How the Taxpayers Money Will Be Spent on Roads
A detailed account shows an $830000 county bond issue allocation mainly for Sunset Highway work from Wenatchee west and for Lake Chelan Manson road. It outlines hard surfaced and graded roads, graveling plans, and a four year ten mill levy raising about $213000, with $18,000 slated for Peshastin to Leavenworth improvements.
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Wenatchee West
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Peshastin Creek
Lake Chelan-Manson
Ingalls Creek
Orchard Districts
Wenatchee South Line
Stemilt
Squillehuck
Malaga
Peshastin
Chelan County Sets Bond Election Date
Chelan County Commissioners fixed September 20 for a special road bond election. All registered voters may vote, but those who did not cast ballots in the last state or city election must re register to be eligible. Bonds run up to 20 years with possible annual payoff starting in year five.
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Chelan County
Syndicate Buys Yakima Orchards in Valley Investment
Yakima Washington July 25 Orchards valued at 800000 tied to 1000 acres have been purchased in the Yakima Valley by W B Clore for American Fruitgrowers Inc a 125 million concern. Clore Woolfolk McHenry Adams announce options on 1200 more acres and expect swift closures. They foresee strong crop returns and rising prices as growers resist selling.
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Yakima
Washington
Yakima Valley
W. B. Clore
American Fruitgrowers, Inc
Clare
R. B. Woolfolk
Giant
H. F. McHenry
J. B. Adams
Washington Allows Rearing Wild Game for Public Sale
A new Washington law authorizes raising for sale and serving wild game at public meals. Licensing requires a $10 fee for the first year and $5 annually thereafter, enabling restaurants to offer dishes like China pheasant venison roast duck if profitable.
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State of
Washington
Man fined for campfire at Silver Creek forest
Everett Gahringer of Wenatchee faced Justice John E. Porter on a campfire charge in Chelan National Forest near Entiat. He was fined ten dollars and costs, the second such conviction this season as forest regulations are vigorously enforced to protect the timber reserve.
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Silver Creek
Chelan National Forest
Entiat
Everett Gahringer
Wenatchee
Justice of the Peace
John E. Porter
James McKenzie
Judge Upholds Sale of Light Beer in San Francisco Case
Judge William H. Sawtelle in the U S district court San Francisco sustained Rainier Brewing Company’s demurrer admitting that light beer containing two and three quarters per cent alcohol may be sold. The ruling lets the government action to prohibit the sale proceed.
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William H. Sawtelle
Arizona
United States District Court
San Francisco
Rainier Brewing Company
Wenatchee Apple Crop Forecast Tops Nine Thousand Cars
Deputy Inspector P S Darling to mid season survey shows Wenatchee district apple shipments near 9 400 carloads up 700 from May. Growth due to larger yields in Omak Peshtin Dryden and Grant County areas and better worm conditions. Estimates by shipping points list Wenatchee Malaga Monitor Cashmere Dryden Peshastin Leavenworth Olds Wagner s burg Winesap Chelan Wells Peteros Brewster Malott Okanogan Omak Riverside Moses Coulee Grant keys total 9 400. 1919 crop by variety and state comparisons plus value near 15 million dollars. Districts 1919 barrels equal 2 300 000 surpassing all but Washington state.
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P. S. Darlington
Wenatchee Fruit District
Omak
Peshastin
Dryden
Grant County
Darlingto
Wenatchee Station
Wells
Peteros
Brewster
Malott
Okanogan
Riverside and
North
Ohio Colony
Moses Coulee
Jonathan
Stayman
Rome
United States
Wenatchee
Union
Washington
New York
Michigan
Illinois
California
Oregon
Increase in Smallpox Warns Washington State
The state board of health urges vaccination as the only known preventative as smallpox cases rise in Washington during the first half of this year. Dr. J B Anderson notes vaccination remains essential and warns cases may worsen indoors in winter.
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Washington
State Board of Health
J. B. Anderson
FIRES DRIVE OUT ANIMALS
Forest fires drive wildlife into open areas as two Wenatchee men encountered a full grown cougar on a Entiat road. A Blewett Pass bear cub fled to a tree near Ingalls creek before dogs cornered it and its defender Harry Trunkey freed the cub after a brief struggle.
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Wenatchee
Entiat
Ingalls Creek
Blewett Pass
Harry Trunkey
Trunkey
Forest fire saves sheep reward to ranger turned worker
C. C. Amanas, once a forest ranger and now a railroad switchman, saved the majority of 1700 sheep trapped near Alberton Montana. He received an $800 reward from the Portland sheep company owners after bringing the flock to safety in two days, keeping the herd quiet by day and battling fires at night. He lives in Deer Lodge, Montana.
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Alberton
Mont
C. C. Amanas
Portland
Amanas
Deer Lodge
Blewett Pass Closed For Reconstruction Work
Contractor Otto Hanson announces Blewett Pass from Ingalls Creek to Mountain Home will close for two to three days as steam shovel operations begin. The project, eight miles of new road to summit, aims to widen and straighten the route, reducing slide risk and shortening spring openings. Openings expected by August 15, with the road potentially returning to travel earlier if operations proceed.
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Otto Hanson
Blewett Pass
Hanson
Ingalls Creek
R. Power
Mountain Home
Kittitas County
Cashmere Orchard Sold for Seventeen Thousand Dollars
W. P. Sparks purchased the W. H. Jordan orchard two miles east of Cashmere. The fifteen acre tract is all bearing and planted to top commercial apple varieties. This year’s crop is estimated at 7 000 to 8 000 boxes.
