Blewett Mine Ownership Dispute Ends With Dismissed Trial
In Judge Rice's court the assault case against J. E. Reynolds of Blewett was dismissed after a clash over mine ownership between the Amalga mated Gold Mines Co and the Washington Meteor Mining Co. The long dispute over the Blewett mines has tied up activity for years, with no immediate revival expected. Meanwhile Everett reports a record 500 tons of potatoes awaiting higher prices, sourced from Whidbey Island and nearby towns as 1913 crops wane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Reynolds
Blewett
Smith
Reynolds
Amalgamated Gold Mines Co
Ridgley
Ridgely
E. H. Fox
Hazeltine
Everett
Whidby Island
Mount Vernon
Marysville
Honolulu
California
Postmaster’s Wife In Spokane Hospital With Erysipelas
Mrs W J Duncan of Peshastin is reported in serious condition at a Spokane hospital due to erysipelas in her right arm. A finger cut on tin led to infection. blood poisoning appeared checked but erysipelas developed in the arm. J W Duncan, postmaster at Peshastin, went to Spokane to be with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Duncan
Spokane
Waitsburg
J. W. Duncan
Peshastin
Adjourned CY Council reviews district assessments
The CY City Council met in adjourned session to reconsider final assessments for improvement districts two and four after absent City Attorney Nelson's death in the family. Districts three and five faced no objections, while districts two and four had protests over unequal and inflated costs. A compromise effort aims to avoid court action, with final review postponed to next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
A. N. Corbin
Williams & Corbin
Wenatchee
Mild winter slows Wenatchee sleighing and local notes
Wenatchee reports a mild fall and winter with insufficient snow for sleighing. Robert Nichols and family planned a six week Seattle visit. Edward Blocher returns to Wenatchee after six weeks at the park. Mrs. Gillespie leaves Malaga after visiting Seattle relatives. School closes December 21 with a two week vacation. teacher to Seattle. J R Peters logs over 13 000 feet of lumber with more to saw. An eleven pound girl Esther Delzer is born near Odessa, the seventeenth child for Henry and Esther Delzer with fourteen still living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nichols
Seattle
Edward Blocher
Park
Wenatchee
Gillespie
Earl Young
Malaga
J. R. Peters
Henry Delzer
Odessa
Esther
Christmas Family Reunion Brings Four Generations Together
Four sons and a daughter with spouses grandchildren totaling twenty four gathered on Christmas day to celebrate with the elderly couple who moved from Ayrshire Iowa last October. The Franklin lineage includes Art 57 W H 46 F W 43 Jack 39 and Mrs C C Johnson 36. J C Franklin of Emettsburg Iowa was absent. Herman Franklin with his wife and son, a Benjamin Doctor Franklin great grandson, attended. The gathering marks a rare four generation reunion.
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Ayrshear
Iowa
Art Franklin
W. H. Franklin
F. W. Franklin
Jack Franklin
C. C. Johnson
J. C. Franklin
Emettsburg
Herman Franklin
Benjamin Doctor Franklin
Franklin
Washington state dry area tops seventy five percent
Superintendent George D. Conger reports 78 percent of Washington state remains under prohibitory laws with 42 percent of residents living there. Six counties are entirely dry and 35 of 39 counties dry in unincorporated parts. A statewide prohibition vote is set for November with about 1100 saloons still operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Conger
Anti-Saloon League of
Washington
Railroad Rumblings and Changes Stir Cascade Region
Hugo Kringle is sick with rheumatic fever. Widespread railroad chatter covers personnel shifts at Great Northern and S P and S Ry. J J Dowling is replaced by M F Flanigan while Dowling moves to St Paul. Bridges at Chelan Falls and Peteros near Wenatchee Oroville line expected within a month. No regular schedule on new line before June 1. Peach growers in Okanogan see high local freight rates cutting profits to about 16 cents per box.
