Elks Train Trip to Wenatchee Delights Delegation
Tuesday night a special Elks train left for Wenatchee under Conductor Bunch with Richard Morey and Wm. Crotty aboard. Crowded with Elks, about thirty entered the voyage with thirteen taking their chances upon arrival at Cashmere. The trip pleased Wenatchee hosts and highlighted the Enrawn list of Leavenworth Elks and candidates who joined the journey.
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Bunch
Richard Morey
Wm. Crotty
Odd
Cashmere
Leavenworth Elks
Geo. L. Gardner
M. A. Marley
Clarence Norberg
L. O. Taylor
R. F. Taylor
W. O. Atwood
R. B. Field
C. A. Campbell
F. E. Carlquist
A. C. Barclay
Bob Smith
E. Armstrong
O. S. Sampson
Butler Sampson
Dr. Hoxsey
Elmer
Dr. Judah
Tom Pipkin
J. D. Wheeler
Geo. Stirling
Joe Quigley
Mr. Woodruff
P. E. Galloway
Harry Geerds
J. R. McKinnon
Dick Simons
Art Pabst
Harry Wall
L. F. Speidel
J. B. Adams
H. G. Krollpfeiffer
Wm. van Brocklin
John
Local Births and Community Happenings in Cashmere and Anacortes
A Cashmere Record item notes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Emil Jurgens marking the couple's 13th child birth. Wenatchee commercial club members travel to Mansfield for the Hotel Cross opening by auto stage. Speculation grows of a new Chinese restaurant in Cashmere. The Cashmere mayor celebrates a thriving skating rink after improving wells and sewer lines. The Cashmere National Farm Loan association proposal advances with district lines set across Nahahum canyon to C. G. Carey property. In Anacortes the ice company upgrades to electric power as the city plans docks and port facilities.
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Cashmere National Farm Loan Association
Federal Farm Loan Board
Nahahum Canyon
Hickey Place
Ollalla Canyon
Brender Canyon
C. H. Loudenbeck
Mission Creek
Yaxon Canyon
Frank Meacham
Orchard Bonds
C. G. Carey
Cashmere Record
Britain Adopts American Efficiency In Dress Fabric Trade
James Keeley of the Chicago Herald tells the Jobbers' Association of Dress Fabric Buyers that England has embraced American efficiency methods for state benefit. He contrasts this with Secretary Redfield's critique of U.S. manufacturers as wastful, noting differing views on factory efficiency between the two countries.
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Jobbers’ Association of Dress Fabric Buyers
James Keeley
The
Chicago Herald
Dem
England
Redfield
Women markswomen set scores in State College of Washington tests
Unusually high marks by six top members of the Women s Rifle Club at the State College of Washington outpace the male students who must take range drill. Elsie Renné Evelyn Crossland Kate Argo H May Gillette Dorothy West each posted 24 or 23 points out of 25 in the test, showing leading accuracy for the college.
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State College of Washington
Elsie Renné
E. Evelyn Crossland
Kate M. Argo
H. May Gillette
Dorothy West
College Bulletin
Ohio Indiana Society Set Gathering February Sixteen
The Ohio Indiana Society announces its annual high jinx and general good time on February 16 at the Masonic hall in Wenatchee. A. A. Piper chairs the membership committee and urges natives of Ohio or Indiana to send their names to join the festivities.
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Oio
Indiana
Masonic Hall
Wenatchee
A. A. Piper
Ohio
Last Letter by Jack London to Every Week
Jack London writes from Glen Ellen on the eve of his death to the editor of Every Week. He complains about the magazine’s captions and staff but praises readers who loved The Sea Wolf. The note is dated November 21 1916 and highlights his final published letter to the periodical.
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Jack London
Glen Ellen
Secre
California
Leavenworth Faces Seattle U Sophomores In Local Basketball
Seattle University sophomores visit Leavenworth to play the local school team in a tough coastal matchup. The university squad is noted for strength after defeating the Olympic Athletic Club, promising a hard evening for the home players.
