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Newspaper

Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1915

Page

6

Local Notes From Spokane to Blewett and Surroundings

J M Royal visits Seattle on business while Mrs Woodleigh and daughter stay with the Bruyettes. Chas Stage and family escape a collision near Plain as two autos collide on a hill. C S Taylor buys a car. Bob Garretson travels to Spokane for several days of business. The Cash Store closes after months under new management. Wingate hosts a visit from his daughter Alma Margenson and others in Springfield and Seattle. Local church socials, talks by Rev McAlpin and Rev Moore, and regular services continue. An auto tourer recounts Blewett pass and western travels. Bobby McDougal recovers from a fall. Marshall McClimans beats Earl Harris and arrests follow. Excavation begins for a new Catholic church. largest valley roof will belong to the union warehouse. Gerson joins his wife in Blewett. Bartlett pears urged to be picked early. Typhoid cases reported in George Baker’s Blewett area and at Dryden. Edna and Gertrude Roach return from a six week trip. a boy is born to J E Baker in Blewett.

J. M. Royal Seattle C. S. Taylor Bob Garretson Spokane Galligher & Hamilton F. A. Wingate Alma Margenson Baby Springfield Mass Tucker Margenson H. W. Otis Dardanelles Ed. Thompson J. L. Foss Bobby McDougal McDougal Canyon Altho Marshall Scott McClimans Earl Harris Harris Whitey Lewis

Cascade Orchards Birthday Picnic on Icicle River

Roland McKay celebrated his twelfth birthday with a Tuesday picnic on the Icicle river, inviting all Orchards youths for a merry afternoon. Florence Thompson of Seattle arrived for a one month visit at the Nicholas home. A rattlesnake was found under a sleeping porch by one of the Heidrick boys, killed, with believed origins from hills or a nearby nest.

Roland McKay Icicle Florence Thompson Seattle Nicholas Heidrick

Contention Over Leavenworth Hatchery and Local Moves

Letters question hatchery egg handling and river contamination, claim fish waste rots in Wenatchee Valley water. Notes include Dryden orchard work by Smith, new Dryden warehouse by Pickett and Andrews, McClimans family travels from San Diego to Kent and Dryden, real estate ties, and Tom Henry’s visiting uncle.

Wenatchee Park News Briefs Reflect Seasonal Happenings

Mrs Earl Maust visits Wenatchee parents Mr and Mrs L C Wise. Lawrence Irwin family hosts a surprise party before Canada departure. Frank Pabst plans to leave for Canada to harvest crops. Local youths from the Park head to Mad Creek for camping. A B Peters and J S Mooney visit the Park on Friday. Elmer Gensinger plows new ground and prepares to feed it then returns to Wenatchee for apple packing.

A. B. Peters J. S. Mooney Elmer Gensinger Wenatchee

G A R Secures Government Cannon for Wenatchee Park

The Wenatchee G A R chapter has obtained a cannon from the Federal government to be mounted in the park. George Virgil Hedding, 17, drowned at Entiat while swimming with two companions. the reservoir was drained to recover the body. The county printing contract for next year was awarded to the Chelan Leader at 12 cents per legal square for first insertion and 5 cents for later ones.

Geo Virgil Hedding Entiat Hedding The Chelan Leader

Mrs Dolby Contemplates Heaven and Hospitality for Angels

In a humorous domestic monologue Mrs. Dolby frets about life after death asking how heaven treats beds, tea, and breakfast. She imagines angels and jokes about arriving at night to avoid attention while Mr. Dolby reads and listens, ending with her dozing as she contemplates eternity.

Mr. Dolby Mrs. Dolby Samuel Waal The Angela

Scenic attractions in cascades in film photos

Mr. R. C. Bruce arrived with a Great Dane to photograph Lake Wenatchee and other western Chelan county scenery. He mounted a camera on Malley engine to shoot flying pictures from the Cascades summit. He praised the atmospheric conditions and said the dog appears in many shots and accompanied part of the way by F. W. Graham of the Great Northern.

R. C. Bruce Lake Wenatchee Chelan County Lake Clelan Cascades F. W. Graham Great Northern

New Life Pills Claim to Cleanse the Liver

An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills purify the liver and restore vitality. It states the liver enlivens blood purity, linking biliousness headaches dizziness and constipation to impurities. Sold for 25 cents at druggists.

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Peshastin Blewett Pass West Salt Lake California McAlpin Dryden Lee Foster Moore McLain Union Warehouse Walter Gerson Bellingham George Baker Steve Baker Blewett McKeown Edna and Gertrude Roach South Dakota Minnesota Cascade Orchards Leavenworth Wenatchee Valley Smith Pickett and Andrews McClimans San Diego Cashmere Monitor Kent Wash Tom Henry Wenatchee Park Mrs. Earl Maust Mrs. L. C. Wise Lawrence Irwin Canada Frank Pabst Mad Creek San Francisco Official Exposition Hotel Bureau Oakland Berkeley Flannery Building Cal McClure Newspaper Educational Film Corporation Toilezw Orrse Wheeler City Drug Store F.S. Jacobsen & Co. Inc
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