Judge Griffiths Campaign Swing Through Washington
Judge Austin E. Griffiths of Seattle promoting Republican U S Senate bid spent Monday in Leavenworth with son Burke and aide Kenneth Gilbert. He backs land redemption, rural prosperity, farmers’ power in Congress, the Smith McNary bill, and a strong merchant marine and veterans' bonus while touring Spokane Palouse Walla Walla Yakima areas.
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Austin E. Griffiths
Seattle
United States
Leavenworth
Burke M. Griffiths
Kenneth Gilbert
Poindexter
Washington
Congress
Pacific
Griffiths
Cashmere
Wenatchee
Spokane
Palouse Country
Walla Walla
Yakima
Community Notices From Peshastin And Nearby
Residents share weekend trips to Icicle and Lake Wenatchee, with travels to the Coast and Canadian border. M. E. ladies aid elected officers for the year, and a joint Hobson July birthday party drew many relatives. The P. L. F. club hosted a warm gathering with a table of salad and pie and guests including Mrs. Smythe and Virginia. several social gatherings followed at the Harvey and Newell homes.
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Warman
Miss Short
Grace Lanphere
Billy Stage
Henry Harvey
Herbert Newell
Smythe
Virginia
Lake Wenatchee
Guy Stage
J. A. Warman
Coast
Cornelia Smith
Seattle
Patrick
Kentucky
M. E. Ladies Aid
Springer
Fryberger
Jean Osborne
Chas. Arbogast
Chas. Wright
Osborne Home
Post Office
Geo. Hauber
Omak
Riverside
Hobson
Vera Newell
Jean
Forrest Leedy
Lester Hobson
van Bobblett
J. F. Hobson
Bobby Sonntag
Ruth Coppock
Mildred
Jack
Frank Sonntag
P. L. F. Club
Harry Harvey
Mesdames Myrtle Baker
Lena Daggett
Kathyl Gregory
Eunice Harvey
Ruth Leedy
Grace Miller
Claire Nicholson
Mae Kinney
Georgia Rogers
Ada Sauer
Nellie Stage
Laura Newell
Maude Starks
Faith in Blewett Mine Draws Visitors and Excitement
Geo T Kennedy of Seattle visited Leavenworth with Amalgamated Gold Mines Superintendent Robinson. Kennedy praised the mine’s vast potential, noting free gold ore at creek level and in the summit area. He predicted a Mother Lode, with estimates of 500 million tons of pay ore and mill-scale prospects for years. A sample ore valued around $400 per ton was shown at the Barclay hotel.
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Leavenworth
Geo. T. Kennedy
Seattle
Robinson
Amalgamated Gold Mines Company
Blewett
Kennedy
Amalgamated
America
Alaska
Barclay
Social notes and local updates from a small town
Ice cream, raspberry mousses, cake and iced tea served at a gathering with guests including Mr and Mrs Jake Holloway and others. Local residents Chas Wright and Kaiser investigated Snow Lake water conditions last week, with several family visits, a district conference planned, a funeral, and a boy injured by a truck.
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Jake Holloway
Billy Burkhart
Leonard Harvey
Billy Stage
Chas. Wright
Mr. Kaiser
Snow Lake
Dorothy
Fryberger
Stedman
Omak
Hal Starks
Seattle
Marion Green
Wiley Hall
Tacoma
Plum Home
C. C. Curry
Elva Carrol
Karl Bergren
Drowned in Lake Chelan near Point No Point
J. C. Gahler of Lakeside and Davis Barry of Malaga drowned at Point No Point in Lake Chelan while fishing in an open boat. A squall likely caused the drowning. Gehler’s body was found after a search, with the second body still missing at last report.
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J. C. Gahler
Lakeside
Davis Barry
Malaga
Point No Point
Ake Chelan
Gehler
Railroad Items of Timely Interest
Railroad news and social notes from Leavenworth and surrounding areas. Various locals visit, illness and recovery updates, travel for work, and a benefit theater event announced for August 10 at Scenic theater. People include D E Caldwell Marysville and many residents visiting Spokane Wenatchee Yakima Waterville and Cascade Tunnel communities.
Notice to Contractors for Leavenworth Warehouse Bid
Sealed bids are invited by the Leavenworth Local Wenatchee District Co-Operative Association until 6 pm August 23 1922 for a tile veneer warehouse 60 by 82 feet with a concrete tile basement on the Great Northern Railway in Leavenworth just east of the viaduct. Plans by W W Durham Architect may be secured after August 15 at Citizens State Bank Leavenworth or by writing the secretary. A 5 percent certified check and a surety bond are required. Low bid not necessarily accepted. Envelope labeled Bid for Warehouse.
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Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Great Northern Railway
Local Notes Include Visits and Funeral
T A Leavell traveled to Wenatchee for dental work and returned to report neighbors plans. Mr and Mrs C F Rupel spend days in Spokane. Claude Stewart and Wenatchee family camp by river bridge. Mr and Mrs Geo Shugart hosted Sunday dinner with Leavell family. Mrs Cable of Port Angeles arrived to visit J W Burgess and Flora Cable. Doris Slabough of Wenatchee visits Floyd Marrow at Shotwell Meadows. Community mourns the death of Mrs Robert Nickles who lived here before moving to Lake Wenatchee.