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Seattle University
Olympic Athletic Club
Tenue
Leavenworth
Watch the Legislature and Tax Hikes From Bills
The piece warns that laws increasing public payrolls or railroad crew counts raise taxes and freight charges. It urges the public to monitor state legislatures in session to prevent unnecessary staffing and higher rates, framing lawmakers as playing a football with public welfare.
Record hog price draws two carloads to Tonasket
Two carloads of hogs sold for 4000 dollars at a record price of 11 cents per pound. The story notes that eastern capitalists plan to establish a shipyard at Aberdeen, highlighting linchpin economic activity in the region.
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Eastern Capitalists
Aberdeen
Washington Scenes To Be Portrayed in Russia
Dr. F A Golder from the State College of Washington leaves Pullman for Russia to study Alaska history in Petrograd and Moscow archives. He carries two lantern slide sets showing Washington agriculture and the State College and its activities.
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Washington
Russia
F. A. Golder
State College of Washington
Pullman
Petrograd
Moscow
Alaska
United States
State College Extension Service
State of Washington
State College
State College Bulletin
Debate on constitutional veto power for budget items in Congress
Washington reports on calls for a Gallinger like amendment to allow presidents to veto individual appropriation items. Magee cites state practice and argues it would cut pork and save millions. Other notes discuss immigration trends during the war, Seattle shipyard plans, and a Satsop cheese factory’s economic impact.
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Washington
Congress
Walter W. Magee
New York
Magee
Scientific Stove Cleaning With Aid Of Grain Alcohol
A Leavenworth man seeks a gallon of grain alcohol to clean four very large stoves or ranges. The vendor refuses, fearing legal violation, while the man insists grain alcohol is essential for stove cleaning and laments lawmakers who cannot differentiate between drinking and cleaning.
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Leavenworth
Blood of Derelicts for Anemies Undergoes Transfusion Plan
John Hopkins University in Baltimore conducts winter blood tests at Union Protestant Infirmary for derelicts from the Friendly Inn. Of 100 tested, 25 are accepted, receive $25 plus $1 a day while on standby. The blood is used for transfusions including a little anemia patient from a good family.
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John Hopkins University
Friendly Inn
Baltimore
Union Protestant Infirmary
John Hopkins
John Robbins
Buffalo
N. Y
Kansas farmer taps hive for morning honey
A Junction City area farmer, Dick Goggin, pries a board from his house and takes honey from a hive that settled under the weatherboarding years ago. Swarms have built a steady supply, providing more than enough for the family’s needs.
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Dick Goggin
Junction City
Kansas
Community Concert In High School Hall Delightful
A crowded high school assembly heard a community concert led by Mrs Carter with local performers. The program featured vocal solos and instrumental pieces drawing enthusiastic responses and echoes of appreciation for the efforts of all participants and instructor.
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Carter
Japan's Trade Surplus and Looming Market Battle
The article notes Japan's first eleven months trade shows a $150 million surplus as exports reach $500 million and imports $350 million. It highlights rising cotton yarn and fabrics, matches, copper, and porcelain exports, and calls out large import growth in cotton, wool, iron ore, rods, plates, and machinery. It warns of Japan expanding cotton production in China and replacing American mills, aided by strong bank reserves and protectionist U.S. policy shifts.
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Japan
China
New Zealand
Roslyn Cle Elum Coal Field Tops Farm Output
In Kittitas County the hay grain and livestock value is estimated at 2.2 million dollars, while the Roslyn Cle Elum coal field reports 4.2 million dollars in production, nearly twice the farm value.
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Kittitas County
Roslyn-Cle Elum
Bellingham Unveils First Local Ship the Redwood
The city of Bellingham celebrated the launch of its inaugural ship the Redwood, marking a milestone in local shipbuilding history. The ceremony drew residents, workers, and regional officials to witness the keel and launch date commemorations.
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Bellingham
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William Bell
Easton
R. Chadwick
William Eades
Mr. Bell
CleElum Echo
Douglas County
Toppenish Review
Ohio-Indiana Society
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National Capitol News
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Sloan Shipyards Co
Olympia
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