Steurnagle Escapes and Heads Off Northwest Outlaws
Louis I F Steurnagle, long sought by Sheriff McManus, was captured at Monitor after evading Grant county jailers. Convicted years ago he fled parole, linked to burglaries and a powder house heist in Leavenworth, and suspected to lead a band of outlaws around Spokane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis IF
Steurnagle
McManus
Monroe
Ephrata
Leavenworth
Monitor
Grant County
Spokane
Washington
Sheriff’s Auto
Sheriff’s
Escaped suspect hid vehicle then fled toward Wenatchee
An escapee told an unknown accomplice the sheriff sent him to take the auto for more ammo. Stournagle fled, abandoned the car in the Columbia River near Wenatchee, asked a passing motorist for a ride to Wenatchee to seek help, then disappeared and was later found at Monitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stournagle
Columbia River
Wenatchee
Monitor
United States and Japan Grow Floral Ties Through Cherry Trees
Newspaper dispatches highlight Dr Jokichi Takamine's illness while recounting Japan gifting cherry trees to Washington and the US exchanging dogwood stock with Tokyo. The 1906 Maryland plantings by David Fairchild led to 1907 school plantings and Connecticut Avenue adornments, forging a lasting cross cultural floral bond between nations.
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Jokichi Takamine
New York
Japan
Potomac Park
Washington, D. C
Tokyo
America
David Fairchild
Hi Place
Maryland
Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase
National Geographic Society
Fairchild
Washington
Lincoln
Speedway Ark of Washington
Speedway
Takamine
Tanan
Fuch
Merien
Jonan
Miss Laura Cunningham Joins Leavenworth Mercantile
Miss Laura Cunningham formerly with C. E. Blackwell & Son at Tonasket arrived last week and accepted a position in the atols of the Leavenworth Mercantile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Cunningham
C. E. Blackwell & Son
Tonasket
Theatols
Leavenworth Mercantile
Record Tax Collections Hit Nation's High in 1920
Internal Revenue Bureau reports $5,407,251,000 in taxes last year the highest in U S history. Income taxes totaled $3,956,936,002 with tobacco at $295,809,355 and liquor taxes at $139,401,149. Bureau also notes $18,117,788 from departing aliens and a 50 cent per $100 cost of collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Williams
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Alaska
United States
County agent saves cow with quill and pump aid
A county agent from the US Department of Agriculture used a chicken quill and an automobile tire pump to treat a $200 cow in Pender County North Carolina. He pumped air into the cow’s udder to relieve milk fever, restoring the animal in under two hours and earning the farmer’s support for extension work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Pender County
N. C
Tallest Marine Hails From Denver
Reuben A. Pratt a 29 year old recruit from Denver arrives in New York with no uniform large enough for his 6 ft 9 in 287 lb frame. He exceeds Marine height limits by seven inches and requires a tailor made outfit. upon arrival of his uniform he will be assigned to the New York recruiting office and may serve as drum major or aid in handling colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marine Corps
Reuben A. Pratt
Denver
Quartermaster Department
Pratt
Echo Want Column Offers Buy and Sell Ads
Local notice invites readers to use the Echo Want column for buying and selling items. Advertisers may place classified style notices to reach nearby customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Notice of Hearing Petition to Award Estate Property
The Superior Court of Washington Chelan County Probate division for the estate of Sarah Imbleau, deceased, grants a hearing on December 22, 1920 at 9:30 AM in Wenatchee. Charles Imbleau seeks to have all estate property awarded to him and the estate closed. Interested parties may appear and contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
County of
Chelan
Sarah Imbleau
Charles Imbleau
Superior Court
Wenatchee
Wm. A. Grimshaw
A. A. Stevens
Isabel A. Ross
Australia Seek US Insects to Fight Cactus Plague
Australia engages a US Agriculture entomologist for a year to scour cactus regions in Arizona and northern Mexico. The expert will identify insects that prey on cactus and are harmless to other vegetation, then ship useful species to Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
United States Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Mexico
Binders Cut Harvest Cost For Rice Growers In Iberville
Rice planters in Iberville County Louisiana saved several dollars per acre by using tractor drawn binders. Before, laborers demanded higher pay and had struck. Three power binders were obtained and, after use, labor returned with harvesting costs dropping to ten dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iberville County
United States Department of Agriculture
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THE
LAW
Special Agents
A. B. C. Washing Machines
Seller's Kitchen
Naxle Sales CO
Calder Herring
Leavenworth, Wash
Liberty Theatre
Arthur Middleton
Wenatchee Drug CO
League OF Flowers
Herman Howe
Petitioner
P.O. Address
Chelan County
Cornell Wall Board
Franklin Lumber Co
National Builders Bureau
Great Northern Lumber Co
Grocers
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Washington
First and
University Sts
Seattle
Arlington Hotel
Pioneer
J. J. Ryan
Prop
Robt. Kelly
Mgr
L. J. Nelson
Nelson & Howe Law Offices
Eliott Building
J. T. Lindley
J. W. Elliott
Bert Williams
Eavenworth, Wh
G. W. Hoxley
Wm. M. Cox
Leavenworth Hospital
W. W. Elmer, M. D
C. H. Burkhart
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
Town & Hennessy
Sam R. Sumner
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Burt J. Williams
Chelan Co
N. M. Sorenson
Blue Wenatchee
John E. Porter
Columbia Valley Bank
E. J. Widbey
Nat’l Bank
H. Baer
M. D
Commercial Bank Bldg
A.j.tower Company
el Ass ES
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