City Election Next Tuesday
Voters go to the polls next Tuesday to choose city officials for the coming year. The second and third wards hold potential battles with Clarence Campbell opposing S C Woldenberg in the third ward and a tied recount in the second ward between Paul Weigand and P A Snyder. First ward faces a council seat open due to C W Seeley moving to the second ward with several possible candidates noted.
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Clarence Campbell
Citizens
S. C. Woldenberg
Paul Weigand
P. A. Snyder
C. W. Seeley
A. C. Barclay
Wiley Rice
J. B. Adams
Guy Hamilton
O. B. Hayes
Leavenworth residents urged to buy Red Cross stamps
The Washington Association for the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis urges all communities to stock Red Cross Seals for the sale to end November 30. Prizes reward high per capita sales by town size. lectures and prizes funded by the association. For details, contact 915 Cobb Bid Seattle. Lost automatic pistol on Leavenworth streets. return to Echo office for reward.
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Leavenworth
RED Cross
Washington Association For the Prevention and Relief of
Washington
Association
Cobb
Seattle
Echo Office
Washington Apple Crop Statistics 1914
The 1914 Washington apple crop is estimated at 7,347,000 bushels, up from 6,900,000 in 1913 and 7,700,000 in 1912. Current crop condition is 79 percent of normal, with a ten year average of 76 percent. Nationwide 1914 apple production is about 230,249,000 bushels, last year 145,400,000. Farm prices average 62 cents per bushel.
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Washington
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
Trade Field in China for American Goods
Paul Linebarger, former Philippines circuit judge, told the Chicago Press club that China offers the greatest opportunities for American manufacturers and merchants. He cited China as a vast, untapped market with vast cash business, noting Americans and Chinese enjoy peaceful gains amid global conflict and urging united commerce across the Pacific.
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China
Paul Linebarger
Philippines
Chicago Press Club
Mr. Linebarger
Pacific Ocean
Quincy Irrigation Plan Shaped for Two Years Hence
Dean Don Conway of the University of Washington will draft a proposed law to submit to the state legislature in January. Supporters seek extension of the Lake Wenatchee water right grant with help from Senator Miles Poindexter and Representative C C Dill. Despite a November setback, backers aim to renew the campaign with Governor Ernest Lister's pledged aid and plan a broad publicity push before a new vote two years away.
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Quincy
Dean Condon
Law Faculty
University of Washington
Lake Wenatchee
Miles Poindexter
C. C. Dill
Ernest Lister
Poultry Husbandry Courses At State College Winter School
The State College winter school offers two six week poultry husbandry courses from January 4 to February 12, 1915. Address Registrar, State College, Pullman.
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State College
Pullman
Wenatchee man checks solid business in Golden Rule store
L. V. Day from Wenatchee visited Thursday and reported solid business at the Golden Rule store where he is invested. He said conditions were as good as expected for the time of year.
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L. V. Day
Wenatchee
Golden Rule
Marshal Delamater Boosts Real Detective Image
Night Marshal Delamater credits arrest and conviction of Jack McDonald and Sam Chapman for breaking up a months long gang in Leavenworth. They were fined fifty dollars and sentenced to ninety days in the county jail for petit larceny at the Overland hotel after confessing under interrogation and directing officers to the stolen watch.
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Delameter
Jack McDonald
Sam Chapman
Leavenworth
Del
Chapman
McDonald
Marshall Delemater
Peterson
West Commercial Street
Reeves drafts new produce bill to aid fruit growers
Frank Reeves, Chelan county representative elect, has drafted bills to protect fruit growers. Proposals target dealers handling produce on commission to prevent market demoralization and penalties for violations. Another bill bars discrimination by commission and wholesale firms against retailers buying directly from producers.
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Frank Reeves
Chelan County
Leavenworth Seeks Town Club Initiative
Town residents show interest in forming a club with 50 members as a starter. Initiation hoped under $5 or $10 and monthly dues around $1. Plans include furnishing rooms and adding pool and billiard tables.
Vevay Town Lacks Clergy Saloons and Industry
In Vevay Indiana six churches exist but only one employs a minister and that part time. Recent weeks saw four pastors resign with vacancies to stay unfilled this year. A wag quips the town has no saloons no preachers and no factories making work seem a distant memory.