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Cascade Tunnel
W. D. Scott
Great Northern
J. J. Russell
J. J. Dowling
Cascade
M. F. Flanigan
Mr. Dowling
St. Paul
Chelan
Methow Rivers
Chelan Falls
Peteros
Wenatchee
Oroville
Okanogan
Wenatchee Valley
Leavenworth Sees Mild Weather Says Weather Observer
Weather observer Dr A G McKeown notes only three nights under 25 degrees in the past month. Snowfall at twenty two and a half inches plus a foot on the ground, with 16.2 inches of melt and rain this month. Last year at this time there was over three feet of snow. Read the Echo weekly weather report on the front page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. McKeown
U. S
Echo
Peshastin Growers Close Pool on Jonathans
Peshastin Fruitgrowers Association reports strong returns from the Jonathon apple pool with net of 1.32 per box. F A Wingate says Berlin Germany was the best market and four carloads shipped to the German capital. Wingate owns a ten acre bearing orchard and harvested about 6000 boxes last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peshastin Fruitgrowers Association
F. A. Wingate
Jonathans
Wingate
Berlin
Germany
Peshastin
County considers election on irrigation district for Chelan lands
A petition to Chelan county commissioners asks for an election to create an irrigation district covering about 10 000 acres along Lake Chelan. The plan extends the Wapato system 5 000 acres north of Chelan with a 22 mile extension costing about 390 994 dollars including supply lines reservoirs and ditches. Also reported is a man locating his kidnapped brother after 38 years in New York with 3500 dollars due him. Wenatchee bootlegging issues continue as a man forfeits a 100 dollar bond after a recent arrest and fines persist in the dry town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelan County
Chelan
Wapato
Chas. E. Horton
Wenatchee
New York
W. C. Scheer
Wenateeee Unveils Auto Fire Truck With Strong Hill Climb
Wenateeee introduces a new auto fire truck that reached 35 miles per hour in trials and is described as a good hill climber. The Kid Band plans to resume practice in the city hall next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid
Irrigation Company Elects New Officers
Stockholders of the Wenatchee Park Land Company held their annual meeting and elected officers and trustees. The upper valley project near Lake Wenatchee has prospered with the big canal completed water turned on land sold and many settlers starting homes and crops. George S. Merriam and R. E. Trumble remain president and secretary, John E. Godding is general manager. Trustees include Rev A B Peters George S Merriam R E Trumble John R Peters John S Mooney W C Thornhill and John E Gooding. Rev A B Peters and his son John R are the newest trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Park Land Company
Lake Wenatchee
Leavenworth
George S. Merriam
R. E. Trumble
John E. Godding
Rev. A. B. Peters
John R. Peters
John S. Mooney
W. C. Thornhill
John E. Gooding
A. B. Peters
John R
Wenatchee Bans Public Card Rooms Citywide
Mayor Parr orders permanent shutdown of all card tables and rooms in Wenatchee pool halls after warnings about gambling. Chief Inscho cites lax permitting and minors. licenses may be pulled from violators while reputable halls support strict enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Parr
Inscho
Kemp
Insche
Beans offer higher profit than summer fallow in the inland Pacific Northwest
Farm Bulletin No.561 from the Department of Agriculture argues that eastern Washington eastern Oregon and northern Idaho regions grow beans with similar equipment to wheat while boosting net profit. Beans yield about 800 pounds per acre at 3 cents per pound giving roughly 24 dollars per acre, about 18 dollars more than a summer fallow, with extra machinery costs of about 150 dollars for 70 to 80 acres.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Washington Meteor Mining Co
CY Council
Wenatchee Park
State of Washington
San Francisco
Elmer E. Johnston
Hugo Kringle
F. M. Lee
Bob Smith
Quincy
Raleigh McCann
Western Union
Walla Walla
Perry Spillman
Spillman
F. W. Brown
L. C. Gilman
President Young
Hill Lines
Gilman
Gray
Railroad Corporation
Jonathan
Irrigation Company
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