Local notices reflect community life and travel
A scrapbook of small items shows travel by Attorney Nelson and Deed H Mayor, visits to Wenatchee Spokane Everett Seattle Leavenworth and San Francisco, births recent and upcoming church services, store promotions at J C Penny Co and Motteler’s, Great Northern and Denver & Rio Grande railway moves, and plans for Sunday theatre shutdowns as petitions circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Bowen
Spokane
The
Great Northern
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Camp fire abandonment leads to $100 fine in forest blaze
A. L. Arneson of Mabton Washington pleaded nolo contendere in Spokane on February 11 to abandoning a camp fire in the Okanogan national forest without extinguishing it. The July 1917 fire burned about 7500 acres, killed 15 million feet of timber worth 7650 dollars, with further losses to immature timber and forage. Suppression costs reached 5264.54 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okanogan National Forest
A. L. Arneson
Mabton
Washington
Department of Justice
Spokane
Arneson
Hidden Lakes
Forest Service
New Ruling Expands Stock Raising Homestead Rights
A decision by the interior secretary changes land office rulings on adding grazing land to homesteads. For 640 acre totals, original stock raising entries can exceed 20 miles from initial entries. grazing land need not be designated on the first entry, and the 20 mile rule applies only to subsequent stock raising entries unless the first entry was not perfected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Land Office
John L. Wiley
Register of
Government Land Office
Spokane
M E Church Sunday Schedule Announced
Sunday school at 10 o'clock invites attendance as the class grows in numbers. At 11 Jesus Memorial Service known as The Holy Communion. Epworth League at 6 30 and preaching at 7 30. Teachers and Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30. Pastor A H Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
A. H. Morton
Notice to Dog Owners and City Licensing
The city requires all dog owners to obtain a 1919 license at City Hall or face penalties under ordinance 48, per Chief of Police J. F. Pratt. Also notes income tax return forms being prepared in Tacoma, a new cash grocery in Wenatchee by Wiley Rice and Carl Jones, and plans for a community military ball in Wenatchee at the Elks hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Chelan County
State of Washington
J. F. Pratt
Tacoma
Wiley Rice
Wenatcheee
Carl Jones
Wiley
Wenatchee
Company I
Washington
Elks’ Hall
Prescription pickup at Wheeler's Drug Store
A reader reports prescriptions will be filled correctly if taken to Wheeler's Drug Store with the motto Accuracy is our hobby. A fur muff was left at J C Penney on February 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
J. C. Penney Co
Local Socials and Visits Across Wenatchee Area
Wenatchee visitors Pete Larson and Ralph Springer are noted with Ralph undergoing a growth operation during the week. The piece recounts multiple social events, hosting at home, birthdays, helmets from France, and trips to Wenatchee for shopping and business college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Larson
Wenatchee
Ralph Springer
John Bergren
Jimmy Merrile
Beecher
Leonard Harvey
France
Anderson Hall
Burt Luttrell
Delbert Shell
Patrick
Wilma Kirby
Rose Camel
Henry Carriker
Bert Goff
Leavenworth
H. H. Kelly
Cole Webster
Ted Gray
Joe Headley
Bergren
Luttrell
Williams
S. B. Jessup
Geo. Hauber
Jim Smith
Gus Bergren
Baby
Boswell
Dryden
Paul Gregory
Bill Wilbur
Seattle
Albin
Entiat
Bently Cozart
Letty
Charles Arbogast
Business College
Ryan
Ed. Phillips
A. B. Radabah
DeYoung
Miss Blanch Boston
Amos Miller
Russel Owens
Brugette
Bigelow
I. A. Williame
Nels Larson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rutherford Grocery CO
Heinz
C. J. Brown
U. S. Food Administration
City News
Attorney Nelson
W. F. Blankenship
Motteler’s
J. E. Gull
J. E. Tracy
Deed H. Mayor
Ethel Fuller
Dr. Judah
H. A. Anderson
Ott Brender
Leavenworth Hospital
Laura Hardy
Cashmere
Alice Biles
Joe Carson
W. E. Harriman
Frank Williams
Rev. Leakel
Lutheran Church
D. A. Burgett
Yakima
Floyd Williams
Wolf Point
Mont
Great Northern Railway Co
San Francisco
Ethyl Fuller
Mr. Lamberton
Firemen’s Hall
Uncle Sam
Columbia
McClure
Nelson Swanson
J. W. Elliott
Swanson
Alaska
Mayo Brothers
M. E. Church
Peshastin
Square
Sampson Grocery
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Cascade Garage
T. E. Paine
P. A. Snyder
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