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Cashmere
W. P. Sparks Becam
W. H. Jordan
Death of J H Duncan in Lake Wenatchee district
John H Duncan a Lake Wenatchee district lessee died last Friday from apoplexy. The Leavenworth Undertaking Co. coordinated funeral arrangements with remains sent to Waterville. Duncan was forty five, survived by a wife and five children, three married. Mr and Mrs Frank Long expected home from Grangeville Idaho today due to his father’s death.
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John H. Duncan
Lake Wenatchee
Blankenship Ranch
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
Waterville
Mr. Duncan
Frank Long
Grangeville
Idaho
Mr. Long
Trainload Of Sheep Shipped East To Chicago Markets
A trainload of two dozen cars is loaded at Entiat by Tom Drumheller and six cars at Wenatchee by Inland Meat Company. The thru train will haul the sheep to Chicago markets from Entiat and Wenatchee.
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Entiat
Wenatchee
Chicago
Tom Drumheller
Inland Meat Company
Wenatchee Officers Threaten Mass Resignations Over Pay
Wenatchee police officers announce they will quit on August 1 unless pay increases are approved. The city council has so far refused the pay raise.
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Wenatchee
Council
Chautauqua Week Opens Tomorrow in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Chautauqua week opens this afternoon with Julius Caesar Nayphe presenting a life in the Orient lecture and platform costume assistants. A musical program starts the first show and uniformed boys are admitted free on Saturday afternoon and night. Season tickets costing 2.75 cover all twenty two entertainments. single admissions total 6.96. prices rise to 3.30 after the first show.
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Leavenworth
Julius Caesar Nayphe
All Boys In Uniform
National Forest Receipts Rise Across Pacific District
Total 1919 receipts for 27 forests in Oregon Washington and Alaska reached $754603.38, up about $121000 from 1918 and the district’s best year. Major gains came from government timber and grazing fees with Wallawa Whitman and Tongass leading the totals.
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Oregon
Washington
Alaska
North Pacific
H. S. Loving
Portland
Wallawa National Forest
Whitman
Tongass
Local Romance Ends In Idaho Wedding For Mastons
Harry Maston announced his marriage to Miss Mabel Amidon after a romance that began before the war. He served in France for twenty months and returned to Leavenworth, then traveled to Idaho where the ceremony occurred in the presence of a few friends. They will reside in Idaho with Mrs. Maston’s family in Tacoma pending local plans.
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Harry Maston
Mabel Amidon
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Sam
Harry
France
Leavenworth
Idaho
Car stolen from Dr. Blake recovered near Ellensburg
Dr J H Blake of Wenatchee reported Tuesday theft of a Studebaker roadster. The car was found the next day in Ellensburg after a sighting on the Colockum road. Suspects were apprehended there. Theft of a car is a serious offense likely to bring prison sentences.
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Studebaker
J. H. Blake
Wenatchee
Ellensburg
Sherriffs Office
Colockum Road
Auto list requirement for 1919 cars in Chelan county
Notice from the Secretary of State to Chelan County Auditor requires 1919 car buyers to present a weight slip from city scales when applying for a license unless the 1919 models are listed on the auto list. Dealers should verify listings and inform buyers to weigh unlisted cars before license application.
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Chelan County
Secretary of State
I. M. Howell
Seattle Plans to Welcome Pacific Fleet in September
Seattle prepares for a major harbor welcome as the Pacific Coast fleet arrives. Local ships will form a welcoming cordon, bands will perform, and the city will decorate with flags. A shore program includes fireworks, street dancing, sports, and games for visiting sailors. Thousands are expected from the Northwest.
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Seattle
Northwest
Opportunity for Washington dairy breeders to export cattle
A French commission aims to buy dairy cattle for export to France, purchasing about 3000 head in the first month and increasing if satisfactory. Cows and heifers to be bought, bulls at two percent. Washington dairy herds compare with the best, promising lucrative export opportunities.
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France
Washington
Apple Boom Forecast As New Growers Co Expands
Mr. J. B. Adams toured orchard districts in a Premier car and predicted a bumper apple crop. He said prices could top 1918 levels. The Growers Service Co, led by Adams, armed with the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, has contracted about one million dollars of apples and is steadily sealing new deals.
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J. B. Adams
Wenatchee
Adams
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
The
Growers Service Co
Leavenworth Names A T Sutton as School Superintendent
The school board selects Prof. A T Sutton to succeed Mr Osborn. Sutton has previously served six years as Chelan high school superintendent and is familiar to Leavenworth residents through past visits with Chelan basketball teams.
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Prof
A. T. Sutton
Osborn
Sutton
Leavenworth
Chelan High School
No Award Made in School Building Contract
Bids for the new community building on school grounds were opened with three bids submitted but no award made due to an irregularity. It remains undecided whether new bids will be called. The project requires the full $35,000 to complete.
Aberdeen Oil Strike Decision Within Thirty Days
Aberdeen officials expect to know within thirty days whether oil is struck, outlining the timeline for confirmation and potential development plans. The update notes ongoing drilling activities and the anticipation surrounding potential yields and economic impact.
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Aberdeen
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H. Fund
Chelan
Manson
Sunnyslope Road
Red County
Squillchuck
Church
Malaga West
Cashmere-Dryden North Side
Mission Creek
Peshastin-Leavenworth North Side
South Dryden
Nahauhum Canyon
Monitor Flat
Brender Canyon
McDougall Canyon
Ollala Canyon
Kimber Road
Nagley Road
Estes Canyon
Murdock Road
Syndicate
Yakima Orchards
J. H. Duncan
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