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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
6
State Bank Examiner W. E. Hanson reports 261 state banks in Washington with total resources of 122,934,169.37 and deposits of 99,891,988.35 as of Jan 13. Loans stand at 75,132,740.59 with securities at 15,510,192.22, reflecting a 6 percent rise in resources and 7 percent in deposits since last year.
Mrs. D. H. Mayor hosted a Kensington tea with guests including Mrs. Harry Krollpfeiffer Mrs. J. E. Cullen Mrs. John Bellman and others. Miss Nelda Bell hosted a Friday night gathering with Progressive 500 prizes awarded to Miss Mabel Van Brocklin and Willie Wunder. Oil leases on the Olympic Peninsula yield state revenue. 126 leases cover 68 480 acres with 10 0 percent royalty in oil discovery. Rentals total 10 700 00 dollars and leases span Chehalis Clallam Jefferson and other counties.
Mrs. A. E. Ault recovers from surgery by Dr. Hoxsey in Spokane and expects home Sunday. A baby boy weighing 10 pounds is born to Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Rutherford. Dr. Judah reports mother and son doing nicely. The Field children contract a severe case of chicken pox.
Rail news notes name change of Alvin to Imbro and Great Northern ice deliveries from Loon Lake totaling about 6500 tons to be stored in the city. Western Union office becomes a money changing facility enabling telegraph money transfers to domestic and foreign locations.
N Patterson, yet to confirm residence, announces candidacy for another term on the Leavenworth school board in the March 7 election. He advocates fiscal prudence and support for school improvements while pledging to vote on superintendent matters by his best judgment. Remember the date March 7.
The Tangley Stock Company brings Miss Helena Shipman in The Fixer with Harrington Wheeler Miss Ellis Allan McKay and Mr Hogan. Mme Pearl Tangley the seeress appears to answer audience questions. Reserved seats 50c balcony 35c children 25c.
A Friday program includes Her Indian Hero a society girl visits an Indian village and a love triangle ensues with a chief in conflict. She Never Knew shows Hector Ainscourt idolized by his mother and a letter under extraordinary circumstances. How He Made Good is a western comedy on a ranch. Saturday features Driven From the Ranch a vivid western filmed in France with bold action. The Land of Promise follows a Mexican couple pursuing fortune in Southern California.
The notice touts a western comedy Whoop-Skirts My Dear and Sundays feature The Queens Jewels a detective tale using planes cars motorcycles and trains for thrills The piece notes a proposed Wenatchee river bridge at Eighth street likely funded by county city and property owners and describes its strategic riverside location.
E T Carter son of E C Carter of Chiwanakum arrived from Merritt with a badly mangled hand after snow plow work. Dr Hoxsey treated and amputated two fingers. Carter returns home to Everett to recover before resuming work. Tony Violette returns after a week with the grip.
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