Peshastin Fruit Growers to Double Warehouse Capacity
The Peshastin Fruitgrowers Association votes to enlarge its frost proof warehouse to handle increasing apple tonnage. A 96 by 200 foot building with basement and new graders will include a boarding house for workers. The group expects 5 to 7 cent savings per box and notes sales through the Northwestern Fruit Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peshastin Fruitgrower’s Association
G. N
Peshastin
J. J. A. Warman
Northwestern Fruit Exchange of
Seattle
Letters From Soldier Boys From Leavenworth to France Hopes
Ahearn writes from Camp Hill Branch Newport News Va describing army life in transit between camps Lewis Green Mills and Washington. He notes weather heatless wheatless and meatless days and a wish to soon be in France while recounting meetings with Basil Johnson and local shortages of coal wood and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Harry Ahearn
Virginia
Camp Hill Branch
Newport News
J. C. Davis
Camp Lewis
Camp Green
Charlotte N .C
Camp Mills
Long Island
New York
Washington D. C
Charlotte
Remount Station
Camp Hill
Basil Johnson
North Dakota
France
Rob Roy Quartette to Perform at Scenic Theater
The Rob Roy Quartette, second in a four concert series by the Kumluck Club, will perform at the Scenic Theater next Wednesday night. Proceeds from the show go to the Red Cross fund. patrons are urged to buy seats early and enjoy a worthwhile, war-supporting entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Roy
Kumlux Club
Scenic Theater
Leavenworth
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Food prices soar 23 percent in 1916 17 period
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports from November 15 1916 to November 15 1917 food prices rose 23 percent with potatoes the only item to decline. Corn meal up 87 percent bacon 62 percent pork chops 48 percent beans 39 percent salmon 38 percent milk 83 percent and lard 27 percent. Overall food costs were 48 percent higher in 1917 than in 1918 and 46 percent higher than in 1914. During the four year span corn meal up 127 percent and flour 109 percent with no item declining in price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burea of Labor
Department of Labor
Kaiser 1908 Game Slaughter Totals Spark Controversy
A German forestry journal notes Kaiser’s 1908 slaughter of 1 995 wild game including 70 stags and a total 61 780 pieces, claiming him a world leading exterminator of wildlife. contrasts with his later role as a mass killer since 1914. Floods devastate Seagit Valley farms with dykes and sand damage. Mt Vernon report estimates repair costs. Miss Tillie Rust and John Huffman wed at Wenatchee then honeymoon on the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Seagit Valley
Mt. Wm
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Skagit Valley
Puget Sound
Tillie Rust
John Huffman
G. N. Fireman
Wenatchee
Income Tax Collector to Visit on February 16
Deputy collector Carl D. Eshelman will be at the post office on February 16 to offer guidance on 1917 individual income tax returns. The briefing covers exemptions, filing deadlines, and penalties, with reminders to prepare income and expense statements and bring necessary forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Carl D. Eshelman
Treasury Department
United States
Eshelman
Collector of Internal Revenue
Federal Building
Tacoma
Wash
Apples Move Freely This Month In Northwest Market
Mr J B Adams reports improved car supply easing fruit transport from Spokane to Seattle. Northwest apples are said to absorb all offerings at good prices, with holders optimistic about the market. Also notes thrift stamps and a switchman Fred Kohls injured between freight cars, awaiting recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Adams
Spokane
Seattle
Excess Profits Tax Rules for Partnerships and Firms
Spokane official C W Waters explains the excess profit tax requirements for partnerships and other businesses. Any net revenue of 6000 or more must file to compute excess profits, with prewar earnings averaging 9 percent or more on invested capital for 1911 1912 and 1918 yielding a 9 percent deduction for 1917. Corporations have a 3000 exemption. individuals in business share the same exemption as partnerships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Waters
Spokane
Serious trouble with the stay at homes in Germany
The piece reports mass German and Austrian worker protests amid Russian and Austrian shifts, with Swiss reports of a wage and political ultimatum. It details demands for peace without indemnities, civil rights restoration, and political reforms in a general peace process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Peace Pour Parlers
Illinois settlers eyed for West Okanogan irrigation lands
A. P. Murray of Oroville says easterners want option on 5000 acres of land in the West Okanogan valley irrigation project. Illinois farmers would buy 20 and 40 acre tracts to boost settlement. About 65 percent of 10000 acres was broken and ready for planting last summer, with alfalfa corn and general farming. Raw land prices ranged from 25 to 150 dollars per acre. The project was completed last June with 600000 dollars in bonds financed by the Great Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
West Okanogan Valley
A. P. Murray
First National Bank
Oroville
Great Northern
Wenatchee World
Leavenworth Elks Consider Local Club
About sixty Elks in Leavenworth gathered at two meetings in the Masonic Temple to discuss forming a local Elks club. The Wednesday session saw forty five members attend with music talking and a lunch by chef Harry Warner. Tentative steps were taken toward organization, with no final action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Elks
Leavenworth
Masonic Temple
Elks
Harry Warner
Waterville murder after poker game shocks Big Bend town
Dr H A Smith shot and killed Thos Burke in Waterville Washington after a poker game dispute. County coroner Dr J W Adams intervened firing on Smith in self defense, wounding him in the leg and arresting him. Six gamblers arrested. Smith faces first degree murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Smith
Waterville
Wash
Thos. Burke
Dr. Smith
Burke
Adams
Smith
Big Bend
Red Cross work by High School classes and sports report
High School Home Economics and manual training classes contributed to Red Cross efforts with bed socks bandages jackets sweaters and wristlets. Junior Red Cross charter received and a banner will be made next week while thrift and war savings stamps gain pupil support. In basketball Leavenworth defeated Cashmere 44 to 6. Hartman was out Hagler and Ritchie sick yet both played well Toughy Hylton impressed as a new interscholastic player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Edna Barclay
Francis DeBlois
Alice Biles
Ornette Peterson
Gilbert Reeves
Gilbert
Harold Hines
Bellingham
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Hartman
Hagler
Ritchie
Capt. Smith
Sunshine Smith
Toughy Hylton
McAdoo Opposes Government Ownership of Railroads
Director General McAdoo told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that broad changes in rail operations under public control make immediate return to private ownership inadvisable after the war. He opposed government ownership but favored permanent government regulation until suitable legislation is enacted.
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McAdoo
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
MccAdoo
New Rules From State Food Administrator Hebberd
The Echo prints a circular from Food Administrator Hebberd detailing flour sales limits and profit caps. Purchases by individuals are limited to small barrels or sacks with special permits available, while wholesalers face tighter buying and mixing requirements for bread labeled Victory bread. The plan also imposes broad wheatless and meatless schedules, including porkless days and meals through March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of
Hebberd
The
Echo
Chas
Washington
Graham
Victory Bread
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peshastin Fruit Growers
Peshastin Association
Lyceum
Good American
Fred Kohls
Elks Club
Merchant
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