 5 as Wenatchee lagged with poor defense and questioned umpire Brugette's calls. Cashmere hosts next.
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Ning
Elliott
Collins
Smith
Langdon
Jones
Gill
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Foster
Brugette
Hovey
Fields travel plans and Willapa Harbor employment boom
Mr. R. B. Field was called to Spokane early in the week to meet a Sunday night appointment and returned Tuesday morning. Mrs. Field took the Sunday afternoon train to Seattle for a week or ten days of salt air. Willapa Harbor towns are employing 500 men in mills and factories.
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R. B. Field
Spokane
Willapa
Fruit Pack and Grade Pow Wow at Spokane
A Spokane meeting brings growers shippers and marketers from Chelan Okanogan Douglas and Grant counties to seek uniform fruit grading and packing rules across the state. The aim is to reduce price demoralization from misgraded shipments and prevent shipments from being dumped at arbitrary prices. Paulhamus and Adams were invited by Chelan Okanogan Douglas and Grant county growers to attend.
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Spokane
Paulhamus
Adams
Chelan
Okanogan
Douglas
Grant
New County Assessor Tours offices and meets deputies
Newly appointed county assessor E. G. Spencer arrives to familiarize himself with duties and connect with deputies who have completed about two months on the job. Colleagues from Wenatchee Lake Cashmere Leavenworth and Peshastin districts report progress and winding up remaining tasks. Spencer, a former Leavenworth resident, vows fair dealing with property owners and expects little cause for complaint. Washington agriculture leaders praise state action against foot-and-mouth disease. Prominent actor John Bunny dies in New York at home. A St Joseph parish card party and social is planned for May 6 at Firemen’s Hall.
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Echo Office
E. G. Spencer
Spencer
George Siverly
Wenatchee Lake District
Scott Hafferty
Cashmere
Leavenworth
Peshastin
Epworth League Cabinet Meet At Local Church
The Epworth League cabinet officers will convene at the church next Tuesday evening at 8 o clock. A regular Rebekah lodge meeting is set for Saturday evening May 8 at 7 30 sharp.
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Epworth League
Rebekah Lodge
Mining at Blewett by Joseph Warner Revisits Nigger Creek Claims
Mining expert Joseph Warner of New York locates several claims on Nigger Creek in Blewett. He last worked the district about twenty two years ago when he ran a stamp mill and mined gold. Allan Epps and Warner are longtime friends who arrived in the area around the same period.
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Joseph Warner
New York
Nigger Creek
Blewett
Warner
Allan Epps
Mr. Warner
Fire destroys livery barns in early Monday blaze
A fire at 2 a m in the Turner and Pitschow livery barns behind Commercial street spread rapidly due to flammable contents. Firemen saved nearby property but two barns valued around 2500 with 1100 coverage were destroyed plus a hearse. Pitschow saved some clothes and books and has moved operations to the Foster barn on Front street.
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L. F. Pitschow
Commercial Street
Pitschow
Foster Barn
Front Street
Reeves Named Head of North Pacific Fruit Distributors
At a Spokane directors meeting, Hon. Frank Reeves was elected to succeed H. F. Davidson as head of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors. The Chelan county man’s appointment follows Davidson’s resignation to pursue other work. The Wenatchee valley provides top apples and the largest tonnage outside Yakima. the agency operates across Washington Oregon and Idaho.
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North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Spokane
Reeves
H. F. Davidson
Chelan County
Davidson
Wenatchee Valley
Yakima
North Pacific Distributors
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Chelan County State Highways Funds Reported
Chelan county books show 29381 dollars for highways plus 1971 dollars 62 available for maintenance totaling 31352 dollars 62 for Chelan county state highways as reported by the county auditor from the state capital.
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Chelan County
Miss Watts Guests Beamed at Congregational Choir Event
Miss Watts niece of Mr and Mrs Hale who served as organist at the Congregational church was surprised by the church choir last Monday evening. Light refreshments followed and everyone enjoyed the gathering. She departed Wednesday for Clinton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Watts
W. L. Hale
Congregational Church
Clinton
Iowa
J H Holloway Takes Charge of Pleasant Cove Orchard Ranch
J H Holloway arrived with his family from Chanute Kansas to assume leadership of the F A Blacker ranch east of town, now aptly dubbed Pleasant Cove Orchard.
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J. H. Holloway
Chanute
Kansas
F. A. Blacker
Pleasant Cove Orchard
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VANEO
Blewett Road
Lower Valley
Jas. McDaniel
Walter Nuzzum
Spokan
Seaman & Quigg
The
Leavenworth Co-Operative
Man
Baby
Child
S. A. Potter
Mrs. Potter
John Koerner
G. W. Hoxsey
D. S. More
J. E. Tholin
Wm. McIntosh
Meta Smyth
Margaret McLean
Leavenworth Annexes
J. B. Adams
Board of Control
Paulhamus and
E. G
D. F. Houston
Lister
State Department of Agriculture
John Bunny
Bunny
Firemen’s Hall
St. Joseph’s Parish
Frank Reeves
Big Fruit Agency
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