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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
3
A compiled list of property transfers and deeds listing buyers, sellers, and prices across Wenatchee, Entiat, and nearby additions. Transactions include parcels in Grandview, Sunnyslope Farms, Lincoln Heights, and Peshastin Orchards with values ranging from $1 to $8000 and references to quarter sections and plats.
Dr. A D Melvin chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry says removing the meat duty will not lower consumer costs. He just toured South America and warns the American beef trust controls foreign supply including Australia and Argentina. Foreign meat will be shipped elsewhere, not into the United States, keeping prices high as US cattle shrink while population grows.
Indications point to a new statewide high for Red Cross seals sold last year though final totals are pending. Agents in Walla Walla Pasco Kennewick Spokane Mt Vernon Tacoma Vancouver and Raymond were ordered by wire to move remaining allotments as the tuberculosis fight remains vital to all residents.
The Washington Experiment Station poultry plant study tracks white leghorn pullets hatched in March and April. It finds 10-25 percent lay in October, 25-33 percent by November, and up to 50 percent by December, with production peaking for early hatchers and dipping for crowded late hatchers.
Wheat expert Hyman H Cohen forecasts the 1914 winter wheat crop across Oregon, Idaho, and Washington to set records. He cites a large rise in fall sown acreage and high per acre yields, with Washington leading the gains at 214000 extra acres.
Total acreage 2 104 000 1 924 000. Seattle will not hold the planned celebration next year. The event is deferred until 1915 when the Atlantic fleet is expected on the Pacific coast after the Panama Canal is completed.
H D Ely of Bantam Ohio refused amputation and used Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a last resort. He reports his foot was soon completely cured. The ad promotes it as best remedy for burns cuts bruises and eczema offering 25 cents a box from H E Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St Louis.
H C Davis of Granger Washington led cattle investments in Holsteins selling 66 head for a record 31000 dollars averaging about 469.69 each, with 32 bought by Yakima valley stock raisers to boost local livestock industry. The inland empire shows rapid cattle growth and future timber sales rise. More than two billion board feet of timber valued at 434 million was sold by the forest service last year, up 167 percent from 1912, with actual cut just under 500 million board feet and contracts extending for years.
The passage urges avoiding drinking and tobacco, recommending moderation and choosing the best available if necessary. It warns against excess in eating, notes wines and liquors as suitable for cooking, and praises cigars as superior.
Under existing law 25 percent of gross forest receipts go to states for county schools and roads. An additional 10 percent funds roads and trails. About $587,000 will be available this year from prior receipts plus £235,000 for road funds. Total nearly $867,000 will be expended for state benefits, including Arizona and New Mexico. In Tacoma 350 railroad workers have been laid off and may not return before after the first.
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