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T. A. Leavell
Wenatchee
C. F. Rupel
Spokane
Claude Stewart
River Bridge
Geo. Shugart
Cable
Port Angeles
Wash
Miss Bloomfield to Return Home After Seattle Visit
Miss Lillian Bloomfield of Seattle, guest of Mr and Mrs Thomas Featherstone for several days, will return home this Friday evening. The body of J W Brandan found at Columbia siding near Wenatchee after drowning in the Columbia River Aug 2 and located Aug 8 by Station Agent Setterholm. Coroner Templeton notified.
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Lillian Bloomfield
Seattle
Thomas Featherstone
J. W. Brandan
Wenatchee
Columbia River
Columbia Siding
Setterholm
Templeton
Ninety First Division Reunion Set for Seattle August 19 20
Ninety First Division veterans from Seattle gather August 19 and 20 for a reunion with the Wild West unit. O. W. Schmitz chairs the committee and a corps of aides will greet trains and buses. Major Cadwallader oversees Camp Lewis review arrangements. 1000-seat divisional banquet planned at Koller's pavilion rink. Decor will feature a large eight foot pine tree on electrolier lines and cedar rope along streets. Attendance expected near or above 7,500 based on last year in Los Angeles.
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Seattle
Ninety First Division Association
Reunion
O. W. Schmitz
Dewitt M. Evans
Tacoma
Camp Lewis
Bertram Cadwallader
Ninety First Division
Powder River
Cadwallader
Railway Exchange
United States
Wild West
Los Angeles
Miles by Charley L Gant at Guemes Beach
A satirical poem condemns a figure named Miles for switching political coats to align with various factions. The piece accuses him of seeking power and wealth, betraying allies, and pandering to wets and Bunco politicos.
Road grading costs on federal roads stabilize after peak
The Bureau of Public Roads reports grading prices for Federal-aid highway work rose from 38 cents per cubic yard in 1917 to 66 cents in 1920, then declined. For recent contracts the national average was 33 cents in April, 32 cents in May, and 34 cents in June. Pythian Sisters plan regular meeting and initiation Tuesday August 15 at K P hall. Prof. John Koehler Milwaukee and Rev Kurt Koehler Omak visit Rev and Mrs. Lueckel. fishing at Lake Chelan noted. Koehler heads Milwaukee Lutheran Theological Seminary.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Pythian Sisters
K. P. Hall
John Koehler
Milwaukee
Kurt Koehler
Omak
Wm. Lueckel
Lake Chelan
Koehler
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Demonstration by Howitzer Company At Dry Gulch
Crowds of people watched the Howitzer Company fire 37 millimeter guns at Dry Gulch range Sunday morning. Over 25 cars gathered as soldiers fired six shots each at a 1000 yard target, achieving several direct hits despite a uphill angle.
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Wenatchee World
Dry Gulch
John J. Miller
A. G. Simmer
Extreme heat and drought hit Coulee City area crops
A week of near record heat and virtually no rainfall plagues the Coulee City region. May through July totals show only 0.21 inch, the driest in memory, with harvest underway and wheat yields collapsing to eight to ten bushels per acre in spots. Local figures from the John Bergren family report follow up after a Seattle-Tacoma trip and a minor injury to their son.
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John Bergren
Peshastin
Seattle
Tacoma
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D. E. Caldwell
Marysville
Caldwell
Scenic Theatre
Ed. Reynolds
Marjorie
Edward
Sharpe Ranch
Eagle Creek
J. F. Oursler
Cascade Tunnel
H. C. Percival
Mr. Percival
Carl
C. G. Schmoker
Chumstick
Cassiday
Bunch
Vivian O'Keefe
J. F. McClure
J. S. Beattiger
Beattiger
Frank W. Clemens
Martha Simmons
Round House Force
Gold Bar
Betty Lewis
R. L. Lewis
P. Pohl
C. H. Gephard
Basil Lang
Tye
Hugo Kringel
Richards
Chas. Smythe
H. F. Ring
Ora
Fred Getschman
Claude McLeod
Fruithnecht
Waterville
Wiebrock
J. M. Doyle
Mr. Clark
Miles
Charley L. Gant
Guemes
Senate
William Moose
Bill
Methodist Church
Ellensburg
M. Rumohr
Wenatchee District Cooperative Association
Woodruff
Oregon Packing Co
Jonathan
Veter Gallant
Winesap
Mr. Gallant
Commercial St
Cyclone Johnson
Sylvester
Felix Genge
Centralia
J. R. Cowger
Hocking Valley
Fairbanks-Morse
H. P
H. P. Hawkins
Birch St
Lowenthal Bros. & Darling
M. O. van Brocklin
Airdale
Chas. FE
Northrup
Mutual Mercantile Co
C. W. Lancaster
High School
F. A. Drebis
S Tower Ave
Lehigh Cement
Purity Creamery
Azz
Richard Mus
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