Local Happenings from Kingston and Wenatchee Area
Miss Della Howard and brother Lloyd visit H A Howard home on the ranch north of town. Jim Miller buys restaurant fixtures from Welsh cafe and ships to Wenatchee. Bresch sisters return from Bremerton visit with their father. Ball team California defeats Wenatchee 11 to 2. Drowned boy’s body found near Cashmere. parents named Hudson of Harrington. Agricultural clubs report 1921 enrollment 136,441, with livestock value over 8.6 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Howard
Brother Lloyd
Kingston
Oregon
H. A. Howard
Town
Cashmere
Louis Richardson
G. T. Richardson
Monitor
McManus
Wine
C. E. Hudson
Harrington
Yakima Man Finds Gold near Blewett
William Castle of Yakima, a miner, reports locating placer and quartz claims on Peshastin creek above old Blewett and ten claims on Swank creek. He panned a coarse gold sample and notes iron ore in large quantities. Prospecting in Blewett continues with many claims staked and optimism that more remains undiscovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Castle
Yakima
Mr. Castle
Oregon
Blewett Country
Peshastin
Old Blewett
Castle
Swank Creek
Blewett
Firemen Respond To Rubbish Fire Below Hoxsey Residence
Firemen were called Sunday around 2 30 pm to extinguish a rubbish fire down the bank below Dr Hoxsey’s residence near the logging road. The origin is unknown though debris and tree trimmings likely started the blaze. While spreading rapidly, firefighters halted it before damage beyond wild shrubbery and near- by logs, hay, and a logging road platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr.Hoxsey
Seattle High School Boy Drowns On Wenatchee River Trip
Edward Folsom a 17 year old Seattle student drowned Sunday afternoon in the Wenatchee River while thinning apples on the United Orchards Co tract. Companions tried to save him after he grew tired or was seized by cramp but the body remained unrecovered through Tuesday. His father, a Seattle attorney, was notified and traveled to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Folsom
Seattle
Wenatchee
United Orchards Co
Folsom
United Orchards Company
Canadian official fined for leaving camp fire unextinguished
Ranger Chartrand reported a camp fire left unextinguished at Ingalls Creek. Government officer J. L. Jackson and family were arrested in Cashmere, pleaded guilty, and paid a $15 fine plus costs. Extenuating circumstances noted. forestry rules allow fines from 10 to 100 dollars or two months’ jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Sanford
Mr. Jackson
Ranger Chartrand
Cashmere Scouts Enjoy Annual Outing at Crescent Beach
Lake Wenatchee notes report the Cashmere Boy Scouts on their annual outing at Crescent Beach. Local residents list recent purchases and visits including George Severly’s new hay baler and Mrs J A Duncan and Mrs F S Searles visiting Leavenworth. A party at Crescent Beach pavilion on August 5 hosts a hard times dance as costumes are assembled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashmere
Crescent Beach
George Severly
J. A. Duncan
Leavenworth
F. S. Searles
Taylor Yocom
Floyd Blankenship
Brown
A. C. Allen
Crescent Beach Pavilion
Go Off Grade Near Merritt Warns Of Dangerous Road
Wenatchee Fuel & Feed Co. driver Lindley reports a near collision on a narrow grade ten miles before Merritt. He warns motorists the road is dangerous for fast driving and passs only at passing stations. He was uninjured and damage was minimal. Art O Larey left Spokane for the Retail Dealers convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Lindley
Wenatchee Fuel & Feed Company
Merritt
Great Northern promotes Washington agriculture booklet
The Great Northern Railway issues a splendid booklet on Washington agricultural conditions and possibilities. Intended for farmers and renters in the Middle West, a few copies were sent to newspapers along the line to inform readers of the companys interest in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Railway Company
Washington
Middle West States
Great Northern Line
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Miller
Dorothy
Mabel Bresch
Bremerton
Sam Daly
Omak
California
American Fruit Growers
R. H. Parsons
Red Bank
N. J
Jess Champers
Pete” Taylor
Boy Scouts
Chiwaukum
C. G. Cockburn
T. J. Logan
Mary
Minneapolis
Agricultural Extension
G. H. Schubert
Mr. Schubert
J. E. Schubert
John Sitan
Harry C. Sitan
E. David
H. N. Warner
Chas. Anderson
Max Anderson
Mr. Sitan
Dayton
Ohio
F. M. Long
Kendrick
Idaho
Frank Vare
Wm. Lueckel
Old Home
Wisconsin
Aluminum
Rutherford’s Inc
Leavenworth, WN
Eime
Wheeler’s Photo and Art Shop
Wason Coffee
SWIFT
Libby
Alber
Rock Dell Syrup
Leavenworth Co-Op
Rock Creek
Elmer Ogden
J. T. Lindley
W. M. Hoffman
John Bjork
Sands
Heitman Sr
Otto Anderson
Auto
Andy Wright
Ball Park
Geo. Severly
C. H. Mason
Peter Gallant
Newfoundland
C. B. Lindahl
Mr. Lindahl
Pullman
Mrs. Lindahl
Chewelah
G. L. Swartz
Swartz
Charley Northrup
Lake Wenatchee
Art O’larey
Spokane
G. N
Symphony Lawn
Wheelers Drug Store
Leavenworth’s
Gartner’s Bakery
ABC
Pyne
Leavenworth, Wash
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