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Vevay
Indiana
Todd
Machlan
Barrett
Bowman
Battle Over Blewett Mines Draws Chelan County Court Action
Two factions contend ownership of the Blewett properties formerly Washington Meteor and Blewett Mining & Leasing Co. The Ridgley controlled mine faces a pending case in Chelan county after a Seattle venue change. Hazeltine claims a judgment from 1912 and lawsuits have followed, with a major owner dispute likely to be heard in coming months.
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Blewett
Washington Meteor Mining Co
Blewett Mining & Leasing Co
Chelan County
Seattle
Ridgley
Hazeltine
Superior Court
Great Northern Railway Sued for $5,000 Damages
Harry Thomason sues the Great Northern Railway Co. for $5,000 alleging a depot waiting room assault by E. P. Savage a railroad detective. Thomason says he was legally in the room after buying a ticket and checking baggage. Savage pleaded guilty to a related arrest warrant. company seeks removal to federal court.
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Harry Thomason
Great Northern Railway Co
E. P. Savage
Nelson & Pearson
Thomason
Savage
Railroad Company
United States District Court
Spokane
Local man fined for selling a mountain goat hide
The Leavenworth area reports an alleged tactic by Chelan County game warden Ross Watson to convict Walt Myers of selling a mountain goat hide. Myers, a Lamb-Davis Lumber contractor, was fined $10 plus costs after a confrontation with Watson who challenged him to a fight.
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Leavenworth
Chelan County
Ross Watson
Walt Myers
Myers
Lamb- Davis Lumber Co
Echo
Mr. Myers
Mr. Watson
W. H. Chamberlain
Watson
First Big Molybdenite Shipment From Aurelia Crown Mine
Ore from the Aurelia Crown mine on Railroad Creek near Lake Chelan shipped this week to eastern buyers. President O Robert Dahl arranged the sale, price a little over $2000. It marks the first large ore shipment from uplake districts and signals expected next year’s mining activity on several properties.
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Aurelia
Railroad Creek
Lake Chelan
O. Robert Dahl
Uplake
Counting Chickens Before They are Hatched
A dispatch to the Giornale d Italia says the Austro German peace plan envisions occupying Servia and Belgium along with Germany and Austria to gain a Channel outlet and a frontier to Greece Bulgaria and Roumania The Kaiser would then offer peace based on restoring prewar boundaries and ownerships worldwide
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Berlin
Vienna
Servia
Belgium
Giornale d
Big Orders for Flannels and Harness for Allied Armies
Local firms submitted bids to the British war department for 1,700,000 flannel army shirts, with the contract expected to exceed 2 million dollars. A separate alliance contract for 7,000 harness sets, valued at 175 thousand dollars, was awarded to a St. Louis manufacturer. shipments begin next week as others report shipments of underwear and blankets to Europe. British vessels Raeburn Shenandoah and Raphael prepare to carry horses to French and European ports.
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St. Louis
British War Department
Amsterdam
Mexico
Raphael
Europe
Record shipment of 1620 horses from New Orleans for Europe
A British steamer Rowan Moore sailed from New Orleans with what is described as the largest single shipment of horses for service in the European war from an American port. The 1620 animals arrived yesterday on two special trains from the Midwest and are intended for French cavalry mounts as the vessel heads to a French port.
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New Orleans
Rowan Moore
Middle West
Grain shipments abroad total 200 million dollars
Since July 1 grain dealers have shipped wheat and flour valued at 150 million dollars overseas. Additional grain shipments will reach 50 million dollars. Most wheat is destined for Great Britain France Italy and the Scandinavian countries.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Scandinavian Countries
Snyder Wins Coin Toss To Place Name On Ballot
At a council adjourned meeting in the second ward a coin flip to decide which name would appear on the ballot led to two flips. Dr. Snyder agreed to the method, and after a first flip Mr. Weigand prevailed, then a second flip put Dr. Snyder on the ticket.
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Mr. Weigand
Dr. Snyder
Government plans winter improvement on Columbia River
Government prepares substantial winter work on the Columbia River between Bridgeport and Kettle Falls. Last week a new boat arrived for upper river duties, shipped from Smith's Cove on the Sound and loaded on two flat cars.
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Columbia River
Bridgeport
Kettle Falls
Smith’s Cove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Apple Crop Statistics
America
Marshal Delemater
Reeves
Blewett Mines
Great Northern Railroad
Dr. A. Royal McKeown
Newport News
Raeburn
Snyder
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